Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could finally be set to meet in 2025.
Fury came up short in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk earlier this month, missing out on the chance to once again become world heavyweight champion after the Ukrainian won by unanimous decision.
Just like their first meeting, it was another close encounter across 12 hard-fought rounds, but all three judges scored it 116-112 to Usyk to make it back to back defeats for Fury.
Attention has already turned to who ‘The Gypsy King’ may look to take on next, with the long-awaited all-British showdown with Joshua seemingly top of the list for many boxing fans.
Joshua himself lost two straight fights to Usyk in 2021 and 2022, so he knows full well what it is like to have to bounce back after sharing the ring with the extremely talented Ukrainian.
‘AJ’ initially looked to struggle, claiming lacklustre wins against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, but then appeared to be back to his lethal best with dominant stoppage victories against Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou.
That earned Joshua another crack at world honours against IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, but ended in a devastating loss after Dubois picked up a fifth round knockout win.
Having shared the ring with Joshua, Dubois has an expert opinion on who may come out on top between ‘AJ’ and Fury, and he made his prediction whilst speaking to Seconds Out.
“Fury.”
Dubois did add though that he thinks it may be time for ‘The Gypsy King’ to hang up his gloves.
“He’s had a great career. It’s time for him to call it a day now.”
Time will tell if a fight between Fury and Joshua does indeed happen, but that hasn’t stopped Usyk revealing which of the two men gave him a tougher fight.
