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George Groves proposes ‘super exciting’ concept for a Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight

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George Groves is fed up of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua not fighting each other.

The former super middleweight champion has been outspoken on the subject, with Groves pleading with Fury and AJ to fight this year.

A very unlikely scenario now, but with Fury mounting a return and Joshua likely ready to fight by December, a glimmer of hope for the all-British clash still looms.

However, both men’s focuses are on very different fights with the ‘Gypsy King’ eyeing an Oleksandr Usyk rematch and Watford’s own looking towards a Jake Paul crossover clash.

George Groves suggests ‘super exciting’ Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua concept, not over 12 rounds

‘Saint George’, though, is still adamant that both men should be focused on one another instead of repeating fights.

Speaking to Escapist Magazine, the 37-year-old disregarded an Usyk fight for either man.

He said: “Do I want to see Usyk vs Fury again? No. There is no point in that fight. They’re playing for best-of-five at this point.

“He (Usyk) soundly beat Fury. Almost knocked him out the first time, didn’t he? He soundly beat Joshua.”

Instead, he proposed a ‘super exciting’ concept for a potential British heavyweight bout.

“The only fight now for Fury is Joshua. I think, have one and be done. I don’t think we need this rematch,” he said.

“Do it over five rounds. Just make it super exciting, rapid fire. I think Usyk has completed boxing and he should be done.”

Anthony Joshua has slight knockout advantage over Tyson Fury in opening five rounds

An unusual idea to say the least, it could be interesting given the number of knockouts both men have inside the first five rounds of fights.

The former unified champion Joshua would have the slight advantage going in as he has 18 knockouts in the opening five compared to Fury’s 16.

Arguably, the Londoner’s biggest win against Charles Martin for the IBF title occurred in the second round, and so did his flush finish against Francis Ngannou in 2024.

Morecambe’s own last knocked out his opponent in those rounds when he beat Tom Schwarz in 2019.

What the fight could offer up under these conditions is to see which fighter wants it more, and would question if the Olympic gold medallist can exorcise his demons from his fifth round loss to Daniel Dubois.

It is an interesting idea, but it seems with every passing month that no matter the circumstances, the super-fight is not meant to be.

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