Roy Jones Jr Picks A Winner In Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury Fight: “We Know What Happens”

There is still plenty of hope that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury may fight before the ultimate end of their careers and Roy Jones Jr has been making his prediction.

Joshua is currently out with an elbow injury and was set for minor surgery in May but will be back later this year. Fury retired in January off the back of his second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, but has been seen back in the gym lately.

It is hoped these two giants of world boxing will be able to arrange a showdown before they fully walk away from the sport, even if it is for legacy rather than any world title belts.

Speaking to iFL TV, former pound-for-pound king Jones Jr was asked who would prevail if they were to fight today.

“I like both guys so it’s hard for me to say, but because of their past experiences and what I’ve seen, I would probably give Fury the edge.

“Looking at his two fights with Usyk and Joshua’s two fights with Usyk, I think he made better adjustments against Usyk than Joshua did, so I would probably give him the edge on the fact that he knows how to make adjustments, but ‘AJ’ has that neutraliser.

“If ‘AJ’ hits him clean, then we know what happens, so I would say 50-50 but I just give Fury the edge.”

If Fury does not come out of retirement and negotiate a fight with Joshua, ‘AJ’ could instead go into an equally intriguing contest with Deontay Wilder, who makes his return to the ring for the first time in a year next month against Tyrrell Herndon.