Even before Tyson Fury lost his return fight with Oleksandr Usyk, the man who really will go down as Fury’s nemesis, there was plenty of talk of Fury fighting Anthony Joshua – who was also twice bested by Usyk in 12 round distance fights – next year. The fight, one that is, according to Eddie Hearn, a showdown that would go down as the biggest in British boxing history and would easily sell out Wembley, might happen next year.
Right now, so many people are saying the fight is the “only one left” for both former heavyweight champions from the UK. Fury may well retire, while Joshua does have that crushing loss to Daniel Dubois to avenge, should AJ wish to try and do so. But the fight that makes real sense for both Joshua and Fury is one with each other.
Fans are still interested, on these shores especially, and as bad a defeat as AJ suffered at the hands of Dubois,…
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