Anthony Joshua adamant Tyson Fury fight will happen

Anthony Joshua

THE appeal of Anthony Joshua taking on Tyson Fury looms over the heavyweight division. โ€œIโ€™m interested in Fury, itโ€™s a big fight, a really big fight,โ€ Joshua says. โ€œFor me as a fighter it would be a class fight to fight the big names.โ€

Of course, in the near future, Joshua is defending his IBF heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale, a bout which has a certain logic. โ€œItโ€™s a voluntary [defence], heโ€™s had the same amount of fights,โ€ Anthony said. โ€œHeโ€™s tall so heโ€™s good preparation so theyโ€™re looking at it in that aspect. I didnโ€™t think Iโ€™d be fighting him, I thought Iโ€™d be fighting [Eric] Molinaโ€ฆ That didnโ€™t happen, [Breazeale was] an easy person to work with.โ€

But by winning the IBF crown, Joshua knows he is on a path that will lead him to Fury, the holder of the WBO and WBA heavyweight titles. โ€œThese fights will happen, Iโ€™ll make sure they happen because thatโ€™s my way of giving back but in the meanwhile I understand what Iโ€™m doing and thatโ€™s what matters to me,โ€ he said.

Of his big-name rivals Anthony notes, โ€œI go who were they fighting in their 16th fight? But then I want to fight them now. So thereโ€™s a balance isnโ€™t it? So thereโ€™s a rush and there isnโ€™t a rush. Itโ€™s where do you find the balance? Itโ€™s a tough place to be in.โ€

โ€œIโ€™ve got a version of the world title. Itโ€™s about who you beat now, itโ€™s about who you fight,โ€ Joshua continued. โ€œThe belt it gets you to fight the best, you need that belt, itโ€™s a very important part of your development and then you need to get these names on your record 100%.โ€

Share Page