THE appeal of Anthony Joshua taking on Tyson Fury looms over the heavyweight division. โIโm interested in Fury, itโs a big fight, a really big fight,โ Joshua says. โFor 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. โItโs a voluntary [defence], heโs had the same amount of fights,โ Anthony said. โHeโs tall so heโs good preparation so theyโre looking at it in that aspect. I didnโt think Iโd be fighting him, I thought Iโd be fighting [Eric] Molinaโฆ That didnโt 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. โThese fights will happen, Iโll make sure they happen because thatโs my way of giving back but in the meanwhile I understand what Iโm doing and thatโs what matters to me,โ he said.
Of his big-name rivals Anthony notes, โI go who were they fighting in their 16th fight? But then I want to fight them now. So thereโs a balance isnโt it? So thereโs a rush and there isnโt a rush. Itโs where do you find the balance? Itโs a tough place to be in.โ
โIโve got a version of the world title. Itโs about who you beat now, itโs about who you fight,โ Joshua continued. โThe belt it gets you to fight the best, you need that belt, itโs a very important part of your development and then you need to get these names on your record 100%.โ