Barring cuts, injuries or losses in ‘warm-up’ fights, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally face off later this year.
The fight was announced last month as ‘signed and sealed,’ with ‘AJ’ first fighting in July against little-known Kristian Prenga and Fury considering an interim bout of his own. Despite those obstacles, it appears that fans are closer than ever to seeing the all-British heavyweight clash that has been discussed for the best part of a decade.
If it does happen, Duke McKenzie MBE is well aware that both men are past their best, telling TalkSPORT Boxing that it may not be the best fight in the division, but that it still features two of the biggest names in the division.
The former three-weight world champion then predicted an Anthony Joshua knockout.
“This isn’t the Tyson Fury of old, this is an old Tyson Fury now … Joshua’s not the fighter that he once was. So what we’ve got now is two ex champions … But I do feel that Joshua has got just enough in the tank, because the last thing you lose as a fighter is a punch.”
“Tyson is a real fighter and he does pose a real threat to Anthony Joshua, but I don’t see Fury being able to do what he used to do. Given the fact that Joshua is a big man mountain, he’s not a little slim frame like Deontay Wilder. [Tyson] is not going to be able to do that with AJ. I just see AJ’s big right hand probably putting his lights out.”
With Joshua’s next bout booked for Saudi Arabia on July 25, attention now turns to Fury and whether he will push to stay busy with a fight of his own.
