Tyson Fury has had a change of heart when it comes to Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua.
Paul and Joshua meet in their controversial eight-round heavyweight battle next Friday at the Kaseya Center in Miami, with the event broadcast live on Netflix.
It is the first time that Paul has gone up against a legitimate active boxer during his career, having spent the majority of it taking on former MMA fighters or ageing boxers way past their best.
His last outing saw him claim a unanimous decision victory over former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in their cruiserweight bout in June, but a clash against Joshua is a whole different prospect.
Joshua is a former two-time world heavyweight champion, though his last bout back in September 2024 ended in a defeat when he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois.
Despite that loss, most figures in the boxing world expect a straightforward win for AJ, although his long-term rival Fury initially backed Paul to win the fight by knockout.
With the contest now just a few days away, Fury has changed his mind, telling Ooosch TV that he expects it to go the full eight rounds.
I think it’ll go the distance and I think it’ll be a move around. A points job.”
An expected victory for Joshua over ‘The Problem Child’ could pave the way for a showdown with Fury in 2026, with the pair potentially set to finally meet after being linked to one another for a number of years.
