Tyson Fury has teased that Anthony Joshua’s relationship with his former trainer Ben Davison could work in his favour on December 11.
‘The Gypsy King’ employed the then-little known Davison as his head coach in 2018, back when he returned from a two-and-a-half-year layoff against Sefer Seferi.
Davison would then remain in his corner for the next four fights, including a dramatic draw with Deontay Wilder, before Fury joined forces with current trainer SugarHill Steward.
In a bizarre turn of events, Joshua then began working with Davison in 2023 but, after scoring emphatic finishes over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou, the pair went their separate ways following a devastating fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois.
The unusual training duos did not stop there, however, as Joshua would unite with his former two-time opponent Oleksandr Usyk and appoint Iegor Golub as his head coach for stoppages over Jake Paul and Kristian Prenga.
Now, though, it seems the 37-year-old is back working more closely with Davison ahead of the Fury showdown, which takes place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium next month.
But rather than seeing this as a stab in the back, Fury has told Michelle Joy Phelps that Davison could remain loyal to his cause.
“It doesn’t mean anything to me; I wish Ben all the best. Ben’s got a wife and kids to feed, so Ben needs to do what’s right for him, not what’s right for me.
“God knows I’ll be doing what’s right for me, and I wasn’t thinking about Ben Davison anyway.
“I’m actually happy that Ben’s in his corner, because me and Ben [are] kind of friendly. Ben could be telling me all the s**t that’s going on with AJ, couldn’t he? Don’t forget, I put Ben where he is today. When Ben came to be, he was an unknown young lad.”
While working with Davison, it seems Joshua has also maintained a relationship with Team Usyk ahead of his clash for the WBA ‘super’ heavyweight title.
