“Win-win situation for Joshua”: Fury explained why the fight with the Briton should take place

07 September 2022, 19:15 | Sports 
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WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury thinks former champ Anthony Joshua should agree to fight him.

\? He would be a big underdog, but it's a win-win situation for him.. If everyone waits for Joshua to lose, but he beats me, then Anthony will be back on top and more majestic than ever..

He has three defeats, so what difference does it make if he loses for the fourth time? Four defeats mean nothing. Look at Derek Chisora. He has 12 losses, but he is still fighting,"

Earlier, Usyk said that he was only interested in a fight with Fury for the title of absolute world champion.. At the same time, the Ukrainian said that this year he no longer plans to enter the ring.. The Crimean intends to heal old injuries and fully recover after the revenge from Joshua, as well as spend time with his family. In response, Fury invited Joshua to fight in December of this year..

On the night of August 21, 2022, Usyk defeated Joshua by split decision in a rematch, which took place in the city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Thus, the Ukrainian defended all the titles taken from AJ last fall, and also won the vacant belt of The Ring magazine..

Fury on the night of April 24, 2022 knocked out his compatriot Dillian White and retained the WBC title, after which he announced his retirement.

Thus, in a potential fight between Usyk and Fury, four main belts (WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC) and the title of absolute world heavyweight champion will be at stake..

The 35-year-old Usyk has 20 wins (13 by knockout) in 20 fights. He held four of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

Joshua, 32, has 24 wins (22 by KO) and three losses on his track record.. For the first time, AJ lost in June 2019 to Andy Ruiz, but in December of the same year he defeated the Mexican in a rematch and regained his titles.

The 33-year-old Fury has 32 wins (23 by knockout) and one draw.

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