Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua,Tyson Fury should've fought in their prime, says Zhilei Zhang

[rrayvez]

That would have required Fury to want to fight someone in their prime...

Pretty sure he faced prime versions of wilder and Usyk and faced a younger version of Klitchko than Joshua did, which happens to be Joshua’s most meaningful win.

[Roberto Vasquez]

I think Fury would have probably won but he was also the one who was scared of taking the fight. Fury struggles with boxers (as opposed to brawlers) and AJ is big and can punch too. Remember when Fury "signed" to fight AJ while he was still contracted to one more Wilder fight - the only time he wanted the fight was when he knew it wouldn't go ahead lol

I think Fury has been scared of AJ ever since they sparred that time when AJ was a novice. He basically used the same tactics with AJ that he used to avoid David Price in the pros (Price beat Fury in the amateurs) by calling him robotic and stiff. A clear giveaway. If AJ is that robotic and stiff - then take the fight and get an easy win!

[hugh grant]

Zhang isnt one to talk, he should have fought for heavyweight title when he was in his prime, whats he doing at 42 years of age?
But its no problem josh and fury fighting each other now. We knew if they waited 10 years to fight each other then of course theyd both have a couple of losses. But maybe we hoped at least one of them at least had a title still, or was considered the best in the world.