Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury: Next Year, The Anthony Joshua Fight Has To Happen

[VashDBasher]

Fury has no obligation to give Wilder a third fight. Wilder should fight against Whyte to see where he’s at and to see if he’s made any adjustments. Fury vs AJ is the fight that boxing needs.

[Baba K]

He's defended the lineal title multiple times.

If Fury beats Joshua he goes down as the greatest HW of this era.

Sugar Ray Leonard won the lineal middleweight title vs Hagler in '87...he lost to Camacho at middleweight in '97 - did that make Camacho the lineal middleweight champ? "Lineal" is a marketing thing, its basically "bragging rights". Fury won undisputed status vs Klitschko but he lost the titles when he didn't or couldn't defend - he's never defended. In fact, although the victories were impressive, Wilder is the only CURRENT Top 10 fighter he has ever fought (Wilder has also only beaten one top 10 fighter - Ortiz) But Joshua has beaten FIVE of the top 10 fighters - Ruiz, Pulev, Whyte, Parker & Povetkin. Though I disagree with the "lineal" argument and think Joshua's record is far superior, I think Fury's style and size will give him lots of problems. I agree that the Joshua-Fury victor (trilogy maybe?) is the best heavyweight of the era and HoF bound.

[Bob]

Nope Tyson is coming across as desperate he should be saying if AJ doesn’t fight me I’ll fight Wilder, Whyte, Ruiz etc he will be out a year come February

That's not desperate. It's the world number 1 calling out number 2 to finally make the first undesputed champ since lennox.

Your sound like an Aj fanboy trying to big up your 2 times! r@c15ts who's still never boxed a top 2 heavyweight & hides behind his oldmandatorys. You know he's gonna duck & fight Usyk. The way Aj ducked the Fury question & even ducked the best in the world question is laughable.

Idrr

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Sugar Ray Leonard won the lineal middleweight title vs Hagler in '87...he lost to Camacho at middleweight in '97 - did that make Camacho the lineal middleweight champ? "Lineal" is a marketing thing, its basically "bragging rights". Fury won undisputed status vs Klitschko but he lost the titles when he didn't or couldn't defend - he's never defended. In fact, although the victories were impressive, Wilder is the only CURRENT Top 10 fighter he has ever fought (Wilder has also only beaten one top 10 fighter - Ortiz) But Joshua has beaten FIVE of the top 10 fighters - Ruiz, Pulev, Whyte, Parker & Povetkin. Though I disagree with the "lineal" argument and think Joshua's record is far superior, I think Fury's style and size will give him lots of problems. I agree that the Joshua-Fury victor (trilogy maybe?) is the best heavyweight of the era and HoF bound.

How do you define a "Top 10" fighter?

There's 4 different organisations, maybe some of Fury's previous opponents were "top 10" fighters when Fury beat them?

Joshua may well have the superior body of work, but I look at this way..

He's a 2x world champion, first time against Charles Martin and the second time against an obese untrained Ruiz who had knocked him out in the previous fight.

Fury is a 2x world champion, first time he won a shut out against Klitschko, a man who had barely lost a round in 12 years, and the second time he defeated the 5yr reigning unbeaten WBC champion widely regarded as one of the biggest and most dangerous punchers the world has ever seen.

Personally I think those two victories automatically put Fury above Joshua, and the organisations in my signature would agree with that opinion.

[Bob]

I'd love this fight to happen just as much as i wanted Wilder Aj to happen in 18 as fan's we deserve an undesputed heavyweight champion of the world.
If undesputed doesn't happen again there's only 2 common denominators Hearn & Aj.

Also unless there's a monster site fee from another country Aj will be boxing Usyk next.
Wembley won't be ready in this covid world & who know's how the vaccines will work.

[Unidentified]

Legacy? Lol Fury hasn’t even defended the title once pmsl

He's beaten the pis outta Wilder though. So if you think he has no legacy, you also think Wilder is trash...

[TexasCowBoy]

Tyson coming across desperate for a cash out fight with AJ and ignoring his contractual obligation to Wilder

Dentay Whiner cant handle another fight against Fury......deontayduckus is just going through the motions to appear like he wants the fight so later he can use that as a marketing ploy......Me personally, I would like to see a 3rd fight immediately so that Dentay gets bumped off the Heavyweight Division and the wilderettes cry again.....I really enjoy reading how the wilderettes clutch their pearls in denial

[Jkp]

AJ hesitant to get in ring with under 40 year old. Last time he fought someone under 40 , the Mexican kid bashed him so bad he quit.

He not making that mistake again.

[5000boxing]

Fury is trying his best to duck Wilder! Not gonna happen buddy! Haymon got a Iron clad agreement! That belt ain't going nowhere! And Fury will be the same pillow fisted fool we have always seen.. And Wilder will brutally put him to sleep and AJ will have no choice but to face Wilder! Which will be bigger once Wilder brutally Kos Fury in the Trilogy! ...I have spoken. This is the way!

[Yaconcha]

“Lukey the *****” lol was stripped of the titles, not vacated.
I can see a groves-defail thing happening here but with lukeys daddy gobbin off like defails trainer at the pre fight presser.
However, the is the issue of a rematch with wilder but I’m pretty certain that lukey the ***** will wobble about with yet another BOOOOORING bout and get facked up!! That would be the funniest thing he’s ever done.