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Former two division champion Ricky Hatton believes Tyson Fury will not retire until he scores a knockout victory over Anthony Joshua. Earlier this month, Fury retained the WBC heavyweight title with an eleven round knockout of Deontay Wilder in their trilogy clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie believes his manager, Anthony Joshua, should use tactics like Tyson Fury to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in their expected rematch. Last month, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles.
Former world champion Chris Algieri believes Tyson Fury would have some trouble with the boxing style of Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, Usyk outboxed Anthony Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has taken a few swings at Anthony Joshua, who last month suffered a twelve round unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk. The defeat derailed any possibility of Fury facing Joshua in the first half of 2022.
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley believes Anthony Joshua is no longer the same fighter since suffering a knockout loss to Andy Ruiz in 2019. He feels Joshua is not displaying the same type of confidence in the ring and is too worried about getting hit.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, expects his boxer to return in the first quarter of 2022 - on a date in March or April.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch would not be surprised if Tyson Fury retired from the sport of boxing. Last weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Fury secured one of the biggest wins of his pro career when he knocked out Deontay Wilder in the eleventh round of their trilogy fight.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has backed Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk and Dillian Whyte to defeat Deontay Wilder - but he also gives Wilder a puncher's chance against all three of them.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthony Joshua should avoid a direct rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight titles.
Shelly Finkel, co-manager of former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, expects his fighter to pursue the biggest fight opportunities possible in 2022.