Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
British boxing legend "Prince" Naseem Hamed is backing Tyson Fury to defeat Anthony Joshua in easier fashion than Deontay Wilder. In February, Fury dropped Wilder twice and stopped him in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Andy Lee, co-trainer of WBC heavyweight champion Andy Lee, could see a scenario where Deontay Wilder will postpone the trilogy fight. Back in February, Fury dropped and stopped Wilder in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After the fight, Wilder exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has given the names of his favorite fighters in the sport - and two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not one of them.
Former world champion Andy Lee, who is part of Tyson Fury's training team, says his boxer has a clear mental edge over domestic rival Anthony Joshua. At the start of the year, Fury parted ways with trainer Ben Davison. Then he restructured his entire training team and brought on SugarHill Steward and Lee.
PERHAPS NOW, MORE than ever, is the time for boxing to properly punch its weight and establish a strong foothold on what will be, for a while at least, a new sporting landscape. As someone who was involved when the strict safety provisions were put in place when British boxing was nearly out for the count following the negligence case pursued by Michael Watson against the Board of Control at the beginning of the century, I know more than most that there cannot be any shortcuts taken.
Top Rank President Todd DuBoef believes the United States is the perfect location to stage a mega-fight between heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Both Joshua and Fury have contracted assignments coming up. Joshua is scheduled to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev on a date to be determined, while Fury is heading in the direction of a fall trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.
Former heavyweight world champion and Hall of Famer George Foreman is confidently backing Tyson Fury to defeat Anthony Joshua. Fury, who holds the WBC title, could potentially face WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Joshua in 2021.
Frank Warren, who along with Top Rank is the co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says there is no way that a trilogy with Deontay Wilder will take place behind closed doors. Fury made a statement when he dropped and stopped Wilder in seven rounds back in February to capture the WBC championship at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Barry Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes a unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury can certainly be next - based on the current situation. Boxing is currently on the shelf for the most part, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to play out.
Heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev does not believe Anthony Joshua has mentally recovered from his knockout loss at the hands of Andy Ruiz. Back in June of 2019, Joshua was dropped four times and stopped in the seventh round.