A potential showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is seemingly just around the corner. Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew has offered a confident prediction ahead of the fight.
Joshua and Fury have a combined record of 2-3 since March 2024. Both men are looking to prove that they are still amongst the heavyweight elite. A fight between the two British icons is understood to have been signed for.
Warm-Up Fights Before Potential Fury-Joshua Clash
Before fight fans can get too excited, both Joshua and Fury will have warm-up fights. These fights could jeopardise their meeting. Joshua is scheduled to take on Kristian Prenga in July. Fury is still looking for an opponent.
Fury’s opposition is expected to be similarly low-risk to Joshua’s. This is in order to not put their long-awaited fight at risk.
Should both men come through their respective bouts unscathed, they are set to collide in November.
Bellew’s Prediction: No Need for Judges
Speaking on the Fight Your Corner Podcast, Bellew confidently declared that he does not envisage the judges being required.
“The only thing that I can fully, really commit to and put my hand on my heart and say, ‘I really genuinely think this is going to happen’ is that it ain’t going the distance.”
Bellew Leans Towards Joshua, With Caveats
In terms of the victor, Bellew leant towards Joshua. However, he admitted that he can’t forecast a win for Joshua with any real confidence until he sees how he looks against Prenga.
“The reason that I can’t put my hand on my heart and think ‘it is Josh’ is because I need to see Josh in a ring and see what he can do.
“The case that I could make for him is, if he gets in that ring and lets his hands go for just six rounds, even if he thinks ‘I am just going to let them go’, he has got the capability of knocking anybody out.
“That is what I will be predicting, Joshua could knock him out.”
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