TYSON FURY wants to see Deontay Wilder fight Joe Joyce next in a battle of power against toughness.
The Gypsy King is in line for a historic unification against Oleksandr Usyk next year, leaving his division rivals frozen out of the title picture.
Joe Joyce has been urged by Tyson Fury to fight Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder is known for his brutal power
To pass the time, Fury called to see who would come out on top between Wilder, known for power, and Joyce, who has a granite chin.
He said: “I don’t think there’s anyone in the world who can take Deontay Wilder’s power.
“Joyce is a juggernaut. That’s a fight I’d love to see. If I fight Usyk, maybe Joyce can fight Wilder. Who here wouldn’t want to see that?
“Who wouldn’t want to see the world’s toughest man take on the world’s biggest puncher? That would be fantastic.”
Fury, 34, and Usyk, 35, are set for heavyweight boxing’s first four-belt undisputed fight in 2023, eyed for Saudi Arabia.
But Joyce, 37, whose bone density is FIVE TIMES the regular human, is a backup alternative if the unification collapses.
And Fury reckons the unbeaten Olympic silver medalist is a harder night’s work than pound-for-pound star Usyk.
He said: “People have been asking me all night – who’s the tougher fight, Usyk or Joyce?
“And in my opinion, Usyk’s the slicker boxer, but Joe Joyce is The Juggernaut, and I think that Joe gives me a tougher fight than Usyk, 100 per cent.
“Big Joe, 6’7 and 19 and a half stone like a juggernaut coming forward at me. Trying to smash me to pieces.
“Or Usyk tying to steal a jab running round the ring. Trying to make a point here and there.
“So, I think that Usyk’s a very good fighter. I’m not going to take anything away from him.
“He’s the undisputed cruiserweight champion and he’s the unified heavyweight champion, so he’s had a fantastic career.
“But I think that I do a job on him – and I don’t just want to talk it, I want to prove it, so let’s get that one on.”
Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk face off against Tyson Fury
