ANTHONY JOSHUA was expected to defeat Tyson Fury in a rematch after their first fight ended in a draw with Bernard Hopkins.
Hopkins predicts that Joshua will draw with the Brit, just like Deontay Wilder's first encounter in December 2018.
Anthony Joshua is expected to defeat Tyson Fury in an anticipated rematch after their first fight ended in a draw
Fury resigned after knocking out Dillian Howte in Wembley, April. But he is back
Joshua and Fury seem to have agreed to a Battle of Britain matchup in December, completely out of the blue.
Fury was expected chase a fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Uzyk.
After beating AJ in the rematch in Saudi Arabia Usyk is now undefeated WBA and IBF champion. However, Usyk wants to rest and spend more time with his family.
Fury called Joshua on Monday to question him. Joshua replied.
The mischievous Gypsy King taunted AJ with a post on social media: "I'd love to give you the opportunity to fight for WBC heavyweight champion of the world."
The Watford hero replied with: "Yeah calm. Online discussions are not something I do for clout. If you really care about it shout. I will be available in December.
Fury can cherry-pick any one of the top 15 WBC contenders. He told Joshua, "You're coming off of a 12-round fight. So you're match-fit.
"I am giving you a few month's notice. If you are interested, I will send you the date and we can chat.
"A Battle of Britain to win the WBC heavyweight title of the world.
"Let's talk. If not, I'll choose another opponent."
Joshua vs Fury: Hopkins, the boxing legend, has his take on how he sees this dream blockbuster fight.
In June 2020, the 57 year-old spoke to iFL TV and said that it would be a draw. "They'll fight a second-time and Joshua would defeat them."
"I'm going with this fight. I can assure you that the first fight will be a draw.
Joshua will win the second fight, but it will draw the first fight because it's going be difficult to score. That's when there's a lot of controversy about who won the rounds.
"People will disagree on who wins the fight. But I can tell you that the first fight will be close enough to draw.
Joshua will win the second fight.
He said, "I figure Joshua makes the adjustments and figures him out. Then he realizes he has to go after the body rather than the head."
"And then he'll fall. "The head will touch the knees."
Bernard Hopkins believes that Joshua and Fury will draw their first fight if they ever get to punch.
