Boxing legend makes bold Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury claim - 'Never underestimate him'
Boxing fans have long debated the outcome of a potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury with Amir Khan now offering his verdict
Amir Khan has offered up his thoughts on a potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Following Joshua's loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024, and Fury's subsequent defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December, the two heavyweights were expected to face off.
Despite years of verbal sparring between the pair, a blockbuster meeting has yet to come to fruition. Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, revealed that his top client is planning a comeback over the coming months, with one eye on a fight with Fury next summer.
However, just weeks after his second loss to Usyk, 'The Gypsy King' stunned the boxing world by announcing his retirement. That said, over the last few months, Fury has teased a possible return to the ring by uploading several clips of him in training on social media.
And with rumours still circulating over a Joshua vs Fury match-up, former world champion Khan has had his say on who would come out on top. "That would be a fantastic fight," he said via Betway.
"Two British heavyweights, even though they don't have a title now, I think it is a fight that the fans want to see. It would be the dream.
"Styles make fights. A boxer vs a puncher - the contrast draws attention, and it would be a fantastic fight.
"Anthony Joshua has the six-pack, the big arms and everything - whereas you look at Tyson Fury and you'd think it is a mismatch for Joshua, but that would be an incredible fight and a 50/50 fight.
"Tyson Fury's a beast; he is unpredictable, and you never underestimate him. One thing about Tyson Fury is that he can pull it out of the bag.
"When he needs to perform and put on a good show, he always does it. That is why people love to watch him, and that is why he puts bums on seats.
"That's why he has been paid so well from the Riyadh Season by Turki Alalshikh and Saudi Arabia because he takes risky fights and has done so well. Tyson thrives under pressure, puts on a show. That's why people watch him."
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