By: Sean Crose
If anybody is aware of how good a fighter Oleksandr Usyk is, it’s former WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua. The towering Englishman was reportedly set to combat countryman Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight championship again in 2021, however an American choose dominated that Fury needed to combat Deontay Wilder for the third time as a substitute. Joshua subsequently went on to face Usyk – and ended up dropping twice in a row to the expert Ukrainian. Bye-bye world titles, bye-bye tremendous combat in opposition to Fury for all of the figurative marbles. Times change, nonetheless, and now a rejuvenated Joshua could discover himself in line for a world title once more.
First, although, Joshua has to finest former UFC titan Francis Ngannou, who virtually bested Fury in his first skilled boxing match a number of months in the past. Should Joshua finest Ngannou, nonetheless, he could also be in place to combat for no less than one main belt. For Fury and Usyk will probably be battling for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world subsequent month. And, though boxing politics could forestall the fighters from holding on to every main heavyweight title for lengthy, Joshua should find yourself within the working for possession of no less than one heavyweight strap.
“It’s going to be a good fight,” Joshua admitted to Sky Sports of Fury-Usyk. “I think Usyk edges it.” Although he will not be eager on going through Usyk for the third time, Joshua clearly feels that it gained’t be Fury who holds all these world titles after his combat with Usyk is over. “I’m not really bothered,” he continued, “I just want them both (Fury and Usyk) to be healthy and leave the ring. It’s a tough game. So that’s all I can ask for, that they leave the ring healthy.” What’s extra, Joshua appears to be at peace with any and all future situations. “In terms of how it (Fury-Usyk) goes, it doesn’t affect my life, in a way. I’m not like one of those fans that starts crying because someone won or lost. It is what it is. Tomorrow comes around. Good luck to both of them.”
It could not imply the world to him, however Joshua admitted that, between Usyk and Fury, he’d moderately face Fury within the ring. “Probably the opportunity to fight Tyson Fury,” he mentioned when requested about his choice “I think that’s a better fight for the fans and myself.” He’s most likely proper in that regard. A Joshua-Fury combat may properly flip into a real slugfest. Usyk, nonetheless, is an especially troublesome man to beat – one thing Joshua and others know all too properly.
