The Battle of Britain between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua may finally be upon us in early 2025. AJ and Fury’s promoters are ready to put this fight on, and the Brits are up for seeing the two UK stars mix it up. As the saying goes, ‘Better late than never.’
Fury’s loss last Saturday night against Oleksandr Usyk may have spoiled the party. In a 12-round unanimous decision loss in Riyadh, he fought like he was afraid to get knocked out and looked fat, poorly trained, and lethargic.
With his trunks pulled up to his sternum to cover his flabby midsection, Fury looked horrible in an embarrassing performance. It was hard to believe that ‘The Gyspy King’ had gone through an entire three-month training camp and emerged looking like this.
Fans Want This Fight
After that performance, trying and selling a Fury vs. Joshua ‘Battle of Britain’ clash would be a mistake. That’s not stopping their promoters, though, because they learned that it’s too risky not to make this fight now.
The timing is obviously not ideal, as both are coming off losses and looking old, washed, and ready to be put out to pasture. However, many British fans can’t wait to see the former heavyweight champions Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) and Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) mix it up for the first of two fights in 2025.
Ideally, AJ and Fury should get a couple of wins before meeting because it looks pathetic for them to fight now, with both coming off losses. Fans would have a different view if they both beat a couple of top-tier contenders first and then met. If they cannot do that, they should retire rather than fight.
Many fans on social media think it’s too late for Joshua & Fury to fight because both are so shot that the fight is seen as a timer’s match between two wealthy millionaires trying to pad their pockets at the public’s expense before leaving the sport. However, it’s doubtful that either one of them will retire after their two fights next.
There’s too much money to make, and UK fans don’t give up on their fighters, no matter how old. Derek Chisora is an example. If the promoters want to maximize revenue, they should rebuild Joshua and Fury first against a couple of contenders before making the Battle of Britain clash. Don’t be short-sighted.
“I still think Tyson just won it. I wasn’t moaning about the results of the fight. I was moaning about how they scored it,” said Frank Warren to Secondsout, talking about how the judges scored the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 rematch last Saturday.
“I don’t see how one judge gave Tyson one single round for the last seven rounds. That is impossible. I watched that, and I don’t know how he got it. Usyk didn’t win the last seven rounds of that fight.”
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