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The Sun
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘It's a f***ing easy win' – Carl Froch makes emphatic prediction for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight
CARL FROCH did not hold back with his emphatic prediction for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua. Joshua, 35, is coming off a brutal knockout loss to Daniel Dubois, 27, in September and currently finds himself nursing an elbow injury. 4 4 Fury, 36, meanwhile was beaten twice by Oleksandr Usyk, 38, last year, retiring in January only one month after his rematch defeat. But the Gypsy King has fuelled speculation of a comeback with recent training videos and Froch reckons a fight with AJ is easy money for Fury. He said on his YouTube channel: "I think AJ's finished. Honestly, I think he's finished and done. And the only fight potentially for him is the Fury fight. "Forget rematching Usyk, forget Dubois again, because we know what's going to happen because we've already seen it. "But the fight with Fury is safe enough because Fury probably would struggle to knock him out with one punch. "I'm not saying he can't do that, he probably can, but that's a fight I'd probably say, you know what if you're going to come out of retirement - I know Anthony Joshua's not retired - but if Fury's going to come out of retirement that makes sense. "Because for me, it's a f***ing easy win. I'm not being horrible but Tyson Fury, for me, runs rings around Anthony Joshua. "AJ's got no confidence, he got flattened in his last fight and look at the form Anthony Joshua's been on compared to the form that Tyson Fury's been on. 4 CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "Tyson Fury is naturally talented, very skilful, he's a technician, you see him against Usyk, yes he lost but he was in the fight from round one to round 12. "It was quite a close fight, the right man won, Usyk beat him fair and square but if you're looking at form and looking at the quality and natural ability and the talent and where he is in the mind, Tyson Fury is a massive favourite in my book going into that fight." AJ to have surgery this week as Hearn reveals 'encouraging' Fury fight Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed Joshua plans to fight in 2025 - with or without Fury. Hearn told SunSport: "Next couple of months, if there's no movement, we fight. "I mean there's no way AJ's not fighting this year. So who that will be? I can't tell you. "I mean, that's the million dollar question at all times, but I think more importantly is, do we get any news from Fury in the next four, six, eight weeks? "If we do, we'll fight him this year. If not, we'll fight and then maybe he comes back next year, who knows? "But I'd be lying if I said we weren't desperate to see him return. But, at the same time we can't just wait around and see what happens." 4
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Usyk's Reputation Could Be Stolen By Dubois
World heavyweight titlists Oleksandr Usyk and his archrival Daniel Dubois will face off for the undisputed crown at London's Wembley Stadium on July 19. The unvanquished Ukrainian Usyk bears the WBC, WBA, and WBO titles in his name and is eyeing becoming the four-crown undisputed heavyweight titleholder for the second time. Elsewhere, the British Dubois is the IBF bearer. Advertisement The 38-year-old Ukrainian boxer vacated the IBF crown last year, ahead of a December rematch with Fury, while Dubois upgraded to title-holder and defended the belt against a fellow compatriot, Anthony Joshua last September. 'I'm grateful to God for the opportunity to once again fight for the undisputed championship,' said Usyk, who has a 23-0 record, in the statement released on Sunday. 'Thank you, Daniel, for taking care of my IBF belt – now I want it back.' Daniel Dubois will have the opportunity to avenge his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk when the heavyweight adversaries share the ropes once again. He asserted his status by viciously knocking out Anthony Joshua under the Wembley arch last September, and is hopeful for a similar result as he returns to the same venue for a showdown with Usyk. Advertisement However, with the rematch date now set, former heavyweight champion Carl Froch has a contrary opinion. He believes that Usyk should not be fighting since his legacy may be tainted if he loses the fight to Dubois. 'I don't think Usyk should keep fighting, and I remember saying last time, just retire. Once you've beaten Tyson Fury, just retire, you're done. I'd feel bad for Usyk if something goes wrong, because Usyk is the far superior athlete. Far more skilled, talented fighter, big champion, undisputed cruiserweight champ. For him to live on to 38/39 in the ring. But it would be a terrible end to Usyk's legacy if he lost,' said ex-World Champion Carl Froch in an exclusive interview with
