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The last might not have been heard about the much-vaunted yet repeatedly stalled blockbuster fight between Nigerian-born former world heavyweight champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua and his British rival, Tyson Fury.
Although Joshua lost his belts in September, when he was shocked by undefeated cruiserweight champ, Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, Top Rank Promotions president, Todd DuBoef believes the former title holder still has a lot of value to his name.
Megasportsarena.com gathered that, with that in view, DuBoef has predicted that Joshua and Fury will still collide in the heavyweight division’s most in-demand fight because boxing fans and pundits want it.
This is despite the fact that Fury, who is still World Boxing Council (WBC) champion, is in talks for a defence against Dillian Whyte, while Joshua is set to rematch Usyk in an attempt to regain the IBF, WBA and WBO belts in 2022.
Negotiations for the British rivals to meet in an undisputed world title clash dramatically fell apart this year, but Fury’s US promotional team still believe there is huge public demand for the fight and DuBoef concurs.
DuBoef stated: “I would love to see Fury against Joshua, Usyk and Whyte. It’s about what the people want to see.
“Regardless of the order – Fury vs Joshua is what the people want to see. Regardless of one guy getting out-boxed one night, it doesn’t matter because they each have great fan bases and personalities.
“We, as people involved, owe the people to serve what they want. I think Fury and Joshua will fight at least once, because the people want it.
“If Joshua and Usyk do the rematch and Usyk looks sensational again, then maybe the public will say, ‘We want Fury vs Usyk.’
“Joshua says he had an off-night. He has to establish his dominance, like he did against Andy Ruiz Jr.
“Joshua has to take his career to that elevated state again by erasing his off-night. That is important. He is a great ambassador for the sport and a great champion.
“The more successful he and Fury are, the more successful boxing is. The dynamic nature of uncertainty creates real interest.
“Tyson is in a wonderful position. He came in as an opponent for Deontay Wilder who was down and out. His personality has taken over the world.”
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