Former world champion David Haye don come out yarn strong say Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury must finally arrange dat all-British heavyweight mega-fight wey fans don dey wait for years.
Haye, wey be two-weight world titlist before Joshua and Fury enter scene, talk to Sky Sports say dis fight na di biggest one dem fit ever get. “Dat’s di biggest fight dem both fit possibly have. Dem suppose dey push am, dem suppose dey press am, dem must do am,” Haye yarn.
“Dem both need each other, for dia own legacies, different reasons. Dem both need to say Anthony Joshua dey for same era as Tyson Fury, vice versa, and dem battle am out to know who win.”
Di talk dey hot as both Fury and Joshua don lose dia world titles to Oleksandr Usyk. Fury just return to boxing after one year break, while Joshua dey come back to training after recovering from car accident wey kill two of im close friends.
Talks dey ongoing for Fury and Joshua to fight dis year, with Joshua likely to take im own warm-up bout first. Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn don reveal say dem don receive contract for di Fury fight wey dey under discussion.
Haye acknowledge say both boxers don pass dia fighting peak. But wetin matter, according to am: “Dem no fight each other for dia prime but we go see am for end. Just like Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao no fight for dia prime but for dia commercial peak. Maybe dis na dia commercial peak now.”
“Maybe dem go earn more money now than dem for earn when dem first talk about am.”
Fury 12 rounds with Arslanbek Makhmudov go don prepare am for Joshua fight. “A nice stepping stone to di big one, wey be Anthony Joshua,” Haye talk.
“You look am from Tyson Fury point of view, im select opponent wey get same dimensions as Anthony Joshua, person wey big and strong and no too slick for head movement, wey get vertical arm defence similar to AJ.”
“Im believe wetin im still get and wetin im believe im get na more than enough to beat Anthony Joshua. And dat na massive fight wey fans want see.”
Meanwhile, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua dey edge closer to fight for 2026 after years of failing to make am happen. Dave Allen, wey don share rounds with both, don make early prediction.
After Fury unanimous decision win over Arslanbek Makhmudov for London earlier dis month, im turn attention ringside to Anthony Joshua. Though ‘AJ’ refuse opportunity to step into ring announce di fight, im don make am clear say talks dey progress well and im likely go face Fury around November after lower-level bout for July.
Speaking for im YouTube channel, Allen talk say drawing from im sparring experiences with di two former heavyweight champions may no relevant for 2026. “I always pick Tyson to beat Joshua because I always hold Tyson for highest regard as di best wey I don been in with.”
“Joshua, for me, I go rate am probably fourth, third or fourth … You always think Fury go beat am based on dat. For many years dat na my train of thought.”
“For 2026, na totally different fight now, because we no really know wetin dem still get left. I no think Tyson amazing against Makhmudov, I think im dey bit off di pace, but dat fight go bring am on lot.”
“I for like see am get Makhmudov out of there, im dat many levels above am. Then you look Joshua. Di Jake Paul thing, I no think am don get di rust off Joshua. I no think di Fury fight go happen next. I think Wilder still hard fight for Joshua.”
As for prediction, ‘The White Rhino’ – wey go face Filip Hrgovic next month for Eco-Power Stadium for Doncaster – still side with Fury, with caveat say Joshua superior power fit end everything for instant.
“Di question be who win, Fury or Joshua for 2026? I still make Fury di favourite. No matter how old im get, im na natural with am. Anthony Joshua probably look after imself better, but Fury just natural. Im just get am.”
“My prediction go be Fury on points if e happen next … but you go dey watch through your fingers as Fury fan, because I think e go only take one from Joshua to end am.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn latest update on di fight be say talks continue behind scenes. Im dey target top 20 heavyweight for summer – Joshua first fight back since car crash wey im get injury and two of im closest friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, die.
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