Tyson Fury assured fans they’ll see an all-British heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua – if Deontay Wilder and Kubrat Pulev cooperate.
Fury vs. Joshua is the biggest possible fight in boxing but it can happen only if Fury defeats Wilder in their third fight and Joshua beats Pulev. Promoters are planning to stage those two fights before the end of the year, assuming coronavirus restrictions allow it.
“If I get knocked out by Deontay Wilder, then it won’t be on, will it?” Fury told Sky Sports. “It will be another fight with Wilder and so forth and so on. If he loses to Pulev, so close, but so far away. In heavyweight boxing, you can never count your chickens before they hatch, so one fight at a time, one victory at a time.
“All going well, God-willing, we get on the big fight with me and Joshua, the all-British showdown and I can give the fans what they want to see, especially the British fans. It will be the biggest fight since I believe Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno. It was a while ago, Cardiff Arms Park.”
Joshua has made it clear that he also wants to fight Fury. Joshua holds three of the four major belts, Fury the fourth.
“Yes, come fight me,” Joshua said. “If you really want to say you’re No 1, come fight me. Let’s get it on. I’ve got the rest of the belts so it only makes sense. I’m the unified heavyweight champion of the world, he’s the WBC champion. What it will prove, me and him fighting? There will be one dominant figure in the heavyweight division that will have all of the belts and become undisputed.
“Logically to prove yourself as No 1, I have to fight Tyson Fury. He has to fight Anthony Joshua.”