On the 13th of January 2025, Tyson Fury announced his retirement from professional boxing, just weeks on from the second loss of his career in the rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. Fury’s retirement came as a huge shock to the boxing world as at the time he announced it, he and his team were actively involved in finally getting a deal done to face Anthony Joshua which has been years in the making.
Given Fury’s history of announcing his retirement and going back on his word many times, it is hard to know whether to take his words with a pinch of salt or to believe him as ‘The Gypsy King’ is one of the most unpredictable fighters in boxing history. Despite Fury’s future in boxing being up in the air, ‘AJ’ is as motivated as ever to finally get the huge all-British clash over the line after years of talk and speculation.
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Anthony Joshua Still Aiming For Tyson Fury Fight Despite Recent Retirement
‘AJ’ believes if the fight happens “there will be blood shed”
Even though Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing over a month ago, Anthony Joshua is still determined to step into the ring with ‘The Gypsy King.’ Joshua vs Fury has been talked about for many years but still hasn’t happened, mainly due to typical boxing politics and money differences between the two teams, but with Turki Alalshikh’s presence in boxing right now, he could be the man to finally get the fight over the line.
Speaking to IFL TV, Joshua said the following:
“I feel like it’s the best fight (for me.) People might say (Joseph) Parker, people might say, I don’t know. But I think Fury, commercially, is a great fight and it’s a great man’s fight as well. So I think it makes sense. You could say it’s been years in the making. But listen, the heavyweight division has been thriving. And the thing is, there is going to be one winner and one loser and there’s going to be bloodshed. And it ain’t gonna be mine.”
Joshua is right, the heavyweight division right now is in a very exciting spot given the recent success of Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker as well as the rise of several new prospects such as Martin Bakole, however, a fight between two veterans such as ‘AJ’ and Fury would still be a huge bout and many people around the world would watch it.
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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s professional boxing records (as of 24/02/25) |
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Tyson Fury |
Anthony Joshua |
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Fights |
37 |
32 |
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Wins |
34 |
28 |
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Losses |
2 |
4 |
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Draws |
1 |
0 |
Eddie Hearn Ready to Give Tyson Fury an Ultimatum Over Anthony Joshua Fight
The Matchroom boss is ready to try and tempt Fury out of retirement
Last week, in an interview with IFL TV, Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn revealed that he is ready to give Tyson Fury an ultimatum regarding a potential future fight against Anthony Joshua. While speaking to IFL TV, Hearn revealed he may conversate with ‘The Gypsy King’ in the coming weeks and believes that if he wants to come out of retirement “now is the time to do it.”
“Maybe there’s a conversation in a week or two weeks or three weeks time where we say to Fury, ‘just to let you know, you don’t wanna fight AJ, in the summer, or August, September, because if you want to come out of retirement, now is the time to do it’.”
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