ANTHONY JOSHUA’s new trainer Robert Garcia is eyeing an “awesome” fight with undefeated WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury IF his man can get past Oleksandr Usyk first.
Joshua will look to regain the unified heavyweight crown on August 20 in Saudi Arabia when he meets Usyk in a highly anticipated rematch.
Garcia says it would be ‘awesome’ to see Joshua fight Fury
A win for Joshua would put him in a good position to tempt Fury out of retirement for an undisputed, all-British title clash.
But for now, Joshua’s new coach Garcia says Fury hasn’t been mentioned in the camp.
Garcia wants to keep Joshua laser-focused on exacting revenge on Usyk for his 2021 loss on home soil at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The highly respected boxing coach told The Mirror: “Right now we have to get ready for Usyk.
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“We haven’t even brought up Tyson Fury during camp, a fight with Tyson Fury of course it would be awesome if we can get through Usyk.
“But right now we are focused on the task at hand and beating Usyk.
“I know for me having a heavyweight champion of the world will be special because the heavyweight division is the biggest in the world and is the one that brings fans in to boxing.”
Whether Joshua takes Fury on in an undisputed title fight or not, the Gypsy King is welcome at AJ’s local pub.
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Joshua says Fury is “one of the lads” and would drink him under the table.
When asked by SunSport who he’d rather go drinking with – Mike Tyson or Tyson Fury – Joshua said: “It’s got to be Tyson Fury, he’s got to be my favourite.
“He’s one of the lads.
“Guinness and Ribena down The Badger. He would drink me under the table.
“He’s welcome down The Badger.”
