JAKARTA - Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury is willing to fight fellow former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua (AJ) on the condition that he must receive the appropriate payment for their fight.
Earlier this month, several reports said the two British fighters were willing to step into the ring in 2026. Although not confirmed, the duel is very likely to materialize.
Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, said he was very optimistic that his client would win the big fight. He emphasized that as a duel that many people are waiting for, the payment received is certainly not small.
"What will drive Tyson is the financial aspect. This is a big fight and worth a lot of money. Tyson has a price. If he gets the right price, he will fight Joshua," said Warren as reported by Sky Sport.
Joshua just defeated YouTube star Jake Paul, who has just switched to the boxing world, through a knockout (KO) at the weekend. He won easily and made his opponent break his jaw.
It was Joshua's first fight after suffering a KO defeat against Daniel Dubois in a bid for the IBF belt at Wembley Stadium, London, England, in September last year.
AJ is immediately eyeing a fight against Fury - a duel that will determine who the best heavyweight in Great Britain is - after his victory in Miami against Paul.
Warren admitted that he was not impressed with AJ's performance during the fight against Paul because he was hit several times. That's why Warren is very optimistic that Fury will win the duel against Joshua easily.
"Tyson will knock him out. I know he will knock him out. He's a strong boxer. AJ is not hard to hit and he's facing a real boxer, a fighter who has good punch endurance," he said.
Fury's record as an undefeated fighter was broken in the last two meetings against Oleksandr Usyk. He then decided to retire in January this year after he suffered a second defeat against Usyk the previous month.
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