AJ: “I Suppose Usyk Wins….However For My Personal Egocentric Causes, I Need Fury To Win”
A smiling and seemingly most chilled out Anthony Joshua spoke with IFL TV final night time UK time, and the previous two-time heavyweight champ spoke not solely about his personal battle with Francis Ngannou, however concerning the large one between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Additionally, maybe surprisingly, AJ stated fights with Dillian Whyte (who was lately “cleared” after failing that medication take a look at that scuppered his rematch with Joshua in August) and Deontay Wilder might nonetheless occur for him.
Joshua says he’s choosing Usyk to get the win over Fury on Might 18th.
“I feel Usyk will win,” Joshua stated when requested his prediction. “Yeah. I’ve all the time, effectively, I dunno if I’ve all the time stated it, however I feel Usyk will win. That’s an ideal query (who do I wish to win)……..most likely Fury, logically, as a result of it’s an even bigger battle, effectively, that’s if he fights me – he all the time says he’ doesn’t wanna battle, however. It’s an even bigger battle for me down the road, if he (Fury) wins. That’s the one cause I say [I want] Fury [to win[, for my own benefit, for my own selfish reasons. Yeah, do you still wanna see it, yeah? Good.”
Fans have lost track over how long they’ve been waiting to see this particular Battle of Britain, and even if Fury does beat Usyk, will he then go on to fight Joshua? Only time will tell, but so many moving parts would have to come together for that fight to come off.
Other possibilities for Joshua, if he either beats Ngannour or is beaten by the former UFC heavyweight champ, include fights with Whyte and Wilder. As AJ said in the same interview with IFL.
“He’s back on the scene, it looks like I’ll be fighting him soon,” Joshua said of Whyte now that he has been given to go-ahead to fight again. “Yeah, a hundred percent [the rematch could still happen]. Why not? It’s what we do. It’s what I dwell for….would you watch it? So, yeah – Dillian, it’ll quickly be your face on that poster, boy. So prepare!”
And on Wilder, Joshua stated:
“By no means, bro,” Joshua stated when requested if a battle with Wilder is now off the desk. “That is what I do. Everybody, I’ll battle everybody. That is what I like to do. I adore it a lot, with a ardour, so 100%.”
For now, any enterprise Joshua might have with Fury, or Usyk, or Whyte or Wilder, should wait. It’s man-mountain Ngannou on Friday, and a crushing loss would very probably finish Joshua’s profession. The 34 yr appears absolutely targeted, although, and brimming with confidence. In fact, the very same factor could be stated of Ngannou!
I don’t learn about you, however I can’t look ahead to Friday night time.
