Lennox Lewis Makes a Tough Call on Competitive Fight Between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

Published 03/16/2024, 1:15 AM EDT

Ahead of Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh declared that the winner of Ngannou vs. AJ would face the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury for the Undisputed title. Now that Joshua has defeated Ngannou with a stellar performance, provided Fury defeats Usyk on May 18th, ‘AJ’ vs. ‘The Gypsy King’ could come to fruition.

Meanwhile, Eddie Hearn is confident that Fury will win against Oleksandr Usyk. Therefore, Hearn feels Fury vs. Joshua was “close” and “everyone’s got a job to do first.” On that note, in his latest interview with DAZN boxing, Lennox Lewis offered his thoughts on the potential fight.

Lennox Lewis thinks Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is a 50-50 fight

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After the postponement of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, several people wondered if ‘The Gypsy King’ would hang his gloves. However, on February 7th Fury took to Instagram and disclosed a five-fight plan he had before retiring. According to Fury, apart from the two upcoming fights against Usyk and a rematch against Francis Ngannou, ‘The Gypsy King’ must face Anthony Joshua in the ring at least twice. In this regard, Lennox Lewis labeled Fury vs. Joshua as a big British fight.

Who would come out on top in a fight between @Tyson_Fury and @anthonyjoshua? 🤔
Another British icon, @LennoxLewis makes his pick 🔮 pic.twitter.com/0LRl2rToBp
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 15, 2024

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“I believe the fight between AJ and Tyson Fury is a big fight, is a British fight. And you know, you got a boxer against a puncher. And these fights are great fights to watch. Because who is your money on – the boxer or the puncher?” said Lennox Lewis.

“For the puncher, he has to wait for that perfect time to land that punch. For the boxer, he is always boxing. So, my thought is always on the boxer. But, you know the guy that can punch is there as well. So, it’s a 50-50,” Lewis concluded.

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While Lewis did not explicitly mention who he considered a puncher or a boxer between AJ and Fury, however, considering Joshua’s record of finishing early, one can assume Anthony to be the puncher in this discussion. With that said, do you think Joshua vs. Fury is a 50-50 fight? Who would you root for? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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Samrat Sardar is a senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports. With 1600+ articles in 2 years, he is just getting started as his coverage of Mike Tyson has already received widespread recognition. However, his interest lies in stories of any shred of injustice or corruption happening in the world of boxing.

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Lennox Lewis Makes a Tough Call on Competitive Fight Between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

Lennox Lewis thinks Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is a 50-50 fight

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