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This year, the most awaited encounter between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was supposed to take place. In fact, the fight was even on the cards for August 14, but Deontay Wilder poured cold water on this matchup, aligning himself for a trilogy with ‘The Gypsy King’.

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With that, Joshua was left without an opponent. However, the WBO mandatory Oleksandr Usyk quickly slotted in. That said, in a few months from now, the duo will take the ring space against each other, thus looking to claim that vital ‘W’.

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Tyson Fury isn’t quite confident about ‘AJ’ beating Usyk in a 12-round tussle. Speaking to Sportsmail, he said, “I don’t think they fancy the Ukrainian guy (undefeated Oleksandr Usyk) for the fight he needs in August.”

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Usyk is a southpaw, clever, technically very good. He’s smaller as a former cruiserweight champion but he handled Derek Chisora, who is physically tougher than Joshua. So while I’m absolutely confident of beating Wilder, I’m not so sure about AJ not losing his fight.” (h/t Daily Mail)

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Tyson Fury will take on ‘The Bronze Bomber’ in July. He will look to defend his belt and line himself up for an undisputed clash. However, he has some doubts about his opponent’s identity.

Can Anthony Joshua hammer Oleksandr Usyk and fight Tyson Fury?

Anthony Joshua is unquestionably the most terrifying heavyweight of the current boxing era. He has battered every opponent and stormed to the peak of the division.

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That said, more than anyone else, ‘AJ’ is himself eager to fight Tyson Fury. And for that, he’ll look to vanquish any and every opponent thrown in front of him.

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With that, it’ll be intriguing to see how things shape up in the heavyweight division in the coming months. Moreover, the fans will be supremely keen to see Joshua and Fury get past their opponents to face each other by year-end.

What do you make of Fury’s above comments? Do you see Joshua vs Fury happening by any means?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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