Anthony Joshua hasn’t given up on facing long time rival, Tyson Fury.
‘The Gypsy King’ suffered back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk and then announced his retirement despite the possibility of finally facing ‘AJ’ and securing a very lucrative pay day.
The Morecambe fighter has announced his retirement multiple times only to back-track and return to the sport and many believe he will don the gloves once more.
Anthony Joshua was ringside for Joseph Parker’s destruction of Martin Bakole at the weekend and the pair do have history with the Brit winning their heavyweight unification fight in 2018.
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Despite Parker’s resurgence Joshua named Fury as his preference in opponent and explained why when speaking to iFL TV.
He said: “I feel like it’s the best fight [for me].
“People might say [Joseph] Parker, people might say – I don’t know.
“But I think Fury, commercially, is a great fight and it’s a great man’s fight as well. So I think it makes sense.
“You could say it’s been years in the making. But listen, the heavyweight division has been thriving.
“And why I say it’s probably still a great fight is as I said Parker is, for me, a great story of someone that never gives up.
“And the thing is, there is going to be one winner and one loser and there’s going to be bloodshed. And it ain’t gonna be mine.”
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh is also desperate to make the fight, telling The Stomping Ground: “I want Joshua vs Tyson.
“I spoke with Fury but not about boxing. I just checked about his health and his family.
“I think he maybe will return. I hope so.”
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