Zhilei Zhang says a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua “doesn’t mean much” at this stage of their careers. It’s like, who cares? These guys are just fighting for money in a meaningless battle. If Turki Al Sheikh wants to be tough, he’ll make Fury and Joshua earn their living by first walking through fire by facing Martin Pacioli.
Chang points out that the two British heavyweight boxers talked about fighting years ago when they held world titles, but now that they don’t, they’re still talking. He sees Joshua Fury as a fight that will only prove who is one of the best heavyweights in the UK, not the best.
For Joshua to fight against Fury to prove who is the best British heavyweight, they must defeat Daniel Dubois, Moses Itauma and Fabio Wardley.
It is doubtful that either man can overcome these three lions. Joshua (28-4, 25 KO) has already come up short in his fight against Dubois, being knocked out in the fifth round on September 21 in front of a crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Not surprisingly, Fury has no desire to be confused with Dubois. He knows his limits.
The main purpose of Fury fighting Joshua is to get money. That’s it – just the dough. Neither man needs the extra money, but they won’t turn it down.
A meaningless fight
“Usyk is absolutely undisputed, and I think he did a much better job than he did in the first fight. It was one-sided. I think he’s the king of the heavyweight division,” Zhilei Zhang told Secondsout, speaking about Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Tyson Fury last week. “.
“I don’t think this fight means much in terms of belts and championships because this fight has been talked about for years,” Chang said about the fight between Fury and Anthony Joshua. “When those two had belts, it was talked about. Now, none of them have belts and they still talk about it.
“I think it’s a good way to see who is one of the best heavyweights in the UK, but other than that, I don’t see any meaning to this fight other than to threaten and threaten,” Zhang said.
Not that Fury and Joshua are washed out at this point in their careers. They were never as good as their fans thought they were. Neither of them were able to beat tough fighters like Martin Bacolli or Daniel Dubois during their careers.
AJ and the Gypsy King took advantage of the weak opposition that existed and was carefully countered by the promoters.
It would be better if Fury and Joshua beat someone first before they meet in a “Battle of Britain” match in 2025, but that probably wouldn’t bother them. Their confidence levels must be at an all-time low, and they won’t want to risk losing to someone else. Joshua has already been through a whole bunch of rebuilding fights, and that hasn’t helped. Fury hasn’t defeated a talented fighter in years.
