‘It’s Just a Shambles,’ Says Anthony Joshua of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
Even Anthony Joshua expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight, saying, “I can’t believe no fights have been made at the championship level.”
Joshua will next face Jermaine Franklin, a match crucial for his career, but he claims that under his new trainer, Derrick James, “the answers came.”
Even Anthony Joshua expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight, saying, “I can’t believe no fights have been made at the championship level.”
Joshua will next face Jermaine Franklin, a match crucial for his career, but he claims that under his new trainer, Derrick James, “the answers came.”
Joshua is aiming for his first win since 2020. After losing two straight fights against Oleksandr Usyk, he faces American Franklin to secure his 25th career triumph. The battle between Joshua and Franklin presents a chance for him to triumph despite the added strain
While Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, the two rival heavyweight champions, have been unable to agree on a match for the undisputed belt, if the UK star pulls through, he will be in the running for another world title bout.
Joshua stated, “Looking at the champions, it’s just a shambles“, and he can’t believe there haven’t been any championship-level bouts, you could say.
He said, “I need to complete my work on Saturday.” He is ready for a 12-round fight from round one to round twelve, but he believes in his abilities, counterpunching, and all that to hurt Jermaine.
“I think we’ll see blood.”
Anthony Joshua
Joshua’s assurance shone through, and he claims to have found what he’s been seeking with new trainer Derrick James on his side for this camp and this fight. He said I respect Derrick and believe anything he has to say. The information he dispenses is incredible.
The physical labor is finished. It all comes down to information. It would be best if you exercised your thoughts in that area. Derrick is among the most knowledgeable boxing-related folks I’ve spoken to.
Franklin, who just suffered a defeat, gave a valiant effort in his most recent fight against Dillian Whyte, losing by a majority decision. On Saturday in London, he intends to surprise Joshua.
I succeed whichever it takes. What we’re aiming for, added Franklin, is the knockout. We had more time to prepare for this battle, so I was more prepared. I’ve always had a lot of confidence. If you don’t sincerely believe in yourself, you should be in a different line of work.
“I believe my hand’s getting raised at the end of the fight.”
Jermaine Franklin
Joshua further added: “We’re here to rock and roll.” It’s a significant struggle for me, without a doubt, because it’s enormous and tremendous. My rival has my utmost regard.
Tyson Luke Fury
Tyson Luke Fury is a professional boxer from England. He has held the WBC heavyweight belt since 2020, when he defeated Deontay Wilder. He was born on August 12, 1988 (35 years age).
Before losing to Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, he held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring magazine belts.
After his victory over Wilder, Fury was widely recognized as the undisputed heavyweight champion and joined Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali as the only heavyweights to win The Ring magazine championship twice.
BoxRec and ESPN both see Fury as the greatest active heavyweight in the world as of December 2022. BoxRec ranks him as the second best active pound-for-pound fighter, followed by ESPN band the Boxing Writers Association of America. The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board has him in eighth place.
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk
Professional boxer Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk was born in Ukraine on January 17, 1987 (Ukrainian: лекcандр лександрови сик). Since 2021, he has held the heavyweight titles of the WBA (Super), the International Boxing Federation (IBF), and the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), and since 2022, he has held the heavyweight title of Ring magazine.
He was the first boxer in cruiserweight history to hold all four major world championships, having held the undisputed championship in 2018 and 2019.
Usyk is considered by many to be the best boxer to ever come out of Ukraine. Usyk joined Evander Holyfield and David Haye as the only boxers to unify the cruiserweight and heavyweight world belts after his victory over Anthony Joshua in 2021.
