Frank Warren has weighed in on the Anthony Joshua ‘punch resistance’ dialogue because the Brit seemingly inches nearer in the direction of a long-awaited conflict with Tyson Fury.
The pair are anticipated to collide later this 12 months, albeit with a selected date and placement having not but turn into clear.
Perhaps extra apparent, nevertheless, is the deterioration of each former two-time heavyweight champions, who appeared a shadow of their former selves as they got here by means of respective warm-up fights final weekend.
Joshua, specifically, appeared in a state of deep decline against Kristian Prenga, who floored him with a proper uppercut within the first 20 seconds of their contest.
The 36-year-old was then put down a second time within the opening spherical, earlier than climbing again to his ft and stopping the beforehand little-known Albanian within the following three minutes.
Conversely, Fury appeared to come across minimal hazard, however nonetheless regarded his age, as he trundled through seven rounds against the 46-year-old Mariusz Wach.
But nonetheless, many are satisfied that the 37-year-old has the beating of Joshua, whose final world-level contest resulted in a fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois in 2024.
Speaking with DAZN, Fury promoter Warren insisted {that a} comparable consequence is more likely to materialise within the not too distant future.
“I believe Tyson’s a giant favorite – I’ve mentioned that each one alongside. Styles make fights and I believe Tyson will cease AJ. He will do what Daniel Dubois did.
“[Joshua] looks incredible. [Team Usyk have] got him doing a different physical regime, but one thing you can’t do in boxing is put muscles on your chin.”
While Joshua has, certainly, been coaching with the group of Oleksandr Usyk, it stays to be seen whether or not this may have a lot of an affect on the potential Fury fight.
