{"id":9116,"date":"2025-01-08T05:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T05:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/boxing-tyson-fury-would-be-massive-favourite-against-anthony-joshua-says-barry-jones\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T05:50:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T05:50:39","slug":"boxing-tyson-fury-would-be-massive-favourite-against-anthony-joshua-says-barry-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/boxing-tyson-fury-would-be-massive-favourite-against-anthony-joshua-says-barry-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing: Tyson Fury would be &#8216;massive favourite&#8217; against Anthony Joshua, says Barry Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tyson Fury would be a &#8220;massive favourite&#8221; against Anthony Joshua if the heavyweights fight this year, says former world super-featherweight champion Barry Jones.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">British rivals Joshua and Fury have long been linked with fighting each other and are both coming off defeats in world title bouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Fury, 36, has already said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/c0kvd4n5pvjo\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">he has no plans to retire<\/a> following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/c0kvpe54ky5o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">loss to Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> and Jones believes the Gypsy King showed against Usyk he has &#8220;plenty left&#8221; to give to boxing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Fury is a massive favourite but I think in general he was always a slight favourite [against Joshua],&#8221; Jones told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sounds\/play\/p0kh05s1\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He&#8217;ll want the Joshua fight because he&#8217;s almost beaten every fighter of his generation. It might be a different Joshua but it&#8217;s a different Fury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think to get Joshua on his record in years to come will show how good he is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jones believes the fight will happen in a stadium in the UK, but boxing expert Bunce disagrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Joshua, 35, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/c748ewp98g5o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">stopped by Daniel Dubois<\/a> in their IBF world title fight last September, while Fury was outboxed by Usyk in a points defeat in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bunce says another loss would be a massive blow to either man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The loser has a massive amount to lose,&#8221; Bunce said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Fury can lose to Usyk again no problem, Joshua can lose to Dubois again no problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I just think this is a monumental fight, the loser of that drops a lot of ground pride-wise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/c3weg21lje4o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyson Fury would be a &#8220;massive favourite&#8221; against Anthony Joshua if the heavyweights fight this year, says former world super-featherweight champion Barry Jones. British rivals Joshua and Fury have long been linked with fighting each other and are both coming off defeats in world title bouts. 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