Both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have proven they have what it takes to win important rematches.
In Fury’s case, he got big victories over Deontay Wilder in two rematches having drawn the first fight back in December 2018. That came after a long layoff and saw him change strategy to box on the front foot and inflicted real damage on the fearsome American puncher before eventually knocking him out in both contests.
Joshua meanwhile took an upset loss at the fists of Andy Ruiz Jr back in June 2019. After being knocked down and eventually stopped inside six, he took the immediate rematch in December of that year. ‘AJ’ opted to box safely on the back foot and secured a wide points win.
Having been beaten twice more by Oleksandr Usyk, he is now coming off the back of another loss, this time to Daniel Dubois, again by stoppage, having been knocked out in the fifth round of their contest for the IBF belt in September.
Initially, he had seemed keen on the immediate rematch but his team has since said some injury niggles mean he will not be ready to fight in February, which is Dubois’s preferred date.
Speaking to The Stomping Ground, Fury said he wasn’t surprised by the result in their first fight.
“People wasn’t respecting his name. They thought it was the Anthony Joshua show and that he was going to knock him over. No one was respecting Dubois.”
He was then asked if he thought Joshua could win a second fight with Dubois.
“No. I don’t think he can. I don’t even think he will take the rematch. “
For his part, Fury is in camp ahead of his own attempt to avenge the only loss of his career when he takes on Usyk in December for three of the four major world titles.
