Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr previews Anthony Joshua & Daniel Dubois’ heavyweight clash
Roy Jones Jr has told talkSPORT that Anthony Joshua may end up holding the key to Tyson Fury 's heavyweight return.In recent years Fury has been champion when AJ was dethroned, but Jones Jr believes that script could now flipUsyk has since vacated his IBF belt, but will defend the WBA, WBC and WBO in his rematch with Fury, which is planned for December 21.
When he beat Usyk's mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic in June, Dubois claimed the IBF 'interim' belt, and so was upgraded to become the full champion after the Ukrainian gave it up.Zhilei Zhang accuses Anthony Joshua of 'ducking' rematch in rant as he eyes revenge "I think Joshua is gonna be the favourite because of his past," Jones Jr told talkSPORT Drive when asked about that fight."So it's gonna be interesting for a few rounds, but if Joshua goes out and it's the Joshua we wanna see, I think he'll be dominant and be victorious.
Asked if he believes Fury will become champion again, Jones Jr replied: "I don't know because here's the thing. "I feel like if Joshua wins the title and if Usyk is able to beat Fury again, then the next fight I think people in the UK will wanna see will be Fury vs Joshua for Joshua's title.In this scenario, AJ would be the defending IBF world champion and offering Fury a lifeline to resurrect his career.
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