Tyson Fury\u2019s father, John Fury, has offered an intriguing verdict on his son\u2019s long-awaited Battle of Britain with Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n
Following Fury\u2019s return against Arslanbek Makhmudov, it soon became clear that Fury-Joshua was the goal for 2026, with Joshua\u2019s own \u2018warm-up\u2019 fight against Kristian Prenga being one of the few remaining obstacles to the blockbuster event.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 is also set for a bout in the interim \u2013 with no opponent or date confirmed as of writing \u2013 before the pair of former champions deliver on a signed agreement to face off at the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Fight Your Corner podcast<\/a>, John Fury, who has advised his son to retire recently<\/a>, admitted that he now sees the bout as a \u201950\/50\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a 50\/50. There is not a fag paper between them. You see a man like Anthony Joshua, with that power, you can\u2019t write him off. Look what he done to [Francis] Ngannou, and that man is a unit, mate.\u201d<\/p>\n The 61-year-old then went on to further highlight Joshua\u2019s ability, sharing that neither he nor Tyson has ever underestimated his skill, despite Fury having regularly labelled Joshua as a \u2018bodybuilder\u2019 rather than a boxer.<\/p>\n \u201cLook at what happened to Ngannou \u2013 one-arrowed him. He is a good setter, if you give him space and he catches you then he will knock that wall down and he is a lot better boxer than you think he is, than he gets given credit for. He can actually box, he is an Olympic gold medallist.<\/p>\n \u201cAnthony Joshua \u2013 we have never, ever underestimated him \u2013 Tyson won\u2019t. You can never underestimate \u2018AJ\u2019 with the power and the strength of the man and he has got a will to win. Anybody like that, you have got to consider them as a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n