As it turns out, the rumours regarding a Fury fight have been refuted by Eddie Hearn, meaning there was no reason to be unduly concerned. That’s not to say Joshua won’t still end up fighting Fury, of course, but hopefully, if it does happen, it won’t feel so rushed. He won’t feel so rushed. It was, after all, less than four months ago that Joshua cheated death only to see the dead bodies of his two friends on the ground as he climbed to safety. Already, it could be argued, we have seen too much of him. Heard too much from him. Expected too much from him. Demanded too much of him. Perhaps, with no right to his privacy, it’s best that we now curb our worst impulses – speed, clicks, content – and just sit, shut up, and wait for a bit. Perhaps that’s a better way to go about this situation: to see Joshua as a human first, boxer second, clickbait third.
