2<\/p>\n Fury hasn’t set foot in the ring in 12 monthsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n While most are picking Joshua to blow away his much smaller and far less experienced foe inside a couple of rounds, Fury had initially gone against the grain by picking Paul to knock out AJ.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t know about [it being a] tune-up, I think Jake Paul<\/a> knocks him out,” said Fury earlier this year.<\/p>\n “I think that AJ is a spent force, and I think Jake Paul is on the rise.<\/p>\n “I like his new heavyweight look. He is a bit chubby, a bit bulky, he is getting there.”<\/p>\n READ MORE ON BOXING <\/p>\n Fury even went as far as to offer a \u00a31million wager<\/a> on the result with anyone willing to take up the bet.<\/p>\n However, ‘The Gypsy King’ is now anticipating that the fight will be decided by the judges.<\/p>\n “I think it will go the distance,” he told OOOsch TV. <\/p>\n “I think it will be a move around and a points job, absolutely.”<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury hangs in the balance<\/p>\n Providing Joshua comes through his bout with Paul unscathed, there are plans in place for the Watford powerhouse to return to the ring in February over in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n A win there will pave the way for the long-awaited all-British showdown with Fury. <\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Here’s how ‘AJ’ measures up with Paul, who is eight years his juniorCredit: Getty\/talkSPORT<\/p>\n Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh is hoping to square the heavyweight titans off against each other next summer, with Fury seemingly poised to reverse his retirement. <\/p>\n ‘The Gypsy King’ hung up his gloves in January following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the time, the Joshua fight was the only matchup worth sticking around for, but the lay of the land has changed significantly in Fury’s absence. <\/p>\n \u201cListen, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen in 2026, but we\u2019re gonna find out, you know?\u201d Fury added. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just around the corner. If it is to be, come back to\u00a0boxing, there\u2019s a lot of massive fights out there to be made.<\/p>\n![\"Tyson](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2190325926.jpg\")
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