Tyson Fury is targeting a fight with Anthony Joshua for this year. That’s the verdict from John Fury, Tyson’s father, even though a potential meeting between the pair is dependent on their upcoming results.
Fury meets Deontay Wilder for a third time on October 6th in Las Vegas. Two weeks earlier, Joshua defends his world titles against Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Victory for both champions should pave the way for an undisputed showdown between the pair and the elder Fury says his son wants the fight in December.
"He's trying to get Joshua in December," said Fury when speaking with Give Me Sport. "We're going for that fight this year because we see Wilder as no threat at all once he's done the camp right.
"If he's done everything right to the letter, Wilder ain't a problem, he's got his number, beat him twice, beat him like a ragdoll, beat him to a pulp last time.
"Wilder has got nothing to offer him at all, only that big punch. And believe me, what I'm seeing in the new trainer, we know a lot about him as well, so we've got no fear at all."