Tyson Fury says he “feels sorry” for Anthony Joshua after his knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois – however insists he nonetheless needs to struggle his British rival.
Joshua suffered the fourth lack of his skilled profession when he succumbed to IBF heavyweight champion Dubois at Wembley Stadium in September.
The previous world champion was dropped 4 instances in 5 rounds by Dubois on a chastening night time however will seemingly struggle on, with promoter Eddie Hearn saying a rematch with Dubois or a conflict with Fury shall be Joshua’s subsequent contest.
Fury, who will face Oleksandr Usyk as soon as once more on December 21 after dropping their first struggle through a break up choice in Could, stated of Joshua on Sky Information: “I feel sorry for him at the minute, being cleaned out in the last fight in five rounds, so he’ll have to do that again – or not – and then decide his future.
‘Joshua fight would be entertaining’
“I’ve stated after each [Anthony Joshua] loss I’ve felt deflated.
“When an adversary loses, and it is to not you, you do really feel down and depressed about it. I felt unhappy for him. It was unhappy to see a worthy opponent lose his crown.
“I would nonetheless struggle him whether or not he is acquired 5 losses, 10 losses or 20. It isn’t necessary as a result of, at this stage of our careers, it is about having good fights.
“I think it would still be an entertaining and interesting fight for the paying pundit.”
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Among the finest moments from the press convention for Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Fury on December 21
Nonetheless, Fury says his instant objective is for a 3rd struggle with Usyk, after earlier trilogies versus Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora.
“I would like to have a trilogy with Usyk. It would be 1-1 and then we would have to do a rubber match and I’d be the only heavyweight in history to have three trilogies. That would be quite impressive.”
