By Charles Brun: Tyson Fury took to social media today to offer Anthony Joshua a fight in December for his WBC and lineal heavyweight championship.
Fury’s move to call out Joshua appears to be a cunning strategy to stay relevant in the news the cheapest way by chasing influencers. Unless Joshua is willing to take a huge risk on his career in a moment of weakness, it’s highly unlikely he’ll take Fury’s offer.
AJ would need to override the wishes of his promoter Eddie Hearn for the Fury fight to take place, and it’s doubtful he will.
Tyson clearly knows Joshua isn’t going to fight him next, but he’s still going all out today over this nonsensical call of his, which again appears to be a way for ‘The Gypsy King’ to continue to trend in the news and on the networks. social.
Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) is coming off a loss to Oleksandr Usyk on August 20, and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, has already made it clear that he will take a lower-tier fight against a top 15 contender in December.
In other words, Joshua will not fight for a world title against any of the current champions because he needs to slowly recover after his back-to-back losses against Usyk.
“Tyson Fury here, aka ‘The Gyspy King’, WBC heavyweight champion of the world, as you can see,” Fury said on Twitter on Sunday. “I think everyone heard that I am going to fight soon in the next few months.
“I think before announcing an opponent, I need to do this just in case. Anthony Joshua, I know you just lost to Oleksandr Usyk, and you have no fights at the moment.
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“I would like to give you the opportunity to fight me for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship and the lineal championship in the next few months.
“You’re coming off a 12-round fight, so you’re fit and ready. I’ll let you know a few months in advance. If you are interested, I will send you the date and we can discuss.
“Great Britain’s battle for the WBC world heavyweight championship. Let me know if you are interested. If not, I will select another opponent. Thank you very much and good night,” Fury said.
