‘The Krusher’ Sergey Kovalev is leaning toward Tyson Fury defeating Anthony Joshua in the ‘Battle of Britain’ when the two former heavyweight world champions meet in 2025.
“Fragile” Chin
Kovalev says Joshua is “fragile” in the chin department, and that’s why he thinks Fury can win. Sergey doesn’t say that Fury’s power isn’t at the level of the fighters that AJ has had problems with during his career.
Power Punchers that Hurt Joshua
– Wladimir Klitschko
– Andy Ruiz Jr.
– Daniel Dubois
– Alexander Povetkin
– Dillian Whyte
Only two of those fighters beat Joshua, which shows that he’s resilient and finds a way to recover when hurt during his fights. Fury is nowhere near any of those fighters power-wise, and his method of scoring knockouts involves mauling his opponents. Joshua is too powerful to be worn down by Fury’s holding and leaning tactics.
It’s unclear whether Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will agree to fight Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) after suffering his second defeat against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night in Riyadh.
After the fight, Fury, 36, sounded like a bitter politician, angry at the judges and in complete and utter denial about what had happened. His love of money will likely bring him back.
There’s too much green stuff for the Gyspy King not to return for two lucrative fights against the faded Joshua, who was blown out of the water by Daniel Dubois on September 21st. If Fury weren’t into money, he’d likely retire and never be seen again, but he won’t be able to resist returning for the $100 million payday against AJ. Both fighters are expected to haul in over $100M for their ‘Battle of Britain’ clash.
“Joshua is not keeping punches to the head, you know? Joshua has a fragile head. A little bit, and he’s already dancing,” said Sergey Kovalev to Secondsout, saying Anthony Joshua’s punch resistance is poor. “I don’t know who will win, but I think Tyson Fury will win [against] Joshua.”