Fury expresses pity for Joshua’s career struggles

In a surprising statement, British boxing champion Tyson Fury revealed he feels sympathy for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua after his recent knockout loss to Daniel Dubois.

The shock admission follows Joshua’s unexpected defeat at Wembley in September, where he was stopped by Dubois in the fifth round, adding a fourth loss to his professional record.

Despite entering the ring as the favorite, Joshua’s hopes of reclaiming a heavyweight title were dashed when Dubois floored him multiple times before delivering a decisive right hand that ended the bout before 98,000 spectators.

The knockout marked a painful end to Joshua’s goal of becoming a three-time world champion.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has since confirmed that Joshua’s next fight could be a rematch with Dubois or a long-awaited face-off with Fury.

However, Fury, set to fight Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 after losing to him in May, commented that he genuinely feels for his longtime rival.

The two heavyweights, frequently discussed as prospective opponents, might finally share the ring, but Fury’s unexpected empathy for Joshua shows a rare glimpse of sportsmanship in their competitive rivalry.

“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,” Fury told Sky News.

“When an adversary loses, and it’s not to you, you do feel down and depressed about it. I felt sad for him. It was heartbreaking to see a worthy opponent lose his crown.

“I’d still fight him whether he’s got five losses, 10 losses, or 20. It’s not important because, at this stage of our careers, it’s about having good fights.

“I think it would still be an entertaining and interesting fight for the paying pundit.”

However, Fury says his immediate goal is for a third fight with Usyk, after previous 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 trilogy. That would be quite impressive.”