Zhilei Zhang says a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua “doesn't mean much” at this point in their careers. It's like, who cares? These guys are just fighting for money in a meaningless fight. If Turki Al-Sheikh wanted to be tough, he would have made Fury and Joshua cash in by stepping over the hot coals first and facing Martin Bakole.
Zhang notes that the two British heavyweights used to talk about fighting years ago when they both held world titles, but now that they don't, they still do. He sees Joshua-Fury as a fight that would only prove who is ONE of the best heavyweights in the UK, not the best.
For the Joshua vs Fury fight to prove who is the best British heavyweight, they must defeat Daniel Dubois, Moses Itauma and Fabio Wardley.
It is doubtful that any guy can beat those three young lions. Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) has already failed against Dubois, being knocked out in the fifth round on September 21 in front of a crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium in London. Unsurprisingly, Fury has no desire to mess with Dubois. He knows his limitations.
The whole purpose behind Fury's fight against Joshua is money. That's it—just dough. No guy needs extra cash, but he won't turn it down.
A pointless fight
“Usyk is absolutely indisputable and I think he gave a much better performance than in the first fight. I had it one-sided. I think he is the king of the heavyweight division,” said Zhilei Zhang Secondsouttalking about Oleksandr Usyk's win over Tyson Fury last week.
“I don't think that fight means much in terms of belts and titles because that fight has been talked about for years,” Zhang said of the fight between Fury and Anthony Joshua. “When the two of them had the belts, it was talked about. Now none of them have the belt and they're still talking about it.
“I think it's a good way to see who is one of the best heavyweights in the UK, but other than that, I don't see any point in the fight other than bragging rights,” Zhang said.
Not that Fury and Joshua are both washed up at this stage of their careers. They were never as good as their fans thought they were. None of them have beaten solid fighters like Martin Bakole or Daniel Dubois during their career.
AJ and Gypsy King took advantage of the weak opposition that was present and were carefully matched by their promoters.
It would be better if Fury and Joshua beat someone first before meeting in their 'Battle of Britain' match in 2025, but they probably won't bother. Their confidence level must be at an all time low and they won't want to risk losing to someone else. Joshua already had a whole series of rebuild fights, but it didn't help. Fury hasn't beaten a talented fighter in years.