The Fury camp has watched Anthony Joshua’s return and reached two conclusions. One is that he should not be fighting Tyson Fury next. The other is that Tyson has nothing to say about it.
Joshua was floored twice inside the opening round by Kristian Prenga in Jeddah on July 25 before knocking him out in the second. Peter Fury, Tyson’s uncle and former trainer, told Boxing King Media the problem is not what most people assumed.
His chin has not gone, I don’t believe anything of that. I think he is just making mistakes that are probably a lot down to his state of mind, more than preparation.
The mind works the body, the mind controls everything. So, when that mind is not 100% in gear, and it needs to be in boxing, you can be boxing anybody and have a bad night at the office. It can happen.
His conclusion is that Joshua needs more time.
I think that he needs to get out again. You don’t jump from that into a big fight. Have another one.
If it’s not just about the money and he wants to win, then take another one. Yeah, so for me, if I was them, I would take another one and get it right because what he showed there, wasn’t. There was a lot of holes in his work.
Tyson has not commented publicly, which is out of character. His brother Shane, speaking to the same outlet, put that down to something other than strategy.
Tyson doesn’t kick anyone when they are down. Tyson is too much of a man for 98% of these men what’s in boxing. What is Tyson going to do, get on the internet and slag someone off when he is down?
There is no hatred between Tyson and anyone.
Prenga was not the pushover the booking suggested. He arrived 20-1 with every win inside the distance, though against modest opposition. Fury had come through his own tune-up the night before, stopping Mariusz Wach in seven.
Contracts are signed for November. No venue has been announced, though America is understood to be the preference and New York is the name most often attached.
Boxing News reports Peter Fury worked with Rico Verhoeven for his May fight with Oleksandr Usyk, which Verhoeven led on two cards before being stopped in the 11th.
