Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Lennox Lewis leads requires all-British showdown

Lennox Lewis has known as on Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to placed on a combat “the world would wish to see” and decide who’s the best British heavyweight champion of their technology.

Former heavyweight champion Fury is technically nonetheless retired after hanging up his gloves within the aftermath of his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury’s route again to the ring seems to give attention to avenging his two defeats to the undisputed Ukrainian in a trilogy combat, which he claims is scheduled for April 18 at Wembley Stadium.

However Lewis believes an all-British battle towards Joshua is crucial, likening it to his 1993 world heavyweight title combat towards Frank Bruno.

“Fury wants an ideal combat,” former undisputed champion Lewis informed Sky Sports activities. “He wants an ideal British combat like I had with Frank Bruno.

“They have been speaking about it for some time, whether or not they will do it or not, however I hope they do it as a result of England loves an enormous combat relating to boxing.

“It is a respect factor – who’s the best British heavyweight champion? Individuals wish to combat for it to be on the prime.

“The entire world would like to see that combat, particularly the British followers, who love a superb mud up between these two massive heavyweights. I’d like to see that combat.”

Fury centered on Usyk trilogy

Joshua has been out of motion since struggling the fourth defeat of his profession – a devastating fifth-round stoppage by the hands of Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September 2024.

Dubois’ subsequent and conclusive defeat to Usyk inside 5 rounds, nevertheless, has solely bolstered Fury’s perception {that a} trilogy combat with the Ukrainian, and never an all-British conflict with Joshua, is his logical subsequent step.

“After watching the boxing final night time and reflecting on the state of affairs,” Fury added, “AJ boxed Daniel Dubois just lately and acquired ironed out, knocked down 5 instances, flattened.

“Dubois was on an ideal run, three massive knockouts in a row, together with Joshua and [Filip] Hrgovic and [Jarrell] Miller, and he goes in there and will get completely plastered, iced out by Usyk.

“AJ acquired ironed out by Dubois correctly and Usyk simply ironed out Dubois. So, it simply exhibits, there’s all the large fights – [like] Tyson Fury and AJ – nevertheless it’s fairly pointless.

“The one man who’s been in a position to beat this ****** is myself and been ripped off. I am undecided what is going on on, however you already know what it’s?

“GK [Gypsy King] all day, day-after-day, nonetheless the highest canine, nonetheless the highest G. Beat him twice and I am going to do it once more. Wembley, right here we come.”