Bookmakers made Tyson Fury a strong favorite against Anthony Joshua in a potential future fight between the pair, when they last released odds on October 23, 2024.
He is currently 2/5 (-250) to win the fight outright, while you can get 7/4 (+180) on Anthony Joshua if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 67% chance of Fury winning while giving Joshua a 33% chance.
Fury opened as the favorite at 4/5 (-130) however, that price has now got wider by 3/-5 (+170).
Joshua opened at 1/1 (+100) which has shorten by -7/4 (+60).
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means both fighters don't have to make any weight limit.
Joshua vs Fury Head To Head
Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Tyson Fury would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Joshua would have an advantage in power over Fury, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 71%.
Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Fury has a height advantage of 3 inches over Joshua. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 9 months later than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 75 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Fury's 242.
Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, 8 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at heavyweight.
Tyson Fury is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.
Joshua vs Fury betting form
Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom. He was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the fight.
Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the fight.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. He was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the fight.
Before that, he had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom. He was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the fight.
He had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London. He was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the fight.
Fury has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Oleksandr Usyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 20/21 (-110) favorite going into the ring.
Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on October 28, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh. He was a 1/14 (-1200) favorite going into the ring.
Going into that contest, he had won against Derek Chisora on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom. He was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the ring.
Before that, he had defeated Dillian Whyte on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London. He was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the ring.
He had beaten Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua last fought 6 months and 9 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing was 10 months and 12 days ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.
Fury's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
