When is Joshua vs Fury?
Anthony Joshua could potentially square off against Tyson Fury in Spring 2024 in Jeddah.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
Joshua vs Fury stats
Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Tyson Fury would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 33 wins and 1 draw, with 24 of those by knock out.
The stats suggest Joshua would have advantage in power over Fury, with a 88% knock out percentage over Fury's 73%.
Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.
Fury has a height advantage of 3 inches over Joshua. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Joshua & Tyson Fury fight out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 9 months later than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 65 less professional rounds, 155 to Fury's 220.
Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 3 by the RING at heavyweight.
Tyson Fury is currently ranked number 1 by the RING in the 201lb division.
Joshua vs Fury form
Joshua has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he defeated Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
He had beat Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.
Fury remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Derek Chisora on 3rd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Dillian Whyte on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Deontay Wilder on 9th October 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.
Before that, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had won against Otto Wallin on 14th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua last fought 7 months and 23 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing was 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
Fury's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Joshua vs Fury?
Tyson Fury is currently 1/5 (-500) to win the fight outright, while you can get 7/2 (+350) on Anthony Joshua if you fancy the big upset.
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