When is Joshua vs Fury?

Anthony Joshua could potentially square off against Tyson Fury in Autumn/Fall 2023 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 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 22 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 92% knock out percentage over Fury's 73%.

Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 1 year, 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 7 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 84 less professional rounds, 136 to Fury's 220.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, 5 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 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had beat Andy Ruiz Jr on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

He had lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on 1st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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, Tyson Fury has been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing was 3 months and 20 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 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 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 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 1/4 (-400) to win the fight outright, while you can get 11/4 (+280) on Anthony Joshua if you fancy the upset.

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