Anthony Joshua Frustrated With Tyson Fury Boxing Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua is disappointed that Tyson Fury is boxing Francis Ngannou.
Joshua has been trying to secure a match with Fury for quite some time but it hasn’t come to fruition. Instead, Joshua is set to rematch Dillian Whyte while in October, Fury will box former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Although it will be a big fight between Fury and Ngannou, Joshua admits it is frustrating for the people in line waiting for a title shot.
“I’m not frustrated by that because I’ve been champion and I know my process and I’m on this rebuilding phase,” Joshua said. “But I can understand for people waiting in line it must be massively frustrating because to become champion for some people is the be-all and end-all. That’s all they want to do and then they can pack up.
“Obviously there would have been a rematch between Usyk and Fury but that could have all been done and dusted this year and the belts would have been broken up and people will have been able to get their opportunity,” Joshua continued. “I feel sorry for the people who want to know where they are going with their career. But Fury has to do what Fury has to do for him. I admire the guy for his confidence to do what’s right for him – he has an ‘eff it’ mentality. I think we all need a bit of that in today’s society.”
What also makes Anthony Joshua mad is the fact he didn’t have the choice but to fight his mandatory in Oleksandr Usyk. The Brit says he wishes he could’ve gotten an easier fight in Saudi Arabia for a ton of money without having to fight his mandatory.
“Usyk was my mandatory and I ended up losing to him. I would have loved to have gone to Saudi to compete with someone else and make a sh!t load of money and swerve my mandatory. I would still be champion if I could do that but I didn’t get that opportunity and I had to take it on the chin. But life isn’t always fair,” Joshua said.
“When all is said and done it will just be part of his legacy and I think we will all forget about it sooner or later,” Joshua concluded. “But if you want to hold him accountable then yes he should be fighting active fighters at this current time and he should wait until the end of his career, when he’s not champion anymore, to compete with MMA fighters.”
Ultimately, the hope for Anthony Joshua is he and Tyson Fury will end up sharing the ring together in 2024.
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