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World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua stopped short of saying that fellow champion Tyson Fury would be the next man he faces on ‘the road to undisputed’ after his ninth-round knockout of Kubrat Pulev.
The way to the undisputed
Joshua said he is taking things one fight at a time and is not thinking about what has been called “the road to the undisputed.”
The two-time triple belt champion confirmed his ambition is to unify the heavyweight belts and said that if that meant fighting Fury, then “Let it be Fury.”
Joshua dominated the fight against Pulev from Bulgaria, who was the IBF mandatory challenger. He punished Pulev at all times and his opponents tried to ignore the damage by hitting a wall in the ninth round.
The Brit unleashed a furious assault on Pulev with his money punch proving to be his uppercut, which he said was a tribute to Mike Tyson.
“I stuck to what I know best, looking at where I’m going to put my shots,” Joshua said in the ring. “When they are successful, they are successful. It’s less talking and more action. “
Watch: Anthony Joshua reacts to Kubrat Pulev’s KO
When asked after the fight, who he would fight next, Joshua said he would face whoever the fans wanted him to fight, and there was little doubt who he was.
“I fight for the fans,” Joshua said.
“I will fight who they want me to fight. You should ask them. “
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn was more explicit in saying that he would start working seriously to make the Fury fight happen in 2021.
“There has been a lot of talk over the years,” Hearn said. “As Joshua says, we need less conversation, more action. We will be nice and kind, we know what we have to do. Starting Monday, we will try to make Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury happen. It’s the biggest fight in British boxing history. “
While Joshua sidestepped the question of whether he really wants to fight Fury, the gypsy king He was quick to go to Twitter and declare his intention to fight and beat the holder of the other major belts.
“I want the fight, I want the fight next, I’ll knock him out in three rounds,” Fury tweeted.
Watch: Fury Calls Joshua
The road to the undisputed could be coming to an end and boxing fans will likely be treated to Joshua vs Fury in 2021.
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