Tyson Fury has stated that he expects to fight Anthony Joshua next if the Brit comes through his showdown with Andy Ruiz Jr and Deontay Wilder loses to Luis Ortiz.
The Gypsy King is currently embarking on a fresh challenge in the WWE, but is planning to return to boxing after taking part in their Crown Jewel event next week.
It is thought Fury will face Wilder in February, after both heavyweights agreed to a rematch. However that could all depend on the outcome of Joshua’s own rematch with Mexican Ruiz Jr, who beat him in a shock upset back in June.
Speaking of that fight, Fury said: “They [Joshua and Ruiz Jr] both have lost a bit of weight. It will be a fantastic fight like the last one. I hope so. It makes a massive fight for me and him. If he [Joshua] doesn’t [win], I will have to go and beat up Andy Ruiz Jr. If he wins and Wilder loses, that is on. 100 percent. February or March. It depends on how tough a fight he has in December. If it is a really tough fight, it is more likely to be March or April.”
Wilder himself has suggested he would be open to a unification fight with Joshua in his next bout instead of facing Fury, providing the former emerges from the clash with Ruiz Jr as champion. He squares off with Ortiz for the second time on November 23 – but Fury has warned him not to underestimate his opponent.
“He [Wilder] might get knocked out in his fight,” Fury said. “When one door closes, another one opens. If he gets beat he gets beat and I would fight the guy who beats him, if there isn’t an immediate rematch. If he gets beat, there is definitely a delay on the Fury-Wilder rematch. I am ready to go. I am fit, I am healthy.”
First up for Fury is the WWE Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia on October 31 however, where he will face ‘Monster Among Men’ Braun Strowman. Concerns have been raised about the possibility of Fury picking up an injury that could affect his next boxing bout. The 31-year-old suffered a gruesome eye injury in his last contest with Swede Otto Wallin, but Fury played down suggestions it could be a problem in future bouts.
“It is going well and healing up well,” Fury added. “The surgery was fantastic. I am told it is improving one percent per day, so in 100 days I will be ready for combat. It is not very concerning. I could break my ankle falling off a curb. You can get injured doing many things. My wife could hit me with a handbag and cut me more. What is the worst that can happen? I get cut again? Cuts don’t faze me. When something like that happens, I go all out on the attack and that makes it more exciting.”
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