Evander Holyfield
Anthony
Joshua must forget all about the idea of fighting Tyson Fury and
concentrate on a serious contest... that is according to former boxing
icon, Evander Holyfield.
American former professional boxer, Evander Holyfield, who reigned
as the undisputed champion in both the cruiser-weight and heavyweight
divisions, has advised Nigerian world heavyweight champion, Anthony
Joshua to avoid fighting Tyson Fury.
Joshua recently defeated Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley,
while Fury also beat the veteran in 2015, but Fury has not fought since
the shock win over Klitschko, though he has been attempting to goad
Joshua into a big money bout.
However, former world champion, Holyfield feels Joshua fighting Fury would be the wrong move. “Joshua
has to think about his image. He doesn’t need to be against someone
like Fury who jokes a lot and is seen in a different light,” Holyfield told the Sun on Sunday.
“Joshua has talked about becoming the first billionaire fighter
and if he is serious then he will need the big-name fights. And Fury
really isn’t one of those for Joshua.”
Holyfield also adviced 27-year-old Joshua, if he gets a rematch against the 41-year-old Klitschko. “It would be a bona fide rematch, but Joshua has to avoid starting to have an ego,” Holyfield added.
“He must avoid thinking ‘I don’t have to work as hard this time, I’ve proved I can beat him and I can do it again’.”
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