Oleksandr Usyk predicts who would win between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua - after beating both British heavyweights TWICE
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Oleksandr Usyk has stuck his neck on the line with a prediction for who would win in a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. It is the fight that many British fans want to see and with the prospect of a trilogy clash between Fury and the Ukrainian now evaporated, it looks more likely.
![[The Cat defeated Fury for the second time thus year on points on Saturday night in Riyadh]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/07/93418155-0-image-a-2_1734940651820.jpg)
Usyk beat the Gypsy King 116-112 on all three judges' scorecards on Saturday night to claim his second win of the year over him and retain his WBC, WBO, and WBA heavyweight titles. And he speaks from a place of authority having also dispatched Joshua twice, beating the Brit on points in 2021 and 2022.
![[A fight between the Gypsy King and Anthony Joshua has long been in the works]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/07/93418169-0-image-a-3_1734940684576.jpg)
A domestic dust-up has been mooted for the best part of a decade, ever since Fury first became champion when he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. But the stars have not aligned thus far with both Fury and AJ reaching the twilight of their careers.
![[Fury did not give away much about his future after the fight, but a source told the Sun that he is not finished]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/08/93418203-0-image-a-4_1734940835992.jpg)
Usyk was asked two questions by Boxing King Media: Who was a harder overall opponent, and who would be the favourite between the two if they thought. Oleksandr Usyk has predicted the winner if Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua faced each other. The Cat defeated Fury for the second time thus year on points on Saturday night in Riyadh.
![[Frank Warren called the prospect of a showdown between Fury and AJ a 'mega fight']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/08/93418211-0-image-a-5_1734940873273.jpg)
A fight between the Gypsy King and Anthony Joshua has long been in the works. The Cat said that Fury had been the more difficult opponent across 24 rounds, but believes AJ would win on on 'maybe points'. We could find out in 2025, with Wembley Stadium beckoning for what remains arguably the biggest commercial fight in world boxing.
![[Fury put up a brave effort but was outpointed for the second time in seven months]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/08/93393301-0-Fury_put_up_a_brave_effort_but_was_outpointed_for_the_second_tim-a-6_1734940938775.jpg)
