The respective performances of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury over the weekend has changed some public opinion of the fight, and heavyweight fan-favourite Dave Allen has shared his updated forecast ahead of the ‘Battle of Britain’.
Fury and Joshua have been linked to one another for the best part of a decade, with their paralleled careers and timelines leaving fans desperate to see the two-time heavyweight world champions finally square off.
Although, both men underwhelmed over the weekend, with Fury looking slow as he took seven rounds to halt Mariusz Wach, whilst Joshua was dropped twice by Kristian Prenga, before knocking the Albanian out in round two.
On his YouTube channel, Allen maintained that ‘AJ’ is still capable of stopping Fury, with the declining legs of ‘The Gypsy King’ potentially providing him with the opportunity to dispatch of his old foe.
“If Joshua hits him I think that he will knock him out, especially at nearly 40, after all the hard fights that he [Fury] has had. That result wouldn’t surprise me in any way, AJ knocking out Fury, I wouldn’t be surprised because Fury has slowed down a little bit.
“He might have slowed down enough for AJ to lay one on him, which I don’t think he would have, years ago.”
However, Allen admitted that he still favours Fury in the fight due to the lack of punch resistance shown by Joshua on Saturday night.
“If I were to have one horse in the race, I think that Fury is the safer pick out of the two. I think that he has more durability left and I think that what he does, and what he is good at, lasts longer.
“I think that Fury is nearer to the best [version of] Fury, than Joshua is to the best Joshua. I think that Joshua has slid further away from his best than Fury has, that is all it comes down to. I think that Fury has more left and I think that Fury will win.
“I used to think that Fury would win on points, I always had him winning on points but now, the punch resistance [of Joshua] has really worried me. I watched it and I was a bit worried by it, his confidence didn’t look the same and these are all understandable things.
“I am going to go for Fury stoppage because he has got more left.”
Fury vs. Joshua is expected to go ahead in November at Madison Square Garden, New York City, with fans now hopeful that the long-awaited fight announcement is around the corner.
