Best Rank president Todd DuBoef on prospect of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: “I’ve often stated that that is the fight. That fight is often there, and, to me, is the greatest heavyweight match in the planet, since of the personalities and the stories”
22:53, UK, Wednesday 29 March 2023
Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is the “greatest heavyweight match in the planet”, according to Best Rank president Todd DuBoef, who believes the fight could ultimately come about this year.
Joshua returns against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday evening at The O2 in London, with the British star admitting he can no longer claim to be the world’s finest heavyweight.
But victory more than the American could propel Joshua back towards a huge-name fight and DuBoef, who has a top function in Fury’s US promotional group, would welcome a blockbuster British battle in 2023.
“I’ve often stated that that is the fight,” DuBoef told Sky Sports.
“Each of them have terrific brands, large fanbases, and luckily each of them come from the UK, so it is excellent that your nation has been in a position to generate these remarkable prizefighters.
“That fight is often there, and, to me, is the greatest heavyweight match in the planet, since of the personalities and the stories.”
Fury’s future plans remains unclear immediately after talks for an undisputed planet title fight against Oleksandr Usyk collapsed this month.
“The aggravation is for all of us,” stated DuBoef. “All of us are frustrated, suitable?
“And I feel timing has been an situation with attempting to make this fight come about. I am not going to say never ever, but I feel we all want to see this unification, and we all have hope.
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DuBoef admits every person is frustrated the bout among Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is no longer taking place
“But there was a timeline that was set up, and it just got ahead of everyone and it became quite tight. Luckily, there is often hope and an chance since I feel each fighters truly know that this is what the sport desires, and what they want.
“So, motivation is there, timing was additional of the situation on this.”
But DuBoef insists Fury could nevertheless face Usyk and Joshua inside the subsequent nine months.
“That is the way we move,” he stated. “We move with immediacy, and we move attempting to figure out and get rationality to a circumstance.
“I feel we’ve often wanted this fight for Fury and Joshua, and we’ve wanted to see Fury and Usyk, and Tyson has wanted that, and the Warrens, and we’ve worked challenging in having this carried out.
“I would appreciate to see, and you have just laid out a terrific 2023 for the Fury side, if we could do Usyk and Joshua this year, it would be superb.”
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