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October 2, 2018 – Kiev, Ukraine – Ex Heavyweight Boxing champion Lennox Lewis gestures during an authographs signing event on the 56th WBC ( World Boxing Council ) Convention in Kiev, Ukraine, 02 October, 2018. The 56th WBC Convention takes place in Kiev from September 30 to October 05. The event participate of boxing legends Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Eric Morales, Alexander Usik, Vitali Klitschko and about 700 congress participants from 160 countries. 56th WBC Convention in Kiev PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY – ZUMAn230 20181002_zaa_n230_841 Copyright: xStrx
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October 2, 2018 – Kiev, Ukraine – Ex Heavyweight Boxing champion Lennox Lewis gestures during an authographs signing event on the 56th WBC ( World Boxing Council ) Convention in Kiev, Ukraine, 02 October, 2018. The 56th WBC Convention takes place in Kiev from September 30 to October 05. The event participate of boxing legends Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Eric Morales, Alexander Usik, Vitali Klitschko and about 700 congress participants from 160 countries. 56th WBC Convention in Kiev PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY – ZUMAn230 20181002_zaa_n230_841 Copyright: xStrx
Ahead of Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh declared that the winner of Ngannou vs. AJ would face the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury for the Undisputed title. Now that Joshua has defeated Ngannou with a stellar performance, provided Fury defeats Usyk on May 18th, ‘AJ’ vs. ‘The Gypsy King’ could come to fruition.
Meanwhile, Eddie Hearn is confident that Fury will win against Oleksandr Usyk. Therefore, Hearn feels Fury vs. Joshua was “close” and “everyone’s got a job to do first.” On that note, in his latest interview with DAZN boxing, Lennox Lewis offered his thoughts on the potential fight.
Lennox Lewis thinks Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is a 50-50 fight
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After the postponement of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, several people wondered if ‘The Gypsy King’ would hang his gloves. However, on February 7th Fury took to Instagram and disclosed a five-fight plan he had before retiring. According to Fury, apart from the two upcoming fights against Usyk and a rematch against Francis Ngannou, ‘The Gypsy King’ must face Anthony Joshua in the ring at least twice. In this regard, Lennox Lewis labeled Fury vs. Joshua as a big British fight.
Who would come out on top in a fight between @Tyson_Fury and @anthonyjoshua? 🤔
Another British icon, @LennoxLewis makes his pick 🔮 pic.twitter.com/0LRl2rToBp
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“I believe the fight between AJ and Tyson Fury is a big fight, is a British fight. And you know, you got a boxer against a puncher. And these fights are great fights to watch. Because who is your money on – the boxer or the puncher?” said Lennox Lewis.
“For the puncher, he has to wait for that perfect time to land that punch. For the boxer, he is always boxing. So, my thought is always on the boxer. But, you know the guy that can punch is there as well. So, it’s a 50-50,” Lewis concluded.
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While Lewis did not explicitly mention who he considered a puncher or a boxer between AJ and Fury, however, considering Joshua’s record of finishing early, one can assume Anthony to be the puncher in this discussion. With that said, do you think Joshua vs. Fury is a 50-50 fight? Who would you root for? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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