Former undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has been urged to make his return to boxing on residence soil subsequent by former world heavyweight titleholder, Lennox Lewis — who believes himself and fellow ex-champion, Anthony Joshua can nonetheless meet in London within the “greatest combat in historical past.
Fury, a former undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, succumbed to his second consecutive defeat in a single day in Riyadh, dropping a back-and-forth unanimous choice (116-112, 116-112, 116-112) loss to former undisputed world heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk.
The outing marked Morecambe native,Tyson Fury’s first matchup within the ring since earlier this yr in Could, by which he was virtually stopped in a ninth spherical technical knockout en path to a cut up judging loss to Ukrainian fan-favorite, Usyk.
Tyson Fury urged to hunt out grudge matchup with Anthony Joshua subsequent
And off the again of final evening’s loss — by which Brit veteran, Tyson Fury claimed Usyk was “gifted” a win by the judges forward of the Christmas holidays, the 36-year-old was urged to nonetheless search out a long-drawn out grudge combat with compatriot, Joshua.
“It was a superb combat,” Lennox Lewis informed TNT Sports activities reporter, Carloline Pearce. “I’d’ve appreciated to see Tyson (Fury) a bit bit extra aggressive and go at (Oleksandr) Usyk a bit extra. As a result of he gained the primary combat, so it’s as much as Tyson to go after him and ensure he wins the second combat.
“I didn’t hear the scoring. By way of the winner, sure [they got it right],” Lennox Lewis defined. “He’ll really feel he possibly gained the combat. I don’t know as a result of I felt like he might’ve accomplished extra work. You recognize, Usyk was hitting him to the physique a few occasions, getting these free pictures, and people are scoring factors, so I suppose that’s what the judges have been . He (Fury) goes to London for the most important combat in historical past. Possibly [against] Anthony Joshua.”
