Derek Chisora has predicted that Anthony Joshua will knock out Tyson Fury inside four rounds when the two Britons finally meet, accusing Fury of jealousy over Joshua’s greater commercial pull ahead of their all-British heavyweight showdown, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Chisora, who has faced Fury three times and has consistently backed Joshua in the rivalry, told Sun Sport that he expects a swift and decisive finish when the pair eventually share a ring, most likely in November.
“Tyson can say whatever he wants to say, but he is going to talk so much crap. ‘AJ’ is having a warm-up fight, he has been through a lot. It is in Saudi because the war is done, so we are going to Saudi now for Riyadh Season,” Chisora said.
“The problem with Tyson is that he is jealous, because ‘AJ’ will do more numbers, more viewers, than he did in his fight on Netflix. This is simple maths. He’s going to come in there and talk crap, he can talk so much crap, but at the end of the day, I say this now — Tyson and AJ? AJ will knock him out in four rounds.”
Joshua headlines a Riyadh card on July 25 against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga, his first fight against a recognized boxer since 2023 if one sets aside his stoppage of YouTube personality Jake Paul in December 2025.
Fury, who returned to winning ways in April with a points victory over Russian powerhouse Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, is also expected to take a warm-up fight in August before the Joshua showdown.
Both fighters need to come through their respective tune-up bouts for the blockbuster clash to proceed, with promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren both stating the fight will be called off if either man suffers a defeat before hand.
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