Anthony Joshua has praised Tyson Fury on his knockout victory over Deontay Wilder as the 32-year-old commented on this month’s WBC title fight for the first time.
Fury retained his heavyweight crown with an 11th-round knockout of Wilder in the pair’s trilogy bout in Nevada on October 9.
It came just a fortnight after Joshua lost his belts to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Joshua’s defeat put an end to hopes of a unification bout against Fury in the near future but he has congratulated his fellow Brit and pointed out the impact of the Wythenshawe-born fighter’s experienced trainer Sugar Hill Steward. “Fury done really well for a man in his first title defence as a champion,” Joshua told IFL TV. “It shows just
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