Zhang: Fury vs. Joshua “Means Nothing” Now

Zhilei Zhang says a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua “doesn’t mean much” at this stage in their careers. It’s like, who cares? These guys are just fighting for cash in a fight without meaning. If Turki Al-Sheikh wanted to be tough, he would make Fury and Joshua earn their dough by first walking over a bed of hot coals and looking at Martin Bakole.

Zhang notes that the two British heavyweights talked about fighting years ago when they both held world titles, but now that they don’t, they still do. He sees Joshua-Fury as a fight that will only prove who is ONE of the best heavyweights in the UK, not the best.

For the Joshua vs. Fury fights to prove who is the best British heavyweight, they must defeat Daniel Dubois, Moses Itauma and Fabio Wardley.

It is doubtful that any guy can beat those three young lions. Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) has already failed in his fight against Dubois and was knocked out in the fifth round on September 21 in front of a crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Not surprisingly, Fury has no desire to mix it up with Dubois. He knows his limitations.

The whole purpose behind Fury vs Joshua is for cash. That’s it—just the dough. Neither guy needs the extra money, but they won’t turn it down.

Meaningless struggle

“Usyk is absolutely undisputed, and I think he gave a much better performance than in the first fight. I had it one sided. I think he is the king of the heavyweight division,” said Zhilei Zhang Second salttalking about Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Tyson Fury last week.

“I don’t think that fight means much in terms of belts and championships because that fight has been talked about for years,” Zhang said of a fight between Fury and Anthony Joshua. “When both of those two belts were held, it was talked about. Now, neither of them have belts and they’re still talking about it.

“I think it’s a good way to see who is one of the best heavyweights in the UK, but other than that, I don’t see any meaning to that fight other than bullshit,” Zhang said.

It’s not that Fury and Joshua are both washed up at this stage of their careers. They were just never as good as their fans thought they were. Neither of them beat established fighters like Martin Bakole or Daniel Dubois during their careers.

AJ and the Gypsy King took advantage of the weak opposition that was there and were cautiously matched by their promoters.

It would be better if Fury and Joshua beat someone first before they meet in their ‘Battle of Britain’ match in 2025, but they probably won’t bother. Their confidence levels must be at an all-time low, and they won’t want to take the chance of losing to someone else. Joshua has had a whole pack of rebuilding fights, and it hasn’t helped. Fury hasn’t beaten a talented fighter in years.