TYSON FURY’s former trainer Ben Davison was full of praise for Anthony Joshua after his win over Kubrat Pulev.
The British heavyweight champ knocked out the Bulgarian pretender in the 9th round at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.
Ben Davison was full of praise for Anthony Joshua after his win against Kubrat PulevCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And Davison, who worked with the Gypsy King for two years from 2017-2019, said he was impressed by AJ’s versatility during the fight.
However, he doesn’t think that Joshua will have enough in his arsenal to defeat Fury in their blockbuster bout set for 2021.
“I’ve always ranked Joshua that little bit lower than the rest of the competitors because he was a little bit one-dimensional,” Davison told iFL TV.
“Now he’s starting to show versatility. That’s fantastic, and it’s great that he’s working on that. But Tyson’s extremely versatile and comfortable being versatile.
“He’s comfortably pressing the action and keeping it long. He’s comfortable pressing the action and making it short. He’s comfortable orthodox and southpaw.
“That’s a really hard thing to overcome because if something’s working for Joshua then Tyson can take that away.
“There will be moments in the fight where adjustments have to be made, and that’s why it’s become more of an intriguing fight now.
“There are layers to Anthony Joshua now that there weren’t before. I just think Tyson is more versatile and his non-punching activity rate is through the roof.
“He’s constantly got the opponent having to be aware and being reactive.”
Joshua has added more layers to his fighting style, Davison saysCredit: Reuters
The Gypsy King’s uncle and former trainer Peter Fury has also talked up Joshua ahead of the projected Battle of Britain that could be worth £100million to both fighters.
Speaking ringside after his son Hughie beat Mariusz Wach on the AJ vs Kubrat Pulev undercard, Fury said: “Be a great fight.
“Both up for it, aren’t they. So it’ll be a great fight if it happens. Both have different styles though, Tyson is a totally different style to Pulev.
“It would be a great fight. Those shots [AJ landed tonight] wouldn’t be landing on Tyson so clean. He’s an exceptional talent but if AJ can land, anyone is going down.
“But the same for Tyson – he’s a puncher as well. So it works both ways. It’s a pick’em fight to be honest.”
Tyson Fury’s former trainer Ben Davison compares training Fury and Mike Tyson
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
