TYSON FURY thinks a clash with Anthony Joshua would be the ‘easiest fight’ for him, according to his amateur coach Steve Egan.
Egan started training Fury in 2002 when the now undefeated lineal heavyweight champion was 14 and saw him develop into one of the most dominant fighters in boxing history.
Tyson Fury thinks a fight with Anthony Joshua would be his easiest ever, says his ex-coachCredit: PAAnthony Joshua is ‘scared to death’ of Tyson Fury, according to Steve EganCredit: GettySteve Egan trained Tyson Fury as an amateur in ManchesterCredit: Dom McGuinness/talkSPORT
The Gypsy King’s first trainer hopes the 33-year-old champ will ultimately have an all-British battle with Joshua, who he claims is ‘scared to death’ of his former protege.
Egan, who runs the famous Egan’s Boxing Academy in Manchester, told SunSport: “Well, I hope that happens. It’s an easy fight for Tyson. Joshua is not in his league, I think he’s scared to death. He lost a lot after he lost to Ruiz.
“It will be a big fight, biggest fight in British history I think. Joshua has a lack of movement, and I don’t think he’s got a good chin. He has ducked Tyson in the past, you know.
“Eddie Hearn is a very clever man he doesn’t want him anywhere near Tyson. And I don’t blame him, he knows he’d get beat, and that [would] be the end of him then.
“Hopefully the fight will happen. I want to see it and everyone else does. There’s a lot of people out there who think that Joshua can beat Tyson, they must be out of their minds because there’s not a chance.
“Unless Tyson rolls in and runs into him in round one and Joshua catches him on the chin. But then again Tyson will get up anyway as he has in the past.
“We spoke about Joshua [a] lot. Tyson said, ‘It’s the easiest fight there out for me’. He said to me, ‘You know what, Steve, he’s made for me, big strong, come forward – he’s made for me’. He liked winding him up, have a laugh and giggle.
“They’re both high-profile sportsman, top of the game, and Tyson likes having a banter here and there. Life is too short you’ve got to have a laugh. Tyson loves to have a laugh.
“Tyson will absolutely box his head off, and stop Joshua. Like I said, there are still people out there who feel Joshua’s great. You know what, he’s done well, he’s done well with himself and Eddie Hearn has done a fantastic job with him.
“Eddie Hearn knows it so he won’t have him anywhere near Tyson Fury. That’s why it’s got to be ‘end of career’ fight for Joshua because otherwise he’s finished if he gets beat by Tyson before that.”
Egan with old pictures of Fury from his teenage daysCredit: Dom McGuinness/talkSPORTTyson Fury would also beat Oleksandr Usyk, claims his amateur coach Steve EganCredit: PAAnthony Joshua looks set for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in the near futureCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
Egan is also confident Fury would beat fellow undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, who looks set for a rematch with Joshua.
The boxing coach, though, refuses to rule out the Mancunian’s next opponent Dillian Whyte even though he feels the Gypsy King betters him in every way.
Egan added: “Yes, it will be a good fight. Again, I think Tyson beats Usyk. He’s too big for him, Usyk’s got great movement but so has Tyson . I feel Tyson can draw him in, Usyk is a very good boxer, of course he is. But I think the size wins it.
“Dillian Whyte, you can’t say that, you can’t say it’s a walk in the park fight. You can’t go in thinking that. I think he’ll beat him just like I think he’ll beat Usyk, but no fighter in heavyweight is a walk in the park. It takes one punch on the chin. I don’t think Dillian’s got the IQ to beat Tyson.
“It’s a good earner for him, but he’s not good enough to beat Tyson. Tyson will knock his head off. His spirit, his heart, his will, his world-class jab, and his movement, his footwork, everything, Tyson is a complete package.”
