TYSON FURY revealed watching Anthony Joshua get knocked out by Daniel Dubois left him “sad” and “depressed”.
Fury was in line for a stunning two-fight deal with AJ next year until Joshua was brutally beaten in five rounds by Dubois in September.
The Gypsy King was ringside at Wembley to watch his arch rival go down FOUR times – leaving him sympathetic for Joshua.
Fury told Sky News: “I feel sorry for him at the minute because he’s obviously been cleaned out in his last fight, colded out in five rounds, sparked, so he’s going to have to do that again, or not, and then decide his future.
“After every loss I’ve felt a little bit down and deflated because when an adversary loses and it’s not to you, you do feel down and depressed about it.
“I felt sad for him. I was probably the only person at ringside who was sad. It was sad to see a worthy opponent lose his crown.”
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Dubois, 27, was elevated to from interim IBF champion to the full version after Oleksandr Usyk, 37, vacated the belt.
Usyk did so to proceed with his December 21 rematch with Fury, 36, following victory in May.
Joshua, 35, was expected to rematch Dubois with February in Saudi Arabia already a pencilled in date.
But promoter Eddie Hearn recently admitted the five-month turnaround could be too quick for AJ.
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And Hearn also revealed with Joshua eyeing a May return they could sit and await the result of Fury’s rematch with Usyk.
Fury himself is also ready to fight Joshua despite the crushing loss to Dubois earlier in the year.
He said: “Yeah, I’d still fight him. Whether he’s got five losses, 10 losses or 20 losses, it’s not important.
“At this stage of our careers, it’s about having good fights and putting good fights on for the paying customer and I still think it would be an entertaining and interesting fight for the paying punter.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
