ANTHONY JOSHUA will leap in and fight Saturday night’s undisputed winner – if Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk’s opener is a one-man show.
The 35-year-old WBC Gypsy King and Ukraine’s 37-year-old WBA, IBF and WBO champ already have a big-money rerun pencilled in for this winter.
But AJ trainer Ben Davison, 31 – who trained Fury for almost three years – reckons a one-sided beatdown opens the door for 34-year-old Joshua to swoop in for another world title crack.
The London 2012 legend has been in Riyadh all week training and will commentate on this iconic clash between his domestic rival and two-time conqueror.
And Davison – who has now had the reins for two convincing wins – reckons he can really gatecrash the party if one of the current champs disappoints in Saudi.
The Harlow coach told SunSport: “Maybe I am looking at it with an Anthony Joshua hat on.
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“But if this is a one-sided fight, either way, I think the fans will demand Anthony Joshua fights the winner.
“If Fury wins, then the AJ fight is the biggest fight in British boxing history – I don’t even think it is up for debate.
“You couldn’t even put a label on what that fight would mean for British boxing, from grassroots to football stadiums.
“And if Usyk wins, I am very passionate about having the opportunity to put those two defeats right.”
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Britain’s last undisputed ruler Lennox Lewis reckons Davison’s time spent in the minds and careers of both Brits could play an integral part in any potential mega fight.
When SunSport suggests Fury could look across the ring and see AJ and his old mentor as the ultimate threat, or Rejects United, he plays down his part in the perfectly-poised rivalry.
He said: “I understand the sentiment. But the reality is I was 24 years old when I was training Tyson.
“I am now 31 and have developed as a trainer.
“I am sure Tyson has developed as a fighter and AJ is changing and improving as a fighter, so the situation is very different.
“They’re two elite fighters so it will boil down to lots of different things deciding how the fight is won or lost. I don’t think I am that big of a factor.”
Despite bringing Fury back from the abyss, as a trainer and a friend and even in the Fury family home for months, Davison was harshly axed after the bloody, underwhelming 2019 Otto Wallin win.
In impressive fashion, for a sport plagued by trash talk and gossip, neither man has ever publicly slated the other.
And Davison will rightly look back on his part of Fury’s odyssey with pride, if he completes the division for the first time in 25 years.
He said about a Fury win: “It would be great to look back on it and think I played a small part in it.
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“But what I have done in terms of his whole life and getting to this point, it’s minor.
“There will always be those positive memories and there’s never been a bad word between us and I always wish him all the best.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
