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A BOXING simulation video game showed how a dream match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would go down in real life.And it seems like Joshua’s misery would be extended if he agreed to step inside the ring against Fury for a highly-anticipated matchup.
A simulation video game showed how a match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would go
Tyson Fury has challenged Anthony Joshua to a “Battle of Britain” dream matchCredit: Getty
Anthony Joshua hinted that he would be keen to fight Tyson Fury in DecemberCredit: Getty
The Gypsy King was looking to fight Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed title showdown but it seems like the Ukrainian star won’t be in action for the rest of the year.
The 34-year-old turned his attention to Joshua, who lost to Usyk for the second time last month, and challenged him to a “Battle of Britain” with a contract already sent his way.

AJ responded to the undefeated star on social media and hinted he would be keen for a fight in December.
Meanwhile, a clip has surfaced on YouTube from “Fight Night Champion Simulation” amid the ongoing hype showing the two heavyweights fight in a simulation bout.
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And it seems like Fury would extend his undefeated streak with a devastating knockout punch in the fifth round, based on the game’s outcome.
The first two rounds showed each man trying to figure each other out.
But Joshua would land the better punches in the first three rounds and would be ahead in the scorecards by scoring 10s, compared to Fury’s 9s.
AJ would be on top by the fourth round but that is where the tide would turn with the Gypsy King’s offence getting the best of his opponent.
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By round five, Fury would start wrapping things up with a knockdown that would see Joshua getting up in the count of five.
But then the star heavyweight would put his rival away with a devastating left-hand uppercut that would send him back to the canvas for the final count. More

TYSON FURY and Anthony Joshua on a collision course for a shock winter Battle of Britain.WBC heavyweight king Fury has offered his long-time rival a crack at the prestigious green belt – much to the surprise of many.
Tyson Fury could defend his WBC heavyweight title against Anthony Joshua later this yearCredit: Reuters
Fury called out Joshua on Instagram earlier this weekCredit: INSTAGRAN@TYSONFURY
Joshua accepted the WBC heavyweight champion’s call-outCredit: Getty
And the Wythenshawe warrior has tabled an offer to AJ’s team that includes a whopping 35 per cent split of the lucrative purse on offer.
Fury and Joshua were set to do battle last year after agreeing a stunning two-fight deal in March 2020.

But Deontay Wilder scuppered the undisputed bout when he won his arbitration for a trilogy fight with Fury.
Despite being worlds apart in terms of personality, Fury and Joshua do have some things in common.
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Three mutual opponents, to be exact.
The pair have both shared the ring with journeyman Kevin Johnson, British battering ram Dillian Whyte and former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
But how did they get on against the trio?
Well, SunSport is on hand to detail the duo’s wins over their mutual opponents.
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Kevin Johnson
Gypsy King Fury was the first to lock horns with American veteran Johnson, facing the now 42-year-old in Belfast ten years ago.
The undefeated Fury was tipped to put on a star showing but failed to deliver, although he did box his way to a unanimous decision victory.
The judges scored the bout 119–110, 119–108 and 119–108 in favour of Fury.
Joshua would do battle with Johnson nearly three years later in what would be his third outing at The O2 Arena.
The fight, however, didn’t last long as he dismantled him in two rounds to score a TKO victory and retain the WBC International heavyweight title.
Tyson Fury defeated Kevin Johnson via unanimous decisionCredit: PA
Anthony Joshua demolished the American in two roundsCredit: REUTERS
Dillian Whyte
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua faced Whyte in a rematch just a matter of months after demolishing Johnson.
The fight provided AJ with the chance to avenge his amateur defeat to the Brixton Body Snatcher.
And he did so with a vicious seventh-round KO following a thrilling back-and-forth affair.
Fury, meanwhile, would get his hands on his former sparring partner nearly seven years later in front of a sold-out crowd at Wembley.
And he’d finish Whyte in a similar fashion to AJ, knocking him out with a brutal uppercut in the sixth stanza.
AJ knocked out Dillian Whyte in their 2015 grudge matchCredit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD
Fury retained his WBC strap against Whyte with a brutal uppercut in AprilCredit: AFP
Wladimir Klitschko
Fury’s breakout performance came in his November 2015 clash with then unified heavyweight champ Klitschko, who he faced on enemy territory in Germany.
And he defied the odds with an awkward and unorthodox approach to frustrate and stifle the dominant champion and claim the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles via unanimous decision.
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Joshua would face Klitschko 17 months later in a war for the ages at Wembley, which catapulted him into global superstardom.
AJ survived a sixth-round knockdown and excessive fatigue to stop the beloved Klitschko in the 11th and claim the vacant WBA and IBO heavyweight titles.
Tyson Fury dethroned Wladmir Klitschko in November 2015Credit: Reuters
Anthony Joshua would knock out the former champion 17 months laterCredit: GETTY
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TYSON FURY has offered Anthony Joshua 40 PER CENT of the fight purse to seal a historic Battle of Britain.Undefeated WBC champion Fury has thrown the former WBA, IBF and WBO titleholder a bone with the offer of a winter clash.
Tyson Fury has offered Anthony Joshua a world title lifelineCredit: GETTY
The Gypsy King called out the former champion on Twitter on MondayCredit: Tyson Fury Twitter
Joshua publicly accepted the WBC heavyweight champ’s call outCredit: Getty
AJ is set to receive a 40 per cent split of the purseCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
A showdown under the roof at Cardiff’s Principality stadium in mid-late December might have made sense, especially if the pair could do record-breaking pay-per-view numbers.
But 34-year-old Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has now revealed the fight offer they have made is for a November showdown, giving AJ little more than two months to recover from his August 20 loss to Oleksandr Usyk and prepare for the biggest fight in British boxing history.
Warren told talkSPORT: “This is a voluntary defence and AJ has been a world champion so there should be no problem in making the fight.
“I think the terms we are sending are very fair.
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“We are being very fair, if they want to publicise the offer everyone will be very shocked.”
AJ is set to receive a 40 per cent split of what will be the biggest purse in the history of British boxing.
That’s 10 per cent more than he would’ve got if he was a mandatory challenger or ranked in the WBC’s top-15.
Joshua isn’t ranked by the WBC, so Fury will have to cherry-pick him, with special permission from the Mexican sanctioning body, to make the long-awaited domestic dust-up happen.
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Dillian Whyte was beaten by Fury in April but he had already been roughed up in the courtroom after losing his fight for more than a harsh 20 per cent cut of their 94,000 Wembley sell-out.
The Body Snatcher had been the WBC’s silver, diamond and interim champion and was the mandatory challenger.
Yet he was forced to accept just a slither of a slice of the tickets and PPV pie.
AJ, however, is looking at a significantly better purse than his old rival – despite being on a two-fight losing streak.

The Watford warrior’s undoubted status as a boxing superstar and his two-time reign as WBA, IBF and WBO king would smooth the path for him to get the fight.
Joshua would’ve faced an uphill battle to receive more than a 20 per cent cut of the purse had Team Fury not been so generous.
The WBC rule books states:
Champions shall defend their titles, either in a voluntary or mandatory defense, against a challenger (each, a “Qualified Challenger”) in one of the following categories:
(a) any of the top ten rated contenders; or
(b) with the approval of or ratification by a majority of the Board of Governors,
i. any boxer rated 11 to 15;
 ii. a champion or a highly-rated boxer of another weight division;
How Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua stack up ahead of their proposed showdownCredit: SUNSPORT
iii. another WBC champion, such as a WBC Diamond or Silver Champion,
Champion Emeritus, or Champion in Recess;
 iv. a former world champion or other elite challenger;
 v. a champion of another boxing organization recognized by the WBC; or
 (c) under special circumstances and with the approval of or ratification by two-third
(2/3rd) of the Board of Governors, a contender not otherwise listed in one or more of the above categories.
3.4 Voluntary Defenses. In order to fulfill their requirement to defend the title regularly in a timely manner, champions shall propose voluntary defenses against Qualified Challengers as defined above.
No bout shall qualify as a voluntary defense other than as permitted by the WBC in accordance with these Rules & Regulations or any WBC rulings.
In terms of finances, the handbook goes on to outline how AJ is facing a fight to get a decent deal.
2.17 Division of Proceeds in a Purse Offer. The net purse shall be divided as follows:
(a) 70% for the champion and 30% for the challenger in title bouts; and
(b) 50% to each contender in the case of vacant titles or elimination bouts;  
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The WBC Board of Governors, may by a majority vote, authorize a modification of the division of purse offer proceeds between boxers in a purse offer in unusual or special cases, such as consideration of outstanding marketing value of one of the boxers, as the WBC shall determine in its sole discretion.
The modification of the split shall be limited to 60-40% and 55-45%, except in the most exceptional circumstances, in which the split may be modified to 50-50%.
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PRINCE NASEEM HAMED believes Tyson Fury will make light work of Anthony Joshua when the two heavyweights clash in a blockbuster British bout.Fury and Joshua seemingly agreed a Battle of Britain showdown in December completely out of the blue this week.
Tyson Fury would be too good for Anthony Joshua, claims Prince Naseem Hamed
Fury -was expected to chase a bout with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk is the undefeated WBA, IBF and WBO champion after beating AJ in their rematch in Saudi Arabia, but wants to rest and spend time with family.
And Fury called out AJ on Monday, to which Joshua responded.
The mischievous Gypsy King teased AJ by posting on social media: “I’d like to give you an opportunity to fight for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.”
And the Watford hero tweeted in reply: “Yeah calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if you’re really about it, shout.  I’ll be ready in December.”
Fury can cherry pick any of the WBC’s top 15 contenders. And he told Joshua: “You’re coming off a 12-round fight, so you’re match-fit.
“I’m giving you a few months’ notice. So, if you’re interested, I’ll send you the date over and we can rumble.
“A Battle of Britain for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
“Let me know if you’re interested. If not, I will select another opponent.”
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Fury won the WBC crown off Deontay Wilder in devastating style, and went on to beat him again in their trilogy clash.
Now, Fury and AJ are set to square off in one of the biggest fights in British boxing history.
Speaking in an episode of Frank Warren’s Heavyweight Podcast last year, Hamed is of the opinion that it’ll be an easy nights work for the Gypsy King.
He said: “What he [Fury] has done has been phenomenal.
“I am looking forward to Tyson vs Joshua and I do believe that Tyson is too fast and too slick.
“I think that’s maybe an easier fight than the Wilder one – and the Wilder one was very easy.”
Tyson Fury is the WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight champCredit: Richard Pelham
Fury is also confident of blasting away AJ as he previously labelled the 2012 Olympic gold medallist as a “big cuddly baby” who poses no threat to him.
He commented: “One hundred per cent Joshua’s not dangerous, at all, he’s like a big cuddly baby.
“Why would I be a believer in him when he got knocked spark out by Andy Ruiz?
“A last-minute replacement opponent, who turned up 300lbs or whatever, didn’t train, and Anthony Joshua couldn’t do any good with him in the rematch.
“He doesn’t have anything, he couldn’t hold a candle to the Gypsy King. “There’s only one heavyweight out there, there’s only one undefeated world champion.
“They’ve all fallen by the wayside. The fellow that hasn’t been beat has knocked them out.
“I’m the only one, me the Gypsy King – the unbeatable, untouchable, unbreakable champion.” More