Amir Khan has offered his take on a “mega fight” between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, which could finally come to fruition later this year.
The pair went toe-to-toe in a verbal exchange on Saturday, shortly after Fury marked his return with a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Their heavyweight clash took place at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where ‘The Gypsy King’ ended his near 16-month layoff by claiming scores of 119-109 and 120-108, twice.
While not producing his most accomplished performance, Fury nonetheless fiddled his way through 12 rounds against Makhmudov, who was coming off a convincing points victory over Dave Allen in October.
The real story of the night, however, occurred when the 37-year-old delivered a WWE-style call-out to Joshua, who was minding his own business at ringside.
Uninterested in entering the ring for a face-off, AJ instead reminded his rival of the sparring session they shared over 15 years ago, when Fury admitted to almost being knocked out.
Since then, the two-time world champions have become the leading British heavyweights of their generation, but regrettably never faced each other in their primes.
Hoping to see the pair finally lock horns, Khan has given a slight edge to Fury but remains open to be proven wrong.
Speaking with Seconds Out, Khan highlighted the tragic car crash in which Joshua was involved in December, when two of his closest friends lost their lives.
“I still think Tyson could take it, but AJ is looking strong [in the gym]. I wanna see how AJ’s gonna be coming back now
“Obviously he’s gone through a lot, with the loss of his friends, but I’m sure it would be a mega fight [with Fury]. What a massive fight that would be.”
Joshua has not fought since his sixth-round finish over Jake Paul in December, while his last meaningful outing saw him suffer a fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.