‘The ball is in his court’: Anthony Joshua wants Tyson Fury next after dominating comeback win over Jermain Franklin

Anthony Joshua claimed the all-important victory last Saturday after beating Jermaine Franklin by unanimous decision. After the fight, when it came to his future in boxing and who he wants to face if he stays in the game, Joshua asked for some support from the 20,000 or so people in the arena. The crowd, as expected, began chanting Tyson Fury’s name loudly.

Joshua responded to the crowd’s appeal: “British boxing it’s an amazing thing and quite frankly I appreciate every single one of you, no banter. I appreciate each of you very much. I wish I could come over and talk to each of you guys… You know me, I’m trying to cater for the fans, so whatever the fans want, who the fans want, they said Fury?”

The former heavyweight champion added that the future of the fight is in the hands of the “Gypsy Kings”. “Well, the ball is in his court. I would be 100 percent honored to fight for the WBC World Heavyweight Championship. I’m standing here and saying that proudly, it would be an honor for me. So wherever you are, if you’re listening, you know my management, you know my promoter, we’ve had a dialogue before so hopefully let’s get this done sooner or later. Joshua further added: “We’re not getting any younger! I can’t wait to get back to Texas and move on and move on because there’s a bigger fight ahead. I can’t wait for the next big fight.”

Is Tyson Fury interested in fighting Anthony Joshua?

Although Fury has yet to officially respond to Joshua’s call, Tyson Fury recently suffered a setback when his mega fight with Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk was called off after several failed attempts at negotiation. Over the years, “The Gypsy King” has spoken about retirement numerous times, but has never really said goodbye to the sport. According to different SourcesFury is not yet thinking of retiring and may face Derek Chisora ​​or former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

With a wide range of opponents to choose from, it would be really interesting to see what Fury will do next after achieving everything he has in the sport.