Boxing legend Mike Tyson once declared that Anthony Joshua would be the main attraction of heavyweight boxing after his knockout victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2017. However, this prediction did not come true, as over the years and the boxer’s fights did not meet his expectations. .

Joshua further cemented his impressive reputation by defeating Klitschko in 2017, later beating Joseph Parker and adding the WBO world title to his collection, which already included the IBF, IBO and WBA belts.

However, a shocking loss to Andy Ruiz Jr caused Joshua to relinquish those titles before he eventually regained them, only to lose them again to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021, reports mirror.

After failing to secure victory in his rematch with Usyk, Joshua took smaller fights in an attempt to regain his previous momentum – a trajectory that didn’t quite match Tyson’s previous predictions for the British athlete.

In 2017, when Joshua triumphed over Klitschko, Tyson firmly believed that Joshua was destined to remain a top heavyweight for many years to come.

Launching the Mike Tyson Academy franchise in Dubai, the veteran boxer said: “Now everything will be about Joshua and the heavyweights. That one fight changed boxing.”

Tyson also added: “Joshua is still a kid with 19 fights under his belt. It took me 28 fights to become world champion. But who cares, he’s a champion. The sky is the limit for him now and he is going to dominate the division and will make so much money if he keeps doing what he is doing.”

Joshua has 31 fights and only three defeats to his name. However, these were significant defeats that resulted in the loss of the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.

Ukrainian boxer Usyk proved to be Joshua’s nemesis, beating him twice and causing his performance to deteriorate.

After losing to Usyk for the second time in 2022 via split decision, Joshua bounced back with four wins over Jermaine Franklin Jr, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou.

Joshua has slowly but surely regained his place as one of the best heavyweights, but Tyson Fury and Usyk are overtaking him, with the pair ready to fight again after the Ukrainian won his fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown earlier this year.

AJ, who is next scheduled to fight either Daniel Dubois or Zhilei Zhang, will have to wait until next year at the earliest to have a chance to regain all of his titles, but he may get a chance to regain the IBF belt next if Usyk is stripped of his title.

The Briton is the mandatory challenger for the belt, but given that Usyk is doomed to a rematch with Fury, the governing body may strip him of the belt and put it on the line in Joshua’s next fight.

Carl Froch has made a stunning turnaround on who he “always thought” would win between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Cobra believes AJ is now on track to knock out Fury in a historic all-British heavyweight boxing clash.

Joshua and Fury have dominated heavyweight boxing for the past decade, but despite coming close on several occasions, the fight never materialized. Both former champions are currently unbelted, with Fury suffering the first loss of his career to Oleksandr Usyk by split decision in May.

The Gypsy King, who claims to have won the fight, will try to regain the belts against the Ukrainian on December 21 in Saudi Arabia. However, there is still hope among fans that he will turn his attention to Joshua in 2025 after the rematch.

Former unified super middleweight world champion Froch was asked for his thoughts on which of the two British juggernauts would win if they clashed in the near future. I keep talking Froch on the fightThe 46-year-old was confident about Team AJ due to recent events.

Froch said: “I always thought Tyson Fury beat Anthony Joshua. I think he is too quick, too lightweight on his feet, has good movement and is rather natural talent. There are so many things Tyson Fury does well that can’t be taught.

“Joshua didn’t win many rounds in the two fights with Usyk. I thought Fury gave Usyk a better chance, he could have won. It was a close, close decision. Who did better in the match against Usyk? Probably Fury.

“But right now. Joshua returns after four wins and regains his confidence. He goes to the gym all the time, looks like a machine and takes his physical fitness and involvement in sports very seriously.

“Timing is everything in boxing. Tyson Fury was pissed last week, wasn’t he? I don’t give him a stick, but we don’t drink the good ones between fights. Because he was seen in Morecambe having a drink and he’s 36 years antique [in August]I think in terms of timing, Anthony Joshua will probably knock out Tyson Fury.

“AJ will go into it believing in himself and he knows Fury has just been beaten, he has fought a bit and he has already achieved his best. It’s difficult to separate, but I think reasonable money will come in handy in the event of a close win or Joshua winning by knockout.

Footage of Fury appeared online earlier this month, showing the 6ft 9in fighter being escorted by security from a Morecambe pub. The 35-year-old was then filmed stumbling and falling to his knees outside and even appeared to hit his head on a lamppost.

It comes after Fury’s most tough period in the ring in his career so far. Knocked down by UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in the fall of 2023 before narrowly winning by decision, the 12-round loss to Usyk was his first professional loss.

Meanwhile, Joshua made compact work of Ngannou, demolishing the Cameroonian over two rounds in March. He previously defeated Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin with relative ease.

The British Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) has issued an apologetic statement after issuing a four-year boxing ban to Moises Calleros, who died three months ago.

On Monday, UKAD announced that Calleros had been banned from the sport after his sample taken after last year’s defeat to Galal Yafai tested positive for cocaine. However, shortly after the statement was published, the anti-doping authority learned that the Mexican boxer had died in March at the age of 34 of a suspected heart attack.

Moving on to X, Yafai – who secured a technical knockout victory over Calleros in the Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin fight last April – shed lithe on the death of his former opponent. “He passed away in March, if you didn’t already know! RIP,” he wrote.

Realizing their mistake, UKAD immediately removed the statement which read: “Mexican professional boxer Moises Calleros has been banned from all World Anti-Doping Code sports for four years for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) due to the presence and presence of Exploit prohibited substance.

“Mr Calleros was tested by the UK Anti-Doping Authority (UKAD) on 1 April 2023 following his fight with Galal Yafai at London’s O2 Arena. Analysis of his sample revealed the presence of cocaine and its metabolite, benzoylecgonine. Cocaine is prohibited during competition. It is also classified as an “addictive substance” on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances.

Fans online were quick to target UKAD, claiming their statement was in indigent taste. “You should be ashamed of yourselves to announce that he was on drugs and is dead,” wrote one X user, while another added: “This just goes to show how disgraceful the current arrangement really is.”

The organization issued a further apology, writing: “The United Kingdom Anti-Doping Authority (UKAD) has today received information regarding the death of Mexican professional boxer Moises Calleros. UKAD received this information shortly after details of the outcome of Mr Calleros’ case were published under UK anti-doping rules.

“Unfortunately, UKAD had no information on the melancholy death of Mr. Calleros at the time of publication and has now removed all details of this case from its channels.”

Calleros had his first professional fight in October 2008 and fought twice for the WBO interim minimumweight belt. Ultimately, he lost both title fights, first defeating Tatsuya Fukuhara in February 2017, and a year later, Ryuya Yamanaka.

After losing to Yafai at the O2 Arena in London, Calleros fought just one more fight before his premature exit, securing a first-round knockout over compatriot Gerardo Verde in Ensenada, Mexico last December.

Over the course of his 16-year professional boxing career, Calleros has amassed a record of 37-11-1 with 20 knockouts. His most notable opponents include former WBC flyweight world champion Julio Cesar Martinez, former IBF mini flyweight champion Jose Argumedo and former unified mini flyweight world champion Francisco Rodriguez.