Tony Bellew admits that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury may be past their best moments, but he believes that the pair can organize a superfight this year.

Joshua told media in Nigeria this week that his goal is a long-awaited showdown with Fury in 2025, who lost by second time for Oleksandr Usyk last month in Riyad.

Should the fight eventually happen, “AJ” would also have suffered a loss in his last fight against Daniel Dubois, and while Bellew admits the clash may not be what it once was, the former cruiserweight world champion insists the potential fight remains one of the biggest in sports.

“I don’t think this ship will ever sail,” the 42-year-old said Express.

“Are you telling me you couldn’t get 100,000 to go to Wembley to watch these two fight? I think you’ll get 50,000 at the press conference. It’s coming, it’s going on. It’s on the charts and it’s on the charts.

“Everyone wants to see it.

“The melancholy thing is that this will happen when both products are barely past their expiration dates, as it looks like.

“It looks like it will happen [Floyd] Mayweather i [Manny] Pacquiao all over again. It was held back and held back.

“You have to remember that the only person who signed up for these fights and didn’t back out is Anthony Joshua.

“He signed a contract to fight Fury, he signed a contract to fight [Deontay] Wilder, he fought Usyk twice, he fought [Wladimir] Klitschko

“All these people signed up to fight and they took him out.

“He signed a contract with Tyson Fury and Fury had to pull out because of Wilder’s arbitration.

“He signed a contract with Wilder and Wilder pulled out because of the mess he was in with Fury.

“It is what it is. It’s a real mess, but 100 percent this fight will happen one day. This is huge.

“This is a huge event that will be a success and will likely go down in history as the largest domestic boxing match in history.”

Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn plans to return in May or June for the 35-year-old, who also wants to become a three-time world heavyweight champion.

According to reports, 36-year-old Fury told friends his career was not over after his second straight defeat to Usyk.

Anthony Joshua says he is focused on finally securing a blockbuster fight with Tyson Fury this year.

Joshua and Fury have been linked to an all-British battle for years, but have so far eluded meeting each other.

However, ‘AJ’ is adamant that their long-awaited meeting will take place in 2025 and admits that he too is keen to win the world heavyweight championship again after his bid to regain the IBF title was abandoned by Daniel Dubois in Lost in the fifth round in September at Wembley.

“Three-time world champion and Tyson Fury,” Joshua said NTA network about your goals for this year.

“We’re not sure [when it will happen]but this is my goal.

“2025, my goal is Tyson Fury.”

Fury himself suffered a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyad last month, but has reportedly told close friends that his career is not over.

According to his promoter Eddie Hearn, who said last week that his protégé would return in May or June, Joshua has not decided on an immediate rematch with Dubois because he needs more time to recover from injuries suffered in the fight.

The Watford player, who is currently on holiday in Nigeria, insists the defeat has boosted his motivation to achieve his goals.

“It makes me hungrier,” the 35-year-old said.

“It makes me want to work harder because time doesn’t matter, time is confined, so I just want to put in more work.

“2024, when I look back, I believe I could have done more, and now in 2025 I have another chance to do more.

“I’m going to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

I should have won, but I didn’t and I’m going to go again.

“My life is full of ups and downs, so I have to get used to the turbulent times and continue to ride the wave.

“I can’t stop now. I have to keep going until I reach my destination.”

Lennox Lewis insists he would have beaten Oleksandr Usyk at his best.

Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lewis when he defeated Tyson Fury in May, and the Ukrainian became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lewis in May, and the Ukrainian became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lewis when he defeated the “Gypsy King” revenge in Riyad earlier this month.

Lewis avenged the only two defeats in his record and scored remarkable victories over Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko during his glittering career.

And “Lew” has no doubt that he would find a way to decipher the masterful Ukrainian.

“I would throw a good uppercut,” the 59-year-old said Fighting Hub TV.

“Because he’s vulnerable to a good uppercut and I throw an average uppercut, I’d still definitely fight that fight.

Usyk was called by Daniel Dubois for a rematch for the August 2023 fight, which “The Cat” won after a ninth-round stoppage.

A controversial fifth-round low blow formed the basis of Dubois’ argument for a rematch, and the Briton believes the victory should have been awarded to him by knockout, something he mentioned while storming the 37-year-old’s goal post-fight interview after his victory over Fury.

Lewis claims that if they had fought, he would have targeted Usyk’s body.

“Well, anyone who is sensitive to the body and anyone who says that usually goes away and works on the body,” he added.

“Let them think that I am defenseless in front of my body. I want them to think that.

“Now my body is challenging and if they hit my body, I will hit them at the same time.”

A second meeting with the 27-year-old would give Usyk a chance to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, with “Dynamite” holding the IBF title he vacated.

“Usyk, I want to take revenge,” Dubois said after Usyk’s victory over Fury.

“Good job tonight.

“I want revenge for the last robbery.”