Retired British heavyweight David Price has made his prediction ahead of the huge clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua who are set to collide later this year.

Fury and Joshua have been linked to one another for a decade now, but it finally seems as though the pair will meet in a long-awaited scrap that could prove to be the biggest in the history of British boxing. Although, it may not happen in Britain, unless it takes place in the early hours of the morning.

Yet, before those details can be ironed out, both Fury and Joshua must come through their respective warm-up bouts unscathed, as Fury faces Mariusz Wach in Thailand, whilst Joshua takes on Kristian Prenga in Riyadh.

Still, success in those fights is expected to be a formality, and Price, who was linked to a grudge match with Fury in the early days of their professional careers, told Fight Lens why he is predicting a victory for ‘The Gypsy King’.

“I think Tyson Fury, still, I am leaning towards [him] to beat Anthony Joshua. I think that he will just outbox him for 12 rounds but I’ve always had in my head [with] that fight, that Anthony Joshua’s dangerous punches are mid-range; hooks and uppercuts. So, Fury’s just got to keep him long, all night long and tie him up inside.

“Joshua is really good up close and can get really good leverage on his shots. Most of his knockouts are hooks, uppercuts and that type of punch – not really long right-hands.

“So, I think that Fury has got to keep him off-balance all night, all of that feinting, all of that twitching and win on points at this stage.”

Both Fury and Joshua are back in action next weekend, with Fury appearing on Friday, July 24, whilst Joshua tops a card on Saturday, July 25 that also features two world title fights.

Carl Froch has assessed whether Deontay Wilderfrom both a financial and legacy perspective, is the right opponent for Oleksandr Usyk at this stage of his illustrious career.

The two heavyweights are in talks for a potential clash under Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing bannerwith Usyk having vacated his WBC, IBF and WBA world titles.

This announcement came around a month after his encounter with Rico Verhoeven, who gave a surprisingly strong account of himself when they collided in May.

In the end, Usyk stopped the former kickboxing champion in round 11, but was made to work exceptionally hard to emerge victorious.

Perhaps realising that he is no longer the formidable force of old, the 39-year-old has since relinquished his belts and declared that he only has one fight left.

In terms of possible opponents, Wilder is seemingly the frontrunner, with the former WBC champion coming off a split decision victory over Derek Chisora in April.

Having previously scored two respective victories over Tyson Fury and Anthony JoshuaUsyk is yet to face the American, who would afford him the opportunity to enhance his supremacy as a modern heavyweight great.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch On Fightingthe Hall of Famer expressed no qualms about a showdown between Usyk and the 40-year-old Wilder.

“[Wilder’s] a big name, and he didn’t look bad against Chisora. I know Chisora and Wilder are both pretty much finished, but Wilder looked all right.

“That would be a legacy fight for Oleksandr Usyk to finish [his career and] make a right few quid. He’ll make tens of millions for a fight that, really, he’s going to be a massive favourite for.”

By vacating his WBC title, Usyk has avoided a mandated contest with Agit Kabayel and, in effect, elevated the likelihood of a Wilder fight.

Rather than retelling Rocky Balboa’s rise from club fighter to heavyweight title challenger, I Play Rocky focuses on Stallone’s refusal to sell his screenplay unless he was cast in the lead role. At the time, he was an unknown actor repeatedly turned down by studios that wanted established stars to play the fictional Philadelphia boxer.

Anthony Ippolito portrays Stallone in the film, with director Peter Farrelly bringing the real-life underdog story to the screen.

The film’s synopsis describes it as the true story of “an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky. He was meant to be Rocky Balboa,” detailing how Stallone continued betting on himself despite being told no at every turn.

Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Jay Duplass and Stephan James are among the cast. Ippolito previously portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount+ miniseries The Offer.

The original Rocky, released in 1976 on roughly a $1 million budget, became one of the biggest success stories in Hollywood history. It earned nearly $225 million during its initial theatrical run, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and launched a franchise that has expanded through the Creed films and generated nearly $2 billion at the global box office.

Fans will also have another chance to see the original movie on the big screen this fall, with a newly remastered 4K theatrical re-release planned as part of the film’s 50th anniversary celebration.