{"id":17438,"date":"2020-06-01T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=17438"},"modified":"2020-06-01T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T14:00:22","slug":"unlike-fury-joshua-not-willing-to-fight-tyson-because-people-would-boo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=17438","title":{"rendered":"Unlike Fury, Joshua not willing to fight Tyson \u2018because people would boo\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/anthony-joshua.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua does not have confidence to fight me \u2014Wilder\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has made it clear how would not like to fight boxing legend Mike Tyson who is intending to return to the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British heavyweight champion who holds the WBA, WBF, OBF and IBO titles, says even if he won Tyson, people would boo him because he is a legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>53-year-old Tyson, a former world champion, is reportedly willing to fight again in exhibition and charity bouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WBC champion Tyson Fury and UFC great Tito Ortiz have been offered bouts against Tyson, with Fury clearly stating he would be interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua is however not keen on the fight as he believes no fan would want to see the current heavweight champion prevail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith all due respect, I wouldn\u2019t [fight Tyson],\u201d he told The Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven if I fought Iron Mike and beat him, I think I\u2019d be the only one cheering. People would boo. He is a legend. He is the greatest boxer of the modern era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are only two recognised champions the world knows of, [Muhammad] Ali and Mike Tyson, the most recognised faces in the world when it comes to boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua insists he also has respect for Fury, even as he aims to unify the division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be in that position where I am talking down Tyson Fury,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe is a great person and he has done great things in boxing, but until the day we fight, that is where it ends and I don\u2019t have anything else to say about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI really want the belt and that is where I stand with Tyson Fury.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has made it clear how would not like to fight boxing legend Mike Tyson who is intending to return to the ring. 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