Shawn Porter gives his verdict on Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua

On December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is set to headline a huge night of boxing, with Turki Alalshikh once again at the forefront. This fight has been a decade in the making and will have the WBA super heavyweight title on the line. The bout will be shown live and exclusively around the world on Netflix. Ahead of this huge heavyweight showdown, former two-time welterweight world champion Shawn Porter spoke to Fight Hub TV, where he revealed his pick for the fight and explained why.

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua finally set to meet on December 11

Going into this heavyweight clash, it remains to be seen who has the most left. Fury (36-2-1, 25 KOs) has been the more active this year, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach. Prior to that, “The Gypsy King” lost back-to-back fights against Oleksandr Usyk, with career-best wins coming against Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder.

Before being blown away against Daniel Dubois, Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) had won four consecutive fights. In his two most recent bouts, AJ has beaten Jake Paul and Kristian Prenga. Just days after his win over Paul. Joshua was involved in a fatal car crash, with his friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele losing their lives.

Shawn Porter breaks down Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua

Speaking to Fight Hub TV, Shawn Porter gave his breakdown of how he sees Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua:

“I think Tyson Fury wins that fight. There truly wasn’t many scenarios where I saw Anthony Joshua beating Tyson Fury. There’s definitely bias there. There’s definitely a lot of fandom there for me. Personally, I’ve always felt like Tyson Fury was the IT in the heavyweight division. 

“At the risk of calling out Usyk, I believe those fights would’ve gone different had Tyson Fury not had the three fights with Deontay Wilder. I had personally felt like Tyson Fury was the best heavyweight of my generation, of this generation, and I think that for Usyk it was timing, so Usyk got Tyson Fury at the best time. 

“But with that all being said, going back to AJ, he has lost a step. Tyson Fury has lost a step as well, but when you’re already three steps ahead, and then that person lost a step, well now you’re four steps ahead; where I lost a step, I’m still three steps ahead of you. That’s how I see this fight.”

The Big Fight Weekend verdict

This fight has been a decade in the making, and to see both at the launch press conference was a relief more than anything. There was some light verbal sparring between the two, but it was largely respectful. 

The atmosphere on December 11 should be memorable, and if the undercard is as high level as expected, we could be in for a special night of boxing.

We anticipate that Fury will be aggressive, but mainly punch at length and not give Joshua the encouragement to land a big right hand, which he’s more than capable of doing. We expect AJ to get opportunities, and he will need to take those chances with both hands.

We believe Fury has enough to win by decision, but we are anticipating plenty of back-and-forth action.

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