{"id":1238,"date":"2026-10-26T00:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/ex-champ-urges-joshua-to-hire-tyson-for-fury-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T00:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T00:17:55","slug":"ex-champ-urges-joshua-to-hire-tyson-for-fury-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/ex-champ-urges-joshua-to-hire-tyson-for-fury-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-champ urges Joshua to hire Tyson for Fury fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former <\/strong>super-middleweight world champion George Groves has urged Anthony Joshua to enlist boxing legend Mike Tyson\u2019s help as he prepares for his long-awaited heavyweight showdown with Tyson Fury.\n<\/p>\n<p>Joshua and Fury are set to settle their decade-long rivalry on December 11 at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium, in a bout expected to draw global attention.\n<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters head into the contest following stoppage victories, with Fury overcoming Polish veteran Mariusz Wach, while Joshua recovered from two knockdowns to defeat Kristian Prenga. Despite Joshua\u2019s resilience, Fury is expected to enter the ring as the favourite.\n<\/p>\n<p>Groves believes Joshua needs a tactical rethink to overcome the Morecambe-born heavyweight, suggesting that adopting elements of Mike Tyson\u2019s aggressive, close-range style could give him an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, Groves said: \u201cI think Anthony Joshua should bring Mike Tyson in to come up with the plan to beat Tyson Fury. What Joshua could also do is have a bit more of a Mike Tyson-esque style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoshua could be a little bit more peekaboo, crouching, slipping, sliding, dipping, momentum going forward, bringing those big hooks and uppercuts off those dips, legs loaded. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat would be the key to success because even though Joshua is a big, tall man, he gives away a bit of height against Tyson Fury. Getting some advice from a man who carved out a fantastic career always being on the shorter side of things makes perfect sense to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, recruiting the former heavyweight champion could prove difficult, given Tyson\u2019s public support for Fury ahead of the encounter.\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Piers Morgan about the fight, the 60-year-old made his allegiance clear, saying, \u201cTyson\u2019s named after me \u2013 I\u2019m always with Tyson.\u201d He added: \u201cIt would be nice [if he beats Joshua].\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Groves also favours Fury to win, predicting that the former heavyweight champion could end the contest inside three rounds. He believes Fury\u2019s size and ability to land clean punches would pose significant problems for Joshua under the pressure of such a high-profile fight.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to pick Fury as a solid favourite. Once he lands on Joshua, I think he knocks him out. It\u2019s too much of a big-pressure fight for them to pull one another around and get rounds. The second Joshua gets clipped on the chin, I think he\u2019s going to go over. Fury is too big,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not necessarily heavy-handed, but if he\u2019s coming in the ring at 19-plus stone and throws a couple of solid shots, and starts finding his range, I think he hurts Joshua. I think he stops him. It might be really early. I think there\u2019s a strong possibility that this fight is over in the first three rounds.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former super-middleweight world champion George Groves has urged Anthony Joshua to enlist boxing legend Mike Tyson\u2019s help as he prepares for his long-awaited heavyweight showdown with Tyson Fury. 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