{"id":6865,"date":"2026-11-02T18:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/davison-dismisses-furys-traitor-jibe-after-reuniting-with-joshua\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:31:22","slug":"davison-dismisses-furys-traitor-jibe-after-reuniting-with-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/davison-dismisses-furys-traitor-jibe-after-reuniting-with-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"Davison Dismisses Fury\u2019s &#8216;Traitor&#8217; Jibe After Reuniting With Joshua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing trainer Ben Davison has brushed off Tyson Fury\u2019s tongue-in-cheek label of \u201ctraitor\u201d after officially reuniting with Anthony Joshua ahead of the pair\u2019s long-awaited all-British heavyweight mega-fight at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium on December 11.<\/p>\n<p>Davison shares a storied history with Fury, having cornered him for five fights, including his dramatic first clash with Deontay Wilder in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/malignaggi-predicts-stoppage-win-for-fury-over-joshua\/\">Malignaggi Predicts Stoppage Win For Fury Over Joshua<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More importantly, Davison played a pivotal role in guiding the former two-time world champion back into ring-ready shape following a well-documented period of severe depression and substance abuse, before the duo parted ways in late 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Years later, Davison joined forces with Joshua, overseeing impressive victories against Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou. Although they temporarily separated following Joshua\u2019s defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024, after which \u2018AJ\u2019 briefly linked up with Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s setup for stoppage wins over Jake Paul and Kristian Prenga, the 37-year-old coach has returned to lead Joshua\u2019s corner for the December blockbuster.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Playbook Boxing (powered by Betway), Davison downplayed Fury\u2019s playful accusations of betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s tongue-in-cheek. I\u2019ll be honest, I don\u2019t think he cares who works with AJ. But most importantly, I spent a lot of time with him and I think deep down he knows what type of person I am. I think he would say, \u2018I know Ben\u2019s a good guy.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s smart enough to understand that boxing is a business, and hopefully he feels the same way I do where it doesn\u2019t have an impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/nigeria-rugby-league-to-kickoff-in-november-2026\/\">Nigeria Rugby League To Kickoff In November 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could say whatever he wants to\u2014call me this, call me that. It wouldn\u2019t change how things are because deep down I know he\u2019s a good guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining a clean record of personal relationships across his career remains a priority for the elite trainer as fight night approaches. \u201cI\u2019ve never fallen out with any ex-fighters that I\u2019ve worked with, and it\u2019s important to me that stays the same,\u201d Davison concluded. \u201cAt the same time, I\u2019ve got a fantastic relationship and a lot of love for AJ as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boxing trainer Ben Davison has brushed off Tyson Fury\u2019s tongue-in-cheek label of \u201ctraitor\u201d after officially reuniting with Anthony Joshua ahead of the pair\u2019s long-awaited all-British heavyweight mega-fight at Cardiff\u2019s Principality&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}