Carl Froch delivers honest verdict on Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury as fight plans revealed

The Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua wheels are rumoured to be in motion following Joshua’s knockout of Jake Paul and fan-favourite super middleweight icon Carl Froch has now declared his thoughts on the proposed clash.

Joshua halted Paul after six rounds of action in Miami, breaking the jaw of the YouTuber-turned-boxer in two places and returning to winning ways after 15 months away from the ring following defeat to Daniel Dubois.

Now, whispers suggest that both AJ and Fury will fight alternate opponents in early 2026, where victories will tee up a long-awaited showdown with one another in September.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, four-time super-middleweight world champion Froch admitted that he expects Fury to be Joshua’s final opponent before retirement.

“He is going to fight Tyson Fury and make even more money and then he is going to retire, because he can’t fight for a world title again. I wouldn’t put him back in with Daniel Dubois, I wouldn’t put him in with any bona fide world champion.”

‘The Cobra’ then went on to state his opinion that Fury-Joshua, if it happens, has come too late, comparing the potential bout to Floyd Mayweather’s eventual meeting with Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan’s grudge match with Kell Brook.

“The fight with Tyson Fury would still sell. It’s still interesting, it’s Tyson Fury and ‘AJ’. I think it’s Pacquiao-Mayweather, it’s Khan-Brook – it’s too late. But, if it happens, it’ll be a big fight for England and then what I said will come to fruition [Joshua will retire], I’ll be vindicated.”

Opponents for Fury and Joshua’s interim outings are now being touted, with the latter being linked to a surprise fight with Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven.