Tony Bellew believes Anthony Joshua would defeat Tyson Fury if the pair had a heavyweight unification bout.
The Gypsy King emphatically defeated Deontay Wilder last weekend in a seventh-round stoppage and boxing fans are now eagerly hoping for an all-British affair.
And former heavyweight bruiser Bellew believes Fury would be defeated as he would struggle to deal with Joshua’s style of fighting.
“It’s an amazing match up,” Bellew told Soccer AM.
“I still believe styles make fights and everyone’s going to say to me “boo, you’re sticking by Matchroom”. I just think AJ’s style will be all wrong for Tyson Fury.
“I believe that because Wilder has the bigger punch than AJ, but Wilder is not technically good enough to put Fury in a position to nail him and that’s why he couldn’t land on the night.
“Anthony Joshua is technically good enough, you’re talking about an Olympic gold medallist, a guy who is technically and fundamentally is good, he does have speed, he’s a brilliant athlete, he functions the right way.
“I just feel that he would get to Fury. Don’t get me wrong it would have to be within six rounds because anyone who goes past six rounds with someone like Fury you’ve lost. The guy’s such an immense boxer, he can adapt in fights, he’s versatile and he’s just an amazing fighter.
Bellew also said the time has come for Joshua and Fury to fight, despite Wilder vowing to defeat Fury in a third bout.
“It’s a fight we all want to see and we have to see because if boxing’s going to remain one of the premier sports in the world we need to see the best face the best.” he added.
“It’s just too big of a fight not to happen. Great Britain has got two of the best heavyweights in the world, they own four of the belts. We’ve never had it – British fighters who have owned all four of the belts through two fights, AJ’s got three, Tyson’s got one.
“Everyone’s going to have their opinion of who’s going to be number one and who’s not. I don’t care who you’re going to label as number one and number two, the main thing is we just want to see them fight.”
