Joe Joyce might stand to acquire the most from the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight talks collapsing.
Fury has beforehand mentioned that if he does not get the Usyk undisputed title fight, he’d field Joyce in an all-British blockbuster bout.
But even Joyce nonetheless desires to see Fury vs Usyk occur.
Tyson Fury beforehand mentioned he would fight Joe Joyce at Wembley if an undisputed world heavyweight fight with Oleksandr Usyk does not materialise
“I’m hoping that it’s going to happen. It’s the undisputed [heavyweight title fight]. When was the last undisputed? They need to have that fight. It needs to happen. Then you can open up some more fights,” London’s Joyce advised Sky Sports.
“Can you just get the fight made please guys? I thought it was on. What’s the reason this time?”
Fury however remains to be a fight Joyce craves, and it will be the largest bout of the Londoner’s profession.
But Joyce understands the magnitude of Fury-Usyk for the sport as an entire, and how significantly better it will be for him in the end to problem the winner.
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk insists the cause talks have damaged down between with Tyson Fury is down to Fury’s calls for over a rematch clause
“I’ve got the WBO Interim, I want the full title. Then people can challenge me for it, be in some great fights and then we can all live happily ever after,” Joyce mentioned.
“Everyone wants to see undisputed. It’s been such a long time. Once that fight’s happened, then there’s another undisputed fight queued up.”
Joyce packing containers subsequent towards fellow Olympic silver medallist Zhilei Zhang on April 15.
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“First I’ve got to beat up Zhang, before I can go and beat up Fury,” he mentioned.
“I aim to have a destructive performance and beat him in style and then push [for] the Fury fight. That’s the fight I want. Fury says he wants to fight me.
“In the meantime I’m hoping that [Fury-Usyk] fight will get throughout the line.
“A big fight with Zhang and hopefully things will get ironed out and I fight Fury after.”
Joe Joyce reveals he is prepared to tackle Oleksandr Usyk and win the WBO title after knocking out former world champion Joseph Parker
If the talks for Fury vs Usyk cannot be restarted, as the WBO’s interim belt-holder, Joyce might finally change into the obligatory challenger for outdated novice rival Usyk.
But heavyweight boxing is something however predictable.
“Things sometimes are a bit out of our control,” Joyce mirrored. “It’s so frustrating when things don’t happen the way you want.
“I just want to maintain profitable and I’ll be undisputed eventually.”
Bakole calls out Usyk
Martin Bakole has previously suggested he stopped Oleksandr Usyk in sparring, a claim the Ukrainian’s team promptly denied.
Bakole has now offered to step in and fight Usyk, if he is looking for a new opponent.
Usyk is expected to be instructed to box his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois for the WBA belt next.
Although with Dubois completing his recovery from an injury sustained in his last fight, Bakole might see an opportunity to himself forward. Behind Dubois, Bakole is the most highly rated contender in the WBA’s heavyweight rankings.
In a message to Usyk, Bakole declared: “I’m obtainable any time, wherever. If you’re prepared, you can name Sky Sports and I could make a fight any time.
“You know what happened in Dubai. But forget about that. That’s just sparring. Now I want the real fight. I want to face you.
“I’m obtainable. For you.”
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