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I was world heavyweight champion throughout the 1990s. I beat Holyfield and Tyson. Here is my prediction for Joshua vs Fury
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Lennox Lewis is giving his backing to Tyson Fury ahead of his potential clash with Anthony Joshua which is speculated to take place in November.
The British rivals have been exchanging verbal blows for the best part of a decade without ever settling their differences inside the ring, but that is about to change with their rumoured battle heading to New York at the backend of this year.
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Last month, both fighters were in action as they looked to build up some ring time ahead of what is set to be the most significant bout of both men’s careers.
Fury was up first and he went through the gears in Thailand before securing a stoppage against former world title challenger, Mariusz Wach.
The next night in Saudi Arabia, there were genuine concerns for Joshua despite his second-round win as he was dropped heavily twice in the opening round before overcoming the crisis in the following session against Kristian Prenga.
The momentum has switched to Fury due to the manner of each man’s victory, and Lewis, a former world champion who defeated Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson, believes Fury could have more left.
Fury is closer but both are shadows of their former selves. I'd side with Fury,” said Lewis when speaking with The Ring .
“He showed me more in his two fights [Arslanbek Makhmudov, then Wach] than Joshua has recently. He boxed a YouTuber [Jake Paul], now boxed a guy who knocked him down twice and next faces Fury? That's a big step up."
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