Chisora open to fighting Joshua despite friendship

In a athletics wherever wealth and interests often blur the lines betwixt friendship, the 40-year-old London-based warrior has erstwhile again shown wherefore the nickname “War” suits him truthful well. Although helium has been adjacent to Anthony Joshua for years – they shared the ringing astatine Finchley ABC Club and had the aforesaid absorption institution – helium is not ruling that enactment retired either.

“We are successful the amusement business. If I person to, I volition combat Daniel Dubois, if I person to, I volition combat my member AJ. Understand?” helium said during a impermanent quality connected talkSPORT’s White & Jordan, making it wide that helium leaves his emotions extracurricular the ring.

A combat astatine the extremity of the road?

Since February 2025, erstwhile helium defeated Otto Wallin contempt a superior cut, the experienced combatant has registered his 3rd triumph aft losing to Tyson Fury successful 2022. After that evening, helium held up pictures of 3 imaginable opponents – Dubois, Usyk and Joshua – to fto it beryllium known that helium inactive has plans.

He has 48 nonrecreational fights down him (34 wins, 14 losses), and galore judge that the lucifer with the erstwhile champion could beryllium his farewell. Symbolic closing of the ellipse – against friends, successful beforehand of the location crowd.

Joshua is soundless for now. After a nonaccomplishment to Dubois successful September and elbow surgery, helium is expected to instrumentality by the extremity of the year. The hostile has not been determined yet.

Last week, helium watched from the assemblage arsenic Usyk bushed Dubois again. Given that helium is presently the 2nd challenger successful the IBF ranking, determination is simply a existent accidental that the Ukrainian volition beryllium his past rival.

"I americium a warrior. I volition combat anyone." - helium said decisively.

There is nary uncertainty that Joshua's instrumentality would beryllium a large woody for everyone, and a large accidental to spot 1 of the top fighters backmost connected the scene.

That would beryllium a existent spectacle for each of us.