Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, has offered an intriguing verdict on his son’s long-awaited Battle of Britain with Anthony Joshua.

Following Fury’s return against Arslanbek Makhmudov, it soon became clear that Fury-Joshua was the goal for 2026, with Joshua’s own ‘warm-up’ fight against Kristian Prenga being one of the few remaining obstacles to the blockbuster event.

‘The Gypsy King’ is also set for a bout in the interim – with no opponent or date confirmed as of writing – before the pair of former champions deliver on a signed agreement to face off at the end of the year.

Speaking on the Fight Your Corner podcast, John Fury, who has advised his son to retire recently, admitted that he now sees the bout as a ’50/50’.

“It’s a 50/50. There is not a fag paper between them. You see a man like Anthony Joshua, with that power, you can’t write him off. Look what he done to [Francis] Ngannou, and that man is a unit, mate.”

The 61-year-old then went on to further highlight Joshua’s ability, sharing that neither he nor Tyson has ever underestimated his skill, despite Fury having regularly labelled Joshua as a ‘bodybuilder’ rather than a boxer.

“Look at what happened to Ngannou – one-arrowed him. He is a good setter, if you give him space and he catches you then he will knock that wall down and he is a lot better boxer than you think he is, than he gets given credit for. He can actually box, he is an Olympic gold medallist.

“Anthony Joshua – we have never, ever underestimated him – Tyson won’t. You can never underestimate ‘AJ’ with the power and the strength of the man and he has got a will to win. Anybody like that, you have got to consider them as a threat.”

To the disappointment of British fight fans, the latest reports suggest that Fury-Joshua could be headed to Las Vegas, rather than Wembley Stadium.