Anthony Joshua Backed to Knock Tyson Fury Out Cold by Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia said anthony joshua will finish Tyson Fury if they finally meet in a boxing ring, and he made the result depend on one condition: Joshua being mentally ready. Garcia also said Joshua has the right hand to do it, turning a long-running heavyweight debate into a blunt warning ahead of the next phase of his schedule.
Garcia backs Joshua’s right hand
“He has the right hand to knock him out, but he has got to be mentally and physically 100%.” Garcia said that Joshua has the skills and the power to win, and he added that the former world champion is always ready and always in shape. That is the version of Joshua Garcia is still betting on if the heavyweight meeting with Fury ever gets made.
Garcia went further with the same theme. “That right-hand, if AJ lands, he will knock him out cold.” He also said, “[Fury] gets hit with a lot of right-hands.”
Joshua, Fury and the delay
Joshua and Fury have been linked since they turned professional around the same time, but the fight remains a future possibility rather than a done deal. Eddie Hearn said Turki Alalshikh had mentioned a two-fight deal that would see Joshua box this summer before the Battle of Britain later this year, which keeps the heavyweight picture moving even as the biggest domestic matchup stays on the table.
Garcia’s view comes with his own history in Joshua’s corner. He was Joshua’s former coach at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside, California, and he said Joshua was dedicated during the few months they worked together. He described Fury as a “street guy” who could come in heavy and fat and still give a good fight, which is the one wrinkle in the prediction: Garcia is backing Joshua’s cleaner power, but he is not treating Fury like an easy target.
Riyadh on July 25
Joshua’s next ring date is set for July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he fights Kristian Prenga. That bout sits in front of any larger Fury discussion, and it is the first checkpoint before the wider heavyweight plans around Joshua can move any further.
If Joshua gets through Prenga and stays in the frame Garcia described, the public pressure around a Fury fight only grows louder. Garcia has put the knockout call on record; now Joshua has to handle the fight already on his schedule before anyone can move to the one that has lingered for years.
