Boxing's heavyweight division got a little spicier this week when Tyson Fury announced his return to the ring. Somewhere down the line it potentially builds up to a fight between him and Anthony Joshua but who is Wladimir Klitschko backing to win?
Tyson Fury worked his way through the heavyweight division to get to the top of the mountain after he toppled Wladimir Klitschko in a masterclass of a tactical boxing display.
However the following couple of years saw the undefeated Brit go through a failed drugs test and problems with depression. Meanwhile Anthony Joshua took his fellow Englishman's spot on top of the heavyweight mountain.
With Fury now back in action, his return will come in September, it once again brings up the potential of a fight between the two men somewhere down the road, if they both remain unbeaten till then it would make it even tastier.
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Klitschko bowed out of his time in the ring after facing and losing to both men and speaking to the Times on Sunday the Ukrainian backed AJ to come out as the victor, saying:
"Hands down Joshua. He is getting to be the complete fighter. Technically, size-wise, weight-wise, power-wise. And he is a good learner.
"The other guy [Fury], like a fart in the wind it is there and it is gone. In the history of boxing there are a lot of examples of this kind of guy. They can be successful for a time but are not disciplined enough to continue to be successful.
"I wish Tyson well but I think there is a lack of discipline there, and discipline is more important than motivation. Drawing from my experience I would say it is going to be very difficult for Tyson because there's that lack of discipline."
Klitschko lost to Fury on points and the build up to the match was full of the Englishman taking jabs and shenanigans at his older opponent, including dressing as Batman for one press conference, and there was no love lost between them.
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AJ on the other hand stopped his opponent in the 11th round, after both men had been on the canvas previously in the bout, and their rivalry was built far more on respect.
A fight between AJ and Fury is still a long way away and right now the former Olympic champion will be focusing on potentially facing Deontay Wilder to unify all the belts whilst Fury has a long way to get back to where he was.
Who do you think would win?
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