‘Joshua One Performance Away from Fury’s Fight’

Frazer Clarke boxed Anthony Joshua as an amateur, sparred with him for years and is now looking to continue his own rise through the professional ranks.

A super-heavyweight Olympic medallist like Joshua before him, Clarke can see the former world champion returning to the top of the sport.

“He’s a performance away from being back in the conversation,” Clarke said of Joshua.

“It’s always been a business, but it’s never been a business like it is now. I think Fury is about the business and he doesn’t even want to risk his ‘0’ [undefeated record],” he told Sky Sports.

“I’m the same as any fan, I want to see the best fight the best. But I know how it works behind the scenes. I hear the conversations and the complications when it comes to making the fights.”

So, what would it take in order to see the best like Joshua, Fury and Usyk face off? More than huge fight purses, Clarke explains.

“I think all the fights we want to see will happen. It just takes really good mediators, promoters and fighters that are ultimately willing to fight for the pride of being the best in the world and not to protect their legacy and their ‘0’.”