Fury & Joshua: A Heavyweight Double Header
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this is five live boxing tyson fury and anthony joshua will fight this year now we don't know where we don't know when and we don't know what time it will take place but they will fight but what we do know is that this weekend friday and saturday the two british boxing icons will fight fury in thailand and joshua in saudi arabia now i mean jeddah with anthony joshua for a fight set for Saturday night. The ring walks will be about 11 p.m., and that's when you can listen to it on Five Live. And Fury's fight, well, it's odd, because let me explain. It's being filmed, not to go out live, to be part of his reality TV show, which will probably air, I don't know, next April. No doubt you'll get the result before then.
We're going to hear from both Tyson Fury and I sat down with Anthony Joshua. I'm Steve Bunce, and this is Five Live Boxing. Now, I've done shows for Five Live from beaches, up mountains, in cellars, in some plush, plush, plush places, trust me, around the world. And I've done shows with some unbelievable guests. But every now and again, you roll the dice and you come out trumps. Just to my left, through a door I can look through, there is the best toilet I've ever seen. There's a bidet, there's a toilet, and there's a urinal. But more than that, there are, I've just counted them, 11 gold taps that perform different functions. It's unbelievable. I'll post a picture of it. Sitting on these two sofas, they're like thrones with me, are a couple of members of what I like to term British boxing royalty.
Because we are in. Let's get it right. An old palace that's now a hotel. Joe Gallagher's here with me. Champs camp boy and man, little boy, big man, old man, man, trainer. And next to him, Tasha Jonas, Olympian and former world champion, who I've just found out about five minutes ago, has not yet retired, which is slightly alarming because she looks fighting fit. I'm not sure if you can still do lightweight. Joe and Tasha, how are we doing? Joe, you go first. How are you doing at the moment?
Yeah, no, good. Great to be here. And as you say, this building that we're in here is so huge, so grandeur. It's just been like in Tasha's front room back home in Liverpool, to be honest.
When and where are Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fighting this weekend?
Miss MBE, Beyonce, yeah. So home from Tasha. Yeah, no, all good, Steve.
It's the gold taps. Tasha, you haven't got gold taps in your cars back home, have you? Please tell me now.
I mean, not that I'm telling HMRC, but...
You know what, Joe, every time we've been, you've been coming out to Saudi for a long time. I don't know you have as well, Tash, but every time we come here, something new catches my eye. Something new sort of hits me. And one of the things that's hit me about this fight we're going to talk about in a moment, which is the obviously the Anthony Joshua fight against Christian Prenger. here in Jeddah, is that now it's just normal. There's a big fight in town. There was a time when it was really big news. It was really strange. Now it's just like another venue. It's just in Saudi Arabia. Is that a fair comment?
Yeah, I think when I was back here eight years ago for the Muhammad Ali Trophy, the World Boxing Super Series.
Was that the first pro fight? Or was it Mir Khan the year before? It was about that sort of time, wasn't it?
I'm not sure, but I remember it was so huge that when we arrived at the airport, every billboard had the Ali Trophy. That driveway that we're looking out the window there, every lamppost had that Ali World Boxing Super Series trophy on. It was absolutely huge. And I think at that time... Women were just allowed to drive here as well and we were given all types of rules, what you can do and can't do.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:07
2
When and where are Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fighting this weekend?
3:07–13:45
3
How has Saudi Arabia changed as a boxing host since earlier events?
13:45–21:22
4
What are the formats and schedules for Fury in Thailand and Joshua in Jeddah?
21:22–23:29
5
What risks does Christian Prenga pose to Anthony Joshua?
23:29–36:51
6
How has AJ’s mindset and recovery from the Nigeria crash affected his preparation?
36:51–58:44