Former unified 140lbs champion Amir Khan has backed Tyson Fury to defeat heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua with ease.
WBC king Fury and WBA Super, WBO and IBF title-holder Joshua have agreed to a two-fight series in principle in 2021 following their upcoming bouts against Deontay Wilder and Kubrat Pulev in December.
That potential, undisputed heavyweight title clash has gripped the imagination of boxing fans, but Khan has no doubt who will emerge victorious when Fury and Joshua eventually meet in the ring.
“My opinion [is] that Tyson Fury is the best heavyweight in the division,” Khan told FightHype. “With the skillset he has got, he beats anyone with power. What he did to Deontay Wilder, no-one would expect that.
“If that same Fury goes into a fight with Anthony Joshua, it’s always going to be Fury that wins that. I still favour him if he gets that fight and I think it will be an easy win for him.
“I feel AJ is more a robotic style, similar to a Frank Bruno style, and he is very strong. If AJ catches you then he’s going to hurt you.
“But we have seen Fury being hit by the hardest hitter, Wilder, being put down and he got back up again. All day going into that fight Fury wins. I think he has got everything on his side.”