Top 5 potential Anthony Joshua opponents

#2 Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury is currently training for his return to the ring

Record: 25(18)-0-0

Next Fight: To be decided

In case you hadn’t heard, The Furious One is on the comeback trail. Having been back in training since before the turn of the year he has shed much of the excess weight gained as a result of his well-documented personal issues during a two and a half year absence from the ring.

A battle of the two best British heavyweights has long been discussed and Fury has not exactly been shy when asked about the prospect. Recently he addressed the topic in his usual self-assured manner during an interview with Sky Sports.

"I opened the division up for all these heavyweights to have world titles. Joshua has been doing a good job of polishing my belts, keeping them nice and warm."

He went on to throw the gauntlet down to any heavyweight that may have the misfortune of meeting him in the ring on his journey towards recapturing his titles.

"Brendan Ingle once said, it's easy to beat Tyson Fury, very, very easy. Nail him to the canvas, because if you can't do that I'm going to eat you up, eat you all up. Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, whoever else, I'm coming for you."

This confidence is not entirely unfounded as Fury would represent a unique challenge for Joshua. Even though he has fought taller men in the past, Joshua has never fought anyone who has held as big a height and reach advantage as the Mancunian boxer would hold.

Being that Fury's style has evolved to maximise these advantages over most men by opting to box at distance and utilise a fleet-footedness that appears incongruous when exhibited by a six foot nine heavyweight, it gives more than a little credence to those who claim that Fury would be too skilled for the man he claims is merely keeping warm his rightful titles.