Joshua
is
set
for
a
second
bout
in
early
2022
with
Usyk,
who
claimed
the
WBA,
WBO
and
IBF
titles
on
a
unanimous
points
decision
at
the
Tottenham
Hotspur
Stadium
in
September.

The
Briton
has
since
hinted
he
would
step
out
the
way
for
WBC
champion
Tyson
Fury,
who
is
awaiting
a
decision
as
to
whether
he
has
to
face
mandatory
challenger
Dillian
Whyte,
to
challenge
Usyk
to
crown
an
undisputed
champion.

While
believing
a
bout
between
the
two
British
boxers,
Joshua
and
Fury,
would
be
an
entertaining
meeting,
Briggs
would
like
to
see
a
bout
to
become
the
undisputed
champion
first.

“The
Fury-Joshua
would
be
a
good
fight,”
Briggs,
who
held
a
world
heavyweight
title
twice,
told
Stats
Perform.

“It’s
a
very
interesting
fight
to
analyse
and
to
think
about
which
Joshua
is
going
to
show
up.
We’ve
got
to
find
out
which
Josh
was
going
to
show
up.

“I
think
that
if
Joshua
steps
aside
and
lets
Fury
fight
Usyk,
it
might
not
be
a
bad
idea.
I
really
think
it
might
not
be
a
bad
idea,
and
Anthony
fights
the
winner.

“I
think
it’d
be
a
great
step
for
the
heavyweight
division,
uniting
the
belts,
and
then
Joshua
would
get
the
winner.
He
was
the
champion,
he
was
the
guy.
I
don’t
want
to
say
it
was
a
fluke,
but
he
was
upset
by
a
great
guy,
a
tough
guy
to
fight.

“I
don’t
care
who
fought
Usyk.
Usyk
is
a
machine.
He’s
not
like
normal
people.
He’s
not
like
normal
humans.
This
man
can
handstand
on
his
arms
for
an
hour.
This
is
what
I
was
told.
This
man
is
in
phenomenal
shape.

“As
the
rounds
go
on,
he
gets
stronger.
As
you
can
see
in
the
Joshua
fight
in
the
12th
round,
he
put
his
foot
on
the
gas.
I
think
that
he’s
going
to
be
a
tough
guy
to
beat
for
Fury,
for
anybody.

“Maybe
not
Fury
because
of
the
height
and
the
size,
but
we’re
going
to
see.
That’s
what
makes
it
great,
because
the
interest
is
there.
If
Joshua
is
to
step
aside
and
let
him
fight
Usyk,
it
might
not
be
bad.
Just
a
thought,
and
then
he
fights
the
winner.”

Indeed,
Usyk
is
a
phenomenal
machine,
having
held
world
champion
status
in
two
weight
classes
while
he
is
one
of
only
four
boxers
to
simultaneously
hold
the
WBA,
WBC,
IBF
and
WBO
titles.

Briggs,
who
collected
53
of
his
60
wins
via
knockout,
appreciates
the
class
of
Usyk
as
he
reiterated
the
34-year-old’s
impressive
abilities.

“Again,
like
I
said
earlier,
the
fight
with
Usyk
is
a
battle,”
he
added.
“It’s
not
an
easy
fight,
it’s
a
tough
fight.

“It’s
a
50-50
chance.
[Actually],
it’s
more
like
a
60-40
chance
that
you
lose
because
he’s
in
phenomenal
shape,
he’s
a
freak
of
nature,
and
he’s
not
normal.

“On
top
of
all
of
that,
he’s
a
southpaw.
It’s
awkward,
it’s
coming
from
another
way.
You’ve
got
to
have
super
conditioning
and
step
to
him.

“You’ve
got
to
be
able
to
punish
him
and
knock
him
out,
but
you
can’t
be
boxing
him
from
the
outside.
You’ve
got
to
wear
him
down.
He’s
slippery,
he’s
moving,
he’s
awkward.
You’ve
got
to
be
in
tip-top
shape
to
beat
a
guy
like
that.”