Fury would be 'massive favourite' against Joshua - Jones

Tyson Fury would beryllium a "massive favourite" against Anthony Joshua if the heavyweights combat this year, says erstwhile satellite super-featherweight champion Barry Jones.

British rivals Joshua and Fury person agelong been linked with warring each different and are some coming disconnected defeats successful satellite rubric bouts.

Fury, 36, has already said he has nary plans to retire pursuing his loss to Oleksandr Usyk and Jones believes the Gypsy King showed against Usyk helium has "plenty left" to springiness to boxing.

"Fury is simply a monolithic favourite but I deliberation successful wide helium was ever a flimsy favourite [against Joshua]," Jones told the 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast.

"He'll privation the Joshua combat due to the fact that he's astir beaten each combatant of his generation. It mightiness beryllium a antithetic Joshua but it's a antithetic Fury.

"I deliberation to get Joshua connected his grounds successful years to travel volition amusement however bully helium is."

Jones believes the combat volition hap successful a stadium successful the UK, but boxing adept Bunce disagrees.

Joshua, 35, was stopped by Daniel Dubois successful their IBF satellite rubric combat past September, portion Fury was outboxed by Usyk successful a points decision successful December.

Bunce says different nonaccomplishment would beryllium a monolithic stroke to either man.

"The loser has a monolithic magnitude to lose," Bunce said.

"Fury tin suffer to Usyk again nary problem, Joshua tin suffer to Dubois again nary problem.

"I conscionable deliberation this is simply a monumental fight, the loser of that drops a batch of crushed pride-wise."

Welterweight satellite champions Lauren Price and Natasha Jonas collide connected 7 March successful the archetypal all-British unification combat of 2025.

Unbeaten Welshwoman Price, the WBA champion, challenges Jonas for her WBC and IBF titles.

Jones says 30 year-old Price is the favourite against Jonas, who astatine 40 became a two-weight unified champion past December.

"Jonas is simply a combatant successful form, but I deliberation Lauren Price is incorrect for her successful each facet," Jones said.

"Price is not the biggest puncher but she's strong, accelerated hands and stylistically it's a hard combat for Natasha astatine her highest truthful now, she knows it's a not a combat she would [have wanted to] take."

"I deliberation Price tin beryllium braver with her question and though it volition beryllium an entertaining fight, I can't spot however Natasha wins."