Joshua Overhauls Training Team, Enlists Peter Fury for December Fight With Tyson Fury

Anthony Joshua has made changes to his coaching team before a December 12 meeting with Tyson Fury in Cardiff. He will work with trainer Ben Davison and Peter Fury, who is Tyson Fury’s uncle and a former trainer of his opponent. After recent wins with Iegor Golub, Joshua chose to team up again with Davison, who had worked in his corner for three fights from 2023 to 2024. The addition of Peter Fury is especially notable: he guided Tyson Fury to a 2015 upset win over Wladimir Klitschko before the two had a bitter falling out. The uncle and nephew were together in 2015 prior to their split. At a Wednesday kickoff press conference in London, Joshua spoke to reporters and confirmed the plan. “I speak to Peter Fury. He's willing to help me as well. Yeah, I'll speak to him. [Peter] has given me some good ideas about our training and our approach, how I can approach this fight and where I can improve. What I've got to do is take control of my fight with [Tyson] Fury, but also add their touch. And with these two powerhouses coming together, I think it will be a match made in heaven. I do believe that.” The long-running rivalry was a focus of the London event, as the two heavyweights looked back on their notorious 2011 sparring sessions. “There was a thing about a Rolex watch, as well,” Tyson Fury said. “If anyone could drop me, I'd give them a Rolex watch, which he said in the past — and guess what? I left that building with a f***ing Rolex on.” Joshua responded, “He left the ring with his Rolex watch, but he also left the ring with a black eye as well.” Even with the verbal exchanges before the fight, the fighters showed respect for one another. Tyson Fury praised Joshua's career accomplishments and said he would win decisively when they meet at the Principality Stadium.