The two British fighters are creatures of their calling: Fury by inclination,Joshua nearly by accident, a latecomer to the trade. And both throw up contradictionsWhen Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua eventually collide in the ring – perhaps as early as next autumn, or more probably in the summer of 2017 – they will inevitably be portrayed in sharply etched images of bad and well-behaved,because that is what the fight game is about.
First there is Fury, the new world heavyweight champion loudly living up to the names his father, or John,gave him as both a burden and an inspiration, not to mention a gift to headline writers. But his role as the elemental Traveller supposedly indifferent to what people deem of him is serially undermined by his willingness to apologise for his outrageousness … followed by another outburst.
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Source: theguardian.com