Bernd Boente, former manager of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, believes the potential clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will hinge heavily on the fighters’ current condition.

In a chat with World Boxing News, Boente sees Fury’s experience in mind games as a potential advantage.

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“It certainly depends heavily on Fury’s physical fitness. He has lost a lot of substance due to his unstable lifestyle, and the three fights against Wilder and the two against Usyk also took their toll. For Joshua, it’s primarily a question of his mental state.

“Fury would probably dominate the mind games. He is a master of psychological warfare — it just didn’t work against the super-cool Usyk.

“Physically, AJ seems to have the advantage. He’s left less substance in his fights and seems to have a much more balanced and healthier lifestyle.”