“Anthony, with all due respect to him and his achievements, has been built up to a higher level than he’s actually at,” said Peter Fury to talkSPORT Boxing.
Fury acknowledged Joshua’s accomplishments but suggested there were flaws in his game that prevented him from becoming a fully rounded heavyweight.
“I think Joshua is making light work with a lot of these because of his explosive power,” said Peter.
“Yeah, I just think where Joshua’s lacked a bit is that he’s relied too much on that. He’s looking for that one shot all the time, which then, if you’re looking for that one shot, your boxing slips. So, he’s relying on his natural attributes, which is his power, more so than the actual boxing side.”
Peter also pointed to technical shortcomings he believes have followed Joshua throughout his career.
“He’s a proper athlete, and he’s got good foot movement, but he’s a little bit stiff. There’s no flowing natural body movement with the legs. Things like this, I’m sure his team spotted it, but things like this he can improve on,” said Peter.
“Once he does that he’ll be able to take the punches a lot better as well because when you’re a little bit stiff and them shots are coming, this is the heavyweight division. Any heavyweight can bang.”
Joshua returns on July 25 when he faces Kristian Pregna in Jeddah. A victory is expected to move him into a long-discussed showdown with Tyson Fury later this year, a fight that would rank among the biggest events in British boxing history.
