“I don’t think he’s going to pose much of a threat for AJ to be honest,” Fury said of Prenga to talkSPORT Boxing. “I think he’ll have a look at him. I think he’ll get behind his boxing, he’ll have a look, but unfortunately, you know, I think he’ll present his chin a little bit too quick.”
Fury pointed to his own experience working with kickboxers transitioning into professional boxing and suggested Prenga’s background could work against him against an experienced heavyweight like Joshua.
“And somebody with AJ’s power, he’s got destructive power,” Fury said. “So, soon as that shot lands, it’s over.”
Joshua (31-4, 28 KOs) returns against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in his first fight since being stopped by Daniel Dubois. The former unified heavyweight champion has been linked to a long-discussed clash with Tyson Fury, with promoter Frank Warren recently indicating Fury is expected to fight again in August.
While Fury acknowledged that a Joshua-Fury showdown may be arriving later than fans wanted, he still expects the fight to attract enormous interest if both men take care of business in their interim bouts.
Peter Fury sees little danger in Joshua’s immediate assignment, viewing Prenga as an opponent who is unlikely to survive once the British star begins landing his trademark power shots.
