Tyson Fury believes Jared Anderson is still the most talented heavyweight in the world despite falling to defeat in his last outing.
‘The Gypsy King’ previously branded Anderson the ‘heir to his throne’ after sharing some rounds with him in the gym.
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But Anderson looked a long way off the finished article as he was battered from pillar to post by Martin Bakole in August en route to a crushing fifth-round knockout loss.
The devastating defeat has seen his stock fall considerably, however, Fury still has faith in the young American.
“I would also like to see Jared Anderson back in the mix,” Fury told the Pound for Pound Podcast.
“The young big baby. Now, for me, he’s the most talented heavyweight in the world by far.
“But coming off his last fight, he had a knockout loss, so talent sometimes doesn’t cut it if you are rushed into fights you are not ready for.
“He fought this guy called Martin Bakole, who is an absolute seasoned man, 30 years old, in the prime of his life, as strong as a rhinoceros.
“And he goes in there with a 24-year-old kid, who has had 17 tomato cans and has come through them with flying colours.
“But he wasn’t ready for that fight, maybe five or six more fights, a year or so away from that.
“It’s put him back a long way now and that does a lot for a fighter’s confidence but I’d like to see him back in the ring as well.”
Fury is set to run it back with Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 after suffering the first setback of his professional career in May at the hands of the Ukrainian.
Both men will only be fighting for three of the major sanctioning body belts after Usyk was stripped of the IBF strap due to his contractual obligation to give Fury a second fight.
This meant he wasn’t able to box IBF mandatory Daniel Dubois, who was subsequently upgraded from interim to full world champion as a result.
While Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas insists a fight with Dubois for the final piece of the undisputed puzzle is the only challenge left for his client if he beats Fury again, the Mancunian is angling for a trilogy.
“When I win this fight with Usyk, then there has to be a third fight,” he added.
“There has to be because if you win one and I win one, there has to be a third fight.
“Regardless of who won the second one there has to be a third fight to see who is the best out of us two.
“And then after, next year maybe February or March, then I’ll look for the winner of the rematch between AJ (Anthony Joshua) and Dubois.”
