It’s quite simple: we just need to know how the story ends. 

It has been 10 years in the making – and many would say about five years too late – but British heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally settle the score in a rivalry that has transformed boxing and captivated a generation. 

The two former world champions will meet in Cardiff in December, their parallel career paths at last converging after an epic saga of missed opportunities and setbacks. 

In one corner, the “polished, commercially perfect” Joshua. In the other corner the “potty-mouth, straight-talking, no-nonsense” Fury. 

That is how former boxer Johnny Nelson describes the pair in BBC Sport’s new documentary Rivals: Fury v Joshua, and podcast series, adding: “You'll take the villain side, you'll take the hero side. But either way, you'll take a side.”