Tyson Fury is eyeing up a fight with Anthony Joshua, and has kicked off the war of words with the heavyweight.
Following Joshua’s victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium, Fury called him out. Joshua repaid the favour and called out the Manchester boxer, who hasn’t fought since November 2015, in the Wembley ring.
Since then, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said a potential fight between the pair won’t occur anytime soon, and there are a number of obstacles for Fury to hurdle before they can discuss the bout.
But that hasn’t stopped Fury taunting Joshua.
He's changed his tune https://t.co/VKPRPjAmeA
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) May 9, 2017
The 28-year-old labelled the heavyweight champion a “fraud” and a “bodybuilder”. He predicted Joshua would be an easy night’s work, and not just for him.
Fury was asked by journalist Steve Bunce if there was another boxer in the division who could defeat Joshua before he gets the chance to fight him He instantly replied “Wilder” – referring to the American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.
Fury didn't hold back https://t.co/tu2LqsEyjA
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) May 9, 2017
“Anybody can beat anybody in the heavyweight division,” Fury told BBC 5 live.
“But I tell you what it is, when you’ve got a static target, a big heavy bag with legs, it’s dangerous if you let him hit you. Then you just box and move, and be awkward, and Wilder’s got tremendous power.
“Let me tell you, if it was Wilder that hit AJ with that shot, and he got back up, he would’ve finished him.”
Wilder, like Fury and Joshua, has yet to taste defeat in his professional career so far. The Bronze Bomber recently used footage of one of his fights to call out Joshua.
Awesome fight @klitschko but this is how you finish a fight…The WILDer Way. #WilderJoshua anyone? @anthonyfjoshua pic.twitter.com/fJkLqm9xvU
— Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) May 3, 2017
But fans weren’t exactly impressed.
Throwing wild windmills like a girl outside of a nightclub who has just had her handbag snatched? 😲
— Parker (@__Parker_____) May 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/NiGhT_HaWk_88/status/859779917583720451
Awful technique. The last two punches were thrown from the canvas. Windmill aint the word
— Lee Peers (@lee_lpeers1) May 3, 2017
