Tyson Fury slams Anthony Joshua over ‘fake’ sparring offer for Wilder fight and claims he ‘doesn’t have the b*****s’
TYSON FURY has blasted Anthony Joshua for his “fake” offer to spar with him in the build-up for his rematch with Deontay Wilder. And the Gypsy King has accused his British rival of not having “the b******s” to meet him in the ring in training camp. Joshua won his four world heavyweight title belts back […]
TYSON FURY has blasted Anthony Joshua for his “fake” offer to spar with him in the build-up for his rematch with Deontay Wilder.
And the Gypsy King has accused his British rival of not having “the b******s” to meet him in the ring in training camp.
Joshua won his four world heavyweight title belts back after an impressive rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia last month.
During an interview after the bout, he offered to help prepare Fury for his February 22 fight with Wilder at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Gypsy King accepted the proposal over Instagram, and welcomed having his countryman in camp.
But nothing has come of it since, and AJ even admitted he regretted making the offer in the first place.
Fury, 31, raged last night to the Seconds Out YouTube channel: “They offered hot air as usual.
“I accepted, they haven’t turned up, take what you want from it, that’s it.
“Joshua’s nothing like Wilder but I’d like to bring him over and give him a good hiding anyway.
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“But they’re not going to come, let’s face it. They’re not going to come over and get beat up in sparring.
“It was just a stupid offer at a stupid time, wasn’t thinking, I accepted straight away, me being me, and that was it.
“I don’t read into it too much, he ain’t coming, simple as. He ain’t got the b******s to turn up and spar, end of.”
Joshua, 30, beat Ruiz Jr via unanimous decision in December in what was a tactical masterclass after being knocked out in their first bout.
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But Fury was not impressed and said: “I don’t think it was a great performance.
“I thought it was a hit and run, s***house style, coward. Every time he stood still Andy rocked him to his boots.
“But it was what it was. He got the decision, fair play. On to the next one.
“He’s definitely not in the same category as me and Wilder. He already got knocked out. He needs to prove himself again.”