Anthony Joshua looks jacked as boxer goes topless and plays chess amid Tyson Fury fight talks
ANTHONY JOSHUA took some time to relax and brush up on his tactical skills while playing a game of chess in the sun.
And the British heavyweight made sure he still looked scary ahead of a potential fight with Tyson Fury, showing off his physique with his top off in the pics.
AJ, 35, soaked up the UV in Riyadh, away from the dull UK as he looks ahead to a potential fight on the horizon.
And despite not taking to the ring since his fifth round defeat to Daniel Dubois in September of last year, fans reckon he’s still looking in good enough shape to glove up once again.
On wrote: “Unstoppable, humble warrior.”
While another added: “Bro, they’re not ready.”
A third simply put: “My champ”.
And a fourth posted: “Undisputed…”
Joshua looked to be in line to finally come to blows with fellow Brit heavyweight Tyson Fury this year.
But plans to face off were scuppered when The Gypsy King announced that he was hanging up his gloves in January.
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There remains speculation about whether Fury has truly given up the sport or not, given that the has “retired” four times in the past and returned to the ring.
But for now Joshua appears to be looking elsewhere for his next fight, with promoter Eddie Hearn suggesting he will take on the winner of this weekend’s bout between Dubois and Joseph Parker.
Speaking to iFL TV, Hearn said: “I think without Tyson Fury, AJ’s number one priority is to fight for the world heavyweight title.
“He’s not going to fight Usyk, is he? So it is going to be the winner of Saturday night [between Parker vs Dubois].”
Joshua, who is in Saudi Arabia to watch the fight first hand, does have a plan B if that doesn’t come to fruition, however.
Discussing who else he could fight, Hearn revealed: “[Martin] Bakole, the winner of [Zhilei] Zhang vs [Agit] Kabayel, Deontay Wilder.
“I can’t even tell you for sure because there hasn’t been a conversation.
“I don’t even know. The only thing I know granted fact is that AJ wanted to fight for Fury and AJ wanted to fight for the world title, fact.
“Maybe there is a conversation in a week or so when we [ask Fury] ‘Just to let you know, you definitely don’t want to fight AJ?
“In the summer, August or September because if you do come out of retirement now is the time to do it because we may have to wait until next year”.