Tyson Fury embarrassed as Anthony Joshua ‘laughs’ at rival’s newest battle supply
Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua ‘laughed’ when he first heard Tyson Fury‘s group had been involved about making a battle between the pair. Despite insisting he would by no means entertain a match-up with Joshua once more Fury is now pushing for the Battle of Britain to happen in September.
The Gypsy King is determined to get again into the ring after six months of inactivity and has referred to as out everybody with a pulse. While out in Australia supporting pal and coaching accomplice Joseph Parker for his latest first-round blowout of Faiga Opelu, the WBC heavyweight champion informed Aussie media that he was open to preventing native stars Jai Opetaia and Demsey McKean subsequent.
Meanwhile, the Mancunian has additionally been caught up in social media spats with the present heavyweight UFC champion Jon Jones and his predecessor Francis Ngannou. As a end result, Joshua is taking Fury’s supply with a pinch of salt.
“I spoke to AJ, AJ laughed and said ‘isn’t he fighting Jai Opetaia, or Demsey McKean, or Jon Jones?’ I said no, they’re telling us they want to fight you, but we’re fighting in August and September, that’s our plan,” Hearn informed iFL TV.
“I’ll go through the process and see how real this is. I believe George Warren, I think they’re in a really difficult spot, Tyson Fury. He wants big money fights and AJ is the money fight for him, but no back and forth, just ‘we’ll talk.’”
The present plan for Joshua is to battle Dillian Whyte in August adopted by a blockbuster showdown with Deontay Wilder over in Saudi Arabia 4 months later. However, the Daily Mail reviews that Whyte is unlikely to be AJ’s subsequent opponent.
According to sources, Whyte, not like Joshua, just isn’t in camp and is subsequently seemingly unavailable because the August 12 date attracts close to. Exactly who Joshua would in any other case field subsequent is presently unclear.
It could also be a case of reverting again to the unique plan of sitting out till the again finish of the 12 months if the worst involves worst. Otto Wallin and McKean have been beforehand touted as potential opponents for Joshua forward of his comeback battle in April though they have been forged apart for Jermaine Franklin on the premise that they have been southpaws.