ANTHONY JOSHUA has sensationally offered to spar Tyson Fury to prepare him for his fight against Deontay Wilder in February.
The Brit heavyweight then wants to take on the Gypsy King and add the WBC belt to his collection later on in the year.
Anthony Joshua has offered to help spar Tyson FuryCredit: PA:Press Association
AJ, who reclaimed his title belts with his points win over Andy Ruiz Jr this month, needs Wilder’s WBC belt to be crowned undisputed champ.
The American will put it on the line on February 22 against the Gypsy King with the winner braced for a stunning bout with Joshua.
And the 30-year-old wants Fury to come out on top because he believes promoters would have little issue in arranging their fight.
He told Sky Sports: “I think he might beat Deontay Wilder next time they’re out.
“I think Tyson Fury would fight me quicker than Deontay Wilder would.
“If that’s the case I want him to win cos I just want to fight.
“To have that fight on British soil is… man! Can you imagine that!
“Fury if you need me, if you need me for sparring – we’re going to fight one day, I’ve sparred Tyson fury when we were kids anyway – I’ll go out to America to spar Tyson fury to get him ready for this Wilder fight
“I would like that fight because I think Fury would fight me faster than Wilder would.”
Joshua even likened Fury to the great Muhammad Ali and added: “He’s a real boxing connoisseur. He studies boxing like I do and is around a lot of boxing people.
“He has some resemblances with his movement and style like Muhammad Ali and the way he talks. If you listen to what he says you can tell one of his role models is Muhammad Ali.”
Wilder revealed how a fight with Joshua “definitely can happen” but the Watford-born star disputed his claims and said attempts to arrange a scrap have proved unsuccessful.
He added: “It still puzzles me as to why it’s so difficult to pin this man down.
“And this the man that I need to pin down and get the last ring so I can conquer this division as I’ve set out from day one.
“When he’s ready as I am I would love to be facing off here.
“I’ve got four he’s got one and I just need one more.”
Wilder puts his WBC title belt on the line against Fury in FebruaryCredit: PA:Press Association/PA Images
More to follow…
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
