TONY BELLEW has laughed off Tyson Fury’s claims that Deontay Wilder is a better boxer than Anthony Joshua.
There’s no love lost between British rivals Fury and AJ, with the pair joint-kings of the heavyweight division.
Tyson Fury’s claim that Deontay Wilder is better than Anthony Joshua has been dismissed by Tony BellewCredit: EPA
A highly-anticipated fight between AJ and Fury to unify the heavyweight division has been mootedCredit: Getty Images – Getty
A highly-anticipated battle to unify all their belts has been mooted.
But Fury is first set to take on Wilder for the THIRD time while Joshua must see off Kubrat Pulev.
And ahead of a potential battle, Fury stoked the flames by claiming AJ is ‘third-tier’ compared to Wilder.
Fury told TalkSport: “I think he’s a third-tier heavyweight. I think there’s me and Wilder that can easily beat them all.
“And I do put Oleksandr Usyk up there too because he’s a fleet-footed southpaw.But Joshua, I’ve said it many times, all these other heavyweights can beat each other, as we’ve seen.”
However, fan favourite Bellew has dismissed Fury’s views as ‘nonsense’ and believes Joshua’s record speaks for itself.
Bellew told TalkSport: “He’s talking nonsense when he says that it’s only between him and Wilder, and everybody else is on another level.
“Let’s just get something straight – Wilder was desperate against Luis Ortiz and he is about 95 years old.
“It’s ridiculous what he’s saying, we all know Wilder is a one-trick pony. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a hell of a trick. It the trick lands, you wake up in an ambulance.
“But make no mistakes about it, Joshua is far better than Wilder. Far better.
‘Everything he does is better. The only attribute Wilder has over all these guys is one-punch power. But there’s no point in having that if he hasn’t got the skillset to land it, and he clearly hasn’t.
Bellew believes Joshua is capable of beating FuryCredit: Getty – Contributor
“It’s bravado coming from Tyson. I’ve got all respect for him, he is right now the number one heavyweight in the world, no one can dispute that.
“But make no mistake, Joshua is only getting better. This is a guy with limited experience who achieved everything at the speed of light.
“Olympic champion, world champion, unified world champion. Every single person he’s faced, he’s beaten.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
