ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned not to ‘mess up’ a mega-fight with Tyson Fury by losing to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua was on course to face Fury in a blockbuster undisputed heavyweight title bout in August before an American judge ordered The Gypsy King to face Deontay Wilder.
A showdown with former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk is now in the works for AJ, who was quick to unleash his wrath on Fury.
And Fury’s brother Tommy has urged the former Olympic champ not to permanently scupper the long-awaited Battle of Britain by losing to the Ukrainian.
During an appearance on talkSPORT, Tommy said of the fight: “You can’t let that go by. Both men aren’t ancient.
“It’s not like they’re 35 or 36, both are in the prime of their lives whether it’s going to be this year or next it doesn’t really matter.
“Both men just have to secure it from their sides. I know Tyson is going to secure it, so it’s really on AJ not to mess up like he did before.
“He’s got to take care of his business.”
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Fury, 32, dethroned Wilder last February in Las Vegas to complete a remarkable return to the sport.
And Tommy is adamant his older brother will turn in a repeat performance in their Sin City trilogy fight.
He said: “Tyson’s mindset and his team’s mindset is he doesn’t care. He’s the best fighter on the planet.
“It doesn’t matter if he’s fighting Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder.
“That AJ fight is going to come. He’s going to knock Wilder out this time and he’s going to wish he’d never picked up the phone to fight.
“It is what it is, he’s in the mindset now, he’s absolutely untouchable, there’s no one beating Tyson but himself, that’s just the bottom line.
“He’s not bothered about who he fights. You’re going to see the best Tyson Fury.
“It shocked all of us as it was all done and cemented.
“Everyone working with Tyson and the other side of it was all confirmed and then suddenly there was a slip up and he’s fighting Wilder.
“That just shows the craziness of boxing. When something’s nailed on it’s not really nailed on.
“You never know what’s going to happen.
“I’m sure it’s going to be a great fight again and hopefully we can see the Joshua fight before the end of the year and if not maybe next year.
“I think it will still happen as it’s too big of a fight not to happen. This is one of the biggest fights ever.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
