TYSON FURY has congratulated Eddie Hearn for transforming Anthony Joshua into a global ‘superstar’.
After years of build-up, The Gypsy King is finally on course to get his hands on his fellow Brit later this year.
The first of the pair’s two meetings is set to take place in Saudi Arabia, with July 24 and August 7 the slated dates for the long-awaited Battle of Britain.
Joshua will enter the bout as the A-side due to his title of unified heavyweight champion and his global status, which Fury credits to some savvy management from Hearn.
During an appearance on Hearn’s No Passion, No Point podcast, Fury told the Matchroom chief: “You’ve done an absolutely fantastic job, congratulations.
“You took an amateur boxer and made him into a superstar and the finished article.”
Fury, however, is adamant Olympic bronze medallist Joshua will bend to his will when they share the ring later this year.
He continued: “It’s just a shame he has to be in the same era as the ‘Gypsy King’.”
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WBC heavyweight king Fury wholeheartedly believes he’ll make light work of AJ, who he’s repeatedly branded a ‘flat-footed’ bodybuilder’.
He said: “I will cut Anthony Joshua down like a hot knife through cheese.
“That’s how easy it’s going to be. That’s how easy it’s going to be.
“When he gets cracked with all them muscles right in the jaw, it’s like getting a boiled egg with a split down the middle, it can’t be repaired.
“He will go. I’ll even tell you what punch it’s going to be, I’ll even give my game plan away – it will be a check left hook straight to the temple.
“His legs will go and he’ll fall on his face. He may get back up and I’ll knock him out with the overhand right. Goodnight. Enough said.”
Joshua, 31, has yet to respond to Fury, although he recently revealed he’s willing to go through ‘pain, torture and adversity’ to have his hand raised against his rival.
He told Watford hitman Troy Deeney: “Am I excited? I ain’t excited, it is what it is.
“I’m getting ready to walk through a brick wall and nothing is getting in my way.
“I’m ready to go through whatever pain, torture, adversity I have to go through in order to win, that’s why I’m really looking forward to it.
“I know I’m the man of this division and I will be for a long time.
“I came through this game quick and the way I had to learn was through mistakes, on the public stage as well.
“I came into this game not to take part but to take over, I feel I’m on a different wavelength and frequency.
“I do it with a smile on my face but I’m dedicated to these things.
“Recapping over Covid I thought, ‘Man, I’ve put a lot into this and now I need to back myself.'”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
