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Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua ‘won’t’ rematch Oleksandr Usyk and predicts Ukrainian to ‘STOP’ AJ if fight goes ahead

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TYSON FURY doesn’t reckon Anthony Joshua will end up fighting Oleksandr Usyk again.

Joshua had the unified heavyweight titles ripped from his clutches in his Tottenham tussle with slick southpaw Usyk last September.

Anthony Joshua is set to rematch Oleksandr Usyk later this yearCredit: Marc Aspland
But WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury doesn’t foresee the fight coming to fruitionCredit: POLARIS

AJ immediately exercised the rematch clause placed into his contract to face the undefeated Ukranian, although Fury doesn’t believe the bout will come to fruition.

He told iFL TV: “I personally don’t think it happens because Joshua doesn’t want it and two if it does happen, which it won’t, I think Usyk stops him this time.

“You heard it here first, and I rarely get them [predictions] wrong to be fair, rarely.

“By the way, Eddie I see all the stuff you say about me not wanting to fight Usyk.

“Get your man to fight him and get that big L [loss] again, please. Prove me, wrong dosser, you work for me.”

Fury, 33, is currently preparing for a grudge match with old sparring partner Dillian Whyte – although he could’ve faced Usyk had an eleventh-hour deal to make an undisputed bout not fallen through last month.

AJ promoter Eddie Hearn accused Fury of ducking the bout, a claim that prompted The Gypsy King to say: “I’d fight Usyk seven days a week, 62 times on a Sunday in his backyard.

“I’d fight Usyk and Joshua on the same night, I don’t value them, they’re bums compared to me.

“So as for avoiding somebody, I’ve just fought Deontay Wilder three times. Do you think I’m bothered about a middleweight or some bodybuilder? I’ll annihilate them.

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Eddie Hearn recently revealed Usyk vs Joshua 2 will take place in MayCredit: Marc Aspland

“Just for everybody to know, the only reason this fight fell of bed was because AJ wanted more money last minute and he thought I was going to give him an extra five million.

“Usyk will get his fight with me not a problem, when he’s beat Joshua again. Then Joshua has no chance in fighting for the undisputed championship, end of.”

A date for Joshua’s high-stakes rematch with Usyk has yet to be finalised, although Hearn recently revealed the contest will take place in the UK in May.

Promoter Eddie Hearn told the BBC: “It’s clear AJ will be fighting Usyk, which is his preferred choice.

“May is when you’ll see that fight.

“There’s the UK, America, the Middle East – we’ve had offers all around the world for that fight.

“I’d like to do it in the UK and we’ll see.”

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