ANTHONY JOSHUA blasted Tyson Fury in a blistering rant just hours after his obliteration of Francis Ngannou.
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion knocked the MMA man mountain out cold in the second round of their crossover clash in Saudi Arabia early on Saturday morning.
AJ’s demolition of Ngannou has put him on course for a long overdue Battle of Britain with The Gypsy King, who was ringside for the Riyadh rumble.
But he wasn’t in the mood for discussing a domestic dust-up with the WBC heavyweight champion due to his pre-fight putdowns of himself and Ngannou.
The fired-up Watford warrior told iFL TV: “F**k Tyson Fury.
“I don’t like trash-talking people, but I heard him say, ‘Oh, I’m here to do commentary about these two sausages.’
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“Or something like that.
“Bro, that guy that I fought and that he fought is an ex-UFC heavyweight champion [and has] a phenomenal story and someone who has changed their life around.
“[He’s] just too disrespectful. So forget anything about him right now.”
Before Joshua can think of sharing the ring with Fury, he must first wait for his Brit rival to have back-to-back undisputed heavyweight title fights with Oleksandr Usyk.
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A fight between Joshua and Fury will arguably be the biggest in the history of British boxing, a fact promoter Eddie Hearn is well aware of.
Speaking moments after Joshua’s third successive KO, the Matchroom Boxing chief said: “I’m so proud of him because there was a huge amount of pressure.
“If we won this fight then he would fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk.
“You’re looking at the No1 heavyweight in the world.
“Tyson Fury please beat Usyk because you will get the biggest fight in the history of the sport.
“As a fighter, he’s an inspiration to young people.
“What I said would happen, happened. He destroyed Francis Ngannou.
“He’s a beast and I cannot wait for him to beat Tyson Fury.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
