Fury pokes fun at AJ on social media
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Two of the biggest names in world boxing, in the heavyweight division, with all the gold and from the UK. They were destined to fight.
This was all before Joshua lost his WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO titles to Oleksandr Usyk in late September last year.
But do you remember what it was like before that night in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? A social media rivalry between AJ and Fury was something all boxing fans were used to.
Since then, we haven't heard either fighter say much about the other. The WBC heavyweight champion initially refused to kick Joshua when he was down following his defeat by Usyk – but it all changed last week.
The catalyst was Derek Chisora predicting that Joshua would beat Fury if the pair faced off in the ring.
That sparked a response from Fury, who took to social media to hit back.
"This is a message for Derek Chisora. I've just seen that you've said you think AJ would blast me out – never in a million years," Fury said.
"If the biggest puncher in history couldn't blast me out and Wladimir Klitschko couldn't blast me out, then a big old bodybuilder can't blast me out, my friend."
Fury added: "Also, Del, he ain't got the bottle to fight Usyk again. Usyk will smash him next time, properly. Never mind beat him on points, he'll knock him out."
The Gyspy King didn't stop there. Fury also issued another jibe on social media mocking Joshua for his current lack of belts with a side-by-side comparison.
This post received the attention of the former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway, who couldn't help but laugh.
The winner of the rematch between Usyk and Joshua is expected to face off against Fury in a heavyweight unification bout later this year.
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