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As boxing fans began to salivate at the prospect of a boxing showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, Fury lashed out at Joshua and promised to knock him out “in three rounds.”
Fury, rarely without a word or an opportunity to promote his clothing range, unleashed a tirade against Joshua, who knocked out challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria in the ninth round on Saturday night (Sunday NZT) at Wembley Arena.
Joshua was initially reluctant to mention a fight against Fury for the undisputed heavyweight crown in his post-fight interview, instead asking the crowd for their opinion. When questioned on Sky Sport UK, he said: “Whoever has the belt, I would love to compete with it. If that’s Tyson Fury, let it be Tyson Fury. ”
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Tyson Fury hits Deontay Wilder during his heavyweight fight for Wilder’s WBC crown in February.
Fury reacted with a spiel on his Instagram and Twitter.
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“Anthony Joshua just … he lives on television himself. They asked him if he wanted the fight and he walked around the bushes …
“I want the fight, I want the fight next, I’ll knock him out in three rounds, he’s a great bondosser, I can’t wait to knock him out.”
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Briton Anthony Joshua celebrates after beating Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev to win his heavyweight title fight at Wembley Arena on Saturday (Sunday NZT).
“Dosser” is the term Fury coined for Deontay Wilder, whom he beat in a seventh round TKO in Las Vegas in February.
It’s also a term he uses to spruce up his clothing merchandise, and his tweet before Joshua’s spiel featured him on a variety of Christmas sweaters and T-shirts, beginning with the message: “Merry Christmas, big dossers.”
Promoters are already talking about the “Battle of the British,” with Joshua’s World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization belts and Fury’s World Boxing Council title at stake.
Fury’s promoter Bob Arum had no doubt that such a fight would rival the Muhammed Ali v Joe Frazier fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1971, The Telegraph in London reported.
