Tyson Fury is set to finally settle a career-long grudge with Anthony Joshua in the squared-circle later this year, but the Gypsy King has now claimed that their boxing bout is off
Tyson Fury has claimed that his proposed boxing match with Anthony Joshua is off, as he eyes a THIRD bout with Oleksandr Usyk. AJ and the Gypsy King have been on a collision course for the entirety of their respective careers, with a long-awaited fight between the pair of English heavyweights eyeing a dance under the bright lights for November, according to reports.
However, that clash has now had water poured all over it, with Fury claiming that Joshua has bottled the bout. Taking to social media on Sunday, the 38-year-old said: “So, it looks like AJ has s*** his pants yet again. After 11 years, he’s finally s*** his pants yet again.”
In the very next breath, Fury then called out long-time rival, Usyk – despite going 0-2 against the undefeated Ukrainian in back-to-back fights in 2024. He added: “So this would only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
“Oleksandr, you’re his trainer, and his sensei, and you know he’s a weak-minded piece of s***, and that he’d never fight the Gypsy King – which you’ve had the guts to do twice…twice. And you know how difficult it is in there.
“Listen, you got the decisions last time, fair play to you, good luck to you. But let’s do it again.
“Let’s run it back in November. The ball is now in your court, Oleksandr. Do you want to fight me this year, in 2026? Or are you calling it quits? Let me know, because I’m now looking for a new opponent.”
Joshua is yet to respond to Fury’s claims. It comes as boxing fans may not want to see a trilogy bout between Fury and Usyk, given the dominant fashion in which the Cat defeated Fury just two years ago.
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