“That’s How You Gain My Respect”- Anthony Joshua Says Tyson Fury Hasn’t Impressed Him Yet

WBC Champion Tyson Fury has let none of his rivals overpower him inside the ring till now. The 31-year-old ‘Gypsy King’ is the undisputed WBC Heavyweight champion of the world and boasts an undefeated pro record of 30-0-1 (D). Yet, that did not stop him from garnering criticisms from his fellow heavyweight contenders throughout. Fury has always appeared attuned about his rival’s criticisms, and the Brit faced something similar once again.

The other Briton World Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, newly claimed that Fury needs to do more to earn his respect. Now, even if Fury remains unbothered about those statements, it is evident that ‘The Gypsy King’ has not impressed Joshua with his performances.  Throughout the years, fans have compared Joshua and Fury umpteen times. However, the duo is yet to encounter each other in-ring.

Meanwhile, Joshua has once again lashed at his fellow Brit World champion in his own fashion, with a possible matchup already on the cards.

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Anthony Joshua criticizes Tyson Fury for being inactive

Fury has achieved some great peaks in his professional boxing career. He was the first person to hand Klitschko a defeat. He repeated the same stance this year and became the only man to vanquish Deontay Wilder in-ring.  In the process, ‘The Gypsy King’ attained all the World titles of pro boxing. However, those accomplishments are still not plenty to gain Joshua’s respect.

Joshua, 30, sat down with Sky Sports and reflected his opinion over Fury’s legacy. According to Joshua, Fury has achieved some great wins, but he hasn’t been active throughout. Taking note of Fury’s notable wins, Joshua ruled them out for having long periods in between. Despite tagging Fury as a serious contender, AJ revealed that he is not afraid of him.

“He (Fury) hasn’t been in the deep end enough to show me he can swim there for a long time in my opinion.

You have to continuously prove to me that you are. You don’t just come there once or twice. You continuously improve to compete against the championship level. That’s for me is a fight. That’s how you get my respect,” said Joshua.

Will Joshua and Fury battle soon?

As per reports, Fury will defend his WBC strap and relinquish his rivalry with Wilder with a concluding trilogy fight. The event will reportedly happen this year. After this, Interim WBC heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte is expected to earn his title shot. Thus, Joshua has to wait until the WBC heavyweight roster gets rearranged further.

However, that still doesn’t rule out a possible matchup between the Brit World champions. Promoter Eddie Hearn has expressed his interest in arranging the face-off a couple of months ago via social media. No wonder it grabbed a lot of eyeballs, but the speculations stopped after some time. Needless to say, apart from the technical point, ‘Joshua vs Fury’ can also grab major PPV sales, if materialized shortly.

Both the men are global superstars and holds a stellar pro boxing records, respectively. A heavyweight battle between them will determine Britain’s greatest heavyweight boxer from the modern era.

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Source: Sky Sports