Tyson Fury has launched a blistering attack on Anthony Joshua, branding him a ‘s***house’ who lacks the guts to step into the ring for an all-British showdown. The Gypsy King’s tirade came after he stopped Mariusz Wach in the seventh round in Thailand, a fight watched by just 1,500 fans with no live broadcast and only SunSport as the sole British media outlet at ringside.
“I got through my 39th test tonight. Let’s see if he can get through his,” Fury said, turning his attention to Joshua’s comeback bout against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia tomorrow. “Because I think he is a s***house. In front of 70,000 at Tottenham, he never had the guts to get in the ring and face me. The biggest test is how big his balls are. Now we’ll see if he has the guts – but I’m not convinced.”
“Tyson Fury taunts Anthony Joshua as 's***house' ahead of Joshua's comeback fight against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia.”
Fury, 37, did not stop there. “If it was Joshua instead of Wach in there, it would have gone the same way. I’d have jabbed his head off and chinned him.”
The fight in Jeddah marks Joshua’s first since surviving a car crash that killed two of his close friends – a tragedy that has hung over his preparations. It will also be his first contest after knocking out Jake Paul just ten days before the accident, making for an emotional rollercoaster month. Joshua will want to make his late friends proud with victory.
Fury initially claimed he would not travel to watch AJ, but last night performed a U-turn. “I am going. I will see you ringside,” he said. “He is getting chinned. I want to keep going, I want to box. If the fight is going to be postponed until next year, I’m going to fight again and again and again. I’m not going to stay out of the ring and wait for a sausage. A big useless potato.”
All eyes now turn to Saudi Arabia, where Joshua faces Albanian Kristian Prenga in what could be a stepping stone to the long-awaited Battle of Britain. Fury, ringside, will be watching closely – ready to pile more pressure on his rival.