Anthony Joshua has fired a dig at Tyson Fury by claiming that the Gypsy King has only had two “good fights” in his entire career.
Joshua and Fury are on course for a unification fight later this year, providing that Joshua beats his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in June and Fury wins his third fight against Deontay Wilder this summer.
Earlier this month, Fury took aim at Joshua by claiming that he was not a real champion as he holds the belts which were vacated by the Gypsy King.
But Joshua has now hit back by suggesting that Fury’s only difficult opponents during his career have been Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko.
“The fight can happen when Tyson Fury gets past his third match with Deontay Wilder and the fight can happen when I get past my next match with Kubrat Pulev,” Joshua said.
“If Fury wants that fight to happen, he’ll make it happen.
“We’re keen, we always like to put on big events and cater for the boxing community, so that’s something that we’ll take really seriously.
“Congratulations to him on his last performance.
“He’s had two good fights in his career in my opinion, against Klitschko and Wilder and he’s managed to win them both so he’s on a high right now.
“But he has to be careful what he wishes for because the young gunners are coming up and we’ll definitely take that Tyson Fury challenge with both hands.”
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