The two meet in the ring next Saturday at Wembley Stadium as Fury defends his heavyweight championship.
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Speaking to IFL TV, the promoter shed some light on the relationship he had with Joshua before he turned professional.
The two-time heavyweight world champion is preparing for his rematch against the unbeaten Ukrainian after being outpointed in September.
“This is the final fight of my career, I’m retiring after this,” Fury said speaking at the first press conference for his upcoming bout against Whyte.
Joshua will attempt to win back his three heavyweight world titles when he takes on the Ukrainian in May or June.
The all-British bout has finally been confirmed after the pair struck an agreement earlier this week.
The former heavyweight champion is set to try and earn his belts back against the Ukrainian in May, and is already hard at work in preparation.
The battle of the Brits is yet to be rubber stamped and remains in danger.
The two have gone back and forth over the past few months, and both made their intentions clear of wanting to fight one another.
Fury is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion after back-to-back victories over Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
Fury, who shared an epic trilogy series with Wilder, posted a mocked up poster of the American and AJ.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that he will still consider the multiple deals despite Fury declaring that he has tired of the endless negotiations and will defend his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in a UK homecoming fight on March 26.
AJ, 32, lost to Usyk, 34, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September, losing his WBA (Super), IBF and WBO heavyweight world titles in the process.
The Gypsy King’s trans-Atlantic promotional partners Frank Warren and Bob Arum won Friday’s purse bid in Mexico City with a £30 million offer.
After a complicated week for boxing’s blue-riband division, two huge fights are beginning to shift into focus with Fury seemingly set to defend his title against mandatory challenger Whyte.
Eddie Hearn said it might make sense for Anthony Joshua to agree to step aside and then fight the winner of Usyk-Fury.
As things stand, the Gypsy King has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Whyte next, while AJ has activated his contractual clause for a rematch with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Usyk.
Reports emerged that Joshua was going to accept a massive money offer to let Fury and Usyk fight this year.
Joshua is set to fight Usyk for a second time in April after losing his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts on a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.