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09th May 2017

You probably won’t agree with Tyson Fury’s view on a fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder

"Wilder's got tremendous power"

Robert Redmond

Tyson Fury is eyeing up a fight with Anthony Joshua, and has kicked off the war of words with the heavyweight.

Following Joshua’s victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium, Fury called him out. Joshua repaid the favour and called out the Manchester boxer, who hasn’t fought since November 2015, in the Wembley ring.

Since then, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said a potential fight between the pair won’t occur anytime soon, and there are a number of obstacles for Fury to hurdle before they can discuss the bout.

But that hasn’t stopped Fury taunting Joshua.

The 28-year-old labelled the heavyweight champion a “fraud” and a “bodybuilder”. He predicted Joshua would be an easy night’s work, and not just for him.

Fury was asked by journalist Steve Bunce if there was another boxer in the division who could defeat Joshua before he gets the chance to fight him He instantly replied “Wilder” – referring to the American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.

“Anybody can beat anybody in the heavyweight division,” Fury told BBC 5 live.

“But I tell you what it is, when you’ve got a static target, a big heavy bag with legs, it’s dangerous if you let him hit you. Then you just box and move, and be awkward, and Wilder’s got tremendous power.

“Let me tell you, if it was Wilder that hit AJ with that shot, and he got back up, he would’ve finished him.”

Wilder, like Fury and Joshua, has yet to taste defeat in his professional career so far. The Bronze Bomber recently used footage of one of his fights to call out Joshua.

But fans weren’t exactly impressed.

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