ANTHONY JOSHUA is itching to get his next fight lined up and has taken to Twitter to wind up potential opponents.
World heavyweight champion Joshua posted a string of tweets to Joseph Parker, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury as he looks to secure his next big-money bout.
The 28-year-oldโs opening salvo โ aimed at WBO heavyweight champion Parker โ was a GIF of Kermit the Frog drinking tea.
.@joeboxerparker Sips tea, continues to read tweets & refreshes email.. Still No Offer pic.twitter.com/micG0WdtuA
โ Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) November 9, 2017
WBC heavyweight Wilder was next on Joshuaโs hitlist, with the Watford-born fighter posting a YouTube video of a lengthy interview during which he urged the American to set up a title fight between the two.
& @Tyson_Fury get fit you fat fuck
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) November 9, 2017
Dropping an F-bomb in the direction of an out-of-shape Fury in a third quick-fire tweet prompted a response from BoxNation presenter Kugan Cassius, which seemed to rile Joshua.
It was suggested by Cassius that people were seeing โthe real Anthony Joshua this morningโ, to which the boxer retorted: โThe real anthony joshua? Because of what ?โฆ. a swear word? Shut the f*** up.โ
Pipe down son https://t.co/VhT0L3ipud
โ Anthony Joshua (@anthonyfjoshua) November 9, 2017
He later told Cassius to โpipe downโ as the series of seemingly out-of-character tweets came to an end.