Anthony Joshua is more convinced than ever that he beats Tyson Fury after watching his showing against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Fury returned to action after a 16-month absence with a comfortable unanimous decision win over Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
At the conclusion, Fury called out Joshua for a long-awaited showdown between the pair, with ‘AJ’ choosing to cool the situation and insisting that negotiations still need to take place before announcing a potential battle.
Speaking on the Netflix broadcast, Joshua also gave his verdict on Fury’s performance against the Russian, and he didn’t seem impressed with what he saw from his countryman.
“I punched you up when we were kids, and after watching you tonight, I’ll punch you up again.”
It has been suggested that Joshua may choose to have a warm-up bout before a clash with Fury, but ‘AJ’ also joked that he thinks that may come in the form of ‘The Gypsy King’ after his display.
“That could be a warm up fight after what I saw tonight… I like his fighting style, I think he’s good but I don’t think he’ll be able to cope with me. Going off tonight? It would be hard work for him.”
Joshua was last in action in December when he beat YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, before he was involved in a tragic car accident later that month that sadly took the lives of two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
Due to that incident, AJ has been biding his time before his next move, but will now have to decide whether or not to head straight into a clash with Fury next. He said that it is ‘more than likely’ the fight all fans want to see will be next.
