Anthony Joshua blasts ‘f*** Tyson Fury’ after overhearing rival’s commentary on DAZN for Francis Ngannou

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ANTHONY JOSHUA blasted Tyson Fury in a blistering rant just hours after his obliteration of Francis Ngannou.

The former two-time unified heavyweight champion knocked the MMA man mountain out cold in the second round of their crossover clash in Saudi Arabia early on Saturday morning.

 Anthony Joshua punches Francis Ngannou during the Heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou on the Knockout Chaos boxing card at the Kingdom Arena on March 08, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)Anthony Joshua brutally knocked out Francis Ngannou in their Saudi showdownGETTY
Tyson Fury reaction to Anthony Joshua KO NgannouTyson Fury was ringside for his fellow Brit’s third KO win in a rowSKY SPORTS
//twitter.com/IFLTV/status/1766407080473227521?s=20Joshua was in no mood to talk about his long-time rival after the stunning stoppageIFL TV

AJ’s demolition of Ngannou has put him on course for a long overdue Battle of Britain with The Gypsy King, who was ringside for the Riyadh rumble.

But he wasn’t in the mood for discussing a domestic dust-up with the WBC heavyweight champion due to his pre-fight putdowns of himself and Ngannou.

The fired-up Watford warrior told iFL TV: “F**k Tyson Fury.

“I don’t like trash-talking people, but I heard him say, ‘Oh, I’m here to do commentary about these two sausages.’

“Or something like that.

“Bro, that guy that I fought and that he fought is an ex-UFC heavyweight champion [and has] a phenomenal story and someone who has changed their life around.

“[He’s] just too disrespectful. So forget anything about him right now.”

Before Joshua can think of sharing the ring with Fury, he must first wait for his Brit rival to have back-to-back undisputed heavyweight title fights with Oleksandr Usyk.

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Boxing - Antony Joshua v Francis Ngannou - Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 9, 2024 Antony Joshua after knocking down Francis Ngannou REUTERS/Andrew CouldridgeAnthony Joshua walks away after flatlining Francis NgannouGETTY

A fight between Joshua and Fury will arguably be the biggest in the history of British boxing, a fact promoter Eddie Hearn is well aware of.

Speaking moments after Joshua’s third successive KO, the Matchroom Boxing chief said: “I’m so proud of him because there was a huge amount of pressure.

“If we won this fight then he would fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk.

“You’re looking at the No1 heavyweight in the world.

“Tyson Fury please beat Usyk because you will get the biggest fight in the history of the sport.

“As a fighter, he’s an inspiration to young people.

“What I said would happen, happened. He destroyed Francis Ngannou.

“He’s a beast and I cannot wait for him to beat Tyson Fury.”

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