Anthony Joshua has give his take on the infamous sparring session with rival Tyson Fury.
Fury praised Joshua who was at the time an amateur boxer for giving him a hard time in an interview with Steve Bunce.
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Speaking to James Cordon ‘AJ’ backed up Fury’s version of events.
He said: “So this guy called Tyson Fury, who I have no idea who he is, comes down the gym.
“And word on the streets is that Tyson said: ‘If anyone knocks me out, I’m the best heavyweight. If anyone knocks me out they get my Rolex watch.’
“Hey, I was looking at the cash. I’m saying a Rolex, yeah. I said, let’s go. Bell goes, we go at it, we go at it. I think we sparred about three or four rounds.
“Even Tyson, actually, he done an interview promoting the fight. ‘There’s this kid called Anthony Joshua, I sparred him down at Finchley Boxing Club. I’ll tell you what, he’s s**t hot. I believe he’s going to go on and do great things. He hit me with a shot that nearly took my head off.’ And this and that.”
“After that, the praise stopped because he realised I was on his coattails!
“So I started chasing him up the division. And you know, that fight is one that has never been so close.”
The British heavyweights could finally meet next year if both come through their bouts with Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois respectively.
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