Fury warns Joshua fight will never happen as AJ’s camp ‘know they can’t win’
The Gypsy King claims the heavyweight champion is refusing a deal as he is running scared from a title fight
TYSON FURY believes a fight against WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will never happen.
Fury controversially drew against Deontay Wilder on December 1 during a bout for the American's WBC heavyweight title with many believing the Brit should have won.
Before agreeing that fight, the Gypsy King had been in drawn-out and fruitless negotiations with Joshua's camp over a contest.
And it appears increasingly unlikely the pair will meet in the near future, although Fury claims he would beat Joshua if he was “given the chance”.
Fury told BT Sport: “I’ve already beat [Deontay] Wilder, so that’s one down and I’d do the same to [Anthony] Joshua if given the chance.
“But, I don’t think it’s going to happen and I’m sorry to disappoint the sports fans, Joshua, even with two hammers in each hand could never beat Tyson Fury and they know it.
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“They know that, they’re not silly, it’s a business as well so they’re not going to take the fight, simple as.
“They may say they are going to take the fight - talk about it then fight somebody else like they keep doing.
“That fight ain’t going to happen."
After a long spell away from the ring, Fury was able to lose around eight stone and take on the dangerous puncher Wilder and fight to a controversial draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Many didn’t agree with the scoring having Fury as the actual winner.