Fury slams Joshua, predicts third-round KO when pair finally meet

Tyson Fury has vowed to destroy “gutless” Anthony Joshua inside three rounds after waiting five years for the highly-anticipated showdown.

British boxing fans are desperate to see the two champs go head-to-head in the ring after Fury snatched Deontay Wilder’s WBC belt.

The Gypsy King needs to fight Wilder for the third time to fill contractual obligations while AJ’s next opponent will be Bulgarian brute Kubrat Pulev.

Only then, if both win their fights, can the pair finally put the trash-talking to bed to decide who will be crowned undisputed heavyweight champion.

But Fury, 31, insists he has been pushing Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn for the “last five years” to organise the bout.

He told Sky Sports: “Eddie Hearn talks a lot of hot air as usual.

“I’ve been offering to fight Joshua for quite a while. I’ve been trying to make that fight happen for the last five years. And it’s not happened at all.

First time I connect on him, his legs will do a dance.

“Eddie’s obviously Joshua’s promoter, so he’ll have to be speaking to my team to make the fight happen, give the fans what they want and stop running away from the biggest fight since Lennox [Lewis] fought Frank Bruno.

“Have the guts to step up to the plate and get flattened, son!”

Fury also launched his own personal attack on the Watford-born fighter and insisted AJ’s style plays right into his hands.

He added: “AJ’s style is tailor-made for mine.

“He’s an upright fighter walking forward with a classic defence. Strong and powerful.

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“He’s got no footwork, hardly any resilience. And he’s a bit gutless when it comes down to getting clipped.

“I think I’d knock him out in round two, three rounds. First time I connect on him, his legs will do a dance and I’ll just jump on him like the little fat kid did in America that time.”