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Tyson Fury maintains Anthony Joshua super fight will not happen in 2020

Joshua holds three of the four world heavyweight titles, with Fury set to rematch Deontay Wilder next year

Jack Rathborn
Tuesday 17 December 2019 09:02 GMT
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Tyson Fury has ruled out fighting Anthony Joshua in a British heavyweight super fight in 2020.

The Gypsy King is scheduled to fight Deontay Wilder early next year in a rematch for the American’s WBC world title.

While Joshua recaptured the other three versions of the heavyweight crown this month with victory over Andy Ruiz, Fury has knocked back the potential to meet his compatriot next year, despite the clamour from the fans.

“Whatever, I’ve got three fights left on my ESPN contract in America; Wilder – Wilder – and whoever else, another American,” said Fury.

“So yeah, I’ll be pretty busy up until the end of this year and we’ll see what happens from there.

“I can only focus on one fight at a time.”

Fury did take time to praise Joshua’s performance against Ruiz though.

He said: “Fair play to AJ, he out boxed a fella who knocked him out before. It takes a lot of guts and boxing ability.

“I thought he looked fantastic. I’ve heard the criticism. I’d rather win and stink the place out than lose in a very entertaining fight.

Fury maintains a fight with Joshua will not take place next year

“Let’s face it, no-one’s really interested in Ruiz and Joshua. They’re just two other heavyweights on a collision course.

“The real fight is me and Wilder. This is the biggest heavyweight fight of my lifetime – won’t be a bigger one any time soon.”

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