Tyson Fury has mocked Anthony Joshua for "crying like a little girl" after he was defeated by Oleksandr Usyk in his world heavyweight title rematch.
The world heavyweight champion is vowing never to fight Joshua after talks for the pair to meet this month broke down, and he ended up having to face Derek Chisora instead. And he joked about Joshua's post-fight breakdown at the press conference following his loss to Usyk in their rematch back in August.
Joshua had an outburst in the ring after losing a split decision to Usyk, before breaking down in tears during an emotional post-fight presser. He has since taken time away from the sport, as well as dropping his coaching team and spending time training in Dubai and America ahead of a ring return set for early next year.
Fury has his sights set on Usyk, as opposed to Joshua, telling IFL TV in a recent interview: “I’m looking to fight Usyk, Joshua’s nemesis. The man who’s got AJ’s kryptonite. The man who made him cry after the fight, like a little girl. ‘I’m 18 stone.’ So? I’m 20 stone. I’ll beat him. I’ll take that little sausage out. He ain’t got no kryptonite to me. He’s f*** all to me, the little f***er. I’m going to make him dance.”
The two world heavyweight champions are undefeated, with Usyk having moved up after becoming undisputed cruiserweight champion with wins over the likes of Mairis Briedis and Tony Bellew. And Fury believes that he is too big for the Ukrainian, with the fight expected to take place in the early part of next year.
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Fury and Usyk went head-to-head at ringside after his stoppage win over Chisora earlier this month, with the Brit going on a verbal tirade against his stoic rival. It's likely that Usyk didn't understand a lot of what Fury was saying given that he doesn't speak English, with most of the comments regarding the massive size difference between the pair.
In a heated rant, he said: "Usyk, you’re next you little b****. You are next. Me and you next. You’re next. Rabbit! P****! 15-stone little midget bodybuilder. Well, I ain’t a bodybuilder, I’m going to write you off. You ugly little man. Let's get it on, b****. You may laugh now but I’ll end this lil' sucker. I’ll end you. You little sucker. What are you gonna do? You’re gonna do f*** all, you little sausage."
