Anthony Joshua has reignited his feud with Tyson Fury by sending a severe warning to his long-time rival.
Joshua hasn’t fought since suffering a fifth round knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois in their IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium in London in September 2024.
Many fans expected that a fight between Joshua and Fury would come next, but those plans went up in smoke when ‘The Gypsy King’ announced an abrupt retirement back in January after two straight defeats to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
Nearly one year on, Fury has began to tease a return in 2026, in what is an exciting time for the heavyweight division, with fights such as Joseph Parker vs. Fabio Wardley set to take place soon.
Joshua has now taken to social media to praise Parker and Wardley, but also lashed out at Fury, with AJ stating that he hopes to ‘punch Fury’s head in’ very soon.
“I’m proud of Joseph Parker even though he is a competitor. Real recognises real. He’s in the game to fight whoever, whenever and that’s the DNA of a real general. Unlike his dippy mate Tyson Fury.
“I would dissect his career/record in minutes but I’ll leave that for a potential gloves are off if he ever comes back and fights Big Femi.
“Fabio Wardley respect to you as well. Bro was working in recruitment helping your dad get a job a couple years ago. Let that be a testament to God rooting in one’s favour and a statement to show nothing is impossible (if you can have a scrap).
“To my supporters, I’ll be back to lace up my boots and put on my gloves sooner than later, hopefully punching Fury’s head in and dancing around his flicker jab with ease.”
While it may be a few years later than everybody would have hoped, if a Joshua vs. Fury fight was indeed to happen it would still no doubt grip the attention of the boxing public, and Tony Bellew recently revealed he has changed his prediction for the clash.
