‘Ready and fully charged’ – Anthony Joshua breaks silence on Tyson Fury retirement
The pair could make close to £100million each for the Battle of Britain
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ANTHONY JOSHUA is refusing to give up on a Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury - despite his rival's doubling down on retirement.
Fury, 36, called time on his career for a FIFTH TIME in January just weeks after his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Photo of Tyson Fury in a red robe.
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Tyson Fury recently doubled down on his fifth retirement from boxingCredit: PA
Anthony Joshua in a white robe before a boxing match.
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A massive domestic dust-up with Anthony Joshua awaits Fury should he choose to fight againCredit: GETTY
Anthony Joshua boxing in Wembley Stadium.
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AJ hasn't given up hope of sharing the ring with his Brit rivalCredit: REUTERS
The Wythenshawe warrior, unsurprisingly, performed a U-turn late last month but has since doubled down on his latest hanging up of the gloves.
But AJ isn't buying what The Gypsy King is selling and is confident their long overdue domestic dust-up will come to fruition.
Along with a picture of himself watching a Fury fight, he wrote on his private Snapchat: "One of these days it'll be standing in the opposite corner.
"Ready and fully charged spiritually."
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Fury and Joshua have been on a collision course for over a decade but have yet to share the ring.
They agreed a massive two-fight deal in 2020, with the contests set to take place the following year.
But the mammoth melees were scuppered when former long-time WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder won his arbitration for a trilogy fight with Fury.
AJ and Fury will bag one last huge payday and finally settle the long-raging debate over who is the better man if a post-prime punch-up comes to fruition.
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AJ revealed his hope of still fighting Fury on his private Snapchat
But Morecambe millionaire Fury, who still believes he was robbed of becoming the undisputed king of the heavyweights, insists he has nothing left to prove.
He said: "I hear a lot of talk about the Gypsy King returning to boxing and I ask this question: for what?
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“What would I return for
"More belts? I've won 22 of them.
“I've been rumped, that's it, fair play to them, they got their use out of me.
“But I'm happy, I am happy, content with what I have achieved and accomplished.
“I've been around the world and back again.
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua boxing stats comparison.
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"And this is what retirement looks like for the Gypsy King, not too shabby.”
He added: "I'm in no rush at all, to come back to boxing and get my face punched in.
“For what? What would I return for? I ask that question.
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“I am retired and I am staying retired.
“I have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to return for.”
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