Joshua will first defend his IBF, WBA and WBO belts against
Oleksandr Usyk on September 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office, before Fury's
WBC title is on the line against Deontay Wilder on October 9.
The dream undisputed heavyweight championship fight can be
revisited if they both come through unscathed, after talks to stage it this
summer broke down.
Joshua told Gary Neville's The Overlap "I'll smoke that
guy" but Fury has now told Neville: "AJ couldn't smoke a cigarette,
never mind smoke the 'Gypsy King'.
"The difference between me and him? He's a businessman
and I'm a Spartan. I'll show him that when I get in the ring.
"I will absolutely annihilate that bodybuilder.
"He wouldn't go past six rounds. It would be over
quickly. He knows that and his whole team knows it."
Joshua previously said about the breakdown in negotiations
to fight Fury: "I just know on my end, and my management team and my
promoter - we've done everything we can to make this happen and as long as I'm
champion, I'll compete with anyone."
Fury responded: "I have never been optimistic about
this fight happening.
"Even when the deal was done, I was never optimistic.
Guess what? It never happened.
"I do think, sooner or later, it has to happen.
"Even if we go AWOL, throw all the belts in the bin, to
fight each other? I would do that. But I'm not sure he would be willing to do
that."
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