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LONDON — World heavyweight title contender Anthony Joshua on Tuesday accused British compatriot Tyson Fury, the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organisation champion, of being jealous of his "beach body".
Joshua, 26, faces International Boxing Federation champion Charles Martin of the US in London on Saturday in a bid to win the belt that Fury was stripped of in December for refusing to fulfil a mandatory fight.
Last week, Fury branded Joshua as "useless" and predicted that he would lose to Martin because "this game is not all about body-building". Joshua fired back: "They’re hating on my beach body. They’re just hating, that’s what it is. If they want, I’ll give them some sessions. They can come train with me if they want.
"I asked them to spar, they don’t want to spar. They don’t want to work, so they can stay there, but this is just how I am. I ain’t got no comments on his physique. This is just how I am.
"There’s a lot of jealousy, a lot of negativity, so that’s why I shut it down and just focus on myself."
Joshua has won all 15 of his professional fights by knockout. Fury outpointed long-time heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in November.
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Fury ‘jealous of my beach body’
LONDON — World heavyweight title contender Anthony Joshua on Tuesday accused British compatriot Tyson Fury, the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organisation champion, of being jealous of his "beach body".
Joshua, 26, faces International Boxing Federation champion Charles Martin of the US in London on Saturday in a bid to win the belt that Fury was stripped of in December for refusing to fulfil a mandatory fight.
Last week, Fury branded Joshua as "useless" and predicted that he would lose to Martin because "this game is not all about body-building". Joshua fired back: "They’re hating on my beach body. They’re just hating, that’s what it is. If they want, I’ll give them some sessions. They can come train with me if they want.
"I asked them to spar, they don’t want to spar. They don’t want to work, so they can stay there, but this is just how I am. I ain’t got no comments on his physique. This is just how I am.
"There’s a lot of jealousy, a lot of negativity, so that’s why I shut it down and just focus on myself."
Joshua has won all 15 of his professional fights by knockout. Fury outpointed long-time heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in November.
AFP
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