Anthony Joshua has hailed Tyson Fury for his honesty over ten years on from their spar at Finchley ABC back in 2010. The two British heavyweight world champions are hoping to fight in 2021.
Joshua insists he is taking the 'less talk, more action' approach and claims he will do his talking in the ring once the fight is signed.
AJ told iFL TV in an interview at Finchley ABC: "I'm chilled, it's only a fight. It's not a big deal, it's a 12-round fight. I've done rounds upon rounds of sparring. I've been in the ring with Fury, this ring here.
"We talk about about the performance [against Pulev], we probably wan't to talk about those uppercuts right? Fury knows about them uppercuts! He said it on the BBC interview years ago. I respect him for his honesty.
"Sparring is sparring, you don't gain nothing but it's nice to share a ring with someone I'm fighting. It's funny how he mentioned the uppercut years back, you can see throughout my career it's brought many successes my way. I just look forward to competing with him, no splits, hold ups, let's just get it rolling."
When speaking to Radio 5Live shortly after his spar with Joshua, Fury made it clear that he was impressed by the work of his opposite number in the ring.