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24-07-2020 | 18:09 Boxing
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Joshua explains why he doesn't view Tyson Fury as intimidating

Anthony Joshua doesn't view WBC champion, Tyson Fury, as an intimidating opponent. Fury beat Deontay Wilder on February and he now wants to face Joshua in 2021. If they do face each other, WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion sees nothing that really concerns him about the fight. "What have you seen from Fury? A couple of feints? Moving around? What have you seen that makes him seem so intimidating? Speed? If the sport is lacking so much talent then all you need is feints and movement to be classed as a great of this generation..... With hard work, motivation and studying you can overcome that," Joshua told Sky Sports. "So what do people see in Fury that is so fearsome, intimidating, that he can't be touched at the top level? I take him as a serious challenger, of course. But resume? It's taken him a long time to grow. His fight with Wladimir Klitschko was his first real challenge and he overcame it, but it took him eight years to build his experience and confidence. "Then he had two years out and fought Deontay Wilder. He hasn't been in the deep end for long enough to show me that he can swim there for a long time. You have to continually prove that you belong there. You don't just come there once or twice. For me as a fighter, that's how you gain my respect." However, Joshua will first have to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev in the coming months. And Fury has a trilogy fight with Wilder. Source: Boxingscene

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