Tyson Fury reveals Anthony Joshua's big ‘mistake’ against Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury has claimed Anthony Joshua made the mistake of looking past Oleksandr Usyk in his world title defeat to the Ukrainian. Usyk took the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles with a masterful display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September with Joshua falling to the second defeat of his career. The fight also ended any immediate hope of an all-British unification showdown between ‘AJ’ and Fury. Fury defends his WBC title against Deontay Wilder on Saturday, insisting his sole focus is on ‘The Bronze Bomber’. He admits being disappointed to see Joshua lose last month, he insists his fellow Briton was guilty of looking ahead to their unification fight and overlooking the challenge of Usyk.

"It was a little bit of an anti-climax to be honest, because I’ve seen it happen time and time again with all these big rivalries and it never ends up happening," Fury told the MMA Hour.   "But I can only concentrate on doing my end of the deal and I’ve got a much harder task in my opinion than Joshua had.   "Joshua was messing with some cruiserweight who was going to beat him on points if he lost, I’m messing with a man who can end you at any time of the day, any time of the round with either hand. So my task is much more dangerous.   "But I’m much more capable so I welcome it. It was a disappointment to me to see that Joshua lost his fight, but you’ve got to give all the credit to the other guy. It was a great game plan, he executed it perfectly. A guy coming up from a lower division and beating him, it’s a rarity, it’s only the third time it’s happened, so you’ve got to give credit where credit’s due.   "This is what happens when you look ahead to bigger fights. Joshua was probably looking at Usyk and thinking of Tyson Fury. But I won’t make that mistake.   "I won’t look at Deontay Wilder and think of Anthony Joshua. Even if he had won, I wouldn’t have. Because I know that every opponent is dangerous, especially at this level because it seems to me that I could pick a bum out and he’d fight the best he’s ever fought because it’s his opportunity to change his life."

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