Tyson Fury has branded Anthony Joshua a “mug” following his comments on Deontay Wilder’s defeat to the Gypsy King.

Fury and AJ appeared to have smoothed over their relationship after the WBC heavyweight champion offered to train his rival for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

However, things have fast turned bitter again, with AJ’s comments on Wilder’s lack of game-plan during the Fury trilogy bout being shut down on social media.

Fury is of course referring to AJ’s defeat to Usyk at the tail end of November, where the former two-time heavyweight champion didn’t have a game-plan of his own.

Joshua appeared to be attempting to outbox Usyk, which of course, was a silly idea. The Ukrainian is one of the most technical fighters in any weight class on the planet.

AJ ought to have imposed himself in the ring and taken advantage of his superior size and reach. Nobody in his camp recognised that, evidently…

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