“That’s cost me £150 million, the silly c***,” screamed former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury after witnessing Anthony Joshua being floored by IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley last month. Fury was clearly upset about missing out on the opportunity to square off against his fellow countryman in a match-up that was long touted to be the biggest fight in modern British boxing.

However, there’s something else he is more upset about. While appearing in an interview with Sky Sports following the launch press conference for his upcoming bout against Oleksandr Usyk in December, ‘The Gypsy King’ revealed he feels more sorry for the former unified heavyweight champion. However, the question is, why? 

“I feel sorry for him at the minute because he’s obviously been cleaned out in his last fight, colded out, five-round spark,” Fury said. “He’s gonna have to do that again or not. And then, decide his future.” When the reporter probed Fury, claiming he had never said that about Joshua before, Fury disagreed. 

“I’ve said it quite a lot actually after every loss I felt a little bit down, [and] deflated,” Tyson Fury claimed. Anthony Joshua currently has four red notches in his resume, which came from Andy Ruiz, two from Oleksandr Usyk, and the last one, of course, is thanks to Daniel Dubois. Regardless, Fury explained, “Because when an adversary loses and it’s not to you, you do feel down and depressed about it.”

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Remembering being ringside for the fight when he screamed about losing out on £150 million, Fury revealed he was the only one in his corner who was sad, noting, “It was sad to see a worthy opponent lose his crown.” That said, while the Dubois loss definitely diminished Joshua’s chances for a big payday against Fury, ‘The Gypsy King’ hasn’t ruled out Joshua completely.

Tyson Fury reveals plans for Anthony Joshua after potential win

During the same interview, the reporter questioned Fury if he would fight Joshua despite his loss to Dubois. Fury and Joshua is a fight, British boxing fans have been asking for years. It came close to happening, but talks quickly fell apart. Still, Fury told the reporter, “Yeah, I’d still fight him. Whether he’s got five losses, 10 losses, or 20, it’s not important…”

Fury explained that at their stage, the most important thing is to put on fights that fans are willing to pay for, adding, “I still think it would be an entertaining, interesting fight for the paying pundit.” However, when the reporter presented Fury with the option to fight Joshua or Dubois if he beats Usyk in the rematch, Fury revealed his next fight plans. 

“I wouldn’t fight any of them,” Fury said. “I’d like to have a trilogy with Usyk again. Because then it would be 1-1.” Fury explained that he would want to have a rubber match with Usyk because it would make him the only heavyweight boxer to have trilogies with three different boxers in the sport’s history. Fury has fought Deontay Wilder thrice, winning two and one draw. He also fought Derek Chisora thrice, winning all three. 

It appears even though Tyson Fury feels sad for Anthony Joshua, ‘AJ’ will have to wait longer for a potential fight against his fellow compatriot. However, it would be jolly news for British fans that Fury hasn’t given up on Joshua. Would you watch their fight?