It isn't as if this is the first time Tyson Fury has taken shots at Anthony Joshua. Over the years, Fury has repeatedly mocked his British rival, even dismissing him as a "bodybuilder" rather than a real boxer. "He looks like a bodybuilder, not a boxer," Fury once said.

Despite the constant verbal jabs, Joshua has largely let his performances in the ring do the talking instead of getting drawn into the war of words. Joshua has finally broken his silence and fired back at Fury.

“After our fights this weekend and even after we fight, I’ll help him sort his body out a bit better so he doesn’t have to worry so much about mine so much," Joshua said in an interview with Sky Sports. 

He further added, "Once we get our fights done, I’ll help with some training so he doesn’t look like ‘Greedy Belly’ anymore and they can call him Mr Bodybuilder instead.”

With their long-awaited showdown finally edging closer, it's time for the rivalry to be settled both verbally and physically.

Before the two are expected to collide in November, AJ will first face Kristian Prenga on Saturday, July 25, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will be his first fight since knocking out Jake Paul.

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury's Fight Finally Has a Date

After a decade of almost-fights, contract disagreements, and public sniping, the time for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to square up is finally at hand, and this time a deal has actually been signed by both parties.

The bout had been promised so often that it had started to seem like the only surefire non-fight in boxing, just words, no fights.

Fury returned to the ring for the second time this year, having outpointed Arslanbek Makhmudov in London in April. He had insisted on a second warm-up bout before he takes on Joshua in November.

Fury won his second warm-up bout against Mariusz Wach on Friday, July 24.

Who do you think wins when Joshua and Fury finally step into the ring together?

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Proma Chatterjee

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Ashvinkumar Patil