The British heavyweight rivals finally went head to head in front of the cameras and traded a few jibes about the protracted talks that have repeatedly delayed their long-awaited fight.
Fury and Joshua will share the ring at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday December 11 and both men offered their own version of why the boxing world was made to wait again for this fight.
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“In the build-up to this fight, Eddie and AJ were talking about landlords and being the boss and being the Guvnor and the rent man and all that,” said Fury.
“When I look behind me, I only see one Don and that’s Fury vs AJ. Now you’ve come to get the rent and I ain’t f****** paying, because I’m number one.
“I don’t make a big thing about all that, but we’re going to walk out seeing Tyson Fury versus his opponent Anthony Joshua – an old dosser who works for me.”
Joshua quickly interjected by saying: “I got a phone call the other night and they said ‘do you mind if Fury’s name goes first, because he’s unwilling to sign unless he does’.”
But Fury was determined to have the final word and replied:” Behind the scenes, you’ve been crying like little girls over A-sides and B-sides. I want this, I want that!
“You have tried everything to get out of this fight, every move in the book. And now I’ve checkmated you!”
When asked about their fight tactics, Fury insists he will adopt an ultra-aggressive approach as he seeks a swift knockout.
“I’m going to come out and I’m going to blast him out there,” said Fury.
“It will gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the best man is going to win, because I’m not going to run way and I’m not going to box. I’m going to throw down!
“From what I’m seeing, I’m going to catch him and – when I do – it’s going to be curtains.”
But Joshua welcomed this pre-fight prediction from Fury, admitting he will use it as motivation to pull off his own momentous victory.
“This is the energy that we want, said Joshua.
“There’s nothing else I’d expect from this man than him to say he’s going to render me unconscious and do everything he can to stick me to the canvas.
“This is what is going to keep me running, this what is going to keep me sparring and this is going to keep me doing those extra rounds in the gym.”
