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Published date05 January 2021
Date05 January 2021
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
Fury says Joshua knows he is not as good as he is hyped up to be because of his safety-first approach in his last two fights.

The unbeaten WBC heavyweight king feels his fellow Brit is vulnerable and has vowed to take him out early when they clash later this year in their £250m super-fight.

"I don't think he's as good as people crack him up to be or he doesn't believe he is himself," said Fury, 32.

"He has a confidence issue, coming off two shaky performances. In his last two fights he hasn't been in form.

"I am, so momentum is with me and I just believe I can take him out early, in one round or two."

Fury laughed off Joshua's threat to "take his head off his shoulders", claiming he lacks the guts to even attempt it.

"I've never seen him take anybody's head off their shoulders so it's probably a lie, another lie," he told Sky Sports.

"We'll see if he's got the guts to try and do it when I'm stood in the ring in front of him."

The two sides have verbally agreed a two-fight deal with a 50-50 purse split for their historic first clash for the undisputed world heavyweight title and 60-40 in favour of the winner for the rematch. They are negotiating the fight contract and Fury admits they must meet now when they are both in their prime.

"They've been avoiding me for a long time and now...

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