Anthony Joshua has been filmed telling a group of university students to "watch their mouths" after they abused him over avoiding a fight with Tyson Fury.
A video first revealed by The Sun shows the former heavyweight world champion standing in a flat in front of a group of students from Loughborough University who had reportedly heckled him. Joshua is heard saying: "Remember you’re running your mouth because when I start cracking your glass jaws, none of you will like it.
"Watch your mouths because you don’t know who you’re talking to sometimes." The footage, which lasts for 16 seconds, then cuts out. Joshua has been training at the University as he prepares for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk which is pencilled in for July 23.
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A witness told The Sun: "I don’t think they expected him to retaliate and I don’t think they’ll be doing something like that again. But why would you target one of the toughest guys on the planet?"
The 32-year-old former heavyweight world champion has a long-running rivalry with Fury but the Brits have never met in the ring. A deal appeared to have been reached for them to clash last summer for all four world titles but Fury was instead ordered to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time.
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Fury announced his retirement after stopping Dillian Whyte at Wembley last month and insists he will not return to the ring - even for an undisputed clash with either Usyk or Joshua. His rival, however, has not given up hope of luring Fury into the ring.
"If Fury would honour the boxers agreement and come out of retirement because ultimately what is at my core it is about the money," Joshua said during a Q&A with the Oxford Union. "If Fury will come out and honour the gentleman's agreement there is a lot of money to be made."
