Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua engaged in a war of words at their first press conference in London, setting the stage for their heavyweight clash at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday, December 11.
The two British boxers addressed the prolonged negotiations that delayed the fight, with Fury criticizing Joshua and his team for focusing on control and billing.
"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," Fury said.
"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 responded by recounting a phone call regarding Fury's insistence on having his name first in the promotion.
"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'," Joshua said.
Fury maintained a strong stance, accusing Joshua of trying to avoid the fight and expressing confidence in his position.
"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!"
Fury said.
Regarding fight tactics, Fury promised an aggressive approach aimed at a quick knockout.
"I'm going to come out and I'm going to blast him out there," Fury said.
"It will gunfight at the O. K.
Corral and the best man is going to win, because I'm not going to run away 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."
Joshua welcomed Fury's aggressive prediction as motivation for his own preparation and determination.
"This is the energy that we want," Joshua said.
"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."
