Joyce: Joshua talks about me and Fury, but he will fight someone like Whyte

“He can say my name or Fury’s name, but in reality he will be looking for a fight with opponents like White,” said Joe Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs), commenting on the performance Anthony Joshua (25-3, 25 KOs) this Saturday.

"I like the idea of ​​fighting Joyce, it will be interesting for the fans," AJ said before Saturday's fight with Jermain Franklin (21-2, 14 KOs).

“It's nice that Joshua is finally starting to mention my name in interviews. I wondered if he lost his phone somewhere because he stopped responding to my messages. In less than two weeks, I'm meeting someone Joshua didn't want to date. He chose a worse and much smaller opponent. I would like to fight Joshua in the summer, and then the best of the two of us could fight Tyson Fury. But I'm not sure that Joshua wants the same, "said the mandatory contender for the WBO title.

“In fact, organizing this fight is easy, our teams know each other well. British boxing needs something like this, although I think Joshua and his team will find all sorts of excuses not to fight me. I do not believe that he will be ready for such a tough opponent as me. He'll talk about me, he'll talk about Fury, but most likely meet someone like White, whom he's already beaten up. Before he decides for the best, he will try to regain his confidence, ”added Joyce.

On April 15, the almost 38-year-old Briton will face Zhang Zhilei (24-1-1, 19 KOs). This will be a confrontation between two Olympic heavyweight silver medalists from Rio (2016) and Beijing (2008), respectively.