Tyson Fury insists the prospect of beating Anthony Joshua lost its shine when his rival was knocked out. Joshua lost his unbeaten record - and his world titles - when he was stopped by Andy Ruiz Jr in one of the biggest upsets in history in 2019.
Joshua avenged his defeat and regained his heavyweight crown six months later - and is now days away from confirming his £200million undisputed fight with rival Fury.
But Fury claims his fellow Brit represents much less of a challenge now that he has a defeat on his record. "It was important to me a year or so ago when he was unbeaten but I've seen him knocked out before so it takes the cherry off the cake," he told ESPN . "Before the loss against Ruiz, people thought he had a chance against me
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