By Terence Dooley
Manchester’s Tyson Fury must be confident that he will secure a second victory over EBU heavyweight titlist Dereck Chisora in November as the 6’ 9’’ heavyweight took to Twitter last night to call for a December meeting with rising heavyweight star Anthony Joshua, 9-0 (9). Fury, 22-0 (16), was hit with a £15,000 fine in July after one verbal outburst too many prompted the BBBoC to take action against the undefeated contender and he has been fairly quiet in recent months.
Fury, though, has taken to the social media site again, vowing to take care of Chisora, 20-4 (13), before moving straight into a December date with Joshua following Eddie Hearn’s claim that the Londoner would “Destroy” Fury if they met. ‘I challenge @anthonyfjoshua @EddieHearn to fight in December after I smash chisora,’ he Tweeted. ‘If u don't want to fight say sorry for mentioning me!?’
‘To much talking & avoiding going on in worldheavyweight boxing,’ he added. ‘Let it not be just about the money it's killing boxing. Lets fight each other.
‘@EddieHearn would never dream of putting @anthonyfjoshua in the same ring as me so stop going on about it! #wouldntlast3rounds. Booooom.’
Hearn responded by telling Fury that Joshua would take him out in three before wishing him luck for the Chisora bout only for Fury to reiterate his desire for a December date before firing out the line: 'You can't put muscles on a chin!'
Joshua, 25, is making great strides as a professional, but he has not called anyone out, preferring instead to do his talking in the ring. Fury’s fight with Chisora is a world title eliminator, the winner will go on to fight Wlad Klitschko while Joshua continues to learn his trade—he meets Michael Sprott at Liverpool's Echo Arena on November 29 , Scott Quigg's WBA Super bantamweight meeting with Hidenori Otake has also been confirmed—at his own pace and in his own time. A Fury-Joshua showdown might whet the appetite of British boxing fans, but it is likely to remain a virtual rivalry for the next year or so.
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