WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury explains that he's not the least bit concerned when it comes to his biggest domestic rival, Anthony Joshua.

Fury is back in the ring next Saturday in Saudi Arabia, when he faces former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a non-title crossover boxing match.

Beyond the fight with Ngannou, there is already a deal in place for Fury to fight WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed showdown.

Joshua's handlers are still in talks to finalize a fight with former WBC king Deontay Wilder - with early 2024 as the goal. In the interim, there is talk that Joshua may take a stay-busy fight in the month of December.

Joshua is still very much interested in fighting Fury - but the 'Gypsy King' has other scenarios on his mind.

“I don’t really care what he says, he’s a bum in my opinion. He's just a big bum dosser who’s been knocked out and had three losses. You can’t even compare him to me anymore, it’s not even a fight, I don’t even look forward to fighting him, it’s not a fight anymore. I’m not interested. The bubble has been burst. It's not so much interesting for me to beat AJ anymore. He’s already been beat, he’s been spanked by Usyk twice and knocked out by a fat man so it’s not of my interest to beat him," Fury explained to The Daily Mail.

"I’m fighting a guy who’s in his prime who’s a champion, who’s bigger than him, stronger than him and who’s a bigger knockout puncher than him in Ngannou. Get to the back of the queue. The fight is off the cards, it’s gone, dead. The fight was off the cards when he got beat.”