Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois this evening with the IBF heavyweight title on the line - but Tyson Fury has made his view on the fight crystal clear in an x-rated rant.
The two British fighters meet on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium as Dubois's IBF belt will be up for grabs, which he has held since the end of June when it was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua has previously held the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles, while Dubois has in the past had the WBA belt.
The pre-fight press conference saw Dubois keep his comments to a minimum, as he said three times: "I'm ready to fight."
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Joshua spoke a bit more than Dubois did, as the 34-year-old rejected any suggestion he might be nearing the end of his professional boxing career.
He said: "I look at myself as a gladiator and I'm going to step into the arena tomorrow to perform for the people.
"I started late in boxing but it shows you can achieve anything. I'm not a warrior in the garden yet, I'm still on the battlefield."
Joshua boasts a record of 28 wins from 31 fights, 25 of which have been by knockout and three by decision from the judges.
Of his three losses, one was by knockout against Andy Ruiz Jr and the other two were by decision.
Dubois meanwhile has 21 victories from 23 fights, 20 of which were by knockout and one by a decision, with his two defeats coming via knockouts.
The fight for the IBF title has come about after Ukrainian Usyk vacated the belt following his victory against Fury in May, with a rematch between the pair due in December just before Christmas.
In that fight, Fury suffered the first loss of his professional boxing career as he lost on the judges' decision, a split call as two scored the fight 115–112 and 114–113 in Usyk's favour, while the third had it as 114–113 for Fury.
The Gypsy King is well known for speaking his mind and letting people know in no uncertain terms what he thinks about a particular issue.
And he has made it clear he is not interested in who the victor is in this evening's bout as he labelled Joshua and Dubois as 'divvies' in an x-rated verdict, as his full focus is upon his rematch later this year against Usyk.
Speaking to IFLTV, Fury said: "I don't know. I don't really care to be honest.
"I've got my fight with Oleksandr Usyk to deal with, that's what I'm thinking about, I'm not thinking about who wins out of these two divvies… I don't give a f*** who wins."
Topics: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing, Boxing News, Heavyweight Boxing
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