ANTHONY JOSHUA is fed up talking about Tyson Fury — and just wants to see some action from the fallen giant.
Former world champion Fury is at a training camp in Marbella as he plots a long-awaited return after more than two years out of the ring.
Getty Images - Getty Anthony Joshua has revealed he is bored of talking about heavyweight rival Tyson Fury
Instagram, @gypsyking101 The Gypsy King is planning a return to the ring in 2018 as he looks to reclaim his old belts
The suspension on his fighting licence has been lifted by the British Boxing Board of Control — but he still needs to submit his medical records.
Meanwhile, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Joshua is preparing for his clash with the WBO king, New Zealander Joseph Parker, in Cardiff next month.
Fury has not boxed since defeating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 and is still unbeaten — although he has been stripped of his belts.
Now the 6ft 9in Gypsy King says Joshua can never be considered the true heavyweight champ until he beats him — and has asked for a showdown this year.
Alamy Live News The 2012 Olympic champion is currently preparing for a unification bout against WBO champ Joseph Parker
AP:Associated Press Tyson Fury hasn't fought since dethroning Wladimir Klitschko back in November 2015
But Joshua, 28, said: “I’m not going to stop my career and wait for him, I’m going to keep on rocking and rolling.
“I’m a bit bored with talking about him — I just want to see him get back in action.
“Sometimes I say I am looking forward to him returning, but other times I just cannot be bothered because it’s an on-going situation.
“Let’s see him back fighting fit and then he can talk about getting it on with me.”
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After so long out of the game, Joshua is advising Fury, 29, to make the most of his shock win over Klitschko and stop letting big fights — and even bigger pay-days — slip down the drain.
He added: “When I won the world title I stayed active, but he didn’t.
“It’s a shame because these are his glory days now, so hopefully he gets himself together.
“We’ve stayed consistent, he hasn’t. I don’t know if we have seen the best of him because he’s still young even though he’s been pro a long time.”
The undefeated Brit will defend his IBA and WBA belts while Parker will put his WBO belt on the line in the unification bout.
The fight is scheduled to take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on March 31 and will be watched throughout the world.
Joshua’s training camp is now in full swing and he is in amazing shape, if his latest video is anything to go by.
The clip – posted to Twitter – shows the 28-year-old going through the motions in the ring before showing off his rapid hand speed on the punch bag.
Joseph Parker's chin is going to be in for a huge test when he squares off against Anthony Joshua, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
While much of the lead-up to their unification fight has been centred on the Brit's 'glass jaw', it's the Kiwi's chin that should cause for some concern, in Hearn's opinion.
Before an agreement was even reached, much of the hype surrounding a potential fight was about Joshua supposedly being susceptible to being knocked down - led by Parker's controversial promoter, David Higgins.
They released a video montage of Joshua being dropped in training to bring about the fight, and ultimately succeeded as the two are now set to square off in front a massive crowd at Cardiff's Principally Stadium on April 1 (NZ time).
Speaking to Andrew Gourdie and Jim Kayes on RadioLIVE's Sunday Sport, Hearn hit back at the claims and suggests Parker is the one who will hit the canvas.
"Joseph Parker's never fought a puncher and he's never boxed at the level of Anthony Joshua," he says.
"We don't know whether Joseph Parker has a good chin at the level he's been boxing at or he has a great chin.
"If Parker can win the fight but it opens up so many doors for Parker, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury, whoever, but right now this is the biggest heavyweight fight out there and who knows there could be a Joshua vs Parker I, II, III, who knows.
"I don't think anybody is looking past this fight, from any camp, so if Parker is to win he becomes a huge star and we are in the business of working with huge stars, but Anthony Joshua is our guy and for me, there is only one winner of March 31."
If Parker does defy the odds and beats Joshua convincingly, Hearn believes the Kiwi will become "the biggest star in world boxing".
"I said in the build-up to this fight this is another reason why it's so dangerous… Anthony Joshua, in my opinion, is the biggest star in world boxing and if Parker beats him he becomes the biggest star in world boxing.
"Because he would be holding four of the heavyweight belts and he would have just beaten the man.
"Trust me when I say when you see the spectacle on March 31 [April 1 NZ time] and the platform, the production and atmosphere - all these things will turn Joseph Parker into a star if he can dethrone Joshua.
"That in itself is a risk and that in itself is a worry to us, because we know what Joseph Parker is fighting for - he is fighting to change his life.
"The fight itself and the money itself will change his life forever. He is setting up a legacy and making his family for generally financially secure. But I also get the impression that is not why he is here - he is here to compete and win and to become the man.
"Pitching him against Joshua makes Joseph Parker one of the biggest sporting stars in the world and that's the world, not just New Zealand. So there is everything to fight for here.
