During a chat with iFL TV, the former heavyweight champion outlined his fight plans. “When I’m ready to ride again I’ll ride out proper, we’ll ride until the wheels fall off. I’ve got myself a timeframe, a duration, I got a hitlist and we’ll rock and roll,” he said. “Everyone’s an option, even that bin man over there’s an option!”
In the interview Joshua also explained why he is not Tyson Fury’s opponent at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3. “Deadlines weren’t met. Simplistic forms, deadlines weren’t met,” he added. “Fury wanted to fight on a certain date and when you’re dealing with a situation that’s so big, it’s not a simple fight, it’s a big fight.
“I could go into further detail, but basically, it probably did need a little bit more time. The deadline he set for someone of my capacity wasn’t fit for the date he had in mind and it didn’t work out.” On multiple occasions Fury hopped onto social media and demanded AJ sign the dotted line by certain dates, otherwise the fight would be off the table.
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