AJ or bust! Tyson Fury ready to retire again if Anthony Joshua fight doesn’t come together
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Tyson Fury (L) calls out Anthony Joshua (white shirt) to fight him next after he wins his Heavyweight Contest against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images) | Getty Images Tyson Fury stepped out of retirement on Saturday night to cruise to victory against Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday night (highlights here). But if his next fight isn’t against his longtime rival Anthony Joshua, he says he’ll hang his gloves right back up and quit the sport again.
Joshua was ringside at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Fury’s win, and “The Gypsy King” attempted to coax him into a faceoff or verbal altercation, neither of which worked. While Netflix has been advertising a fall fight like it’s a done deal, “AJ” hasn’t signed anything and wasn’t willing to do any promo for a match he hadn’t agreed to. That led Fury to suggest Joshua was setting up a duck.
Anthony Joshua just DECLINED to face off with Tyson Fury in the ring 😳 “You’re a clout chaser. You ain’t gonna tell me what to do. I’m the boss.
You work for me. ” 🥶 pic. twitter.
com/fx3Jo07GuR — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) April 11, 2026 “Openly surprised. He was brought here tonight ringside for a reason, to get in that ring and make a face off and get the fight done,” Fury said at the post-fight press conference. “I’ve signed.