'Slow', 'ponderous' and a 'lamb' were just three of the words Tyson Fury employed to describe Anthony Joshua after he claimed the IBF title of which Fury himself was absurdly stripped when he decided not to fight Vyacheslav Glazkov.
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Today, he was moderately less complimentary about Joshua's prowess.
Asked how he regarded the challenge of AJ, he curiously described him to the Guardian as 'just another bare bum in the shower'.
He also lashed out alleged 'bum' and 'pussy' Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Anthony Joshua, and criticised the British public adoration of said bums.
The British public is thrilled by bums. You are brainwashed by a pussy like Eddie Hearn... He’d (Hearn) get slapped on the ear because that’s what real men do to bitches; they slap them.
At this point, Frank Warren felt the need to interject at this point, clarifying that Tyson's comments were aimed at Joshua and Hearn and not at women.
He said the sometimes grudging reaction to his success has its roots in anti-traveller racism. He said this has increased since he's become world champion.
Nothing really, I just get more racial abuse and discrimination – success equals hatred and jealousy. I’m making money so I don’t really care. You are either loved or hated, it all equals pound coins in the bank. And I’m happy to play the pantomime villain as long as I get a big pay cheque with plenty of zeroes on it – happy days.
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— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) April 13, 2016
