Joshua 'won't sit around and wait' for Fury

Anthony Joshua has urged Tyson Fury to conflict him while some boxers are still "fresh", but says he will not "sit astir and wait" for his chap British heavyweight.

Joshua, 34, will situation Daniel Dubois for nan IBF world title connected 21 September astatine Wembley Stadium.

Fury, 35, will look Oleksandr Usyk successful their rematch successful December - a triumph for nan Morecambe combatant and Joshua could group up a blockbuster undisputed conflict betwixt nan pair.

"Let's conscionable get nan conflict connected while we're caller - really galore wars do I person to person earlier I get to Fury? Let’s go," Joshua said.

The super-fight, perchance nan biggest and astir lucrative bout successful nan division, has been mooted for respective years but has stalled during negotiations.

With nan caller finance into boxing by Saudi Arabia, however, location is caller dream nan long-awaited bout will yet materialise.

"It's a conflict that's been brewing for a agelong time," Joshua told BBC Sport connected Thursday.

"I can't hold until I’m 50 to conflict Fury because I'd person had truthful galore wars, I can't beryllium astir and wait, I've sewage to proceed to fight."

Joshua is connected a four-fight winning streak and will go a three-time champion if he defeats Londoner Dubois.

Watford-born Joshua has faced an aggravated level of scrutiny for nan mostly of his profession but says he ne'er doubted himself aft losing a 2nd consecutive conflict to Usyk successful 2022.

"The only clip it's complete for me, astatine immoderate level, is erstwhile I opportunity it is," Joshua said.

"I don't judge anyone tin show maine capable is capable - I judge I beryllium astatine nan top."

After 2 fights successful Saudi, Joshua returns to location ungraded and will compete successful beforehand of astatine slightest 90,000 fans astatine Wembley Stadium, nan aforesaid venue wherever he defeated Wladimir Klitschko successful an epic bout successful 2017.

He is favourite to flooded Dubois but having sparred respective rounds together successful nan past, Joshua says he will not underestimate nan champion.

Dubois, 26, hit Filip Hrgovic for nan IBF ‘interim’ title connected 1 June and was elevated to world champion erstwhile Ukrainian Usyk vacated his title.

"He's sewage a bully mindset, aggressive, bully lead hand, bully backhand, dips and throws nan correct and complete nan apical very good and does nan basics beautiful good arsenic well, he's a very well-rounded fighter," Joshua said.