ANTHONY JOSHUA was backed by Tyson Fury's former sparring partner, the Gypsy King.
The British heavyweight duo agreed to fight on December 3 with Fury winning a 60%-40 split of the purse.
Tyson Fury will be fought by Anthony Joshua in December
Fury, 34 years old, will split the purse 60-40
AJ, 32 is reeling from back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Uzyk - but Christopher Lovejoy supports him in his victory against Fury, the WBC champion.
Lovejoy, 38 years old, claimed that he knocked out the Gypsy King from the ring during a sparring match a few years back - a claim which was laughed off by the WBC champ.
Lovejoy took to Twitter to share his prediction.
"But I beat Fury. Let's not forget Fury was dropped by Deontay Wilder. "I also knocked Fury from the ring before."
Lovejoy has a professional record of 20-1 - though he lost to Mahmoud Charr in the second round last year. His wins have been against fighters with losing records.
Fury shared his story of Lovejoy's demise with iFL TV 2019: "There was this big fella. He was six-foot-five and 20 stone. He was 18-0. He was highly rated in the WBA.
He was saying, "I'm going knock Tyson Fury out all over Las Vegas. He's a bum.
"So, one of the gym trainers said, "Oh Tyson. There's this guy who claimed he's going to knock you out." I replied, "Are you going knock me out?
"He said, "Yeah, that's me." I replied, "Come down and do it then." So, I wasn't sparring at the gym, and he showed up to the gym.
"I told you, 'I'll tell your what to do. Come back tomorrow, and I'm going to knock you out. It doesn't matter if I don't.
He didn't know what to do with it. He left, and he returned tomorrow. My cousin told me, "I want him to be dropped with a straight left-hand in the first round."
"I said, "You got it," He runs at me and I slip, boom, and he goes. He was all 20 stone.
Joshua anticipates that he will be able to sign a contract with Fury within the next few days.
Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren's promoter, met with George Warren's son last week. He agreed to a 60-40 financial split at AJ's request.
SunSport was informed by a source close to the Gypsy King that Tyson wanted to win in style.
He wants everyone to know who the better fighter is. He wants an early knockout to end the debate over who is the superior fighter.
Christopher Lovejoy was defeated last year by MahmoudCharr
