Tyson Fury reveals an argument with Anthony Joshua over the telephone and says that 'it didn’t fare too well AJ'

TYSON FURY claimed that he met the 'true Anthony Joshua" during a heated telephone call with his rival. He called the two-time world heavyweight champion a bully'.

Fury, 33, said that Joshua once called him angrily and told him what he would do to him if they ever met in the ring.

Fury stated that Fury called me one day to tell me he was going to do this and that to me. Let's just say it didn't go well for Fury. I told him the truth. It hurts always to tell the truth."

They had an apparently amicable relationship up until recently. They sparred as children, spoke on FaceTime, and even ran into each other while on holiday in Marbella.

Fury said that AJ is a good friend and that he would love to get to know Gary Neville.

He continued, "I respect you not just because of your boxing skills. I also respect you because he comes from a rough and tumble council estate."

He was a drug dealer in his youth and all that stuff. But he has changed everything to be a champion."

Fury said that their bust-up was "just out of the blue." Fury decided to call me, a telling off phone.

"I don’t believe he liked the ending of it. I won't be told off.

"I told him the truth, and it always hurts. Anthony Joshua is definitely someone I have met. I was not a nice person.

"Someone who believed he was going to bluff me. He is that type of person.

Joshua claimed that Fury wouldn't be able sell out Wembley Stadium if Joshua was not there.

According to the 32-year old, Fury would have sold 90,000 seats in stadiums. He has never been able to draw such large crowds, and that's until he fights me.

Fury and AJ had previously agreed that they would fight in a world heavyweight title bout. However, the fight ended in defeat when Fury was ordered to face Deontay wilder by an arbitrator.

According to reports, the fight was scheduled for 14 August in Saudi Arabia. However, Fury defeated Deontay Wilder last year in Nevada in the third chapter.

Joshua lost his title against Oleksandr Usyk, a Ukrainian heavyweight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

After their fight ended in a stalemate, Joshua called Fury on social media and claimed that Fury never intended to fight him.

He stated: "Tyson Fury, the world now sees your fraud as you are. You've let boxing down! You led the fans on by lying to them. You used my name to gain clout, not fight.