ANTHONY JOSHUA labelled Tyson Fury an 'idiot' and claimed he's 'disrespecting the sport' as he launched into his British rival.
AJ will get a chance to become a three-time world champion when he faces Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on September 21 at Wembley.
But Joshua, 34, is still eyeing up a showdown OSTER with "The Gypsy King' to settle their long-running feud next year multiple after failed attempts to get a fight on.
Fury, 35, is set to face Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch on December 21 after he suffered his first career defeat against the Ukrainian last month.
But Joshua hit out at Fury (above) for how he acted in the build-up to that fight.
He said: "I'm glad Fury isn't the undisputed champion. I just think he's an idiot.
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