Tyson Fury: I'd give Anthony Joshua a slap around the ear 'like we do our b**ches'

The holder of the WBA and WBO heavyweight belts called out Joshua only days after the Watford boxer lifted the IBF version of the world title with a second-round KO of American Charles Martin at London's O2 on Saturday.

Fury plans to fight Joshua if he successfully defends his belts when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in their Manchester rematch on July 9, nine months after outpointing the giant Ukraine fighter in Dusseldorf last November.

Joshua vowed to "walk through" Fury after dismantling Martin, but Fury reacted in typical fashion with a rant about how he would prove too strong for Joshua, who is also defending an unbeaten record at heavweight level of 16 fights unbeaten.

Having described Joshua over the weekend as "a pumped up weight lifter out of his mind on drugs", Fury poured more scorn on Joshua's ability.

"I would knock Joshua out well inside one round," said Fury.

"He's had a lot to say, but he wouldn't say anything around me.

"What we can do to make it work financially is charge treble for the tickets and treble the price for the TV."

Continuing to warm to the theme, Fury, who said WBC champion Deontay Wilder was a basketball player, commented: "Joshua bought that title. The American heavyweights - (Martin and WBC Wilder) - are p***es.

"If it hadn't been for me, Joshua wouldn't be anywhere near a title.

"He only got the chance because the IBF stole their belt from me because I had a contract for the rematch with Wladimir.

"Somebody should be doing jail time for that theft. You can't blame Joshua for taking advantage of the situation but he looked to me like a pumped up weightlifter.

"I didn't win all my titles by beating someone who just lay down. Neither Joshua nor any other heavyweight in the world could've beaten Klitschko. Only me. He's still the second best heavyweight. A proper fighter. Ten times better than Joshua and all these bums.

"Unlike them I can fight, dance, sing..I do it all.'"

Fury says he will give Klitschko a hiding when they meet again unless 'Dr Steelhammer' changes his tactics.

“He has to come and try and fight. He couldn't fight me first time with his a-game so he won't on his second," said Fury.

"It wasn't very important for the fight to be in Manchester but it was very important that I wasn't going back to Germany.

“I wouldn't go back, end of. I wouldn't get a decision. It's in England. Wherever it was I wasn't bothered.

“As I am the gypsy king I don't have a hometown. Wherever I want to go is my hometown.”

Tyson Fury (GB) Age 27 - WBA and WBO belts - 25 fights, 25 wins, 18 by KO

Anthony Joshua (GB) Age 26 - IBF belt - 16 fights, 16 wins, 16 by KO

Deontay Wilder (USA) Age 30 - WBC belt - 36 fghts, 36 wins, 35 by KO