Tyson Fury has trolled Anthony Joshua’s training footage which shows him punching a mattress.
The former unified heavyweight champion is currently in training camp for his next fight on August 12th, 2023, which is most likely against Dillian Whyte.
And as part of that process, the Brit is training in Dallas under his new trainer Derrick James.
While the latter is known for working on boxing fundamentals, hitting a mattress was anything but that.
In the video below, Joshua can be seen working the mattress with a combination of jabs, right hands and hooks.
Anthony Joshua using a mattress as a heavy bag as he trains out in Dallas for his next fight on Aug 12th…
[🎥 @AnthonyJoshua] pic.twitter.com/Z8kHH6Ihkb
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) July 4, 2023
But that did not go down well with Fury, who responded with the following: “Proper sausage 😂😂😂”
The latest exchange on social media will only go on to fuel the desire for an AJ-Fury bout.
And after two unsuccessful attempts to get the fight made, with a 60-40 split in favor of Fury, boxing fans are no doubt waiting for a mega-domestic clash.
But in the meantime, the boxing community had their own take on Joshua’s new training methods.
Social Media Reaction
🤣 ridiculous … millions & millions in the bank and resort to this. Even worse, showing the world it https://t.co/8diOcEwLIR
— Martin (@MartWes) July 4, 2023
AJ is so robotic to me needs to loosen up. https://t.co/rRCQgKLG0n
— Travis💷 (@travisTi5) July 4, 2023
Embarrassing, first it was chopping logs like rocky 4, now it's the mattress like rocky 1, what's chasing chickens round the street or challenging his trainer to race on the beach https://t.co/d1rQpPkomL
— Tony 👃Best (@tonyplay1066) July 4, 2023