{"id":536175,"date":"2026-04-17T15:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/536175\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:29:19","slug":"anthony-joshuas-absurd-physique-after-rejecting-tyson-fury-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/536175\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua&#8217;s &#8216;Absurd&#8217; Physique After Rejecting Tyson Fury Face-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua is currently looking incredibly shredded, with experts at Ring Magazine recently dubbing his physique as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2044521189100474692\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">absurd<\/a>&#8221; ahead of his highly anticipated return to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>This terrifying physical peak comes at the perfect time, as the long-awaited domestic superfight against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tyson-fury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyson Fury<\/a> appears closer than it has ever been.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, The Gypsy King made a triumphant return to the ring, outclassing giant Russian heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tyson-fury-verdict-arslanbek-makhmudov-boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fury secured a unanimous points victory<\/a> during a massive Netflix-broadcast event held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the final bell, the 37-year-old wasted no time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-interaction-netflix-boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">addressing his future<\/a>, grabbing the microphone to directly challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/anthony-joshua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joshua<\/a>, who was watching the action unfold from ringside.<\/p>\n<p>Fury demanded that they finally give the fans the ultimate &#8216;Battle of Britain&#8217; they have been begging for, urging AJ to accept the massive heavyweight fight then and there.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua Ringside\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mixcollage-12-apr-2026-01-12-pm-6113.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mixcollage-12-apr-2026-01-12-pm-6113.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/anthony-joshua-real-reason-refused-tyson-fury-face-off-boxing\/\" title=\"&#039;Real Reason&#039; Anthony Joshua Refused to Face-Off With Tyson Fury Revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t&#8216;Real Reason&#8217; Anthony Joshua Refused to Face-Off With Tyson Fury Revealed<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">This explains a lot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>However, Joshua was not willing to play by Fury&#8217;s rules. The former unified champion refused to immediately accept, labelling his rival a &#8220;clout chaser&#8221; and firmly stating, &#8220;You ain&#8217;t gonna tell me what to do,&#8221; before conceding they will eventually meet in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>If Joshua&#8217;s current conditioning is any indication, he will be more than ready when that time comes.<\/p>\n<p>                        Anthony Joshua&#8217;s Current Physique<\/p>\n<p>Following his crushing 2024 defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/givemesport.com\/daniel-dubois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daniel Dubois<\/a>, Joshua dedicated himself to rebuilding his body. He most recently showed off his devastating power in December 2025, brutally knocking out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/jake-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jake Paul<\/a> and breaking the influencer&#8217;s jaw in a massive crossover event.<\/p>\n<p>While the heavyweight division is buzzing with the prospect of this clash, the foundation for the mega-fight is undeniably being laid behind the scenes right now.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Fury recently revealed that her husband has signed a lucrative new three-fight deal, confirming his long-term commitment to this latest heavyweight comeback.<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua and his physique\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mixcollage-16-apr-2026-12-47-pm-2795.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mixcollage-16-apr-2026-12-47-pm-2795.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With Tyson Fury officially back winning and Anthony Joshua maintaining an absolutely terrifying level of fitness, the stars are finally aligning.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing fans can now realistically hope that the two British titans will finally collide in the ring to settle their historic rivalry later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua is currently looking incredibly shredded, with experts at Ring Magazine recently dubbing his physique as &#8220;absurd&#8221;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-536175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}