Joshua exclusively told Sky Sports that Fury can’t claim to be the division’s No 1 until they meet in the ring: “Yes, come fight me.
What it will prove, me and him fighting? There will be one dominant figure in the heavyweight division that will have all of the belts and become undisputed.
Anthony Joshua said in the interview.
“If you really want to say you’re No 1, come fight me. Let’s get it on.
“I’ve got the rest of the belts so it only makes sense.
“I’m the unified heavyweight champion of the world, he’s the WBC champion. What it will prove, me and him fighting? There will be one dominant figure in the heavyweight division that will have all of the belts and become undisputed.
“Logically to prove yourself as No 1, I have to fight Tyson Fury. He has to fight Anthony Joshua.”
Fury is first contractually obliged to face Wilder for a third time, pencilled in for October, while Joshua is due to defend his titles against mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev.
Fury and Pulev share Top Rank as their US-based promoter so Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn had speculated that a deal could be worked out to move straight into the undisputed title fight between the Brits.