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Shane Ireland

Manchester United legend Roy Keane makes scathing Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua comments

Roy Keane has criticised Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for ‘talking too much’ instead of taking each other on in the ring.

There has been plenty of trash talk between the two heavyweight champions but they are yet to fight in what would be the biggest British bout in history.

The long-awaited undisputed title fight was supposed to take place earlier this year but a legal challenge from Deontay Wilder forced Fury to organise a third battle with the American.

Keane is a big boxing fan but the former Manchester United midfielder say it’s time to either put up or shut up when it comes to Fury vs Joshua.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua (Getty (Left) / PA (right))

Speaking with former teammate Gary Neville in a game of quickfire questions for his show The Overlap, Keane said: “I don’t like any of them. The heavyweight stuff is irritating me, too much talk.

“None of them. They both irritate me; I’m not picking any of them.”

Fury and Joshua were due to fight in August but a legal claim from Wilder put paid to that and secured a third meeting with the Gypsy King.

Fury’s bout with Wilder is on Saturday, October 9 after Joshua faces Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, September 25.

Eddie Hearn, who played a major role in agreeing the initial August date for Fury’s fight with Joshua, recently said the pair could meet early next year.

“We wanted to do it in December," Hearn told talkSPORT. “But I think with AJ fighting September 25, Fury now delayed until October, I think February is more realistic.”

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