Anthony Joshua on Tyson Fury's landlord claim: "Fury's going to dance for me"

Joshua says "it's the loudest ones who hold the least power", and backs Eddie Hearn over Dana White: "My loyalty is with Eddie."

Anthony Joshua says he let Tyson Fury have top billing for their fight in Cardiff on 11 December, and that Fury is there to perform for him.

Before Wednesday's press conference in London, Joshua was asked about Fury saying his name is on the front of the poster and that he is the landlord. "I let him have it. They asked me. I let him have it. As I said, it's the loudest ones who hold the least power... The landlord sits back and controls and pulls the strings from a distance," Joshua said. "Fury's going to dance for me today at the press conference. That's his job. I brought him here to the press conference to perform for us, and my job is to perform on December 11th."

Billing came up again on stage. "So now you've come time to collect your rent and I ain't f***ing paying, son, because I'm number one," Fury said. Joshua replied: "I got a phone call the other night and they said, do you mind if Fury's name goes first because he's not willing to sign unless he does." Fury called that "b******t". More from the day is in our press conference coverage.

Joshua also backed his promoter Eddie Hearn over Dana White, who did not attend the press conference. "My loyalty is with Eddie. There's nothing against Dana at all... Dana, put yourself in Eddie's shoes. If you're promoting a show in America and Eddie wanted to promote that show... would you let Eddie do it?" he said.

Asked about a knockout, he said: "It's something I know I'm capable of doing... as long as I'm victorious."

Start times, TV and tickets are on our Fury vs Joshua page.

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