"I'm A Big Fan!" - Anthony Joshua & John Fury Cross Paths

"I'm A Big Fan!" - Boxing News' Andi Purewal was on hand as Anthony Joshua & John Fury cross paths ahead of the Joshua-Ngannou card in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.
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00:00 - 00:02: Anthony Joshua & John Fury intro
00:03 - 01:26: Anthony Joshua & John Fury cross paths
01:27 - 01:28: Anthony Joshua & John Fury outro
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[@boxingnews__]

What's your Joshua-Ngannou prediction? 🤔👇

[@truthseeker9945]

Ngannou to win by knockout.

[@Nevertheless196]

i dont know 50/50 fight

[@dnerosparta4944]

Aj tko 3-7

[@tadjer333]

AJ gets sparked clean out and it will be brutal

[@user-to3yx3ih3o]

Francis NogonigOnoonoo wil spark aj clean.

[@MoebiusUK]

This is the better side of John Fury. He was genuinely pleased to meet AJ.

[@SLSMe]

You can tell. Great to see as well.

[@paulnewton3059]

He's two faced, which face are you referring to?

[@billy-kw7nl]

@@paulnewton3059 there is always some clown to lower the tone. Well done.

[@tommysmith4941]

@@paulnewton3059it’s called promoting a fight trash talking you think we know what goes on behind the scenes it’s all roll play buddy

[@whitekoala4172]

Yeah this is the good side because he’s talking to a 6 foot 6 heavyweight. If it was Carl frampton he’d be talking shite like bully’s do.

[@seanmwh]

To be fair John Fury has always spoke highly of him

[@qaidikramuddin]

Yes.

[@PST101]

Always? Haha. Behave.

[@glynhannaford7332]

😂

[@lj1865]

Haha no he hasn't.. the last couple of years yes he has but when tyson was going through his 'problems' AJ can't box, he's a bum, a company man, a juice head, not the real world heavy weight champ etc.... go back and look if you don't believe me.

[@LondonLeccyBike]

@@PST101he’s said things heat of the moment but when he’s sat down calmly in interviews he’s always said good stuff about AJ. It’s just when an interviewer says something like AJ has said this about Tyson he goes off on one 😂

[@craig1010]

That was so classy and respectful. You can see Big John eyeing up AJ thinking he’s bigger than I thought 🤔

[@harsha1989able]

AJ and John have met several times before... They know each other quite well...

[@jazzoj5]

​@harsha1989able John literally says in the first 15 secs of the video "It's the first time I've met you"

[@Almighty_1]

@@harsha1989able Brain dead misinformation

[@lifestraight]

Around 0:22

[@TheGrandChieftain]

@@jazzoj5 😂 some ppl just be yapping

[@H.K.5]

This is the calmest I’ve ever seen John.

[@GeorgieFlintlock]

Yes same....I was gonna suggest they 'get a room' lol

[@lgmc]

scared

[@jamesgreen5371]

That's because he knows AJ would knock him out lol

[@parallelsuns1]

John Fury was rather starstruck there, he finally met his hero

[@letsgobrandonpodcast]

he was definitely eyeing him up and down, rating him out of 13 in his head.

[@publichealth9470]

😂

[@danc3933]

Surprised he didn't ask AJ for an autograph.

[@danielmori501]

Exactly, a sad man, runs his mouth and then meets the guy and 'oh hiya' lol

[@marcust123]

@@danielmori501hes always spoken highly of aj so your comment makes no sense at all

[@samhamad5239]

Big John is big, but AJ is fucking giant.

[@Aykay_]

Its crazy how Ngannou makes AJ look small … the guy is a tank …. AJ to win in 7/8 rounds

[@DarrenMac-yk2gd]

You should see the white European Ngannou has been sparring he dwarfs AJ and Ngannou there’s always someone bigger

[@ish562]

AJ has definitely been bulking up for the Ngannou fight, so he doesn't get manhandled in the clinch. lol

[@Wonderkid44]

@@samreissrudolph8601ngannou usually weighs in much heavier tho

[@CrookedNoseClub]

​@@samreissrudolph8601this casual doesn't know wtf he's on about😂🤡

[@papachis9535]

“You’re a big guy up close”. Diamond.😅😅😅

[@carlitobrigante8850]

That was real nice to see josua meet John. But really josua always been a respectful man best wishes to all

[@jimsicle]

I'm not a fan of big John but this was wholesome AF

[@ly-son-ibk]

The interview with IFL , he ll call AJ a bum 😂 John is an absolute disgrace 😂

[@mj-zq4qg]

After the family was humbled by ngannou

[@jimsicle]

@@ly-son-ibk yeah, that sounds about right tbf

[@fdocument2889]

If you understand marketing, you gonna realise your concept of wholesome if completely wrong

[@nickkerr6068]

John is a legend

[@TipsyBobMcMayday]

John's going back home to tell Tyson " fk me.. you don't want any of that son, keep running"

[@iamyou6555]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@issavibe4436]

For real 😂😂😂😂😂

[@EberechukwuAmadi-bt2mk]

Hahaha this guy u are so funny

[@rhiliofficial7908]

🤣🤣🤣

[@williamstewart733]

Sure pal tyson bigger than him

[@levels1752]

Johns a good bloke he just knows what sells. Plays the game well

[@ashleybatt6667]

Very respectful big John couldn’t take his eyes off him he’s spoken well of him too over the years good to see him humble

[@baughjaughes5104]

genuine respect between the two, nice to see

[@d.b.cooper1]

i like that aj & even tyson themselves have never really hated each & always had respect, lucky to have that in British boxing whilst still being a awkward rivalry....the only bloke AJ truly hates is....Dev Sahni who's just awkwardly stood there getting blanked lol

[@martyash4848]

AJ respects elders...he's been brought up to respect!

[@jackplays31]

@@DL_2025 lol

[@emperordavid2044]

He is an African, we respect elders

[@guyk8538]

@@emperordavid2044Africans beat up my grandma(rip) for her purse.. What an ignorant thing to say. Every race has good & bad ppl quit the “we are better than the rest” vibe, cheers.

[@Kingofthekop1]

@@guyk8538Things that didn’t happen

[@user-sz8km9dy5v]

@@guyk8538wot a thing to say

[@Bumchats]

To be fair Joshua deserves respect from all heavyweights past and present being that he's a 2 time world champion and fought the best fighters he can. Big John just showing respect to a top 3 heavyweight of his era and a man who will likely go down as our 3rd best heavyweight behind Fury and Lewis. Nice to see

[@Bobbynutty]

😂😂😂

[@MR12AMAZING]

​@@BobbynuttyWhat's funny. Did he say anything that was wrong?

[@Jambobist]

AJ's resume absolutely shits on Fury's now.

[@moka7835]

This is class from John and AJ. Proper respect love to see it man.

[@AmazingMiracles]

John couldn’t stop grinning with delight. That was nice and genuine respect for each other. ❤

[@paulwalker9283]

For some reason this put a smile on my face

[@leon3ev]

Same here

[@christopherreynolds9254]

John has always admired AJ - good to see them finally having a chat.

[@GeorgieFlintlock]

Was probably crapping himself...the amount of smoke he's been blowing off lately

[@LeePyke]

This was one hell of an interaction. We need more of this version of Big John.

[@zorrosp7483]

I thought John was about to ask for an autograph for a second

[@Paulhanratty885]

😂

[@HBFREEWORLD]

😂😅

[@dantheman1417]

I thought he was gonna ask him on date he was blushing 😂

[@ngqaphelimchunu4611]

Nothing to hate about AJ. Dude stays in fighting shape, hardly any controversy outside the ring, and never ducked a single fight in his career. Top athlete.

[@tennysonhussain6685]

You're right

[@garethdunn2771]

👍👍👍

[@Bobbynutty]

Pitty he can't box 😂

[@KD-vq2wt]

@@BobbynuttyYup that's why he dominated Wallin who Fury struggled with...

[@donttouchyerbumnsniffit]

​@@BobbynuttyHe can box pretty well... Just not as well as Usyk 😉🥊

[@cccfreedom9485]

A polite way of sizing each other up

[@HenryGonsalves-el1zy]

John is having a human moment. Wish he would stay that way.

[@MarvinRichard12]

For a second there it looked like John Fury was a bit star struck. It's actually good to see another side of John where he's not angry and shouting

[@jamesrutherford5941]

No I don't think so, he looked quite scared. Wasn't ready to call AJ out just now 😂

[@jasonrafferty3214]

John didn’t fancy it on the hard road. 😂😂

[@StopLookingAtMyAcc]

He’s never gave shit to AJ

[@BoudicaJ]

No barns were mentioned

[@leemcqueen500]

​@@StopLookingAtMyAccYes he has

[@jasonrafferty3214]

@@BoudicaJ or tyson strangely. 😂

[@Local-Vibes4444]

@@jasonrafferty3214He knows fury doesn't want to fight AJ even john not dumb enough to hype up his son beyond what he actually wants lol, Teo dad would do something like that though atleast john not delusional to such a level

[@jahworx]

Big John's smile in the was priceless!!

[@ghostfacescrillaNG]

John has always defended his son and believed his son is the best. Occasionally that’s meant he’s said things about AJ but I’ve also seen a lot of videos of him being really respectful of AJ. He looks genuinely happy to see him and AJ is always respectful and John appreciated that. Good video.

[@bennyr9942]

Big John is always nice about AJ. Brilliant the respect between both.

[@glynhannaford7332]

😂

[@bennyr9942]

@@glynhannaford7332 thanks 🤣

[@leemcqueen500]

No he hasn't been

[@glynhannaford7332]

@@bennyr9942 I guessed you were joking!! 🤣

[@bennyr9942]

@@leemcqueen500 he has been nice more times than not.

[@malcolmmarcelle4148]

This is what respect looks and sounds like . The man a class act.

[@southpaw8924]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamietherooster]

It's what fear looks and sounds like

[@jamietherooster]

It's what fear looks and sounds like

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@jamietheroosterdumb

[@alexg1778]

John Fury a class act? Next you'll be telling me Jeff Bezos isn't _that_ rich.

[@importantvideos4529]

Have to agree with others, I'm no fan of John F. Usually annoys the crap out of me. It was nice to see him behaving like a normal human being and not running his mouth. Yes, understand a lot of what he does is just theatrics to gain attention. Doesn't make it any more palatable. So seeing him be respectful and interact like this was a nice change of pace.

[@SWISSMUSICFC]

When STRAIGHT INTO FANBOY MODE Real Quick 😂😂😂😂 Love It!!!!!

[@stevo1516]

If this is the real john? Then lets see more of this guy please! not the other one.

[@marks9948]

it’s all an act mate, he said it here himself he’s just a proud dad, but he recognises real when it’s infront of him

[@YesYesYessYes]

Very nice to see some genuine respect there. You could see how blown away John was with AJs physique 😂

[@thecirclelondon2227]

That’s what it’s about, pure respect and admiration. Boxing doesn’t need to be a circus, this isn’t wrestling, true gentleman. 🙌🏾

[@geraldleuven169]

John Fury and AJ, two British boxing legends. What a time to be alive.

[@philldownes8685]

john fury is only a legend in his own imagination.. what he does is talk shit to get paid, and it works big time. al lthe shit talking is what got tyson the big fights. he never got them on merit...... he was not even in the rankings when he had the bent farce with klitchko , the one where he should of been stripped of any title due to not abiding by the rematch clause ( klitchko would of got it back ).. but big mouth john fury promoted like crazy and got tyson famous.. he dodged all the hard fights and got exactly what was planned out...but legend he definitely is not..

[@deancooper9000]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@leemossop1818]

John Fury was a completely different bloke talking to AJ, he showed the respect he had for him. that was a good video 🙌🙌👊

[@davebayliss3142]

It’s nice to see John Fury, not threatening people

[@donttouchyerbumnsniffit]

Aye, might not have worked well for him on this occasion 😏 It's not little Carl Frampton or a KZbinr he's talking to 😂

[@SHERMA.]

john fury like a caveman if the guy in front of him is 2 times his size he pipes down simple life

[@jamietherooster]

@@SHERMA. traveller life

[@t1nma5k22]

That was a lovely interaction!!

[@82DC]

John was sizing him up 😂

[@danddee1299]

John Fury melts when he's got a big man in front of him who he knows he can't bully.

[@ronoccc]

Sorta true. Look how he was with Carl Frampton

[@jamietherooster]

that's the traveller way

[@Trucido24]

You're cowardly mindset showing again

[@shashishekhar----]

Hell no, John ain't scared of no one

[@Ab-xk9nl]

John fury doing everything in those handshakes to figure out how much power aj has... what a great dad

[@betterdayz1660]

Big John is mesmerized by the stance and huge presence he see before him I think he was kinda checking AJ out

[@Dundarley]

The way John looked at AJ, sent shivers down his spine probably thinking and knowing this is the man that’s gonna end his son’s reign.

[@Tonecapone1990]

you thinking that shapes & sizes win fights shows how little you know about the Sport of boxing.

[@Dundarley]

Your comment doesn’t have any relevance to my boxing knowledge.@@Tonecapone1990

[@lukeblankenship8424]

I bumped into AJ a few months back at a store. Dude was way bigger than I expected. Absolute giant.

[@Deezyduffus]

I met dillen whyte his a fucking unit to

[@bendover7841]

I met Tyson Fury, total midget.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Guys, they're heavyweights. They're the biggest fighters in the world. Why did you expect differently? 😂

[@brettharter143]

Oh yes i met Dillian Whyte too i thought he was short and cause of TV. He was HUGE calfs the size of my head. I imagine John Fury is probably big too but AJ is a giant

[@jockkardashian.9407]

I think that one of the things is that when we see people like AJ(onscreen) it's in the company of other huge heavyweight fighters, so we don't really realise just how big they are in comparison to the average person.

[@user-dc7xr4rg3p]

Nice to see a normal John Fury for a change

[@jamietherooster]

It's what fear looks and sounds like

[@russl9582]

@@jamietherooster😂 brilliant

[@FactsandReelsForall]

He's intimidated by AJ that's why.

[@djkimozave]

I'm really baffled why so many hate this man AJ. Only reason is "ENVY".

[@lpatterson5005]

Lot of ppl lost respect for him when he joined the anti White movement BLM

[@ryukishi8492]

I don't think anyone hates him. But AJ can be rather cocky, obnoxious, boring, has meltdowns after fights when losing, and it simply looks like he's roided up to the gills, which screams corruption His gold-medal win was also a controversial one, to say the least

[@Jambobist]

@@ryukishi8492 Meltdowns plural? As far as I know he only had the one in the second Usyk fight. Maybe you just want to make him sound worse than he is for some reason?

[@commandoazbo5266]

Good energy.

[@jimmy7434]

We should all support both AJ and TF all the time. They’re two British champions - the constant slagging off of two of our own is foolish.

[@Frank-hn3yj]

When big John saw the size of Big AJ his arse hole fell out

[@robertthorpe9258]

😂😂

[@astradala1845]

I’m not the biggest fan of AJ I won’t lie, but he’s an absolute unit and is a very good boxer, imo AJ fury is a very very close fight, only fighter who beats AJ is Uysk.

[@donhue4546]

@@astradala1845 a,j will retire after hes koed a cruiser weight beat him TWICE

[@bigprob8744]

​@@astradala1845AJ is not a very good boxer he's got limited skills and stiff as a board,

[@swan5446]

Well he should be used to it seeing as his son is 6'8"...

[@l33864]

Dev in the back getting no love 😂

[@antonymbondo6137]

AJ,Lets Do it,i tied myself To You,The Most beautiful Thing,Is me and My Family love You,God Bless and give you victory Sir.

[@TheTroykokid]

The most genuine of meetings.

[@ninjasrose1653]

This is what he's like when actually face to face with anyone and not screaming behind the safety of his camera lol

[@tombuckton2335]

What? 😂 he’s always liked and had respect for AJ. Johns as real as they come, he puts it on guys that disrespect him and respects those who respect him, as he should

[@danddee1299]

@@tombuckton2335 He's called AJ a no good bum before, Thought he was gonna drop to his knees and offer lip service here though.

[@guyk8538]

@@tombuckton2335As real as they come 😅😂, bro you living under a stone the last years or summin?

[@TimeSplitterChimp]

Big J has always said he has admired AJ and been a fan, he just supports his son with a passion any father should.

[@tombuckton2335]

@@guyk8538 it’s for cameras… wake up

[@dragonballsuper1519]

These guys are massive. I remember laughing my ass off in shock when I looked up the heights of both Usyk and Ruiz and realised they are literally taller than 95% of the planet’s male population but they are considered ‘short’ compared to the AJs and Furys.

[@AaAa-je5eo]

John Fury's a boxing man who has total respect for another boxing man. No man born from his mother can deny that.

[@NVTIVE247]

Big John is in awe. I hope Tyson v Joshua happens

[@144851102]

How nice to see them respecting each other.....😊

[@ivayloivanov4388]

That right there put a smile on my face to see everybody coming together

[@b19jon70]

John was star struck haha

[@nayden5834]

JOhn was lowkey sizing him up and didn't want any smoke lol Kept it respectful.

[@user-wj1ts7js9g]

Amazing to see genuine respect by both of them

[@davidstarboo2468]

Aj looking in shape. Come on lad

[@warriorkingdavid579]

Humbled by the sheer presence of the man

[@stubees88]

This was actually nice.

[@TrueJaguarPaw]

John was like fooooooking hell he's a big unit

[@HectorLopez-dl2hi]

What a beautiful moment 😊

[@DarrenPerry-os2xt]

Nice interaction… big John was definitely enjoyed that….

[@user-ti5cl7xm8i]

Big John is in awe off a.j this is the real side to john fury not all the bollocks talk respect 4 that john

[@themancunian1214]

Nice comments between AJ and John Fury 👍

[@carllewis4386]

Love it, I'm the same size as AJ brings things home to me how big John actually is, respect to John and AJ they handled this meeting like kings

[@chrisellingsen9677]

Nice to see such a moment.

[@Iaintsayinnothin..]

So funny to see John Fury blushing 😂😂

[@gharker55]

He was genuinely in awe of his size must be thinking tyson is in trouble if they meet

[@boxyboxy1556]

This is Boxing!! One of the most dangerous sports in the world but most respected when respect is needed. ❤ 🥊

[@DocTheJock]

Legendary moment that. Lovely to see they both have massive respect and admiration for each other. You can imagine they two getting on well, having a drink together, talking bout their favourite boxers and matches. Legends 🥊

[@ryancarailott8465]

What a guy Josh is amazing

[@johnwaldie4113]

True sportsmanship at its finest and it's great to see.Where would the sport be without these great competitors

[@karimtv2]

Nice to see a video like this good people

[@patrickJC6510]

We are going to find out if Ngannou performs well against Joshua as well. The performance of Ngannou against Tyson was very good and now we will have some comparisons with this next fight: Good luck to both and that the best win! Godspeed!

[@melvert33]

Eye-gougingly touching moment between these two.

[@robbiemcbeath6628]

Melted!

[@user-rn1gq6vy8m]

That's the side all boxers should have respect for each other new and old

[@rayfred7065]

Coming from Brooklyn New York this was great to see

[@nicholasgreen339]

Respect..I'm from the UK.. John has always Respected AJ So has his brother Peter Fury.. Tyson fury also Respect AJ... AJ has ducked nobody... Lost to Ruiz then came back Lost to usyk 2 times and is still.fighting ... All men suffer in our own ways. But we get on with life... Think that's y John Admires AJ.. Plus john is in front of tbe media eye... Having a famous son ... Its a mutualunderstandingof each others fame etc.

[@tastygravy6880]

Great stuff.

[@Watch.HighTower]

That was nice 😊

[@daz3434]

Knew these two lads would like each other proper old school mannerisms and respect given from both sides 👏

[@alambyant]

Big John is a gentleman. That’s the first time ever I’ve watched a video of AJ and come away thinking he’s a nice guy. Great to see this side of them both.

[@nadeembajwa8530]

I think AJ must look huge in person.

[@chriswright2534]

Fair play that's the side of boxing I love

[@ianjarrams]

Great stuff lots of respect like it should b 🥊

[@jordanfraser9920]

Joshua is a fucking class act i dont care what anyone says about him . Respect to the furys and aj .

[@libradan]

All smiles and hand shakes when they see you in person 😅😂😂

[@N1ghtstar4]

The more I see of John the more I think he’s a top bloke , actually listened to his Audiobook the other week as it was free with Spotify so I thought why not, just a down to earth bloke with a big heart

[@cbcboxing.]

will give it a listen

[@MrStevo626]

Big John gets a bad rep but as you can see he’s a good guy. Wholesome interaction 💯

[@danielmwauraw4792]

Big John looks very humble and excited to meet AJ. Exactly how I behave when I meet impactful and respectful people.

[@Aimai.37]

That's a nice interaction, good men

[@lynne1412]

Nice to see them being friendly and positive.

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Big john has always been respectful towards AJ so it's nice to see this friendly embrace.