John Fury has blasted Anthony Joshua’s previous opponent Otto Wallin, insisting the Swedish heavyweight ‘embarrassed himself and his team’ in their December fight.

Joshua headlined the ‘Day of Reckoning’ card in Saudi Arabia against Wallin on 23 December. Having beaten Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius earlier in the year, the two-time heavyweight champion battered Wallin from the opening bell with his corner pulling him out at the end of the fifth round.

Wallin, 33, was considered a decent test for Joshua, having gone 12 rounds with Tyson Fury back in 2019. That night in Las Vegas, the Swede opened up a huge cut above Fury’s right eye and would have walked away as the winner if the fight had been stopped.

‘When Anthony Joshua got in the ring with Otto Wallin, Wallin crapped himself,’ Fury Snr told Metro.co.uk courtesy of Free Bets.