Tyson Fury says: "You've been crying behind the scenes to get out of this fight. I've checkmated you. You have to fight. I've said I'll fight anywhere. I've actually never won a world title here.

"Now it's on the line, we can become a three-time."

Anthony Joshua says he got a call the other night to ask whether Tyson Fury's name could go first.

Safe to say Fury doesn't agree.

Tyson Fury says: "In the build-up to this fight, Eddie and AJ were talking about being the landlord and the boss, the governors. I only see one don, Fury v AJ. I'm number one, son. I don't make a big thing about all that but considering you have and when I work out and see Fury v his opponent.

"I don't take it personally. Eddie Hearn is a sausage."

Have to say that both are being rather respectful of each other at the moment...

Anthony Joshua on if he can take a punch: "People have their views and it's respected. What it is with me, I can only listen to myself. Whatever they say, I'll listen to myself. I'm great, I'm good. I've been around, I've been gym to gym, coach to coach. I've learned so much and I can use it."

Anthony Joshua says: "There is strategy and then there's passion. I have to be 15-round fit like the old school fighting. Don't overcomplicate it. I'll be a good dance partner and we'll give it our best."

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Tyson Fury says: "This man here is carved in stone and every time he gets cracked on the jaw, he falls over. When I crack him on the jaw with a big right hand, he's going down."

Tyson Fury says: "From a little kid, it's all I ever wanted to do was be a fighter and a world champion. I was the most unlikely child to be a champion - fat, ugly, gangly. All of the above and I never let anyone discourage me. I always push through. If you believe in yourself and dedicate yourseld then you can achieve anything. I am a bald, fat, bearded, ugly, slow, ponderous. Whatever people want to say.

Anthony Joshua has a little joke: "It's true what they're saying."

Anthony Joshua on the fight in the UK: "It's breathtaking and I'm not saying that lightly. I'm really grateful for this opportunity and bringing it to Great Britain because I know people in pubs have had proper fights about who will win and family members have fallen out.

"We'll inspire this generation and the next generation. It was people from this country supporting us. I'm fulfilling my destiny before I depart this world."

Tyson Fury says: "I wouldn't have it any other way. There have been some brilliant fights here. This is the biggest fight of today. We can only be the biggest of this era. Me and AJ will go and throw down. It's been simmering nicely for a decade and a half. We've had our ups and downs. We'll both get to fight each other on the world's biggest stage.

"The tickets will probably sell out in about 39 seconds. This is the one I would want to see out of any fight today. There isn't a fight that could come close. A global event where everyone can watch it.

"This fight is available on your Netflix package."

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Anthony Joshua responds: "We love it. That's the energy that we want. There is nothing else I expect from this man. But this is what will keep me running and I want to prove to myself that what he says isn't possible."

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Tyson Fury on the strategy against Anthony Joshua: "I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to come out and blast him out. It will be the man who is going to win. I'm not going to run away or box, I'm going to throw down. I'm going to catch him and it'll be curtains."

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Anthony Joshua says: "I'm willing to take and take punch after punch and keep moving forward until my hand is raised. I know it's going to be difficult. Every fight has its challenges. I can't wait."

Anthony Joshua is very relaxed today. He's working the crowd as they ask him for free tickets.

Anthony Joshua says: "I feel good. I feel fresh, very excited about this opportunity to work again. I thank my team to keep myself active.

On Ngannou fight: "I don't know what it is, I've got something in me. I do what I do. I turned pro and three years later I was world champion. I don't find it too complicated, it's man v man. With Ngannou, he wanted to impose his will but mine was stronger."

Tyson Fury says: "During the time when AJ became world champion. I was getting drunk every day; I wasn't concentrating on anything else. We've all had our own problems. This man is a two-time champion, an Olympic gold medallist, he's been a poster boy for British boxing for how many years?

"May the best man win, let's go out swinging."

Tyson Fury says: "A long time ago, like AJ said. I have trouble remembering last week, never mind 16 years ago. I do remember AJ getting whacked in the body and putting his knees up in the corner. He says I had a black eye but I had a thousand of them."

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Anthony Joshua continues to talk about their 2010 sparring session: "I can't remember it. It was so many years ago. He spoke about it, it wasn't me. It was just another day. He went online and spoke to Steve Bunce about the experience. Sparring is meant to be kept in the gym."