Anthony Joshua has described Tyson Fury as one of his "enemies" and could be willing to fight his British rival without any of the world heavyweight titles.
Joshua had agreed a blockbuster battle for all the world belts this summer, only for the fight to dramatically fall apart when an arbitration judge ordered Fury to defend his WBC title against Deontay Wilder instead.
Oleksandr Usyk has been confirmed as the next challenger for Joshua on September 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office, but the WBA, IBF and WBO champion has suggested that he might be willing to fight Fury without any title obligations.
Speaking to Gary Neville's The Overlap, Joshua said: "He's a fighter isn't he. What's the worst that can happen? You get hit.
"He's been doing it for years, however, I just know on my end, and my management team and my promoter - we done everything we can to make this happen and as long as I'm champion, I'll compete with anyone.
"I've got a tough challenger coming up now. A great fighter.
"Without the belts? I rate that. That's what I'm talking about. We'll fight, 100 per cent, let's do it.
