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'If I had said "don't shop in any black-owned stores" then I'd have been crucified like Jesus Christ': Tyson Fury blasts Anthony Joshua's 'bull****' Black Lives Matter speech and says 'colour doesn't exist' to him as rivals prepare for showdown in 2021

Tyson Fury has slammed Anthony Joshua's Black Lives Matter speech as 'bull****' and claims he would have been 'crucified' for making similar comments.

Joshua, the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world heavyweight champion, was heavily criticised after addressing protesters in his hometown of Watford earlier this month.

In his speech, which came in the wake of George Floyd's shocking death at the hands of a police officer in the United States, Joshua said: 'Show them where it hurts.

Joshua told protesters to 'Abstain from spending your money in their shops' in his speech

'Abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies, and invest in black-owned businesses.