Andy Lee has claimed Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua 'didn't say a word to each other' despite recently posing for a photo together.
The pair recently posed for a photo alongside Francis Ngannou, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Saudi advisor Turki Alalshikh.
Alalshikh took to social media to publish the image, saying: "With my dear friends, the best athletes in the world in their sports, and big surprises soon... and a project with the legend Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh that will be announced in the coming months... and waiting for Friday’s fight between Joshua and Angano... and waiting for the fight of all times and the fight of the century between the legend Tyson Fury and the amazing and great champion Uzik (sic)."
And Lee, who is part of Fury's team, has now revealed the Gypsy King and Joshua didn't speak to each other.
Boxing duo Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have posed for a picture together in Saudi Arabia
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“They actually never said a word to each other, which was interesting," he told IFL TV.
“We were walking shoulder to shoulder at one stage – me, Joe, Joshua and Tyson, but it just never happened.”
Lee also claims Fury called Ngannou out during their interaction, bristling at suggestions that he's a 'coward'.
He added: “It is a bizarre thing. Anthony Joshua‘s on one side, Tyson’s here.
“Then Ngannou came in and Tyson pulled him up straight away.
“He said, ‘Hey you, you’ve been talking about me in interviews, saying I’m a coward, calling me a yellow belly.’
“But Ngannou in fairness was quite cool and calm and went, ‘No I didn’t say that.’
“Tyson went, ‘You did. I beat you, I beat you.’
“Ngannou said, ‘No, no, no. I didn’t say that.’
“Tyson said, ‘What does your record say?’
“Then Tyson said, ‘You take care of your man, I’ll take care of mine and I’ll give it to you again.’
“He put it on him for a bit, it was interesting.”
Lee says the interaction took place in front of Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn.
"They were there," he confirmed. “And I was chatting to Tyson at the time and then there was Ngannou.
“I had a bottle of water, Joe’s water, in my hand. I said, ‘Joe, you better hold this.’
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Tyson Fury reportedly confronted Francis Ngannou after the boxing star won their fight back in October
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“Because I was worried about Tyson and his eye because his eye is still healing.
“But nothing came of it. Tyson probably had to do that because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself unless he pulled him up for saying what he said.
“I respected him for doing it, Tyson.
“And I respected Ngannou because it wasn’t like he s*** himself, or backed down, or apologised. He just stood his ground.”
Both Fury and Joshua are preoccupied with other boxers at the current moment in time.
Anthony Joshua looks in incredible shape ahead of boxing bout with Francis Ngannou on Friday night
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Fury will face Oleksandr Usyk on May 18, with the Gypsy King saying his injured eye is healing as the bout approaches.
Joshua, meanwhile, locks horns with Ngannou on Friday in Saudi Arabia.