JOHN FURY was warned Anthony Joshua will be “tested like he has never been tested before” against Otto Wallin.
Tyson Fury’s dad watched in horror as his son was given 47 stitches at the hands of Wallin in 2019.
The Gypsy King fought through to a points win and now four years later Wallin faces Joshua in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
And John has questioned AJ’s team for choosing the Swedish southpaw as the man to welcome him back to the ring.
He told Boxing Social, via FreeBets: “I’m not so sure again about the people around him, the managing side, picking a man like Wallin.
“He would give anybody a problem, he’s a 6ft 5in southpaw, a good game kid and has one of the best trainers in the world in his corner in Joey Gamache.
“At the end of the day, it’s an uphill battle let’s put it that way. Can AJ pull it off? He can.
“But he’s going to get tested like he has never been tested before. I think if I was looking after him I wouldn’t have picked Wallin, no.
“When AJ is like he is, he’s on a comeback trail, he’s had a few setbacks, you want a confidence builder.
“And this ain’t a confidence builder, this is a bloody hard fight.”
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John claimed Fury looked “as weak as a kitten” four years ago in Las Vegas when he was taken to the wire against Wallin.
Fury later parted ways with trainer Ben Davison after the bout.
Interestingly, Davison is now in the corner with Joshua for the first time in the absence of head trainer Derrick James.
But Wallin said: “[Davison] was in Tyson Fury’s corner for our fight.
“I think it’s good to remember that after the fight Ben Davison was fired by Fury.
“So that’s all I take from it. Fury had a draw with Deontay Wilder, he got a new trainer, and he came back to knock Wilder out.
“So obviously Fury got better when he switched trainers.”
