Anthony Joshua issues three-word response to Tony Bellew's 'punchable face' prank

The erstwhile satellite champion was appearing connected Michael McIntyre's 'Big Show' - wherever helium was astatine the receiving extremity of a hilarious gag which adjacent got Joshua talking

Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua had a abbreviated and saccharine effect to Tony Bellew's prank.

Bellew, 42, precocious appeared connected the Michael McIntyre's 'Big Show' and was connected the receiving extremity of an amusing gag. A fashionable conception of McIntyre's amusement is 'Send to All' which sees the comedian inquire his prima impermanent to manus implicit their telephone earlier sending a substance to everyone successful their contacts.

McIntyre's substance to Bellew's contacts read: "Just been asked successful an interrogation who's the idiosyncratic I've met with the astir punchable look and I said you. Hope you don't mind." The connection was accompanied with a fist and a bluish bosom emoji. Many ex-sporting stars and celebrities were speedy to reply to the text, and immoderate of them were alternatively humours.

Among those who responded was erstwhile Premier League footballer, Jamie Redknapp - who replied: "Punchable face? Look successful the mirror, mate. BTW, I should beryllium punching you for each the escaped apparel you've been asking for." Chelsea fable Frank Lampard was besides anxious to connection his ain reply, saying: "Never caput that, you inactive beryllium maine £20!" While the likes of James Corden and comedian Rob Beckett, besides responded, possibly the astir intriguing reply came from Joshua.

"Ok, I don't cognize what this means, but it's amusive due to the fact that it's from Anthony Joshua," McIntyre said earlier speechmaking retired the substance which contained 11 laughing emojis. 'AJ' had a three-word effect to the substance after, simply saying: "I emotion fighting.'' The play didn't extremity there, though.

McIntyre decided to extremity connected Bellew's erstwhile rival, David Haye. The 2 boxing stars archetypal were progressive successful a bitter feud for galore years earlier settling the people successful 2017. The 'Bomber' would spell connected to sound Haye retired heavy into the 11th circular earlier going head-to-head for a 2nd clip a twelvemonth later. This clip around, the Liverpudlian got the occupation done acold earlier, scoring a knockout successful the 5th circular to enactment the rivalry to furniture erstwhile and for all.

After confirming that Haye replied to the text, Bellew was near alternatively embarrassed. 'The Hayemaker' had a alternatively antithetic response, texting back: "The guys privation to punch it and the girls privation to snog it... communicative of my life!" McIntyre was near stunned by the reply but went connected to FaceTime the 44-year-old.

The comedian threw Bellew nether the autobus by joking that helium should instrumentality connected Haye successful a trilogy bout that evening. "I'm connected my way!" Haye hilariously replied. While it was each amusive and games, it's precise improbable that the brace volition spell head-to-head again. Bellew retired from the athletics successful 2018 aft suffering an agonising decision to Oleksandr Usyk, portion 'The Hayemaker' hung his gloves up pursuing the sequel nonaccomplishment to the Liverpudlian. That said, helium returned to the ringing 4 years ago, defeating Joe Fournier successful an accumulation bout.