<p>Anthony Joshua insists a blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury will "bring out the best in me" after his British rival claimed he would beat the world heavyweight champion in three rounds.</p>.<p>Joshua earned a ninth-round stoppage win against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts at Wembley Arena.</p>.<p>After a successful return to the ring in his first fight for 12 months, Joshua immediately found himself thrown into the debate about a mooted all-British showdown with WBC champion Fury.</p>.<p>Amid reports the hotly-anticipated fight is set for 2021, Fury took to social media to say: "I want the fight, I want the fight next and I will knock him out inside three rounds."</p>.<p>Joshua has no intention of backing down from the Fury clash, although hurdles in the way of the super-fight include his WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk and another possible meeting between Fury and Deontay Wilder.</p>.<p>"That's good to hear. At least I can get him in the ring. That's what we want right? so he's on the right track," Joshua told the BBC when asked about Fury's social media taunts.</p>.<p>"I said he's talented and he will bring out the best in me. So that's brilliant.</p>.<p>"I've been to his fights, I've watched him, so when I fight him it will be good to change those odds and put them in my favour."</p>.<p>Joshua has a 24-1 career record as he continued to prove his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in June last year was an aberration.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old looked in good form in front of 1,000 fans against Pulev, who took a standing count in round three and was knocked down twice more in round nine.</p>.<p>"I started this game in 2013, I have been chasing all the belts, I've been dealing with mandatories, so of course I want a challenge," Joshua said.</p>.<p>"For me I stuck to what I know best - boxing, looking at where I am going to put my shots and putting them together.</p>.<p>"When they are successful, they are successful, but like I said it is less talk, more action."</p>.<p>Now attention is turning to the Fury fight and his promoter Eddie Hearn said work would start on completing a deal on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Sometimes there are words backwards and forwards form both camps - I don't think that's going to do any good," Hearn told the BBC.</p>.<p>"We just all want to make the fight. Now is the time. We will start the ball rolling. I don't think it's that difficult.</p>.<p>"The crux of the deal I have always said is agreed now in terms of numbers and money splits. There are only some minor details. So there's no reason we can't be up and running."</p>
<p>Anthony Joshua insists a blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury will "bring out the best in me" after his British rival claimed he would beat the world heavyweight champion in three rounds.</p>.<p>Joshua earned a ninth-round stoppage win against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts at Wembley Arena.</p>.<p>After a successful return to the ring in his first fight for 12 months, Joshua immediately found himself thrown into the debate about a mooted all-British showdown with WBC champion Fury.</p>.<p>Amid reports the hotly-anticipated fight is set for 2021, Fury took to social media to say: "I want the fight, I want the fight next and I will knock him out inside three rounds."</p>.<p>Joshua has no intention of backing down from the Fury clash, although hurdles in the way of the super-fight include his WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk and another possible meeting between Fury and Deontay Wilder.</p>.<p>"That's good to hear. At least I can get him in the ring. That's what we want right? so he's on the right track," Joshua told the BBC when asked about Fury's social media taunts.</p>.<p>"I said he's talented and he will bring out the best in me. So that's brilliant.</p>.<p>"I've been to his fights, I've watched him, so when I fight him it will be good to change those odds and put them in my favour."</p>.<p>Joshua has a 24-1 career record as he continued to prove his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in June last year was an aberration.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old looked in good form in front of 1,000 fans against Pulev, who took a standing count in round three and was knocked down twice more in round nine.</p>.<p>"I started this game in 2013, I have been chasing all the belts, I've been dealing with mandatories, so of course I want a challenge," Joshua said.</p>.<p>"For me I stuck to what I know best - boxing, looking at where I am going to put my shots and putting them together.</p>.<p>"When they are successful, they are successful, but like I said it is less talk, more action."</p>.<p>Now attention is turning to the Fury fight and his promoter Eddie Hearn said work would start on completing a deal on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Sometimes there are words backwards and forwards form both camps - I don't think that's going to do any good," Hearn told the BBC.</p>.<p>"We just all want to make the fight. Now is the time. We will start the ball rolling. I don't think it's that difficult.</p>.<p>"The crux of the deal I have always said is agreed now in terms of numbers and money splits. There are only some minor details. So there's no reason we can't be up and running."</p>