ANTHONY JOSHUA has a three-point plan in place so he can dominate world heavyweight boxing.
AJ will bid to reclaim the WBA, IBF and WBO belts in a high-stakes Saudi rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
And victory over the Ukrainian could see the Brit set up an undisputed double-header with Tyson Fury for his WBC strap.
Joshua has been chasing the title of undisputed heavyweight champion since he claimed the IBF title in 2016.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is keen on the idea of AJ fighting Fury for all the marbles later this year.
Joshua's road to undisputed took a detour when he was turned over in his Tottenham tussle with Usyk last September, although he already had Plan B and C in place to get all of boxing’s alphabet soup to himself.
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He said: “Will people care if I have to lose a belt to Usyk? Will I have to give one up? I am not too sure yet.
“I don’t want to, because it is ‘the road to undisputed’.
“But I know that, when I win, I will go back and fight for that belt anyway — that will be my goal.
“I want to fight Fury, beat him again in the rematch — two difficult hurdles, serious fights — then I will go straight back to try to fight for that title again.”
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Usyk could've received a whopping payday to allow Joshua face Fury in a blockbuster Battle of Britain but opted not to delay his own dream of heavyweight glory.
He said in late 2020: “I still want to fight Anthony Joshua for the title.
“There are many factors for this fight to happen. My team and all the participants and all their interested parties are already working on it.
“But there are still many people who wish to fight him as well, like Tyson Fury.”
WBC heavyweight champ Fury is currently enjoying his so-called "retirement" from boxing.
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But if AJ were to get through his desert dust-up with Usyk,the prospect of a once-in-a-lifetime clash with his rival will likely convince him to lace up his gloves again.
Joshua's focus, however, is solely on becoming a three-time heavyweight champion.
He told Sky Sports: "Unless he's 100 per cent retired, you've got to beat Fury as well.
"This isn't about Fury, with all due respect. That's just my view on that.
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"As it stands you're just a winner, you're a winner at the end of the day. There's always another challenge out there.
"Until you retire you're always going to be challenged to prove you're the best in the world.
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