Well, in the time since this post, Fury survived clean hits from a bigger hitter than Joshua. We all now know what some knew then, i.e. if Joshua had ever felt such reassurance, it would've been false. And, yes, even back in 2017, when Fury was on hiatus, any keen observer could discern that Tyson would tie Joshua in knots before a bell was rung if a fight between them were ever inked.
If we ever get an Fury-AJ fight, the post fight theatrics would be gold. AJ desperately trying to get the microphone out of Tyson's hands halfway through American Pie so he could tell everyone about his teenage years, and why he thinks Eddie should let him stay out on his own past midnight now because he is a big boy.