Former world champion Andy Lee, who is part of Tyson Fury's training team, says his boxer has a clear mental edge over domestic rival Anthony Joshua.

At the start of the year, Fury parted ways with trainer Ben Davison. Then he restructured his entire training team and brought on SugarHill Steward and Lee.

Their first bout together took place in February, which saw Fury score two knockdowns before stopping Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Joshua tasted defeat for the first time in his career in June 2019, when late replacement Andy Ruiz dropped him four times and scored a stoppage win in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The British superstar recovered in December, when he got revenge by outboxing Ruiz over the twelve round distance to reclaim the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world titles.

Lee believes Joshua is getting better as a fighter, but he expects Fury to put him away in about eight rounds should the fight ever take place.

"I think he's (Joshua) still an improving fighter," Lee told The Boxing Show on Sky Sports News. "I think he showed huge improvement to beat Andy Ruiz.

"I think a little bit of inexperience, and I think mentally, he's not as strong as Tyson. [Trainer] Emmanuel [Steward] always said, champions are built on the inside. I think Tyson would beat him in eight rounds. I like Anthony Joshua, I think he's a great fighter, and a great champion, but I think he's a little bit inexperienced for years of fighting.

"I still think it's a great fight, and a great match-up. It's the only real match-up in the heavyweight division left for both guys, but I think Tyson wins in a similar fashion to what he did to Wilder."