Tyson Fury has stark warning over Anthony Joshua heavyweight showdown
Boxing icon Tyson Fury claims that Anthony Joshua will not struggle him for “any money or any titles” within the newest blow to the pair’s rumoured heavyweight showdown. The 34-year-old has claimed that AJ is holding up the pair’s potential struggle because of his in depth record of calls for.
Rumours of an all-British struggle have circled for years following their spectacular data within the ring. A deal was agreed again in August 2020, however fell via after Fury was contracted right into a trilogy struggle in opposition to Deontay Wilder.
The pair had been additionally near agreeing a deal earlier within the yr with each fighters calling one another out in press conferences and by way of social media. But a deal was by no means confirmed with the 2 sides failing to agree on phrases.
Fury has since addressed the struggle whereas selling his new Netflix docu-series, admitting {that a} deal could by no means be agreed. “I cannot get him in the ring for any amount of money,” he stated. “I’ve offered him world title shots and extremely large amounts of money, but he ain’t going to make the fight.
“Me and my workforce, my legal professionals, have come to the conclusion and accepted the truth that AJ will not struggle me for any cash or any titles. I noticed footage of him not too long ago coaching by punching a mattress – I’m undecided if it was taken off TikTok or certainly one of his social media accounts, however I’ve no concept what was occurring there.”
Instead of combating Fury, Joshua will tackle Finnish boxer Robert Helenius on Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena. The struggle was initially in opposition to Dillian Whyte, but the 35-year-old returned adverse findings in a VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) test.
Fury has also moved on from the fight and will now face former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. The pair are set to trade blows on Saturday, October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
The fight comes after a title unification failed to be agreed against Oleksandr Usyk, who is instead taking on Daniel Dubois on August 26 in Poland. “Usyk was imagined to be combating me at Wembley final April, however that by no means occurred,” Fury said. “There was speak of me making all kinds of calls for however there was nothing to again it up.
“The only conditions on my part were that there would be no rematch and he’d get 30 percent – which he agreed to, only to try and worm his way out of it. Now he’s fighting Daniel Dubois in a three-title unification fight for a purse of $8 million, which makes no sense because 30 percent of the purse for fighting me would have been worth around $13 million to him, so he’s passing up more than twice as much money. As for the cheap talk of Tyson Fury avoiding Usyk, I would smash him to smithereens.”
“I do not price him in any respect, I’ll undergo him like a sizzling knife via a block of cheese – not an issue. But he cannot count on to make round £6m to struggle Dubois after which make $13 million to step within the ring with me. Not occurring.”