Joshua Vs Fury: Anthony Joshua is dealing with challenging timing. Oleksandr Usyk has dealt him two painful losses, and following the most recent one, he gave the impression that he was in turmoil.
However, he is currently in serious talks to engage in another high-profile fight with Tyson Fury, a British heavyweight competitor and the current WBC champion.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, explained, “He thinks: this is my only chance because if he fights Usyk, win or lose I think he’ll retire or you never know with Fury, he could just never fight again.”
Joshua has already accepted Fury’s proposed cash split and the December 3 bout date.
“The reason he accepts these terms is he feels this is the only chance he’ll get to fight Tyson Fury. So, therefore, okay, it would have been better to come off a victory but we’re here and [Joshua thinks] I can beat him and I feel good,” Hearn said.
“When he drew to [Deontay] Wilder, we offered Fury the fight against AJ and we offered him 60-40 and he said no and he said I’ll only take 50-50. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to push back on some of the terms. But in the end it was AJ who overruled and said no just accept it.
“He’s always believed he can beat him.”
Hearn met George Warren, a spokesman for Fury, and last Friday verbally agreed to their terms in writing. The receiving and reviewing of contracts comes next.
“Broadcasters need to have their discussions,” Hearns said. “Which I don’t think will be a problem. It’s actually not that complicated.
“If they’re genuine and George tells me they are, then I think the fight will get made,” he continued. “I think George feels his instructions are to make the fight. But you just never know with Tyson Fury… Is this a ploy to speed up the Usyk fight, get more money from a site?
“It might have been a bluff, or a bit of publicity that actually turns into it happening. Or maybe it was genuine from the start.
“It could be anything. That’s a sceptical view but right now I’m going along the lines of I believe him because I want to be positive and work together to make it happen.”
Whatever happens Joshua intends to box again in December. “I can’t put AJ’s future in the hands of Tyson Fury. Whilst we’ll be as positive as we can, we’ll be as helpful as we can, I need to have plan B up my sleeve because this might not happen,” Hearn said.
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