![]() ![]() In fairness, Hearn claimed that he and the Warrens had agreed they weren’t going to talk publicly about some of their discussions – for example the 60/40 split – only for Fury himself to reveal them on social media. It’s actually been pleasant to not hear anything because it was getting boring. Perhaps that is the case here and explains why the flurry of updates on these talks ceased so abruptly.īecause we were being inundated with reports – some accurate, some not so much – about who had offered what and which dates were in play and where this could happen. With all due respect, putting negotiations on hold due to the death of a monarch makes no sense.Įddie Hearn – who promotes Joshua – once said that when things go quiet on social media and in the news with regards to a big fight like this, it’s usually a sign of negotiations getting more serious and developing further. ![]() A Fury-Joshua fight is being slated for early December, so if they want to get it finalised they need to act fast. If that is the case it’s a truly bizarre decision. We’ve not heard much in the past few days and Frank Warren, who works with Fury, told talkSPORT that is because the two of them apparently did not think it was appropriate to continue the negotiations in the wake of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Since then there have been countless reports about disputes over dates and venues, with Fury even imposing some sort of deadline for Joshua and his team to agree to the fight within. That does appear to be the case here too, though. For seasoned boxing fans it was somewhat surreal to see it unfold – fights of this scale are not put together so simply. And that Fury had extended a 60-40 purse split offer. However, we then got wind that the folks handling Fury and Joshua had in fact been in contact. Perhaps an attempt to put pressure on Usyk and his team. When Fury posted a video to social media, adorned in various sanctioning body baubles, to call out Joshua it seemed like more of a ploy than anything else. Now we’re facing the prospect of a Fury-Joshua megafight. In last week’s issue this column was reflecting on comments from Oleksandr Usyk about a potential fight with Tyson Fury and positing the notion of Anthony Joshua “resetting” his career from this point. A LOT can happen in a week, though just how much we can never be sure. ![]()
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