Even if Joshua didn’t have the mandatory due, everyone is going to want the ability to pack a stadium, whether it’s Wembley or a temporary construction in Saudi Arabia or Dubai or somewhere. The smart money is still on Joshua fighting WBO mandatory Oleksandr Usyk in the spring, Fury fighting someone around the same time, and maybe Fury-Joshua for all the marbles in late 2021. AJ and Eddie Hearn are talking about it, Fury is talking about it, Bob Arum is talking about it, the fans want it.īut as unfortunately laid out already, it’s not likely to be next. It’s all the talk after Joshua’s win Saturday over Kubrat Pulev. It’s been time.Īnyway, this week’s question deals with another thing that probably isn’t going to happen next, the much-desired undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. And while I personally am ready to put more of the blame on the fighters themselves instead of just promoters and whatnot, no matter how you look at the situation, it’s time. It’s what they should be doing, political explanations and all other BS aside. I think that indicates not just how close a call it is, but also a sincere frustration from boxing fans. 36 percent of you chose Spence, the WBC and IBF titlist who has probably scored the better wins at 147, however you slice it.īut this is what’s most interesting to me: 25 percent say to just call it even until they actually get in the ring and fight each other. 1 at 147 pounds now that we’ve seen Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford fight again.ģ9 percent of you went with “Bud” Crawford, the WBO titleholder who has also won belts at 135 and 140, and is considered by some to be the No. That's perfect for us.Last week’s Big Question covered a hypothetical matchup, sorta, as we asked who you have ranked No. Hearn added: "Interestingly, they have 17 December held at Millenium Stadium, so that's perfect. the champion here, you want the biggest split, which I think is fair - and we want to do the fight in December'."įury said on Wednesday that his team had secured provisional dates for Wembley and Cardiff, with Hearn suggesting December 17 as a good option for the bout. "So, I went back this morning and said: 'We accept 60-40, we want that reversed in a rematch, rightfully so. And I don't make the decisions, he does'. "I don't know whether that was a wind-up or whatever, but we just went back this morning and said: 'We think, I think particularly, he deserves more than 40 per cent, but he's happy. They want a rematch clause, and they asked for a date at the beginning of November. "Sixty-forty was the offer, as Tyson said. "They came back yesterday, and me and George kind of had an agreement that we weren't gonna talk about it, but obviously Fury came out and basically let the world know the offer. "I spoke to AJ, and he said, 'Look, I don't believe he's for real, but yeah, I'll take the fight. "We offered Tyson Fury the fight when he wasn't champion, at 60-40, and he turned it down he asked for 50-50," he told IFL TV. But now the fight looks likely to go ahead, and is set to be held in the UK, after Hearn confirmed an offer has been accepted.
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