Promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are still hoping to see a mega-fight between former heavyweight world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
The tricky part is luring Fury back into the ring, which can be difficult after the best way he was mentally broken by the cruiserweight” Oleksandr Usyk last December. It’s likely going to take an enormous $100 million+ offer to entice Fury out of his gilded age Vanderbilt-esque mansion.
Even that quantity won’t be enough to bring Fury back for a fight against Joshua. He might hold out for $200 million, which could be an insane sum of money for his current level of fighting. Tyson is NOT fighting at a high level anymore. He’s not a spring chicken and appears closer to 50 than forty.
Each promoters haven’t given up on the potential for the Gypsy King vs.. AJ fight to occur. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good. Oleksandr Usyk took something out of Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) along with his back-to-back wins. Tyson went into those fights sounding cocky, like he could walk on water, but after Usyk schooled him twice, he disappeared into retirement.
Mowing Hundreds of thousands
“AJ Fury, who knows what the longer term holds?” said promoter Eddie Hearn to DAZN Boxing when asked which fight he desires to see, naming the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua all-British clash
“The identical answer. That’s the fight that all of us desired to see. Us, the British, and the fighters wanted it, however it’s never too late. For some reason, it didn’t occur. Who knows if Tyson decides if he’s fed up mowing the lawn, it might occur, ” said promoter Frank Warren on the Fury-Joshua fight.
Outside of UK boxing fans, there’s not much interest from the remainder of the world in seeing these two pampered British heavyweights fight at this late stage of their careers. Even when Fury and Joshua were at their best, they were badly flawed. It’s pointless now since the interest isn’t there anymore.
Joshua is coming off a brutal knockout against Daniel Dubois and hasn’t beaten a very good fighter since his victory over 40-year-old Wladimir Klitschko in 2017. Fury’s last quality win was against Wladimir in 2016. These two have transmuted their victories over a washed-up Wlad into mega-riches, which shows the importance of matchmaking.
Last Updated on 04/02/2025
