In the wake of the collapsed negotiations for a Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua clash, ‘The Gypsy King’ has given his thoughts on the saga.
After Fury’s back-to-back defeats against Joshua, Fury called Joshua first. Oleksandr Usyk, the negotiations progressed rapidly with both sides agreeing to a 60/40 split in favour of ‘The Gypsy King’With the fight to be held on December 3.
Contracts were sent, but negotiations stopped. Fury became impatient and both sides began to blame each other in interviews.
This is the beginning. Any possibility of a fight occurring was quickly eliminatedBoth Joshua and Fury now appear to be looking at other options for December bouts.
Boxing news has been dominating the past week. Conor BennFailure to pass a drug screening led to the postponement his eagerly awaited fight with Chris Eubank JrFury has returned to discuss his thoughts about why Joshua’s fight ended in such a way.
“In my opinion, this is being brutally honest, I think lack of balls from AJ,” Fury tells iD Boxing.
“Didn’t want the fight and didn’t push it and didn’t sign the contract.”
One of the reasons Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, said the fight could not be agreed was because their side wanted more of a say around commercial rights.
“I don’t even know what commercial rights are,” Fury responded. “They sound like a lot of s*** to me, excuses. Like I say, lack of balls on AJ’s part or lack of what’s the word I’m trying to look for here? Assertive, being assertive.
“If you’re a man, you be assertive with your team and make sure s**** done.
“But, lack of balls, I say lack of balls.”
As for Fury’s next opponent, it seems a trilogy bout with Derek Chisora According to reports from The, this is the most likely choice. Telegraph.
Fury and Chisora have met twice before, with ‘The Gypsy King’ winning by unanimous decision in 2011 and then earning a stoppage victory in 2014.
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