Updated December 15th, 2020 at 18:46 IST
Tyson Fury asks Anthony Joshua to show courage and sign the contract for their fight
Tyson Fury recently called out Anthony Joshua by asking him to “sign the contract” for their blockbuster heavyweight unification bout.
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Tyson Fury recently called out Anthony Joshua by asking him to “grow a pair and sign the contract” for their blockbuster heavyweight unification bout. The Gypsy King watched the Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev bout and was left “impressed” with AJ’s techniques, who retained his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles with the win on December 12 at Wembley Arena. Afterwards, Tyson Fury took to Twitter and claimed that the unified champion “s*** himself” when questioned about the Fury fight at the post-fight conference.
.@anthonyfjoshua it’s a matter of time..... ⏰ ⏰ ⏰ I’ll spank you like I did @BronzeBomber 2/3 rounds. #YOUBUMSOSER #letsgetiton pic.twitter.com/7m8A8Je0ui
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) December 12, 2020
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In a Twitter rant, Tyson Fury also accused Anthony Joshua of dodging the fight, adding that he could knock out AJ in just “three rounds”. Recently, while talking to Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on Good Morning, Britain, the 32-year-old continued to call out the multi-title holder. There the Gypsy King, made it clear that he wants to fight Joshua next, asking Eddie Hearn and others to get the papers ready and make the bout official.
'Let's hope this fight happens...I've been willing to take the fight for the last 5 years.'@Tyson_Fury tells @piersmorgan and @susannareid100 about why he decided to challenge @anthonyfjoshua in the ring.
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) December 14, 2020
He also has a message for the two-time unified heavyweight champion. pic.twitter.com/kAEx0ePPpo
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Tyson Fury on Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua
Oleksandr Usyk is now AJ’s mandatory challenger for the WBO title and could prove to be a huge hurdle for the possible Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua bout. If the Ukrainian wants, he could challenge the champion for a title bout prior to the Fury fight. If this happens, Anthony Joshua could either defend his WBO title against Usyk or vacate it to fight Tyson Fury.
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While talking about the threat Oleksandr Usyk brings, Tyson Fury claimed the Watford-born boxer would give up the WBO belt to make the biggest fight since 1974. “Oleksandr Usyk is a mandatory - but if that belt has to be vacated then I’m sure they’re going to do it to make the biggest fight of our generation. I’m willing, I hope he’s willing and let’s give the fans the fight they really want to see,” he added. Eddie Hearn also agrees with Fury’s comments, who had also confirmed earlier that AJ would choose the Fury fight over Oleksandr Usyk.
According to various reports, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua verbally agreed to a two-fight deal, with the first expected to take place in 2021. Though the two are yet to sign the contract, Eddie Hearn wants the first fight to take place in the UK.
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Published December 15th, 2020 at 18:46 IST
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