When the WBC Heavyweight Champion Sensationally Offers His British Colleague a Lifesaver Earlier this week, Fury stated that he is well aware of the value of the fight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) had originally planned to face Oleksandr Usyk for every title in the sport’s top division, but the Ukrainian chose not to fight this side at Christmas. , citing the need to rest to recover from his win over the aforementioned ‘AJ’ last month.
Usyk won the old Fury’s Ring Magazine title in his rematch with Joshua at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia as he successfully held the WBA Super, IBF, IBO and WBO world titles before calling his name’ The Gypsy King’.
Fury accepted and it looked like the fight would head to the Middle East in December, but after Usyk made the decision to leave until 2023, Joshua was recommended by Fury to win the WBC belt with a score of 60-40.
He asked and answered with Ring Magazine in it he outlines the charisma the unified two-time world champion still has despite three losses in five.
“Listen, I’m not going to give 75-25 like they would to me. If the shoe is on the other foot, they’ll say, ‘Well, we’ll give you 20%.’ But since I want this fight to happen, I am willing to give him 40%.
And if I take this to the WBC, they’ll probably say 70-30 is in my favor. “
Joshua accepts the fight on social media after the call from Furybefore Eddie Hearn – who has been promoted to Joshua since he turned pro in October 2013 following Olympic success a year earlier in London 2012 – seems to have accepted the purse split terms, but note the proposed date as a sticking point.
December 17 is rumored to be a possible date, which is when Joshua is said to be ready, but the offer, which includes a rematch clause, is for the first bout to take place on December 17. November 12 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Despite the complexities of negotiations, Fury knows that the clash with the 32-year-old, which was signed last year, is a clash that could go down in history as one of the biggest fights in history. sports, regardless of title. is under threat.
“He doesn’t have anything and he’s going through two losses, but I see value in Joshua.
“Even though he lost to Usyk, I still think me and ‘AJ’ in England are bigger than me and Usyk.
“It’s 60-40 – there’s a deal. Do it or don’t do it”.
