Promoter Eddie Hearn says terms have been reached for two clashes between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The first fight could take place in summer of 2021.
“There is still a lot to overcome. We are looking at venues and dates,” Hearn told Sky Sports News. “We have the Dillian Whyte mandatory which is due before this fight…we have not signed contracts because there are still things to be worked out. We’re pushing towards a place where they can be drafted, for 2021. Both guys are in agreement. The structure of the deal has been put forward, and agreed to by both parties.”
Fury confirmed the deal on social media. “Two-fight deal, Fury vs Joshua next year. One problem? I’ve got to smash Wilder. Then we go into the Joshua fight. It’s on, next year, but there is a hurdle in the road called Wilder.”
Does not matter how much people want to write off Wilder, he could be as dangerous as ever, even if he can’t box, he stays dangerous. Earlier years boxers used to win and lose and it was part of the sport. For some reason a loss now days a boxer just gets written off.
Yup, very true and well said. Wilder is still dangerous even though he hit a bump in the road. What cracks me up is Hearn, Fury, and Joshua think they have this all figured out. Yeah, ok, but let’s think on these variables that could put a monkey wrench in the whole thing; injuries, possible defeats in the next fights, personal struggles/breakdowns, and/or disagreements over fine details in contracts. So many things that can put a damper on these future plans. I will take it step-by-step before I get too excited.
People are also forgetting the fact that Wilder lost that fight because his legs were gone due to wearing that heavy custume. This time, he’ll be wearing nothing but his new ultra-lightweight protective cup, and some light duty boots. Fury is toast.
Seriously a costume that was too heavy. The dog ate my homework. He is a heavyweight boxer not a badminton player
Wilder does not have the skill set to put together a style to beat Fury. All he has is the Hail Mary. Hellava puncher but he doesn’t have the skills to set it up with Fury. One punch may not do it and he doesn’t put combos together well. Fury is too skilled, too smart and proven even if Wilder lands that big one, he can take it.
Wilder is always dangerous for sure. High profile fighters get written off for having a loss or more because they only have one fight a year generally and a loss can affect their value in market for big fights.
Fury beats Joshua if the real Fury shows up, styles makes fights.
Awesome! Can’t wait to see The Gypsy King smash that Big dosser Fury retires undefeated if he stays mentaly stabil and hungry One of the greatest heavyweights ever!
Hopefully someone checks Tyson’s gloves this time around. I can see Wilder spoiling this entire thing if he’s focused!
Wilder needs to beat Fury next time around
Wilder is not going to spoil anything except for his face when he hits the canvas again.
Funny how all of a sudden Joshua make a 2 fight deal with fury but couldn’t make a 1 fight deal with Wilder
Both sides have to agree, if they don’t, there is no fight.
Wilder’s power is intimidating. Ruiz showed Joshua doesn’t respond well to a good punch. Fury is the safer option.
As good as Joshua is he does get hit and one solid right from Wilder could ko him.
I have always thought Wilder was very dangerous for Joshua but not so much for Fury because he’s a master boxer/mover who does not take a lot of damage.
The next Wilder/Fury fight will be exiting because anything can happen with the two guys, the previous two bouts have shown us that much.
This is gonna be good!!!
Funny how this was signed after McGregor retired. Looks like both were dodging him. Safe fight for both of em.
Gotta give it to Fury he’s a champ I like. Willing to fight the most feared puncher in the division three times and then on to a huge domestic battle with Joshua. That’s how the champ is supposed to act!
I didn’t think much of Fury earlier in his career, but he’s far exceeded my expectations at this point. He doesn’t always look spectacular, but he continues to get the job done.
A deal is a contract, Wilder has a contract.
The Fury/Wilder match is a bit of an unknown and could be a banana skin for Fury. One of Fury’s biggest weaknesses is complacency and over confidence and that could come into play against a guy who he owned in his last fight. Of course much depends on Wilder’s state of mind in that one too.
I still feel bad for Whyte in all of this as he has been waiting all this time without a shot. And unification trumps mandatories so he doesn’t even have a legal claim. The best scenario for him would be if Wilder is not ready and Fury would probably have to face him next
I can understand a rematch clause if the first fight is competitive, but why sign a two-fight deal? What happens if one guy smashes the other in the first round? Do we really want to see a rematch in that case?
I was thinking the same. Maybe the first fight will be a complete bore, and there will be no public interest in a rematch. I can see Joshua being cautious and possibly making this boring.
Regardless of the outcome of Fury/Wilder 3 this will still be a huge fight and will make huge amounts of money.
I’d have to lean towards Fury
Yes smash that big dosser Wilder out the way and then you can move onto the real super fight.
Fury will be on his back like the first fight. But this time, he will not get up. Then the real bum will be revealed.
Wilder will never work out how to fight fury he has been exposed twice by fury wilder has not got that extra skill level that fury has if wilder wants to progress in boxing leave fury alone fight and box someone else if he fought Joshua he would be beaten again but would be a fight to see how much Joshua has progressed
I think the early ear injury played a part in Wilder looking even worse than he normally does, but Fury’s style that night seemed to have Wilder looking lost for the most part. Fury coming forward and stuffing that double jab in Wilder’s face was something Wilder couldn’t adjust to. I imagine he’ll be seeing a whole lot of that again next time around as well.
Wilder got beat up twice so who wants to see a third? Contract or not.
Nothing turns me off more in boxing than fights being settled in court rather than the ring.