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Tyson Fury has claimed his fight with Anthony Joshua is back on track – for the second time in a week – after initially suggesting the fight could be revived, as he called his rival “a coward” and a fight with Mahmoud Charr instead accepted.
The Gypsy King has pushed Joshua to sign his contract to stage a blockbuster Battle of Britain clash in Cardiff on December 3, but the WBC champion grew tired of waiting for him, telling him the fight was off after he missed the 5 p.m. deadline. on Monday.
The showdown seemed dead in the water until Fury revealed his promotion company Queensbury was still in talks to host the match – urging Joshua to sign the contract today after broadcasters DAZN, BT Sport and ESPN all came to an agreement – but has now claimed the Watford-born star has made her way out again.
Tyson Fury has again claimed his fight with Anthony Joshua has been turned off after giving hope their Battle of Britain showdown could be resurrected
Fury gave Anthony Joshua a deadline to sign the contract for their Battle of Britain clash on Monday, but he missed it – before giving him another chance to make a deal
In an Instagram story, Fury said: “Mahmoud Charr, looks like now that AJ is finally free, he’s ducked his way out and a coward, and you’re the guy who wants to fight, so I love That.
“I like that you’re very vocal and you call for a fight like a man should. Any man who wants to fight a man must call him as you did to me. So I accept your challenge Mahmoud Charr, let’s do it motherfucker.’
His final tirade comes hours after his personal plea to Joshua to sign his contract, reversing his decision to drop the fight and telling him that “the ball is in your court.”
“Anthony Joshua, where do we start,” Fury said in a video message on Twitter. The deadline was Monday. Frank Warren asked me and convinced me to let it go on for a few more days.
Joshua was labeled a coward by Fury after an ongoing delay in contract talks
‘Today is Thursday. And even though I knew you weren’t going to sign this contract, I allowed Frank to continue holding meetings with your team and your broadcasters and stuff, and now we have BT, DAZN, and ESPN all on the same page. They are happy with everything. they’re all happy, ready to rock ‘n roll.
‘You have asked many things. You wanted to be a co-promoter if you are a volunteer challenger. Guess what, I said give it to them. Let them be co-promoter.
‘You wanted complete transparency, even if you are not an equal shareholder in this party. Do you know what I said? Give him full transparency. I have nothing to hide. I’m not trying to rob anyone. I’ve never robbed anyone of a cent in my life. So now you have full transparency, everything is clean and fair.
“The ball is really in your court, boy. Everyone is ready. If you were really a man, and you had some dignity and pride about you, you would have this contract signed today.
‘This is it. There are no more days, weeks and months. You’ve had the contract for over two weeks and you still haven’t signed it. Show the public that you really are a big coward – that I know you are – and don’t sign it. I don’t care if you sign it or not, I don’t care.
Fury has now turned his attention to fighting German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren (R) is in talks to secure Joshua fight all week
“You are a defeated man and I am a world champion. I’ll give you a huge bone, but I know I can punch you in the face, so I’m willing to give you a chance.
“There is nothing left to do, everyone is happy, put your team on mine, they will be available all day like they have been for the last two weeks. Get this contract signed today big p**** and give the British fans what they want.
“There’s no running anymore, you have to fight me. You can’t escape. The Fury is coming… B****’.
The final saga caps a chaotic week back and forth between Fury and AJ’s camp that had left the heavyweight landscape in the sky.
Fury first gave Joshua the chance to compete for his WBC belt in September, with negotiations initially delayed by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Tensions started to grow after Fury claimed Joshua spent 10 days on the contract without returning it – and during ringside at Joe Joyce v Joseph Parker, he vowed to walk out within 48 hours if no response was received by then belonged to him.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn hit back at Fury’s comments over the past week
After setting a deadline for Monday at 5 p.m. and seeing it pass with nothing from AJ’s camp, Fury announced the fight was off — calling him an “idiot bodybuilder” and wishing him luck with the rest of his career. career.
He has since called out Joyce himself and Charr – while Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn claimed he even approached Dereck Chisora for a fight this week, just 24 hours before Joshua set a new deadline.
Hearn said he was baffled by Fury’s behavior and said his constant deadline setting isn’t helping as the two camps talk.
He told Behind the Gloves: “He just offered a fight to Derek Chisora yesterday and then today he says ‘ok AJ, I’ll give you until today’. It won’t work today.’
Hearn also hit back at the claims Fury has made over the past week.
“To be honest we are quite baffled by this situation,” Hearn told Sky Sports.
“First, when we agreed on the terms of the battle, it took us over a week to receive a draft contract. We haven’t had that contract for 14 days.
“Over the past week we’ve worked tirelessly and had some meetings with Queensbury to get the contract into some sort of decent shape.
Fury has said he will fight on December 3rd and is now ready to fight an alternate opponent
“Last Monday we sent out our final draft of the contract, only to find that Tyson Fury had publicly withdrawn from the fight and it was no longer on the table.
“We then received comments from Queensbury yesterday regarding a final draft of our agreement, which is now under review.
“I’m not sure why Tyson Fury continues to set unrealistic deadlines while also offering the fight to a number of other heavyweights for the selected date.”
Hearn continued: “If he’s serious about the fight, I suggest he allow Matchroom and Queensbury to keep working hard to make the fight everyone has worked so hard for.
“You can’t publicly pull out of a fight and then resume negotiations when so many positive conversations have been had. We’ll see what happens from here.’