Sadly, I just now realized that Fury-Joshua is never going to happen

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by catchwtboxing, Apr 20, 2020.


Will the fight happen?

  1. It will happen in Wembley

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  2. It will happen in Vegas

    11.3%
  3. it will happen in neutral territory, maybe Saudi Arabia

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  4. OP is right, its not going to come off

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  1. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eddie Hearn is talking about Fury-Joshua as a Wembley megafight. Thing is, Fury surrendered his British boxing license and never intends to fight there again. Even if he wanted to, UKAD has announced that it is reopening investigations.

    I can't see Joshua fighting on what is now Fury's turf, and even if he wanted to, Hearn won't let him.

    Sadly, i don't see this fight happening unless Joshua gets beat again and has no leverage, in which case who cares?
     
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  2. Boon

    Boon Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I think Arabia will snatch this fight up to be honest. They'll just pay both fighter's a crazy amount of money to host it and I think both guys will be happy to there too.
     
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  3. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Money is the only language Boxing understands. The vast majority of fights that the public have wanted have happened, not always at the time when the demand was greatest but they have happened.
    If Fury doesn't want the big Wembley fight because he feels that AJ will have the majority of the crowd, that need not be a problem. Every Fighter in the last 40 years has dreamed of seeing his name in lights on the Vegas strip. Joshua is no different.
     
  4. jaytxxl

    jaytxxl Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tbh although I do believe Dubai would put up a lot of money if you’re Eddie/Frank/Bob you would have to realize the importance of this fight for the UK.. To have an Undisputed HW fight between two UK HW champs would be massive for the history of that particular region.. As an American it wouldn’t feel right watching that fight on TV anywhere but the UK and I’ll happily pay the $80 PPV price we frequently get charged these days..
     
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  5. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When will "the best not fighting the best" be over in boxing sport?
     
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  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    When it's centrally controlled.
     
  7. blackfella96

    blackfella96 Active Member Full Member

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    This has to be a Las Vegas or Wembley fight. I'm sure 1 of them will compromise.
     
  8. andrewe

    andrewe Ezekiel 33 banned Full Member

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    IT BETTER HAPPEN

    OR ELSE AJ IS GAY
     
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  9. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't think Fury will fight AJ, not because he is frightened or anything like that, that is ridiculous.

    I think Fury will beat Wilder again, have two more fights and just walk away, pockets filled with money, respect and adulation from fans around the world, redemption (all that stuff in the past), a solid career and regarded as number 1.

    He will do it to pee off Hearn, AJ and the AJ fans who have and still abuse him, Fury does what Fury wants to do, he won't be pressured in to fighting AJ.

    It just strikes me as such a Fury thing to do, just say "I've cracked boxing, beat everybody I fought, two time world champion, number 1, made millions and millions, the othersare no competition so I'm off".
     
  10. Thor Odinson

    Thor Odinson “U should have been banned for life”-some fangirl banned Full Member

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    gay j:b2:
     
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  11. Thor Odinson

    Thor Odinson “U should have been banned for life”-some fangirl banned Full Member

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    This fight will definitely happen there is too much money to be made for all involved for it not to happen
     
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  12. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    100% this..Pure control, an 2 fingers up at Hearn
     
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  13. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It would be hilarious if it didn't happen. Hearn and AJ would lose so much money and never get the chance to have ultimate status. Tyson Fury would haunt their legacy like a demon.

    It would hurt even more because Hearn knows he could have signed Fury. He also knows he could have made the fight at 50/50 before AJ lost to Taco Tits. Hearn knows now that AJ isn't invincible and could lose at any point now and so the window of opportunity for this to be a 'mega fight' is smaller than ever. He broke his own rule about ''not delaying the big fights in case someone loses'' because he was overconfident with his true love AJ and disrespectful of Fury.

    Best case scenario is Fury beats Wilder again. Joshua fight is made pending the result of a mandatory. Fury comes to the fight to generate interest. AJ gets stopped. Fury jumps in the ring and declares AJ a shithouse bum who he will never fight, but wishes him the best of luck making a comeback and god bless him. Then he calls out Wlad, who also came to the fight to massage AJ pre-fight, and wants to return to rematch Fury and let his hands go this time. Fury fights Wlad. Wlad is roided out of his mind and does let his hands go. Fury now has openings to counter and badly KO's Wlad. Wlad retires again but vows to continue his fight to ''erase the gender wage gap'' in the Ukraine and eradicate transphobia in schoolchildren.
     
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  14. nickpoppunk

    nickpoppunk Unbelievable Bentekkers Full Member

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    if Fury walks away from an AJ fight. embarrassing.
     
  15. Sammy123

    Sammy123 Money Maker Staff Member

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    Even if there was no coronovirus the fight wouldn't be made because of Eddie Hearn. Hearn would have insisted on too many stipulations, clauses, and would have AJ take the larger portion of the money. It's pretty obvious Tyson Fury is the #1 heavyweight, the man right now at heavyweight. Fury would have insisted the fight take place in Las Vegas (still does actually). Hearn is too scared to let go of the belt that easily (and let's be real, Fury would absolutely demolish AJ in embarrassing fashion). Hearn is rapidly making Don King look like a saint these days.
     
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