What did i tell you? Wilder wants nothing to do with a fully fit Fury fight is OFF!

Team D been messing the The Gypsy King around but Fury put his foot down and said enough is enough. D is old food, a Brit Level affair for all the marbles and a place in history for the title of GOAT against AJ is next on the menu. Put a fork in D's ass he's done at the top level after that biblical ass whooping The Gypsy King administered to him last time out.

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Tyson Fury exclusive: ‘I’ve moved on’ from Deontay Wilder trilogy

Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is foregoing the trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, he tells The Athletic, after organizers failed to deliver a date for the event in 2020. “I was looking forward to smashing Wilder again. A quick and easy fight,” Fury said. “But Wilder and his team were messing around with the date. They don’t really want to fight the lineal heavyweight champion. They know how it ends. The world knows how it will end: with Wilder on his ass again.” Fury said that the fight was supposed to happen in July, but Wilder, 34, claimed an injury and pushed the date to October before trying to push the date twice more. “Then they asked me if I would agree to push it to December. I agreed to Dec. 19,” Fury said. “Then they tried to change the date again into next year. I’ve been training. I’m ready. When they tried moving off Dec. 19 and pushing to next year, enough was enough. I’ve moved on.” Fury, 32, continued on saying that he would let Wilder “win a few fights” before knocking him out again. “I am the best fighter in the world. The lineal heavyweight champion. The two-time Ring magazine heavyweight champion. The WBC heavyweight champion,” Fury said. “And before the end of 2021, I will be the only man on this earth with a heavyweight championship belt.” Fury will now look to return Dec. 5 in a U.K., homecoming bout after three consecutive fights in the U.S. according to sources. The opponent hasn’t been determined yet. The move paves the way for Fury to meet Anthony Joshua in a clash for the undisputed heavyweight championship in 2021.

How we got here
Mike Coppinger, boxing insider: Fury scored a seventh-round TKO over Wilder in February after fighting to a draw in the epic first meeting. The deal for the second fight contained a rematch clause that Wilder had 30 days to exercise. He quickly did so, and it was mandated the return bout must take place by July 18.



Wilder cited an injury; the contract allowed the fight to be extended 90 days in such an event. The third encounter was slated for July 18 before it was shifted to Oct. 3, and then, finally, to Dec. 19. The return of college football, with many major conference championships now scheduled for Dec. 19, nixed the date. ESPN and FOX were scheduled to collaborate on the PPV, just like February’s rematch, which generated over 800,000 buys.



Fury had every intention of fighting Wilder in 2020 and made several concessions regarding rescheduled dates. However, he was unwilling to allow this situation to drag out, delaying a series of fights with Joshua while also keeping him out of the ring for an extended period of time.



The big picture
Coppinger: Wilder’s manager, Shelly Finkel, insists the fight isn’t yet off and is apparently fighting to ensure the bout happens. Wilder was seeking to exact revenge after a lopsided defeat to Fury where he was battered and knocked down twice before his corner threw in the towel. If Fury doesn’t want to go through with the Wilder fight next year, sources tell The Athletic that he is not contractually obligated to do so.



Fury’s co-promoter, Frank Warren, said Saturday that it appeared Fury-Wilder 3 wouldn’t take place this year and that Fury would move on and consider the third fight with Wilder down the road. His other co-promoter, Top Rank’s Bob Arum, told TalkSport it appeared unlikely Fury-Wilder 3 would take place in 2020. The Hall of Famer said it was more likely Fury would fight a different opponent in December in the U.K., before heading toward a series of fights with Joshua that would kick off in April or May.



Fury’s team decided to move forward with the homecoming fight after Wilder’s side missed a Friday deadline to propose a new December date, per sources. Different sites were being explored domestically and also in the Middle East; staging the fight in front of a live audience was a must if a country from the Middle East couldn’t step in to deliver a massive site fee. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid over $60 million to bring Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz 2 to the country last year. Fury-Wilder 2, which was staged at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, generated nearly $17 million in live-gate revenue. With both fighters guaranteed tens of millions of dollars, such a revenue stream was vital.

What's next?
Coppinger: It appears Fury will stay active with a fight Dec. 5 in the U.K., and then wait one week to see if fellow heavyweight champion Joshua turns back Kubrat Pulev as expected.



Expect Fury’s side to work quickly with Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn to close a two-fight deal for Fury and Joshua to meet in 2021. The sides already agreed in principle on the financial split for a two-fight deal: 50-50 for the first meeting and 60-40 for the rematch in favor of the winner. Now, with Fury’s side focused on a U.K., homecoming in December and Joshua fighting Kubrat Pulev in the same month, plans can move swiftly toward delivering the biggest fight in boxing.

 

You're right, but Hearn is trying to put on Joshua-Fury. Not saying he's right, in fact as I posted earlier, ****ing Finkel is saying it's on. Weeks away and still this bollocks.

 

That look in his eyes is the look you see when someone has just been paid a visit by The Gypsy Grim Reaper and no man of sane mind would not be scared out of their wits if they were unfortunate enough to receive a visitation from him too

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