Fury Claims Joshua Fight Is In Serious Doubt Over Money Demands

[Romulan]

Tyson Fury has claimed his long awaited fight against Anthony Joshua is now in serious doubt, saying his rival's camp is asking for more money before they will sign off on the bout. The two heavyweights have been negotiating a fight for November, with Madison Square Garden in New York emerging as the likely venue after originally being contracted to take place in the UK.

In a social media video Fury lashed out specifically at Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn, accusing the pair of already having banked huge sums from Turki Alalshikh across boxing, darts, and snooker deals, and calling it audacious to now ask for even more money on top of that. Sky Sports reports that Joshua has actually signed a contract for the fight already, and Matchroom are still working toward a formal announcement despite Fury's public frustration.

Matchroom CEO Frank Smith struck a noticeably calmer tone earlier in the week, confirming the original deal was contractually for a UK venue but saying everyone involved wants to see the fight happen if a switch to MSG is what gets it over the line. He described this as a critical week for negotiations and said the next seven to ten days would need real progress if a dedicated training camp is going to happen in time for a November date.

This is far from the first time these two have gotten close only to see talks collapse. Back in 2021 terms could not be agreed and the whole thing fell apart after a US judge ordered Fury into a trilogy with Deontay Wilder instead, so long time fans of both fighters have every reason to be cautious about getting their hopes up again.

Fury's own manager Spencer Brown has admitted he is now genuinely uneasy about the delay, saying that a week ago he would have been confident but the lack of progress since then has started to worry him

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[Keira85]

Every single time these two get close it falls apart at the last minute over money, and at this point I genuinely think one or both sides prefer the endless will they wont they narrative to actually getting in the ring together. The hype cycle itself might be more profitable than the fight ever could be.

[PeakTime]

Fury going straight to social media instead of letting his promoter handle this quietly is such a classic Fury move honestly. The man cannot resist narrating his own drama in real time even when it clearly undermines his own side's negotiating position.

[KyleOReilly]

Frank Smith sounding calm and optimistic right before Fury goes off on social media about the whole thing being dead is a pretty stark contrast in tone between the two camps. Makes me think Fury is either negotiating through the media on purpose or he genuinely was not looped in on how close things actually are

[Layla_61]

Spencer Brown admitting he was confident a week ago but is now worried is honestly the most credible piece of information in this entire story. Insiders usually stay diplomatically vague, so an actual admission of genuine concern from someone that close to Fury is worth paying attention to

[TeddyWhelan]

The 2021 collapse over Wilder is the ghost hanging over every single one of these updates and I do not think people talk about it enough when covering the current negotiations. Boxing fans have been burned by this exact matchup falling through once already and everyone seems to have selective memory about it

[Neon Isabella]

Seven to ten days to finalize a deal that needs an eight to ten week training camp afterward is an incredibly tight window if November is genuinely the target. Realistically that timeline barely works even in a best case scenario where everything gets signed literally tomorrow

[Apogee Seb]

The venue switch from UK to Madison Square Garden feels like it is doing a lot of quiet work in this story that nobody wants to say out loud. Moving a fight that was contractually promised to UK fans to New York instead is exactly the kind of thing that tends to require extra money changing hands to smooth over

[Kieron93]

Sky Sports reporting Joshua has actually already signed while Fury is out here saying the deal is basically dead is a genuinely confusing contradiction that nobody seems to be addressing directly.
Either someone is lying for leverage or there is a real gap between what has been signed and what has actually been agreed on money.