{"id":6529,"date":"2026-10-01T22:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=6529"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T22:36:48","slug":"tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-fight-confirmed-but-is-the-bout-too-late-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=6529","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight confirmed, but is the bout too late? | Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Tyson Fury was asked whether his fight against Anthony Joshua had come too late for both boxers, the Gypsy King responded: \u201cIs it too late?\u2026 It\u2019s the icing on the cake of two great careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former heavyweight world champions Fury and \u2060\u2060Joshua came face to face \u2060\u2060in London on Wednesday to allay months-long fears and rumours surrounding their long-awaited fight, which has been confirmed for December 11 in Cardiff.<\/p>\n

The British boxing stars are 38 and 36 years old, respectively, and have kept the boxing world waiting for years.<\/p>\n

For many fans, why it took so long to agree on a fight is almost as big a question as who will win.<\/p>\n

Neither boxer wanted to take the hit for delaying the biggest fight in British boxing history when they appeared in front of the media in London. Fury blamed Joshua, despite reports stating Joshua insisted the fight take place in the United Kingdom for the sake of home fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve been crying behind the scenes to get out of this fight,\u201d Fury said. \u201cI\u2019ve checkmated you. You have to fight. I\u2019ve said I\u2019ll fight anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

But is the Gypsy King right? Can Fury vs Joshua live up to more than 10 years of hype?<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera Sport breaks it down:<\/p>\n

Ten years of near misses<\/h2>\n

Joshua and Fury are prizefighters who decide their destiny in the ring, but outside of it, their promoters negotiate contracts, choose venues and make calls on top billing.<\/p>\n

The history goes back 10 years and is full of near misses, contractual problems and other fighters entering the fray.<\/p>\n

It all started in 2020, when the two camps agreed to a two-fight deal. A year later, contracts were signed for an undisputed heavyweight showdown. However, Deontay Wilder, an American former world heavyweight champion, won an arbitration case that forced Fury into a trilogy fight in 2021.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Joshua reportedly accepted a 60-40 purse split in Fury\u2019s favour, but that deal collapsed too. During this period, unbeaten Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk defeated Joshua twice and proceeded to beat Fury twice as well.<\/p>\n

All this while, Fury vs Joshua failed to materialise.<\/p>\n

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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua confirmed their fight at a media event in London [Adrian Dennis\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eddie Hearn vs Dana White<\/h2>\n

Online streaming platform Netflix, which holds global rights to the fight, has billed it as a collaboration between Saudi sports powerbroker Turki Alshikh\u2019s The Ring magazine and Dana White, the owner of mixed martial arts promotion UFC.<\/p>\n

Neither Joshua\u2019s promoter, Eddie Hearn, nor Fury\u2019s, Frank Warren, was named when talks of the fight resurfaced earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Alshikh and White cofounded a boxing promotion, Zuffa Boxing, which was launched earlier this year and became a point of contention in the Joshua-Fury fight. Hearn was of the view that Joshua\u2019s contract barred White and Zuffa\u2019s parent company from any promotional role.<\/p>\n

\u201cDana White cannot be involved with this fight promotion,\u201d Hearn said recently.<\/p>\n

However, Fury saw it differently and blamed Hearn for costing \u201cthe biggest fight in boxing history\u201d in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n

White was not seen at the London news conference, where fans booed his name.<\/p>\n

A battle of egos<\/h2>\n

In boxing, the name that comes first on the poster usually signals the A-side, or the bigger fighter.<\/p>\n

Joshua claimed he got a call asking whether he minded Fury\u2019s name going first, because Fury was \u201cunwilling to sign unless he does\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fury boasted: \u201cI\u2019m number one.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was also the issue of the fight venue and, specifically, the host country.<\/p>\n

Joshua insisted he ensured it would happen in the UK, whereas White had pushed for it to be held at Madison Square Garden in New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know we are going to inspire this generation, and I know for a fact we are going to inspire the next generation,\u201d Joshua said.<\/p>\n

The niceties didn\u2019t last long between the opponents as Fury claimed he would knock Joshua out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to catch him and, when I do, it\u2019s going to be curtains,\u201d Fury said.<\/p>\n

Joshua welcomed the outburst and said: \u201cThis is the energy that we want.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the end, money got the deal over the line.<\/p>\n

Reports in UK media say the fighters will share a $200m purse and will bag more than \u201cany British fighter has earned in a fight ever\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Fury and Joshua pose following the news conference in London [Adrian Dennis\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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When Tyson Fury was asked whether his fight against Anthony Joshua had come too late for both boxers, the Gypsy King responded: \u201cIs it too late?\u2026 It\u2019s the icing on the cake of two great careers.\u201d Former heavyweight world champions Fury and \u2060\u2060Joshua came face to face \u2060\u2060in London on Wednesday to allay months-long fears…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t