Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Sunday that his long-awaited undisputed world championship fight with unified titlist Anthony Joshua is a go for Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia. “Got some massive news for you guys,” Fury said in a 43-second video posted to his social media. “I’ve just got off the phone from Prince Khalid (Adbdulaziz Al Saud) of Saudi Arabia. He told me this fight is 100 percent on — Aug. 14, 2021, summertime. All eyes of the world will be on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and I cannot wait — repeat, cannot wait — to smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all time.
We have heavyweight drama of a sort we haven’t had in decades! Really exciting to think that these three guys will eventually sort it all out. I gotta go with the Gypsy King coming out on top. It’s not like the next tier down is a bunch of palookas either!!
So the fight has been signed by everyone ? This talk is just the fighters talking about the fight it self? But everything is settled the money the location and the contracts are signed correct ?
First and most importantly, I hope that you and other journalists covering the fight are safe. Considering what happened with the Saudi journalist their govt had murdered, I would not feel safe.
Having said that, Eddie Hearn's reputation will only continue to grow and De La Hoya's based on Canelo's comments will continue to plunder. As for the fight, Fury correctly predicted what would happen in his two Wilder fights. I tend to believe his prediction for the Joshua fight. AJ didn't rise above his competition and kept Pulev around a lot longer than he should have. When he fought Ruiz he played it safe. Fury will take AJ to the cleaners. Period. The fight won't last beyond six rounds.
Mark Kriegel said approximately $75 million guaranteed for both Fury and Joshua! All that money, and they can't set aside enough money for a great co-main? I mean are they gonna cancel the fight if Fury & Joshua both got $65 million guaranteed plus PPV %? That's $20 million saved for the undercard. Terrence Crawford vs Shawn Porter could be the co-main for $8 million each.
Everyone's picking against Joshua, but, depending on camps and weight, I'm leaning toward him. Joshua struggles with speedy inside fighters, but that isn't Fury's style. However, it's hard to pick against Fury after the Wilder fights. There's no doubt who will be more composed and have the greater stamina. But Fury hasn't fought in 1.5 years. We're going to see a poised, cautious, focused Joshua for this fight.
Good to see major boxing cards happening again. The timezone issue has to be worked out to maximize viewership but they should make this a championship card with a few more unification bouts.
The date makes more sense as the fight won't have to compete with the Olympics for TV viewers and Joshua's trainer, Rob McCracken, will have finished his Team GB boxing duties and will be in Joshua's corner for the fight. Hopefully it'll be a great fight.
We have heavyweight drama of a sort we haven’t had in decades! Really exciting to think that these three guys will eventually sort it all out. I gotta go with the Gypsy King coming out on top. It’s not like the next tier down is a bunch of palookas either!!
If this fight happens I think Fury has that extra x factor that helps him find a way to exploit AJ's weakness, and win the fight.
Fury will get into Joshua's head BEFORE the fight and it will lead to his victory!
So the fight has been signed by everyone ? This talk is just the fighters talking about the fight it self? But everything is settled the money the location and the contracts are signed correct ?
First and most importantly, I hope that you and other journalists covering the fight are safe. Considering what happened with the Saudi journalist their govt had murdered, I would not feel safe.
Having said that, Eddie Hearn's reputation will only continue to grow and De La Hoya's based on Canelo's comments will continue to plunder. As for the fight, Fury correctly predicted what would happen in his two Wilder fights. I tend to believe his prediction for the Joshua fight. AJ didn't rise above his competition and kept Pulev around a lot longer than he should have. When he fought Ruiz he played it safe. Fury will take AJ to the cleaners. Period. The fight won't last beyond six rounds.
Mark Kriegel said approximately $75 million guaranteed for both Fury and Joshua! All that money, and they can't set aside enough money for a great co-main? I mean are they gonna cancel the fight if Fury & Joshua both got $65 million guaranteed plus PPV %? That's $20 million saved for the undercard. Terrence Crawford vs Shawn Porter could be the co-main for $8 million each.
Hey Dan, what would you estimate the purses are for both fighters for this fight?
Everyone's picking against Joshua, but, depending on camps and weight, I'm leaning toward him. Joshua struggles with speedy inside fighters, but that isn't Fury's style. However, it's hard to pick against Fury after the Wilder fights. There's no doubt who will be more composed and have the greater stamina. But Fury hasn't fought in 1.5 years. We're going to see a poised, cautious, focused Joshua for this fight.
Good to see major boxing cards happening again. The timezone issue has to be worked out to maximize viewership but they should make this a championship card with a few more unification bouts.
Cheers Dan that's really good news.
The date makes more sense as the fight won't have to compete with the Olympics for TV viewers and Joshua's trainer, Rob McCracken, will have finished his Team GB boxing duties and will be in Joshua's corner for the fight. Hopefully it'll be a great fight.