Fingers crossed Fury vs Joshua comes off, the purse cut is pretty generous considering Joshua is coming of 2 straight losses and three losses from his last five bouts. Its a real shame Usyk has put off an undisputed title fight with Fury until next year which only gives more time for shit to happen such as the sanctioning bodies more time to justify splitting the belts up again. On a final side note, hopefully the super fight that is Crawford vs Spence can be made to happen soon in the months before Xmas, even fingers crossed before the world's biggest sporting event the FIFA World Cup kicks off.
Back in February/March it appeared that Usyk couldn't make the Joshua rematch, which meant Joshua had no opponent. So if Fury wanted the AJ fight so much, why didn't he call out Joshua after the Whyte fight instead of announcing his retirement?
Fury knows he's catching Joshua at his lowest ebb, having lost the last 2 fights and losing 3 of the last 5, and that's why he's making the offer now.
The split is fine, and maybe a bit generous, however it's almost irrelevant to the quandary that Joshua must find himself in - does he risk losing again, and if so, how will that further drop in status affect the deal with DAZN that he's just signed?
Even ignoring the broadcast rights complications, the situation is far from ideal for Joshua and I wouldn't blame him if he decided to regain some confidence before taking bigger fights eg: Wilder, Ruiz (3) etc., however I don't think Joshua's pride will allow him to do that. So if Joshua does agree to the fight I hope he at least gets some credit for taking it.
As for the venue, Fury must know that Wembley Stadium is not possible in November due to the usually cold and wet weather. The Principality Stadium in Cardiff has a roof and is a possibility, especially in December.
In addition, the Premier League is suspended between November 13th and December 26th, because of the World Cup in Qatar, so there's also a possibility that Spurs' stadium, which also has a roof, could be used during that time - Spurs' stadium would be my pick of the two UK venues in November/ December.
That said, I'm amazed Warren and Arum haven't approached middle-eastern backers to optimize revenue - although imo the fight would then lose something as an event.
So, is an Esparza-Estrada rematch officially dead now that each of them have just signed with different promoters? Personally, I never thought I needed to see that fight again, but people ask them (especially Seniesa) about it all the time.
And Matchroom: How’re you going to put on your first card in Australia sans Ebanie Bridges?
From his body language, Hearn realised Fury has out boxed him as he did not see the offer coming. He was caught off guard by Fury's retirement furphies, I sensed he is fearful of the damage to the brand AJ when TF smashes him.
I suspect Fury also surprised Frank Warren.
I wish Fury was not so negative and aggressive towards Usyk.
Can you suggest to Fury to imitate Usyk's trollings of Chisora against AJ ? Also TF might want to imitate Usyk's classic "I am feel. I am very feel."
Fingers crossed Fury vs Joshua comes off, the purse cut is pretty generous considering Joshua is coming of 2 straight losses and three losses from his last five bouts. Its a real shame Usyk has put off an undisputed title fight with Fury until next year which only gives more time for shit to happen such as the sanctioning bodies more time to justify splitting the belts up again. On a final side note, hopefully the super fight that is Crawford vs Spence can be made to happen soon in the months before Xmas, even fingers crossed before the world's biggest sporting event the FIFA World Cup kicks off.
Back in February/March it appeared that Usyk couldn't make the Joshua rematch, which meant Joshua had no opponent. So if Fury wanted the AJ fight so much, why didn't he call out Joshua after the Whyte fight instead of announcing his retirement?
Fury knows he's catching Joshua at his lowest ebb, having lost the last 2 fights and losing 3 of the last 5, and that's why he's making the offer now.
The split is fine, and maybe a bit generous, however it's almost irrelevant to the quandary that Joshua must find himself in - does he risk losing again, and if so, how will that further drop in status affect the deal with DAZN that he's just signed?
Even ignoring the broadcast rights complications, the situation is far from ideal for Joshua and I wouldn't blame him if he decided to regain some confidence before taking bigger fights eg: Wilder, Ruiz (3) etc., however I don't think Joshua's pride will allow him to do that. So if Joshua does agree to the fight I hope he at least gets some credit for taking it.
As for the venue, Fury must know that Wembley Stadium is not possible in November due to the usually cold and wet weather. The Principality Stadium in Cardiff has a roof and is a possibility, especially in December.
In addition, the Premier League is suspended between November 13th and December 26th, because of the World Cup in Qatar, so there's also a possibility that Spurs' stadium, which also has a roof, could be used during that time - Spurs' stadium would be my pick of the two UK venues in November/ December.
That said, I'm amazed Warren and Arum haven't approached middle-eastern backers to optimize revenue - although imo the fight would then lose something as an event.
So, is an Esparza-Estrada rematch officially dead now that each of them have just signed with different promoters? Personally, I never thought I needed to see that fight again, but people ask them (especially Seniesa) about it all the time.
And Matchroom: How’re you going to put on your first card in Australia sans Ebanie Bridges?
I really hope Fury is serious with his offer and this isn't another 'stay trending' move.
From his body language, Hearn realised Fury has out boxed him as he did not see the offer coming. He was caught off guard by Fury's retirement furphies, I sensed he is fearful of the damage to the brand AJ when TF smashes him.
I suspect Fury also surprised Frank Warren.
I wish Fury was not so negative and aggressive towards Usyk.
Can you suggest to Fury to imitate Usyk's trollings of Chisora against AJ ? Also TF might want to imitate Usyk's classic "I am feel. I am very feel."