Tyson Fury has returned to negotiations with Anthony Joshua on an all-British heavyweight superfight.
However, Fury has given his opponent a new deadline and demanded that he formally accept the terms of their showdown today.
What Did Fury Say?
“My promoter Frank Warren convinced me to let Queensberry carry on negotiating with your team this week. Despite me knowing that you were never going to do this fight,” Fury said.
This is a message to @anthonyjoshua.
My promoter Frank Warren convinced me to let Queensberry carry on negotiating with your team this week, despite me knowing that you were never going to do this fight… pic.twitter.com/XpcHOpZJzk
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) September 29, 2022
Both Fury and Joshua are associated with different broadcasters. One of the major stumbling blocks in the talks for this fight was thought to be getting those networks to agree on a TV deal.
Fury, though, has now stated that the rival broadcasters are “all happy with the terms.”
“So the deadline was Monday,” Fury said. “I allowed Frank to continue doing meetings with your team and your broadcasters and all that.
“Now we have BT, DAZN and ESPN all on the same page. They are happy with everything, they are all ready to rock and roll.
“You guys ask for a lot of stuff, you want to be co-promoters when you’re a voluntary challenger. Guess what, I said give it them, let them be co-promoters.
“You wanted full transparency, even though you’re not an equal shareholder in this party. You know what I said? Give them full transparency, I’ve got nothing to hide, I’m not trying to rob anybody, I’ve not robbed anybody of a penny in my life.
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“So now you’ve got full transparency, everything is clean and fair. Now Joshua, the ball is really in your court son.”
In a direct challenge to him, Fury declared, “Everybody is done. If you’re a man, and if you’ve got any sort of dignity and pride about you, you’ll get this contract signed today.
“This is it. There is no more days, weeks, months. You’ve had the contract now for over two weeks and you still haven’t signed it.
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