One of the major themes lately, without a doubt, is Tyson Fury vs. It was Anthony Joshua’s fight for the World Heavyweight Championship that went down the well, which is one reason former WBC world leader Deontay Wilder fought in court in May for Fury to stand against him again, for the third time, within a tight deadline. . The deal is nearly closed, and Fury and Wilder could feud with each other in Las Vegas on July 24, while the WBO ordered a mandatory title defense for Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk. Fans and pundits have been guessing since the May announcement why Wildert wasn’t left out of the story and why promoters didn’t anticipate this possibility while organizing Fury vs. full steamer. Joshua. The wrestling match’s latest organizer, Eddie Hearn, has now spoken in more detail about what was going on in the background, according to his account.
“We didn’t forget for a minute that the option to refute Wilder was in court, but Bob Arum (Fury’s promoter) and the Fury team lied to us the whole time because they kept repeating that this action would have no effect on Joshua v. Fury.” The English businessman began to tell the story.
“Everyone signed the contract, and they wanted a Fury vs. Joshua match, but they began to doubt whether they could find a suitable venue during the pandemic and, of course, bring in the huge amount of money needed for such a top runner in the world, and was finally able to come to an agreement in the Saudi Arabia, so everything was ready, the wrestlers were completely happy with the conditions, Fury also announced on Twitter that the fight was confirmed, and a day later everything collapsed …
That I was going to let boxing fans down by failing to put together Fury vs. Joshua? Yes, I think they could tell me that even if I knew I couldn’t have done more about it.
Arum said he would have to pay Wilder compensation on deck, but he didn’t even think about having to stand up to him. In December, they had the opportunity to break the contract, but Arum did not interfere, he wanted to continue negotiations in the background, and eventually came the judge who ruled in Wilder’s favour, leaving several months of his work in the rubbish bin.
I think it could have happened due to old greedy promotional thinking. Indeed, Bob Arum lost control, as well as the fact that he was able to handle the deal with Wilder at unexpected speed, and Arum may have thought to himself that he could make a lot more if he staged another match for Fury in the United States alone. . “
When it turned out that Wilder had won in court, Hearn immediately tried to persuade Arum to pay the American wrestler for stalling, but the higher-ranking leader quickly rejected this version.
“After the court’s decision, I called Arum and asked him what the hell is going on now where this could have happened?”. And he replied, “Oh, you wouldn’t believe it, and I can’t believe everything, it’s just ridiculous, but we don’t have a choice, we have to do it in a Fury vs. Wilder match.”
Hearn then convinced Arum to try to cut a deal with Wilder anyway, but the veteran promoter practically spread his hands and announced just a few hours later when and where the third fury was. Wilder in battle.
“I just couldn’t believe my ears.” Hearn concluded his statement.
Meanwhile, the WBO is in addition to a 7-day delay to allow stakeholders to agree an end-of-summer Joshua vs. About the Usyk meeting, which Hearn says is likely to happen as well.
