Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could make over £100m each for a potential ‘Battle of Britain’ clash next year if they fight each other, stating that the Gypsy King will accept the fight because of the money.
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Fury and Joshua had been locked in talks over a Battle of Britain bout last year but discussions broke down after the Gypsy King grew impatient and decided to move on and secure a bout with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, while AJ fought against Robert Helenius.
Despite the breakdown in talks, Hearn is adamant a fight between the pair will happen after Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk and AJ takes on Deontay Wilder and if Fury and AJ win those bouts, Hearn says they will be in line to make over £100m for a Battle of Britain bout next year.
“They will make over £100m each. If Fury beats Usyk and AJ beats Wilder, they’ll make over £100m each. That’s when it starts to become easy because, well, come on lads”, Hearn told The Overlap’s Stick To Football podcast with Sky Bet.
“I think they will fight and I think it will be the biggest fight of all time. But, you just never know with Fury. Fury could hang him up”.
“I don’t think Fury is over the moon to fight Usyk. He just knows it’s a really tough fight. I think Fury wins and I think Fury thinks he wins but he knows how good Usyk is”.
“But, they came up with the money and if they come up with the money he will fight. He thinks he can take AJ too. But, he might take the money from the Usyk fight and go missing”.
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Fury and Joshua had been locked in talks over a Battle of Britain bout last year but discussions broke down after the Gypsy King grew impatient waiting for AJ to sign the contract.
Negotiations over the highly-anticipated bout had been ongoing for months before both parties declared the fight – which was scheduled to take place on December 3, 2022 – was officially off the cards.
The Gypsy King said he was furious at AJ for ‘wasting his time’ and stated he would never fight the 32-year-old in the future as a result. However, Fury made a shock U-turn just a couple of months later and returned to the negotiating table.
