“The world now sees you for the fraud you are.”
The fight is on, it’s off, it’s on, it’s off, it’s definitely on… wait, no it’s off.
Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury was announced earlier this week as the two heavyweight superstars put pen to paper and agreed to fight this August in a bout worth more money than we can even bring ourselves to mention.
That was until it was announced that Deontay Wilder won his arbitration case and has now ordered Fury to fulfil a contracted trilogy before September 15, meaning that the blockbuster we have so desperately been wanting to see is greatly in doubt.
Joshua, who clearly has had enough of all of the talking and build-up, expressed his feelings on Twitter.
.@Tyson_Fury the world now sees you for the fraud you are.
You’ve let boxing down!
You lied to the fans and led them on. Used my name for clout not a fight.
Bring me any championship fighter who can handle their business correctly.
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) May 19, 2021
The Gypsy King was never going to take that lying down and responded in typical Fury fashion, offering the Londoner out for a bare knuckle bout instead. The evidence would suggest that it would be called off anyway, over a dispute about which car park it would take place in.
@anthonyjoshua your more full of shit that Eddie, Spouting absolute shite! your full team knew there was an Arbitration going on, it was out of my hands! but i tell you what if i’m a fraud let’s fight this weekend bare knuckles till 1 man quits? let’s put up 20 mill each!!! 🖕🏻🖕🏻 https://t.co/NbCvwn6YfN
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) May 19, 2021
The WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world champion didn’t take this proposal seriously, although I think we can all agree that Michael Buffer introducing the two fighters in a park or behind a pub somewhere in England, would be peak 2021.
If there was an arbitration going on, why announce to the world we are fighting! The fight was signed! UNDISPUTED 💥
Bare knuckle? You’re a good kid, don’t play with me Luke!
I’ll slap your bald head & you’ll do nothing! Waste man. https://t.co/d9PLjAesj6
— Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) May 19, 2021
Well, surely there’s no going back now. You can’t bring up a man’s hairline (or lack of) and not expect to fight them. There is a line after all (albeit, not on Fury’s head).
not going in to the details on line!
you’ll slap me about will you dosser please come and try Bum, i’m waiting… Femi AKA Bottlejob! 24/7 365. Ready. i’ll smoke wilder first then you will get yours aswell. #GK https://t.co/Led1X54PhS— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) May 19, 2021
So we have come full circle. As entertaining as this was, it’s probably the closest we are going to see these two actually face each other in any shape or form.
The big question is though… who won?
