We are less than two days away from Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua, which will be broadcast live on Netflix in Cardiff, Wales on December 11th and heavyweight boxing superfight is already at risk of recall.
If you’re a boxing fan, you know how long it took to finally put ink to paper and line up both Fury and Joshua for their long-awaited clash in the ring. For years, boxing megastars have been on a fast track to crown the best English heavyweight fighter of the last decade. Unfortunately, it looks like the train could derail less than 48 hours after leaving the station.
According to a recent report from boxing insider Mike Coppinger (shown below), sources close to the situation are concerned that the Netflix superfight could be canceled “due to issues.” It is not known exactly what will go wrong, but there is already talk of a potential replacement fight between boxing stars Terence Crawford and Ryan Garcia, as well as David Benavidez stepping in for Joshua.
“Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua could be called off due to issues, sources say, with replacement fight between Terence Crawford and Ryan Garcia being considered,” Coppinger wrote.
“Second chance: Tyson Fury-David Benavidez.”
If you have to guess what the problem is, there is a good chance that it is related to what is going on public battle Between Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn and UFC CEO Dana White, who is helping Turki Aalshikh promote the super heavyweight fight. According to reports, Joshua’s contract states that White cannot promote the fight, while Fury specifically left wording out of his contract because he wants the UFC champion to pull the strings behind the scenes.
Until more details emerge, fight fans will be left to speculate as to what the “issues” are and if there is a real possibility that Fury Vs. Joshua is already being cancelled. A superfight between Crawford and Garcia would be one heck of a consolation prize, but it would still be awesome to see a heavyweight clash come to an end after being locked up for so long.
Let us know if you think Fury Vs. Joshus happens or you actually get canned!