Disagreements over the promotional side of the event have once again threatened to derail the match. Fury insists he has done everything possible to make the fight happen. The “Gypsy King” has now criticized Joshua and Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn for their stance on Dana White’s involvement.
Dana White’s involvement will be the latest flash in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua
Fury took aim at Joshua and Hearn in an interview with FurociTV, claiming he has remained flexible throughout the negotiation process.
“I’ve been moving the goal post all the time,” Fury said. “There’s nothing I wouldn’t agree to. Nothing. I’ll even tie concrete blocks to my boots to make this fight happen. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to make this fight happen.”
He then turned his attention to Hearn, who has repeatedly claimed that White’s involvement is a deal breaker. The former heavyweight champion dismissed Hearn’s objections and argued that the veteran promoter and Matchroom Boxing were not in a position to dictate the terms of the fight.
“How ridiculous does that sound?” Fury added. “A promoter who is not actually a promoter of a fight and can never be a promoter of this fight. He can’t be a promoter of this fight, Eddie Hearn. Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are categorically not promoters of this fight. No way. They’re just not. They’re not contractually allowed to be promoters. Okay, okay kid. Dummies out because Dana White is involved.
Fury also credited Turki Aalshikh and Netflix for making the fight happen.
“Look, the thing is, if Eddie wanted to promote this fight and do it on his terms and do it where he wanted or when he wanted and whoever, he should have put up the money,” Fury continued. “But since he doesn’t have the money to do it, I know a guy who will: Turki Aalshikhi. So he’s put together the money for this fight with my broadcast network and Netflix. Without them, this fight won’t happen.”
