Talks have been ongoing for months to book Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua in one of the most anticipated boxing matches of the past decade but there’s still no final word on when or if the matchup is actually going to happen.
UFC CEO Dana White has been involved as one of the main promoters for the fight but the back and forth between the fighters and their camps make it seem like the bout is far from a done deal. From arguments over locations to the timing for the fight, Fury and Joshua both say they want the matchup to happen but it’s impossible to know right now if it’s more fantasy or reality.
For his part, White is seemingly growing frustrated over the whole ordeal or perhaps it’s just the sheer amount of questions he gets asked about the event whenever Fury or Joshua’s camp make some bold declaration about plans for the fight.
“This f*cking saga, we’ll see how this whole thing plays out,” White said about Fury vs. Joshua at the UFC 330 post-fight press conference. “They either want to fight or they don’t. I didn’t do [Anthony Joshua’s] contract. We did the television deal and the venue deal. We’ll see.
“Listen to make a fight, two guys have to want to fight. Period. End of story. Contracts and this and that — there’s a lot of f*cking money up for grabs in this fight. Do you want to fight or do you not want to fight? I don’t give a shit one way or the other. It’s up to them.”
The latest impasse appears to center around the location for the fight with Joshua apparently insisting the bout happens in England after rumors swirled that the event is most likely headed to America.
But none of that talk interests White, who boils everything down to Fury and Joshua deciding whether or not they actually want to fight each other and then the rest of the details can get figured out.
“Listen, I don’t give a shit,” White said “Do you want to fight or do you not want to fight? The fight should have happened 10 years ago. Is it going to happen now? We’ll see.”
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