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title: "Anthony Joshua ‘Doesn’t Believe’ Tyson Fury Fight Offer Is Genuine"
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published: "2023-05-27T10:22:37Z"
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# Anthony Joshua ‘Doesn’t Believe’ Tyson Fury Fight Offer Is Genuine

Tyson Fury recently said he has sent Anthony Joshua a contract to reignite their frustrating and failed fight talks from last year – although that’s untrue according to ‘AJ’s team.

The WBC Heavyweight Champion has been publicly searching for a summertime opponent, and news about a fight in Australia against one of the country’s stars has been overshadowed by his [claims to have sent a draft contract Joshua’s way.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/tyson-fury-sends-contract-to-anthony-joshua-its-the-fight-i-want/)

The domestic rivals were engaged in very public negotiations towards the end of 2022, but those ended in a blaze of deadlines and demands, leaving the boxing fans – at least those who actually believed it could happen – disappointed.

Speaking to Boxing Social, Joshua’s promoter has now dismissed the idea that anything official has been sent between the teams.

> “There’s definitely no contract. His team have not sent any contract to us or Anthony Joshua. So I’m not sure what he’s talking about there.”

Hearn did confirm the initial [ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/37735141/sources-tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-camps-discussing-sept-bout) report that he had been in tentative discussions with George Warren, Fury’s promoter – although he’s keen to point out that plans for Joshua haven’t shifted.

> “George Warren did email on Wednesday saying that they’d be interested to look at the fight for September. I then called him, we had a chat, explained the situation.
>
> We’re negotiating for the Deontay Wilder fight. We’re waiting on a finalised offer. We’re fighting in August. But, of course the Tyson Fury fight is a fight that we love. It’s a big fight.”

The promoter said that, from Joshua’s point of view, all he sees is different claims from the champion to get people talking – and said his fighter ‘doesn’t believe’ the offer is legitimate.

> “When I talked to AJ last night he says ‘isn’t he fighting that Jai Opetaia or Demsey McKean? His next fight’s in Australia isn’t it?’
>
> “From AJ’s point of view he’s fighting in August and then December. If that falls apart he’ll definitely look at the Tyson Fury fight, but … he doesn’t take him seriously.”

Hearn believes the initial talks could hold water, and that they will continue should Joshua’s current plans of a summer fight and then Wilder in December fall through.