British boxing reporter, Gareth A. Davies, clarified to Boxing Social the details regarding an apparent agreement heavyweight superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua made “behind-the-scenes” regarding a mega fight for later this year.
Fury and Joshua have been linked with one another since before they even turned professional, as word spread throughout boxing‘s industry in Britain that the country and two giant fighters capable of taking the combat world by storm.
While half that proved prescient, with both fighters winning various portions of the heavyweight championships, commanding A-side attention in some of the most meaningful match-ups in the modern era, they have yet to deliver the one fight fans wanted to see them in most — one against each other.
This year, though, may be different.
“I said it was ‘Signed’,” Davies told us, “and then I quickly resolved that into agreed behind the scenes which everyone knows they’ve agreed to fight this year.
“It’s an open secret in boxing that those two guys want to fight each other.”
“I clarified the word signed within a minute but people have taken it to mean, I know something they didn’t know. And then it’s a new story.”
He continued: “Stories I’ve written recently … because on The Telegraph, about Frank Warren and Sela, the headline was very strong — Dana White trying to put British promoters into extinction, which, if you read the piece it doesn’t actually say that, it’s challenging their standing in boxing and he’s doing it openly in boxing.
“I think people jump on things very quickly and it spreads like wildfire.”
Boxing Social asked Davies about his relationship with Fury, and being with him in Thailand during his training camp for his upcoming fight April 11 against Arslanbek Makhmudov on Netflix.
“I’ve known [Fury] nearly 20 years … he’s a fascinating character, there’s a relationship there, of sorts, which is a long-standing thing,” he said. “Outside the interview, he seemed on amazing form. It was great to talk about him to his team, and find out he’s sleeping on a boat in the harbor. He’s in the best place mentally I’ve seen him for a very long time.
“He’s admitting he’s getting old in boxing terms … an obsession and an addiction, probably only three fights left — maximum. And against Makhmudov he has to prove he still has it in his legs [against someone] who still does present problems if he’s not on top of his game.”
Davies finished: “If Tyson is anything like as good as he was against [Oleksandr] Usyk I think he should dismantle and stop Makhmudov, or outbox him.”
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