Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*

[Ruthless-RKO]

To be fair, I think Hearn and Warren are pretty powerless in all this. Their fault lies in they should have done it years ago.

They marinated it all this time and got left out

[Boxerbeetle]

The whole thing is just very weird. Was listening to the Opening Bell earlier today and they said both fighters had signed contracts, but the contracts didn’t have the same clauses in? Boxing is just such a fvcking clown show.

[Ruthless-RKO]

WBC will approve Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury as heavyweight eliminator

Should we get that far, and heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury share a ring, the WBC would approve the contest as an official eliminator according to the sanctioning body’s president, Mauricio Sulaiman.

Fury, 36-2-1 (25 KOs), currently sits in the No. 1 position with the WBC and is a former champion. The fifth-ranked Joshua, 30-4 (27 KOs), has held the other three major belts but is yet to wear the green and gold of the WBC.

A closer look at the WBC rankings, and specifically the fighters that sit between 38-year-old Fury and Joshua, 36, perhaps illustrate why this isn’t just the WBC being over eager to put their mark on a big fight.

Ranked at No. 2 is Lawrence Okolie, who is yet to clear his name following a failed test earlier this year. Three and four are Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic, respectively. Those two do battle for the vacant IBF title on August 29 and will see their individual rankings with the WBC affected: the winner will be removed; the loser will surely plummet.

Thus, Fury-Joshua as a WBC eliminator – should the fight happen, of course – does appear to make sense.

"The WBC would absolutely approve that as a final eliminator, because Tyson Fury is the number one contender of the division,” Sulaiman explained to Betway Insider. “And the WBC absolutely would be proud to be part of that promotion.

“Both fighters are tremendous. Tyson Fury is one of the greatest ambassadors ever of the WBC. We are so proud, he has always been very friendly, very kind, inside and outside of the ring.

“Anthony Joshua, the WBC [was the first to rank him] when he started boxing. He was number two contender. When he had the opportunity from the IBF [to fight Charles Martin], he had to go the other way and that he was the WBC International Champion for several years, but that’s the way boxing is.

“Maybe this will be the time to bring Anthony Joshua to the WBC.”

Agit Kabayel, the currently holder of the WBC heavyweight title following Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to relinquish all of his belts, is thought to be close to announcing his first defense.

“We have given opportunity to [Kabayel’s promoter] Queensberry and Spencer Brown to try to find the best match possible for his debut as full world champion," Sulaiman said.

“We’ll wait a few more days to see if they have something in place. If not, then the WBC will come in a ruling.”

The WBC might not be the only sanctioning body keeping a close eye on the Joshua-Fury saga, however. In July, while talking to Boxing Scene, Fury’s manager Brown revealed he planned to approach the WBA with a request to put their ‘super’ title on the line.

That status ceased to exist when Usyk gave up this belts and left Murat Gassiev as the lone heavyweight titlist with the WBA.

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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury close to November 20 fight in New York

A deal is close for Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to finally meet on November 20 with New York’s Madison Square Garden still the likeliest venue.

The heavyweight rivals have been linked for the best part of the last decade, but though it was reported by the Daily Mail that all parties were finally in agreement, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn insists the deal is not quite done yet.

Joshua initially signed a contract that stipulated that the fight must happen in the UK. Fury's contract, however, did not.

"We are in constant communication with Turki [Alalshikh] and SELA but as of yet there is no agreement to any variation within the contract," the Matchroom boss said Tuesday in reaction to reports that the fight was done and would be staged in America. Hearn has repeatedly stated that both he and Joshua want the fight in the UK but all other parties have agreed on New York. A new contract will need to be agreed by Team Joshua before it is officially confirmed.

“I've got some big news that's going to be dropped very, very soon,” Fury had said earlier in the day. “All is good in the hood, big fight on the horizon. It's the one you've all been waiting for. About to be announced imminently. Stay tuned.”

BS understands that a deal is close and is likely to be formally announced in the coming week.

[keithmoonhangover]

To be fair, I think Hearn and Warren are pretty powerless in all this. Their fault lies in they should have done it years ago.

They marinated it all this time and got left out

It's in the contracts that Fwank and Eddie cannot be the promoters. Fury also has papers with Arum for his US fights to thicken the plot a little more.

[mickey1975]

To be fair, I think Hearn and Warren are pretty powerless in all this. Their fault lies in they should have done it years ago.

They marinated it all this time and got left out

It's in the contracts that Fwank and Eddie cannot be the promoters. Fury also has papers with Arum for his US fights to thicken the plot a little more.

Tyson was banned from America when Turki and his gang decided to put this in The US. Five minutes later he was in The White House. Do you think Bob can stop them?

[keithmoonhangover]

They marinated it all this time and got left out

It's in the contracts that Fwank and Eddie cannot be the promoters. Fury also has papers with Arum for his US fights to thicken the plot a little more.

Tyson was banned from America when Turki and his gang decided to put this in The US. Five minutes later he was in The White House. Do you think Bob can stop them?

Could he stop them? Possibly. Is he going to? No.

[mickey1975]

It's in the contracts that Fwank and Eddie cannot be the promoters. Fury also has papers with Arum for his US fights to thicken the plot a little more.

Tyson was banned from America when Turki and his gang decided to put this in The US. Five minutes later he was in The White House. Do you think Bob can stop them?

Could he stop them? Possibly. Is he going to? No.

Femi could. By sticking to his guns. Will he? No.

[joshj909]

Tyson was banned from America when Turki and his gang decided to put this in The US. Five minutes later he was in The White House. Do you think Bob can stop them?

Could he stop them? Possibly. Is he going to? No.

Femi could. By sticking to his guns. Will he? No.

Why have you started calling him Femi all of a sudden?

[mickey1975]

Could he stop them? Possibly. Is he going to? No.

Femi could. By sticking to his guns. Will he? No.

Why have you started calling him Femi all of a sudden?

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

[keithmoonhangover]

Femi could. By sticking to his guns. Will he? No.

Why have you started calling him Femi all of a sudden?

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

[mickey1975]

Why have you started calling him Femi all of a sudden?

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Were you there when they registered him? What do you think Ali's birth name was? Femi's?

[keithmoonhangover]

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Were you there when they registered him? What do you think Ali's birth name was? Femi's?

No, but I saw him in the ams and he was announced as Luke Tyson Fury, his name was also listed as Luke Tyson Fury on BoxRec when he turned pro. I think that's his name, but it's just my opinion.

Ali changed his name, there's nothing wrong with that. If you want to call AJ, Femi, that's your business sir. I'm certainly going to leap to his defence.

[Boxerbeetle]

Why have you started calling him Femi all of a sudden?

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

[keithmoonhangover]

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

Can't say that I call him anything. His music is awesome though

[mickey1975]

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Were you there when they registered him? What do you think Ali's birth name was? Femi's?

No, but I saw him in the ams and he was announced as Luke Tyson Fury, his name was also listed as Luke Tyson Fury on BoxRec when he turned pro. I think that's his name, but it's just my opinion.

Ali changed his name, there's nothing wrong with that. If you want to call AJ, Femi, that's your business sir. I'm certainly going to leap to his defence.

Where did you see him, out of interest? I remember him coming onto the scene as an amateur as Tyson. And that's as a youth.

[mickey1975]

Boxing King Media said today he wasn't invited to interview Hearn yesterday probably because he would have asked "why don't you just pull him out of the fight?".

[JamesPhilips]

Keithmoonhangover likes to use different names. I'm amazed he doesn't call Muhammad Ali "Clay".

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

I call him Billy Shears

[Boxerbeetle]

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

I call him Billy Shears

Turn me on, dead man

[keithmoonhangover]

I just call Fury by his birth name.

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

I call him Billy Shears

Very good.

[JamesPhilips]

Do you call Paul McCartney ‘James’?

I call him Billy Shears

Very good.

Cheers. Glad people get it

[keithmoonhangover]

OK, so I'm interested in what my fellow BoxRec'ers think about this.

Fwank cannot promote this fight.
Eddie cannot promote this fight.
AJ's contract says Dana White can't promote the fight.
Spencer Brown is Fury's manager.

Questions
1. If it's in the UK, who promotes it?
2. If it's in the USA, who promotes it?

[mickey1975]

OK, so I'm interested in what my fellow BoxRec'ers think about this.

Fwank cannot promote this fight.
Eddie cannot promote this fight.
AJ's contract says Dana White can't promote the fight.
Spencer Brown is Fury's manager.

Questions
1. If it's in the UK, who promotes it?
2. If it's in the USA, who promotes it?

Femi will let that slide for a few quid, he's proved that. Not sure, though, in answer to your question.

[keithmoonhangover]

OK, so I'm interested in what my fellow BoxRec'ers think about this.

Fwank cannot promote this fight.
Eddie cannot promote this fight.
AJ's contract says Dana White can't promote the fight.
Spencer Brown is Fury's manager.

Questions
1. If it's in the UK, who promotes it?
2. If it's in the USA, who promotes it?

Femi will let that slide for a few quid, he's proved that. Not sure, though, in answer to your question.

But that's my point. We're boxing nerds and even we can't answer it. The whole thing is a bit of a mess.

[mickey1975]

OK, so I'm interested in what my fellow BoxRec'ers think about this.

Fwank cannot promote this fight.
Eddie cannot promote this fight.
AJ's contract says Dana White can't promote the fight.
Spencer Brown is Fury's manager.

Questions
1. If it's in the UK, who promotes it?
2. If it's in the USA, who promotes it?

Femi will let that slide for a few quid, he's proved that. Not sure, though, in answer to your question.

But that's my point. We're boxing nerds and even we can't answer it. The whole thing is a bit of a mess.

Spencer reckoned they'll all be on the table at the presser.