By Barry Holbrook: Promoter Frank Warren revealed that he is still trying to make the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight for December 3 even though the deadline has passed.
Fury had set a deadline for 5:00 pm today, and when it passed without Joshua signing, he announced he was leaving. However, that didn’t stop Warren from continuing to work hard to get the Fury-Joshua fight over on December 3, and he’s hopeful he can.
The backup option for Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) is believed to be Manuel Charr, waiting to get the call to replace Joshua if there is no deal.
Fury vs. Charr is a disappointing fight by any measure, but in this situation, what good can you do?
The boxing public would not tolerate journeyman Derek Chisora being introduced as Fury’s opponent, given that he has lost three of his last four fights.
Warren: Fury has ‘lost his temper’
“We are trying to do it today. We’re working really hard to get over the line,” Frank Warren told talkSPORT, giving the latest on the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua.
“Tyson Fury tells me what he wants. They have had the contract for ten days and lost patience with it. We are trying to make it work. Today there was a good meeting. We’ll see what happens.
“We are waiting for him to return, and he has not returned. We’ve agreed on certain things, and we’re waiting for him to come back. There have been many conversations, but they have not returned with the contract.
“My son George spoke to the other side today and they said we would get him back. So, we are waiting for you. Well, because how long can we keep putting it off? Warren said when asked why he can’t wait until tomorrow or Wednesday.
“We are not that far from December 3. We have to put it up for sale. There is a lot of organization involved. If he [Joshua] he doesn’t take the fight, so he has to fight to be mandatory again, and that may take him two or three fights if he wins them all,” Warren said of Joshua.
racing against the clock
“Meanwhile, Tyson will fight now and will fight Usyk in the spring. If he beats Usyk, he’ll have to fight Tyson anyway if he [Joshua] get into the mandatory, and you’ll get 20%,” Warren said. “It is obvious what is on the table.
“My heart says yes, but my brain, right now, with all these delays, we haven’t gotten the contract back yet,” Warren said when asked if he thinks the Fury vs. Joshua will occur on December 3. “We are running against the clock now.
“I think he will. He’s extended it several times,” Warren said when asked if Fury will walk away from the fight if Joshua doesn’t sign today. pretty simple,” Warren said.
