WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has issued a warning to his domestic rival Anthony Joshua, giving the British star until Monday to sign a fight deal for a possible fight on December 3.
The two sides have been negotiating for several weeks, with a contract sent to Joshua and his handlers last Friday.
“I was optimistic about three weeks ago, but it shouldn’t take that long to sign a contract. Anyway, we will know on Monday because if it is not done before Monday, I will move on. I’m not waiting for a guy who has lost three of his last five fights,” Fury said.
“He’s lucky I’m giving him a world title shot, but I don’t mind throwing him a bone, but I don’t want them to start dictating shit to me.”
Fury also responded to IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who is coming off back-to-back decision wins over Joshua.
He tried to face Usyk in an undisputed fight for December, but the Ukrainian boxer is not scheduled to fight again until early 2023.
However, he claimed that Fury was scared into deciding to seek a matchup with Joshua, who has lost three of his last five bouts.
“We offered them the December 17 date in Saudi Arabia for the undisputed world heavyweight championship and they all wanted that date. Usyk said that he was injured and that he is not ready until next year,” Fury said.
And now he says I’m afraid of him. The little middleweight from sh!thouse. I’ll put my fist through his face.
