Tyson Fury labels Anthony Joshua a 'coward' in light of contract dispute

Tyson Fury has accused Anthony Joshua of running scared after Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn revealed that Joshua would not agree to a fight in New York unless certain conditions were met.

BoxingScene first reported in June that Joshua’s contract for the proposed Fury showdown stipulated a UK location while Fury’s contract did not.

It was reported in July that November 20 at Madison Square Garden had been slated as the respective date and location due to Saudi Arabian promotional giants Sela, Turki Alalshikh, and broadcasters Netflix, believing it would generate a bigger audience, and in turn greater revenue, on US soil. 

It’s understood that all parties, bar Joshua and Matchroom, agreed.

On Thursday, BoxingScene broke the news that Matchroom had provided Sela with an addendum detailing the requirements for the change of contract, and for the contest, between two British heavyweights, to go ahead in New York.

If those conditions could not be met, which include Joshua getting his full purse for the July victory over Kristian Prenga in July, they would demand the fight to take place in the UK as per the original contract.

“It doesn't look like they are going to sign the fight and it doesn't look like it is going to happen all because [Joshua's promoter] Eddie Hearn and that want more money," Fury said on Friday."They have already had that much money off Turki [Alalshikh] over the last few years Eddie and 'AJ', they have had boxing deals, they have had darts deals, they have had snooker deals, they have had everything."

"And yet, they have got the audacity and cheek of flea-bitten rats to ask for more money from old Turki that you have had combined over the last couple of years.

"Keep on running you cowards."