Comments Thread For: Report: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua Sides Have Signed Off On 2-Fight Deal; Date, Site TBD

[REDEEMER]

We've heard before that splits were agreed and the next step was all parties signing. The parties have now signed. The next step is venue. Pretty much the final step. The big obstacles (rival promoters, rival broadcasters) are out of the way as those bits are agreed.

You will still have some crazies saying Wilder is blocking the fight because of bidding taking place to host the event . It’s Wilder ,hes going to force a third fight .

[ShoulderRoll]

You lost .,like I said you would run away from the bet which was a signed contract and confirmation the fight is on . This is why you didn’t take it ,and I knew you would use no date as the excuse when a date is not possible right now when bidding sites are still going .

How have I lost? Is Tyson vs Joshua officially the next fight for both? We won't know that until they finally step through the ropes and ring the bell.

Plus it sounds like this all could come crashing down if they don't find the investors to pay for it.

On top of that you were too scared to even take the bet! Everyone noticed it.

Dumbass.

[PRINCEKOOL]

There should really be a press conference with both fighters announcing this, apparently 1 year ago 'Tyson Fury stated that he had signed to fight Joshua'.

This article means nothing.

[Marchegiano]

What exactly is signed? An intention to fight? An intention to work out the rest of the deal? I don't understand what I'm meant to get excited about. The venue and when have been the major talking points not their willingness to fight. Seems like a headline grab and nothing else to me.

[Monty Fisto]

What exactly is signed? An intention to fight? An intention to work out the rest of the deal? I don't understand what I'm meant to get excited about. The venue and when have been the major talking points not their willingness to fight. Seems like a headline grab and nothing else to me.

Really, the venue is the bit that will get you excited?

The rival promoters are agreed, the rival broadcasters are agreed, the sanctioning bodies are all down with it and the two fighters have signed their names on the line that is dotted. That is more than half the battle. Do you really think it will all fall down over venue? I mean there's always a chance, but it seems like they are now committed and it's a case of picking the best option.

[Monty Fisto]

There should really be a press conference with both fighters announcing this, apparently 1 year ago 'Tyson Fury stated that he had signed to fight Joshua'.

This article means nothing.

I'd be interested to see a link to an article that actually says Fury signed a contract a year ago with Hearn to fight Joshua.

[Marchegiano]

Really, the venue is the bit that will get you excited?

The rival promoters are agreed, the rival broadcasters are agreed, the sanctioning bodies are all down with it and the two fighters have signed their names on the line that is dotted. That is more than half the battle. Do you really think it will all fall down over venue? I mean there's always a chance, but it seems like they are now committed and it's a case of picking the best option.

Agreed to what? I didn't ask vague questions. Agreed to figure out what else they can agree on?

[Toffee]

A positive step... but that's all it is. If they've signed without a site then they've signed with caveats.

The venue (or more likely the site fee) could scupper the deal.

And I still don't see anything announced about the networks.

[kafkod]

And so begins the lawsuits from the wilder camp, ought to get interesting

Be sure and let us know if there are any developments on that front. Otherwise, we might get distracted by the biggest fight in boxing and miss something really interesting.

[Boxviewer]

Going through the comments here it seems like some folks are terribly sad that this fight is actually going to happen. Is it because of Wilder? Wilder was WBC champion for good 5 years and never had the intention to unify anything. He was more than happy kicking tomato cans down the street all that while and once he faced a real challenge he was kicked around in the ring like... a tomato can. Lol.

You Wilder fans have to face the reality, Wilder is past tense. Making up all kind of fairy tales is only draining you guys emotionally. The real champions are about clash for the undisputed championship. That's the reality.
face it.

Like someone said, you guys should focus on pressuring all parties involved to make the Crawford vs Spence jr unification fight happen.