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

[kafkod]

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.

They've signed a contract agreeing to fight each other on whatever terms were negotiated, date and venue TBA, which is exactly what happened with Fury/Wilder 2.

[jabuppercut]

waiting for a venue and date before I pop champagne bottles

[DougalDylan]

According to Arum the networks were agreed early on and are part of the contract ..

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.

[PRINCEKOOL]

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.

Fury said it during a interview, or on a video update on social media.

Almost a year ago Fury was shouting down the camera, that the fight has been agreed.

[Marchegiano]

They've signed a contract agreeing to fight each other on whatever terms were negotiated, date and venue TBA, which is exactly what happened with Fury/Wilder 2.

Negotiated?

The article says they're still hunting investors to get purses, a venue, and a date. So what is actually agreed? DAZN and ESPN agreed to a co-distributorship or some such? Promoters have figured out their percentages for a fight that doesn't have the investors lined up to even project a figure?

Purses, venues, dates, not done, but, we got the TV and managerial cuts worked out?

Don't mistake me, I'm not nor never have been an "it's not happening" guy, but, yeah, you're right, this is exactly the reason why Wilder I and II are two years apart. TF do I have to get excited about? They're gonna fight one day, probably?

[DaNeutral.]

Holy sheets this news has got the pro PBC hate brigade sizzling. They can't stand it. So funny. I see one of the morons has already started bringing up Wilders flimsy 50 million Dollar offer that came with not a single term or condition, like that was ever real and like that means anything at all.

Enjoy your overpriced bum fight PPV's brought to you by mr Haymon. Leave the biggest fight in the sport to the real ppl.

[macmike100]

Waitin' for duh money...

[FLY TY]

Negotiated?

The article says they're still hunting investors to get purses, a venue, and a date. So what is actually agreed? DAZN and ESPN agreed to a co-distributorship or some such? Promoters have figured out their percentages for a fight that doesn't have the investors lined up to even project a figure?

Purses, venues, dates, not done, but, we got the TV and managerial cuts worked out?

Don't mistake me, I'm not nor never have been an "it's not happening" guy, but, yeah, you're right, this is exactly the reason why Wilder I and II are two years apart. TF do I have to get excited about? They're gonna fight one day, probably?

Exactly this

[Brother Mouzone]

WAR Tyson Fury !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[kafkod]

Negotiated?

The article says they're still hunting investors to get purses, a venue, and a date. So what is actually agreed? DAZN and ESPN agreed to a co-distributorship or some such? Promoters have figured out their percentages for a fight that doesn't have the investors lined up to even project a figure?

Purses, venues, dates, not done, but, we got the TV and managerial cuts worked out?

Don't mistake me, I'm not nor never have been an "it's not happening" guy, but, yeah, you're right, this is exactly the reason why Wilder I and II are two years apart. TF do I have to get excited about? They're gonna fight one day, probably?

Both Wilder/Fury fights were announced as done deals, with dates but no venues announced in either case. (did a check to refresh my memory)

The delay between the 2 Fury/Wilder fights happened because the drawn result voided the original rematch clause and Fury went in a different direction after signing a deal with TR.

From what I've heard and read, Fury, AJ, their promoters and their networks have agreed and signed off on all terms. The proposed date will be sometime in late June/early July, and their are at least 2 possible venues still in the running to host the fight.