Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury Reveals Secret Meeting With Bellew, Hearn's Plan

[Raggamuffin]

"I don’t need to prove myself… I offered to fight him in my first fight back and they said no. They don’t want to fight me. They only tried to sign me to sideline me like they did with Dillian Whyte and Baby Miller and Luis Ortiz. Sidelined them.”


Telling words...!!!

[Fabes88]

The Bellew/Haye fights were even worse than the sh**-fest Fury/Klit fight.

You know that isn’t true.

[Fire4231]

Once again Fast Eddie Money trying to keep his own pockets lined and hurt Joshua in the process. If Joshua fought Fury all roads would have gone through Joshua. But to keep Eddie’s future Money safe, other Champions (Fury and Wilder) have to go through two Matchroom fighters and a bum. These guys just want to fight. Should have let Fury and Joshua do there thing and make a ton of money. Now that big fight is in Jeopardy and the winner of Fury bs Wilder looks to have the best resume in boxing. Problem is Matchroom is nothing with out Joshua. However, if Eddie keeps playing this no risk game Matchroom will be nothing with Joshua. Eddie doesn’t look very shrewd right now, he looks like a deer in the headlights who can’t calculate the right risks to take.

[iamboxing]

Fury reveals he was offered a 3 fight contract ending with AJ. Should have taken it.

[BattlingNelson]

I've seen this interview and I think what Tyson and his brother were saying, is that when Eddie spoke to Tyson, he wanted him to basically sign (and commit to) a 3 fight contract against Bellew, Whyte and AJ (providing he won the first two). At that time, Tyson was 27 stone and wasn't sure how ready he would be, by the time the fights came around. Whereas Frank offered Tyson more of a: 'We will take things slowly and let you shake the rust off, then when you feel ready, we can step up the competition' type of deal.
I understand people criticising Tyson's decision. But I guess he just felt Eddie wanted him to jump through very specific hoops with the prize being a shot at his golden boy (AJ) without guarantee of a good split etc.... and Tyson probably just thought: 'I'm not going to be your whipping boy and jump through all these hoops, just to get a shot at AJ'. I think Tyson has the mentality that he is still the man, and he doesn't need to prove he is the man (against guys like Whyte), he just needed a couple of tune-ups to shake the rust off, then he wanted to go straight in against AJ/Wilder. He doesn't think he needs to work up the rankings again, basically... and found it insulting that Eddie wanted him to prove himself again.

That's how I read it as well. Also that Hearn couldn't guarantee the AJ fight.

[Blond Beast]

I predicted the first fight would make both fighters look bad, and even called it fight of the millennium part 2. Aka A Dusty finish, nobody wins. Getting it right never tasted so bad. At this point just let it end decisively and viciously for either so we can move on. “May the best man win” be credo for any true fan.

[Holler]

That's how I read it as well. Also that Hearn couldn't guarantee the AJ fight.

Yes, I think Shane Fury says something along the lines that he can't speak for AJ. Which is obvious, AJ isn't going to allow himself to be used as an incentive for Fury to fight Bellew Kauffman and White. What's he getting out of that?

Although the fact is, if Fury had beaten those three fighters he'd have been in an immensely strong position and the clamour for a showdown with AJ would've been intense. It would've generated record figures for a UK fight and both men would've been very well rewarded whatever the final split.

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

I've seen this interview and I think what Tyson and his brother were saying, is that when Eddie spoke to Tyson, he wanted him to basically sign (and commit to) a 3 fight contract against Bellew, Whyte and AJ (providing he won the first two). At that time, Tyson was 27 stone and wasn't sure how ready he would be, by the time the fights came around. Whereas Frank offered Tyson more of a: 'We will take things slowly and let you shake the rust off, then when you feel ready, we can step up the competition' type of deal.
I understand people criticising Tyson's decision. But I guess he just felt Eddie wanted him to jump through very specific hoops with the prize being a shot at his golden boy (AJ) without guarantee of a good split etc.... and Tyson probably just thought: 'I'm not going to be your whipping boy and jump through all these hoops, just to get a shot at AJ'. I think Tyson has the mentality that he is still the man, and he doesn't need to prove he is the man (against guys like Whyte), he just needed a couple of tune-ups to shake the rust off, then he wanted to go straight in against AJ/Wilder. He doesn't think he needs to work up the rankings again, basically... and found it insulting that Eddie wanted him to prove himself again.

this is my understanding of things too, but also can easily envisage hearn making things difficult for fury had he signed up with him, just a bunch of little, annoying things that would have added up. hearn is not on fury's side

[Bum squad]

I've seen this interview and I think what Tyson and his brother were saying, is that when Eddie spoke to Tyson, he wanted him to basically sign (and commit to) a 3 fight contract against Bellew, Whyte and AJ (providing he won the first two). At that time, Tyson was 27 stone and wasn't sure how ready he would be, by the time the fights came around. Whereas Frank offered Tyson more of a: 'We will take things slowly and let you shake the rust off, then when you feel ready, we can step up the competition' type of deal.
I understand people criticising Tyson's decision. But I guess he just felt Eddie wanted him to jump through very specific hoops with the prize being a shot at his golden boy (AJ) without guarantee of a good split etc.... and Tyson probably just thought: 'I'm not going to be your whipping boy and jump through all these hoops, just to get a shot at AJ'. I think Tyson has the mentality that he is still the man, and he doesn't need to prove he is the man (against guys like Whyte), he just needed a couple of tune-ups to shake the rust off, then he wanted to go straight in against AJ/Wilder. He doesn't think he needs to work up the rankings again, basically... and found it insulting that Eddie wanted him to prove himself again.

well said, and i think this is how it is. I'm not a Fury fan but i can see why he has done this. Bellew/Whyte first two fights in nearly 3 years in his shape would not have ended well imo. Beat Wilder (in a fight he will earn millions for anyway) and everyone will be clamouring for AJ/Fury and no need to dance to Eddie's tune in the process.

[P4Pdunny]

Fury says he didn't sign with Matchroom to fight bums like Bellew and Whyte before fighting Joshua, but signed with Warren to fight bums like Seferi and Pianeta before fighting Wilder?

It makes sense in his warped mind