So what happened to Tyson Fury ducking the rematch and Bob Arum preventing it?

[Toffee]

Bro he just took big money from ESPN and he is fighting Wilder next year! Excellent strategy. No dodgy scorecards from PBC on a co-promotional fight.

And that's why I'm saying it's business. It's always business.

He turned down a fight. Now he's taking it (maybe - there's a bit to go until it's official).

If Joshua and Wilder/Fury fight in 2022 is it excellent strategy? Or is it marinating? Was it still ducking in 2018/2019?

Too many people live solely in today's news. Fights are the only days that matter and you judge a career over the long term.

Gut feel has always said the Joshua fight happens when it's time to cash out. Recent history tells us that's what happens.

[LacedUp]

I'm a Fury fan, it's clear that Tyson decided with his team to have 2-3 gimme fights before taking on Wilder again.

[chrisJS]

Again Wilder and his fans look like dummies.

[deathofaclown]

I'm a Fury fan, it's clear that Tyson decided with his team to have 2-3 gimme fights before taking on Wilder again.

I remember Ben Davison saying they would like another fight rather than the immediate rematch.

Fury wasn’t 100% v Wilder. There’s no way he could’ve been after all that weight loss and no break for a year. I think they were keen to have a break and working on building strength up now the weight is off.

[Toffee]

I remember Ben Davison saying they would like another fight rather than the immediate rematch.

Fury wasn’t 100% v Wilder. There’s no way he could’ve been after all that weight loss and no break for a year. I think they were keen to have a break and working on building strength up now the weight is off.

Building profile more important than building strength imo. You don't sign a multi fight deal and make the big fight first.

[uppercut510]

technically it was a duck but it was a wise move that we should understand, if it was wilder who did it imagine the threads you would be making lol TIL THIS DAY yo azz would be making threads. Wilder is doing big things... 2020-2021 will be interesting and good years hopefully! none of these guys are ducking each other by the way, its just business which sucks for us, lets just enjoy what little good things we have going in the HW division while we can.

[KillaMane26]

If people would stop getting caught up in the fans back n forth bs. U wud know Arum wasnt ducking the rematch just wanted to milk it.

[uncle_ray]

WAR GYPO

Couldn't have said it better myself

[LA_2_Vegas]

Wilder and Fury probably don't get enough credit for making their first fight happen so smoothly. Even years ago when they met in the center the ring it seemed like it wasn't going to be hard to make a fight between them, they singled each other out; they seem to really get a kick out of one another. Extra money got involved that's all

[Eff Pandas]

Has Arum said anything about this?

I'd like to hear him saying this is legit before I'm believing its 100% legit.

It did seem like this was likely after a tweet someone posted here the other day. And it obviously fits the Wilder narrative he set up when he announced the Ortiz fight.