Concern about a potential heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has grown over the past few days and TalkSPORT’s Simon Jordan believes Fury never even intended to fight ‘AJ’.
Talking to Social boxing After the match against Joyce-Parker, Jordan said he didn’t think an all-British heavyweight competition would happen. Instead, he believes the recent drama and anticipation surrounding the encounter are all part of ‘The Gypsy King’ larger scheme.
“I think the Joshua fight, and the idea behind it, is a mackerel fight. I think he wants to fight Usyk. He wants to take Usyk forward and make a better deal, he wants to fight in Saudi [Arabia] and he wanted to take control of the situation.”
The TalkSPORT expert is known for his extensive vocabulary, this time using the phrase “sprat to catch a mackerel” to summarize Fury’s game plan – meaning the WBC champion took the risk. a little, to name AJ, to gain a lot, an undisputed fight with Usyk over his terms.
Jordan went on to say that there could be more to the proposed deal than a face-to-face meeting, so it will take time for it to be signed and announced. He seems to sympathize with ‘AJ’, who is often referred to as Fury, and agrees with his decision to join the fight, despite having just lost to Oleksandr Usyk.
“If you believe what Tyson [Fury] what are you saying and Frank [Warren] saying, then there’s no reason for Anthony Joshua not to join this fight. I would suspect that there is a bit of ghost in the details, but I don’t think that fight happens. “
With a suggested date of December 3rd Be prepared for war, there is no time to waste in negotiations to reach an agreement over the line. However, Fury has applied more pressure on Joshua to sign, announcing he will call the fight if it is not signed tomorrow – what Eddie Hearn claims is ‘no chance’ of happening.
