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The bad-blood between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua continues to allure the fans, and the respective promoters have also dived in to reshape the feud in an even bigger way.

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Meanwhile, Tyson Fury’s father John Fury has also a role to play as he recently lashed at Eddie Hearn and mocked the Brit promoter for his antics.

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Despite billing it as an official fight, Fury and Joshua haven’t signed the contracts. So, John Fury advised Hearn to put it on papers and threatened him in the cheekiest way possible.

John Fury connected with iFL TV and talked about several things, one being the heavyweight fight between his son and unified champion Anthony Joshua. That said, he threw some serious verbal heat over the Matchroom Director Eddie Hearn .

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Ridiculing the renowned promoter, Fury said, “I will spank Eddie Hearn like a kid and crack him up the ear hole- Sign the f**** contract.”

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Apart from that, John Fury also appeared optimistic about his son winning the bout and it might not sit well with Joshua. Being the unified champion, Joshua has claimed of vanquishing Tyson Fury several times.

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But an in-ring collision would only determine the better boxer between them. Till then, it will be all drama, chaos, and tantrums from both sides.

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Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua- Developments of the fight

The mega heavyweight clash had its seed planted for years, but due to several factors, the matchup never turned into a reality. But it’s prime time to see it happen, and Anthony Joshua took the initial step by calling out Fury after his win against Kubrat Pulev.

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In response, Fury accepted the challenge via social media with all the promoters coming under the terms. But boxing politics can still hamper the fight.

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It will be a blockbuster event with a massive demand for PPV. So, it is still too early to claim it as an official call for all the boxing fans out there.

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Do you think Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua will happen anytime sooner?

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Raj Sarkar is a UFC Sub-Group Head at EssentiallySports. Over the last four years, Raj has worked in several leading sports organizations. During this time, he has interviewed big names from the world of MMA and Boxing. His interviewees list includes ex-UFC stars Demetrious Johnson and Rory MacDonald, current UFC stars Andre Fialho and Drew Dober, ONE Championship star Ritu Phogat, PFL CEO Peter Murray, and popular ring girl turned boxer Carla Jade among others. With the wealth of experience he has in the field of combat sports, this Broadcast Journalism graduate is an expert in putting out content tailor-made for his reader base at ES. He is a big fan of strikers like Conor McGregor and Rodtang Jitmuangnon and appreciates devastating knockouts over other finishes. Raj hopes to attend and cover live UFC events. His biggest dream is to interview former UFC double champion Conor McGregor.

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