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By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury asked for a 50-50 purse split for a fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, according to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. He says Fury wants four easy tune-up fights against poor opposition, and then he wants a fight against Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) for a 50 percent cut of the revenue.
By Tim Royner: Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren says the goal is to get the 29-year-old fighting 4 times in 2018 to get him back to the form he was in the past. Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) hasn’t fought in close to 3 years since 2015.
By Tim Royner: Promoter Frank Warren says the purse split for the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight should be 50-50 right down the middle for the super-fight in the UK. Fury, 29, currently wants a 60-40 deal for the Joshua fight, but that’s not sitting too well for AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn thinks it could be a headache for him to negotiate a fight between Anthony Joshua and former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury for the summer or perhaps later this year. With Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) requesting a large purse split for a fight with IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Joshua 20-0, 20 KOs), Hearn thinks it could make the negotiations drag out.
By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn says he spoke to former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on the phone on Wednesday morning, and he believes that a fight between him and IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua is possible in the summer.