Fury vs Wilder 3 pushed back to September?

[WelshDevilRob]

There's a COVID-19 outbreak in Tyson Fury's camp, which will inevitably cause his July 24 heavyweight championship fight against Deontay Wilder to be postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

 

by Mike Coppinger

 

No official determination has yet been made on whether the fight, set to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and broadcast on ESPN+ PPV, will proceed as planned.

 

"We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team, and the status of the event has not changed to date," a statement from Top Rank said Thursday.

 

The fight is a joint pay-per-view with Fox, and that network has the Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence Jr. PPV on Aug. 21, so it's likely Fury-Wilder 3 would be moved to September, sources told ESPN.

 

"It was a crazy roller coaster toward this fight," Fury said at last month's news conference in Los Angeles to promote the fight. "I always say, 'You're never fighting someone until you're in the ring opposite them.'"

 

Fury and Wilder have already met twice. The first fight came in December 2018 and ended in a disputed draw. Despite suffering two knockdowns -- including one in the final round -- most observers believed Fury deserved the nod.

 

The "Gypsy King" left no doubt in the rematch in February 2020, scoring two knockdowns himself en route to a seventh-round stoppage after Wilder's cornerman, Mark Breland, threw in the towel.

 

Neither Fury, 32, nor Wilder has appeared in the ring since. Wilder, 35, exercised his contractual right to a third fight afterward, but the pandemic prevented Top Rank (Fury's promoter) and PBC from staging the fight before a full audience.

 

The gate for the second bout generated $16,916,440 -- a Nevada record for a heavyweight title fight. The pay-per-view, priced at $79.99, raked in nearly 900,000 buys, sources told ESPN.

 

Top Rank and PBC attempted to stage the bout in December after October was deemed unfeasible due to COVID restrictions, but the unexpected resumption of the college football season left few available PPV dates in the final month of 2020 with two networks involved.

 

Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) and his team then considered the rematch clause expired and pushed forward with negotiations for a megafight with fellow Englishman Anthony Joshua that would crown an undisputed champion. The sides agreed to a deal in May, with Fury announcing on May 16 the fight would take place Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia.

 

In the background, an independent arbitrator, Daniel Weinstein, was determining whether Fury indeed owed Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) a third fight. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum was deposed, as was his stepson, Top Rank president Todd duBoef. So, too, were PBC founder Al Haymon, Wilder's manager Shelly Finkel and PBC executive Bruce Binkow. Fury and Wilder also gave depositions.

 

On May 17, one day after Fury announced he would meet Joshua in August, Weinstein ruled that he owed Wilder another fight.

 

"I didn't feel any way about Fury trying to negotiate another fight," Wilder said at the news conference last month in Los Angeles. "We knew we were in the right and we knew they couldn't run."

 

It now appears likely that Wilder will have to wait a little longer for that chance at revenge.

 

Source: ESPN

 

[WelshDevilRob]

Hoping this still happens on the 24th. I was looking forward to the all Heavyweight undercard.

[Robbo]

Fatty Fury not ready? I hope it goes ahead so that Fury runs out of reasons not to fight Joshua.

[Cableaddict]

It sounds like Fury (who is fully vaccinated) came up with an excuse for delaying the fight, so Wilder will sign to fight someone else and the Fury can do the same. He wants one more lucrative-but-easy payday before once more climbing into the lion's den.

 

I don't blame him, but he should have been honest about it.

[Bear Hugger]

I lost all interest in Fury v Wilder after the 2nd fight.

[WelshDevilRob]

Fury vs Wilder was clearly settled by the 2nd fight, so, was dismayed that the 3rd was being done. But, as we drew closer, was interested to see how the 3rd fight panned-out. Would've bought the PPV due to the all-Heavyweight undercard, which had my attention.

 

Now, more delay. Wilder is a pain in the arse. He should've had a warm-up before going again with Fury. But his deluded ego, along with the greed of his handlers has seriously stalled the division.

I was pissed off that the Fury team backtracked out of the AJ fight. Though, I'm looking forward to Joshua vs Usyk - which is a good fight.

[Cableaddict]

^ The third fight was Wilder's contractual option, so obviously Fury had no choice.

 

But yeah, Wilder should have opted for a different opponent first. Maybe it was his ego, but maybe he HAD to fight Fury next or that contractual rematch would be voided. I dunno.

 

If this current situation is a ploy by Fury (and I believe it is) then it's a very smart move.

 

Did Fury actually have a concrete offer to fight AJ? If so, and if Fury alone was responsible for killing that, then it was the bonehead move of the decade. I have a hard time believing it wasn't a more complicated situation. AJ has always been protected, and his people HAVE to know that he's not really an elite fighter.

 

 

Wilder has gone full retard at this point, and his new "trainer" is nothing but an enabler of his self-delusions. A total train wreck.

And yet - He still has a decent chance of KO'ing Fury. That power is undeniable. Anybody that says they aren't interested in the third fight is lying. :haha:

Edited July 12, 2021 by Cableaddict

[Robbo]

The word is that if a third fight wasn't agreed by the end of 2020 then the option lapsed and Fury could fight whoever he wanted. Apparently Fury's camp agreed to an extension hence the rematch. Why they were pretending to negotiate with Joshua god only knows. Maybe to make Fast Eddie look foolish?

[javier_83]

is this offical?? the delay of the fight???

[WelshDevilRob]

Rumour is that Fury got knocked out in sparring by Efe Ajagba or Jared Anderson. Saw photos of him in camp, with both and they were all smiles and he looked banged up a bit.

[Cableaddict]

Yeah, I heard it was Anderson.

 

To be fair, Jared is possibly the most dangerous & talented HW prospect in the game right now.

 

Still, that will probably really mess with your head.

[LondonRingRules]

Yeah, I heard it was Anderson.

 

To be fair, Jared is possibly the most dangerous & talented HW prospect in the game right now.

 

Still, that will probably really mess with your head.

 

- -Now, is that in Jared in his pink or sparkle tutu?

 

Hope Fury/Wilder ends up in the crapper where it belongs.

[WelshDevilRob]

^ The third fight was Wilder's contractual option, so obviously Fury had no choice.

 

But yeah, Wilder should have opted for a different opponent first. Maybe it was his ego, but maybe he HAD to fight Fury next or that contractual rematch would be voided. I dunno.

 

If this current situation is a ploy by Fury (and I believe it is) then it's a very smart move.

 

Did Fury actually have a concrete offer to fight AJ? If so, and if Fury alone was responsible for killing that, then it was the bonehead move of the decade. I have a hard time believing it wasn't a more complicated situation. AJ has always been protected, and his people HAVE to know that he's not really an elite fighter.

 

 

Wilder has gone full retard at this point, and his new "trainer" is nothing but an enabler of his self-delusions. A total train wreck.

And yet - He still has a decent chance of KO'ing Fury. That power is undeniable. Anybody that says they aren't interested in the third fight is lying. :haha:

 

Old Bob must've lied to us all, as, he stated the third fight agreement, was on the basis that it was before the end of the year. Wilder's team, initially, seemed to not be forcing their right. Fury was going to fight another Heavyweight, in December, and that got pulled. From that point, I thought Wilder's team must've enforced the original contract.

But, Hearn secured the money from the Saudi princes for AJ vs Fury. Fury even announced the fight, on Twitter video, after a phone-call from the Saudi money men. The money was there, even during a global pandemic. Apparently, Deontay wanted 10 million to step-aside. Joshua, rightly, insisted that it should be Fury's side that pay that. After all, it was their mess and not his.

 

A few days later, some US judge enforces the 3rd fight. Supposedly, to Bob Arum's amazement :whistle: The WBC jumped straight up and backed the judge's ruling. Fury now avoids gaining millions more and a beating.

[Robbo]

Remember the old Mickey Duff quote about Bob Arum?

"I like Bob Arum but I'd take my rings off before shaking his hand". Then there's the, possibly apochryphal "Yesterday I was lying today I'm telling the truth!"

[WelshDevilRob]

Remember the old Mickey Duff quote about Bob Arum?

"I like Bob Arum but I'd take my rings off before shaking his hand". Then there's the, possibly apochryphal "Yesterday I was lying today I'm telling the truth!"

 

:lol: Isn't he a qualified lawyer?

 

I'd trust him, as much, as I would old Don King. :)

[LondonRingRules]

 

Old Bob must've lied to us all, as, he stated the third fight agreement, was on the basis that it was before the end of the year. Wilder's team, initially, seemed to not be forcing their right. Fury was going to fight another Heavyweight, in December, and that got pulled. From that point, I thought Wilder's team must've enforced the original contract.

But, Hearn secured the money from the Saudi princes for AJ vs Fury. Fury even announced the fight, on Twitter video, after a phone-call from the Saudi money men. The money was there, even during a global pandemic. Apparently, Deontay wanted 10 million to step-aside. Joshua, rightly, insisted that it should be Fury's side that pay that. After all, it was their mess and not his.

 

A few days later, some US judge enforces the 3rd fight. Supposedly, to Bob Arum's amazement :whistle: The WBC jumped straight up and backed the judge's ruling. Fury now avoids gaining millions more and a beating.

 

- -Find it hard to believe Ol'Bobster would turn down that amount of money regardless of circumstances. Must be more going on behind the scenes with MTK.