FURY: JOSHUA’S A SH*THOUSE
TYSON Fury says his heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua is off after his self-imposed deadline expired.
Fury set Joshua’s camp an ultimatum on Friday night, insisting if the deal could not be done in time then he would walk away from the blockbuster all-British bout and millions of pounds.
The deal was thought to be 60-40 in favour of Fury with incredible figures of half a BILLION pounds being mentioned as the total purse for the bout.
Speaking on his Instagram, the WBC champion Fury made his feelings clear: “Well guys, it’s official. D-day has come and gone.
“It’s gone past five o’clock, Monday. No contract has been signed.
“It’s officially over for Joshua. He is now out in the cold with the rest of the wolfpack.
“Forget about it. Idiot. Coward. Shithouse. Body builder. Always knew it. Always knew you didn’t have the minerals to fight the Gypsy king.
“Regardless of what the f**k you say now, I don’t really care.
“Good luck with your career, and your life. End of. Peace out.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn had already said there was “no chance” of contracts for being signed by Monday, while Joshua insisted on Sunday that the negotiations were down to his lawyers.
Speaking on an Instagram Live, Joshua said: “It ain’t in my hands – it’s with a legal team.
“That’s why you hire lawyers.
“You know the history of boxing – make sure you get your legal terms right.
“That’s why you get good management and good lawyers. So of course I’m going to sign the contract – it’s just with some lawyers at the minute.”
Television executives from BT Sport and streaming service DAZN were scheduled to meet earlier this week.
That was after Joshua’s team had already verbally accepted Fury’s offer of a 60-40 purse split to get the fight on.
Joshua suffered a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia last month, and Fury’s hopes of a match against the Ukrainian were dashed after he indicated he does not intend to return to the ring until 2023.