Anthony Joshua has told Tyson Fury that he 'needs' him after the failure to make an undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk for April 29.
The negotiations fell through, with Fury changing the terms to remove a rematch clause after Usyk had agreed to the 70:30 purse split. This shift ended negotiations, with Usyk's camp branding Fury as being 'greedy' following th breakdown in talks and now both fighters will seek new opponents.
The way talks failed to progress have parallels with the manner in which Fury's proposed fight with Joshua could not be made, with Fury setting a swift deadline which was not met by Joshua's team. This led to Joshua taking a break from action and will now return this weekend against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena.
