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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

John Fury claims "Brains of Britain" Eddie Hearn cost Anthony Joshua £100million

John Fury has mocked Eddie Hearn for supposedly costing Anthony Joshua £100million as talks of his fight with Tyson Fury came to a halt.

Heavyweight champion Fury has been in talks with Joshua for several weeks over a potential fight on December 3 in Cardiff, despite 'AJ' having lost his past two fights to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua agreed to terms offered by Fury but missed his proposed deadline to sign a contract, but Fury was convinced by his promoter Frank Warren to give his rival more time. The fight is now seemingly off as both parties are unable to come to an agreement and are both blaming each other for its collapse.

Fury's dad mocked Hearn, who he labelled 'Mr brains of Britain', in a lengthy message explaining how he cost Joshua £100million. John mocked Hearn and Joshua for refusing to take £15million in step-aside money to allow Fury to face Usyk in an undisputed title clash in August, as Joshua was outpointed by the Ukrainian for the second time.

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