Tyson Fury's dad John wants to fight Eddie Hearn for free on the undercard of any bout between his son and Anthony Joshua.
Fury offered long-term rival Joshua the chance to fight for his WBC heavyweight title on December 3 at the Principlaity Stadium in Cardiff. The 'Gypsy King' then imposed a ten day deadline for the fight to be signed and completed after Joshua accepted the offer, but his British rival missed the deadline.
After a brief U-turn from Fury, Joshua missed a new period to sign off the agreement and the fight now appears to be shelved. Negotiations have now stopped with both Fury's father John and Hearn appearing to point the finger at the opposing camp. But Fury Sr has revealed that his son is now willing to fight anyone and everyone in the heavyweight division to prove he is the undisputed No.1.
"Tyson wants to show the public and the world he's the number one heavyweight in the world and cement his place in history," Fury Sr told Mirror Fighting courtesy of FreeBets.com. "Diehard AJ fans will follow no matter what. They'd still back him if he couldn't beat a pork pie. That's what fans do and good luck to them, but if they think he has a chance against my son, they're severely mistaken.
"Two different leagues: AJ is a good fighter; Tyson is a brilliant one. It's a gulf in class, same for Usyk and all. Tyson wants all the belts and to have notable scalps along the way. He wants to get them all polished off while he’s at his best. We will make these fights happen. I’ll fight Eddie Hearn on the undercard too for the AJ fight. I’ll do that for free! If they sign the contract, I’ll box Eddie Hearn on the undercard for free!"
Fury's fight with Joshua now looks dead in the water with the teams of both fighters suggesting there has been no renewed contact over a shot at the end of this year. It looks likely the 'Gypsy King' will now fight one of a number of alternative options including either Manuel Charr or Derek Chisora.
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The champion's father John went on to blame Hearn for his role in the collapse of the fight, and accused him of costing Joshua a huge opportunity to finally settle their rivalry. "This is a video to Eddie Hearn, Mr Brains of Britain,” he said. “Let me explain to you my friend of how you cost your man over £100million.
"£15m step-aside money, free money, then Tyson would have gone and done what AJ couldn’t do. He would have gone and beat Usyk and brought all the belts back to the UK. So, yeah, you don’t need to be the brains of Britain to see how you cost him money and put him in a position where he was on a hiding to nothing, Mr Brains of Britain."
