TYSON FURY has been backed to come out of retirement to fight Anthony Joshua. The two British brawlers have a long-standing rivalry and fans have been desperate to see them go toe-to-toe in the ring. However, a 'Battle of Britain' has always evaded the ring and appeared to be a hopeless case.
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This was after Fury retired from boxing, for the FOURTH time, following his second defeat to Oleksandr Uysk. In January, Team Joshua were exploring his next options and were confident Fury could be coaxed out of his latest "retirement". There has now been another twist as Turki Alalshikh has insisted he is keen to see the in-demand fan.
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The Saudi boxing chief has spoken to the Gypsy King and is not convinced that he has fully turned his back on the ring. He told The Stomping Ground: "I want Joshua vs Tyson. "I spoke with Fury but not about boxing. I just checked about his health and his family.
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"I think he maybe will return. I hope so.". CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. AJ, 35, has reacted to the fight being proposed yet again as he calculated the potential financial windfall. While appearing in a video from the same outlet, he worked out that in pay-per-view purchases, a potential £60MILLION could be banked.
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Watch the full episode of Contender on Sun Sport's YouTube channel NOW as we exclusively go behind the scenes with Lewis Williams. He then added in potential gate receipts for the fight, which raised the figure to £90m and then to £110m with sponsorship.
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AJ then claimed that Fury can have "30 out of that, and I'll take the rest". When asked if the fight could ever happen, he said: "I'll be honest, I don't want to talk about that. "It has been going on for a long time. "So that'll be a great fight.". He appeared to be getting tips from Uysk on how to beat Fury while ringside at Beterbiev vs Bivol 2.
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