In an exclusive interview with iFL TV, Tyson Fury was asked about the growing tug-of-war among promoters over who will ultimately stage his long-anticipated matchup with Anthony Joshua.
With Dana White recently claiming he negotiated the deal and would play a role in promoting the event, alongside established boxing figures like Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn, Fury made it clear that the behind-the-scenes politics do not concern him.
“Honestly, I don’t care who’s promoting the match,” Fury said.
The former heavyweight champion then revealed what he has been hearing about a potential venue.
“I heard Donald Trump’s promotung it, to be honest,” Fury said. “I think it’s going to be like a White House lawn job. That’s what I’ve heard.”
When asked to elaborate on the ongoing promoter dispute, Fury dismissed the issue as little more than a battle of egos.
“To me, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “It’s more of an ego thing for the promoters, isn’t it? Like who’s got the longest d**k.”
Fury quickly shifted back to his own priorities.
“To me, I just turn up,” he said. “Give me me money and I’ll put on a show. That type of thing. I don’t really care who promotes the show.”
Fury also threw down a challenge to any promoter hoping to secure his services.
“Whoever wants to put the biggest check up, whoever wants to put the biggest event on, that’s who can be my promoter,” he said. “The gauntlet has been set. If you want to put the biggest check up or if you want to be the biggest time promoter, come see me, baby.”
The conversation then turned to the location of the Joshua match. Despite reports suggesting the current agreement requires the bout to take place in the United Kingdom, Fury once again showed little interest in the details.
“I don’t care where it is,” Fury said. “As long as the match happens, it can happen in any of our back gardens or in Japan. It doesn’t really matter to me. I just want to do the fig ht.”
Even when pushed to name a preferred destination, Fury remained completely indifferent.
“It doesn’t matter to me if it’s in the UK, Ireland, wherever you want to put the match on, put it on,” he said.
With so many promoters and stakeholders now linked to the event, Fury admitted that even he is unsure who is actually in charge.
“There are that many promoters involved now, it’s like who the f**k put the match on?” Fury said. “I don’t know.”
While Fury confirmed that contracts for the Joshua match have already been signed, he cautioned that boxing remains unpredictable and that the matchup is not guaranteed to happen next.
“The contracts have been signed for the main Joshua match,” Fury said. “But it’s still so close but so far away, if that makes any sense.”
He explained that either boxer suffering a setback could delay the showdown even further.
“Because if he gets knocked spark out or I get knocked spark out, then it kicks it down the line even further,” Fury added.
