Fury lambasts Joshua for refusing to sign bout contract

Tyson Fury, who has resolved to come out of retirement, has declared that he will not be fighting Anthony Joshua next.

An exasperated Fury could not hide his disappointment following Joshua’s refusal to sign bout contract as scheduled that will seal all-British heavyweight showdown, as he referred to the former WBA, WBO and IBF champion as a coward.

Fury, 34, who retired after his second triumph over Deontay Wilder in a trilogy last October, agrees comeback to face Joshua, as the boxing world awaits the clash tentatively fixed for December 3 but now being put on hold.

The Gypsy King set AJ a deadline of 5pm on Monday to sign the contract Fury lambasts Joshua for refusing to sign bout contract for their bout, but as that time passed, no paper was inked.

“Well guys, it’s official, D-day has come and gone,” Fury said on social media.

“It’s gone past 5pm Monday, no contract has been signed.

“It’s officially over for Joshua, he is now out in the cold with the wolfpack.

“Forget about it, idiot, coward, s***house, bodybuilder.

“Always knew it, always knew he didn’t have the minerals to fight the Gypsy King.

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Regardless of what the f*** you say now, I don’t really care. Good luck with your career and your life, end of, peace out.”

Fury called out Joshua earlier this month, despite his two consecutive defeats, after hearing that Oleksandr Usyk would not be ready to face him until early 2023.

AJ accepted the call and agreed to all of Fury’s proposed terms.

These included a 60/40 split in the champion’s favour, a 50/50 rematch clause and a proposed date of December 3 at the Principality Stadium.

The pair have been at contract stages with their teams going back-and-forth to try and finalise an agreement over the past week.

However, these things understandably take time and – with a dual broadcast arrangement between BT Sport and DAZN yet to be sorted out – no contracts have been signed.

Over the weekend, Fury said he’d lost patience and would instead face Mahmoud Charr on December 3 if Joshua did not sign on Monday.

AJ insisted on Sunday that he would sign the contract and his promoter Eddie Hearn warned that Monday would come too soon for everything to be completed in the deal.