Tyson Fury has suggested he has signed to face Anthony Joshua, but it appears nothing is imminent as of yet.
The 'Gypsy King' made a successful return outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in London at the weekend.
He then made a beeline for long-term heavyweight rival Joshua who watched on from ringside seemingly waiting in the rings.
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But unlike many expected, AJ refused to jump in the ring and come face-to-face with his fellow Briton.
The pair instead exchanged words from opposite sides of the ropes, with Netflix and Turki Alalshikh teasing a fight agreement for this summer.
Joshua later clarified that he didn't entertain any promotional antics as he didn't want to take the limelight from Fury, but also that nothing is yet set in stone.
He said: âItâs on him. It's been hard to get it done in the past.
âLook, heâs the one that retired. Iâve been in the game, never retired. Iâve been standing strong for the last 13 years. Itâs on him.
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"He disappears, come back, disappears. Iâm not here to chase fame, or chase hype.
"Iâm a real person and fight whoever is in front of me, whether itâs him or the next person. It donât matter to me."
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On whether the Fury fight is signed to come next, he added: â[Fury] could be a warm-up fight after what I saw tonight.
"Weâll see. I was just in a serious incident just four months ago and I need to see whatâs going on with my return to the ring.
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"Iâm here and keeping my eye on the game. Thereâs real stuff happening in my life.â
Fury suggests he has already signed for fight
So for Joshua, the formalities are yet to be completed with a plan not yet set in stone.
The former champion is likely to take a warm-up fight, given he was involved in a car accident in December, and has not competed since.
But Fury is ready to go now and is trying to lure AJ into taking the fight immediately.
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Netflix teased that the fight could come on the streaming service in the autumn period.
And the Morecambe giant said he'd signed an agreement and hoped the Joshua fight was on it.
He said: âIâve signed, done. It doesnât really matter how many fights it is [on that deal], letâs just get one done.
âHe was brought here tonight, ringside, for a reason: to get the fight done. I signed months ago, I donât know if heâs signed, and by the looks of it, heâs not gonna.
âHe didnât want it, he was shellshocked, he didnât know what to say. If it was me, Iâd have jumped in the ring, faced off, letâs get it on.
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âI donât know [what the purse split is], Iâm not interested in all that bulls***. If he gets ÂŁ600m, good luck to him, and if I get 50p, good luck to me.â
The 'Gypsy King' made a successful return outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in London at the weekend.
He then made a beeline for long-term heavyweight rival Joshua who watched on from ringside seemingly waiting in the rings.
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But unlike many expected, AJ refused to jump in the ring and come face-to-face with his fellow Briton.
The pair instead exchanged words from opposite sides of the ropes, with Netflix and Turki Alalshikh teasing a fight agreement for this summer.
Joshua later clarified that he didn't entertain any promotional antics as he didn't want to take the limelight from Fury, but also that nothing is yet set in stone.
He said: âItâs on him. It's been hard to get it done in the past.
âLook, heâs the one that retired. Iâve been in the game, never retired. Iâve been standing strong for the last 13 years. Itâs on him.
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"He disappears, come back, disappears. Iâm not here to chase fame, or chase hype.
"Iâm a real person and fight whoever is in front of me, whether itâs him or the next person. It donât matter to me."
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On whether the Fury fight is signed to come next, he added: â[Fury] could be a warm-up fight after what I saw tonight.
"Weâll see. I was just in a serious incident just four months ago and I need to see whatâs going on with my return to the ring.
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"Iâm here and keeping my eye on the game. Thereâs real stuff happening in my life.â
Fury suggests he has already signed for fight
So for Joshua, the formalities are yet to be completed with a plan not yet set in stone.
The former champion is likely to take a warm-up fight, given he was involved in a car accident in December, and has not competed since.
But Fury is ready to go now and is trying to lure AJ into taking the fight immediately.
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Netflix teased that the fight could come on the streaming service in the autumn period.
And the Morecambe giant said he'd signed an agreement and hoped the Joshua fight was on it.
He said: âIâve signed, done. It doesnât really matter how many fights it is [on that deal], letâs just get one done.
âHe was brought here tonight, ringside, for a reason: to get the fight done. I signed months ago, I donât know if heâs signed, and by the looks of it, heâs not gonna.
âHe didnât want it, he was shellshocked, he didnât know what to say. If it was me, Iâd have jumped in the ring, faced off, letâs get it on.
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âI donât know [what the purse split is], Iâm not interested in all that bulls***. If he gets ÂŁ600m, good luck to him, and if I get 50p, good luck to me.â
