TYSON FURY says he intends to overtake Floyd Mayweather as boxing’s new money man by signing a multi-million pound contract.
The WBC heavyweight penned a deal with management company MTK Global when he returned to the ring in 2018.
Tyson Fury plans to make history with his next contract… after he defeats Anthony JoshuaCredit: PA:Press Association
He then signed with UK promoter Frank Warren and BT Sports before taking that a step further the following year.
The Gypsy King agreed a bumper deal with US promoter Bob Arum and American broadcaster ESPN.
Fury is three fights into that five bout package and is looking to finish it off by firstly defeating Deontay Wilder again before an expected unification showdown with fellow Brit and heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua.
And he is planning on securing a package that would smash all before him – including the world’s richest boxer Mayweather, who is worth an estimated £460m.
Speaking on Instagram Live, Fury said: “I’m coming to the end of my contract with Top Rank, I’ve got two more fights left with those guys and I wanna renew it.
“I don’t wanna just walk away after two more fights, I’m 31 years old.
“Like Billy said – the man who helped with this deal with ESPN and Top Rank – he said, ‘They better get out the dump truck and reverse it back up to Tyson Fury’s bank account, because that’s what it’s gonna need.’
“I wanna get that big, big major fight deal. I wanna break all records for a British fighter to go overseas and get the biggest signing record in history.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is worth an estimated £460mCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Mike Tyson amassed a fortune of over £300m before filing for bankruptcy in 2003Credit: Instagram / @miketyson
“And I know that with MTK Global, Top Rank and Frank Warren, I know that we can make that happen.
“I know that we can break history with the biggest fight contract deal in the history of boxing.
“Bigger than Floyd Mayweather, bigger than Canelo, bigger than Mike Tyson, bigger than anybody.
“I think it’s very possible and I always aim high with my achievements. That’s my next aim.
“After I’ve wiped out these two dossers, Wilder and Joshua, then the world’s my oyster and we wanna see that big, big contract come from ESPN and whoever’s out there battling to get the ‘Gypsy King’ on their station.”
Britain is on the verge of a historic heavyweight undisputed title decider between Fury and AJ – who won the WBA, IBF and WBO belts back off Andy Ruiz Jr last December.
But the heavyweight kings both have a final hurdle to get over before finally facing each other, with Joshua mandated to defend his titles against Kubrat Pulev and Fury obligated to face Wilder for a third time.
Should they come through their respected challenges, the biggest fight in British boxing history moves a step closer and will ultimately determine the division’s true No1.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
