TYSON FURY hasn’t been adversely affected by the collapse of his super-fight with Anthony Joshua or the delay of his third clash with Deontay Wilder.
The Gypsy King was due to face Joshua in a blockbuster undisputed title fight a week tomorrow but was ordered to have a trilogy fight with Wilder.
Fury’s third encounter with The Bronze Bomber, however, ended up being postponed until October after he tested positive for Covid-19.
But according to the Brit’s co-promoter Bob Arum, neither spanner thrown into the works has riled the WBC king.
The 89-year-old told Sky Sports: “I’m not a psychiatrist but I spent considerable time with Fury after the arbitrator’s decision then after his diagnosis.
“It seemed to me he wasn’t affected by anything.
“Tyson had a great mentality and none of these issues have any effect. None of this has affected him adversely.”
With the benefit of hindsight, Arum admits negligence on Fury and Top Rank’s part led to the postponement of the third Wilder fight.
He said: “It was negligence on all of ours parts – Top Rank’s and Tyson’s.
“It started out with a nice, relatively small group, of sparring partners in our gym.
It seemed to me he wasn’t affected by anything
Bob Arum on Tyson Fury
“Before anybody realised the sparring partners were bringing in friends and [Fury’s trainer] Sugarhill Steward had other fighters that he was training. Nobody was testing.
“It was going on the way we used to do it, before Covid. That was irresponsible on all of our parts.
“Tyson had a relatively mild case but had heavy breathing and congestion.
“There was no choice but to postpone it.
“We are hoping the bans on travel will be lifted and we will get some Brits over for the fight. They bring such a vibe to an arena.”
The Top Rank chief insists the same mistake won’t be made ahead of the October 9 bout, saying: “We are experts on the bubble. We invented the bubble before the NBA did.
“The gym will be a complete bubble. Nobody is getting in without a test.
“If you are negative, you come into the gym. If you are positive, goodbye.
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“Sparring partners are not allowed to bring their entourages. We won’t have Sugarhill training six or seven other people.
“The gym will be devoted completely to Tyson.
“Two of his sparring partners are on the undercard – Efe Ajagba and Jared Anderson.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
