FANS are already turning their backs on a third Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder fight – with nearly 90 per cent demanding the Gypsy King fight Anthony Joshua next.
An exclusive poll from SunSport has revealed very few supporters would prefer to see the final bout in the Fury-Wilder trilogy over a unification clash with AJ.
Nearly 90 per cent of fans would prefer Fury fought AJ over Wilder
Of the 11,000 fans who answered, a staggering 9,500 opted for the all-British, £100million “Fight of the Century”.
Fury’s impressive win over the Bronze Bomber on Saturday night saw him clinch the WBC title, as well as the Ring Magazine belt.
Meanwhile, Joshua is the current owner of the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts – with all heavyweight world titles held by British fighters.
And fans are itching to see who is the one true champion, with 88 per cent demanding Fury next fight Joshua.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn recently said he and Frank Warren – Fury’s promoter – would be “clowns” and “idiots” if they didn’t make the fight happen.
Hearn claimed: “We’d be clowns, we’d be idiots if we didn’t make this fight happen because it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.
“We’ve got total domination of the heavyweight division in this country.
“Let’s not waste the chance to make history.”
STRAIGHT TO AJ
And now, Warren has responded, admitting he too would prefer to see Fury fight Joshua over Wilder.
Warren told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I prefer to go straight to Joshua, but that is the contract.
“It has to be honoured unless we can reach some accommodation for him to step aside.
“We could pay him to step aside if he wants to do that, but that is his choice.”
Wilder has 30 days, starting after Saturday night’s defeat, to activate the rematch clause.
On the prospect of it being invoked, Warren continued: “It would be lucrative for [Wilder], but I have spoken to his manager and Deontay does believe he has the beating of Tyson, and he can knock him out.
“I don’t believe that. I fancied Tyson to stop him before the fight at the weekend.
“If he insists on the fight, we’re locked into it.”
Joshua next fights mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, but Warren is still confident Fury will take on AJ this year.
Warren added: “I want it before the end of the year, provided Anthony Joshua does not get defeated by anyone else…”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
