Fury v AJ fight likely off as Hearn demands more cash

Tyson Fury has stated that his highly anticipated heavyweight boxing match against Anthony Joshua is unlikely to proceed, citing promoter Eddie Hearn's alleged demand for more money. Fury launched an explosive tirade on Instagram, accusing Hearn and Joshua of being "money-thirsty" and having "the audacity and cheek of flea-bitten rats" for seeking additional funds from Saudi benefactor Turki Alalshikh. Fury claims Alalshikh has already provided substantial financial backing for various ventures, including boxing, darts, and snooker deals over the past few years.

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Quick update: Doesn’t look like they’re going to sign the fight, doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. All because Eddie Hearn and that want more money.

Contracts for the fight, reportedly scheduled for November 20 in New York City, are understood to have been signed. However, Hearn had indicated that further work was needed to finalize the deal. Fury suggested that Hearn's insistence on renegotiating terms is the sole reason for the potential collapse of the bout. He expressed frustration, calling Hearn and Joshua "disgusting, money-thirsty pieces of shit" and "little cowards."

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They’ve already had that much money off of Turki in the last few years, Eddie and AJ. They’ve had boxing deals, darts deals, snooker deals, they’ve had everything. And yet they’ve had the audacity and cheek of flea-bitten rats to ask for more money from Turki, who’s given you everything combined in the last couple of years.

Fury, 38, concluded his Instagram post by stating, "It is what it is, same old cliche a decade later, keep running you little cowards." The dispute highlights the complex financial negotiations often involved in staging mega-fights and the public tensions that can arise between fighters and promoters.

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You’re disgusting, money-thirsty pieces of shit. It is what it is, same old cliche a decade later, keep running you little cowards.