Solomon Dacres, heavyweight boxer and Tyson Fury's sparring partner joined talkSPORT Breakfast, and gave his prediction on how The Gypsy King will approach things against former UFC champion, Francis Ngannou.
Credit: Eddie Hearn - InstagramHowever, the WBC heavyweight champion has distanced himself from a fight with Joshua and claimed Hearn is simply mentioning his name to make headlines.
"Eddie Hearn has to speak about that because his full stable has gone down the toilet," Fury told the "The only time he gets any relevance is when he talks about Tyson Fury so if I were him, I’d talk about Tyson Fury too.I sparred Tyson Fury for Francis Ngannou fight and this is his game plan for ex-UFC star“I told them in December, this is the final opportunity you guys are ever going to get to fight me so take it today or don’t. And they didn’t. So, they’re out in the cold. Frozen."
The Matchroom Sports chairman recently suggested Fury and Joshua could make £100 million each if they settle their rivalry in the ring.Fury vs Ngannou undercard: Parker and 'future of heavyweight boxing' in actionCredit: Mikey Williams/Top RankHe added: "I'm not sure who is going to give us the £100m each. Who is going to pay it? Eddie Hearn hasn’t got it. Eddie Hearn ain’t got 20 per cent of that.
“So, who is going to pay us the £100m each? If he does know someone who is going to give us £100m each then give us a call.Joshua is also expected to return to the ring before Christmas after picking up wins over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius earlier this year.Only time will tell if Fury and Hearn will put aside their differences for fight talks or if a scrap with Joshua will become just another big bout that never got made.
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