Simon Jordan FIRES BACK At Tyson Fury Over Anthony Joshua Fight As British Blockbuster Is Signed

This heavyweight season on DAZN on May the 9th, Fabio Wardley makes his first defense of his WBO heavyweight title against former IBF champion Daniel Dubois in Manchester. Then May 23rd is Glory and Giza as Usyk faces Dutch kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven. With the WBC heavyweight title up for grabs, join DAZN Ultimate now, get 12 plus pay-per-views a year, including Wardley Dubois and Usyk Rico at no extra cost.

That's a fight. Wardley Dubois.

Wardley Dubois.

Who'd you take to win it?

Don't know. Honestly, don't know. I think it depends which Daniel Dubois turns up. If it's the one that sort of didn't know what he was doing against Usyk into the ring against Anthony Joshua. Waldron is such an unpredictable, immovable object. Great fight, proper fight. That's more of a legitimate fight than Fury versus Joshua.

That's about how much money they can rinse out of us. This is about two fighters trying to win a world title.

Okay, well, Fury nonetheless and Joshua have both signed contracts to finally fight later this year with a date and a venue to be confirmed. You heard Frank Warren saying there, his idea is it will be sometime in October. That remains to be seen. But does this remain the biggest fight in British boxing? Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua.

03-717-223344. Mohammed in Cardiff. Good morning. Where are you at with this, then?

Good morning, Jim. Good morning, Simon.

Morning. Congratulations for winning the award. Thanks, Jim. Good morning, Simon. Morning. Congratulations for winning the award. Thanks, mate.

But...

I think this is just another retirement paycheck for both of these fighters. Five years ago, this fight would have been amazing. Both of them went net prime. Both of them were world champions. It probably would have been the biggest fight

in British boxing history. But now, Fury, you've seen a decline in his last fight. AJ hasn't been the same for a while. And it just looks like it's just another big retirement paycheck

for the both of them.

Yeah, but Mohammed, you'll watch it, right? You won't miss it.

No, I don't think I'll watch it, if I'm honest. Like, there's a fight on Saturday, Benavidez versus Ramirez. but for me, that's a fight I've been watching. That's a proper fight. Wardly and Duvall, that's another fight. That's right. There's Jeopardy behind it. But this fight is just like Eubank and Ben.

It's just another cop-out. Obviously, these two guys have achieved more than Ben and Eubank, but it looks like five years ago, it would have been great,

but now, I don't think I'd be wasting my time on watching if I'm honest. Interesting. Muhammad, listen, thanks for that. Arsenal fan, boxing fan, Keith, we know you. Keith, good morning. You having this fight?

Good morning. You're doing me a favor. What a lot of nonsense. Fury against Joshua. Let me tell you something. Anthony Joshua is one of the luckiest men in the history of British boxing.

When he fought in the Olympics he lost in the first round and he lost in the final and then he gave him the decision because it was in London he then fought in his 15th or 16th fight he fought I forget the name of the chap but it was he fought a guy who's not even wasn't even really world level Charles Martin okay Charles Martin correct Charles Bigfoot Martin he's not even world level who is Anthony Joshua actually for you think well this is a live opponent the first Vladimir Klitschko was probably the best okay I think that is probably

his best but since then do me a favor he got as Simon said he got spanked by Daniel Dubois got spanked by him I don't consider Joshua I mean when they say the two fives are the best of the generation I mean what a weak generation to be called the best of your generation if Anthony Joshua is the best of his generation having said that Fury is a very good boxer but he's not a good liver and he is on the wane. Listen, I think really in terms of skill set,

Fury is way above, but make no mistake, Fury does get knocked down and one thing Joshua does have is that knockout power. So that's what makes it interesting, but am I buying the fight? Not really. I like to see in sport the best of the best and neither of these are the best of the best

Certainly not anymore

Okay, Keith, you're gonna win it atletico madrid. You're gonna put them out and get to the final. Ah

Well, listen, you know me Jim. I don't like to count my chickens I certainly hope so and we'll be keeping my fingers very firmly crossed

Good on you Keith always good to hear from you Michael big Crystal Palace fan and fight fan, no doubt. Fury Joshua, where are you at with it? Does it remain the biggest fight in British boxing?

Good morning, gentlemen. Listened to you for many years.

Glad you're healthy, Mr. Jordan.

Thank you.

First of all, the Wardley-DuBois fight is bigger than this, I think. But I'm a boxing purist, I'm glad that Fury and Joshua are getting it together. If Fury puts in the effort, he'll win. But if he plays like he did on his last match, he'll lose. The one thing I'd want, though, is no rematch clause. I'm not a big fan of rematches,

because then I'll play it safe on the first one and then win the second one. Just do a one and done,

and then you'll really see what winnables they have.

A one and done. Okay, thanks for the call, Michael. It's amazing, isn't it? Quite a lot of seasoned fight fans are saying, this doesn't fool us.

But I agree with a lot of that. I mean, I'm just mindful of the fact that I did nothing but pee all over Conor Benn and Chris Eubank, and I'm quite happy to do the same on this fight. Well, you called that a freak show at one point. Because I think it was.

So what's this? fight one another not a welterweight fighting against a super middleweight that's drained himself to a level that is almost you know emaciated I think these are two heavyweights they're not in their best this is a spectacle this is not a this is not a heavyweight fight with real jeopardy attached to it the jeopardy is about their relative pride their pride will be superseded by their bank balances so that's why you'll have two fights you surely go to this no I won't because I'm tired of Tyson and his crap and the fact that he doesn't want to engage with people because he could this a one-way transaction so I'll watch the fight I'm not gonna be

churlish about not watching the fight but I'm not intending to go to the fight I know but it'll be great spectacle I know that the media hype behind it will be enormous but but I feel like you in the same way he feels about us but with that in mind I recognize that's not how it works so with our space we will cover him but as far as the fight's concerned I don't think that Waldley versus Dubois is a bigger fight I think it's a better fight this is a legitimate fight between one who's a world champion both of them

have been elevated to the world titles Dubois has validated his world title, well he's got to validate his by beating De Bois that's got real fierce debate about who can win it, it's got real fierce engagement it's got real integrity behind the fights, it's not a race to the bank this is a race to the bank, this is two guys saying to the public we're dining out on our reputations, you can't begrudge it, if people want to pay it, they'll pay it but as far as the spectacle is concerned, wonderful spectacle. As far as a boxing fight is concerned, who do I think wins? I think Fury will beat him. I've always felt Fury will beat him.

I think nothing's changed. They're both diminished. So if I felt the best versions of one another, it's about who's diminished the most.

How does Fury beat Matt Poynton?

I just think he's a cleverer fighter. I think he can... people make the kind of Johnny Nelson is far more educated than me talks about the fact that Fury's not got his legs anymore yeah and his legs get him out of trouble yeah and the fact that Joshua can still punch we've seen him for big punches still not yes and they're getting anyone of any meaning but we know he's still got it so listen all of it will be a media spectacle that will bring out the best of British sports it'll bring out the best of Wembley

Stadium it'll bring out the fabulous British fans that are far better than any boxing fans in any country around the world. Yeah. But is it the top fight that once it could have been? No.

Okay. It's looking like October. One good thing would come out of it, if Tashton Fury does end up speaking to us, at least we all get a few things off our chest.

He says.

Fury Joshua. Fury Joshua. It's happening at last.