{"id":858098,"date":"2026-08-17T05:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858098\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T05:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:26:11","slug":"dana-white-unsure-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-actually-happens-to-make-a-fight-two-guys-have-to-want-to-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858098\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White unsure Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua actually happens: &#8220;To make a fight, two guys have to want to fight&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:<a class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-doubts-dricus-du-plessis-gets-next-middleweight-title-shot-due-to-history-with-sean-strickland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Cormier doubts Dricus du Plessis gets next middleweight title shot due to history with Sean Strickland<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tyson-Fury-and-Anthony-Joshua-still-havent-fought-and-Dana-White-wonders-if-itll-ever-happen-1024x68.jpeg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua still haven't fought, and Dana White wonders if it'll ever happen\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing<\/p>\n<p>Zuffa Boxing frontman Dana White has no clue if Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will ever share the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Fury vs. Joshua has long been viewed as the biggest UK boxing match that can be booked. The problem is, neither side has been on the same page to make the bout a reality. Many believe \u201cThe Gypsy King\u201d and Joshua <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/boxing-news\/teddy-atlas-thinks-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-is-cash-grab-but-wont-rule-out-entertaining-fight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">should\u2019ve fought during the peak of their careers<\/a>, and White is one of those detractors.<\/p>\n<p>During the UFC 330 post-fight presser, White questioned if Fury and Joshua actually have a desire to fight each other (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/zuffa-boxing-news\/465440\/dana-white-on-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-saga-this-fight-should-have-happened-10-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MMAMania<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, this f\u2013king saga, we\u2019ll see how this whole thing plays out,\u201d White said. \u201cThey either want to fight or they don\u2019t. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White said there is still a substantial amount of money to be made for a potential Fury vs. Joshua fight. Even so, the UFC boss said nothing can materialize if the fighters don\u2019t actually want it to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo make a fight, two guys have to want to fight,\u201d White said. \u201cPeriod. End of story. Contracts and this and that? There\u2019s a lot of f\u2013king money for grabs in this fight. Do you want to fight or do you not want to fight? I don\u2019t give a s\u2013t one way or the other. I\u2019d be happy [if the fight was in the UK]. I don\u2019t give a s\u2013t. Do you want to fight or do you not want to fight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White agrees with those who feel Fury vs. Joshua is long overdue, and he hopes the stars align to finally pull the matchup off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight should have happened ten years ago, is it going to happen now? We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Fury and Joshua recently had tune-up fights prior to their potential matchup. Fury traveled to Pattaya in Thailand to score a seventh round corner stoppage over Mariusz Wach. Joshua had far more difficulty in his clash with Kristian Prenga, surviving two knockdowns before turning the tide with a second-round knockout win.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua will finally happen, or will it forever be a \u201cwhat if\u201d story? Drop your opinion below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BJPENN.COM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trending:Daniel Cormier doubts Dricus du Plessis gets next middleweight title shot due to history with Sean StricklandQueensberry Promotions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-858098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}