{"id":672643,"date":"2026-07-04T01:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T01:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/672643\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T01:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T01:34:14","slug":"tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-doesnt-work-financially-without-the-saudis-says-adam-catterall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/672643\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury Vs. Anthony Joshua Doesn’t Work Financially Without The Saudis, Says Adam Catterall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Catterall believes Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua\u2019s long-awaited showdown simply doesn\u2019t work financially without Saudi Arabia\u2019s backing, while Simon Jordan says that reality explains why Turki Alalshikh ultimately holds the strongest hand in negotiations over the fight\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Questions remain over where the heavyweight clash will take place after Eddie Hearn insisted the fight is contractually set for the UK. Catterall argued, however, that the enormous purses Fury and Joshua are expected to command cannot be covered by gate receipts and pay-per-view revenue alone. Instead, Saudi Arabia\u2019s financial backing is what makes the fight possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think also where AJ and Tyson Fury reside now might have some sort of bearing on where they might want the fight to be. Ultimately, he\u2019s the money in the room, and he can determine it, and he can say what he wants to say because he\u2019s paying for the right to do so,\u201d Catterall said on talkSPORT.<\/p>\n

Jordan agreed, arguing that the economics of the fight give Alalshikh the leverage to decide where it ultimately lands.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to ask yourself where does Turki want it? Why does he want this fight? Because he\u2019s the money in the room. He\u2019s the one that\u2019s creating the outcome,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cIf Frank and Eddie are doing it, it has a certain scale, and they\u2019re not going to break the budget economically just to make a fight happen for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simon argued that even a sold-out Wembley Stadium would not generate enough revenue to cover the career-high purses Fury and Joshua are expected to seek. In his view, Saudi Arabia\u2019s investment bridges the gap between what the event can realistically earn and what the two former heavyweight champions are likely to demand.<\/p>\n

The discussion comes after Turki Alalshikh hosted a high-profile meeting this week involving representatives from Queensberry, Matchroom, TKO Boxing and Sela to discuss the future of boxing. Although Fury versus Joshua remains one of the sport\u2019s biggest potential fights, no official venue or date has been announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suppose we have to be grateful that the fight\u2019s eventually being made because if it was left to Frank and Eddie, probably we\u2019d never see this fight,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n

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Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n

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