{"id":691194,"date":"2026-07-14T13:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691194\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:39:11","slug":"fury-has-had-a-cupcake-and-a-cookie-instead-of-joshua-says-tim-bradley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691194\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury Has Had A ‘Cupcake’ And A ‘Cookie’ Instead Of Joshua, Says Tim Bradley"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wait for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has gone on long enough, according to Hall of Famer Tim Bradley.<\/p>\n

With Fury set to face Mariusz Wach on July 24 and Joshua preparing for his August showdown with Jake Paul, Bradley questioned why boxing\u2019s biggest all-British rivalry still hasn\u2019t happened despite years of anticipation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCome on, man. What are we doing?\u201d Bradley said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting on this for a long time. AJ needs a tune-up fight after everything he\u2019s been through. But damn, Fury, you just had a cupcake. Now you\u2019re getting a cookie. What are we waiting on?\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley also expressed frustration that both heavyweights are now well beyond their primes after spending years on separate paths.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand how they\u2019re both from the same country and they never fought before,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cNow we\u2019ve got to wait until they\u2019re older in their careers, past their prime. One retires, then comes back. He retires again, then comes back. Come on, Fury. Get in there and fight. Get it over with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley reserved some of his strongest criticism for reports that Fury-Joshua could take place in Las Vegas rather than the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the dumbest. I don\u2019t understand these people\u2019s business mind,\u201d Bradley said. \u201cThey\u2019re English fighters. Why wouldn\u2019t it be over there? Wembley. That\u2019s where the fight needs to be because the fans are going to come out and support it. That\u2019s an all-British showdown. It makes no sense to bring it here in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bradley acknowledged that Joshua\u2019s popularity in the United States has grown following his victory over Jake Paul and understands the business case for staging the fight in America. Even so, he believes the event belongs in front of British fans who have waited more than a decade to see the heavyweight rivals finally share the ring.<\/p>\n

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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