Tyson Fury reveals purse split for Anthony Joshua fight with 'take it or leave it' offer

Tyson Fury has revealed that he has offered Anthony Joshua a 60:40 split for their proposed 'Battle of Britain' fight which has been touted to take place later this year.

The WBC champion has revealed that he has made the offer to Joshua's team, with the former lineal champion making the offer to the former WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion of the world. However, with negotiations seemingly at an embryonic stage it is unclear whether or not 'AJ' will accept the offer.

The 33-year-old has appeared willing to fight the self-styled 'Gypsy King', tweeting out on Monday evening that he would be willing to fight in December, he wrote: "Yea calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if your [sic] really about it shout 258mgt. I’ll be ready in December. Khalas."

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Now, Fury has responded with a video on Twitter, saying that he would propose a 60:40 split, with the current champion taking the higher share. Fury said: "Hi guys, I'm being bombarded with messages on how much am I going to pay AJ and everyone's saying is it going to be 80:20, 70:30, 75:25 - the actual answer is that I've offered him 60:40.

"40 per cent of this amazing fight because I want this fight to happen - he doesn't have any excuses now not to take it. He can't say I've low-balled him and offered him 20, 30 per cent - I've offered the people 40 per cent and take it or leave it".

It remains to be seen whether or not Joshua will take the offer, but with a deal in excess of the 80:20 split for his last fight with Dillian Whyte, it would represent a generous deal for a fight that people would like to see.

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