Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight date 2022: Will it happen and what has been said?

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is the fight that has been on boxing fans’ lips for years. But the prospects of the bout actually taking place seem slimmer than ever after Fury confirmed his retirement.

The Gypsy King claimed on several occasions prior to his fight against Dillian Whyte on Saturday that he planned to call it a day. And the 33-year-old confirmed that remains the case after retaining his heavyweight crown at Wembley.

Fury said: “I promised my lovely wife Paris that after the (Deontay) Wilder three fight that would be it. I meant it.

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"But I got offered a fight at Wembley and I thought I owed it to the fans, to every person in the United Kingdom, to come here and fight. Now it’s all done I have to be a man of my word and I think this is it."

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn claimed it was a ‘done deal’ for his fighter to take on his rival Fury last year. Contracts were signed, a date was in the process of being agreed, and the biggest all-British contest for decades looked on.

But the proposed fight fell through when Wilder won his arbitration case for another shot at Fury. The trilogy clash took place in October, with Fury victorious.

The previous month, Joshua took on Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Londoner was defeated. Fast forward six months and Fury does have the all-British clash he was after - but it’s against Whyte instead of AJ.

Joshua, meanwhile, is set to face Usyk in a rematch of their first fight. That is due to happen in Saudi Arabia in July, if the latest reports are to be believed.

Joshua was offered a large sum of money to step aside from his fight to pave the way for Fury to take on Usyk in a