Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight date, venue, purse split and what we know

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are now seemingly closing in on announcing a fight date, paving the way for the WBC Heavyweight World Champion to face his long-time heavyweight rival.

The pair have remarkably never faced one another despite a two-fight deal having been agreed in 2020 before Fury was ordered to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight by a US court. This meant that last autumn Fury faced Wilder for a third time, claiming victory, while 'AJ' lost to Oleksandr Usyk in their first fight.

This year has seen circumstance make it appear as a fight could have been further away than ever, with Fury successfully defending his WBC belt and declaring that he would like to face Usyk in a unification bout in the wake of the Ukrainian's win against Joshua last month.

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Joshua has said that he will be ready in December for a potential fight and that Fury should get in contact with his management team.

This has now seemingly happened, with a date being confirmed for December 17 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. However, Fury is unhappy with this.

He said: "I have Nov 26th at Wembley or Dec 3rd [at Principality]. One is 11 weeks, and one is 12 weeks. If a professional athlete who's shredded all year round can't get himself in shape in three months, there's a problem."

But how did this all start?

On Monday evening, hours after his initial video, Fury tweeted: "Yo @anthonyjoshua what you saying big G let’s give the fanz what they want as Usyk is bitching??? I got the date and venue who will rule Britannia?"

To which Joshua responded: "Yea calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if your really about it shout @258mgt. I’ll