Tyson Fury Floats a 10-Fight Deal with Joshua Looming
Fury says he wants another 10-fight contract after his current deal ends, starting with Anthony Joshua.
Tyson Fury is already thinking past Anthony Joshua. The 38-year-old heavyweight says he wants to sign another 10-fight contract once his current deal wraps up.
"I'm going to continue," Fury told WSVN Miami. "I'll finish the contract off and then probably sign another 10-fight deal. Who knows?"
Fury has two fights left on his current agreement. The first and biggest is Anthony Joshua on December 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, per Boxing News 24. That fight alone could derail the entire 10-fight idea if Joshua's power proves too much for a fighter whose reflexes have slowed over 39 professional bouts.
Fury's recent history is mixed. He lost consecutive decisions to Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed title series, then rebuilt with comeback wins over Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach earlier this year. Neither of those opponents tested the version of Fury that Joshua will face.
The concern, per Boxing News 24, is what happens if Fury takes a heavy loss to Joshua. He would be stuck weighing dangerous contenders against tune-up opponents that fans don't want to pay for. Fury's home-country draw remains strong, but a string of soft-touch fights could drain the audience fast.
Fury acknowledged the money has to make sense and the schedule has to move quickly given his age. Names like Daniel Dubois and Agit Kabayel have surfaced as possible future opponents beyond Joshua.
Ten more fights for Tyson Fury at 38 years old. Let's think about what that actually looks like.
If Joshua cracks him in Cardiff, the next nine become a tour of diminishing returns: a couple of names, a couple of paydays, and a whole lot of fights nobody outside the UK is paying for. Fury's chin held up against Usyk, but Usyk is a surgeon. Joshua is a sledgehammer. Different problem entirely.
Fury is at his best when he has something to prove. The Wilder trilogy, the Usyk fights, those were events. A 10-fight deal at this stage of his career is a business move, not a competitive one. And that's fine if Fury is honest about it. The issue is when the business fights turn into damage fights, and nobody around him is willing to say stop.
