TYSON FURY offered Anthony Joshua 40 PER CENT of his fight purse in order to close a historic Battle of Britain.
Fury, the undefeated WBC champion, has offered Fury a winter match.
Tyson Fury offered Anthony Joshua a lifeline in the form of a world title
On Monday, the Gypsy King called out former champion via Twitter
Joshua accepted publicly the WBC heavyweight champion's call out
AJ will receive a 40% split of the purse
It might have been logical to hold a showdown under the roof of Cardiff's Principality stadium, mid-late December, especially if both could achieve record-breaking pay per-view numbers.
Frank Warren, Fury's promoter at 34 years old, has revealed that the fight offer was for a November fight. This gives AJ less than two months to recover after his August 20 loss against Oleksandr Usyk.
Warren stated to talkSPORT that it was a voluntary defense and that AJ is a world champion, so it should not be a problem making the fight.
"I believe the terms we're sending are very fair.
"We are being fair. If they want to make the offer public, everyone will be shocked."
AJ will receive a 40% split of the largest purse in British boxing history.
This is 10 percent more than he would have received if he were a mandatory challenger, or ranked in WBC's top-15.
Joshua isn’t ranked by WBC so Fury will need to pick him with permission from Mexican sanctioning bodies to make the long-awaited domestic dust up happen.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BETTING OFFER - GET PS50 BACK AS CASHFury beat Dillian Whyte in April, but he was already in the courtroom having lost his fight for more that a 20 percent cut of their 94,000 Wembley sale-out.
The Body Snatcher was the WBC's interim, silver and diamond champions and was the mandatory challenger.
He was nevertheless forced to accept a small slice of the tickets, PPV pie and other perks.
AJ is however looking for a much better purse than his old opponent - despite having lost two fights.
His undisputed status as a boxing star and two-time reigns as WBA, IBF, and WBO king would make it easier for him to win the fight.
Joshua would have struggled to get more than a 20% cut of the purse if Team Fury hadn't been so generous.
According to the WBC rule books:
Champions must defend their titles against a challenger, whether they are required to do so or not.
(a) Any of the top ten rated candidates; or
(b) With the approval or ratification of a majority of Board of Governors
Any boxer rated 11-15;
ii. A champion boxer or highly-rated fighter in another weight division.
What does Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua compare in advance of their planned showdown?
iii. Another WBC champion, such a WBC Diamond Champion or Silver Champion,
Champion Emeritus or Champion in Recess
iv. A former world champion or another elite challenger;
v. champion of another boxing organisation recognized by the WBC
(c) in special circumstances and after approval or ratification of two-thirds
(2) Third (Board of Governors), a candidate not listed in any of the categories above.
3.4 Voluntary defenses Champions shall offer voluntary defenses against Qualified Challengers to meet their obligation to defend the title in a timely fashion.
A bout may only be used as a defense if it is allowed by the WBC according to these Rules & Regulations and any WBC rulings.
The handbook also outlines how AJ will fight for a fair deal in terms of finances.
2.17 The division of proceeds in a purse offer The net purse shall be divided in the following manner:
(a) 30% for title bouts champion, 70% for challenger;
In the event of vacant titles, elimination bouts, (b) 50% to each competitor;
The WBC Board of Governors may, by majority vote, authorize a modification of purse offer proceeds among boxers in unusual or special circumstances, such as consideration of outstanding market value of one boxer, as the WBC shall decide in its sole discretion.
Except in exceptional circumstances, the modification of the split must not exceed 60-40% or 55-45%.
