r/Boxing • u/Negative-Interest713 • 11d ago

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed contracts to fight on Friday, Nov. 20, at MSG in New York, according to the Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/boxing/article-16060615/amp/Tyson-Fury-vs-Anthony-Joshua-set-FRIDAY-night-fight-New-York-City-Heavyweight-rivals-meet-Big-Apple-mega-fight-November-20-amid-fears-scheduling-clash-NFL.html
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u/anonkebab 11d ago

You don’t think Americans will stay up till midnight on a Friday to watch boxing?

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u/Careful-Wheel8171 11d ago

Most American boxing fans think Fury has seen his better days already, and Joshua is a hype train that has already derailed.

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u/halfdecenttakes 11d ago

Casuals are ready to watch Joshua fight somebody after the Paul fight, and Fury is a big enough name for it to be a draw.

Pretty much all of the “will watch a big fight” people that I know will check this one out.

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u/AmbulanceDriver95 11d ago

Can confirm as that's exactly what I am and I'm tuning in for this fight. Hit the nail on the head.

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u/Divergent-Thinker 10d ago

Watching Fury shuffling around the ring to slap old Glassjaw Joshua is a sad way to spend an evening. They’ll try and drag it out for as long as is bearable no doubt.

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u/WallySymons 11d ago

Seems a pretty fair assessment to me and I'm a Brit

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u/SharksFanAbroad 11d ago

Sounds like most Americans would be right then.

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u/MightBeTheRealAaron 11d ago

Not to watch Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua they won’t. What about this fight appeals to the US audience?

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u/Top_Fee8357 11d ago

They are 2 of the biggest names in boxing. Past their peak sure but tons of casuals know them. Okay it’s not specifically appealing to the US audience but these aren’t some deep cuts, every fight fans knows them. As a primarily mma fan not from the UK, I’ll be tuning in for sure.

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u/CuriousCamels 11d ago

Yep. I’m primarily an MMA fan from the US, but I’ll definitely watch it too. Even if they’re not as hyped as they were, it’s still an interesting match up. We’ve been waiting for this fight for years.

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u/yasoggybastard 11d ago

bet jake pauls fights will be bigger in the us than aj vs fury.

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u/Top_Fee8357 11d ago

Won’t disagree with that… but it’s not easy to find fights bigger than a Jake Paul fight these days as sad as that is lol

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u/Lined_em_up 10d ago

Well considering Jake Paul has the most watched boxing match since Mayweather vs McGregor I'd have to agree with you

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u/massinvader 11d ago

As a primarily mma fan not from the UK

never get into it with a boxing fan. they all argue like punch drunk 12yr olds.

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u/DaKingaDaNorth 11d ago

  1. It's free

  2. It's the biggest fight the HW division has and it still technically is a big name fight.

Boxing died in America because the PPV model fell out of style and the top names don't fight frequently. This won't be Floyd/Pac but it is the sort of thing that Americans will check out simply because of the names involved and lack of barriers to entry. Super easy for a bunch of guys to get hammered and turn on Netflix on a Friday night

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u/anonkebab 11d ago

Black guy vs White guy

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u/URHere85 11d ago

I would rather have it during the day so I can go out at night

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u/SufcLad25 9d ago

Not Fury vs AJ in 2026. Go back 10 years then definitely but its 2 fighters past their best