Anthony Joshua greenlights Dana Whites involvement in Tyson Fury mega-fight

Anthony Joshua has just offered Dana White a lifeline.

The UFC CEO was expecting to enter the world of boxing and dominate. While he has made a splash, his plan hasn’t transpired thus far and has worsened during his verbal war with Eddie Hearn. White wanted to be involved in the biggest fight in British boxing history: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua. He spent months battling Hearn but ultimately failed in his pursuit of being the fight’s official promoter.

Unwilling to kick the man while he’s down, Joshua confirmed that his loyalty lies with Eddie Hearn and he would never deviate from that. The heavyweight boxing star then posed a question to Dana White, saying:

“So my loyalty is with Eddie. There’s nothing against Dana at all. I don’t know Dana to have anything against him, but my honor and loyalty in this situation stands with Eddie Hearn.”

Joshua continued.

“A good question that maybe when you interview Dana would be: Dana, put yourself in Eddie’s shoes. If you’re promoting a show in America and Eddie wanted to promote that show that you’re managing the fighter and promoting the fighter and you’ve been with him, would you let Eddie do it? And there you have your answer whether Eddie done the right thing, standing his ground.”

Unbothered by the ongoing feud between Eddie Hearn and Dana White, Anthony Joshua welcomed White to join in the fight’s promotion.

“So, you think Dana should be involved? I agree. I agree,” Joshua added. “And it wasn’t no calling Dana like, ‘Yeah, say more.’ I think there’s a genuine- I don’t think they dislike each other that much. But I think on a business level, there is a genuine dislike there. And they want to show I’ve got the bigger- I’ve got the bigger corporate business type thing. I want to show you who I am when it comes to contracts. I want to show you who I am when it comes to deals.”

“And I think that it’s been fun.”