We knew that Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) was not going to have an immediate rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wildey (40-0-1, 39 KOs) once Fury pulled a fast one and signed an exclusive deal with Top Rank/ESPN. No worries, it happens, it’s boxing. There was still the matter of finding out which opponent he’d fight on his ESPN/ESPN+ debut before pursuing the bigger matchups again.
So who would it be? Joseph Parker? Oscar Rivas? Bryant Jennings? Dillian Whyte? Some other perfectly capable fighter with some name value? Hell, we’d have probably accepted Tyrone Spong, who’s #8 in the WBO rankings.