Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is blamed for the delay in negotiations for the Tyson Fury vs Joshua British showdown.

Hearn stands accused of employing delay tactics by holding onto the contract after revision by Bob Arum, who looks after Fury’s United States interests after his promoter, Frank Warren did likewise over the weekend.

“Eddie Hearn is stalling everything because he doesn’t want the fight to happen,” Arum told talkSPORT.

Speaking further, Arum expressed that Hearn must have stalled the contracts out of fear of Joshua losing the fight.

“I don’t know of any issues. He sends a draft, then Frank and George (Warren) reply. Then we don’t hear from Eddie for days.

“He’s stalling until it dies of its own volition.”

Arum was quick to point out that Joshua is Matchroom Boxing’s most valuable asset and another loss for the former two-time world champion would be career-ending.

However, the Hall of Famer didn’t send any claims or accusations towards the British-Nigerian, only Hearn.

He says, “I think Joshua, for whatever reason, wants the fight to happen. And I know Tyson Fury does.

“But Eddie doesn’t. So Eddie is doing whatever he can to prevent the fight from happening.

“From Eddie’s standpoint, he believes he has a valuable asset in Joshua, who has now lost three out of five fights. He figures to lose again, which could make it four out of six, and it would make him a lot less valuable after the event.

“So he’s trying to prevent it from happening.”

According to Arum, all the fight needs is a signature from Joshua and it’s good to go. . The venue is already booked, and the purse split is arranged for a Cardiff bout.

“You can’t make a fight unless somebody agrees to the contract. But if you put him in a torture chamber, he still wouldn’t agree to the contract.

Arum further stated, “I don’t blame Tyson Fury for getting upset at what is happening.”

“It’s frustrating for him and for the last week or so. He’s felt that deep down Joshua didn’t want it.”

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