Discussing the situation, Simon Jordan questioned whether White’s involvement would actually facilitate get the team over the line.

“Do we think Dana flapping his gums will facilitate in the fight that still seems to be a bit up in the air?” Jordan said on talkSPORT Boxing, debating Fury’s future and the growing influence of Zuffa Boxing.

The broadcaster suggested that the situation is becoming more complicated due to the various parties already involved in the fight, including Riyadh Season, Queensberry and TKO.

Jordan believes the biggest concern is not whether Fury and Joshua want the fight, but whether the business interests surrounding it could delay or derail progress.

“I worry that politics will get in the way of this fight,” Simon said.

Despite concerns that Fury could walk away from longtime promoter Frank Warren, Jordan argued that existing contractual and commercial arrangements could make a neat break impossible.

He suggested that Queensberry could still remain involved behind the scenes, especially if Fury takes a booster fight ahead of his fight with Joshua.

Other panelists asked questions about how the move to Zuffa might impact existing contracts and where the fight will ultimately take place. There has already been speculation that the Fury-Joshua fight could be staged outside the UK, despite previous suggestions that Wembley Stadium would be the preferred destination.

Although Jordan was aware of the growing uncertainty, he did not predict that the fight would end in a fiasco.

“There is too much money in this fight for this not to happen,” Jordan said.

Fury is expected to return for a warm-up at the end of the summer before taking on the fight against Joshua that remains one of the biggest attractions in world boxing.

“I mean, he didn’t limit himself to that. I mean, in training camp, training camp was ultimately garbage,” Spence said on Andre Ward’s channel.

He then revealed that he hadn’t sparred for a long time before the fight.

“Ask anyone who was in Vegas at this gym. They didn’t see me sparring. Nobody saw me sparring. Honey, two weeks off, two, three weeks off, I haven’t trained for six weeks off, brother,” Errol said.

Spence also revealed that he was struggling with an injury during camp.

“I had to get a cortisone shot in my ribs because my ribs were hurting,” Spence said.

The comments sparked a backlash on social media, with some accusing Spence of making excuses for the July 2023 loss. The 35-year-old later directly addressed the criticism.

Regardless, Bud was disciplined, deserved it, and won the W…

— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) June 16, 2026

Spence continued by explaining that there were tactical areas that had not been addressed in the build-up to the bout with Crawford, who switched seamlessly between an orthodox and southpaw stance throughout the fight.

“We’re not going to do that in training camp,” Spence said, discussing Crawford’s stance as a southpaw. “There were a lot of things that could have gone differently or could have been prevented. Even if I hadn’t sparred that way, we could have prevented a lot of things that shouldn’t have happened.”

Although Spence acknowledged shortcomings in preparation, he stopped low of suggesting that Crawford’s victory was undeserved. Instead, his follow-up message emphasized that Crawford deserved the victory thanks to his discipline and execution on fight night.

Crawford dropped Spence three times before forcing a stoppage in the ninth round of their undisputed welterweight championship clash on July 29, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The victory made Crawford the first male fighter of the four-belt era to become undisputed champion in two weight classes.

Spence is scheduled to return to the ring on July 25 when he faces Tim Tszyu in a 158-pound catchweight in Australia. The competition will be his first appearance since the loss to Crawford and will be an opportunity to showcase the changes he believes he has made in his preparation.

Terence Crawford was accused of turning down a chance to take part in a two-fight contract worth $200 million.

A year later, Crawford ended his professional career his monumental victory over Canelo Alvarezbecoming the undisputed super middleweight world champion.

With this victory, “Bud” became the undisputed champion of three weight divisions and a total world champion of five divisions, clearly demonstrating why he is viewed as one of the greatest boxers in recent history.

Despite all this success, it is now claimed that Crawford turned down the opportunity to commit to a gigantic two-fight contract that was extremely profitable.

The man making the accusations is UFC superstar Conor McGregor revealed on The Ariel Helwani Show that “Bud” was not interested in Saudi Arabian chief Turki Alalshikh’s proposal, in which the deal would include both boxing and MMA fights.

“I called the phone and said, ‘What’s the matter, Terence? It’s Mac Daddy. I have [Turki] Here. We have an essential case for you. It’s hundreds of millions, $200 million to be precise. Mixed martial arts against me and boxing against you.

“He said, ‘I don’t want him to kick you. No way.’ Whatever, it’s fine… I don’t know how as a man or as a fighter you can’t want to test yourself.

Conor McGregor reveals there were talks for a two-fight, $200 million deal with Terence Crawford featuring Turki Alalshikh, but claims Crawford ultimately refused:

“I called the phone and said, ‘What’s going on, Terence? It’s Mac Daddy. [Turki] Here. We have a massive… pic.twitter.com/NpkkCblSG3

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 16, 2026

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Crawford had no interest in stepping into the Octagon after revealing that he turned down various offers over the past year after deciding it was time to retire, including a lucrative rematch with Canelo.

Crossover fights have been all the rage lately, with recent battles between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven as well as Francis Ngannou taking on both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

The origins even date back to McGregor’s foray into boxing in 2017 when he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather, but if “Bud” were to ever return, fight fans would probably prefer him to compete in his own sport against elite names rather than in a crossover event.