Trainer Robert Garcia believes the ongoing debate over Tyson Fury potentially teaming up with Dana White is overblown and insists boxing fans only care about one thing: getting the biggest fights.

Fury addressed the increasing conversations about his future at the UFC White House gala, where he hinted that a major announcement regarding Dana White may be on the horizon. The heavyweight star has been heavily linked to White’s burgeoning boxing business, even though his long-talked-about clash with Anthony Joshua remains unresolved.

Asked by Chris Algieri whether Fury’s promotional situation could complicate the long-awaited fight with Joshua, Garcia dismissed the idea.

“The fans don’t care. The fans don’t care. As long as the fight happens, I don’t care,” Garcia told Probox TV. “Anthony Joshua has obviously been very, very devoted and has worked very well with Eddie and Matchroom, and that’s perfect. I love that with fighters as well. But Tyson Fury, if he says Turki Alalshikh is his promoter, that fight can still happen.”

Garcia pointed out that the various parties involved in boxing’s biggest events had cooperated before, making the promotional disputes less significant than some had suggested.

“It’s not like they never worked together. They continue to work together. So it’s a fight that has nothing to do with the promoters. It’s not like the promoters are going to prevent the fight or anything like that. The promoters can make it happen. Turki can do it.”

The Mexican coach’s biggest fear was that Fury and Joshua would continue to fight on an interim basis rather than eventually meet in the ring.

Garcia said earlier in the discussion that neither heavyweight side needs another exhilarating fight and warned that the longer they wait, the greater the risk that injuries, losses or age will diminish the appeal of one of boxing’s most anticipated fights.

For Robert, the possible involvement of Dana White is secondary. If a Fury-Joshua delivery is still possible, boxing fans are unlikely to care whose logo appears in promotional materials.

Tomek Galm is a boxing journalist covering the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends and fighter psychology.

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Lennox Lewis wasn’t just preparing to beat Mike Tyson in 2002. He made sure he never experienced the Evander Holyfield situation again.

By the time Lewis and Tyson finally stepped foot in the ring in Memphis, the undisputed heavyweight champion had already learned a painful lesson about leaving his fate in other people’s hands.

Three years earlier, Lewis appeared to out-do Holyfield over twelve rounds at Madison Square Garden. Most observers believe he did enough to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Instead, he walked away with a lopsided draw.

Referee Eugenia Williams somehow scored the fight for Holyfield, creating one of the most controversial scorecards in heavyweight history.

Lewis openly disputed the result.

Rainfall at Holyfield

The injustice was finally righted eight months later when Lewis defeated Holyfield in a rematch and finally secured the undisputed championship.

Even then, the scorecards still raised eyebrows.

Bill Graham scored the fight 117-111 for Lewis. Chuck Giampa had it 116-112. American judge Jerry Roth saw it much closer at 115-113.

This time, Lewis got the decision he deserved, but the contrast between the scorecards only reinforced concerns that had lingered since the first fight.

The Briton had already been burned once, and even when the verdict was finally reached in the rematch, one of the judges still saw the fight much closer than most observers.

Rightly or wrongly, these experiences left a mark. For Lewis and his team, the doubts never completely disappeared.

Opportunities were missed

When Tyson became his next opponent, Lewis entered the biggest fight of his career carrying those experiences with him.

Tyson remained boxing’s biggest attraction. The fight took place in America and millions of dollars were at stake.

Reports at the time indicated that the Lewis camp was pushing for the creation of a panel of judges that would not include U.S. officials.

After what happened in the first Holyfield fight, and after another American referee scored the rematch much closer than most thought, Lewis no longer wanted to leave anything to chance.

Whether viewed as wise caution or lingering distrust, the move showed how deeply the Holyfield story influenced Lewis and those around him.

Tyson never made it to the judges

Ultimately, Lewis never needed the scorecards he was worried about. The champion crushed Tyson via submission in the eighth round.

After years of wondering whether the referees would treat him fairly, Lewis removed them completely from the equation.

When the biggest fight of his career finally came, Lewis made sure Mike Tyson never came close to leaving the outcome in the judges’ hands.

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Last night’s “UFC Freedom 250” event at the White House was attended by a host of boxing stars, including recently retired pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford. After commenting on the main event, former MMA champion Conor McGregor disagreed with his analysis.

The headliner of the UFC project was Georgian lightweight world champion Ilia Topuria, who called for a boxing match with “Bud” in September, hoping to gain a lucrative partnership with the American after witnessing him defeat Canelo Alvarez.

The invitation was ridiculed by Crawford, who stated that he did not know who Topuria was.

Now, with Crawford at ringside, Topuria lost to Justin Gaetjhe by fourth-round stoppage, costing him both the UFC title and undefeated record.

Having witnessed the competition, Crawford took to social media make fun of Topuria, suggesting that their fight would be extremely one-sided.

Is this the guy who said he was going to knock me out and kick me and Shakur at the same time?😂😂😂

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) June 15, 2026

In response McGregor spoke on Topuria’s behalfdeclaring that Crawford is “scared of MMA fighting” and that he “isn’t man enough” to step into the Octagon.

“What the hell are you saying? You can fight, but you’re afraid of an MMA fight. To me, that’s pathetic. A kid was beaten in an MMA fight that you don’t have the courage to do.

“What the hell was with all these little boxers at this show and yet there were no MMA fighters?”

What the fuck are you saying? You can fight, but you are afraid of mma fighting.

To me it’s pathetic.

The kid was beaten in an mma fight that you don’t have the courage to do.

What the hell was with all these little boxers at this event and yet there were no MMA fighters?… https://t.co/cqmO1NHrs6

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 15, 2026

Crawford then fired a shotclaiming that he “doesn’t have to fight in a cage” and that the task of MMA fighters is to come and show themselves to the boxing world, not the other way around.

Shut up, drunk, and get ready to fight. His ass was screaming as you were talking to yourself. I don’t have to come and fight in a cage. That’s the joy of boxing, come to us, we don’t have to come to you.🤫

— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) June 15, 2026

Crawford maintained that he would not move into MMA, stating that players “don’t earn enough” for him to consider a changedespite his wrestling past.

McGregor has been absent from the UFC since a broken leg loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021. Although several return plans have been discussed since then, none have made it to fight night. His return is scheduled for July 12 against Max Holloway. He has had one professional boxing fight – a loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2017 – and announces a return to the ring in the future.