Tyson Fury came very close to winning the WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder
The rematch is the most obvious sequel to the world heavyweight title draw between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder which dazzled Hollywood and lit up the future of boxing.
The alternative is a fight between Deontay Wilder, who is still the WBC king, and Anthony Joshua, with his several alpha-belts, to find the first undisputed heavyweight champ since Lennox Lewis.
Either would be a blockbuster and Wilder says: ‘It is my ambition to unify all the belts but if Joshua won’t do it I’m very happy to fight Tyson again.’
That remark diluted slightly the immediate euphoria for a second edition of the thriller in the Staples Center.
As did Wilder’s co-promoter Shelly Finkel saying: ‘If that other promoter (Eddie Hearn) actually calls tomorrow and says they really want the fight we can start negotiations all over again’.
Joshua may press for that to happen, as he is at risk of being left behind in the wake of Saturday night’s epic fight.
Fury is itching for a second shot at Wilder. If he gets his way his promoter Frank Warren will argue that it is his turn to fight ‘on home turf in a football ground.’
Warren’s notion is to put it on at Arsenal, while Fury the Mancunian would push for Old Trafford.