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Joe Egan records John Fury’s response as he calls him out for fight in private call

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Published 15:14 21 Feb 2026 GMT

Joe Egan records John Fury’s response as he calls him out for fight in private call

Egan and Fury have been embroiled in a war of words for years.

Jack Kenmare

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Mike Tyson's former sparring partner Joe Egan has reignited his bitter feud with John Fury after sharing a video of what happened when he attempted to contact his rival over the phone.

Egan, who was allegedly described by Tyson as "the toughest white man on the planet", has engaged in a war of words with Fury for several years.

In fact, Fury called out the retired Irish boxer shortly after causing mayhem at his son's press conference this week.

"This is to all the pretenders out there, the worm (Carl) Froch and the other f**king juicehead," said Fury, referring to Egan. "Time’s running out for you boys. I’m going to bump into you and when I do, I’m going to do the two of you on the same night."

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After Fury called his long-term rival a "sh******e", Egan responded by posting a video of what happened when he attempted to contact Fury over the phone.

Egan pleaded for Fury to "keep it civil" but moments later, the latter said he would "put my fist through your skull" when they next crossed paths.

Shortly after the phone call, Egan challenged Fury to a fight as he named his terms.

"John Fury’s been shouting his mouth off, asking why I don’t pick up the phone and call him. Well, that’s exactly what I did today. I called the man and he started swearing down the phone," said the 61-year-old, from Dublin.

"I said, 'John, let’s keep it civil,' but he carried on. I told him, 'Let’s get this fight on,' and he hung up.

"True warrior? More like a keyboard warrior. You’re going to see this, John. Your children are going to see this. Your grandchildren are going to see this. You’re meant to be a fighting man — so let’s make the fight happen.

"I’m prepared to step in the ring and give all the money to charity – 50 per cent to your chosen charity and 50 per cent to mine. That’s how much I want this fight.

"You talk about fighting Carl 'The Cobra' Froch, and in the same breath you’re saying you’re eating worms. Stick with the worms, John — don’t try mixing with a cobra. Give yourself a fighting chance.

"Fight me. Once and for all. Let’s put this to bed. May the best man win — and I believe that’ll be me. Because if you truly believed it would be you, you’d have taken the fight by now. It’s been offered to you many times."

Fury has called out both Joe Egan and Carl Froch in recent days. Image credit: Getty
Fury has called out both Joe Egan and Carl Froch in recent days. Image credit: Getty

Egan added: "I see you’re training. Keep going. Train hard, John. You’re going to need to be fit for me."

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images - X/@BigJoeEgan

Topics: John Fury, Boxing, Boxing News

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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