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Key points: - Tyson Fury’s manager Spencer Brown confirms the team has replacement opponents ready if the Anthony Joshua fight doesn’t happen - Brown declined to name either candidate, but says he still expects the Joshua fight to go ahead - Netflix’s involvement was built around the Fury-Joshua rivalry specifically, not just a Fury broadcast against any opponent - Fury’s recent form against lower-tier opposition leaves Netflix facing a difficult choice between a safe replacement and a credible one Tyson Fury’s team has a contingency plan ready in case the long-awaited Anthony Joshua fight falls through, though his manager insists he still expects the original matchup to happen. “We’ve got a couple of replacements, but I don’t think, personally, if I was to call it, I don’t think that’ll happen. I think it’ll all get itself sorted out,” Spencer Brown told Boxing King Media. “Tyson’s going to fight in November, Anthony Joshua or the Jolly Green Giant. He’s going to fight.” Brown declined to name either backup option, and stopped short of confirming earlier claims from Shane Fury that the event would stay at Madison Square Garden on the same date even without Joshua. The nature of any replacement matters just as much as whether one exists. Fury hasn’t beaten anyone at true championship level since Derek Chisora in December 2022, nearly four years ago. His recent wins have come against clearly diminished opposition: Arslanbek Makhmudov, previously stopped by both Agit Kabayel and Guido Vianello, and 46-year-old Mariusz Wach, who had lost 12 of his last 18 fights. A low-risk replacement wouldn’t give Netflix much reason to keep the date and venue. A genuinely live opponent risks exposing the same vulnerabilities Francis Ngannou and Oleksandr Usyk found in Fury’s last two competitive tests. Brown’s comments confirm Fury’s side has prepared for the negotiations to collapse. What they don’t confirm is whether Netflix would actually stand behind a substitute event, or whether Madison Square Garden remains the venue if Joshua’s name comes off the card entirely.