Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum told The Athletic on Thursday that the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion “will not stand for being inactive” much longer and is prepared to walk away from fighting fellow champion Anthony Joshua next if a site deal in the Middle East is not resolved in short order. “He can’t stand to be out of the ring any longer,” Arum said as England’s Fury, 32, has been conditioning in Las Vegas, but hasn’t fought since stopping former champion Deontay Wilder on February 22, 2020. Arum added: “This is not good for a fighter.” The pronouncement from Arum intensifies the pressure on Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn to secure a site deal in the Middle East for the four-belt unification that would stand as the most significant heavyweight showdown in 20 years.