FURY-AJ: CROKE PARK DREAM DIES! IRISH STADIUM SHUTS DOOR ON MEGA-FIGHT

Well, here we go again, lads. Just when you thought the biggest fight in British boxing history might actually get off the ground, another hurdle appears. The dream of Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury gracing the hallowed turf of Croke Park in Dublin? Dead in the water, apparently. talkSPORT has confirmed what many of us suspected: Ireland’s biggest stadium won't be hosting the heavyweight showdown. It's a proper kick in the teeth for fans who dared to hope for a monumental domestic dust-up on home soil, or at least across the Irish Sea. We've seen this dance before, haven't we? The endless negotiations, the false dawns, the promises that evaporate like a puff of smoke. Every time it feels like we're close to seeing two of Britain's finest heavyweights – a modern-day Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno, if you will – finally square off, something gives. Croke Park would have been immense, a cauldron of noise for a fight that demands a colossal stage. But alas, it seems the complexities of putting on a fight of this magnitude are just too much for certain venues. So, where next for the 'Battle of Britain'? The Middle East, perhaps? It always seems to be the default. One thing's for sure, the patience of the British boxing public is wearing thin. We want to see these two titans trade leather, not excuses.