The compromises and power struggles that shaped Fury-Joshua

After a decade of stalled negotiations, public squabbling and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will finally meet in the ring on 11 December at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

BBC Sport understands the WBA 'Super' heavyweight title is expected to be on the line, although confirmation from the governing body is still awaited.

It would give both former world champions the chance to regain a version of the heavyweight crown, although Fury-Joshua has always been about more than belts.

The fight arrives later than anybody wanted, with both in the twilight of their careers, but for years British boxing's biggest heavyweight rivalry seemed destined to remain a story of what might have been.

Yet Thursday's announcement of an 80,000-capacity showdown, broadcast globally by Netflix, did more than finally provide a date and venue.

It also offered a glimpse of the competing interests, egos and power struggles involved in getting one of boxing's most elusive fights over the line.

Speaking to BBC Sport after the fight was announced, Fury's promoter Frank Warren repeatedly returned to one word: compromise.

"Everybody's got to make a compromise," the Queensberry boss said. "Tyson really compromised. He didn't dig his heels in.