Tyson Fury will not have to defend his world title against Deontay Wilder.
That is the view of promoter Barry Hearn whose son Eddie represents Fury's heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua.
Fury has fought Wilder twice, drawing with the American in 2018 before stopping him in the seventh round of their rematch this year.
The pair were due to meet for a third time next month but the fight has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis.
It is now expected to take place in December with Macau and Las Vegas among the venues in the running to host the trilogy bout.
But in the week where Fury and Joshua agreed terms to meet twice in 2021, Hearn doubts Fury will have to first beat Wilder.
"I can’t see Tyson Fury fighting Deontay Wilder," he told talkSPORT: “The reason being, this is all pre-COVID don’t forget, they’ve lost a fortune promoting Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in the past.
"They’ve now given them a new deal where they’ve got to fight again.
"That was based on values of 12 months ago when, in boxing, there was a lot of money out there and everyone was going crazy and spending big purses.
"I don’t think the people involved can actually afford to do Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder on the original terms that were set out, in today’s world.
"If that’s the case, the fighters have got two choices. One, not to fight, or two, to take much reduced fight purses.
“For a fight where if Deontay lands on Tyson it could upset the apple cart for hundreds of millions of dollars down the road, that’s the interesting scenario.
"They’ve done this deal between [Bob] Arum, [Frank] Warren and whoever else is involved, there seems to be so many people these days, but it’s Arum and Warren as the co-promoters.
"I don’t believe they can afford the losses they will make currently to do that fight on the terms originally agreed."
