Former two division champion David Haye would be very surprised if the heavyweight unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would come off before the summer.

Given the current climate with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Haye is not confident that a proper offer will be placed on the table to finalize a date and venue for Fury-Joshua.

The two boxers have agreed on the terms for a two-fight series.

However, there is no finalized date or venue for the first contest.

Haye expects the showdown to eventually happen - but he believes the fight is more likely for the fall.

"I'll be surprised if it happens before November," Haye told Sky Sports. "If it does happen before November, fantastic.

"Knowing boxing like I do, whatever offer they receive it's going to need to be ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous to get it over the line, and if it does get over the line, God bless both of them. They deserve every penny they earn, because they've both put it on the line. They've both sacrificed, they've both become heavyweight world champion in their own right.

"They've both taken their licks. Fury got off the canvas against Wilder, AJ got over his loss against Andy Ruiz Jr and came back with a victory, so they both deserve the richest prize in the sport. They both deserve to be in this big mega event. May the best man win when it finally does happen."

Fury has been away from the ring since February of 2020, when he stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC world title.

And Joshua retained his IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO titles in December, when he knocked out mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds.