Fury’s demands are probably too bold
Usyk crashes boxing’s biggest fight
3/22/2023 5:32 p.m
Bitter news for boxing: The long-awaited heavyweight summit between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has burst despite advanced negotiations. The increasingly far-reaching demands of the “Gypsy King” are said to be responsible for this.
Surprising knockout hit for boxing: As “ESPN” reports with reference to sources close to Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, it’s not going to be the planned mega fight, the biggest fight in boxing, the heavyweight – World champions are coming. The talks have been broken off, it is said.
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According to Usyk manager Egis Klimas, the reason for the cancellation are further demands that Tyson Fury made in the final talks. “No matter how much Usyk admitted, he was always asked for more,” Klimas told boxing journalist Steve Kim. He did not reveal exactly what Fury’s latest demands were. Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krasyuk told UK radio station Talksport: “There was a feeling that after Usyk accepted 70-30, Tyson Fury thought he could strap Usyk in a saddle and ride him as much as he can. That’s not right .”
According to the report, Usyk has already canceled his training camp for the fight against Fury, which was supposed to take place on April 29 in London. According to unnamed sources, the WBA, WBO and IBF world champion now wants to sit down with his team to plan another fight. A duel against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois, who is one of the three candidates who can challenge Usyk according to the statutes, is considered extremely likely. The Usyk side had already agreed with the Dubois camp before the fight against Tyson Fury suddenly seemed possible again.
According to ESPN, a duel between the two world champions is not yet completely ruled out. But as an exception, Fury would have to make concessions and move away from his increasingly wild demands. It seems highly unlikely that the Brit is willing to do this. The negotiations had been difficult from the start. For a long time they were stuck in a dead end. Fury, who had dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, and Usyk subsequently had a high-profile back and forth on social media
The “Gypsy King” had already jeopardized the fight several times in advance because, among other things, he demanded a 70:30 split in the fight exchange. In addition, the Briton demanded that Usyk waive the right to a rematch. The Ukrainian agreed to most of Fury’s demands, to the surprise of many, but now even he has the proverbial cup full – much to the chagrin of millions of boxing fans.