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‘Take It in a Heartbeat’: Deontay Wilder Eyes Oleksandr Usyk Fight as Tyson Fury Backs Out

Published Mar 23, 2023 | 3:07 AM EDT

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Now that the possibility of a fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in April comes to an unprecedented standstill, Deontay Wilder shows interest in facing the Ukrainian boxer inside the boxing ring. As per Shelly Finkel’s (Wilder’s manager) statement, the 37-year-old would take the fight against Usyk in a heartbeat. ‘The Bronze Bomber’, who made his comeback last year ruthlessly dropped Robert Helenius unconscious inside the ring,

According to Shelly Finkel, since Fury never genuinely wanted to fight Usyk, ‘The Gypsy King’ overpriced himself to the extent of discouraging Usyk and his team. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Finkel expressed Wilder’s willingness to square off against Usyk next in boxing. “If the Oleksandr Usyk fight is available, Deontay Wilder will take it in a heartbeat“, he declared confidently.

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Although Finkel, Wilder’s manager admitted that he lacked details concerning the negotiations between Fury and Usyk, he is of the view that Fury overpriced himself deliberately knowing the fight won’t take place in April. “I don’t want to go into details as all negotiations were confidential but I will tell you one thing when a fighter doesn’t want to fight he overprices himself knowing that the fight won’t happen“, said Finkel concerning ‘The Gypsy King’.

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According to Finkel, one must conduct a side-by-side analysis of the “statistics on pay-per-view with Tyson vs Chisora and Chisora vs. Usyk“. That shall better reveal the face of boxing. In addition, Finkel stressed that while Fury held a single belt, Usyk flexed three titles in boxing.

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What do you think about Deontay Wilder now looking forward to pursuing a fight against Oleksandr Usyk? Do you think the making of Wilder vs. Usyk has a better chance than the making of Usyk vs. Fury in heavyweight boxing? In addition, what do you make of Finkel’s given statements? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a postgraduate student of English literature. A diligent journalist; he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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