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Tyson Fury during an interview at the Park Plaza Waterloo, London. Picture date: Friday February 11, 2022. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Tyson Fury during an interview at the Park Plaza Waterloo, London. Picture date: Friday February 11, 2022. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)
The boxing world may get to see a mega fight, the likes of which are yet to be seen. This event could easily outshine the most recent Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia bout. And we might even get to see Oleksandr Usyk facing Tyson Fury once and for all. Moreover, the fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder might also take place on the same night, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Recently, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that the talks are ongoing.
So we might get to see the fight take place this December. The overall purse of both fights is expected to be at least ‘$400 million’. As the news of talks for the fight came out, Tyson Fury also made some statements in classic ‘The Gypsy King’ style. Fury claimed that he believes that Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua don’t want to fight him. Fury stated that he would love to go toe-to-toe against the unified champ Usyk and former two-time champ Joshua.
TalkSPORT’s Michael Benson shared Tyson Fury’s statement on Twitter. Fury stated, “I’d love it to happen, love it to happen. I’d love to fight Oleksandr Usyk and AJ, but I just don’t think they want to fight me.” As the fans read Fury’s statements on the duo, they couldn’t help but be furious.
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Fans blast Tyson Fury after his remarks on Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk come out
Tyson Fury’s recent comments on Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk’s fights have sparked a negative reaction among the boxing community. Fans have expressed their frustration with Fury’s approach, with some labeling him as “greedy” and “full of himself.” A fan on Twitter accused Fury of being fraudulent and preventing negotiations from taking place. He pointed out that Fury had set deadlines for Joshua and Usyk, but had no issues arranging fights with less formidable opponents.
Tyson fraudy doesn’t allow them to get past negotiations. He got deadlines for both of them but will have no problem in making fights with chisora , shwarz , seferi or pianeta.
— SHIVAM (@SGB798) May 15, 2023
Another fan, described Fury as “greedy belly,” implying that his demands were unreasonable and self-serving during his failed negotiations with Usyk.
Greedy belly.
— John (@not_goodname) May 15, 2023
Meanwhile, one user claimed that Joshua and Usyk were not interested in fighting Fury because of his inflated ego and overvaluation of himself. He also questioned the constant PR that Fury had been doing and wondered if he was trying to secure another fight with Derek Chisora.
They don't want to fight you because you're full of yourself, and you overvalued yourself too. I don't blame both men for seeing you as a talkative only.
What's this Fury PR that I'm seeing all day on all boxing platforms? What's going on? Is he trying to fight Chisora again?
— Olasupo Jakes – Bsc (Hons), RPN (@JakesOlasupo) May 15, 2023
One user pointed out the irony of Fury accusing others of ducking fights, given that he had previously given Joshua a 24-hour deadline to sign a contract and had asked for 70% of the Usyk fight purse.
Lol if I remember right you gave AJ 24 hours to sign a contract and you asked for 70% of the Usyk fight purse and the cheek to ask for 50/50 in the rematch if you lost. I don't think they are the ones ducking here 😂
— Lukeyboy1000 (@lukeyboy_1000) May 15, 2023
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One user hilariously expressed amusement at Fury’s contradictory statements. The user claimed that Fury had gone from claiming that nobody was scared of anyone to accusing Joshua and Usyk of not wanting to fight him within an hour.
From “I don’t think anybody’s scared” to “they don’t wanna fight me” in an hour. Impressive contradiction even by Fury standards pic.twitter.com/CsXFoqpkKU
— Giuseppe (@JoseTuna3) May 15, 2023
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It remains to be seen, whether the $400 million event will come to fruition. For now, fans can only wait and hope that the fight would take place. As this is one such fight that would make the heart of any boxing fan flutter. Do you think we will finally get to see Fury face Oleksandr Usyk? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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