Tyson Fury “Ready to Close Up Shop” After Usyk Fight: Legendary Boxing Trainer

Published 03/17/2023, 10:37 AM EDT

Tyson Fury is adamant about having a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk. While Usyk demanded Fury donate over one million dollars to the Ukrainian in terms of relief immediately after the fight on the 29th of April, Fury recently informed about Usyk’s team simultaneously looking for a rematch following the outcome of Fury vs Usyk. In a stern reply to the demands made by Usyk’s team, ‘The Gypsy King’ has suggested the absence of a rematch clause, leading the legendary trainer Teddy Atlas to believe that Fury is looking forward to permanently retiring from boxing following his fight with Usyk.

“Let’s put it this way, Fury’s made a lot more money than Usyk has made. He doesn’t need a rematch. It sounds to me like he’s ready to close up [the] shop, maybe. I don’t think that would be a crazy guess with what we know about Fury”, stated Teddy Atlas, given Fury’s approach toward Usyk. Recently, Tyson Fury, in his “greedy-belly deal,” made Usyk agree to fight on a 70/30 split. Although Usyk agreed, his team later came up with different propositions given the fight falls apart on the 29th of April.

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Tyson Fury rejects the proposition of a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk

In public, Tyson Fury has talked about the various demands made by Usyk’s team. Among other propositions, they have demanded a rematch clause ahead of the bout in April. However, the WBC Heavyweight champion forbade Usyk to bother about the possibility of a second fight after April. “How about there is no f*cking rematch clause for both [either] of us? Let’s not worry about the future and how many dollars you can make after you’ve been defeated. Worry about the fight [on] April 29th,” said Fury who also blasted Usyk’s manager after the 70/30 split.

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“No rematch clause, the winner takes the glory. The loser goes home with his hand. how about that?” concluded ‘The Gypsy King’. These assertions only reflect the fact that although Usyk is a star cherished by many, Tyson Fury is still the topper of the list and certainly the one with the strings. Undoubtedly, Usyk will have to prioritize a single date, that is, the 29th of April.

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Do you think that Tyson Fury should have a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk? In addition, to borrow the term from Teddy Atlas, do you believe Fury is ready to “close up [the] shop” after the 29th of April? Let us know what you feel in the comments below.

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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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Tyson Fury “Ready to Close Up Shop” After Usyk Fight: Legendary Boxing Trainer

Tyson Fury rejects the proposition of a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk

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