Comments Thread For: Usyk Promoter 'Really Optimistic' Fury Fight Gets Made, Adamant on 50/50 Split

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I see people mentioning Fury vs Joyce.

Joyce is committed to the Zhang fight, and? Most likely Team Fury or Usyk are going to keep these fights negotiations in limbo.

I am of the belief that Tyson Fury knows exactly what he is going to do right now. All of this we are witnessing is all apart of Tyson Fury's dictation.

If the stadium has been booked, then I must say? This is straight forward fight to make.

The only possible reason for stalling the fight is 'That Fury is trying to also line up alternative fights, just like he did when he was in negotiations with Joshua'.

Joyce would bin the Zhang fight off in a second if he had a sniff of landing the Fury fight, similar to Whyte binning off Wallin

[elfag]

50-50 demands from Usyk is a joke

Fury has far more fans and sells far more tickets than Usyk.

60-40 would be fair. Fury is the draw not Usyk. And I like Usyk, I am just telling the truth here.

[elfag]

Are you a moron? Fury is not running the show, do you know how boxing works, Arabs are calling the shot, get with the program noob. Fury is lucky to get 50% himself or he can fight Chisora for the 4th time..

Arabs wont have a show without Fury. Fury is selling the PPV for the arabs. they should pay him accordingly

[PRINCEKOOL]

Joyce would bin the Zhang fight off in a second if he had a sniff of landing the Fury fight, similar to Whyte binning off Wallin

Joyce needs to know well before the fight date.

But? I can foresee Fury calling out Joyce at very short notice 'Joyce will be in condition, but really a big fight should not be made like that'.

I honestly believe that Tyson Fury knows right now, what he is going to do.

There may be many more weeks of this speculation. Until Fury makes his intentions clear.

[SteveM]

Usyk is known in UK and anyone who thinks opposite should give it another try

• he won gold medal in UK olympics
• he beat Joyce in UK
• he beat Tony in UK
• he beat most popular UK fighter twice in a row, one time at his backyard and second with millions watching online

Also Usyk has all the belts and Fury was saying it is easy job. 50/50 is fair split unless Fury wants to play it safe. It will be STILL more in absolute numbers than if he fights another noname or old retiring fighter

but not more than if he fights Joe Joyce or Joshua

[LG Motel 22]

This fight won't happen at 50/50. 60/40 is generous enough for Usyk and co.

[wrecksracer]

Being Undisputed Heavyweight Champion has value. Fury can only get it by fighting Usyk. All this talk about who is more popular is ridiculous. It's the biggest fight of the year because it is for Undisputed. Maybe Fury can make more by fighting Joyce. Would it make him Undisputed? No.

[chicken-]

Being Undisputed Heavyweight Champion has value. Fury can only get it by fighting Usyk. All this talk about who is more popular is ridiculous. It's the biggest fight of the year because it is for Undisputed. Maybe Fury can make more by fighting Joyce. Would it make him Undisputed? No.

Undisputed's real value is the promotion, not the glory. At the end of the day it's prizefighting, not legacy fighting. The number of boxers that would truly take legacy over 50 million dollars is probably roughly 0.

[wrecksracer]

Undisputed's real value is the promotion, not the glory. At the end of the day it's prizefighting, not legacy fighting. The number of boxers that would truly take legacy over 50 million dollars is probably roughly 0.

Yeah, his name would never be mentioned alongside Lennox, Mike Tyson, etc. unless he cleans out the opposition. It's a historic achievement. All about the money? What if you are already a multi-millionaire? Fury is on record saying he doesn't need the money. He openly talks about retirement because he doesn't need the money. He talks about giving away his money.....but now money matters? It's a pissing contest. If he doesn't want the fight, just say so.

[Liondw]

50/50 sounds fair. One guy might be the bigger world star, but the other has more belts.

I'd say Usyk's manager should negotiate for 50/50, or no fight.