Comments Thread For: Usyk Promoter Responds to Fury's Demands: This Is Sports; Go to Hollywood If You Want That Kind of Money

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Usyk is one of my favorite fighters. Fury is a far bigger draw. Usyk had big numbers in the Joshua fight because Joshua is huge in England. Usyk is a technically great boxer, not a huge puncher, he is not an exciting watch for the casusal, and he is very respectful and quiet. Fury is a self promotion machine, he is a freakishly skilled boxer for almost 7 foot tall, he is an everyman with a mouth and doesn't mind making everyone hate him, because it sells.

The fight is big because of the HW unification and there is a freakshow aspect, with the size difference. But it is 60/40 for Fury at best.

[wrecksracer]

Millionaires squabbling about percentages. Doesn't sound like this fight will happen.

[Ropeydope]

“Come on belly! Where are you belly?” Belly gone price himself out to fight a UFC guy with 0 boxing experience. He’s been hanging around Jake Paul too much.

[Monty Fisto]

It will happen. Usyk has nowhere else to go but fight a mandatory for fraction of the amount. Fury can still fight Joyce later this year or they can hype up a Ngannou fight next as a big money fight. Usyk doesn't have options he can't fight in Ukraine and he isn't making big money outside of Fury

The Usyk can't make money outside of Fury narrative simply isn't true. Say Usyk fights Joe Joyce instead in the UK.Do you really think they can't sell that fight to the British public? Usyk vs Bellew attracted a lot of interest in the UK. After two massive fights against AJ, Usyk's profile is even higher and HW is the money division.

Usyk vs Fury is a big fight because it is for undisputed. I'm not convinced Fury vs Joe Schmo would sell as well as Usyk vs Joe Joyce. Also factor in that Fury's baggage takes a US fight off the table, his one belt vs three, and it's hard to see why a split down the middle is supposed to be unfair. 50/50 for undefeated champion vs undefeated champiobn is as fair as it gets.

[gooderz84]

at what point do fighters become greedy? I get it they put their lives on the line they put themselves directly in danger but when does X million become an unreasonable demand?

[Bronx2245]

I think Usyk should fall back on the "3 Belts" issue. It's not like he beat 3 guys to get those 3 belts. He only beat Joshua, and Andy Ruiz had already done that too! Take 40% and nothing less!

[Bronx2245]

The Usyk can't make money outside of Fury narrative simply isn't true. Say Usyk fights Joe Joyce instead in the UK.Do you really think they can't sell that fight to the British public? Usyk vs Bellew attracted a lot of interest in the UK. After two massive fights against AJ, Usyk's profile is even higher and HW is the money division.

Usyk vs Fury is a big fight because it is for undisputed. I'm not convinced Fury vs Joe Schmo would sell as well as Usyk vs Joe Joyce. Also factor in that Fury's baggage takes a US fight off the table, his one belt vs three, and it's hard to see why a split down the middle is supposed to be unfair. 50/50 for undefeated champion vs undefeated champiobn is as fair as it gets.

Could Usyk make money fighting Filip Hrgovic? Tyson Fury can! That's the difference!

[GBP4LIFE]

Give that wannabe Russian 40% and call it a day!!!

Fury deserves the much bigger slice, end of story.

[John "The Beast"]

What happened to the 4th Fury-Wilder fight I recently read about? I just assumed that the two of them would just continue to fight each other every other year with a couple of sparring session type fights with Otto sandwiched in between.

[TheOneAboveAll]

Thus fight ain't happening

Agree, and it will be Fury's fault. This is a HW unification fight, so it should be 50/50. The Saudis are putting up money that neither side could claim if this were not a unification match for undisputed HW champion of the world. One of these sheiks needs to set Fury's team straight.