Comments Thread For: WBA Prez: Fury-Usyk Reach Tentative Deal, Ask For Time To Work On Contracts

[NoConcoms]

. the purse split should be 50/50 but admire usyk in taking a cut

This was no negotiating tactic; He tried to price himself out, and now he's going to have to fight Usyk. He's going to lose, and he knows it. If a southpaw the level of Otto Wallin could come close to stopping him, Usyk is going to bust him up.

Why do u think Usyk settled foe the 70/30 split? Because he's 100% confident he will win.

[Thatmanox]

This was no negotiating tactic; He tried to price himself out, and now he's going to have to fight Usyk. He's going to lose, and he knows it. If a southpaw the level of Otto Wallin could come close to stopping him, Usyk is going to bust him up.

Why do u think Usyk settled foe the 70/30 split? Because he's 100% confident he will win.

I bet you said wilder would win too. Usyk controversially beat Chisora, see how we can spin this? You punch drunk wilderians are comical.

[NoConcoms]

I bet you said wilder would win too. Usyk controversially beat Chisora, see how we can spin this? You punch drunk wilderians are comical.

Huh? Who said anything about Deontay Wilder? You're saying I'm punch drunk?............Okay.

[Thatmanox]

Huh? Who said anything about Deontay Wilder? You're saying I'm punch drunk?............Okay.

All the same. All you posting about how bad fury is, or “how he knows he’s going to lose” are the same people who wrote on this forum about how fury wouldn’t come close to beating wilder. Wilderians. Just about all these people became punch drunk with what happened just like how wilder became once he was sparked out.

[Punch_n_Judy]

Professional gentleman Usyk just swallowed his pride and called out the loudmouthed Gypsy Fraud, who is now ****ting it, as the insulting purse offer was designed to send Usyk packing. Can't wait to see how the Gypsy Fraud worms out of the fight now. My money is on Covid, or maybe another juicing scandal with some wild boar meat. Or maybe it will be more "mental problems" like after Klitschko (a.k.a. an entirely voluntary 2 year drink and drug binge).

[crimsonfalcon07]

Still doesn’t mean much

Usyk accepted the offer but only if Fury donates a million to Ukraine

that’s not exactly accepting the offer that Fury put on the table

Apparently they're agreed to terms. I'm skeptical still, mostly because boxing is the way it is, and Fury is who he is. But I really didn't expect to see this fight get made at all with the demands coming from Fury. Seems I was wrong. We will see if they both actually make it to the ring. Anyone think Fury will actually make good on any promises to donate to Ukraine?

[deathofaclown]

Apparently they're agreed to terms. I'm skeptical still, mostly because boxing is the way it is, and Fury is who he is. But I really didn't expect to see this fight get made at all with the demands coming from Fury. Seems I was wrong. We will see if they both actually make it to the ring. Anyone think Fury will actually make good on any promises to donate to Ukraine?

Well, if the fight is agreed, I don’t really see much reason it won’t happen. Of course it will be nice to see an official announcement just so we know everything is legally signed.

The only fights fury has signed that’s never happened is the Klitschko rematch because he had obvious problems, and the Ustinov fight got cancelled the day before the fight because his uncle and trainer Hughie died, he was his trainer before Peter Fury and also his wife lost their baby on the same day with a miscarriage.

So he doesn’t actually tend to pull out of fights once they’re agreed, unless it’s serious circumstances like the above. He trained three weeks for the third Wilder fight because he was in hospital with his new baby when he was meant to be in camp. He could’ve pulled that fight, but he didn’t.

So as long as we get an official announcement, I think it’ll go ahead. He’s already posting videos on his Instagram that he’s training for the specific fight, so hopefully everything goes ahead.

[BodyBagz]

No he's right - at least as the way the term is rightly understood in the UK. Journeymen are the guys who fight all over the country week in week out basically to fill out small cards and provide a test for up and comers without being expected to win. Thery're an essential part of the sport and it actually takes a fair bit of competence to do what they do because in order to make it a living they got to make sure they don't get busted up too bad or else they can't fight the following week. Also promoters won't keep using them if they start beating the prospects they ain't suppossed to - they're suppossed to give the impression of a solid fight, not to actually win.

(Jamie's a local kid trained at my local boxing club)

That ain't what Chisora is.....

He sure as hell ain't a gatekeeper or contender.
So journeyman it is

Edit -
''Boxers'' with atrocious records are called Bums.

Yeah, yeah....Augustus Emmanuel (lot's of L's but 2x as many W's)
And Matthew Saad Muhammad (see Auggie)

Auggie and MSM did more than show up for a paycheck

[SugarDeanC*ntly]

I bet you said wilder would win too. Usyk controversially beat Chisora, see how we can spin this? You punch drunk wilderians are comical.

There's spinning and then there's flat out lying. If anybody gave Chisora more than 3 or 4 rounds, they need to stop watching boxing.

[PunchyPotorff]

Bottom line: hopefully this one comes off without a hitch. It will answer a BUNCH of questions.
IMO Fury wears down Usyk by mid/late rounds and stops him. But along the way expect lots
of twists and turns. Usyk is an excellent boxer, but IMO Fury wins it by being slick enough
and elusive enough. Definitely looking forward to a great fight, and hopefully some great
opening bouts action as well. This will be a great event for the sport.