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AJ lost to Usyk by SD. Usyk had to go 12 with Chisora. Can one of you trolls please explain how in hell Fury is remotely scared to fight this man?
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usyk is the first boxer that has a chance to outbox fury since wlad. that's what he's scared of.Originally posted by Casualfanboy View PostComment
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I expect Fury has been in moderate training since February. I also believe Usyk was prepping even earlier, about January. If it was me and I had millions upon millions on the line as an undefeated marketable big name, I'd be putting in the work at near 80% despite any locked-in datesComment
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No, the Gypsy Queen's real gameplan is to duck the fight completely, but if he is forced to show up, he will tap tap jab for points and run away all night, like he did against Klitschko. The Gypsy Queen never actually plans for a KO. He had Wilder on the ropes in II and III from the early rounds yet couldn't finish him off. In II the towel finished Wilder, not the Gypsy Queen. He always aims for points wins and if the opponent runs onto a punch and falls over before the 12, then it's a bonus.Comment
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Nobody knows but Fury, but actions speak louder than words. Or in this case, inaction. It’s probably because he’s gone soft with all his wealth and knows Usyk will be prepared beyond belief. I have enjoyed Fury’s run but if he ducks this his legacy is ruined.Originally posted by Casualfanboy View PostComment
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Not scared, just doesn’t fancy it. He got a 70/30 split, UK fight, and still kept throwing in more demands like he was fighting some scrub like Wallin and not a 3 belt undefeated champion.Originally posted by Casualfanboy View Post
Face facts, all the noises from the Fury camp have been telling. Fury hasn’t even been training, why not? He could have started weeks ago.Comment
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Fury – Usyk Not Happening April 29 As Usyk “Shuts Down Camp”
In bad news plenty of people pretty much saw coming, it’s been confirmed that the heavyweight unification showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will NOT be happening on April 29th at Wembley. As per a breaking news story from Steve Kim. The two sides, who had agreed to a 70-30 purse split in favour WBC heavyweight champion Fury, were still unable to come to an agreement regarding “material terms critical to the deal beyond the split.”
Usyk has reportedly “shut down” his training camp and the WBA IBF WBO heavyweight champion is now expected to look for another fight, with Daniel Dubois’ name being spoken of. Who knows what Fury will do next.
The four-belt unification clash could still happen later on this year, but fight fans are far from optimistic at this point. This whole negotiations period has been tiresome for we fans and now we are left with no fight on April 29, this despite the assurances from Fury co-promoter Frank Warren that the fight would go ahead.
Usyk seemingly did all he could do to make the fight happen; the Ukrainian agreeing to Fury’s 70-30 split when most fighters in his position would have balked at such a cash offer. Who knows just what the “material terms crucial to the deal beyond the split” were/are?
Look for Fury to release a video later today, in which he lays into Usyk with a foul-mouthed rant accusing Usyk of “running away.”
Fans will, however, have their own opinion on who is at fault for this fight falling apart. The fight falling apart at least for now – if not for good.
https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...wn-camp/260153
Sources: Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury break off talks for title bout
Talks to finalize the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on April 29 at London's Wembley Stadium have broken off, sources connected to both fighters told ESPN.
The sides agreed on a 70-30 split in favor of Fury for the net revenue earlier this month, but Fury and Usyk couldn't agree on other material terms critical to the deal beyond the split, sources said. Usyk, a 35-year-old Ukrainian, has shut down his training camp, according to sources, and will regroup with his team to plot his next fight.
"No matter how much Usyk compromised, he was pushed for more," Usyk's manager, Egis Klimas, told boxing reporter Steve Kim, who first reported that talks had fallen apart.
Usyk holds the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles and is ranked No. 2 by ESPN at heavyweight. Fury, the WBC champion, is ESPN's No. 1 heavyweight. Three mandatory challengers are waiting for their shot at Usyk, but England's Daniel Dubois is up first in the rotation system used for boxing's unified champions.
Ahead of the March 10 deadline imposed by the WBA for Fury and Usyk to agree to a deal -- and hold off the official order for an Usyk-Dubois bout that would spoil such plans to crown an undisputed champion -- the sides both informed WBA president Gilberto Mendoza that a tentative agreement was reached.
Fury and Usyk continued to argue over the negotiations on social media before Mendoza set an April 1 deadline for signed contracts to be received. Now, the WBA is poised to order a fight between Usyk and Dubois unless a last-ditch effort can be made to salvage a fight against Fury.
"They want 50%, Usyk and all this 'Tyson is being greedy,'" Fury, ESPN's No. 7 pound-for-pound boxer, said in an Instagram video March 10. "From where I'm standing, Usyk, you and your team are worth 30. You either take it or you leave it. And if you don't want it, go fight Daniel Dubois at the Copper Box [Arena in London] and get a few million dollars.
"If you want to make some real money, come and fight 'The Gypsy King.' ... I will say, for every day from today that you linger, mess around, I'm going to deduct 1% from the 30%. ... Sign the contract, get your money and get f---ed up. ... Tick, tock."
As part of the deal, Usyk asked Fury to donate $1 million to relief efforts in Ukraine as the country continues to defend itself from Russia's invasion. The fight, one of the biggest boxing can deliver, was set to be offered on ESPN pay-per-view in the U.S., sources said.
"Hey greedy belly, I accept your offer, 70/30 split to fight on April 29 at Wembley," Usyk, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, wrote on Instagram that same day. "But you will promise to donate 1 million pounds to Ukraine immediately after the fight. And for every day of your delay, you will pay 1 % from your purse to Ukrainian people. Deal?"
Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), 34, last fought in December with a 10th-round TKO of Derek Chisora to retain his heavyweight title. Before that, he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds in April 2022.
Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), 36, won his three titles by defeating Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision in September 2021. He retained his unified championship with a split-decision win in the August rematch.
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Sniffing some snowlike stuff I guess or hunting wild boar.Originally posted by Bronx2245 View PostComment
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It's not the money, so either Fury is intimidated....OR....he needs time to cycle off PEDs because the wild bore meat story only works once.
In the end, Fury is intimidated.
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