Why nobody won The Richest Prize In Sport

[kafkod]

There was no Saudi on April 29th, that date was reserved for Wembley. Hence less money than they both wanted.

There were several possible dates being considered for the fight in S A. April 29th was one of them.

[leeroy84]

I hate to do this (well maybe i dont) but i found another article that quotes frank warren as saying the target date for the fight is april 29 in saudi.

"Initially the plan was March 4, though a deal wasn’t finalised in time for the bout to happen on that date.

As a result, the new target is April 29 – Fury’s UK co-promoter Frank Warren confirmed to talkSPORT on Thursday.

If the fight is to take place in Saudi Arabia – as hoped by the promoters – both boxers need to agree terms with the organisers in the host nation

It is known that Usyk has already agreed his deal with the Saudis.

As things stand, Fury remains in negotiations"

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1320606/tyson-fury-vs-oleksandr-usyk-new-target-date/

Do this do anything for u?

You dont have to hate anything bud, you've given me what I asked for. Its just a shame we had to go the long way about it. In hindsight, I should of specified Wembly in my initial post to avoid the confusion. Apologies for that.

For sure, I don't believe Usyk would of walked away from a Saudi deal, as per the article you kinldy provided, Usyk would of for certain taken that (as the article says he did).

When it comes to Wembley, neither fighter would of made what they truly wanted, hence why Usyk walked away. Greed, as I said originally.

[Smash]

Because Alex Krassyuk was correct in what he said about Fury never intending to fight Usyk this April. That's the only explanation that makes sense.

u said it, u dont walk away from a big pot to argue over a lesser pot

[kafkod]

Yeah thats the coppinger quote mate, I've seen that before and nothing else on that date in Saudi. Arum recently said Saudis didnt want it until the winter. But what do we know eh?

My point stands, Fury offered a silly offer at Wembley and Usyk walked away. Neither wanted legacy, both wanted more money.

Greed.

He only started saying that after Fury turned down his offer from the Saudis, and it's an obvious, blatant lie.

Back in January, Arum and Warren were talking to the Saudi's, and Arum said they wanted to put the fight on either just before or just after Ramadan, which ended on April 21st. Like I said, Arum is obviously lying through his teeth .. again.

[kafkod]

50 50 split seems fair for both fights.

That's what Arum and Warren were saying before Fury moved the goalposts for them.

[Smash]

You dont have to hate anything bud, you've given me what I asked for. Its just a shame we had to go the long way about it. In hindsight, I should of specified Wembly in my initial post to avoid the confusion. Apologies for that.
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cool, yes its quite comical, i reread the initial stuff

i can easily see how it went off on the wrong tangent with me thinking you were lumping usyk in with fury for the saudi failure and then off it went.......

[leeroy84]

He only started saying that after Fury turned down his offer from the Saudis, and it's an obvious, blatant lie.

Back in January, Arum and Warren were talking to the Saudi's, and Arum said they wanted to put the fight on either just before or just after Ramadan, which ended on April 21st. Like I said, Arum is obviously lying through his teeth .. again.

Yeah, I can certainly see Arum lying about having the fight just before or just after Ramadam, and then lying about the Fury Saudi deal. Promoters do nothing but lie.

[kafkod]

This one is simple for me.

Look at Usyk’s track record of fighting all the best guys on the road. Look at how he took 70/30 for the Fury fight.

Look at who promotes Fury.

I used to think that Mayweather fans like you branded Arum the biggest liar in boxing because he was Manny Pacquiao's promoter. Then he assured eveybody- including Eddie Hearn - that there was no way the Fury/Wilder arbitration case could stop Fury from fighting AJ in Saudi if Eddie could get a deal done. Arum is a lawyer with a team of lawyers working for him, so he must have known that wasn't true. But he kept saying it, over and over, while Eddie ran himself ragged trying to get that deal done.

[Offensive Wizardry]

That's what Arum and Warren were saying before Fury moved the goalposts for them.

i understand why he moved them. i dont agree with it as a boxing fan because i want to see the fight but i understand why fury did.

fury deserves the higher purse because he's the more notable and more decorated fighter.

[kafkod]

i understand why he moved them. i dont agree with it as a boxing fan because i want to see the fight but i understand why fury did.

fury deserves the higher purse because he's the more notable and more decorated fighter.

Usyk is more decorated than Fury. He's a former undisputed cruiserweight champ and now has 3 belts plus the Ring title at heavyweight. Fury only has one belt. Also, Usyk's last purse was around double what Fury has ever made for a fight.