Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Fury-Usyk Fight 'Won't Be Hard To Make, Could Happen Soon As December''

[War Room]

Bob Arum is part of the problem with boxing . His biggest goal for himself was lying about the Fury vs Wilder fight using Joshua’s name which still didn’t help sell that one ,you know the one where he was telling us it’s guaranteed then saying he forgot to Terminate the deadline to void the Fury rematch clause in November/December as if he forgot the deadline was months after he was telling everyone he was shocked about the decision to force Fury vs Wilder 3 ?

All you post is ill conceived speculation based on your distaste for Fury. Get your head out of your arse and use your pea brain for a minute of your miserable bad haired life. He's made the biggest fights in boxing history, there is no reasonable alternative to his legacy.

[James]

All you post is ill conceived speculation based on your distaste for Fury. Get your head out of your arse and use your pea brain for a minute of your miserable bad haired life. He's made the biggest fights in boxing history, there is no reasonable alternative to his legacy.

Respect to Bob but Fury is disgrace for boxing.

[Zaroku]

Arum is like 100 plus years old and casts a long shadow on boxing

[TMLT87]

Yeah all signs so far definitely point towards Fury/Usyk being an easy fight to make. This fight is already teetering on the edge of being overcooked. Its been over a year since Usyk beat AJ a second time and coming up on 2 years since Fury beat Wilder a third time.

[OldTerry]

When did they make that clear ? Fury has already scuffed that idea up when he was offered it . There’s no way Fury will want to share the spotlight when everyone knows Wilder vs Joshua is much bigger and without belts which shows just how deliberate Fury would be in stopping those fights if he can .

I guess I "thought" wrongly.

[Silence]

I think they will finally fight after Ngannou. Fury wanted to make money as much as he could make with Ngannou.

There is no reason for not happening unless Usyk doesn't accept Fury's all conditions.

[Zelda]

It is easy to make if Usyk accepts he's the B side in this match. In fact, it would have been made if Usyk had accepted the terms. It was team Usyk that stopped negotiating before Fury moved on.

[Eff Pandas]

Arum is only using Usyk`s name here to promote Ngannou fight.

Don't got to. Ngannou (IG 5M, Twitter 970k) has more fans than Usyk (IG 2M, Twitter 150k).

[Eff Pandas]

And, nothing involving Fury is easy.

I do agree with you here. Thing is there is gonna be a lot of money being thrown around by the Saudis with their sports washing machine they are pushing rn. I think they'll make this a fight neither guy will be able to refuse. And I do think Fury gaf about $$$.

[Zelda]

For Fury to get in the ring with someone meaningful it will take someone accepting every crap condition thrown at them... or the WBC actually mandating a fight.

So it's easy to make...

...IF Usyk accepts a ridiculously low split and every possible condition Fury makes.

Personally I think he's going to eventually retire undefeated and with a CV that is a bit underwhelming. Oh, and for years he'll hint that he's coming back as the lineal champion. Maybe fight a few exhibitions.

Do you think 30% is a "ridiculously low" split for Usyk?

Just to put things into context.

1. Usyk, the so-called unified world champ which people claim makes him get a better percentage, got $6m for his mandatory title defense against Dubois. By contrast, Fury made over $33m in his title defense against Whyte. Even Whyte, the challenger, got $7.4m which is more than what Usyk is making after Saudi backing.
2. Ngannou, someone with zero boxing fights which is what the Eddie fans use to discredit Fury-Ngannou, is making $10m which is way higher than what Usyk with many fights and belts is getting.
3. In both the above cases, Fury is potentially making over 4 times what his opponent makes, and even his opponents are making more than Usyk.
4. Fury actually offered a fight at Wembley and gave a 70-30 split which is a higher percentage than what others got (80-20) even though those boxers make more money than Usyk. Usyk never offered a deal to Fury but only said a Saudi "take-it-or-leave-it" deal is coming which we all know today does not exist. Fury is OK with a rematch or without a rematch but Usyk is not.

So, please tell us who is easier to make the deal and who deserves what percentages again.