The highly anticipated unification fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has encountered another difficulty. Usyk, the IBF, WBA, and WBO champion, and Fury, the WBA Heavyweight champion, are in negotiations to square off in April for the title.
Usyk isn’t happy with Fury and thinks The Gypsy King is trying to avoid a fight with him, so the anticipated blockbuster fight may no longer happen.
Usyk infuriation by Fury?
As the stakes for the fight increased after Fury released a video, a disagreement between the two developed.
The Gypsy King argued that Usyk’s team was trying to force for a rematch if they lost and requested a no-rematch clause for the fight.
🚨 TALK ABOUT UPPING THE STAKES🚨 @usykaa pic.twitter.com/1eOUqQ6efv
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) March 13, 2023
Usyk then fired back at Fury, calling him Greedy Belly.Usyk’s response The Ukrainian fighter claimed that the rematch clause came from Fury’s side and urged Fury to ink the contract or vacate the belt.
He added that he was not there to play Fury’s games.
Usyk taunts Fury
The upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury promises to be a fight for the ages. The two boxers will clash in 2023 to unify the heavyweight titles. The trash talking between the two has since escalated, Sports Brief reported. Trash-talking between the two began after Fury beat Derek Chisora to defend his WBC heavyweight title.
Fury called Usyk into the ring and began calling him a little sausage.Fury’s ‘Little Sausage’ jibe Tyson Fury is known for getting under his opponent’s skin with some of his pre-match comments.
The WBC Heavyweight champion is not afraid to publicly call out opponents, often giving them hilarious nicknames.