Briton Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) ran into criticism from fans after it became known that his fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) for the undisputed world heavyweight title was cancelled. The Gypsy King, as the Manchester native is called, was accused of cowardice and because he was not originally going to fight our compatriot.
on Boxing Kingdom Twitter page Boxing fans staged a heated discussion about the news about the cancellation of the Usyk-Fury fight. Sports fans recalled that in a similar way, Tyson broke off negotiations with Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs), and also left the rematch with the legendary Wladimir Klitschko. However, the Ukrainian won in the eyes of the public even without a duel.
“Fury knew that Usyk could beat him and never took the negotiations seriously”, “Fury dodged three of the greatest fights of his career – a rematch with Klitschko, Joshua and Usyk. Coward”, “I don’t care what Fury will do next . Obviously, he did with Joshua and won even without a fight, “write users of the social network.
Earlier, the World Boxing Association (WBA) put forward an ultimatum to Usyk and Fury and named Briton Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) as a mandatory contender for the Ukrainian champion belt. Our compatriot after the failure of the fight with Tyson decided to leave his training camp.
Prior to this, the manager of the Ukrainian Egis Klimas spoke sharply about Fury due to the fact that he was dragging out the negotiations. Alexander himself also made a statement about the fight, noting that the ball is now on Tyson’s side. Meanwhile, the British coach Sugar Hill Steward talked about his ward’s plan for the fight.
As GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported, Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krasyuk revealed the details of negotiations with Tyson Fury and the reason for the cancellation of the historic superfight.
Source: Obozrevatel
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