Usyk vs Fury may happen in the future, according to the Ukrainian’s management team, as a wrench hit Anthony Joshua’s negotiations.
Oleksandr Usyk is set to fight Tyson Fury this year, giving the clearest indication yet that an undisputed heavyweight clash is possible, says Egis Klimas.
Despite Usyk’s desire to stay out of the ring until 2023, Klimas is confident the heavyweight champion would return sooner.
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“Usyk is the heavyweight champion of the world, and look at how many statements Fury has made these last few months. He is retiring, he is not retiring, he fights Usyk, he is not Usyk, and now he fights Joshua,” Klimas told Ring Magazine.
“You really don’t know what Fury is going to do next if you look at everything that’s happened in his past.
“Fury always caused a problem when it came to getting an undisputed world champion. It’s unpredictable.
“Usyk wanted to fight Fury by the end of the year. You know what, we’re not going to run after him.
“We have three belts. It has a belt. Who cares? It’s a situation created by Fury. Not Usyk.
“Usyk would fight Tyson Fury in his backyard. Usyk would fight anyone in his backyard.”
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On what happens if Fury loses to Joshua in December, a fighter Usyk has already beaten twice, Klimas added: “What happens when Joshua hits his butt?
“What will happen next? They will go to a rematch, delaying the opportunity to have an undisputed world champion.
“I think Fury is most likely scared of Usyk. Why is he running away from Usyk? Why? Because Fury sees danger in Usyk.
Usyk returned to the Ukraine within days of his win over Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Klimas said that this is how the WBA, WBO and IBF champion wanted things to happen.
“It was very important for Usyk to return to Ukraine and its people.”
An alternate plan to fighting the “Gypsy King” who holds the WBC belt is Deontay Wilder. Klimas and Usyk agree on this fact.
“Usyk would like to fight Wilder, but whoever wins that fight will be next for Usyk,” Klimas said. “Usyk is not like Fury.
“He’s looking for the winners, not the losers.”
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Usyk said: “The problem is that Tyson Fury is not letting the fans see one of the greatest historic fights in boxing history. That’s his fault. It is not mine.
“Tyson Fury can fight whoever he wants to fight. From the point of view of sportsmanship, of course, it is not correct.
“Wilder is a dangerous fighter, and that fight would probably be in the United States.”
Usyk plans to be ringside on Oct. 15 as Wilder fights Robert Helenius in New York.
The former cruiserweight king is aiming to build on his victories over AJ at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, and the recent split decision in Jeddah.
He is already the pound-for-pound king. Usyk now wants to be undisputed in two weight classes.
The last man to accomplish that feat was the great Evander Holyfield.
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