Tyson Fury has earned Anthony Joshua's disdain with "70-30" negotiations against Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury's fight cancelation with Oleksandr Usyk has earned 'The Gypsy King' the disdain of Anthony Joshua.
Over the last few months, the two heavyweight champions have been going back and forth in negotiations. Talks appeared to be going well in December, as Usyk and Fury even had a face-off after the latter's win over Derek Chisora.
However, talks between the two quickly grew sour. For his part, Usyk felt that the two should have a 50/50 revenue split for the fight considering both men are champions. Fury disagreed, believing he was a far bigger draw, and demanded a 70/30 revenue split.
In response, the Ukrainian agreed, but quickly more issues arose. Fury stated that the two should forgo the rematch clause, which confused Usyk's camp as they stated the Brit requested it. The two agreed to keep the clause in, but the fight still fell apart partially due to the rematch.
Sources from the camps of both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk tell @MikeCoppinger that talks have collapsed for the undisputed heavyweight championship bout planned for April 29 at London’s Wembley Stadium and that Usyk has left training camp.
First reported by Steve Kim https://t.co/ObTP2joC0I
For the rematch, Oleksandr Usyk wanted a 70/30 revenue split if he won the first fight. That was supposedly the breaking point, and the two won't be clashing on their April 29th targeted date.
The whole saga has caused many to hit back at Tyson Fury, and Anthony Joshua is one of them. In a recent interview with The Sun, 'AJ' stated:
“I tell you what, if he is doing a 70/30 split for an undisputed heavyweight world title fight, to an already undisputed cruiserweight and unified heavyweight champion, imagine what he is going to try to offer me. It’s just a nightmare."
Tyson Fury fight cancelation: Who will he fight now?
Tyson Fury's fight cancelation with Oleksandr Usyk has led to him having no opponent for an April 29th return.
'The Gypsy King' famously booked the gigantic Wembley Stadium for his bout with 'The Cat'. The massive venue made sense, as the matchup was about to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades.
Sadly, the fight won't be happening now, and Queensbury Promotions has already booked a massive venue. So, with an April 29th return seemingly on the books for the WBC Heavyweight Champion, who will he fight?
Unfortunately, for Tyson Fury, there are not a whole lot of names left for him to face. With a month out, names linked to the WBC Heavyweight Champion include Derek Chisora, Otto Wallin, and Filip Hrgovic. Granted, those matchups are far from being completed and may not happen at all.
Oleksandr Usyk's wife sharing a post about Tyson Fury on Instagram today… https://t.co/7KqVUYshnE