"You got outwitted" - Tyson Fury mocks Oleksandr Usyk over revenue split for potential fight
The saga between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk continues to go on.
'The Gypsy King' and 'The Cat' have been in talks since the latter's win over Anthony Joshua last August. The pair were originally targeting a clash last December, but due to an injury to Usyk, the nod instead went to Derek Chisora.
The WBC Heavyweight Champion wound up getting a knockout win over 'Del Boy,' and promptly faced off with Usyk in the ring. Following the event, the two sides stated they were targeting a spring matchup. While things seemed promising back then, a lot has changed.
The pair finally agreed to fight late last week, after months of back and forth. The main sticking point in making the bout happen was the revenue split. Usyk believed a 50/50 split was fair, as each man had heavyweight titles. Meanwhile, Fury refused to fight for anything less than a 70/30 split.
The Brit got the split and will now go ahead with the heavyweight title fight. That also means that it's also time for Tyson Fury to do some trash-talking. In a video he posted to social media, the heavyweight mocked his opponent and his manager:
"Alex, Usyk's [promoter], you sausage, Borat wants his voice back you f***ing bum. You'll get what you're getting, don't worry. But you're the worst [promoter] in history, you got your fighter to accept 30 percent, you bum dosser. [Laughs] Not that clever are you, you bum? You got outwitted by a man who never went to school in his life. Sausage."
See his comments below:
Tyson Fury blasts Oleksandr Usyk's promoter Alex Krassyuk: “You got outwitted by a man who never went to school in his life.”‼️ Tyson Fury blasts Oleksandr Usyk's promoter Alex Krassyuk: “You got outwitted by a man who never went to school in his life.”
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Tyson Fury gets warned by Oleksandr Usyk's manager
Tyson Fury's insults come just a few hours after a warning from Oleksandr Usyk's manager.
While the two agreed to a fight last week, 'The Gypsy King' later threw a wrench in those plans. Fury stated that Usyk should not only take the smaller split but should also forgo the rematch clause.
In most matchups these days, there's an automatic rematch clause. Usyk's last opponent was forced to be Anthony Joshua, as 'AJ' had a rematch clause in their contracts for their first fight.
Oleksandr Usyk's manager, Alex Krassyuk, responded to those comments. There, he seemed to hint that they wouldn't accept it and that if Tyson Fury had any issues with that and attempted to move the fight, he would lose that very generous revenue split.
Oleksandr Usyk has only accepted a 70/30 purse split for the Tyson Fury fight if it happens on April 29th, his promoter Alex Krassyuk has clarified: "All the conditions accepted by Usyk are only for April 29th. If it moves just one day, it's gonna be 50/50 again." [@SkySports]