Despite months of negotiations and numerous assurances that a legacy defining showdown between Fury and Usyk would indeed go ahead,issues regarding purse splits and potential rematch clauses proved to be too much to overcome,leaving a universal sour taste in the mouths of the boxing public across...
Fury v Usyk: 'History will be made' This fight should have taken place in February, but a freak cut to Fury's eye in training meant it had to be pushed back until now. Will Usyk target this injury as a weak point? Will Fury target the smaller man wi...
WBC champion Tyson Fury has reached out to Oleksandr Usyk in an attempt to rekindle the fight for Wembley this summer. The heavyweight division looked all set to have its first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis when Fury and Usyk appeared to agree a date, venue and purse spilt. But this...
Usyk publicly accepted Fury’s financial terms Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Queensberry Promotions/Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Usyk had agreed to Fury’s public demand of a 70-30 purse split in favour, however the fight broke down due to a disagreement on the rematch clause. WBC champion, F...
Tyson Fury and retirement rumours after devastating defeat to Oleksandr Usyk: "This is not over" Redacción: TAYLOR CLARK Tyson Fury and retirement rumours after devastating defeat to Oleksandr Usyk: "This is not over" Boxing Michael Bisping, former UFC star, advises Tyson Fury not to fight Jon...
Fury, who announced his retirement after stopping Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April, has insisted that he will not go back on his decision regardless of the result on August 20 and even demanded a £500m purse to tempt him to return. ...
And it’s hard to imagine Tyson stepping into the ring if not for the reported $20 million purse he’s expected to receive. He even told us as much in 2005, afterhe quit on his stoolduring what was billed as a comeback fight against journeyman Kevin McBride. He said he wanted ...
The parties attempted a last-minute renegotiation of the step-aside fees,according to a report from ESPN, leading to the entire thing collapsing and the WBC ordering a final deadline of Friday for Fury and Whyte to work out a deal or have the fight go to purse bid. The ...
Fury was ordered to face mandatory challenger, Dillian Whyte and a purse bid is due on Tuesday, should the sides fail to reach a deal. The Brit’s US promoter, Bob Arum named Helenius as an alternative option for a UK homecoming in March as well as Andy Ruiz Jr in the US during an...