Eddie Hearn believes that Tyson Fury brings much more value to the table in an undisputed fight than Oleksandr Usyk, and that a higher purse split demand from the Brit is valid.
With negotiations between Fury and Usyk continuing, Saudi Arabia looks less and less likely as a host nation. Whilst promoter Frank Warren has ruled nothing out, he has pencilled in the date of April 29 in England.
Despite pleasing UK fans, that opens up another set of negotiations as to the financial side, with Fury’s US promoter, Bob Arum, previously saying that his fighter deserved more if it was in his home country.
Hearn told IFL TV that Fury is probably right to demand a split in his favour should the fight land at Wembley, however the fact that it’s a four-belt clash may keep it close to a down-the-middle affair.
“In his opinion – which commercially is correct – he has much more value in the fight than Oleksandr Usyk. When you talk about belts, when you talk about having to make an undisputed fight, you look at it and say it’s a 50/50 split.
I’m not saying I know Tyson Fury, but if I’m Tyson Fury and predicting what he might say, it’s: ‘He ain’t getting the same as me. I’m Tyson Fury. I’m mega. He ain’t mega. Without me, who is Oleksandr Usyk gonna fight?’ And that is a very valid point.”
Hearn went on to say that Fury’s star power grants him options outside of the undisputed fight to make huge sums of money, but doesn’t feel the same for Usyk.