Tyson Fury has spoken out after negotiations for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk collapsed – and it’s as expletive ridden and insulting as many expected it would be.
Fury and Usyk failed to make one of the most important fights in the sport happen, with the Ukrainian’s team ‘pulling the plug’ on talks after feeling disrespected by what they deemed ‘unacceptable’ demands from the Brit’s side of the table.
With even Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, now confirming that the fight is dead – even after being one of the most buoyant of the bunch that it would be made – his fighter has now addressed the situation via Instagram.
Fans don’t have to read between the lines to understand how he regards his fellow champion.
“Usyk you little s**thouse. You proper little s**t bag, bog-eyed, gappy-teethed, ugly little rat b***ard. You little slimy f***er. Tried all week to get out of it, begging for a rematch like a little girl. You got your rematch then didn’t even want to fight at that. You little s**thouse pussy.”
“Always know, pussy, that you was never man enough to tangle with The Gypsy King, ever in your life. You little 14-stone coward … and your full team know it as well. And all the lawyers have got the full information, you little ugly b***ard.”
Nobody expected a handshake and a farewell between the two, but this is a new low in the relationship. Fury signed off by planing out Usyk’s next moves for him.
“Keep running. Fight Dubois at the Copper Box now, s**tbag.”
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The Ukrainian’s team have confirmed that they will now honour the mandatories that were put on hold due to the prospect of the four-belt clash, and that starts with the WBA’s Daniel Dubois.
It is, ironically, Warren who will be continuing negotiations with the WBA, IBF and WBO champion, albeit for a different fighter this time around.
As for Fury, no opponent or fight date has been made clear. April 29 at Wembley Stadium is likely to be a booking cancelled given the short timeframe to find and sell an opponent.
He has no mandatory as of writing – something the WBC should look to address – but the number one challenger is his three-time dance partner, Deontay Wilder, and number two is former unified champion, Andy Ruiz Jr.
