How Fury vs Usyk fell apart and what happens next
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fans were told that, within six months of Fury’s unnecessary, uncomfortable victory over Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Gypsy King and Usyk would collide and crown an undisputed champion. The danger of sharing the ring with Joshua should not be understated, but it is an awkward endeavour to ascertain why Fury would be opposed to the fight in such circumstances – especially considering the Gypsy King’s claims of competing “for the people”, and the reality that December likely represented the final chance to make that bout. There was a list of things he wanted to get in his favour, which were absolutely unacceptable – and complete disrespect to the unified champion and former undisputed champion.” open image in gallery Oleksandr Usyk after his second straight win over Anthony Joshua Krassyuk’s counterpart on Fury’s side, Frank Warren, insisted that the fight could be revived, expressing willingness to renegotiate on the purse split of the rematch clause – the final barrier to the bout, perhaps. If Fury vs Usyk does not take place this year, it could be consigned to the same folder as Fury vs Joshua – one that houses boxing’s great lost fights.