Eddie Hearn, in an interview with Behind The Gloves, said that one of the fundamental problems in multilateral negotiations for a fight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion between Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) was that the "King of the Gypsies" wanted to have one more fight before the confrontation with the Ukrainian.
Fury, according to the head of Matchroom Boxing, wanted to enter the ring in March for a 10-round non-title fight, and then in June already box with Usyk and only, perhaps, at the end of the year, in case of his victory, against Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs).
“Someone ask Fury this question. You scolded AJ and Usyk, but you yourself are not ready to fight. You want an interim fight even though you just had ten rounds with Wilder. Why do you need this intermediate fight?... He just knows how good Usyk is. Fury is not an idiot, he understands boxing, ”said Hearn.
The plan discussed until recently assumed that Fury would cross gloves with Usyk, and the winner of this fight would then defend the title of absolute champion with Joshua and Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs). As a result of the breakdown in negotiations, fans will soon see Fury-White and Joshua-Usyk 2 fights.
