Will 2023 be the year of the big fight? It just might be as ESPN.com's Mike Coppinger reported this afternoon, that an undisputed heavyweight championship bout has been agreed to in principle as the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury seemingly will face the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis.
The bout comes on the heels of the announcement of two previous super-fights such as Naoya Inoue vs. Stephen Fulton Jr., and Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia. If this does come true we will now have three big fights before the summer arrives.
This comes on the heels of Oleksandr Usyk posting a video in frustration this afternoon or evening where you might live, explaining that he would take the 70-30 split, but under one rule - that Fury gives back to his country that is currently at war with Russia.
“Deal. Greedy belly, I accept your offer, 70/30, split the fight on April 29th at Wembley,” said Usyk via a video posted on his social media platforms, as Usyk explained he’d accept Fury obtaining more money for one reason. “…you will promise to donate to Ukraine immediately after the fight £ 1 million, and every day of delay, you will pay one percent of your purse to the Ukrainian people.”
Previously, Tyson Fury had gone on record and stated to Fight Hub TV that his motivations at this point are strictly finical when interviewed recently in Saudi Arabia, for the Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight.
“I don't know,” said Tyson Fury when talking to FightHub TV’s Marcos Villegas, when asked when he would return to the ring. “[whatever fight pays me] the most money. That’s all I am interested in. Money. Making money. Getting paid, and getting laid, getting out of there. Driving Rolls-Royces around and enjoying me family. [SIC]”
