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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s planned heavyweight unification fight has been canceled after talks between the two champions’ camps collapsed. The bout, set to take place at Wembley Stadium in April, aimed to produce the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. Anthony Joshua, who had lost his belts to Usyk, and also lost a rematch with him last year, lamented the breakdown of the contest and blamed Fury’s unpredictable demands for the collapse.

Negotiations for the match evaporated after Usyk’s camp accused Fury of making changing demands for two months, while Fury rejected Usyk’s claim for a 50-50 purse split. Recently, Andy Ruiz Jr shared a poster of him and Fury posing, ready to face each other. Ruiz called out Tyson Fury for a fight this way. Before this, Fury also dropped a truth bomb on Ruiz Jr regarding his Deontay Wilder fight.

In the caption, he wrote, “Let’s do this“. Boxing reporter Micheal Benson shared the news on his Twitter, which caused fans to go crazy. Fans shared their disappointment with the information and showed no interest in the fight.

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Fans’ reaction to Andy Ruiz Jr calling out Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury faced harsh criticism from his fans after Andy Ruiz Jr called him out for a fight. Many fans, such as Aussie & Kiwi Muscle Cars, mocked fury and wrote that Fury should fight AJ, instead of foreign fighters like Usyk and Andy. She joked that way all the belts would stay in the UK and not in countries like America or Ukraine.

Raven Wolf commented that any fight Fury doesn’t demand 70/30 from now on would prove he was ducking. The fan further stated that he should retire and vacate if he didn’t.

Danny Mansoor argued that Ruiz was a tougher opponent than Usyk, as he had proven by demolishing AJ.

Domeski thought the fight would be decent, but only if Ruiz came prepared and didn’t look like he was weeks away from type 2 diabetes.

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He essentially just mocked Ruiz Jr for being fat.

Professional Opinari made a sarcastic comment, saying that Tyson would offer Ruiz 12%, a van of Snickers, and 14 birria tacos, but he couldn’t bring the Mexican flag and had to fight southpaw.

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Gustavo Fring believed that Fury was getting slower, and Ruiz had a chance to defeat him before his inevitable 20th retirement.

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Overall, it seems that fans are outraged over the delay of the Usyk-Fury fight. But they are not really interested in Ruiz Jr facing Fury instead. What are your thoughts about the situation? Do you prefer Andy Ruiz Jr facing Tyson Fury instead of Oleksandr Usyk? Let us know in the comments section.

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