“That’s Not Down to Tyson”: After the ‘Take It or Leave It’ Call Out, Tyson Fury’s Manager Shifts the Blame to Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are about to give us one of the most anticipated fights. The boxing world has awaited a clash between these two Heavyweight champions but unfortunately, their negotiations never reached an amicable end and fell out between both sides. During the negotiations, many fingers were pointed at Fury for being the reason behind this undisputed fight never coming to fruition.

Many fans believed that ‘The Gypsy King’ was hindering the finalization of the match. His promoter Frank Warren gave the fans a different side to the talk that occurred.

In a recent interview, Warren opened up about some other intricacies of the fight arbitrations with Usyk’s team. He shed some light on the perspective of Fury. He also addressed Usyk’s derogatory comments regarding Tommy Fury’s half-brother.

Frank Warren believes Usyk wants big “paydays”

Frank Warren recently gave a telephonic interview to talkSPORT Boxing. In the interview, Warren revealed their team’s efforts to make the fight with Usyk happen. He claimed that Tyson is not the reason the negotiations fell out and also took a jibe at the ‘The Cat.’

The 71-year-old veteran promoter talked about the message Fury sent to Usyk a few weeks back, claiming to fight without any rematch clause for him. Warren reiterated his claim that the Ukrainian is interested in receiving big paydays from his fights. Thus, he is eyeing a bout in Saudi Arabia. However, it seems like Warren wasn’t thrilled by the verbal jabs which Usyk directed towards the British boxer. It must be noted that since the failure of the fight, Usyk has moved on.

Warren made it clear that Fury, being represented as the ‘greedy’ one among the two, should be stopped. “You go to Saudi Arabia because they are going to pay a lot of money and that’s what it is.” He also claimed that money is an incentive for the Ukrainian and so, he doesn’t intend on fighting with Fury in the UK.

Warren says that Tyson Fury has ducked no-one

The owner of Queensberry Promotions further talked about the Joshua fight. He revealed that his son George had contacted AJ’s management company but were refused the offer. Frank Warren claimed that Tyson is not the one who is ducking fights. Moreover, he added that the reigning champion would soon face a mandatory challenger for his title.

Read More: Eddie Hearn Sides With Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk by Obliterating ‘Time Waster’ Tyson Fury

It seems like the English Boxing manager has shown us a glimpse of a totally different side to Usyk negotiations. It will be interesting to see if these two ever face each other. Only time will tell!

Watch This Story: Five Fascinating Facts About Tyson Fury