Tyson Fury’s dad John unleashes wild rant on Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk ought to launch a video and inform the general public “what he did” in negotiations with Tyson Fury if he needs to face an opportunity of going through the world champion Brit in December. That’s in keeping with Fury’s father John, who has even instructed {that a} crossover occasion towards a UFC or YouTube star could be extra helpful for the Gypsy King.

WBC heavyweight champion Fury has lengthy been negotiating with WBA, WBO and IBF belt-holder Usyk a couple of unification battle that might seemingly happen in Saudi Arabia in December, as a part of a double headline invoice.

In March, Fury supplied the Ukrainian a 30 per cent reduce of the battle purse and threatened to deduct one per cent of that supply daily till it was accepted. But with a breakthrough nonetheless but to be made, Fury’s lack of exercise within the ring has grabbed headlines, with John accusing Usyk of attempting to show the general public towards his son.

Speaking about Usyk in a video interview with Seconds Out, John Fury mentioned: “Until he gets on and makes a proper video explaining what he did and tells the truth, he may never get the fight with Tyson. It’s gone past money now with Tyson, it’s gone past everything with us. They are taking the p**s.

“He’s a no person, Usyk. Yes, he is gained a couple of belts off AJ [Anthony Joshua]. He’s attempting to do is kill two birds with one stone. Turn the general public towards Tyson, which they’ve achieved job of as a result of the general public is daft anyway. Aren’t they? Unless he will get on the video and tells the reality of what he did, there’ll by no means be a battle for Usyk. Tyson will iron him out and all people within the sport is aware of it.”

While attempts to get a heavyweight championship unification fight on have proved to be problematic, Fury has been linked with the possibility of dipping his toe into the fast-growing world of crossover exhibition fighting against stars of UFC or popular boxing YouTubers like KSI. Something that would have been unthinkable for a reigning heavyweight world champion in the past.

MMA fighters Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones have both been talked about as possible opponents and while there would be no titles at stake in such an event, Fury’s father John believes it is an avenue that should certainly be explored.

Speaking about the links with the two UFC stars, he said: “At least they have the balls to battle, not run and conceal behind politics like the remainder of them. Conventional boxing now’s lifeless. I mentioned to Tyson, typical boxing is completed. It’s too political. There are too many individuals not taking a punch within the mouth whereas they make greater than the fighters. It’s killing the sport. Stopping these males from combating.

“Tyson, god help him, he’s the most inactive world champion ever. Can you imagine what kind of machine he would be if he was out regularly? He’d be unstoppable. That’s why he’s sparring with all these different people when he goes on holiday. He’s keeping his tools sharp as best he can.

“I mentioned to him, ‘cross over. P*** all of them off and cross over.’ It’s higher pay and it is higher leisure like I’ve achieved with Tommy (Fury). Tommy’s making nice progress in that Misfits world, on this UFC stuff, no matter you need to name it. But it really works and there is extra eyes on that now than boxing, as a result of boxing’s completed.”