“Bloated middleweight”: Fury defiantly refused to fight Usyk

25 June 2022, 16:08 | Sports 
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" Fury noted that the Ukrainian, despite the champion titles, spent too little time in heavyweight to deserve a fight with him.

" He was the best middleweight but you can't compare the two divisions. He's only been here for two years.. When Usyk stays in heavyweight for 10-15 years, let him come back, and then we'll talk,"

We add that earlier Fury said that he was ready to return to the ring for the fight with Usyk, but on one condition.

The 33-year-old Fury has 32 wins (23 by knockout) and one draw. On the night of April 24, "

The 35-year-old Usyk has 19 wins (13 by knockout) in 19 fights. He held three of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

On August 20, Usyk will defend the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight belts in a fight with Anthony Joshua. Usyk-Joshua rematch will take place in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. In their first fight, held in September last year, the Ukrainian defeated the Briton by unanimous decision and took over his titles..

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