American heavyweight boxer Michael Hunter criticized WBC title holder Tyson Fury for disrupting the fight against WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF world champion Oleksandr Usyk. The 35-year-old American is convinced that the Briton is deliberately avoiding the duel with the Ukrainian, because he sees him as a serious opponent. In addition, Hunter stated that he respects Usyk for his achievements and ambitions.. " He did everything: he went to the Olympics, he wanted to be a cruiserweight champion, a heavyweight champion, now he wants all the titles. That's the way it should be. I think he would beat at a faster pace if he was allowed to.. But these heavyweights are so pulpy these days. Their hearts are broken, they are emotional, theirs is too busy with other things.. They can't face reality. They have a big head and they think they can do something, but in reality they can't do it at all.. Therefore, it seems to me that Fury avoided the fight with Usyk. We know that Usyk is a very difficult opponent and he would give Fury problems. It's not even a secret, especially now," Michael also commented on Fury's upcoming exhibition fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.. The American spoke rather sharply against the " " They just don't want to fight. They want something else. They want fame and excuses. And most of them come up with these excuses. All in all, it's bad for boxing.. I take my hat off to Francis Ngannou and his team for making this fight happen..

It was their window, their opportunity, because we basically have a title-holding clown and it's a bad situation," Recall that on April 29, Usyk and Fury were supposed to fight at Wembley Stadium in London for the title of absolute world champion, but the parties could not agree on the terms of the contract for the fight, which is why it was canceled. After that, the Ukrainian team began negotiations for a fight with the mandatory contender for the WBA title Briton Daniel Dubois.. Usyk vs Dubois fight will take place on August 26 in Wroclaw. In turn, Fury will hold an exhibition fight against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on October 28 in Saudi Arabia..