What should Usyk do next?

[Master]

Arum has now revealed that he is waiting for an offer from Saudi Arabia to stage the fight in the Middle East.

The veteran promoter has given them until the end of this week to come forward. If they don't, he has indicated that Wembley is the next most likely venue for the undisputed bout, but "talks about percentages" would need to take place.

"The fighters have agreed to fight," Arum said.

"I spoke to Frank Warren. We're giving them until [this] week to come with their offer, which I believe we'll get.

"If we don't, then we're gonna do the fight at Wembley. And then we'd have to talk about the percentages because Usyk wants 50-50. "That's not right if the fight's at Wembley because there will be 95,000 Brits at the fight and big Brit pay-per-view money, so Tyson deserves the lion's share. "But we don't get to that point if the [investors in Saudi Arabia] come through, because the way they operate is they make deals with each of the fighters. "We've been led to believe that they're going to come with a proposal [this] week. I'll believe it when I see it, but it's not like they haven't come through in the past."

'A final draft of the paperwork isn't ready' despite the bout being pencilled in for March/April. The report adds that that 'hold-up stems from a trio of events', which are the fight venue, purse split and 'dates in the Pay-Per-View calendar'.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...c664ee43b35208

[Master]

"Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk remain in talks for an undisputed heavyweight title fight being targeted for April 29, sources told ESPN. Usyk closed his side of the deal with the Saudis and now Fury must. If not, the fight could head to Wembley. Ramadan ends on April 21," Coppinger tweeted.

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[TIC]

tyson lost his pen?

[Master]

Fury should accept the 50/50 split. It is fair and I will be very disappointed if the fight does not happen.

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Fury should accept the 50/50 split. It is fair and I will be very disappointed if the fight does not happen.

I agree. Both fighters are at the same level of prestige for their weight classes and there is no reason why Tyson fury should be asking for more than 50%.. I think that usyk is going to prove more trouble than people realize but at the same time I don't think he is going to be able to take the monster shot from the big man. I mean he did take a couple of AJ's power right hand very well, but AJ just can't put his punches together like Tyson fury can. I think that oosac will tire from getting leaned on and mugged and by about the 8th of the 9th round the big man is going to finish the job

[nuggetdotcom]

Fury should accept the 50/50 split. It is fair and I will be very disappointed if the fight does not happen.

I agree. Both fighters are at the same level of prestige for their weight classes and there is no reason why Tyson fury should be asking for more than 50%.. I think that usyk is going to prove more trouble than people realize but at the same time I don't think he is going to be able to take the monster shot from the big man. I mean he did take a couple of AJ's power right hand very well, but AJ just can't put his punches together like Tyson fury can. I think that oosac will tire from getting leaned on and mugged and by about the 8th of the 9th round the big man is going to finish the job

Totally agree should be 50/50 both have bin there done that, and Usyck has more alphabets than Tyson. This fight is the current day epitomy of what top class prof heavyweights should be doing, and shouldn't be thrown away due to cash issues.

[Master]

Frank Warren is hoping the unification fight happens.

"The negotiations have been very drawn out and long which has been frustrating. There are still a few issues to iron out yet," he continued when discussing how close Fury vs Usyk is to being finalised. "If it's going to happen it will happen on April 29, but we will have to wait and see. Tyson will want to fight on that date and I'm hoping we don't have to go down the route of finding him an alternative opponent."

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