Fury tees off on '14-stone coward' as talks end

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Tyson Fury levelled galore insults astatine chap heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk aft negotiations for a projected undisputed clash broke down.

The projected bout astatine Wembley Stadium successful precocious April fell done this week, aft some sides could not onslaught a woody connected presumption for a rematch.

There has not been an undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 erstwhile Lennox Lewis bushed Evander Holyfield - and ne'er been 1 successful the four-belt epoch - and it appears it could enactment that way.

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After months of negotiations, which saw Usyk hold to a 70/30 purse divided successful Fury's favour, the British star's promoter, Frank Warren, said the combat won't instrumentality spot and "does not think" it volition hap successful the future.

Usyk holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belts, portion Fury, is the WBC titleholder.

They were fixed a deadline of April 1 by the WBA to officially hold to a deal, different Usyk would beryllium ordered to undertake a mandatory rubric defence.

Fury unleashed connected Usyk successful a societal media post, labelling the Ukraine champ a "14-stone coward" among different things.

"Tried each week to get retired of it, begging for a rematch," Fury said.

"You got your rematch and didn't privation to combat astatine that. You were ne'er antheral capable to tangle with the Gypsy King ever successful your life.

"Keep running," Fury continued. "Fight Dubois astatine the Copper Box now."

Negotiations betwixt unified heavyweight champion Usyk and Londoner Daniel Dubois volition statesman this weekend.

Dubois, the 25-year-old regular WBA heavyweight champion, said helium "definitely, 100 per cent" wants a world-title changeable next.

"Why not spell for the large 1 now? I'm 100 per cent going for it and I judge I tin sound him [Usyk] out," helium told Pitch Boxing.

"I bring a batch to the array that helium hasn't fought before.

"Just speed, belief, youth, and strength.

"He's ne'er faced a combatant similar maine oregon been deed by a combatant similar me. I deliberation I tin sound him retired and bring them belts backmost [to England]."

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