Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk update as crunch talks continue behind the scenes
Boxing news: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk talks remain ongoing
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk remain in talks over a boxing showdown for the ages, according to reports.
However, despite the Ukrainian's promoter previously promising an annoucement, there's still no date for the heavyweight clash.
Fury and Usyk had been due to step into the ring on December 23.
However, with the Briton needing more time to recover following his recent victory over Francis Ngannou, that's led to a postponement.
Boxing news: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight will be a showdown for the ages
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According to Boxing Talk, no formal date has been agreed.
However, they're still hoping to go up against each other in February - with Usyk previously admitting he hopes that's when the fight will happen.
Fury and Usyk are both unbeaten as the battle edges closer.
The Gypsy King has won 34 of his 35 bouts so far, drawing just once - against Deontay Wilder in 2018.
Usyk, however, has won all 21 of his career fights with 14 of them coming via KO.
Usyk's promoter, Alex Krassyuk, recently discussed Fury's victory over Ngannou.
And he claimed the 35-year-old was 'a little bit stupid' during his narrow win in Saudi Arabia.
He told ProBox TV: "He [Ngannou] looked good.
“Boxing-wise, with all due respect, he hasn’t got the best boxing skills or boxing IQ, but his determination and his concentration was very good.
"He was very motivated and very focused, very disciplined! That’s what made him look like that.
"He didn’t have much tactics, but his tactics were sufficient to make Tyson look a little bit stupid fighting a guy having his pro debut in boxing.
"I heard many rumours that Tyson Fury was getting himself prepared to his very best.
"But, when you look at someones body, you can tell if he trained or whether he was chilling in the gym.
"It doesn’t matter how eat or how much you sleep, but if you do it consistently over a couple of months, you can definitely see it on his body."
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, meanwhile, thinks the fight between Fury and Usyk will be one of the best boxing matches of all time.
“The best man will win," he said.
"Tyson Fury had a very complicated outing against Otto Wallin before the great knockout over Deontay Wilder.
"So you cannot judge a fighter’s calibre by one fight.
“Everything happens, it’s another day in the job and a win is a win.
"It’s about the moment and we will see who has it at that time.
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"It will be one of the greatest fights in history.”
Meanwhile, with Fury vs Usyk off for December, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder may fight on the same card.
That would potentially pave the way for the two men to finally go up against each other at some point next year.
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