Tyson Fury 'wasn't having a great training camp' before his fight with Oleksandr Usyk was postponed.
That's according to Irish world title challenger Spike O'Sullivan, who also believes the Gypsy King would have spent around £100,000 in order to boost his chances of glory.
Boxing fans from all over the world had been looking forward to the bout between Fury and Usyk.
It had been due to take place on February 17. Before that, December 23 had been the initial date set in stone.
Tyson Fury was recently forced to withdraw from his upcoming boxing bout with Oleksandr Usyk
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But their showdown has now been delayed again, with Fury and Usyk now primed to meet in Saudi Arabia on May 18.
Some have questioned the delay, believing Fury's injury is too coincidental - despite the Gypsy King being adamant it was simply back misfortune.
And while O'Sullivan doesn't think Fury would get injured on purpose, he claims to have heard things about the 35-year-old's camp not being good enough.
He told Betway: "There is a cut there but from what I’m hearing like everyone else, he wasn’t having a great camp.
"The biggest loser is Oleksandr Usyk and I’m sure Fury wasn’t up to scratch and from what I’m hearing in training camp he was getting dropped and maybe things weren’t going too well for him.
"I don’t know if the cut was on purpose or an accident.
"I wouldn’t like to think it was on purpose, it would be disappointing to hear but it's not the first time I have heard something like this and there are reports out there questioning it.
"He calls himself a fighting man so I hope it was a legitimate cut.
"I do believe the fight will happen though because the money is ridiculous.
"There’s a £10million deduction if somebody pulls out. I’m not sure how much they are getting paid but if there’s a £10m deduction then they must be getting paid a huge amount."
O'Sullivan then suggested that Fury could have spent around £100,000 on his camp.
With the 35-year-old having a net worth of around £50million, however, the Irishman admits it's 'pocket change' for the boxing star.
He continued: "In terms of the money Tyson has spent in training camp before the fight got cancelled is pocket change for this fight.
"A lot of money went into his training camp before the fight got rescheduled, but I don’t think Turki Alalshikh gives a s**t too much, he just wants to see the fight.
"The promoter has so much money and the video for the fight was something I had never seen before.
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Spike O'Sullivan has heard rumours Tyson Fury had a poor training camp before he withdrew from Oleksandr Usyk fight
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"A lot of money went into it, but I don’t think they care, it's all about making the fight happen.
"It’s bonkers money. I don’t know how much Tyson would’ve spent in training but with sparring partners, training sessions, nutrition, accommodation and everything else it’ll be big money so we’re talking over £100k or more for sure.
"Of course in real terms that is a lot of money but if they’re getting fined £10m if one of them can't make the fight happen, then that is nothing and you can only imagine the purses they will get.
"It’s nuts."
When Fury and Usyk do eventually meet in the ring, plenty will be on the line.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will go up against each other in May after their fight was postponed for a second time
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Both men are unbeaten in their careers so far.
Usyk has won all 21 of his bouts, including two memorable victories over Anthony Joshua.
Fury, meanwhile, is unbeaten from 35 career fights so far - though did draw against Deontay Wilder in 2018.
