BOXING promoter Eddie Hearn admitted that he doesn’t trust Tyson Fury, WBC heavyweight champion. He also revealed that the Brit wasn’t interested in fighting Oleksandr Usyk.
Hearn says the heavyweight unification bout was cancelled because Fury refused to fight the hard-hitting Ukrainian.
Hearn says Fury refused to fight Usyk without a warm up fight
Fury wanted to fight in March before he could become the undisputed king in the division for the first time in more than two decades.
Fury will instead defend his heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte, who is his mandatory challenger.
After step-aside money was made impossible, Usyk will now face Anthony Joshua.
FightHype.com was informed by the Matchroom chief: "Everyone talks (but) about the step aside money, and all that. But the goalposts kept shifting.
"The plan was very straightforward. Fury takes on Usyk, and Joshua is the victor. It's a very simple plan.
"Joshua didn't sign for that model. We were still talking. It was not something he wanted to do, but it turned out to be a very smart plan in my eyes.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALS"Then Tyson Fury stated: "I don't want to fight Usyk immediately. I would prefer a warm up fight on March 26."
"I don’t trust Tyson Fury to fight AJ after Usyk. He should not fight in June or December, but he shouldn't go March 26.
"We went back to say no to the March fight. We tried to renegotiate the whole deal, but Fury said "no, I don’t want to fight Usyk immediately." Then he had to fight Whyte.
"You never know when he'll fight Whyte. It would be a surprise if this fight does not happen.
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"I hear people say that David Whyte is quiet. He's in training.
"Until they have a contract for the fight, and they've paid it, what can you expect him do?"
"This is Dillian's dream opportunity. He will be there. Tyson will be there? We'll see."
