From Usyk's camp to Fury: This is a sport, if you want that much money - go to Hollywood

Alexander Usyk's promoter is not convinced that Tyson Fury deserves a bigger share of the revenue. Fury, the WBC champion from Manchester, England, and Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF champion from Ukraine, are in deep talks to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title in the spring.

Their negotiations have recently stalled over the money the two boxers want to take. Many argue that Fury is entitled to a bigger chunk of the money because he is a big star in his home country and will boost sales if the fight takes place at Wembley. Alexander Usyk is adamant that he will not accept anything less than 50-50.

“How can you justify this? Just because he's English? It doesn't sound like a serious reason, Krasiuk said. On the other hand, Fury can say, “Okay, it doesn't matter to me who I'm fighting. Whether it's Usyk or the supermarket guy, I can still sell out Wembley Stadium. But man, it's a sport. It's not just professional boxing. Go to Hollywood if you want to make that much money. If you're the king, you have to prove it. Prove it against the man with three belts”.

Still, despite all the recent negative hype, Alexander is confident he can strikes a "fair" deal with Fury's representatives in the next few days. "I expect we'll have a good chance to do it, Alex said of finalizing the deal. - I'm really optimistic.

The only thing that can hurt the fight is Fury. Usyk is very flexible, money has never touched his heart. He knows that if he is successful in the ring, the money will come, but the only thing that worries me is Tyson's attitude.

If Fury is afraid of losing his popularity, of losing the status he has now - and against Usyk he has the best chance of that happening - he may not be flexible, he may demand a bigger share to justify his risk . Perhaps for him this is the most risky fight in boxing. But deep in my heart, I believe that he has the heart of a warrior and will accept the fair terms and will not unwind... then we can arrange this fight in the next three days”.

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