One of the most intriguing boxing match-ups possible at the moment seems to be off the books. Sky Sports reports that a potential undisputed heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksander Usyk has failed to materialized after a bout of lengthy, and often fractious, negotiating.
The fight had seemed to be on the cards after Fury’s lopsided win over Derek Chisora in December. After cruising past Chisora, Fury faced-off with Usyk on the ring apron. During that encounter Fury accused Usyk of, among many other things, being afraid to fight him.
Since then the pair have engaged in a public back and forth on social media, sharing demands for the bout agreement.