"I promote him, and he calls me names." Usyk urged to forget about Fury

The unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Fury (21-0, 14 KOs) criticized journalists for constantly asking questions about the British Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs). During the World Boxing Council (WBC) congress, our compatriot urged media representatives to pay less attention to the Gypsy King.

Usyk said this in an interview published on the Fight Hype YouTube channel. The Ukrainian also noted that he is constantly promoting his future opponent, and in return he receives only insults from him. In addition, Oleksandr added that he doesn't respond to Tyson's attempts to make him angry.

"Look, stop talking about Tyson Fury. I'm here, not him. You want to get a lot of information. I'm talking about my Ready To Fight program, not Tyson Fury. Otherwise, it turns out that I'm promoting him, and he's calling me a rabbit. Tyson Fury talks a lot. His words that he will knock me out only make me smile," Usyk said.

Earlier, the media announced the date of the Usyk-Fury fight, which was scheduled for December 23. Journalists also claimed that the British boxer was threatened with a $240 million lawsuit if he refused to fight Oleksandr by the end of the year.

The Ukrainian himself admitted how the postponement of the fight affected him. Our boxer also made a number of compliments to his British opponent.

In addition, bookmakers have abruptly changed their quotes for the Usyk-Fury fight. In turn, Oleksandr spoke about what he would do after defeating Tyson, who recorded a video message to the Ukrainian with a promise to knock him out by the end of the fourth round.

As OBOZ.UA reported, Oleksandr Usyk did not disclose his tactical plan for the fight with Tyson Fury. In addition, the legendary Russian champion Kostya Tszyu gave his forecast for the fight between the Ukrainian and the Briton.

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