Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, has doubts about whether Tyson Fury will make it to the ring for the rescheduled heavyweight undisputed fight on May 18th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Krassyuk questions Fury’s commitment to the fight due to his suspicious sparring injury, which remains uncertain in his eyes. Despite Fury’s recent performance against Francis Ngannou and his sparring injury, the Saudis still have faith in him and want to proceed with the fight. However, if Fury fails to show up this time, he will lose a significant amount of money, $10 million, and potentially be replaced. It is uncertain if the Saudis will actually follow through with replacing Fury.
Promoter Alex Krassyuk expressed his lack of confidence in Tyson Fury, stating that his confidence will only grow once the fight actually begins. Krassyuk was disappointed when he saw a video of Fury wearing an open shield face mask during his sparring, as he finds it hard to believe that the video captures the exact moment of the cut. If Fury encounters any setbacks with his eye problem, it wouldn’t be surprising if the fight is rescheduled again. However, it would be challenging for the Saudis to sell a fight between Usyk and a replacement opponent like Filip Hrgovic, as it would not generate much interest.
Until Fury steps into the ring, Krassyuk will continue to doubt the 35-year-old fighter, who some believe is nearing the end of his career. Tyson’s promoters have managed to keep him going by matching him against relatively easy opponents. The curious case of the cut raises suspicions, as Krassyuk questions how an uppercut could result in an elbow hitting the hole in the headgear. He suggests that the cut may have occurred earlier and some justification was captured on video. While he doesn’t question the injury itself, he finds the narrative surrounding it questionable.
According to the Source boxingnews24.com