Tyson Fury reacts to Oleksandr Usyk calling out Deontay Wilder for his next fight

Oleksandr Usyk recently reiterated his desire to face Deontay Wilder next. Tyson Fury, who faced both with very different results, weighed in on the plans.

Usyk went uncontested for the second time this year when he stopped Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium. With his legacy cemented, he opted to vacate the WBO belt rather than face mandatory challenger Fabio Wardley in pursuit of a higher-profile fight.

He thinks he’s found that in Wilder, who, although he’s inactive and seemingly beyond his prime, is one of the biggest names of the soon-to-end heavyweight generation.

Talk to DAZN Fight Club In an interview focused on his friend and training partner Agit Kabayel, Fury acknowledged Usyk Wilder’s plans as a way to have a high-profile fight.

“The agitation [WBC] interim champion, so they should force Usyk to defend or quit. Personally, I don’t think Usyk will fight anyone in this WBC rankings because it doesn’t make any business sense. There is no money in these fights. Will he get paid to fight Agit Kabayel? Will he get paid to fight Lawrence Okolie? No.

“When you fought Tyson Fury and you had GK’s money, you’re not going to fight anyone else for everyone. So I don’t see Usyk defending against any of those names. That’s why he’s looking to fight a Wilder, or someone with a popular name and following. So just like he left the WBO, he has to leave the WBC, and Agit will be promoted to world champion. He can defend against the winner of [Lawrence] Surroundings of the Andes [Moses] It’s going to hurt.

Despite Fury’s insistence that Usyk vacate the WBC belt, the sanctioning body granted the Ukrainian great a voluntary defense and declared that Wilder, who has been their champion for nearly half a decade but is currently not ranked in the top 15, is an eligible opponent.