FRANK WARREN has insisted Tyson Fury WILL fight Oleksandr Usyk on April 29 – but he was hit with resistance from sceptical fans.
Usyk accepted Fury’s “greedy” offer of a 70/30 split – although he wanted the British legend to make a £1million donation to Ukraine.
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And the WBA were informed that both sides had agreed terms to confirm the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
But cracks started to appear when Fury demanded there be NO rematch clause in the contract.
And Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk hit back to claim it was actually the Gypsy King’s side who wanted to stipulation placed in the paperwork.
It led to Krassyuk questioning whether Fury truly wants the fight and pouring doubt on the undisputed title decider.
But Hall of Famer Warren has attempted to put everyones mind at rest to say the fight is ON with April 29 still the target date.
He told talkSPORT: “Like I said from the beginning, we’ll get this fight over the line. It will get over the line because both fighters want it.”
Despite Warren’s best efforts, fans spoke out to voice their concern.
One said: “Just can’t see it man, it will rumble on until Christmas.”
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Another agreed: “7 weeks to sort out the biggest heavyweight fight in 30 years……ok mate.”
Fury, 34, addressed Usyk, 36, in a public video and claimed the WBA, IBF and WBO unified champion was stalling in negotiations.
He said: “I’ve been speaking to the lawyers today and Usyk’s people are talking about rematch clauses and all the b****cks.
“Here’s one to up the ante, how about there is no f***ing rematch clause for both of us, let’s up the ante completely.
“Never worry about what’s in the future and how many dollars you can get after you’ve been defeated.
“Worry about the fight, April 29, no rematch clause, the winner takes the glory, the loser goes home with his d*** in his hand.
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“How about that? Agree to that you f***ing b****.”
But Krassyuk was quick to respond and replied: “As Usyk said, the greedy belly is still hoping to find a way to pull out.
“We knew before and know it now. As soon as Usyk accepts a no rematch clause there will still be searching for another thing to find and pull out the fight.
“I tell you why. He bluffed and Usyk called his bluff. This is 100 per cent. He didn’t expect Usyk to accept 70/30.
“He was not in a training camp and we say the next morning the theatrical performance that he was pretending to jog and fight someone in the ring.
“It’s all about nothing. He’s not prepared and scared to fight. He will try to find a way to avoid Usyk for as long as possible.
“We don’t trust him, we don’t believe him. One more thing to know, when we started the negotiations, Fury’s side was the first to ask for the rematch.
“Fury were the first to ask for the rematch and we supported this.”
Tyson Fury facing off with Oleksandr UsykReuters