Oleksandr Usyk’s Promoter Doubts Tyson Fury Pulls Out Of Rescheduled Fight

Alexander Krassyuk doesn’t think Tyson Fury will pull out of the rescheduled fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury and Usyk were supposed to box on Saturday but will now fight on May 18 after a cut near Fury’s eye forced the postponement. The fight was quickly rescheduled but if either man pulls out this time out, they will have to pay the other boxer $10 million.

Ultimately, with the fee in place, Krassyuk is confident Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk will come to fruition on May 18 in the rescheduled fight.

“This time it would be definitely positive (surprise), something between 3 and 4 (on a scale of 1-10),” Krassyuk told SecondsOut (via BoxingScene). “I tell you why. Because now he’s under pressure. And he was the one to put himself under the circumstances. He’s under pressure from first financial—he’s responsible for $10 million. It’s not Turki Alalshikh who is giving this money from a budget. It’s Tyson Fury who has to pay his withdrawal. Number two: Turki Alalshikh, who is quite, how to say, an influential person, has given his reputation to save Tyson’s reputation. So this is another very important push on Tyson’s mental.”

Tyson Fury is coming off a split-decision win over Francis Ngannou in October in a much more competitive fight than people thought.

Oleksandr Usyk, meanwhile, is 21-0 and coming off a KO win over Daniel Dubois to secure the matchup with Fury.

Do you think Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk will happen in May?