Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk collide on February 17th.
The pair will battle it out to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 in a feat that was achieved by the great Lennox Lewis.
Footage has emerged of a ‘gloves are off’ style coming together with Steve Bunce. In the clip ‘The Gypsy King’ decides to taunt the Ukrainian over his earring.
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He said: “I know he can’t beat me, I know he can’t. A man who wears an earring in his ear can never beat Tyson Fury. Ever. Not a chance. No one who wears earrings can beat me.”
Asked whether he knew what Fury meant, Usyk replied: “Yes.” He then explained the significance behind his earring, in a moment fans are claiming ‘humbled’ the WBC heavyweight champion.
You can watch the clip below:
Inside, this has to be a humbling moment for Fury?
When Fury makes fun of Usyk’s earring, turns out the earring is not for fashion.
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Usyk then hit-back explaining what the earring actually means to him and his people.
He replied: “I can explain about the earrings. It’s a Ukrainian Cossack. They were the people who defended my country from our enemies for many years. This is just proof of my Cossack lineage. They never lost to anybody. There is no beauty or fashion in this.”
Fury then doubled down on his taunt: “Listen, in Ukraine it means he is a good fighting man, for him, but where I’m from it means he’s a p**** with an earring in.”
