Tyson Fury was livid during yesterday’s interview with Ariel Helwani after withdrawing from his clash with Oleksandr Usyk due to a cut sustained in sparring.
Also in the interview was Oleksandr Usyk alongside his manager Egis Klimas who let rip at ‘The Gypsy King’ after the news of the injury.
Klimas said after Friday’s cancellation: “Tyson Fury is a f*****g coward who will do anything not to face Usyk.
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“And he asked his b**** to hit him with a frying pan in his brow. You can quote me word for word for that.”
“When the news was brought to Oleksandr, he just smiled. That is all he did. He is too mentally strong to break. I was waiting for this moment.”
Fury clearly got wind of the comments and was fuming.
He took aim at Klimas:”Never call me a coward again.
“I have had 35 professional fights in my life, I have been boxing 18 years, I’ve climbed off the canvas ten times against the biggest punchers in history to win.
“Never a coward, never backed down from any man in my life.
“If anyone calls my wife a b****, I’ll take their f****ing teeth out.”
Klimas then responded:”I didn’t call your wife a b****.”
Fury then replied: “Well, I’ll apologise for that then because I thought you were talking about my wife – but never call me a coward.
“How can you call me a coward, you have never boxed in your life.”
Kilmas hit-back: “May 18 you are going to be finito.”
The can watch the video below:
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— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 3, 2024
The Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk clash has now been scheduled for May 18th.
It’s third time lucky for boxing fans.
