TYSON FURY is “unhappy” with the announcement of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk and warned: “That’s how people get knocked out.”
Fury returns on Saturday in a crossover clash against ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.
But before the boxing and MMA stars even shared the ring, it was revealed an undisputed title decider with Usyk has been agreed.
Fury was left unimpressed that his next fight had been announced before his upcoming one – as that is how accidents happen.
He said on The MMA Hour: “It wasn’t my choice.
“I would never in a million years do that, but the people who are putting these fights on, who are paying the money, they’re in control. They’re the promoters of the event.
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“So, the paymaster does what the paymaster wants, basically. But if it was up to me, I would have never, ever, ever done that, ever.
“Because I never count chickens before they hatch, ever. They should never announce fights before the first one happens, because that’s how people get knocked out.
“But I’m not even looking at the next fight. I’m only concentrating on Francis. If it means breaking these two hands and getting a cut right through [my eyebrow] to win, I will do it.
“Don’t worry about that. Nothing else matters, only Saturday night.”
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Fury, 35, and Usyk, 36, have signed for what will be the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt unification.
And promoters have eyed a December 23 date, just eight weeks after Fury’s fight with Ngannou, 37, has been wrapped up.
But he said: “I wasn’t happy at first, for them to announce it, but there was a lot going on in the background.
“For me, I don’t concentrate on any other fight other than Saturday night.
“What happens in the future stays in the future. I’m living for today and this moment.
“My moment now is to fight Francis for the ‘baddest man on the planet’ title, and when I’ve won that, only after I’ve won that, I won’t even think about my next [fight] until I’ve had a week off and spent some time with my family. I’ve been in camp 12 weeks.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
