TYSON FURY will fight Oleksandr Usyk if a deal can be agreed within the next week.
If not, the Gypsy King is set to stay retired after officially hanging up his gloves following his victory over Dillian Whyte in March.
Usyk called out Fury for a fight after he retained his world title belts to beat Anthony Joshua on Saturday.
The Ukrainian says he will fight nobody else if he cannot land a showdown with Fury – and the Brit feels the same way.
Fury sent a message to his promoter Frank Warren on Instagram, as well as US promoters Top Rank and also ESPN and the WBC.
In the video he said: “To all these suitors out there who want to make the fight, I’m going to give youse all seven days, till the 1st of September to come up with the money.
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“If not, thank you very much it’s been a blast. I’m retired.
“All them offers submitted must be to my lawyer Robert Davis in writing with proof of funds. Let the games begin.”
The WBC – whose heavyweight belt is held by Fury – are willing to sanction the mouthwatering dust-up.
But Fury won’t fight the unbeaten champion for anything less than half a BILLION pounds.
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Fury also claimed he would have fought for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion for free had Joshua won The Rage on the Red Sea.
He said: “Everyone keeps asking about this fight with this Ukrainian guy. Are you going to come back? Are you going to do this? Are you going to do that?
“Let’s face it, it’s not Anthony Joshua – which I would’ve done for free in England.
“It’s some foreigner who nobody really cares about. To fight this unknown quantity and give him an opportunity of legendary status? They have to pay for that.
“They have a week. It’s August 24. They have a week to submit their offers.
“I want it in writing with proof of funds.
“It’s the biggest fight in the world so it needs to be the biggest pay day in the world. [Floyd] Mayweather got £400million to fight [Manny] Pacquiao, I want £500m!
“I know they [Saudi Arabia] have got the money. They’ve offered Tiger Woods $1billion!
“I have no real interest in Usyk. Some man that nobody can really say his name? A pumped-up middleweight?
“It’s not my fault he’s gone and battered AJ, some bodybuilder! It’s not my fault that happened twice in a row.”
Usyk came out on top instead and the 35-year-old called out Fury after his win.
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He said: “I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. I’m sure, I’m convinced he wants to fight me.
“I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
