OLEKSANDR USYK has urged Tyson Fury to defend or vacate his WBC strap if he’s not serious about fighting for the undisputed heavyweight crown.
The pair looked set to throw down in a historic undisputed bout in April after finally settling their squabble over purse splits.
But Fury threw another spanner into the works on Monday when he called for their dust-up to be a one-affair with no rematch clause.
Usyk, 36, has grown tired of the Brit’s moving of the goalposts and has urged him to put up or shut up.
The undefeated Ukranian took to Instagram to say: “Greedy belly.
“Rematch clause came from your side, not mine.
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“Stop Whining and ducking be a man and sign the contract or vacate the belt I need undisputed and not to play your stupid games.”
Team Usyk believe Fury is trying his best to find a way out of the proposed Wembley war on April 29.
Promoter Alexander Krassuyk told talkSPORT: “As Usyk said, the greedy belly is still hoping to find a way to pull out.
“We knew before and know it now.
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“As soon as Usyk accepts a no rematch clause there will still be searching for another thing to find and pull out the fight.
“I tell you why. He bluffed and Usyk called his bluff. This is 100 per cent. He didn’t expect Usyk to accept 70/30.
“He was not in a training camp and we say the next morning the theatrical performance that he was pretending to jog and fight someone in the ring.
“It’s all about nothing. He’s not prepared and scared to fight.
“He will try to find a way to avoid Usyk for as long as possible.
“We don’t trust him, we don’t believe him.
“One more thing to know, when we started the negotiations, Fury’s side was the first to ask for the rematch.
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“Fury were the first to ask for the rematch and we supported this.”
He added: “His credibility is shot to pieces. The man is trying to escape.
“I’m really sorry for Tyson’s fans. It’s a shame for a fighter to behave like that.
“It’s not about money and not about boxing. It’s about fear.”
Despite the fight seemingly being in jeopardy, Fury co-promoter Frank Warren is adamant the bout will come to fruition.
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The Queensberry Promotions chief said: “Like I said from the beginning, we’ll get this fight over the line.
“It will get over the line because both fighters want it.”
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