Tyson Fury has been warned he will be left to face Anthony Joshua in a "fight of two losers" after he takes on Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title.
Usyk's manager Egis Klimas took to social media to respond to Fury claiming that the highly sought-after Joshua showdown could still happen, despite the Watford native having twice lost to Usyk in the last year. Speaking with BT Sport during his appearance at WWE's Clash at the Castle this week, Fury indicated that he is still interested in facing his fellow Brit in a domestic super-fight.
"I still think people would like to see that fight," he said of a potential fight against his long-time rival. "So if Oleksandr Usyk doesn't want the fight for whatever reason, then we'll go and offer AJ the fight."
In response to the message on Twitter, Usyk's manager Klimas wrote: "After Oleksandr Usyk will win against Tyson Fury yes I believe it will bee a good fight of two losers to find out who is better."
Fury hit back by slamming the famed manager, who also takes care of the legendary Vasyl Lomachenko among other major Ukrainian fighters. He slammed Klimas as a "tit" and again pushed for a December fight date with the unified WBA, WBO and IBF champion. "I will destroy Oleksandr Usyk," Fury wrote in a response tweet to Klimas. "#BumCity Small man syndrome. This man is a TiT. IF he can beat me let’s go December you pack of bum dossers!"
The WBC champion, who now appears to be fully out of retirement, told reporters at the WWE event over the weekend that he will be announcing a December fight, almost certainly not Usyk, this week. He has been courting interest from Derek Chisora and Mahmoud Charr, as well as floating the idea of an exhibition bout against Thor Bjornsson.
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After making his long-awaited return to professional wrestling, where he 'punched' WWE superstar Austin Theory as he attempted to cash in his Money In The Bank contract, Fury said: "Usyk was calling me out after his last fight with [Anthony] Joshua, I've replied and said let's do the fight this year, wherever they want to do it.
"I've been waiting for offers from countries to come forward, and all of a sudden Usyk has stated he doesn't want to fight any more, he wants to fight next year, not this year. So I'm not going to wait around for anybody, I'm announcing a fight next week."
Meanwhile, Usyk is planning to face Fury in a huge money undisputed heavyweight title showdown next year. Saudi Arabian officials had hoped to cash in on a swathe of British fans being in Qatar, just a three-hour drive away, by hosting the mega-fight on the eve of the World Cup final, but the Ukrainian has ruled himself out due to niggling injuries.
