Tyson Fury Q&A: Johnny Nelson on claims heavyweight star will return against Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua | Boxing News

Tyson Fury announced this week that he would fight Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy force test at the Wembley stadium in April.

The complaint, which was not refused by the Usyk team, came when Fury confirmed his intention to return to boxing only after saying that he had retired.

The announcement sparked a series of questions. Why would Fury want to fight again? Would it have USYK in the third attempt? Is USYK really ready to box the Briton at Wembley? Is it a whole bluff to draw Anthony Joshua on the table?

The expert in Sky Sports boxing, Johnny Nelson, is trying to respond to the big discussion points …

Was Tyson Fury really retired?

Fury announced his boxing of boxing – not for the first time – in an article on social networks last January, but this week he conducted a series of interviews in Turkey where he declared his intention to return to the ring. “The” Gypsy King “will be back! We have a rabbit to hunt,” wrote Turki Alashikh, the key ornaments of modern boxing, ending the idea that Fury had hung up his gloves for good …

Johnny Nelson: I never believed it for a second. As far as I’m concerned, that is one of his negotiation skills.

You get fighters who retire and they are retired. You get fighters who have the impression of one reason or another, they must retire, but who do not really want to make a kind of return.

But some fighters use retirement because they are in a strong position. They know that the game needs as much as they need the game.

Tyson is one of those rare fighters who can say “If you don’t play my game, I went out. I can live comfortably ”.

And it’s a bluff.

Why does he want to fight again?

“I want my revenge in England, that’s all I want,” Fury told Boxing News this week. Fury had reached the summit of sport, becoming the world of linear heavyweight champion, but after losing twice on points at the Usyk, does he have a new motivation?

Johnny Nelson: Mentally, he could never live comfortably when he walks away from the game because he is a fighter.

Regarding Tyson, he does not think he has lost the last fight. He is very upset and very bitter on this subject. I understand that.

You must also remember the psyche of a fighter. As world heavyweight champion, it means that you are the biggest and the best, officially the best fighter in the world.

You really have to believe that you can beat every billion people on this earth to be a world heavyweight champion.

Each heavyweight champion has trouble not being in this position. Tyson is no different from others. He finds it difficult not to be officially considered a heavyweight champion.

So, with regard to worried, they stole it. In his head, there is no justification for this. In his head, they stole it.

Is it a question of money?

Fury published a series of dollars on social networks when referring to a potential return this week, suggesting that revenge may not be the only thing in his mind …

Johnny Nelson: I think money is a great motivation in this area, but I don’t think money is all because these guys are very, very rich.

They will never be able to spend the money they earn. But I also think for Tyson, he is a demon with whom he has trouble.

He finds it difficult to exist without thinking “I am the best, there is no one better than me”.

He has trouble managing this.

Does Tyson even deserve a third fight?

The first fight between Usyk and Fury was a victory for the divided decision for the Ukrainian, but the second fight saw the three judges award the four -point victory to Usyk…

Johnny Nelson: In other words, Daniel Dubois is in Oleksandr Usyk boxing at the Wembley stadium. They will not sell this.

But if USYK is in boxing in Wembley, it’s a good deal because it sells, and it’s the commercial side.

Was Tyson Fury beaten the last time he boxed USYK? No. Was it a unilateral battle? No. It was close.

So I’m not saying that it doesn’t deserve a blow because it has implemented an incredible performance and boxing is a company disguised in sport.

It’s a good deal.

What can we expect from Tyson Fury in a trilogy fight?

Fury has only fought three times since the beginning of 2023 – and one of them was against the star of MMA Francis Ngannou. If Fury’s statements of a force test with USYK of April 18 are accurate, then it would be almost 18 months between the fights …

Johnny Nelson: In the last two times, I saw him box, I thought his legs were slower.

Fury was inactive and Usyk was more active. If you speak in April of next year, it’s long to be out of the ring.

I do not think that it is good in his favor, having as much free time, unless he has a competition behind the Dières closed in the gymnasium to test his skills.

There are already excuses on the table in case things are not happening.

Would home battles at home make a difference?

Fury lost the decision in the first two Usyk fights, which were both held in Saudi Arabia. “I want an equitable result in England,” he said this week before insisting on the trilogy fight would occur on home law at the Wembley stadium …

Johnny Nelson: I saw British favorites lose Wembley. I don’t think it makes a difference.

When the bell goes, you can be anywhere in the world and if you are a real champion, no matter where you box, you come back a champion and a winner.

But, of course, I think that the opportunity would be greater at Wembley. It would be much larger.

I think that Saudi Arabia does an incredible job, but there is nothing better than British fans with regard to a good fight.

Does a Fury trilogy fight meaning for the Usyk?

After defeating Joshua and Fury twice, Usyk targets a second victory against Daniel Dubois later this month to become the undisputed world champion again for the second time … So why would he want to enter the ring with Fury again?

Johnny Nelson: Just a financial gain. USYK proved twice that he had beaten Tyson Fury.

He beat everyone. He left a trace of destruction. He has already beaten Daniel Dubois and I think he will beat him the second time better.

USYK is also a businessman.

The Fury fight makes a lot of money and it will do it if it suits him. So let’s see what is said after Dubois’ fight.

But Usyk could say, “No, I’m fine, I’m done. I got out of here ”.

He is in a good position.

What if usyk loses against Dubois or says he is not interested?

The Usyk team told Sky Sports that the champion was “fully focused on the next fight with Dubois on July 19 and obtaining the historic objective of becoming a triple undeniable world champion” – Fury was a little prematurely premature to appoint the date and the place of the combat of the trilogy?

Johnny Nelson: If Usyk said he was not interested in the trilogy, it is back to plan A, who is Tyson who fights Joshua.

Joshua and Fury are in the field of their career where a loss of more devaluing where they are in the heavyweight landscape, so they must ensure that the person they are worth it.

USYK is worth it. AJ is worth it.

AJ does not shout usyk, because he thinks, my boy, I do not deserve this blow. Tyson shouted because he did not accept that he was treated the last time they have boxed.

He knows that there is an appetite so that they can be overwhelmed and you have to think like that as a fighter. You have to think you are unbeatable.

Does Fury really want to fight with Joshua?

“Usyk is the one I want, but if I don’t understand that, it will be Joshua, the biggest British boxing fight that will ever happen,” said Fury earlier this week. But is a Battle of Great Britain really planned A?

Johnny Nelson: This does not mean that he does not want to AJ. In fact, there would probably be more money on the table if it was AJ rather than usyk.

The Joshua fight occurs. This fight will occur, but Tyson is a large negotiator. He is like a car seller.

If someone tries to sell you a car, you kick the tires and complain about tires. You know, for a fact, you like the car, but you say that you do not like tires and you say that you will pay a thousand pounds less.

Tyson Fury does not speak of Anthony Joshua, but he likes the idea and he likes the business that accompanies him.

But for the moment, he will say “I have someone else to claim that I am in love”. It’s the game.