An interesting Twitter exchange between former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBO president Paco Valcárcel after Valcárcel commented on a tweet by promoter Lou DiBella hyping his unbeaten heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov.
Paco Valcárcel: We would like to see him fighting dudes like @Tyson_Fury
Tyson Fury: Maybe if you hadn’t removed me from number 1 ranked WBO and put some cruiserweight bum with 1 fight at heavyweight then u could have a say! Haha 😂
Paco Valcárcel: Champ we respect you a lot, but you aren’t available… that’s the reason WBO removed you from the rankings. By the way champ, good luck …
i like Fury but i think he is out of line on this one. His direction since coming back has been entirely focused on Wilder. His other fights were irrelevant. I mean REALLY irrelevant. Bizarrely, he has previously sung Usyk’s praises, so I am not sure why he is calling him a bum here.
Hmmmm….Oddly, I pointed out the same concept earlier this week on this website. Usyk jumps right into a title shot while others stand in line. Yes, we can all debate this issue til we red in the face, but it’s the politics of the business that sets up decent fights at times.
Fury is correct %100.
Fury thinks everything is about him. He already has a match scheduled so its not eligible. Guess he thinks everybody should be on hold until he has time.
Love how Tyson Fury doesn’t take shit from nobody! Fury beats Wilder in the rematch and then KO’s Uzikkk in 6 rounds …
Usky moving up to heavyweight is definitely a test against some fighters. Keep in mind Usyk fought smaller men as a cruiserweight. Yes, he shined as a fighter in this weight class, but it remains to be seen if he can bang with a larger heavyweight with some crack on the end of a cross or a counter check hook. Usyk has a high work rate, but often times pushes his punches in the later rounds. Fighting a much bigger man with some crack may weaken that strategy even more and be a challenge for him. Yes, I am sure some people are convinced he will explode and wipe out the heavyweight division like he did the cruiserweights, but I am not so much convinced yet. For example, Fury using a long jab and lateral movement would give Usyk a lot of trouble regardless of Usyk’s movement and offense. Oh boy, let the Usyk fans attack me now for making this statement. LOL
WBO are being consistent with their policies. A unified champ from one division will automatically get a mandatory position if he moves to a different division. Some have a problem with it , I don’t.
Re Fury – as already pointed out – he is tied with Wilder for one (maybe 2) fight(s) anyway so I’m guessing the WBO removed/demoted Fury with this in mind?
Fury himself had declined an immediate rematch with Wilder (ordered by the WBC) and now finds himself fighting for their belt while Whyte has fruitlessly waited for his chance which he now looks unlikely to get till at least 2021.
Whyte was also matched by the WBC with Fury but Fury said he’d only take that match if it was for their diamond belt. The WBC then granted the DB and Fury declined the match , but Fury still gets his rematch off the back of 2 nondescript wins while Whyte is made to wait longer and by the time (IF) Whyte gets his shot the WBC will almost certainly have elevated Wilder/Fury to Franchise champ.
You want these orgs to be flexible but not to be dictated to. WBO (whose champs include Loma, Crawford and AJ) are just saying that they’re not just going to elevate/relegate fighters from their rankings because of who they are.
Reckon Whyte should maybe go down that route.