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‘You cannot trust what Tyson Fury says’ – Oleksandr Usyk’s manager dismisses Gypsy King’s retirement and compares him to the Klitschko brothers
No-one seems to believe Tyson Fury's retirement, including Oleksandr Usyk's manager, who is still planning the Ukrainian's career with the 'Gypsy King' in mind.
Alexander Krassyuk, who also manages Vasiliy Lomachenko, thinks that Fury's retirement is nothing more than a publicity stunt.
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"I don't take it seriously." , "Once he is a 44-year-old who was tired of everything then it might be some sort of truth, but he is on top, the world loves him, the world supports him, his country stands behind him, we've seen so many times retirements with comebacks.
"I remember Vitali Klitschko taking the decision to retire and then to come back in a few years, Wladimir Klitschko retired six years ago but he is still considering, still thinking, still talking about the possible chance to come back. I don't think it's very likely he retires.
"You cannot trust what Tyson Fury says because today he says one thing and tomorrow he says the opposite, and next day he changes it half opposite.
"He's an entertainer so he says what the public wants to hear from him. Just imagine, he insists on retirement and people around him try to convince to come back and he says, 'no, no, no' and suddenly he makes the decision, 'okay, I will come back'.
"It's all about the interest, all about the publicity. He's a big entertainer. That might be what he really thinks at the moment but I'm not sure he will stay with this decision for a long time."
As it stands, Usyk is in training for a rematch with Anthony Joshua, with the pair expected to meet for a second time on July 23rd in the Middle East.
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In the first fight, Usyk put on a boxing masterclass to outdo 'AJ' over twelve rounds and win by unanimous decision to claim the unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles.
If Usyk can replicate the result from the first fight, Krassyuk revealed that he intends to fight Fury for the undisputed crown despite 'Gypsy King' being retired.
"After [Usyk] defends his title he will probably want to go for undisputed and you never know if it's going to be Tyson Fury or if he definitely takes the final decision to retire and the belt is vacated and somebody else becomes champion. At this stage we are focused on Anthony Joshua." Krassyuk said.
"We shouldn't look too far ahead, but the strategy is the strategy, it means the direction you have to go and this [facing Fury for undisputed] is exactly the direction."
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