Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Gypsy King says fight is 'purely about money' in remarkable rant

Since retiring from boxing for a second time earlier this month, Tyson Fury cannot keep himself out of the headlines.

Fury rang British radio outlet talkSPORT earlier this week in the aftermath of fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday in Jeddah.

Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles after beating Joshua for a second time, with the first coming at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.

After the victory, Usyk has called for a unification bout with Fury to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the first time since Lennox Lewis in 2000.

On talkSPORT, Fury explained how he would only come out of retirement to fight the Ukrainian if he was offered a sum of £500 million.

He said: “Everyone keeps asking about this fight with this Ukrainian guy. Are you going to come back? Are you going to do this? Are you going to do that?

“I’m retired from boxing and I’m very happy doing that. However, I will come back but it has to be for obscene amounts of money.

“Let’s face it, it’s not Anthony Joshua – which I would’ve done for free in England. It’s some foreigner who nobody really cares about. To fight this unknown entity and give him an opportunity of legendary status? They have to pay for that.”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has proposed a fight for December 17 in Saudi Arabia, but Fury let it be known what it takes for the fight to happen.

He continued: “I don’t mind chucking a dog a bone, but I don’t want to chuck him the full f****** dogs’ home. They have a week. It’s August 24. They have a week to submit their offers. I want it in writing with proof of funds. This fight is purely about money. I’m happily retired. I don’t need money. I’ve got