Alexander KRASYUK: “Fury is trying to squeeze as much money as possible”

Oleksandr Krasyuk, General Manager of K2 Promotions Ukraine, shared his views on the tournament, which was held with the participation of four heavyweight stars.

“We’re talking. Let’s say Joe Joyce is playing a rematch with Zhang Zhilei. It’s just talk. Let’s say Anthony Joshua fights Joe Joyce – but that’s just talk. Wilder fights Usyk – just talks, just rumors. In this tournament too like that.

Just talk, just rumors, no offers, no commitments. Therefore, it is not even planning, but the assumption of something that might happen. Of course, the level of such a boxing night will be absolutely phenomenal, something that has never happened before. This will be the top. “Thunder in the Jungle”, “Thriller in Manila” – all this will be a thing of the past after this event occurs.

But nothing is certain right now. No dates, no contracts or memoranda of understanding. Therefore, we cannot count on anything serious until it is signed on paper.

In my own opinion, according to my experience, I state that it is very easy. Dealing with AJ is not that difficult. Wilder, Shelley Finkel is a very sensible person. By the way, we contacted him for the first time in 10 years a few weeks ago and had a pretty long talk about everything we’ve been through.

I mean, he’s also a very sane person and I don’t think it would be too difficult for someone to make a deal with him. Oleksandr Usyk and his team are known to be the easiest people to work with in the boxing world. So, there is still something at stake.

This is a complex person, a complex person to play with, going back and forth, playing their game, trying to squeeze in as much money as possible. Krasyuk said that’s why Usyk called him “Hungry Belly”.