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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Steve Bunce

Fury vs Usyk: Behind the scenes, laughter is turning to anger

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The heavyweight division is a bad pantomime now with Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, a chorus of fighters, a few promoters and some hefty backers all trying to work out what part of the dancing horse they are.

Moving away from the ugly sisters, there is every chance that the gap between the last championship fight and the next will be the longest in over 50 years. This break is not common, ignore people telling you that.

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