Fury and Arum Holding Up Fury-Usyk, They Don't Think Usyk Deserves 50%

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Should Usyk Receive 50%?

Poll closed Oct 11, 2025.

  1. Yes of course, he's already a legend and has 4 world titles

    130 vote(s)
    75.6%

  2. No, Arum is right, he doesn't deserve 50%, he should accept less

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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Oleksandr Usyk is a living legend. He's P4P #1 and has the Ring, WBA, IBF, and WBO world titles.

    But Bob Arum says Usyk doesn't deserve 50% for the Fury-Usyk fight.

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    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    What does having WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO belts have to do with anything? Countless times throughout history has the B side most of the belts. And you're definitely trying to push your point a little bit too much by including the IBO belt in there. What he does have is the Ring Magazine belt that Fury relinquished so that he can win it for a third time.
     
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    Usyk is clearly the A side here and everyone knows it. If Arum really said that his age clearly catching up with him at this point or he's just trying to downplay Usyk.
     
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    I'm gonna side w/ Bob here because Usyk doesn't deserve 50/50, but he does deserve a bare minimum of 40 percent. Joshua and Fury pull in monster numbers, something I'm not sure Usyk is capable of doing so on his name alone despite holding all them belts.
     
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  5. Joeywill

    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury is the bigger draw. Maybe 60/40 or 55/45
     
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    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Oleksandr Usyk is an international boxing superstar.
     
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    Bob's right, Fury is the lineal champ "the man of the division" and has already won what Usyk has. Fury has better pulling power, and is deservedly the A side.

    Didnt Usyk have to beat AJ just to get 50% in the rematch?

    Fury sells waay more than Usyk. Only hardcore fans follow Usyk.

    60/40 Fury.
     
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  8. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Bob Arum says that if the Saudi's don't pay up then Fury will get a bigger split for taking the fight to Wembley

    This 100% makes sense

    They have negotiated 50:50 for a Saudi deal. Which is the silly money

    Wembley relies on PPV sales...Saudi does not. Fury is the draw. 60:40 is very fair.

    The Saudi's are paying up. Calm down folks.

    60:40 is just is only if they have to sell a traditional PPV and Stadium.

    They have Ridyah, Jeddah and a Qatari offer. Pocket change for these guys. $100m bragging rights.
     
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  9. Mickc

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    50/50 just get the fight made. Ok Usyk has only had a few fights at Heavyweight but he beat Joshua not once but twice. Usyk beat Joshua took all the belts and then successfully defended them in the rematch with Joshua. Fury maybe the more established fighter at Heavyweight,however Usyk has earned himself a 50/50 split and I’m a Fury fan .
     
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Nothing to do with me bieng a Fury fan

    It's totally fair for Usyk to get 50:50 in a Saudi deal

    But things are different for a traditional revenue stream

    This is basic business. 60:40 is very fair.

    My mate Muhammad is offering $100m straight up anyway so don't worry about Usyk having to accept less and guess what Usyk WOULD accept less...so don't worry about it no matter which way.
     
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    I vote for "Yes" not because Usyk is a legend, he is, but there's something similar with Fury, but because both are unique champions, both are unbeaten. 50:50 is the only fair option here.
     
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  12. Mickc

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    Fury and Usyk are wanting to fight each other in a legacy defining fight,there already both multi millionaires and I honestly don’t believe either fighter objects to the 50/50 split,money comes and goes but what’s at stake with this Undisputed fight is bigger than there purses and both fighters will see it that way. However with Arum involved it will be a totally different story from his perspective .
     
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  13. Serge

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    Usyk will be fighting Belly in his backyard where everything will be stacked against him and in Belly's favour if they stage it in the UK. No fighter in the sport is more deserving of super money than Usyk.

    It's disgraceful how 'little' someone of his vast talents and accomplishments earned pre-AJ, especially when you compare it to what some of his infinitely less accomplished peers have or are earning. Haney earned about $3 for the Linares fight, against a shot old man for an email belt. Usyk wasn't earning anywhere near that when he was an undisputed champion


    Krzysztof Glowacki $50,000 (£37k).

    Michael Hunter and Marco Huck $75,000 (£55k) for each win.

    Mairis Briedis $200,000 (£148k) in 2018 before earning double that for his win against Murat Gassiev in the same year.

    Then came the big money, and despite a drop in PPV distribution, from a 50 per cent share to 40 per cent, he still earned a staggering $1m (£730k) for his cruiserweight bout against Bellew.

    $1.5m (£1m) Chazz Witherspoon

    Derek Chisora, which saw him net a reported $2.5m (£1.8m).

    These figures don’t include PPV bonuses and TV money which can see the fighters’ earnings propelled significantly.

    In total the heavyweight has earned roughly £3.8m which is most likely going to be more than doubled after his victory on Saturday night.

    'It represents a massive increase for Usyk, who took home around £5million from the first fight compared to £15million for Joshua.

    The basic purse for the London fight saw Joshua pocket £10million and 60% of the PPV revenue, with Usyk taking home £3million and a 40% share.

    The exact figures on offer for the rematch won’t be clear until after the fight, as they will incorporate ticket sales and pay-per-view buys.

    Usyk is a cash cow now. The AJ fights solidified that. Belly needs to not be greedy and pay the three-belt unified king/former undisputed CW King. A large chunk of that purse will be donated to helping his countrymen too. Pay the man goddamn it!

    Give the man 50%, Belly
     
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  14. Thunderstorm

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    Nobody knows usyk outside boxing forums

    Fury 80/20
     
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  15. Umair Malik

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    Should be 50-50, with the winner getting 60-40 in the rematch.
     
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