Fury Threatens Usyk Trilogy if Joshua Talks Collapse: 'I'm Coming'

Tyson Fury has floated a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk — the man who beat him twice on points across 2024 — as leverage while his stalled negotiations with Anthony Joshua go nowhere. In a video posted today, Fury said he wants to run the trilogy back in the US, insisting he'd finally get a fair result there. Usyk, who vacated his unified world titles earlier this year, is now part of Joshua's training camp.

The Joshua fight is jammed at an impasse over one thing: geography. Fury and Saudi organisers Sela want New York; Joshua and Eddie Hearn want the UK. Neither side is blinking, and Fury's response has been to start naming everyone else in the division. Earlier the same day he called out WBC champ Agit Kabayel (27-0, 19 KO), WBO champ Daniel Dubois (23-3, 22 KO) and Filip Hrgovic.

The Usyk Angle

Adding Usyk to the list is the sharper play. Fury addressed him directly as 'Joshua's Sensei,' pointing out the Ukrainian has no fights booked and framing himself as the biggest payday Usyk will ever get. He gave Joshua's camp a few more days before he moves on, and made clear he's happy to chase the trilogy if the AJ deal dies.

The history here is what makes it tricky. Fury is 0-2 against Usyk, dropping both meetings on the cards in 2024. Usyk had reportedly been circling Deontay Wilder (45-4-1, 43 KO) next, but a third Fury bout is a bigger event and a bigger cheque — and Fury knows it, which is exactly why he's dangling it.

Where This Leaves Joshua

For Joshua, the timing is awkward. He's 29-4 (26 KO) and coming off a sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul, but he's currently unranked and now watching Fury publicly court his own head trainer. If the venue standoff isn't resolved fast, Fury has a division's worth of alternatives — three of them holding belts.

None of this is signed, and Fury's callouts have a habit of evaporating once the cameras stop. But the message is blunt: settle the Joshua fight or watch him walk. Whether Usyk actually entertains a third go is another question entirely.