Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin believes WBC world champion Tyson Fury is a difficult person to deal with.
Wallin took Fury to the limit back in 2019. He appeared to be on the verge of an upset after Fury suffered two severe cuts above his eye from legal punches.
The ringside doctor took several looks at Fury but allowed the contest to continue. Fury would win a twelve round unanimous decision.
In the last few months, Fury has been trying to secure several fights. For one reason or another, all of them have fallen through.
Wallin, as third-party observer, feels Fury is to blame for the ongoing struggles in finalizing his next defense.
“Now, I’m not involved in these negotiations that he’s dealing with, of course, but if you look from the outside, it seems like Fury is playing around too much and making everything more difficult,” Wallin told Rekatochklart.
“He (Fury) is surely difficult to work with; he contradicts himself all the time on Instagram and in interviews. To me, it seems like Fury is the one who’s the problem. Usyk, whom he was supposed to face, already has a match; he’s going to fight Danny Dubois in August. Fury still hasn’t boxed – he fought against Derek Chisora in December, he could have easily had at least one fight already and defended his title.
“But he hasn’t. He keeps saying that he has tried to set up fights with everyone, but no one wants to fight him. I don’t think anyone believes him when he says that. He seems very difficult to work with if I’m being honest. I think he’s the one throwing a spanner in the works for himself.”
Wallin would love to have a rematch with Fury, but admits the unbeaten champion doesn’t have to face anyone he doesn’t want to.
“With Fury it’s different. He’s in a position where there’s only one like him. There are a lot of fighters in my position. As long as he isn’t forced to take certain fights, it will be difficult to get a rematch against him planned. I really want to, but he can choose whoever he wants. He’ll pick fights where he can make the most money with as low risk as possible. That could be fighting against the likes of Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou,” Wallin said.