Tyson Fury has vowed to come out of retirement and fight Oleksandr Usyk - but only for £500million.
Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles with another convincing victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday.
Fury vs Usyk is the fight every boxing fan wants to see
Now all eyes have turned to a unification bout with WBC champion Fury to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the first time since Lennox Lewis in 2000.
However, the 'Gypsy King' has retired twice since beating Dillian Whyte in April and insists only 'obscene' amounts of money would get him back in the ring.
Saudi Arabia on December 17 has been proposed by Fury's promoter Frank Warren - but the undefeated fighter wants the Saudis to cough up £500m.
He told talkSPORT: "Everyone keeps asking about this fight with this Ukrainian guy. Are you going to come back? Are you going to do this? Are you going to do that?
"I'm retired from boxing and I'm very happy doing that. However, I will come back but it has to be for obscene amounts of money.
"Let's face it, it's not Anthony Joshua - which I would've done for free in England.
Usyk claimed a split decision victory over Joshua on Saturday
"It's some foreigner who nobody really cares about. To fight this unknown quantity and give him an opportunity of legendary status? They have to pay for that.
"They have a week. It's August 24. They have a week to submit their offers.
"I want it in writing with proof of funds.
"It's the biggest fight in the world so it needs to be the biggest pay day in the world. [Floyd] Mayweather got £400million to fight [Manny] Pacquiao, I want £500m!
Fury sent an ultimatum to Usyk
"I know they [Saudi Arabia] have got the money. They've offered Tiger Woods $1billion!"
"I have no real interest in Usyk. Some man that nobody can really say his name? A pumped-up middleweight?
"It's not my fault he's gone and battered AJ, some bodybuilder! It's not my fault that happened twice in a row.
"There has only ever been me. They try to compete, but they get beat. There's no disrespect to Joshua - but at top-level, world-class boxing, he just can't cut it."
Fury added: "I could beat Usyk on a week's training! Because he's a middleweight, I'll put my fists right through him."
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