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I have been watching this guy's press conferences and interviews and my word does he back up his trash talk with performances in the ring. The way he schooled Kitschko was masterful both outside and inside the ring.

I have my money on him taking the rematch. Any fans of this guy?
 
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I have been watching this guy's press conferences and interviews and my word does he back up his trash talk with performances in the ring. The way he schooled Kitschko was masterful both outside and inside the ring.

I have my money on him taking the rematch. Any fans of this guy?
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Big fan of him, a shame to see the mental health problems he is suffering thus being forced to relinquish his titles but hopefully he returns better then ever. Easily the no.1 HW in the world although inactive at the moment, after him I'd say it's deontay wilder and my word I'd love to see these two clash!


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The two have utmost respect for eachother despite those antics, Wilder has come out in support of Fury amid his troubles and his team have gone out of their way to advocate his status as the golden goose of the division after his epic triumph in Germany while others in the UK have failed to give him due credit. Boxing needs characters like Fury, Mike is a big fan of him to
 
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I was going to the rematch, and now it's off!
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It was the perfect date! I had bought tickets to but returned them :( But Manchester wasn't worthy to hold such a high profile fight anyway so all ended well :yk2
 
Big fan over here too. It's good to see Wilder's team acknowledge Tyson's achievement, something Fury's own country failed to do. Hope he is back better than ever and ready to take that crown although he is still the lineal HW champ.

If Wilder v Fury does not ever happen, it would be a big loss to boxing - to the true fans and also the neutrals. What a contest it would be. Just hope Tyson recovers well and comes back stronger than ever
 
Tyson Fury's first ever wrestling match had costume, soul music, trash talk, powerslams and one knockout punch.

After all was said and done, the undefeated former heavyweight boxing champion is now an undefeated WWE Superstar, after one match.

Four weeks of build-up to Fury's fight against the 6ft 8in 'Monster Among Men' Braun Strowman culminated at the Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday - with the Briton landing a right hand on his opponent and winning by virtue of Strowman failing to get back into the ring before a count of 10.

This won't go down as one of Fury's greatest sporting achievements - because, spoiler alert, wrestling isn't a sport. But Fury has enthusiastically thrown himself into the world of scripted fighting and has been a showman from start to finish in a venture that has reportedly earned him £12m.


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Here's how it went down.

The ring walk
Tyson Fury
Fury came to the ring dressed in a full Arab thawb
A batman costume, jazzy shirts and plain old boxing shorts - Fury's wardrobe has been varied down the years. So what clobber would he bust out for his WWE debut?

Always one to try to ingratiate himself to the locals, Fury emerged in full Arab thobe, including headdress, and stepped out from the curtain to the soothing soul sound of the Isley Brothers' It's Your Thing, with pyrotechnics blazing.

Was it subtle? No. Was it very Tyson? Yes.

The match
"Forty-five years after the Rumble in the Jungle, we can call this the Showdown in Saudi!" cried commentator Michael Cole as the match started, rather optimistically referencing Muhammad Ali's win over George Forman in DR Congo in 1974.

This wasn't a classic of the spandex genre, or any genre come to think of it, but Fury showed off a few tricks he's learned along the way, pulling off a headlock, a kip-up and even a drop toe hold.

Fury even threw in an Undertaker-style, back-from-the-dead sit up.

"This is my ring, you piece of trash," yelled Strowman at one point. Charming.

Fury took a few blows but eventually prevailed by clocking Strowman with a right hand as he was getting back into the ring.

Strowman may have been embarrassingly beaten but was he going to take this lying down? Of course not. This is the predetermined, soap opera world of wrestling where attacking your opponent after the match is almost obligatory. And Strowman let nobody down by planting Fury with his signature move, the running powerslam.

But Fury's commitment to consistency in his character can't be questioned as, almost a year since he inexplicably got up from a knockdown against Deontay Wilder, he was at it again, dancing around the ring just a few moments after being thrown to the floor by a man mountain.

After the match he refused to rule out a return to WWE, but said he wants to focus on his rematch with WBC world heavyweight champion Wilder, which is set for 22 February.

"I've got a big fella called Deontay Wilder to see to, and then we see where we go from there," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/50257144
 
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Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte is unlikely to happen in March with the purse bids now set for Friday, according to Eddie Hearn.

Mandatory challenger Whyte has been unable to agree to terms with Fury after the WBC ordered an 80/20 purse split in favour of the reigning champion.
Speaking to the 5 Live Boxing podcast, Hearn said: "People keep talking about March dates - that's starting to look unrealistic for a fight of this magnitude."

Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren told BBC Sport last week that the targeted date was 26 March, but Hearn says April is far more likely.
"Either March, April, early May potentially," added Hearn. "This is the window for the fight. Depends what happens this week.
"There are so many conversations going on behind the scenes right now. Something could turn at any moment."
Whyte, 33, is currently in a dispute with the sanctioning body WBC after their purse-split announcement and also the time it took for the British heavyweight to receive his shot at the world title.
Hearn, who works with Whyte, says despite the disagreements between the two camps and the WBC, the fight will still go ahead.
"You're talking about a lot of money - a difference of 25%," Hearn said about the issue.
"The normal split for any mandatory challenger is a lot more than 80/20. The normal split for an interim champion is up to 45%. We feel in terms of the commercial value of Dillian Whyte and the time he's had to wait, 80/20 is quite ridiculous really."
He added: "[It] looks like Dillian Whyte will definitely get his shot at the WBC title, but we have to fight for his rights and make sure it's fair. It's not going to stand in the way of the fight."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/60025792
 
Tyson Fury 'sick of listening to excuses' of Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte

Tyson Fury says he is "sick of listening to the excuses" of Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte as he seeks to finalise his next fight.

The Gypsy King wants Joshua to step aside from his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, paving the way for a fight between Fury and Usyk to unify the heavyweight belts.

However, if a deal cannot be reached with Joshua, purse bids with WBC mandatory challenger Whyte will take place on Wednesday with a view to that fight being Fury's next contest.

Fury should only have to wait one more day to discover his next opponent, but sent a message that suggests even that length of wait is grating.

"I am sick of looking at these bums, sick of listening to their excuses," he said on social media.

"Is Dillian Whyte going to fight me? Is Anthony Joshua going to step aside?

"Tick tick tock. The time has run out of the bottle. You're all getting a good hiding - cowards."
Fury's team are still optimistic they can agree a deal with Joshua before the purse bids take place, allowing him to face Usyk next.

However, any negotiation could go down to the wire after Joshua denied a deal was close.

Whyte is the WBC's mandatory challenger and has protested against the 80/20 purse split proposed by the WBC.

For his part, Joshua responded after it emerged Fury's promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum were in talks with his team, denying any contract had been signed.

He said: "You know what's bad about all these interviews I see?

"I see certain interviews that quote what I said, and I think to myself: 'I ain't done no interviews. Where did this person get this information from?'

"I'm hearing people saying, 'AJ accepts £15m to step aside'. I ain't signed no contract, I ain't seen no contract.

"I'm the man in control of my destiny, I'm a smart individual and I make calculated decisions every step of the way."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/60117349
 
Talks for Anthony Joshua to step aside from his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk are on the verge of collapse.

WBC champion Tyson Fury and his team were working to convince Joshua to forfeit his right to fight unified champion Usyk so an undisputed heavyweight bout could take place.

But talks have broken down with both sides blaming the other.

Fury is now expected to fight mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte - with purse bids for the bout due on Friday.

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn first broke the news on Thursday at a news conference for Lawrence Okolie's upcoming cruiserweight world title defence.

"There are four people in this mix - Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Dillian Whyte, Anthony Joshua - and everybody has to be on board with the same proposal," Hearn told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Ultimately it's Tyson Fury who doesn't want to fight Oleksandr Usyk next in an undisputed fight, he wants to have an interim fight in March. There's no conversation to be had.

"As we stand here right now, Dillian Whyte against Tyson Fury will go to purse bids tomorrow [Friday] in Mexico City."

Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren described Hearn's version of events as "rubbish", insisting Fury was not the reason the fight was not going ahead.

Team Fury claim negotiations hit a brick wall when Joshua asked for £20m rather than the £15m already on offer.

"Deal is dead. We move on to [Fury v Whyte] purse bids tomorrow," Warren told BBC Sport.

Usyk took Joshua's world titles when he out-boxed him to secure a unanimous points decision in September.

While Hearn admitted it was unlikely a step-aside deal over a rematch could be done, Joshua's promoter said there was still a chance an agreement could be reached.

"They're never over, up until those envelopes are open," Hearn said.

"But there's no real negotiations for Fury against Whyte outside of purse bids. It would take Tyson Fury probably to say 'yeah OK look maybe I'll fight Usyk', but you never know what he's going to do.

"Right now this morning he wants to fight Dillian Whyte. He hasn't really mentioned that before but right now that's what we're doing. We'll be ready to bid tomorrow."

Joshua is believed to be against the idea of stepping aside while his team, which includes Hearn and his management company 258 MGT, see the benefits of penning a step-aside deal, with the two-time heavyweight world champion set to make changes to his coaching team.

Fury tweeted soon after the news broke of talks breaking down that he was looking forward to fighting his mandatory challenger Whyte.

He said: "Who else can't wait for the fight? The best of Britain."

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<b>Fury to defend WBC title against Dillian Whyte</b>

Tyson Fury's WBC heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte has been confirmed.

Fury's boxing promoter Frank Warren announced on Friday he will be staging the heavyweight clash after successfully winning the purse with an offer of £31m.

A date and venue have yet to be confirmed but Cardiff's Principality Stadium has been touted as a possible destination on 23 April.

Whyte is the WBC's number one and mandatory contender after avenging a loss to Alexander Povetkin 11 months ago. The 33-year-old has not fought since then and will fight for a heavyweight title for the first time in his career.

Fury hasn't boxed in the UK since beating Francesco Pianeta in Belfast in August 2018. The WBC heavyweight champion's last five fights have been held in United States, including the famous trilogy against Deontay Wilder.
 
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<b>Fury to defend WBC title against Dillian Whyte</b>

Tyson Fury's WBC heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte has been confirmed.

Fury's boxing promoter Frank Warren announced on Friday he will be staging the heavyweight clash after successfully winning the purse with an offer of £31m.

A date and venue have yet to be confirmed but Cardiff's Principality Stadium has been touted as a possible destination on 23 April.

Whyte is the WBC's number one and mandatory contender after avenging a loss to Alexander Povetkin 11 months ago. The 33-year-old has not fought since then and will fight for a heavyweight title for the first time in his career.

Fury hasn't boxed in the UK since beating Francesco Pianeta in Belfast in August 2018. The WBC heavyweight champion's last five fights have been held in United States, including the famous trilogy against Deontay Wilder.
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Whyte hasn’t signed a contract yet, he has been offered numerous title fights in the past and priced himself out, am concerned he will do the same after being left out to dry by his phantom promoter Hearns - who failed to back up his big mouth when he failed to win the purse bid.

It’s the modern era for you, in some ways better but worse when fighters are happy to take a back seat. Lennox Lewis took 20% when he fought Holyfield and beat him.
 
Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have finalised contracts to end any doubts about WBC heavyweight title clash

Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have both signed their contracts for their WBC heavyweight title fight, Sky Sports understands.

The contracts have been finalised, signed and lodged to the WBC in the closing hours of a deadline day for Fury and Whyte to reach an agreement ahead of their expected fight at Wembley in April.

Whyte, who holds the WBC interim title after a rematch win over Alexander Povetkin, will challenge Fury for the right to become WBC heavyweight champion.

The Brixton man secured his WBC mandatory title shot after knocking out Povetkin last March, while Fury retained his WBC belt with an 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in October.

The winner of Fury vs Whyte could then revive hopes of an undisputed world title fight this year, with Oleksandr Usyk set to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO world belts against Anthony Joshua.

Whyte had previously told Sky Sports that he was not concerned about the date and venue of the Fury fight: "Wherever they want the fight, whenever they want the fight, I don't care.

"I've been trying to fight him for a long time. I've been ready to fight him for a long time.

"I just want to fight him for the world title now."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...-any-doubts-about-wbc-heavyweight-title-clash
 
Firebat said:
Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have finalised contracts to end any doubts about WBC heavyweight title clash

Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury have both signed their contracts for their WBC heavyweight title fight, Sky Sports understands.

The contracts have been finalised, signed and lodged to the WBC in the closing hours of a deadline day for Fury and Whyte to reach an agreement ahead of their expected fight at Wembley in April.

Whyte, who holds the WBC interim title after a rematch win over Alexander Povetkin, will challenge Fury for the right to become WBC heavyweight champion.

The Brixton man secured his WBC mandatory title shot after knocking out Povetkin last March, while Fury retained his WBC belt with an 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in October.

The winner of Fury vs Whyte could then revive hopes of an undisputed world title fight this year, with Oleksandr Usyk set to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO world belts against Anthony Joshua.

Whyte had previously told Sky Sports that he was not concerned about the date and venue of the Fury fight: "Wherever they want the fight, whenever they want the fight, I don't care.

"I've been trying to fight him for a long time. I've been ready to fight him for a long time.

"I just want to fight him for the world title now."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...-any-doubts-about-wbc-heavyweight-title-clash
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It was a no brainer he’d sign for a career high pay day. Whyte is trying the silent gimmick which Wilder has also tried in the build up, good luck to him with that
 
The complete opposite vibe to the Wilder-Fury rivalry for this fight:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">about to go on total blackout <br>until after the fight april 23 2022.<br>there may be update vids but won’t be from me. God bless you. <a href="https://t.co/WlfduiMfnY">pic.twitter.com/WlfduiMfnY</a></p>— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/1496130904238010373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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The complete opposite vibe to the Wilder-Fury rivalry for this fight:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">about to go on total blackout <br>until after the fight april 23 2022.<br>there may be update vids but won’t be from me. God bless you. <a href="https://t.co/WlfduiMfnY">pic.twitter.com/WlfduiMfnY</a></p>— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/1496130904238010373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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It’s not an ideal situation going from that hard fight with Wilder straight into this, it adds more toll on the body and mental wear to. Fury is clever and this is why he would have preferred a tune up; I hope he doesn’t treat Whyte as a tune up for Usyk lol

Speaking of the Wilder fight, it wasn’t even the vibe he legit had a number of issues in and outside his training camp, he showed up to fight well out of shape and could have been knocked out, his mental fortitude and big heart got him through
 
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Tyson Fury to fight Dillian Whyte at Wembley on 23 April

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will meet Dillian Whyte in an all-British fight at Wembley on 23 April.

Whyte signed a contract to meet the WBC champion earlier this week just hours before the deadline.

Fury, who is unbeaten with 31 wins and one draw, has not fought in the UK since August 2018 when he beat Francesco Pianeta in Belfast.

Whyte, who has 28 wins and two losses in his 30-fight career, is the mandatory challenger for the WBC belt.

Fury's last outing saw him retain his title with an 11th-round knockout of American Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas in their third fight.

"Tyson Fury coming home to fight under the arch at Wembley Stadium is a fitting reward for the number one heavyweight in the world following his exploits across the Atlantic in his epic trilogy against Deontay Wilder," said promoter Frank Warren, whose Queensberry Promotions won the purse bid to stage the fight.

"The fact that this mandatory defence of his WBC title comes against another Brit only adds to the occasion. They are two of the biggest characters in British sport and both normally have plenty to say for themselves.

"It is going to be an incredible night and a huge occasion for sport in this country that will capture the imagination of fans right across the world."

Since his last fight in the UK, Fury has fought exclusively in the US after signing a promotional deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank.

Whyte last fought when he beat Alexander Povetkin with a knockout in March 2021 - the Briton was forced to pull out of a bout against Otto Wallin in October because of a shoulder injury.

"Dillian Whyte has called for this fight for years, and while he is a deserving challenger, no heavyweight can match 'The Gypsy King'," said Arum.

"This is going to be a momentous night of boxing with tens of thousands of fans in attendance at Wembley Stadium."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/60529113
 
Brilliant announcement… :)

Fury to win by knockout imo…
 
Britain's heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury says he will retire after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in April.

The unbeaten 33-year-old is a two-time world champion, winning 31 of 32 professional fights.

He drew with American Deontay Wilder in the first of their three fights, before winning the second and third bouts.

Asked whether he would call time on his career after fighting Whyte at Wembley Stadium on 23 April, Fury said: "100%."

Speaking after his news conference to promote his upcoming bout, Fury said: "I'm a two-time undisputed world champion.

"[I have] £150m in the bank and nothing to prove to anybody."

Fury says compatriot Whyte is "terrified" after the Londoner missed the pair's news conference for their fight.

Whyte is the mandatory challenger to Fury's WBC title and is believed to be in preparation in Portugal.

"He's definitely shown the white flag in my estimation," said Fury.

Whyte is only getting 20% of the fight purse and there was speculation he was seeking to renegotiate terms before signing his contract last week.

But Fury's promoter Frank Warren argued the 33-year-old was getting a career-high pay-day.

Fury added: "He's given me that much more confidence it's unbelievable.

"He's terrified. The way he's going on about it, saying he doesn't want to go face-to-face, of course he doesn't, because he'll see that fire in my eyes and he'll think, 'I'm getting smashed to bits'.

"That's what it is - it's fear, it's terror. It's all of the above and I don't blame him for not being here today."

BBC
 
So Whyte to be Fury's final opponent!

Says he has plenty of money in the bank and nothing left to prove. Can't argue with that, happy retirement!
 
<b>Tyson Fury breaks social media silence to issue Dillian Whyte KO threat</b>

Tyson Fury has broken his social media silence to fire to warn rival Dillian Whyte he will be "knocked the f*** out."

The 'Gypsy King' has been preparing for his clash with Whyte in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley on April 23. Fury opted to take a social media blackout to focus on his preparations for his UK homecoming while Whyte has also refused to comment since signing for the bout.

However the champion broke cover today to issue a warning to his rival in a video on social media, saying: "Hi guys it's Tyson Fury here. Just a quick update camp is going very well with just three weeks out. I can't wait to see you all there in the Big Smoke at Wembley Stadium. Dillian Whyte is getting knocked the f*** out man. Will see you all there all my loyal fans, god bless you all."

Fury will make the second defence of his title having beaten Deontay Wilder in an epic trilogy bout last October. Whyte has finally been handed the opportunity to challenge for the WBC heavyweight title after a wait of over 1,000 days but failed to show at the press conference earlier this year

The 'Gypsy King' was forced to face-off with a fight poster during his media duties to promote the fight, but came up for a nickname for his rival after his no-show at the press event. "He is called Thrillian Whyteknickers, because he is as soft as what it says in the title," Fury said at the press conference. "All this social media stuff he has shown his colours today, he gets upset and causes a ruckus, now he has given me that much more confidence.

"The way he is going on about it, because he will see that fire in my eyes and think he is getting killed. It is fear and it is terror, it is all of the above and I don’t blame him for not being here. I’d be remanded in a London jail as I would have stretched him. Tyson Fury vs his own shadow will sell.

"I am very confident, I am not a down to earth fellow I am on top of the world fellow. There is not even 1 percent doubt I am not going to annihilate Dillian Whyte. I believe that I can beat Dillian Whyte with one hand tied behind my back and one foot off the floor. For me it is just another fight to a milestone. I am not interested in people rate me because when I finish boxing it’s done for me. I have had my five minutes of fame."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/box...sedgntp&cvid=e5384943b14f42dab971fda2d77180ef
 
A typically blunt and “friendly” statement from Mr Fury!
 
Will be intresting to see how Dillian Whyte approaches this,cant see anything but a battering delievred by Fury.
 
Tyson Fury is impatiently waiting for a Wembley showdown with Dillian Whyte as he prepares to deliver another dramatic world title triumph, according to his promoter Frank Warren.

Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against British rival Whyte on April 23, with the crowd capacity extended to 94,000 at Wembley, which would break recent records for stadium fights in the UK.

In his last world title defence, Fury climbed off the canvas twice to stop Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of their rematch, and Warren is expecting another explosive encounter against Whyte.

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"Tyson is absolutely champing at the bit," Warren told Sky Sports. "He wants to make a statement in front of a record crowd on April 23 and I believe he will.

"This country has never seen anything like Tyson Fury before. He's just had an epic trilogy with the hardest hitting heavyweight of all time and come out on top.

"He will be determined to put on a show and give every paying fan a night they will never forget."

Undefeated Fury, who has had 22 of his 31 professional contests finish inside the distance, has meanwhile taken to social media to taunt Whyte (28(19)-2) ahead of their Wembley showdown.

Speaking in a video posted on his Twitter account, the 33-year-old repeated his vow from last month's ticket launch to knock out the challenger, who did not attend that event.

In contrast, Whyte, the WBC interim heavyweight champion following a fourth-round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin last March, has so far chosen to stay silent in the build-up.

"Camp is going well," Fury said. "Less than three weeks out, I cannot wait to see you all there in the Big Smoke at Wembley Stadium.

"Dillian Whyte is getting knocked out, man! I cannot wait - see you there, all of my loyal fans. God bless you all."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/box...sedgntp&cvid=41213647cbd94dc1ba5ca554d29e527d
 
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says retirement is not on his mind before his bout with Dillian Whyte.

The unbeaten Fury, 33, faces his fellow Briton, 34, at a sold-out Wembley Stadium on 23 April, St George's Day.

At the news conference to announce the fight last month Fury said he would "100%" retire after it.

But he backtracked on Thursday saying: "I am only thinking about Dillian Whyte at this moment, I am not thinking about retirement."

Speaking during a news conference for his first UK fight since 2018, Fury did not talk about his links to Daniel Kinahan, who has been sanctioned by the US Treasury.

Kinahan has worked with Fury and fellow world champion Josh Taylor, and his links with boxing were the subject of a BBC Panorama investigation in 2021.

On Tuesday, US officials announced sanctions against several top members of the Irish Kinahan organised crime group, saying that Daniel Kinahan "is believed to run the day-to-day operations of the organisation".

Several British journalists, including one from BBC Sport, were on Thursday's Zoom call, which also featured promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum as well as Fury and Whyte. But none of the journalists had the opportunity to ask Fury a question about Kinahan.

Fury left the call moments after Matt Lawton, chief sports correspondent of the Times, wrote "can we have a Kinahan question please?" in the group chat box on Zoom.

Riath Al-Samarrai, chief sports feature writer at the Daily Mail, said later on social media: "Moderator selected who among 96 journalists/YouTubers etc got to ask questions, of which there must have been 20. Not one mentioned Daniel Kinahan. No wonder boxing is such an absolute shambles."

Lawton replied by saying his question "was ignored", adding: "If Fury's promoters [Top Rank] think that was a smart move, they're mistaken.

"Top Rank insist there was no censoring of the media on that Zoom call with Fury."

Fury will defend the WBC title he won from Deontay Wilder then retained during his trilogy with the American.

They were three of the five fights Fury has had in the US since beating Francesco Pianeta in Belfast in August 2018.

Having failed to agree an all-British bout with Anthony Joshua, Fury's return to the UK against Whyte has attracted 94,000 ticket sales - the biggest post-war boxing crowd in the UK.

"It's amazing," Fury added. "I'm overwhelmed with the amount of support I've had in the last few years.

"It was only right for me to come back home and give the British fight fans what they deserve, what everyone's been gunning for for a long time.

"After this fight they're going to make me the patron saint of England, not St George," said the two-time champion.

BBC
 
WBC champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte paid respect to each other, and even shared a handshake, as they met for the first time since their heavyweight bout was announced.

The Britons will fight at Wembley Stadium in front of 96,000 fans on Saturday night.
Fury, 33, will make a second defence of the title he won in February 2020.

Whyte, 34, had kept a low profile since the fight was announced, frustrated with his split of the purse.

"It's a big fight and I'm excited to be here," Whyte said. "Sorry I couldn't be here earlier but I'm here now."

He fell short of giving a detailed explanation of his reluctance to attend events such as a media conference last month, but said: "There's two sides to every story."

The Londoner added: "You lot hear one side because they say a lot of things. Because I don't say anything, they say you're scared or hiding."

Fury & Whyte share mutual respect

Whyte made a low-key entrance as he walked on to the stage and greeted Queensbury promoter Frank Warren. Fury, in contrast, shouted "the champ is here" as he made his way to his seat.

Media from around the world packed out a room at Wembley Stadium, with many expecting a hostile, intense and unpredictable meeting between the two fighters. Instead, there was a great deal of mutual respect, and even light-hearted exchanges.

"We're going to treat you all to a hell of a barnstormer," Fury said as Whyte - who is an underdog with the bookmakers - nodded.

"He's a good fighter," added 'The Gypsy King'. "A good, strong, solid man. He has good punch with good power - he's knocked out a lot of men.

"He's definitely a man who needs a lot of respect and that's what I've given him by my training camp. I've trained as hard for Dillian as I have for [Deontay] Wilder, [Wladimir] Klitschko or anybody.

"I see the odds and laugh a bit because they're coming from people who don't know anything about boxing. This is heavyweight boxing. Anyone can win with one punch. If I'm not on my A Game, this guy will knock my head right off my shoulders."

Fighters keep things calm as teams clash


As the pair posed for the obligatory head-to-head, matters got heated between members of their entourages, namely Fury's dad, John Fury, and Team Whyte.
Surprisingly, it was Fury and Whyte who appeared to calm things down.
"This is our day," Whyte said, before Fury insisted his team make some space.
Speaking to the media later, Fury added: "Sometimes you need to be a bit diplomatic. Both teams were up on stage and it was up to me to calm it all down and sort it all out.
"Both men are being paid to fight, so why do it all a few days before? Let's save it all for the night and not end up in a police van."
'We're different men today'

Fury and Whyte have shared several social media spats over the years, most significantly when Whyte claimed he had once knocked his rival down during a sparring session.

But Fury refused to be drawn when questioned, saying: "I don't think you can go on what happened 10 years ago. We're different men today. We're different versions."

Whyte, meanwhile, underlined the importance of fighting on his home turf in front of a record post-war British crowd.

"It means everything to fight in my own country, and for the world title. Wembley is not too far from where I'm from," he said.

"I'm ready to rock and roll."

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WBC champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte paid respect to each other, and even shared a handshake, as they met for the first time since their heavyweight bout was announced.

The Britons will fight at Wembley Stadium in front of 96,000 fans on Saturday night.
Fury, 33, will make a second defence of the title he won in February 2020.

Whyte, 34, had kept a low profile since the fight was announced, frustrated with his split of the purse.

"It's a big fight and I'm excited to be here," Whyte said. "Sorry I couldn't be here earlier but I'm here now."

He fell short of giving a detailed explanation of his reluctance to attend events such as a media conference last month, but said: "There's two sides to every story."

The Londoner added: "You lot hear one side because they say a lot of things. Because I don't say anything, they say you're scared or hiding."

Fury & Whyte share mutual respect

Whyte made a low-key entrance as he walked on to the stage and greeted Queensbury promoter Frank Warren. Fury, in contrast, shouted "the champ is here" as he made his way to his seat.

Media from around the world packed out a room at Wembley Stadium, with many expecting a hostile, intense and unpredictable meeting between the two fighters. Instead, there was a great deal of mutual respect, and even light-hearted exchanges.

"We're going to treat you all to a hell of a barnstormer," Fury said as Whyte - who is an underdog with the bookmakers - nodded.

"He's a good fighter," added 'The Gypsy King'. "A good, strong, solid man. He has good punch with good power - he's knocked out a lot of men.

"He's definitely a man who needs a lot of respect and that's what I've given him by my training camp. I've trained as hard for Dillian as I have for [Deontay] Wilder, [Wladimir] Klitschko or anybody.

"I see the odds and laugh a bit because they're coming from people who don't know anything about boxing. This is heavyweight boxing. Anyone can win with one punch. If I'm not on my A Game, this guy will knock my head right off my shoulders."

Fighters keep things calm as teams clash


As the pair posed for the obligatory head-to-head, matters got heated between members of their entourages, namely Fury's dad, John Fury, and Team Whyte.
Surprisingly, it was Fury and Whyte who appeared to calm things down.
"This is our day," Whyte said, before Fury insisted his team make some space.
Speaking to the media later, Fury added: "Sometimes you need to be a bit diplomatic. Both teams were up on stage and it was up to me to calm it all down and sort it all out.
"Both men are being paid to fight, so why do it all a few days before? Let's save it all for the night and not end up in a police van."
'We're different men today'

Fury and Whyte have shared several social media spats over the years, most significantly when Whyte claimed he had once knocked his rival down during a sparring session.

But Fury refused to be drawn when questioned, saying: "I don't think you can go on what happened 10 years ago. We're different men today. We're different versions."

Whyte, meanwhile, underlined the importance of fighting on his home turf in front of a record post-war British crowd.

"It means everything to fight in my own country, and for the world title. Wembley is not too far from where I'm from," he said.

"I'm ready to rock and roll."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/61155797
 
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has confirmed he is "done" with boxing.

The 33-year-old British fighter had hinted at retiring after sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley to retain his title on Saturday.

Speaking to Piers Morgan's TalkTV show on Wednesday, Fury said he was deciding to leave boxing behind to spend more time with his family.

"I am done. Every good dog has its day," he said.

"Like the great Roman leader said, there will always be someone else to fight. When is enough, enough?

"I am happy, I am healthy. I still have my brains, I can talk, I have a beautiful wife, I have six kids, umpteen belts.

"I have plenty of money, success, fame, glory, what more am I doing it for?"
Fury is unbeaten in 33 bouts and retirement would mean he would miss out on an opportunity to fight for the undisputed crown and with it a chance to cement his status as Britain's greatest ever heavyweight.

Writing in his BBC Sport column on Sunday, BBC Radio 5 Live boxing analyst Steve Bunce said he would not be "totally surprised" if Fury walks away from boxing but added that it is "complex".

Oleksandr Usyk currently holds the other four world heavyweight belts and he is set to defend those titles against Anthony Joshua at some point, with the details of that fight said to be in "the final negotiations".external-link

It was then expected that the winner of that bout would look to take on Fury to unify the division for the first time since Lennox Lewis achieved the feat in 1999.

But Fury says he is happy with the timing of his decision.

"Boxing is a dangerous sport," he added. "You can be taken out with one punch as we saw on Saturday night and it only takes one unlucky blow and you might not get up off that canvas.

"I am quitting while I am ahead. I am undefeated and only the second man in history to retire undefeated heavyweight champion. I am very happy and contented in my heart with what I've done."

Fury has not ruled out competing under a different format and UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou expects a crossover fight to happen next year.

But for now Fury says his only focus is on his family.

He said: "I have been away for the last 10 years all over the world for boxing. When do I get time to be a father, husband, brother or a son? I need this personal time.

"I always said I wanted to walk away on top of the sport and do it on my terms. I didn't want to be the person who maybe should have retired two years ago.

"I wanted to go out with a knockout performance and they will not forget the Gypsy King in a hurry."

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Tyson Fury's future could become clearer this week as the WBC seek a decision on whether the two-time world heavyweight champion will follow through with plans to retire from the sport.

The 33-year-old has repeatedly insisted he will be walking away from boxing after defending his world titles with a sixth-round stoppage victory over Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 people at Wembley Stadium last month.

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Tyson Fury maintains he has retired from boxing as WBC seeks talks on his future plans

Tyson Fury has maintained he is very much retired from boxing after the WBC confirmed it will be communicating with the world heavyweight champion about his future in the sport.

Fury has frequently stated his sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium last month - which saw him retain the WBC title and extend his unbeaten record to 33 fights - would be the final bout of his professional career

The 33-year-old insisted that once again in a tweet posted on Friday morning, saying: "I am very happy and contented to be retired. It's been a long time coming and I am so much enjoying my retirement."

Earlier this week, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports: "The WBC will be communicating with Tyson Fury and his promoters about his future plans in the coming week.

"It is our dream to see fighters retire with such greatness. Undefeated champion, financially protected with a loving family and a great future outside the ring.

"I am very happy and satisfied if this is his final decision and will fully support him and will be close to him for the rest of his life."

Speaking after beating Whyte, Fury expressed an interest in returning to the WWE ring having wrestled for the company in 2019.

He also mentioned a possible 'hybrid' contest with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.

Fury said: "[Ngannou] is on my hit list in an exhibition fight, however, he wants it. In a cage, in a boxing ring, boxing gloves, UFC gloves - we can make it happen.

"I think everyone wants to see it. He's a monster of a guy, I'm a monster of a guy, so it'll be a clash of the titans for sure."

Ngannou told the MMA Hour podcast: "Make it a hybrid fight, something that makes it a little uncomfortable for him as a boxer. Ideas like MMA gloves or fighting barefoot. We still have to figure this out.

"We both want this fight, that's clear, and we respect each other. Probably next year it will happen. I think it's going to happen. It's just a matter of our promotions, but we will sort this out at some point.

"I would say there's a 70 per cent chance [my next opponent] is Fury. On his side, I would say 90 per cent against me."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...boxing-as-wbc-seeks-talks-on-his-future-plans
 
Tyson Fury 'given time' to clarify future; Deontay Wilder stays 'in contention', says WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán

Tyson Fury has been 'given time' to consider retirement as the WBC will not start the search for a new challenger until the British star makes a final decision on his future.

The 33-year-old, two-time world heavyweight champion has repeatedly said he will walk away from boxing after defending his world titles with a sixth-round stoppage victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium last month.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán told Sky Sports he has spoken to Fury this week, while on holiday, and they will support him "whatever he decides".

"I just received a very beautiful video from Tyson with his father and his family while on vacation," he said. "We spoke and we're going to be speaking in the near future.

"We will give him the time he needs."

Sulaimán added: "I do not like to speculate. I would rather wait to give him his due time for his holiday.

"The WBC will certainly support him, whatever he decides.

"If he thinks its time to hang up the gloves, enjoy life and be a successful family man and have a great future, we will support him. If he decides to continue fighting, we will support him."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...ntention-says-wbc-president-mauricio-sulaiman
 
Tyson Fury has urged Derek Chisora to accept his offer to fight him in a trilogy bout.

The WBC heavyweight champion, 33, said he was retiring after his last win over Dillian Whyte in April.

But speaking on Instagram, Fury revealed he had made an offer to veteran heavyweight Chisora, whom he has beaten twice.

"You're running, Derek, from the trilogy," Fury said. "You call yourself war, you should call yourself chicken."

Chisora, 38, defeated Kubrat Pulev on points in July and has resisted calls for him to retire.

The victory over Pulev ended a three-fight losing streak and Chisora said after that win he would like to fight Deontay Wilder or Fury.

"Get the contract signed," Fury added, confirming reports he was seriously considering fighting again. Fury beat Chisora on points in 2011 before defeating him in their rematch three years later.

Chisora's promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed last week Chisora had received an offer from Fury's camp, but had turned it down as it "wasn't enough money".
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Tyson Fury has "finally decided to walk away" from boxing after confirming he is staying retired.

The undefeated WBC heavyweight champion, 34, said he was retiring after beating Dillian Whyte in April.

But on Tuesday he urged fellow Briton Derek Chisora to accept his offer of a trilogy bout, while in July he said he would fight Anthony Joshua if certain conditions were met.

"On my 34th birthday I say bon voyage," Fury tweeted on Friday.

"Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years and, after long hard conversations, I've finally decided to walk away."

In another tweet he added: "See you all on the other side you big dossers 2008-2022."

Since Fury beat Whyte in April, there has been a host of suggestions about what the champion could do next.

Another stint in WWE, an exhibition match against UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, and a fight against the winner of Joshua's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk have all been mentioned.

Joshua is looking to regain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world titles when he fights Ukraine's Usyk in Saudi Arabia on 20 August.

Also on Tuesday, Fury claimed he had hired a new trainer, his long-time friend and fellow fighter Isaac Lowe.

American SugarHill Steward has trained him since 2019, helping Fury overcome Wilder in their trilogy.

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Tyson Fury has vacated his Ring Magazine title after confirming his retirement, and the belt will be up for grabs in Anthony Joshua's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on 20 August.
 
Tyson Fury's promoter Bob Arum would love to see him return from retirement to fight Usyk vs Joshua 2 winner

Tyson Fury's promoter is "confident" that the British heavyweight will "answer the bell" and return to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk's rematch with Anthony Joshua.

Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in his second fight against Joshua on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Fury reaffirmed his intention to retire this month, but his US promoter Bob Arum is hopeful the 34-year-old can be lured back to the sport by a lucrative clash against Usyk or Fury.

"Absolutely - it's really the only fight that makes sense for Tyson Fury," Arum told Sky Sports. "I've discussed this with my co-promoter of Fury, Frank Warren, and once this fight is over we're going to put together a total unification match between the winner and Tyson Fury.

"Now, if Usyk wins the fight, which I expect, that will be quite easy to do because we're very close to the Usyk people as they're the same people who manage Vasyl Lomachenko who fights for us.

"If Joshua wins, Eddie Hearn is his promoter. We've talked many times with Hearn about various matches and I'm sure we'll be able to come together on this one."

Fury has previously been adamant that April's victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley would be his last, although Arum is confident the 34-year-old will be "up for the challenge" and return to face the winner.

"I've talked with him [Fury] and every day is different, but he's a fighter and if the right fight is there then Fury will be up for that fight," Arum added.

"The right fight is the unification fight against the winner of Usyk and Joshua and I think - based on my conversations with Fury - he'll be up for that challenge.

"How much longer he will go after that, god only knows and I'm not sure, but I'm confident at least that he'll answer the bell for that major fight."

Usyk won by unanimous decision when he faced Joshua in London last September, with Arum backing the Ukrainian to produce a similar performance in Saturday's Saudi Arabia showdown.

"I like Usyk in the fight, I think that he's a much better boxer," Arum predicted. "Joshua can beat him if he presses the action, but Usyk has a pretty good punch .

"I don't know if Joshua can prevail if he just trades punches with Usyk. We'll have to see, but that's Joshua's only chance in my opinion. I like Usyk pretty big in this fight, but it's heavyweight boxing and anything can happen.

"It's a very interesting fight and it should be a very good fight but, all things being equal, I like the Ukrainian boy to win the fight and retain his title."

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Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk unification fight 'will be made' - Frank Warren

A "historic" heavyweight unification fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk "will be made", says the Briton's promoter Frank Warren.

Ukrainian Usyk retained his WBA, WBO and IBF titles with a split-decision win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday.

This month WBC champion Fury said he would stay retired. After Usyk's win he said he "would annihilate them - get your cheque book out".

"He and Usyk would be a really good fight," Warren told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It's a fight that I think will be made because both teams would like to see that happen."

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Oleksandr Usyk: Tyson Fury wants to fight me in undisputed heavyweight clash

Oleksandr Usyk has called out Tyson Fury, saying he does want to face him in an undisputed heavyweight world championship clash and labelling his talk of retirement as "just a game".

Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, had floated the prospect of retiring but instructed his promotional team last week to inform the WBC that he intends to resume his boxing career.

Having set a September 1 deadline for his prospective showdown with Usyk to be made, Fury took to Twitter on Friday and said the WBO, WBA and IBF champion was "running, hiding", mockingly labelling him a "middleweight".

But, Usyk appears confident the fight will happen, telling Sky Sports via an interpreter: "He wants to fight against me. He wants people to talk about him.

"He hasn't retired yet, it's just a game - 'I'm leaving boxing', 'I'm coming back'. He still wants to earn money.

"All the fanciful comments against me, he probably thinks it will touch me. But it won't

"I take it like the crow arguing with the wolf sitting from the tree... the reality is that if the crow was close to the wolf, she would keep silent.

"Tyson Fury loves to talk. All of that blah blah blah."

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shaz619 said:
Usyk lost to Shaun Porter as an amateur.
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He also was knocked down by Beterbiev but Artur has one of the most brutal bodyshots in Boxing. Right hand followed by the bodshot. Its a shame there is no footage of this.

Fury should beat Uysk, too tall , too much range and Uysk doesnt have KO power.

Do you think the fight will take place or will Fury retire properly?
 
Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk doesn't want undisputed fight this year and that he will announce a fight next week

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said Oleksandr Usyk doesn't want to fight him this year, adding he is "not going to wait around" and will announce a fight next week.

It had been hoped that an undisputed heavyweight world championship clash between the pair could be arranged for this year, with Fury having set a September 1 deadline for the fight to be made.

When that day came and passed, Fury took to Twitter a day later and said the WBO, WBA and IBF champion was "running, hiding", mockingly labelling him a "middleweight".

On Saturday, when involved in the main event at WWE's 'Clash at the Castle' in Cardiff, Fury said: "Usyk was calling me out after his last fight with [Anthony] Joshua, I've replied and said let's do the fight this year, wherever they want to do it.

"I've been waiting for offers from countries to come forward, and all of a sudden Usyk has stated he doesn't want to fight any more, he wants to fight next year, not this year.

"So I'm not going to wait around for anybody, I'm announcing a fight next week."

In attendance at the Principality Stadium for the WWE's first UK stadium show since 1992, Fury got involved in the headline clash between Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Scottish star Drew McIntyre.

When Austin Theory attempted to capitalise on the brutal contest by cashing in his 'money in the bank' contract on the champion, Fury emerged to floor the 25-year-old with a big right hand.

Reigns would go on to pin McIntyre, with Fury entering the ring to congratulate the champion before commiserating
with McIntyre. The pair then brought the show to a close with a song as Fury belted out his trademark 'American Pie'.

Asked if he would ever consider joining WWE full-time, Fury said: "At the moment I'm a heavyweight world champion, and I have plenty of fights I have to take care of over the next few years.

"But I really, really have a passion for WWE. Never say never."

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KingKhanWC said:
He also was knocked down by Beterbiev but Artur has one of the most brutal bodyshots in Boxing. Right hand followed by the bodshot. Its a shame there is no footage of this.

Fury should beat Uysk, too tall , too much range and Uysk doesnt have KO power.

Do you think the fight will take place or will Fury retire properly?
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I feel there will be too much money for this one to ignore, Fury wants to get paid properly and Usyk will easily oblige. I don’t think the fight will happen this winter but it seems Fury will have a keep busy fight first.

In reality, after Usyk beat AJ, there is no real reason for Fury to continue. Usyk is an authentic champion but his resume doesn’t even compare to AJ’s as a Heavyweight. In Fury’s era it was all about him, Wilder and AJ, Wilder was dealt with and AJ has 3. defeats in like 5 fights, what more is there for Fury to prove? I agree, I would expect Tyson to obliterate Usyk really. Those saying duck this and that are idiots, this isn’t a Vitali/Lennox situation.

But I think this will happen because there are many out there who feel Usyk can beat Tyson which ought to fire him up a bit and the undisputed tagline for the event will bring big bags of cash
 
Tyson Fury says he will announce his next opponent next week - but it won't be Usyk

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he will announce his next opponent next week - but confirmed it will not be Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury, 34, said he was retiring from boxing after beating Dillian Whyte in April.

Ukrainian Usyk retained the WBO, IBF and WBA (Super) titles with victory over Anthony Joshua last month.

Both have spoken of fighting each other in 2023 but Fury says he will be fighting someone else soon.

"All of a sudden Oleksandr Usyk has stated he does not want to fight any more - he wants to fight next year not this year," the undefeated Briton said.

"I am not going to wait around for anybody and I will be announcing a fight next week."

Fury was speaking at a news conference following an appearance at WWE's 'Clash at the Castle' in Cardiff.

He had earlier appeared in the ring and floored Austin Theory - then closed WWE's first UK stadium event for 30 years with a rendition of the song American Pie.

He also said he would "definitely be open to" joining WWE full-time in the future, but added: "At the moment I am a heavyweight world champion and I have lots of fights I have to take care of in the next few years."

On Friday Usyk, 35, told the BBC of the prospective Fury unification fight: "It won't happen this year, that's for sure. I'm totally healthy and don't have any injuries, but I have old traumas which have resurfaced, and which need to be treated. I will need up to two months to recuperate."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/62785297
 
Tyson Fury: Joe Joyce is the second best heavyweight in the world. We’ll have to find out if he can beat me

Tyson Fury, the WBC world heavyweight champion, has earmarked Joe Joyce as the leading contender in the division and said the Londoner deserves a shot at his title.

On Saturday, Joyce subjected former world champion Joseph Parker to a sustained assault and knocked him out with a tremendous left hook in the 11th round.

That victory secured Joyce a WBO interim title and earned him a place amongst the very best in the division. Tyson Fury, the unbeaten champion, has not only acknowledged that but declared Joyce the best out of all his rivals.

"I've had a lovely day of watching boxing and watching all the big fights and studying all the heavyweights and I've got to say that big Joe Joyce is the second best heavyweight in the world, behind myself and on his day, given his moment, who knows if he could beat me or not?" Fury said.

"I think we'll have to find out one of these days."

Fury has opened the door to a fight with Joyce, though it will be hard to make it before the end of this year.

The man from Morecambe intends to box on December 3 and has been in negotiations with Anthony Joshua. While Fury has publicly lost patience with those talks, Mahmoud Charr has also come into the frame as a potential challenger for him.

Eventually, the impressive Joyce will, Fury believes, be the best opponent for him.

"I've just looked at these prospects who are mandatory for the world title, [Zhilei] Zhang and [Filip] Hrgovic and everybody else, I've changed my mind and I think big Joe Joyce is number two heavyweight in the world," Fury said.

He added: "And who knows if he's number one? One day we'll have to find out who's better out of me and him.

"But at the moment I'm ruling the roost because I'm world heavyweight champion and he's not."

Joyce took to Twitter in reply to Fury's video, saying "sign the contract, Big Boy!!".

Fury responded by suggesting he needed to fight Oleksandr Usyk first, noting: "It's not tour time big Joe I have to win undisputed first vs the middleweight! You also have to build yourself up to the big time!"

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...world-well-have-to-find-out-if-he-can-beat-me
 
Tyson Fury will fight Derek Chisora in their trilogy bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 3 December in London.

Fury, 34, will defend his WBC heavyweight title for the third time against a fighter he has beaten twice previously.

The Britons fought in 2014 and 2011, Fury winning comfortably on both occasions.

Fury was in talks to fight Anthony Joshua in December, but negotiations broke down between both camps.

The world champion is unbeaten in 32 fights while 38-year-old Chisora is approaching the end of his career and has three losses in his last four bouts.

Also on the card is Briton Daniel Dubois who will defend his WBA 'Regular' title against South African heavyweight Kevin Lerena.

Chisora ended a three-fight losing streak by beating Kubrat Pulev in July while Fury fights for the first time since stopping Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April.

Fury announced his retirement after that win, but has since done a U-turn and now wants to fight unified champion Oleksandr Usyk for all the main heavyweight titles next year.
 
Tyson Fury says he rates Derek Chisora as highly as unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk before their trilogy bout in London on 3 December.

WBC champion Fury defended his decision to fight 38-year-old fellow Briton Chisora, having beaten him twice.

He also said he intends to take on Usyk in an undisputed bout next year.

"I can beat anybody in the world - always have been able to and always will be able to," said 34-year-old Fury.

"There's nobody that can touch me. I'm in a league of my own."

After moving up from cruiserweight in 2019, Usyk's second fight at heavyweight was an unanimous points win over Chisora.

He beat Britain's Anthony Joshua for a second time in August to retain his WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles.

"Usyk was a little small heavyweight, who wasn't going to do anything against AJ, when Chisora fought him," Fury said.

"But then he stepped up and beat the big bodybuilder [Joshua] and all of sudden he's a killer? I don't think so. I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk."

Chisora was well beaten by Fury in 2011 and 2014 and has suffered three defeats in his past four fights.

Fury, who stood up for most of Thursday's news conference, said he always planned a third fight against Chisora, who he insisted was a worthy opponent.

"As for me trying to sit here and try to sell Derek Chisora to the fans, I ain't got to sell absolutely nothing to nobody," he said.

"With Chisora, it does exactly what it says on the tin: he goes to war. He's changed his name from 'Delboy' to 'War', and we're going to get a war.

"I did outbox him comfortably the second time. Chisora's style has changed and guess what - so has mine. I used to be a tip-tap boxer jabbing around the ring.

"I'm now a HMS destroyer. When you've got two heavy forces colliding, someone's getting knocked out."

Before the news conference Fury suggested buying League One football club Morecambe and flashed around £10,000 in cash.

It was the money he gained from his promoter Frank Warren after winning a bet that former champion Joshua would not sign a contract to face him.

Joshua and Fury failed to come to terms over a fight last month, forcing Fury's team to switch their primary focus to fighting Chisora.

Joshua and Usyk were repeatedly mentioned on Thursday, while Chisora tried to call Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn and also questioned why Fury's team had such a "chip on their shoulder" when it came to Joshua.

"Don't forget you've got the so-called top guys in the division - we offer them big fights, no smoke. You offer it to Derek Chisora. Boom, he's sat here opposite me," said Fury.

Chisora, who is managed by Joshua's management company, snapped back at Fury's insults during the customary face-off, telling the 'Gypsy King' Joshua would face him in the future.

There is little debate that Fury in his current form is levels above Chisora. Even the Chisora who was at the top of his game at the age of 27 could not live with a then 23-year-old Fury in their first fight in 2011. The rematch in 2014 was even more one-sided.

But Fury's team insist he was left with little choice of opponent after the Joshua fight collapsed, and Warren began the news conference by defending the fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Warren listed several boxers who were unavailable to fight, including Briton Joe Joyce and Usyk. Chisora, according to Fury's team, was the best option at 14th in the WBC rankings.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said: "Look at what Derek did with Oleksandr Usyk. That was a touch-and-go fight.

"Every time you match hard-hitting opponents you have to say a prayer that something bad doesn't happen. I'll be as nervous as anyone on the night."

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Pathetic fight against Chisora. They will also want to charge £25 for PPV for this lol.

Spurs stadium? I wonder if the roof will be on and the heating because Dec 3 will be freezing.

Boxing has turned into a money making farce under Frank Warren and Hearne.

I wont bother even watching this.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Pathetic fight against Chisora. They will also want to charge £25 for PPV for this lol.

Spurs stadium? I wonder if the roof will be on and the heating because Dec 3 will be freezing.

Boxing has turned into a money making farce under Frank Warren and Hearne.

I wont bother even watching this.
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Agree. Honestly who ever watches this cant be helped!
 
KingKhanWC said:
Pathetic fight against Chisora. They will also want to charge £25 for PPV for this lol.

Spurs stadium? I wonder if the roof will be on and the heating because Dec 3 will be freezing.

Boxing has turned into a money making farce under Frank Warren and Hearne.

I wont bother even watching this.
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Thing is who else could they have matched him with in the UK or someone who is available, Chisora is still in the top 5 British HW’s in the UK and despite some defeats, he has been having a good run in the twilight of his career and some observers had him getting at least a draw against Usyk, I think this version of Chisora in some aspects is better then in the last two fights. I feel it will be a decent scrap and the champion is the attraction, charging huge sums for non-title fights is beyond unacceptable. Dubois is in a good fight and we will get to see him in action to, two solid fights, I hope they spend some more on the undercard. From FuryÂ’s POV, as a keep busy fight itÂ’s not too bad, weÂ’ve seen far worse from the likes of Joe Louis and Sugar Ray.
 
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Thing is who else could they have matched him with in the UK or someone who is available, Chisora is still in the top 5 British HW’s in the UK and despite some defeats, he has been having a good run in the twilight of his career and some observers had him getting at least a draw against Usyk, I think this version of Chisora in some aspects is better then in the last two fights. I feel it will be a decent scrap and the champion is the attraction, charging huge sums for non-title fights is beyond unacceptable. Dubois is in a good fight and we will get to see him in action to, two solid fights, I hope they spend some more on the undercard. From FuryÂ’s POV, as a keep busy fight itÂ’s not too bad, weÂ’ve seen far worse from the likes of Joe Louis and Sugar Ray.
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I like Chisora as he always brings the war to any fight. However there is only one winner here, Derek has a punchers chance but a very outside punchers chance. I just dont understand why Tyson is in such a rush, when he could wait for Uysk? Even a fight with AJ would be better but I would love to see him fight Joyce. Feb all of these would be possible. They are chasing in bro, which is fine if you are a casual but we want to see him fight the best.
 
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I like Chisora as he always brings the war to any fight. However there is only one winner here, Derek has a punchers chance but a very outside punchers chance. I just dont understand why Tyson is in such a rush, when he could wait for Uysk? Even a fight with AJ would be better but I would love to see him fight Joyce. Feb all of these would be possible. They are chasing in bro, which is fine if you are a casual but we want to see him fight the best.
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He last fought in April this year, Fury needs to keep active, I feel contrary to what he says, he is taking Usyk seriously. Sparring is great but nothing can beat ring activity, one of the reasons why old school fighters were so good because it was due to ring activity, keeping that rhythm, trying new tactics in a live setting, this is what separates good from great. I can’t remember the opponents name but remember that 10 rounder he had in Belfast before Wilder 1? he was clearly trying difference stances and deploying his tactics from sparring. Fury is a thinking fighter and I also feel someone like him, given his unpredictable mental state, fighting gives him direction to and keeps him in shape.

AJ didn’t want to fight him, I said it here in PP it wouldn’t happen, Usyk didn’t want to fight in December, Joyce just fought parker and was unavailable, Ruiz Jnr in the same boat and you’ve seen the state of both Hrgovic and Zhang, they are not world title contenders at this point. Whyte had already been beaten to.

Chisora is rarely in a bad fight, bit like Khan was, he is going to give you your moneys worth win or lose. The name Chisora I know at this point would evoke negativity, but if I put on my promoters hat, I’d say in the recent past you could argue the judges were not fair to him against Usyk, Parker and Whyte, that he knocked out Takam a guy AJ fought on PPV / suffered a broken nose against and he beat Pulev to and former Wilder contender the polish Szspilka
 
In HW Boxing anything can happen and I agree on the punchers chance, but Fury often raises his level to that of his opponent, it may be complacency to and it may be out of order to suggest this, but I can see this fight being competitive in parts and at the minimum given Chisora style, I see him putting more of a fight then Whyte did
 
Tyson Fury: I want 12 fights in 12 months next year; Oleksandr Usyk undisputed title fight 'unlikely'

Tyson Fury has set himself his next challenge of 12 fights in 12 months, and it is very "unlikely" that schedule involves an undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury is just days away from his voluntary defence of his WBC title against Derek Chisora, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, but already has eyes on who comes next.

The British heavyweight is setting his sights on a global trip with "12 fights in 12 months", and he hopes the WBC title is up for grabs in each fight.

"I think I would like to do 12 fights next year, do like a bum-a-month campaign all over the world," Fury told Sky Sports.

"I am going to sit down with Frank Warren after this fight and see what we can do, see if we can do a bum-a-month campaign and go to random places and fight someone.

"Go to India, go to China, go to Australia, go to Indonesia, go to Africa, just fight local people.

"You have a heavyweight guy there? Yeah, let's fight him.

"Have a chance to fight for the World Championship like Rocky did in Apollo."

While many would like to see Usyk and Fury clash to unify the WBO, IBF and WBA and WBC heavyweight titles, Fury insists it remains "unlikely" that the two will face off in 2023.

"Probably not, because they are all bums, we will see," he added.

"I am not going to count my chickens at all, but we will find out next year what will happen.

"If you see me in Antarctica doing a fight, you know I am on my bum-a-month campaign."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...leksandr-usyk-undisputed-title-fight-unlikely
 
Tyson Fury hopes to fight Oleksandr Usyk next year

Negotiations between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk over an undisputed heavyweight fight are "getting there".

Fury, 34, defends his WBC title against fellow Briton Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday.

But Fury's team are working behind the scenes to reach a deal with WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk.

Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren is confident an agreement can be reached, saying: "Usyk is the fight we want."

There were fears that Usyk's mandatory obligations could hold up the fight, but Warren said Fury hopes to fight Usyk as early as March, "providing there are no hold-ups".

One of the potential issues could be Usyk's mandatory obligations, with Croatia's Filip Hrgovic and Britain's Daniel Dubois vying to be the next challenger to Usyk's titles.

Fury's team are prepared to wait until the summer to fight Usyk.

With Deontay Wilder set to fight Andy Ruiz Jr in a WBC final eliminator, Warren says Fury could take a voluntary defence should talks with Usyk drag on.

Undefeated British heavyweight Joe Joyce is an option after his stunning win over former world champion Joseph Parker in September.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/63806837
 
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Tyson Fury: I want 12 fights in 12 months next year; Oleksandr Usyk undisputed title fight 'unlikely'

Tyson Fury has set himself his next challenge of 12 fights in 12 months, and it is very "unlikely" that schedule involves an undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury is just days away from his voluntary defence of his WBC title against Derek Chisora, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, but already has eyes on who comes next.

The British heavyweight is setting his sights on a global trip with "12 fights in 12 months", and he hopes the WBC title is up for grabs in each fight.

"I think I would like to do 12 fights next year, do like a bum-a-month campaign all over the world," Fury told Sky Sports.

"I am going to sit down with Frank Warren after this fight and see what we can do, see if we can do a bum-a-month campaign and go to random places and fight someone.

"Go to India, go to China, go to Australia, go to Indonesia, go to Africa, just fight local people.

"You have a heavyweight guy there? Yeah, let's fight him.

"Have a chance to fight for the World Championship like Rocky did in Apollo."

While many would like to see Usyk and Fury clash to unify the WBO, IBF and WBA and WBC heavyweight titles, Fury insists it remains "unlikely" that the two will face off in 2023.

"Probably not, because they are all bums, we will see," he added.

"I am not going to count my chickens at all, but we will find out next year what will happen.

"If you see me in Antarctica doing a fight, you know I am on my bum-a-month campaign."

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Underdog Derek Chisora says he does not care what the critics think as he bids to upset Tyson Fury and win the WBC heavyweight on title on Saturday.

Chisora has lost 12 times in 45 bouts, including three of his last four, and been beaten twice before by Fury.

"I don't care what is said. For me to give up, just because a newspaper says so, I can't do that," he said.

"It is going to be the best first round in the heavyweight game ever, you're going to love the whole show."

Earlier this week, Fury and Chisora vowed to stand in the middle of the ring in the opening round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and go toe-to-toe for the first three minutes.

Chisora, 38, fought for the WBC belt 10 years ago, losing on points to Vitali Klitschko, and revealed that Fury was the main architect behind this fight.

"He gave me a phone call and put food on my kids' table," he added.

"He has given me an opportunity when Frank Warren didn't want to give me an opportunity, Bob Arum didn't want to give me an opportunity and my former promoter Eddie Hearn didn't want to give me an opportunity.

BBC
 
<b>Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora: Reigning WBC champion weighs in heavier for title bout</b>

Tyson Fury weighed in slightly heavier than Derek Chisora before their WBC heavyweight title fight on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The champion came in at 19st 2lb, while challenger Chisora weighed 18st 8lb.

"Expect carnage on Saturday. We're going to put on an absolutely brilliant fight," said the unbeaten Fury, 34.

The weigh-in was held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, north London a few miles from Saturday's venue, with hundreds of fans watching.

Fury was heavier than his last fight, when he was at 18st 11lb and gained a six-round stoppage win against Dillian Whyte at Wembley, but 9lb less than in his third bout with Deontay Wilder, his second victory against the American in October 2021.

Meanwhile, Chisora was at his heaviest for five years - when he was 18st 9lb before he defeated Robert Filipovic in Liverpool.

The British pair engaged in a lengthy stare down lasting just shy of two minutes, with Fury flexing his muscles and constantly talking to his 38-year-old opponent.

The chief support for Fury—Chisora on Saturday will see Britain's Daniel Dubois defend his WBA (regular) belt against South Africa's Kevin Lerena, who has only lost one of 29 fights. Dubois weighed in at 17st 2lb with Lerena at 16st 6lb.

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Tyson Fury retained his WBC world heavyweight title, brutally stopping Derek Chisora to set up a potential undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury, 34, maintained his unbeaten record in front of 59,769 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Fellow Briton Chisora, 38, was hurt repeatedly by the dominant champion and the referee waved off the one-sided contest in the 10th round.

Usyk, holder of the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA belts, was ringside in London.

Relive Fury v Chisora as it happened
For Chisora, it was the 13th loss of his 46-fight career and his fourth in the last five.

Earlier this week, the pair shook hands and promised to stand toe-to-toe in the opening three minutes with Chisora promising "the best first round the heavyweight game has ever seen".

And, in front of an incredible atmosphere - despite the cold conditions at an outdoor December night event in London - the two fighters tried to provide the entertainment they had promised.

But the fight did prove a mismatch as Fury was a level above his opponent and can now look forward to a potential undisputed heavyweight showdown with Ukrainian Usyk in 2023.

Fury, back in action after saying he would retire from boxing in April, has targeted at least three fights in 2023. In chaotic scenes afterwards, he challenged two rivals - Usyk and unbeaten Briton Joe Joyce - at the same time.

Asked about taking on 35-year-old Usyk, Fury responded: "Where's the rabbit?"

As Usyk confronted him at the ropes, Fury added: "Usyk, you're next, 15 stone little body building midget. I've done one Ukrainian, [Wladimir] Klitchsko, let's get it on."

As Joyce then showed up, Fury said: "I'm saying Joe Joyce, a brilliant fighter, he deserves a title fight. If the rabbit [Usyk] doesn't fight, we'll fight at Wembley."

However, there could yet be an obstacle as Fury, in a later interview with ESPN, said he had problems with his hand and may need surgery on his right elbow "which will take about 6-8 weeks to heal".

'Folk hero' Chisora shows heart in defeat

Fury had beaten Chisora in a wide points victory in 2011 when they fought for the British and Commonwealth titles and again three years later when Chisora was retired by his corner at the end of the 10th round in a contest for the British and European belts.

There were hopes Chisora could produce a career-defining performance and defy the bookmakers, who had dismissed him as a 14-1 outsider.

However, by the second round it became clear this fight was going to go the way of their first two meetings.

Chisora tried to force Fury back onto the ropes early on, with a number of punches to the body, but Fury landed a huge overhand right soon after and started to land at will from range.

A Fury left hook in the second rocked back Chisora and he ended the round in the corner and in trouble.

In the third, both men ended up in a heap on the floor as they lost balance, but it did not matter as Fury took complete control.

Chisora, as he has done throughout his 15-year career, gave it everything but was simply outclassed by Fury, whose shot selection, power and ability helped him pick off the rounds with relative ease.

Two solid right hooks landed in the sixth and in the seventh as Chisora continued to take a lot of punishment - and the only question was if he could land a wonder shot of his own.

He could not - and a bad cut developed around his eye in the ninth, before a brutal Fury uppercut in the following round marked the beginning of the end.

Speaking to BT Sport, Fury praised Chisora and the fans as he said: "I just want to say, what a crowd - 60,000 in Tottenham, I love every single one of you people. This is overwhelming, I want to say a massive thank you.

"I felt good, I needed some rounds, I haven't boxed since April. I was landing good punches, but take nothing from Del Boy [Chisora], it was a pleasure to fight tonight, he is a British folk hero.

"What a tough man. I hit him with shots that would have sparked anyone else out."

Fury then led the crowd in a chant of "Oh, Derek Chisora".

Chisora, whose own future will now be in doubt, was gracious in defeat as he added: "Thank you Tyson, I really appreciate that. We are friends.

"There's a big fight coming, everyone wants to see one champion in the heavyweight division."

Earlier, Britain's Daniel Dubois survived a huge scare, coming back after being knocked down three times in the first round to beat South Africa's Kevin Lerena and retain his WBA (regular) heavyweight belt.

The 25-year-old was facing a second defeat of his career and also suffered what appeared to be a knee injury in a horrendous opening three minutes.

However, after regaining his composure in the second, Dubois, who has gained 18 of his 19 victories inside the distance, caught Lerena in the third, sending him to the canvas.

Lerena got up, but it was the signal for a barrage of punches from Dubois as the home favourite sensed this was his moment.

A truly brilliant uppercut - which drew gasps from the fans when replayed on the stadium's four big screens - rocked Lerena's head back and the South African was on the verge of going down again when referee Howard Foster moved in to stop it.

A loss for Dubois would not only have seen him lose his WBA regular belt, but end his hopes of fighting Usyk in the future.

It was a superb recovery as he showed great character to turn this fight around in such dramatic style.

"It was amazing. He caught me on the top of my head. I feel my knee went," Dubois told BT Sport Box Office.

"But I have the heart of a warrior, and I just thought, calm down.

"I was looking for shots that weren't there, I had to recover and come back out. I saw the opening, went for it and the rest is history.

"I felt a bit rusty, like I wasn't there in the first round, but at least I was able to land my shots.

"I've never boxed in front of as many people, hopefully many more to come."

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As I thought, Chisora was going to put up more of a fight then Whyte did. Fury simply on another level. Chisora has been a popular fighter in the UK and has always put on a show / went out on his shield, he was fortunate to get such a pay day in a home stadium; he should retire on this but I know he will fight on
 
Fury should do his best to face Usyk and call it a day, but with no real outside hobby and boxing being in his blood stream from the time he was conceived in his mothers womb, I can see Fury fighting on well past his peak and coming out of a lengthy retirement if it ever happens, I can see him losing when he is shot to bits
 
Tyson Fury can fight Oleksandr Usyk at the 'perfect time' in 2023, says WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman

Tyson Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk at the "perfect time" if the heavyweight world champions can imminently agree terms for an undisputed clash, according to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman.

Fury made an impressive voluntary defence of his WBC title as he stopped Derek Chisora in London on Saturday, before facing off with IBF, IBO and WBO champion Usyk in the ring afterwards.

Both fighters have expressed their desire to make the bout, as Sullaiman has reiterated that the WBC are happy to support an undisputed clash given they are waiting on a final eliminator between former champions Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr to establish a new mandatory challenger.

"This is a perfect time to do a unification," Sulaiman told Sky Sports News on Monday.

"We ordered a final elimination between Wilder and Andy Ruiz. At this time we have no mandatory contenders, so this is a perfect moment for the unification."

There has been speculation that Filip Hrgovic's status as mandatory challenger for Usyk's IBF title could scupper plans for the undisputed bout, but Sulaiman has urged the other governing bodies to help ensure the Ukrainian meets Fury with all the belts on the line.

"Hopefully it will not get to that point, and the four organisations will accept to sanction the ultimate undisputed fight and keep it that way," Sulaiman added.

"Mandatories are a complicated process, each organisation has their own rules, their own agendas, but the importance of this fight is far beyond any organisation, so we're supporting it and we'll do everything possible to make sure it takes place."

Also at ringside at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was British heavyweight Joe Joyce, who Fury said he would be open to fighting if the Usyk bout can't be made.

Joyce has put together a series of impressive performances to move himself to the verge of title contention, and Sulaiman said the WBC wouldn't stand in the way of an all-British matchup with Fury.

Asked if he had an issue with a Fury-Joyce bout, Sulaiman said: "No. At this time, as I mentioned, we don't have the mandatory contender yet.

"As soon as we have one, we can set timelines. Our ultimate goal is to have a unification."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...-in-2023-says-wbc-president-mauricio-sulaiman
 
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Uysk: Promoters 'on the way' to finalising undisputed heavyweight championship fight

Oleksandr Usyk is ‘on the way’ to finalising the undisputed heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury, his team tells Sky Sports.

Fury and Usyk are the leading two heavyweights in the world and are set on a contest to decide the world number No 1, likely to take place in the first quarter of 2023.

Fury is the reigning WBC champion and has fought twice in the UK this year in stadium fights, beating Dillian Whyte then Derek Chisora.

Usyk first defeated Anthony Joshua in 2021 to claim the unified WBO, WBA and IBF titles. He returned to Ukraine earlier this year when Russia invaded his country but in August returned to boxing and defended his belt when he beat Joshua in their rematch in Saudi Arabia.

The Ukrainian has subsequently pursued the showdown with Fury, attending his fight with Chisora in London to confront the Briton after his victory.

Negotiations have progressed. Bob Arum, who co-promotes Fury with Frank Warren, revealed that the two heavyweights have agreed to fight one another next, early in 2023, with neither taking a bout in the interim.

The next step is to issue contracts.

Alex Krassyuk, Usyk's promoter, believes those have been drawn up.

"Probably yes [the contracts have been issued], but we have not received them yet," he told Sky Sports.

Krassyuk though is hopeful the heavyweight super-fight will be finalised soon.

"Yes," he said, "we are on our way."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...ing-undisputed-heavyweight-championship-fight
 
The World Boxing Association says it has received confirmation of an "agreement" between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's teams for their undisputed heavyweight fight.

The unification bout is due to take place on 29 April at Wembley Stadium, but on Friday, Usyk's promoter said the fight was "unlikely to happen next".

However, the WBA says an agreement was made before Friday's 22:00 GMT deadline, though both sides have requested time to "work on the contracts to close the deal".

A lawyer for Ukrainian Usyk told news agency Reuters the parties had agreed terms that will see Britain's Fury take a 70% split to Usyk's 30%.

Earlier on Friday, Fury posted on his social media channels offering the 70/30 split.

Usyk, in a later Instagram video, said he would accept if the Englishman immediately donated £1m to the people of Ukraine, and also gave up one percent of his purse to Ukraine for every day he delayed.

Fury, 34, is the WBC champion while 36-year-old Usyk holds the WBO, WBA and IBF belts.

Former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk has won all his 20 professional bouts, while Fury has 33 victories and one draw on his record.
 
Tyson Fury has called fellow heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk a "14-stone coward" in an expletive-laden social media post after talks for an undisputed fight broke down.

A proposed bout at Wembley Stadium on 29 April fell through this week.

Usyk had agreed a 70/30 purse split in Fury's favour with terms for a rematch the only outstanding issue.

"Tried all week to get out of it, begging for a rematch," Fury said in an Instagram story on Thursday.

In a 50-second clip, which included numerous insults targeted at Usyk, Fury added: "You got your rematch and didn't want to fight at that. You were never man enough to tangle with the Gypsy King ever in your life."

Fury currently holds the WBC heavyweight belt, while Ukraine's Usyk - who beat Britain's Anthony Joshua for a second time last year - has the others in the division.

After months of negotiations, Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, said on Wednesday the fight is definitely off and "does not think" it will happen in the future.

Usyk, the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and Ring magazine champion, wants a proposed rematch to happen in November or December, but there are fears among Team Fury that the four belts would have fractured by then.

If the Ukrainian overcame Fury in their first fight, he would also expect an improved purse split in a rematch.

Both parties have until 1 April to agree a deal after the WBA said it will wait until that date before ordering Usyk to fight mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.

"Keep running," Fury continued. "Fight Dubois at the Copper Box now."

Londoner Dubois, meanwhile, has said he "definitely, 100%" wants a world-title shot next.

He told Pitch Boxing: "Why not go for the big one now? I'm 100% going for it and I believe I can knock him [Usyk] out."

There has not been an undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield - and never been one in the four-belt era.

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Fury’s demands were too much. 70-30, Usyk accepted, and then threw in the no rematch clause for good measure. Usyk has a good track record of scheduling fights. Tyson being unreasonable.

I don’t agree with what I’ve heard that Tyson is ducking, he’s just being greedy.
 
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Fury’s demands were too much. 70-30, Usyk accepted, and then threw in the no rematch clause for good measure. Usyk has a good track record of scheduling fights. Tyson being unreasonable.

I don’t agree with what I’ve heard that Tyson is ducking, he’s just being greedy.
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It started around the time they were looking to get AJ to accept step aside so Fury could face Usyk but I don’t think Usyk’s team were cooperative. Then later, Fury wanted to face Usyk in the winter but Usyk wanted to rest and what not. More recently, his team accepted 70/30 and that’s on them, moreover they were the ones to walk away from negotiations. The fight was allegedly going to take place at Wembley and I think 70/30 was more than handsome for Usyk when we look at his drawing power and PPV performance / lack-off, I can’t recall him doing big numbers as the A side draw. He seems to have a lack of respect for Fury and a huge ego of his own, I don’t think that was going down with the Fury camp, he needs to recognise he is the B side. For context, when Lewis fought Holyfield, he was already an established name in America and I think a 2 time former world champion at the time, but he accepted something around 30% to face him. In comparison, Usyk is no where near the draw Lewis was or as a big a name in the division. He’s unified champ and that should be respected but Usyk wasn’t born yesterday, boxing is a business and name value means something, and you need to keep the ego in check as the B side. Anyway, I think both sides don’t look amazing coming out of it and I think greed is the biggest reason and also the fact that the Saudis may have entered the room, there are rumours of a tournament in the winter involving Fury/Usyk and AJ/Wilder. Fury/Usyk was meant to be in the middle east and when that wasn’t going to be possible, we found ourselves in a scenario where both teams wanted to maximise their returns and were unwilling to compromise on their position, if the Saudis were happy for the fight to go on, then I don’t think Usyk especially would not have been as bothered about splits. He’d still make a career high pay day at wembley but that Saudi moolah is at the back of his mind and how much more he’d make.

It wouldn’t shock me if Fury, Usyk, AJ and Wilder don’t fight until the winter.
 
shaz619 said:
It started around the time they were looking to get AJ to accept step aside so Fury could face Usyk but I don’t think Usyk’s team were cooperative. Then later, Fury wanted to face Usyk in the winter but Usyk wanted to rest and what not. More recently, his team accepted 70/30 and that’s on them, moreover they were the ones to walk away from negotiations. The fight was allegedly going to take place at Wembley and I think 70/30 was more than handsome for Usyk when we look at his drawing power and PPV performance / lack-off, I can’t recall him doing big numbers as the A side draw. He seems to have a lack of respect for Fury and a huge ego of his own, I don’t think that was going down with the Fury camp, he needs to recognise he is the B side. For context, when Lewis fought Holyfield, he was already an established name in America and I think a 2 time former world champion at the time, but he accepted something around 30% to face him. In comparison, Usyk is no where near the draw Lewis was or as a big a name in the division. He’s unified champ and that should be respected but Usyk wasn’t born yesterday, boxing is a business and name value means something, and you need to keep the ego in check as the B side. Anyway, I think both sides don’t look amazing coming out of it and I think greed is the biggest reason and also the fact that the Saudis may have entered the room, there are rumours of a tournament in the winter involving Fury/Usyk and AJ/Wilder. Fury/Usyk was meant to be in the middle east and when that wasn’t going to be possible, we found ourselves in a scenario where both teams wanted to maximise their returns and were unwilling to compromise on their position, if the Saudis were happy for the fight to go on, then I don’t think Usyk especially would not have been as bothered about splits. He’d still make a career high pay day at wembley but that Saudi moolah is at the back of his mind and how much more he’d make.

It wouldn’t shock me if Fury, Usyk, AJ and Wilder don’t fight until the winter.
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I just want to see Fury become undisputed champ. He’s in mid 30s now. Absolutely hate how boxing takes forever to schedule fights that absolutely SHOULD happen.

It’s 2023 and AJ and wilder still haven’t fought once. What a joke. Both have been around for so long, and should have fought each other multiple times by now.

This is what UFC, as the face of mma, is doing right. The best have to fight the best. No ducking allowed. Yeah, Dana white is a bit greedy himself and short changes his fighters. That’s the downside.

Idk if boxing is ever going to have a system like that again, where one governing body ensures fights are happening instead of negotiations taking months and years…
 
Tyson Fury starts talks over a WBC heavyweight title fight against Zhilei Zhang

Tyson Fury has started talks over a WBC heavyweight title fight against Zhilei Zhang.

Negotiations between WBC champion Fury and WBA, IBF and WBO belt holder Oleksandr Usyk broke down last month and the British heavyweight star has switched his attention to a title defence against Zhang.

A shock stoppage of Joe Joyce boosted Zhang's reputation last month and now the towering Chinese fighter could be the next challenger for Fury.

Joyce's unbeaten record was ended by Zhang in the sixth round at the Copper Box Arena in London as the 40-year-old produced a clinical performance to dent his fellow Olympian's world title ambitions.

"I like to challenge the strongest," Zhang said in a recent interview.

"As I said before the fight, only by defeating the strongest can one become stronger. And now, people probably think that I am not strong enough, because there are real boxing champions above me, like Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

"Although Joshua is not a champion now, he has mastered the sport and has ruled for many years," Zhang said in a recent interview.

"They're all strong fighters. So I want to challenge any of them. In this way, I can gradually become stronger. I will show everyone, show to the world, to all boxing fans, Chinese power."

Talks over a potential meeting between Zhang and Fury come amid continued speculation over a blockbuster December show that would see the WBC champion face Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship on the same night as a clash between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

Usyk has meanwhile been ordered to fight WBA mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.

And Joyce, too, remains keen to thrust himself back into the fold, recently outlining his interest in a rematch against Zhang in a bid to revive his pursuit of a title opportunity.

"It would be good to avenge that, a few more rounds and no black eye and I think I would have still been in the fight and I thought I would start to get to him in the later rounds," Joyce told Sky Sports in April.

"But respect to him, he's a great opponent and obviously did the business, it was a tough fight."

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...-heavyweight-title-fight-against-zhilei-zhang
 
Suleiman said:
I just want to see Fury become undisputed champ. He’s in mid 30s now. Absolutely hate how boxing takes forever to schedule fights that absolutely SHOULD happen.

It’s 2023 and AJ and wilder still haven’t fought once. What a joke. Both have been around for so long, and should have fought each other multiple times by now.

This is what UFC, as the face of mma, is doing right. The best have to fight the best. No ducking allowed. Yeah, Dana white is a bit greedy himself and short changes his fighters. That’s the downside.

Idk if boxing is ever going to have a system like that again, where one governing body ensures fights are happening instead of negotiations taking months and years…
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These alphabet titles have held the division hostage and especially the lineage of the world heavyweight championships, they’re superficial belts and mainly used for marketing / leverage. But if you go back in history, and look at the chain between the man who beat the man, all the way from John L Sullivan, then Tyson Fury is THE champion to beat, regardless of whether or not he has a title. Fury could be stripped of the WBC tomorrow and say Usyk won it of some fighter in a battle for the vacant title, I know casuals and others would jump up and down about it, that he is now undisputed etc but it wouldn’t mean anything to me unless he beat Tyson Fury. I think that we may have already seen the two best HW’s of our era face each other in Fury and Wilder, I have doubts that this would have happened to, I think Deontay felt after the long lay off Fury had, the state he had got himself in both physically and mentally, he probably thought Fury was going to be a light touch, the controversy of the first fight forced the rematch but I respect him for taking the third fight after the beating he took in the 2nd.

I agree that was a shambles and I think AJ is more at fault considering Wilder fought Fury, AJ had the chance long before Fury when he was out for so long but they just kept avoiding it at the time, they just had to keep milking the cow, now the cow has nearly had its final milking so the fights are more likely to be made.

It’s a shame the situation, just look at the stuff between Crawford and Spence, that should have happened already, Bud even left top Rank, the onus should be on Spence and Al Haymon but the latter has notoriously been protective of his fighters. I hope it happens soon but it shouldn’t take this long, this would arguably be the fight of this century, a superfight between two P4P greats in the best division in Boxing.

In this world where dolla talks, I think the saudis are going to be a credit to the sport in helping make the very big fights.

UFC is better but on the other side of the coin the fighters have poor pay, benefits and are slaves for the promoter, more than any other combat sport
 
Tyson Fury has told Rio Ferdinand that losing to Francis Ngannou would be just as humiliating as Manchester United's 7-0 thumping by Liverpool last season.
 
Firebat said:
Tyson Fury has told Rio Ferdinand that losing to Francis Ngannou would be just as humiliating as Manchester United's 7-0 thumping by Liverpool last season.
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Lol, Francis Ngannou was outboxed by another UFC fighter Stipe Miocic he's got no chance of winning a professional boxing match, let alone against a world champion. He's given up his stature as a UFC champion to follow the money.
 
Tyson Fury remains favourite against Oleksandr Usyk - Carl Frampton

Carl Frampton insists Tyson Fury remains a likely winner against Oleksandr Usyk despite his below-par performance against Francis Ngannou.

Fury secured a controversial split decision victory in Saudi Arabia and will fight Usyk next in a unification heavyweight bout.

Frampton believes Fury can still have the edge over Usyk, despite the scare on Saturday against Ngannou.

"I still have Fury as a favourite against Usyk," Frampton told BBC Sport.

"He obviously needs to be much better than he was in his last fight, which he will be."

A fight between Fury and Usyk was scheduled to take place on 23 December, but BBC Sport understands that is now doubtful, with Fury's team keen for the fight to take place in February after a gruelling encounter with Ngannou.

Fury is the WBC champion, and although the belt was not on the line against Ngannou, the Briton almost lost his undefeated record as a boxer.

After Fury was announced a narrow winner, Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles, came face to face with the 'Gypsy King' in a somewhat anti-climatic staredown in the ring.

Fury, 35, has received strong criticism following the poor display against Ngannou, but Frampton, a former two-weight world champion, believes the reaction has been over the top.

"He [Fury] didn't let the boxing community down, but he's probably upset and annoyed at himself because it was a poor performance," Frampton said.

"It seems he's doing too much. Both guys were at the gala dinner [in Saudi Arabia] the night before the event, what's that about?

"I wouldn't have been doing that if I was fighting. I would have been resting, but we all know Fury is much better than what we saw, and everyone is entitled to a bad performance once in a while."

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Fury remains favourite against Usyk - Frampton

Carl Frampton says Tyson Fury remains the favourite against Oleksandr Usyk for their undisputed heavyweight fight despite his display against Francis Ngannou.
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Tyson Fury and family ordered to pay £100k in land row

Tyson Fury and his brothers must pay nearly £100,000 after a judge ruled they owed unpaid business rates in a row over land used as a car park.

Cheshire East Council argued the sum was due on land owned by the boxing champion and his brothers John and Shane near Manchester Airport.

Their representatives said they were not liable because they rented out the land to be run as an airport car park.

The boxer's father John appeared at the hearing at Chester Magistrates Court.

District judge John McGarva said the family's evidence was "wholly unsatisfactory" partly because none of the brothers were present in court.

Their father said his son paid "millions of pounds in tax each year" and assertions that the fighter had "anything to do" with the land in Styal were "ridiculous".

The boxer and his brothers were ordered to pay the council £82,000 in unpaid rates and £17,000 in court costs.

The land on Moss Lane in Styal was transferred by John Fury to his sons in 2010 but the family's defence counsel Martin Budworth argued their father was still "the effective controller of operations on the site".

John Fury had rented it out to tenants Holiday Car Parks Manchester Ltd, meaning the brothers would not be liable for the bill, he claimed.

The court heard the brothers had been issued with Cheshire East Council demands for unpaid business rates owed since April 2021, totalling £82,166.

Mr Fury said he was "the man of that land" and his sons had "nothing to do with it".

Describing himself as "semi-illiterate", he said: "I'm a boxing coach. I had no knowledge of any of this. This technical stuff it's not my field.

"I try to keep away from paperwork because I've no understanding. I don't want to embarrass myself in public."

Cheshire East Council business rates manager Helen Sefton said they could find "no evidence" that Holiday Car Parks Manchester Limited was trading from the land.

In his ruling, Judge McGarva said evidence produced to demonstrate the land was being used by the company was "wholly conflicted".

The judge called Holiday Car Parks Manchester Limited director Babikir Elmosbah a "wholly unreliable witness".

Tyson Fury grew up in Styal before moving to Wythenshawe in Manchester.

The court heard he and his family are on holiday in Saudi Arabia, where he is due to fight Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title next year.




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Tyson Fury and family ordered to pay £100k in land row

The boxing champion and his brothers are ordered to pay business rates for land used as car park.
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