ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury are training for their HUGE heavyweight world title fight.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says the fight will be taking place on either August 7 or 14 in Saudi Arabia with the big announcement now imminent.
Joshua’s WBA, IBF and WBO titles are on the line with Fury’s WBC championship in a massive unification showdown.
We’ll be bringing you ALL of the latest developments on the bout plus all of the news from the world of boxing right here…
HIGH FLYER
Elsewhere in boxing, Mike Tyson insisted the psychedelic ‘Toad Venom’ drug has kept him sober for six years and revealed he will only fight while high.
Tyson was overweight when he started taking the drug but said it inspired him to start training again.
Speaking on his podcast with guest Mario Lopez, co-host Henry Cejudo, an ex-UFC champion, claimed Toad Venom has kept Iron Mike on the straight and narrow.
Tyson, 54, said: “I was 330-pounds, then boom!
“I used to smoke the toad, get in shape, then I smoked it again and was like, ‘Let’s f*** some n**** up.'”
ON THE ROPES
Tyson Fury was doing his best to avoid female attention as he hit the beach with his brother Tommy.
Earlier this week The Sun reported how the WBC heavyweight champion happily let female fans slather him all over with suntan oil as they got hands-on with the Gypsy King.
Click here to read more.
RYAN’S REVEAL
Elsewhere in boxing, Ryan Garcia has returned to the gym having taken a break following a battle with mental health as he admitted: ‘Depression hit me like a truck’.
The lightweight sensation has been open about his brave fight with personal demons and showed support for others in the same situation.
His struggles were so bad recently, he was forced to pull out of facing Javier Fortuna, which was initially scheduled for July 9.
But almost three weeks after withdrawing from the fight, Garcia posted a video training again and provided a positive yet honest message.
He captioned on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone showing there (sic) support!
“With the help of my support team and my family, I’m making steps forward.
“Why anxiety and depression hit me like a truck and why I’m still recovering I’ll never know.
“But I’m trying to cope with the issues I’m having! This bag is my anxiety and I’m swinging with my full intent to destroy it!!”
Ryan Garcia returns to gym and break to help with mental health as future star reveals ‘depression hit me like a truck’
LOG-GING OUT
Elsewhere in boxing, Logan Paul vowed to beat Floyd Mayweather and then retire immediately after – without giving the boxing legend a rematch.
The YouTuber faces Mayweather in an exhibition bout on June 6 in Miami.
All hell broke loose in the pre-fight press conference, as Logan and his brother Jake were involved in a brawl with Mayweather’s entourage.
But beforehand, the brothers flew in from Puerto Rico on a private jet.
And Logan captured the moment he discussed overcoming the odds in unthinkable fashion and walking away on top.
He said: “I’m about to send Floyd back to retirement – and then retire myself and not give him the rematch.”
FURY IN TRAINING
Tyson Fury is keeping himself in good shape ahead of the proposed fight with AJ in August.
Here’s the undefeated champ in training…
BECK AND CALL
Tyson Fury has been pictured with David Beckham and David Guetta at an Inter Miami game.
Phil Neville’s side lost 2-0 to Montreal.
‘JUST NO’
Elsewhere in the combat sport world, UFC supremo Dana White has refused to ever do business with Jake Paul and his brother Logan.
The social media stars have taken the boxing world by storm, so much so they’ve recently landed big-money fights with Ben Askren and Floyd Mayweather respectively,
During an interview with ESPN, White said: “First of all, I would never do business with those guys, just no.
“No, this is not what we do. I’m not gonna f*****g loan them a guy for f*****g what? There’s no way.
“You got plenty of f*****g goofballs out there that you can muster up to get in there and play these games that these guys are playing.
“Yeah, I’m not your guy.”
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Tyson Fury has branded Deontay Wilder and training partner Malik Scott ‘bitches’ and offered to fight them both on the SAME night.
Scott, who was knocked out by Wilder in their 2014 fight, has been part of the American’s recent road to recovery.
Fury told FightHype: “Malik Scott’s a b***h, and so is Deontay Wilder.
“And I’ll fight both of them, one after the other, on the same night. And smack ‘em round, like p****s what they are.
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. And once I’ve got his heart and his mojo, it’s right here in me pocket.
“So, if you want them Deontay, come and fight the Gypsy King and come and take what I’ve got belonging to you.”
RIPPED & READY
AJ has showed off his ripped physique and branded himself ‘cold blooded’ ahead of his fight with Tyson Fury.
The heavyweight champions are both in training camp for an undisputed title decider on August 14.
MORNING BOXING FANS
Another day, another tireless wait for an official announcement.
Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren confirmed on Wednesday that the fight is set for August 14 but that The Gypsy King was still yet to sign off on some of the pertinent details.
During an appearance on talkSPORT, Warren said: “It definitely won’t be on August 7 because that’s when the Olympic games are on and that’s going to be a problem for TV.
“Besides that, you’ve got a UFC PPV in the States and UK so if it goes on, it’ll be on August 14.
“I don’t think the date is the problem at all, I think everyone’s agreed that can be moved to August 14.
“What we’re all trying to do is get this over the line, but the only way we’ll get it over the line is by the fighter, Tyson, getting certain assurances.
“If he gets them, he’ll put pen to paper, but as it is now, he’s waiting for the other side’s lawyers to confirm what he wants.”
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said at the weekend that the fight would be announced by his Manchester show on Saturday.
If that is the case, we have 48 hours left before the sceptics will once again ask questions as to whether it is going to happen at all.
Meanwhile, Fury went on another trash talking rampage yesterday by insisting Joshua has no chance of beating him.
In classically jovial fashion, Fury said: “Joshua can’t pull s*** off. He couldn’t even pull himself off. He’s on rookie numbers, once a day.
“When he gets it up to seven times a day, come and see me. Until then, shut the hell up.”
Will today be the day we finally hear what we’ve all been waiting for?
FURY VS JOSHUA
So, another 24 hours passes and we continue to wait for an official announcement.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said at the weekend that there will be confirmation by his show in Manchester on Saturday night.
Maybe it will FINALLY come tomorrow.
Credit: AFP WHO ELSE IS FIGHTING?
Aside from all the talk of Joshua and Fury, here is what the next couple of weeks holds for boxing fans.
GET TO KNOW AJ
What is there to know about Anthony Joshua? Here’s a graphic explaining a little more about the unified heavyweight champion.
MASTER BAIT
Tyson Fury has proven to be the master baiter as he crudely warned Anthony Joshua there will be no happy ending for him once they finally collide.
The ever-confident Gypsy King was asked by FightHype about the possible ways AJ could ‘pull off’ an upset and beat him.
And he replied: “Joshua can’t pull s*** off. He couldn’t even pull himself off. He’s on rookie numbers, once a day.
“When he gets it up to seven times a day, come and see me. Until then, shut the hell up.”
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Tyson Fury’s eagerly-anticipated undisputed heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua can only take place on August 14, according to his co-promoter Frank Warren.
“It definitely won’t be on August 7 because that’s when the Olympic games are on and that’s gonna be a problem for TV.
“Besides that, you’ve got a UFC PPV in the States and UK so if it goes on, it’ll be on August 14.
“I don’t think the date is the problem at all, I think everyone’s agreed that can be moved to August 14.
“What we’re all trying to do is get this over the line, but the only way we’ll get it over the line is by the fighter, Tyson, getting certain assurances.
“If he gets them, he’ll put pen to paper, but as it is now, he’s waiting for the other side’s lawyers to confirm what he wants.”
FURY’S MENTAL HEALTH MESSAGE
FURY VS JOSHUA
Here is how the two men stack up against one another:
TWITTER SPAT
A reminder of the Twitter spat between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua overnight…
FURY CONTINUES THE TRASH TALK
Tyson Fury has done a lot of talking over the last 24 hours when it comes to slamming Anthony Joshua.
And his latest quotes come after he was asked what the chances are of AJ catching him with one of his big hooks.
The Gypsy King said: “Good luck trying to hit me with one of them.
“He’ll catch a cold before he catches me with one of them. If he holds a handful of stones and throws them at me, he may have a chance of landing something.”
Credit: AFP JOSHUA KEEPING IT REAL
Anthony Joshua put this message out earlier this week:
WORKING THE BAG
FURY VS JOSHUA
As we near an announcement for Fury-Joshua in Saudi Arabia on August 14, who do you think will come out on top?
‘DIFFERENT ANIMAL’
Anthony Joshua has been warned that Tyson Fury is lasting 20 ROUNDS in training and has fists like ‘rocks’ ahead of their unification clash.
Both men have already begun training for the mouthwatering showdown – with Fury recently sparring with young boxer Aleksandar Mraovic ahead of the upcoming mega-fight.
Mraovic, speaking via the MyBettingSites.co.uk blog, said: “This man is not of this world, he’s a different animal. He’s punching like a machine, I have never felt punches like that before from anybody.
“When we were sparring, he even showed me a little bit how he got the power and how he works on it.
“His fists feel like rocks on you when he hits, it’s incredible. The power comes from how he punches and how he uses his weight.
“He’s in great condition – he never had a bodybuilder’s body but he moves like a real athlete.
“He did twenty rounds, no problem. We were all done after 12 rounds, we did a lot of body sparring and we were all dead.
“But Tyson kept on doing the heavy bag and pad work, he’s crazy. He does not know when to stop.”
FURY ON JOSHUA
Tyson Fury does not believe there is any way Anthony Joshua can beat him.
He said: “Joshua can’t pull s*** off. He couldn’t even pull himself off. He’s on rookie numbers, once a day.
“When he gets it up to seven times a day, come and see me.”
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Tyson Fury has given some words of wisdom following his friend Billy Joe Saunders’ defeat to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez at the weekend.
He told talkSPORT: “He [Saunders] put on a good show and he got caught with a massive punch. This is boxing, it happens.
“There’s no shame in losing on the night and he done his best. He’ll be back stronger and he’ll win another belt.”
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