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TYSON FURY signed a huge tattoo of his own face on the arm of one of his super fans.The Gypsy King, 34, bumped into the fan in what appeared to be a hotel lobby.
Tyson Fury was impressed with the tattoo and signed the fan’s arm
And upon learning of the tattoo, Fury took his phone out to film the supporter for an Instagram video, and accused him of being an Antony Joshua fan.
The man denied it and when Fury asked for proof, he unveiled his upper arm to show his tattoo of the heavyweight world champion wearing a crown.
The pair then both shouted Fury’s catchphrase “Get up!”.
Next the Gypsy King signed the fan’s arm and gave him a fistbump before going their separate ways.
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Hours later Fury took to Instagram once again – to send a message to Joshua.
Fury said in the video: “This is it now, AJ, Eddie [Hearn]. Don’t get scared now. Agree to the fight and let’s give the fans what they want.
“I’ve given you an unbelievable deal, and unbelievable opportunity, so let’s go.”
He added: “And AJ, if you really wanted this fight you’d say you wanted it and you’d just do it.
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“November 26th [or] December 3rd. Let’s give the fans what they want. [There’s] no way out. Take the fight.”
Fury promised to post every hour until he got a reply from AJ.
So an hour later he shared another video message saying: “AJ, where are you mush? Time is ticking.
“AJ I’ll make it nice and quick for you! I’ll do it inside six rounds so you can get out of there in one piece and go home and have a nice little night out on Sunday.
“Nice and quick, in and out, get paid and out you go.” More

SAVANNAH MARSHALL has revealed she “could not lay a glove” on Tommy Fury during a sparring session in her first visit to a pro gym.Marshall, 31, goes toe-to-toe with Claressa Shields the weekend as they end their war of words in a huge undisputed middleweight title clash.
Marshall faces Shields in a hotly anticipated contest in London this weekendCredit: Reuters
The fight – which takes place at London’s O2 Arena to headline an historic all-female card – has been 10 YEARS in the making.
Marshall has knocked out 10 of her 12 opponents in the pro ranks and is arguably the most powerful puncher in women’s boxing.
But she has admitted that hasn’t always been the case as she recalls sparring with Tyson Fury’s brother in an eye-opening intro to pro boxing.
Marshall said: “Before I flew out to Vegas for my debut, I was on the phone to Sam Jones and I said ‘I’ve never actually been in a pro gym’.
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“He said, ‘I’m looking after Joe Joyce at the minute and he’s sparring Hughie Fury in Bolton and his dad Peter has said you’re more than welcome to come down and he’ll show you bits and bobs and help get you started for your debut’.
“I didn’t know anything about Peter, I knew he was Tyson’s uncle and knew that Tyson had become heavyweight champion, that’s all I knew. I went down to meet Peter and he was really nice and welcoming.
“I remember him saying ‘do you want to spar?’, I said ‘ahh yeah go on then’. Tommy Fury was there and I remember Peter saying ‘you do not lay a glove on her, do not touch her, I want you working on defence’.
“I put my gloves on and thought ‘I’m going to batter you’ but I could not lay a glove on him, that was my introduction to pro boxing.”
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“I remember thinking ‘wow, this is just a totally different dance.
“I went away and the next day I got a call off Sam saying ‘Peter said you’re more than welcome to come down and he’ll train you for your full camp’.
“During that camp, Peter the philosopher that he is every now again would say ‘you just watch yourself in America, because this pro boxing is not what you think you know’.
“Every now and again he’d drop it again ‘this pro boxing is a dirty business you know?’. Even back then he was prepping me going ‘it’s not all Lamborghinis’ and it wasn’t.”
All four major belts will be awarded on one of the middleweights on Saturday night in this hotly anticipated bout.
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TYSON FURY has given Anthony Joshua a deadline of TODAY to agree to a Battle of Britain showdown.The Gypsy King took to social media vowing to post a video every hour “for the whole f****** day” until AJ gives his response.
Tyson Fury and his team have given Anthony Joshua until the end of today to respond to their fight offerCredit: PA
Joshua has been given a deadline by Fury’s teamCredit: Getty
Fury said in his message: “This is it now, AJ, Eddie [Hearn]. Don’t get scared now. Agree to the fight and let’s give the fans what they want.
“I’ve given you an unbelievable deal, and unbelievable opportunity, so let’s go.”
He added: “And AJ, if you really wanted this fight you’d say you wanted it and you’d just do it.
“November 26th [or] December 3rd. Let’s give the fans what they want. [There’s] no way out. Take the fight.”
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True to his word, Fury came back an hour later with another message.
He said: “AJ, where are you mush? Time is ticking.”
The Gypsy King added: “AJ I’ll make it nice and quick for you! I’ll do it inside six rounds so you can get out of there in one piece and go home and have a nice little night out on Sunday.
“Nice and quick, in and out, get paid and out you go.”
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His team have sent an offer for a 60/40 purse split for the fight, with a rematch clause at 50/50.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren told iFL TV that Joshua and Eddie Hearn have until the end of TODAY to give their response.
Warren also revealed that they have offered Joshua either November 26 or December 3 as the date for the fight.
Warren said: “The offer’s there and we need an answer quickly because Tyson has told me this morning again that if they do not come back with the thumbs up then we move on.”
Then when asked if there was a deadline, Warren replied: “Yeah, today.”
Warren insisted that Fury will be fighting in the UK this year – whether it’s against AJ or not.
And after that a mouthwatering unification bout against Oleksandr Usyk is in the pipeline for early next year.
Joshua’s promoter Hearn confirmed yesterday that they are willing to accept the deal on offer.
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He told iFL TV: “We just went back this morning and said, I spoke to AJ about that offer, we think, I think particularly he deserves more than 40 per cent.
“But, he’s happy. And I don’t make the decisions, he does. So I went back this morning and said, ‘We accept 60/40’. More

MANNY PACQUIAO is in talks to fight former sparring partner Jaber Zayani in a Saudi Arabia exhibition in January. Pacquiao retired from professional boxing in August 2021 after defeat to Cuban Yordenis Ugas.
Manny Pacquiao with former sparring partner Jaber Zayani
Manny Pacquiao retired from boxing after defeat to Yordenis UgasCredit: Sean Michael Ham
But he is now training for a charity bout against South Korean YouTuber DK Yoo on December 10 in Seoul.
In an interview with AFP, Pacquiao revealed he is considering an exhibition bout against Frenchman Zayani, who he formerly sparred with.
He said: “We will just start discussions,”
The boxing icon added that the offer comes from Saudi in January.
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Pacquiao, 43, hung up his gloves to focus on a presidential run in the Philippines.
But following defeat in the political polls, the Filipino fighting hero has teased a return to boxing.
Amir Khan, 35, claimed he was approached by Pacquiao’s coach Freddie Roach for a bout following his loss to Kell Brook, 35.
But Khan, who retired after losing to Brook, had no desire to accept the offer, following failed past talks with PacMan and Floyd Mayweather, 45.
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He told iFL TV: “I got another phone call about another one today, a friend of mine got a phone call from Freddie Roach to say ‘listen we want to get a fight now Manny didn’t win the elections, let’s do an exhibition or maybe even a proper fight.’
“They also wanted to do it in the UK.
“But to be honest with you all that bull**** chasing Mayweather and Pacquiao.
“I am not going to chase them now, I heard it and laughed at it because it is probably all bulls*** to be honest with you.
“But that was the phone call I got today but I was like, ‘Alright mate tell Freddie nice one’.”
Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach and Amir KhanCredit: PA:Press Association More