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OLEKSANDR USYK wowed fans with a coin trick as he showed he’s in for a penny and Anthony Joshua could be in for a POUNDING.The Ukrainian looked on the money as he flicked four coins up from his elbow at the same time – and caught them ALL one by one.
Oleksandr Usyk showed his four-midable reflexes by catching a handful of coins
It’s the type of blurring reflexes that show why Usyk is odds-on with bookies to retain the world heavyweight titles he won so impressively from AJ on points at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.
Joshua will hope for some change when they meet again in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
But the Brit must display the flip side of the form he displayed 11 months ago – and impose himself on the smaller fighter.
Usyk held centre stage then and did so again on Tuesday as he gave fans a pre-fight treat at the Jeddah Super Dome.
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His magical rat-tat-tat-tat technique in pouching four coins off his left arm in the same hand is just what AJ might fear most.
But Joshua’s sparring partner Marko Milun believes he’s seen the necessary transformation from the Watford man at an intense training camp.
Milun told BoyleSports Boxing Odds: “AJ is technically perfect, he just needs good tactics. Good tactics will win the fight.
“AJ is the best technical boxer. Everything he does is perfect; jabs, hooks, uppercuts – AJ looks perfect, If they set him good tactics he will win, easy.
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“This time the whole camp is different. It’s not the same. We spar maybe 15 rounds, me and AJ, very good rounds and it was explosive.”
Croat Milun added: “I told AJ you need to bully Usyk, you can’t box him. Everybody knows that.
“Maybe Usyk will expect that – he looks heavier this time. But not heavier than AJ.
“He only lost by four rounds last time. It’s not too much. If he catches him in those 12 rounds with a little bit of pressure he can knock out Usyk.”
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HEAVYWEIGHT king Tyson Fury could soon be washed out by life at home – despite retiring fresh and early.Wife Paris gleefully posted a clip of Fury pressure-washing their driveway as she boasted: “If Carlsberg made husbands…”
Tysin Fury showed the same dedication to pressure-washing as he did in the ring during his legendary ring career
So far Tyson Fury claims his retirement from boxing is genuine as he enjoys home life with Paris in Morecambe
The unbeaten Gypsy King, 34, insists he won’t fight again, despite teasing a third clash with Dereck Chisora or a unification bout with the winner of Anthony Joshua’s revenge bid against Oleksandr Usyk.
But he’s keeping fit – and not just in the gym.
Fury appeared not to notice as Paris filmed him in lounge-style T-shirt and shorts cleaning the tiles out front at their £550,000 home in Morecambe.
Sharing the video on her Instagram story, she can be heard chuckling: “It looks like I bought him in to graft.
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“Go on,. big lad.. he can do that jet-washing, he can.”
And she teased him again in the words below, as she wrote: “Tyson Fury living his best life today under my observation” – followed by crying-with-laughter emojis.
“If @Carlsberguk made husband.”
It shows once more how Paris has been lapping up Tyson’s normal life since his apparent decision to step away from the top of boxing.
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Earlier this week she responded to him posting a clip of his kids-style, dinosaur-shaped fun food.
He captioned it: “Welcome to retirement, Paris.
“Turkey dinosaurs and chips, one of my favourite meals in the world. Get up there my boy, get up!”
Paris snapped back quicker than a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, with: “Oh dordy” – next to an emoji of hands covering a face.
She clearly has him raptor around her little finger!
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JAKE PAUL is tipped to taunt Tommy Fury in his own backyard over their two axed fights when he jets in to watch world champ Amanda Serrano.The American YouTuber will be in Manchester for Serrano’s featherweight clash with IBF title-holder Sarah Mahfoud on the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker undercard on September 24.
Jake Paul is in Manchester next month, where he could give famous local Tommy Fury a verbal lashing over their failure to fight so farCredit: Splash
Tommy Fury still insists he wants to fight Jake Paul at some stageCredit: Reuters
And Paul’s camp are ready for their man to get Mancs catty over Fury twice pulling out of grudge dates.
Manchester-born light-heavyweight Fury missed the first bout with a rib injury and the second after being denied a US visa.
But he insists both fighters have “gone too far” not to meet.
Paul, however, insists Fury has done all he can to avoid the showdown.
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He told the Impaulsive podcast with brother Logan Paul: “I think it hits him when the pressure starts to build and the fight’s actually confirmed, then he’s like, ‘Wow, I have to go up against this kid’.
“And he’s fought all easy people that are put in there to lose. So when there’s a real killer against you, I think that pressure sets in.”
Fury, 23, has won all his eight pro fights, compared to 25-year-old Paul’s five out of five.
Paul also claims to be furious that fellow social media star KSI snubbed him for a short-notice fight.
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KSI instead opted to fight rapper Swarmz after original opponent Alex Wassabi withdrew – but claims he hopes to face Paul at Wembley next year.
And Fury too is still talking up a clash with Paul.
He told VIP Boxing Promotions: “Both of us now, it’s too far gone for it now to happen.
“It’s been back and forth for a long time and in this game you need a dance partner.
“As you’ve seen in his last fight, he couldn’t sell over a few thousand tickets because nobody knew his opponent.
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“In this game you need a good dance partner and I can’t say it any fairer than this, I will fight you in any single place in this world.
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ANTHONY JOSHUA’s sparring partner Marko Milun is confident the Brit can beat Oleksandr Usyk following an intense training camp.Joshua, 32, lost the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles last September to Usyk on home soil at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Joshua’s sparring partner is confident the Brit will beat UsykCredit: PA
The pair meet in Saudi on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
Usyk beat Joshua last September at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: PA
The pair will now meet in a highly anticipated rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua has made a number of chancgs in the build-up to the rematch, axing mentor Rob McCracken for Robert Garcia.
There have also been significant changes in Joshua’s training camp -changes Joshua’s sparring partner Milun, 25, says will carry him to victory.
Speaking to BoyleSports Boxing Odds, Milun said: “AJ is technically perfect, he just needs good tactics. Good tactics will win the fight.
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“AJ is the best technical boxer. Everything he does is perfect; jabs, hooks, uppercuts – AJ looks perfect, If they set him good tactics he will win, easy.
“This time the whole camp is different. It’s not the same. We spar maybe 15 rounds, me and AJ, very good rounds and it was explosive. I enjoyed it.
“Not like last time – everything was different, how he treated us, it was different. Coaches are different, his training is different, from the small things to the big things.
“He is hungry now, he wants to win badly. Last time we didn’t speak so much because we were separated, he was in his hotel.
Joshua is being put through his paces ahead of the fight
The Brit looks in good shape ahead of his bid to re-climb the heavyweight mountain
Joshua is sparring 15 rounds
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“Now we eat together, we train together, we are at the pool together, recovering in the sauna.
“We have become closer than last time – he’s a very good guy. He’s relaxed – it’s big pressure, everyone thinks it’s big pressure, but I think he will handle the pressure.
“He’s a two time world champion and Olympic champion. For him the pressure is normal.
“Everybody speaks out against him – but who cares. I think he will show in the fight a better AJ.”
Milun says Joshua needs to “bully” Usyk as he won’t be able to outbox the Ukrainian.
He continued: “I told AJ you need to bully Usyk, you can’t box him. Everybody knows that.
“Maybe Usyk will expect that – he looks heavier this time. But not heavier than AJ.
“I don’t know how he will start and finish the fight because he trained to attack and he trained defence, he trained everything – in sparring he is better than last time.
“He only lost by four rounds last time. It’s not too much.
“If he catches him in those 12 rounds with a little bit of pressure he can knock out Usyk.”
Milun has also talked up the good nature of Joshua and his team.
Joshua paid for his sparring partner to fly home to Croatia after his family were involved in a car accident earlier this week.
Milun revealed: “They (Joshua and his team) helped me on Monday.
“My family had a car accident and they booked my flight immediately for three hours back to Croatia.
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“They are very friendly and they helped me with everything. I missed the last sparring because of the accident.
“I thank all the AJ team for their help. Now my family is OK, my sisters need an operation, but they are not in danger and that’s the most important thing.”

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