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      Jake Paul offers to pay Tommy Fury from his ‘OWN POCKET’ in $1m deal as Love Islander is urged ‘take the opportunity’

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      JAKE PAUL is prepared to pay Tommy Fury from his ‘own pocket’ and the Love Islander has been urged ‘take the opportunity’. Fury already admitted he rejected two fight offers and told the YouTuber ‘get your figures up and then we can talk’.
      Jake Paul after his win over Tyron Woodley
      Tommy Fury on the ring apron at Jake Paul’s fight
      That was even after Paul bumped up the price to $1million for a pay-per-view headliner over eight rounds in December.
      And the social media sensation, 4-0 as a boxer, was putting money of his own into the deal in order to prize Fury into the ring.
      Nakisa Bidarian, Paul’s advisor and founder of talent firm BAVAFA Sports, said the additional online offer was made off the cuff.
      He warned Fury to accept it while he can and revealed the deal includes additional bonuses depending on the pay-per-view success.
      Bidarian explained to SunSport: “Even what Jake put out yesterday, that was not something that was agreed between us and Showtime.
      “That was Jake saying to me yesterday, ‘I’m going to come out of my own pocket and increase this, because I want to try and get this done’.

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      “The offer is of course a base purse, plus pay-per-view participation in the UK, which is really the market he has any relevance in.
      “And pay-per-view participation in the US. So, the upside is there if the fight performs.”
      Fury, 22, signed a two-fight deal with network Showtime and made his US debut in late August, beating Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor, 32.
      Later that night, Paul, 24, scored the biggest win of his career against ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, over the eight round distance.
      Two offers were then turned down by Fury, who believed they were ‘not even worth talking about’.
      That led to Paul’s public offer to increase it to $1m off his own back because his management were ready to move on to other targets.
      “That was Jake saying to me yesterday, ‘I’m going to come out of my own pocket and increase this, because I want to try and get this done’.Jake Paul’s advisor on $1m offer made to Tommy Fury
      Bidarian said: “What we said yesterday was let’s just put pencils down with Tommy and focus on the three or four other opponents that we’re speaking to.
      “But Jake said, ‘This is the fight that I want to make happen right now, but I understand the timing, so here’s what I’m willing to do’.
      “I said, ‘Listen, that’s your call, we haven’t spoken to Stephen Espinoza or Showtime but if that’s what you want to do, it’s your decision, it’s your money’.
      “But that’s the basis of it, and I want to be clear; there’s additional upsides to that especially in the UK which is the market you’d hope Tommy would be very successful in when driving pay-per-view.”
      Paul’s deal was not even approved by Showtime or their president of sports Espinoza as Bidarian warned it will be the third and final effort.
      He said: “There is no offer beyond that, I would not advise Jake to go above that, the numbers just do not make sense.”
      ‘TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY’
      Woodley was guaranteed $2m against Paul plus a cut of the PPV sales, meaning his purse could have sky rocketed.
      But Bidarian – a former executive at the UFC – does not rate Fury at the same value as Woodley.
      And he fears the former reality TV star could price himself out of a career-best payday.
      Bidarian said: “The reality is Tommy’s nowhere near the draw Tyron Woodley was, who is a four-time UFC champion, one of the greatest welterweights of all time, who brings and entire MMA community with him.
      “So while we respect the Fury family and we love working with Frank and George Warren, you have to be realistic and take the opportunity while it’s there.
      “One of the biggest mistakes promoters and fighters make is they don’t make the fights when they should and that’s as soon as possible, when the timing is right.”
      Tyron Woodley was beaten on points by Jake PaulCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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      Evander Holyfield slams Tyson Fury’s dad John for ‘nonsense’ vow to fight him and Mike Tyson in the same day

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      BOXING legend Evander Holyfield has launched a blistering attack on Tyson Fury’s dad John, claiming the outspoken coach ‘doesn’t have a name in boxing’.Fury Snr, 57, recently declared himself open to fighting former heavyweight champions Holyfield and Mike Tyson on ‘the same night.’
      John Fury recently claimed he’d be willing to fight Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on the same night
      Former rivals Holyfield and Tyson recently returned to the ringCredit: Rex
      The Real Deal has claimed Fury ‘doesn’t have a name in boxing’Credit: REUTERS
      Holyfield was left stunned by the comments, which he’s brushed off as a ‘catchy’ way to get attention.
      The Real Deal told SunSport: “Well, here’s a guy who doesn’t have a name in boxing and he has a son who has done well.
      “It’s no more than it’s catchy and it sounds good.
      “But unfortunately I think it’s just an eye-catcher if anybody said that they would fight Mike Tyson and Holyfield on the same day.
      “Anybody can say that. I haven’t seen anybody with good sense say that. Why would this guy who is 57, similar age to me, say this?
      “Who has he fought in his whole career that allow him to even say that?”
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      Boxing Hall-of-Famer Holyfield returned to the ring earlier this month for an exhibition bout with ex-UFC light-heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort.
      The former undisputed cruiserweight king looked every bit his 58 years as he was blitzed by Brazilian Belfort inside two minutes.
      Holyfield fumed at the referee following the stoppage, which he felt was premature.
      The 1984 Olympic bronze medallist is hoping to share the ring with The Phenom again, adding: “I’ll fight Vitor Belfort again!
      “The fact of the matter is, it was very rude and very wrong for anybody to sit here and try to pump somebody up or try to glorify the way the other person won like he did.
      “Anybody who has common sense, who respects the boxing game, would say, ‘You’re going to sit here and try to rob this man of his what this man has done his whole life, you mean to tell me you’d do that?’
      “This is not even to disparage Vitor Belfort personally, he’s a fighter he just fights. It wasn’t really his problem.
      “I’m talking about my whole thing was I had this opportunity to do what I wanted to and I don’t have a problem with Vitor – he did what he did and that was to fight.
      “He suppose to swing, he’s suppose to go for the best, I’m not mad at him at all! I don’t have anything bad to say about him.
      “He hit me with his head one time and he stepped on my foot, like I said, which allowed me to fall.
      “I guess somebody should have told the referee that he’s not hurt don’t stop the fight.
      “But I heard that somebody had told the referee to stop the fight.
      “There’s a three-knockdown rule. But did he knock me down? He didn’t.”

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      Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson fears for Oleksandr Usyk weight gain and backs Anthony Joshua to win title fight

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      HAFTHOR BJORNSSON has backed Anthony Joshua to be ‘too big’ for Oleksandr Usyk – despite the challenger’s best efforts to beef up. Joshua defends his unified heavyweight crown in a mandatory title defence at Tottenham’s stadium this Saturday.
      Game of Thrones star Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson
      Oleksandr Usyk has gained weight ahead of fighting Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @usykaa
      It will only be former cruiserweight king Usyk’s third fight since moving up, with his most recent against Derek Chisora, 37, last October.
      Beforehand, he scaled at just 15st 7lbs, giving away close to three stone which almost gave him an early scare prior to winning on points.
      To combat AJ’s hulking frame, Usyk, 34, is piling on the pounds and amassed a career-heaviest 16st 5lb in an Instagram post in July.
      But Game of Thrones star Bjornsson – who has lost nine stone himself while boxing – fears how the Ukrainian will perform after the body transformation.
      He told SunSport: “Absolutely, I will be watching 100 per cent. I think Joshua will be a bit too big for Usyk.
      “Usyk is a great boxer, but there is a height difference and a weight difference. I think that Usyk is gaining some weight now.

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      “So I don’t know how that will affect his performance, he won’t be used to being that heavy. We don’t know how he’ll react to that.
      “Whether it will make him a bit more stiff or what but my money is on Joshua. He’s more comfortable in that weight category.”
      Reign Total Body Fuel ambassador Bjornsson, known as Thor, has been training for a year and a half as a boxer.
      It comes with a super-heavyweight fight against strongman rival Eddie Hall signed and sealed.
      To prepare, Thor has had three tune-up exhibition bouts, the last of which against arm wrestling champion Devon Larratt, 46, in Dubai.
      Hall, 33, was due to be in the other corner, until he sustained a bicep injury in training, leaving the grudge match postponed until March.
      Thor, 32, has now returned home to Iceland from the Middle East and plans to kick back and watch Joshua, 31, defend his belts against 18-0 unbeaten Usyk.
      He said: “I can’t wait to see this fight, I think this fight is going to be brilliant.
      “I think it could go either way, but if I had to pick a winner, it’s Joshua.”
      Anthony Joshua has been backed to beat Oleksandr Usyk by Hafthor BjornssonCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Hafthor Bjornsson starred in Game of ThronesCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

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      Watch Anthony Joshua’s most brutal KOs as champ shares terrifying montage video in warning to Oleksandr Usyk

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA fired a warning to Oleksandr Usyk after sharing a terrifying montage video of his most brutal KOs.The 31-year-old Brit will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts against the Ukrainian, 34, on Saturday.
      Anthony Joshua has shared a montage of his best KOs on social media
      The video is sure to have sent a terrifying message to Oleksandr Usyk
      And AJ is hoping to lay down a huge marker at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of a potential unifier against rival Tyson Fury.
      But unbeaten former cruiserweight champ Usyk fancies his chances, having already won against Chazz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora.
      However, Joshua is the favourite thanks to his incredible record of 22 KOs from 24 wins.
      And the Watford lad shared some of his greatest hits with fans on Instagram, simply captioning the post: “Goodnight.”
      In the video, clips showed AJ delivering powerful punches to some of the best heavyweights in the business, including Wladimir Klitschko, Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin.
      And after getting himself into prime condition for Saturday’s showpiece, Joshua is confident of defeating Usyk in an all-out war.

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      AJ said: “I feel strong and good. I’m mentally and physically conditioned so I should be able to handle the pressure.
      “I feel like I have nothing if I don’t win this. It would not be the end of the road but I see getting a win here just the beginning.
      “There is no strategy apart from winning. I will hurt someone or beat them until I get the win.
      “Boxing needs this fight and the big fights, we have been Saudi and America but when I turned pro I wanted to get British boxing respected.

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      “Unless you were in America you were not respected but we have credibility now on these shores.
      “We respected each other after the fight. I have met him before, in Saudi, with all due respect we are ambassadors for the sport but this is fighting, a warrior sport.
      “When I watch the Durans and Haglers, we are going to war, a great fighter has a certain instinct, this is war.”
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      Ricky Hatton’s son Campbell forced into late change of opponent and will now fight Martinez on Anthony Joshua undercard

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      CAMPBELL HATTON will now face Sonni Martinez in a late change to the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Oleksandr Usyk.Ricky Hatton’s son, 20, was due to fight Izan Dura, 22, but now has just days to prepare for a different opponent.
      Campbell Hatton is gearing up for his fourth pro fightCredit: PA
      Hatton’s change of opponent was announced on Monday as the super-featherweight gets ready for his fourth professional bout.
      Late opponent changes are not uncommon in a boxer’s career, particularly early on, and shouldn’t be a problem for the upcoming Brit.
      Hatton is widely regarded as one of the brightest talents in boxing and has a big name to live up to after his dad’s phenomenal career.
      The 42-year-old held multiple belts in different weight categories and remains one of the most popular fighters in British boxing history.
      Young Hatton made his professional debt in March and currently boasts a 3-0 record – and most expect him to make that 4-0 on Saturday.
      His opponent Martinez, 29, has never fought outside of Spain and few will be backing him to improve his woeful 2-4 pro record.

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      But Hatton isn’t getting ahead of himself, telling BBC Sport: “I want to take one thing at a time.
      “There’s enough pressure on me as there is. It’s not going to happen overnight.”
      Saturday night’s action starts with Christopher Ousley middleweight clash with Khasan Baysangurov.
      Then come welterweights Florian Marku and Maxim Prodan before Hatton takes on Martinez in the third fight of night.
      After that, Callum Smith – who lost to Canelo Alvarez in December – will try to get back to winning ways against Lenin Castillo.
      And the precursor to the main event between Joshua and Uysk is Lawrence Okolie’s cruiserweight WBO title clash with Dilan Prasovic.
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      Logan Paul says Tommy Fury would get ‘murdered’ by brother Jake and says Love Islander is ‘clearly still an amateur’

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      TOMMY FURY would get ‘murdered’ by Jake Paul if they were to ever share the ring, according to the YouTuber’s brother Logan.Social media star turned boxer Paul has been planting the seed for a lucrative showdown with the former Love Islander for several months.
      Tommy Fury flattered to deceive in his American debut last month
      And Logan Paul reckons the Love Island star would ‘get murdered by his brother Jake
      Fury recently rejected a $1million fight offer from PaulCredit: INSTAGRAM@TOMMYFURY
      The Problem Child had Fury fight on the undercard of his clash with former UFC champ Tyron Woodley, although the reality TV star failed to impress against MMA fighter Anthony Taylor.
      And after seeing Fury fail to stop the boxing novice, Logan is confident his little brother would put away TNT with ease.
      During an appearance on the True Geordie podcast: “I’d been drinking 45 days straight after the Floyd Mayweather fight and came back and sparred the kid Tommy Fury fought [Anthony Taylor] and he didn’t make it out of the first round.
      “He’s gonna get f**king murdered [vs Jake].
      “It isn’t a fight between me and Tommy Fury at all. I can say what I want now, I really don’t give a f**k.
      “Tommy couldn’t even finish Taylor in the four-round period.

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      “I was watching his fight and it’s very clear that he’s still an amateur. He’s clearly built for it, but there’s something he lacks.
      “From what I saw from that fight, there is levels to this s**t and I am way above him.”
      Fury – the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury – has received two offers to share the ring with the younger Paul brother.
      The 22-year-old recently received a £733,000 ($1million) offer from Paul, who tweeted on Tuesday: “Timmy ‘Fury’ has denied two abundant offers from my team.
      “Timmy ‘Fury’…. this is your last offer… $1 million, eight rounds. Four more than you have ever made.
      He’s gonna get f*****g murderedLogan Paul on his Tommy Fury fighting his brother, Jake
      “Either step up and fight OR accept that you and your Dad don’t believe in you @tommytntfury.”
      Fury rejected the offer, saying on Instagram Live: “Just ​wanted to come on here and address a few things that Jake Paul has been saying that I have denied two offers to fight him.
      “That is true, as those offers weren’t even worth addressing.
      “And now he has come out and said that he wants to give me a $1m to fight him and I just want to say this.
      “To everybody out there, $1m for a fight of this magnitude is not even worth getting out of bed for.

      This fight is going to gross millions and millions of pounds.
      “I cannot walk down the street without anybody asking me when are you fighting Jake Paul.
      “So until you want to make a serious offer and put it on the table, we can’t think about fighting pal.”

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      Tyson Fury could fight David Haye to avoid Anthony Joshua showdown and earn ‘decent money’, says Eddie Hearn

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      EDDIE HEARN reckons Tyson Fury could accept David Haye’s shock call-out in a bid to avoid fighting Anthony Joshua.The Gypsy King received a shock challenge from Haye earlier this month after the former WBA champ’s successful return to the ring.
      David Haye called out Tyson Fury after making a successful return to the ring this monthCredit: Getty
      And Eddie Hearn wouldn’t be surprised if Fury accepted the fight in order to avoid Anthony JoshuaCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      WBC king Fury has yet to respond to Haye’s call-out, but Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn wouldn’t be surprised if he grabs the offer with both hands.
      Hearn, 42, told iFL TV: “I wouldn’t even be surprised if Tyson Fury does it.
      “Because it would be a way for him to avoid Anthony Joshua, it would probably make some decent money.
      “Some people are about that life and some people aren’t.”
      Fury, 33, was supposed to have locked horns with fellow Brit Joshua last month in a lucrative Saudi Arabia showdown.
      But the biggest bout in the history of British boxing was scuppered when an American judge ordered Fury to have a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.

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      Hearn was left seething by the collapse of the contest, saying of Fury: “He’s someone who pulls out of fights, even with the Wilder situation happening.
      “We’ll see him sometime soon. When everybody’s ready, we’ll be here waiting.”
      Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren is optimistic the fight will come to fruition if Joshua beats Oleksandr Usyk this weekend and Fury bests Wilder next month.
      The Queensbury Promotions chief told the BBC: “I’m confident it’ll happen if Joshua and Tyson win their respective fights, yes, definitely.
      “That’s going to be the issue, winning their fights. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong. These are big guys, big heavyweights – anything can happen.”
      Joshua, 31, is confident he will one day share the ring with Fury, telling the Daily Mail: “It will happen.

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      “I know what people are saying about boxing politics, but I’ll promise before the end of my career I will have done everything in my power to fight Tyson Fury.
      “We saw it with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao (not fighting until they were beyond their primes) but that was a superstar fight.
      “Me and Fury is streets, two warriors, two fighters who have come from the amateur system in the UK, and have taken the world by storm. We’ll get it on in Britain.”

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      Anthony Joshua conditioned for 15 ROUNDS ahead of Oleksandr Usyk fight and will ‘shock everybody’, says sparring partner

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has conditioned himself for 15 ROUNDS against Oleksandr Usyk – but is backed to get the job done with fuel still in the tank. Joshua, as always, has been drawing up a masterplan in Team GB’s Sheffield HQ with a squad of coaches and training partners.
      German Shokran Parwani with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @shokranparwani
      Shokran Parwani has been sparring Anthony JoshuaCredit: Instagram @shokranparwani
      Among those drafted in for southpaw sparring is German Shokran Parwani, a 16-1 cruiserweight.
      Parwani, 29, has been left in awe of Joshua, 31, and warned the results on fight night against Usyk, 34, will be shocking to see.
      He told SunSport: “AJ is conditioned for 15 rounds, he’s sparred six guys, different attributes, different styles, different techniques. 
      “He sparred them all really great, with lots of calmness and everything he does is practising and everything he does in the camp, he’ll do in the ring. 
      “It’s nothing new for him and I think he will stop him and really shock everybody. 
      “Because everybody will be shocked how great AJ is because he’s a fantastic boxer and he has a great mindset.” 

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      Parwani is an experienced Usyk replica, having helped out Derek Chisora, 37, before the British veteran was beaten by the Ukrainian last year.
      He was also in camp with Lawrence Okolie, 28, in March before the 2016 Olympian knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki, 35, to win the WBO cruiserweight title.
      It caught the attention of Joshua, who welcomed Parwani into his set up with open arms and was never shy of handing out tricks of the trade.
      Parwani revealed: “The camp was really great, such a humble guy, a normal guy from the street. 
      “He’s a great champion with great attributes not only inside the ring but outside the ring too.
      “I’m happy to be here as part of the camp, as part of the team because I learned a lot from AJ, inside the ring and outside the ring.” 
      AJ is conditioned for 15 rounds, he’s sparred six guys, different attributes, different styles, different techniques. Shokran Parwani on Anthony Joshua
      Parwani in particular was blown away by AJ’s footwork and composure in the ring as well as learning even when class was dismissed.
      He said: “Inside of the ring I was very surprised. He’s very calm, has really, really a lot of calmness in the ring and you feel how calm he is. 
      “He knows what he’s doing, his footwork is great and he has such speed for a heavyweight, it’s unbelievable. 
      “He’s thinking about everything and he practises a lot, he’s a very dedicated guy. 
      “Even after training he wants to learn more and that impressed me because I want to be world champion in the future too and that’s my goal in boxing. 
      “Train with the best and to one day be the best. It was a great experience for my future.”
      Anthony Joshua ahead of his fight with Oleksnadr UsykCredit: Alamy
      Oleksnadr Usyk training at the open workoutCredit: Alamy More