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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 THIS WEEK, Canelo Alvarez next fight DATE

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder lacing up their gloves.This weekend it’s the turn of Fury and Wilder, who meet in their long-anticipated trilogy match-up in Las Vegas.
      Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
      📺 ESPN/Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Efe Ajagba vs Frank Sanchez (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Treshkin (8 rounds – heavyweight)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England

      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Kieron Conway vs James Metcalf (10 rounds super-welterweight)
      Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Peter McGrail vs TBA (4 rounds – bantamweight)

       📺 BT Sport (UK) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England

      Brad Foster vs Jason Cunningham (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Callum Johnson vs TBA (10 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Ekow Essuman vs Danny Ball (12 rounds – welterweight)

      📺 Fite TV PPV (UK) – Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 16, 🇺🇸 New York, U.S.

      Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr (12 rounds – lightweight, IBF/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 Sky Sports (UK) 📺
      🗓October 16, 🇬🇧 Newcastle, England

      Savannah Marshall vs Lolita Muzeya (12 rounds middleweight, WBO title)
      Hughie Fury vs Christian Hammer (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓 October 23, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Jamel Herring vs Shakur Stevenson (12 – super-featherweight, WBO title)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓October 30, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Chantelle Cameron vs Mary McGree (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓November 6 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant (12 rounds -super middleweight, WBC/WBO/WBA/IBF titles)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓November 20 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter (12 rounds – welterweight, WBO title)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 November 27, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBA, WBC titles)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🇬🇧 Manchester, England

      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      Results
      🗓 October 2, 🇬🇧 London, England

      David Avanesyan def. Liam Taylor TKO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Richard Riakpohre def. Krzysztof Twardowski UD10 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua UD12 (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lawrence Okolie def. Milan Prasovic TKO3 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Callum Smith def. Lenin Castillo KO2 (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton def. Sonni Martinez UD6 (6 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Florian Marku def. Maxim Prodan SD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Christopher Ousley def. Khasan Baysangurov UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      Credit: Getty
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vitor Belfort def. Evander Holyfield KO1 (exhibition – 8 rounds)
      Anderson Silva def. Tito Ortiz KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      David Haye def. Joe Fournier UD8 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara DREW/w Josh Warrington RD2 – CUT (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor def. Jennifer Han UD10 (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Conor Benn def. Adrian Granados UD10 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Maxi Hughes def. Jovanni Straffon UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges def. Mailys Gangloff UD8 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Daniel Dubois def. Cusumano TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor UD4 (4 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell def. Mark DeLuca TKO3 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk TKO8 (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Yordenis Ugas def. Manny Pacquiao Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA title)
      Robert Guerrero def. Victor Ortiz UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Mark Magsayo def. Julio Ceja KO10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO8 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD12 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Richard Bolotniks TKO11 (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina def. Joshuah Hernandex KO1 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq def. Luis Gerardo Castillo UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price def. Claudio Grande UD6 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Reece Bellotti TKO3 (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson def. Przemyslaw Runowski UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      🗓 July 31, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Leigh Wood def. Xu Can TKO12 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy SD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Jack Cullen def. Avni Yildrim UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Rico Mueller TKO8 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 24, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Carlos Takam TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Ezequiel Gurria TKO5 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 17, 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Jermell Charlo DREW w/ Brian Castano SDD12 (12 rounds, super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring Magazine titles)

      🗓 July 9, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gilberto Ramirez def. Sullivan Barrera TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Javier Fortuna UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Gervonta Davis def. Mario Barrios TKO10 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Erickson Lubin def. Jeison Rosario TKO6 (12 rounds – super-welterweight) More

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      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for massive trilogy fight

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      TYSON FURY and Deontay Wilder are ready to go to war for a THIRD time with their long-awaited trilogy fight nearly here.The Gypsy King’s showdown with the Bronze Bomber, which was supposed to take place on July 24, was postponed because Fury, as well as other camp members, tested positive for Covid-19.
      Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder in brutal fashion back in early 2020Credit: Getty
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      Fury demolished Wilder inside seven rounds to inflict the first defeat of the American’s career back in February 2020 and win the WBC heavyweight title.
      Neither man has fought since then, and both have been busy in longer training camps.
      The winner is likely to fight Oleksandr Usyk, who beat Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision in their heavyweight clash to secure the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
      Any match-up between Joshua and Fury now seems remote after AJ’s defeat, but Eddie Hearn promises the pair will go for a rematch.
      When is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3?

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 was originally slated to take place on July 24, but will now take place on Saturday, October 9.
      Expect the main event of Fury vs Wilder 3 at around 4am BST.
      The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas plays host and Nevada is eight hours behind the UK, so the fight will begin about 8pm local time.

      What TV channel and live stream is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 on?

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 is being broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
      The fight will cost £24.95 on BT.
      In the US the event is expected to be live on ESPN+ and Fox PPV.

      How the fighters compare

      Who is on the undercard?
      The event, cross-promoted by Top Rank and Premier Boxing Champions, will see a host of heavy-hitters featuring on the undercard.
      That includes the battle of unbeaten heavyweights in Cuba’s Frank Sanchez meeting Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba.
      Sanchez, a training partner of Canelo Alvarez who is promoted by Top Rank, will put his 18-0 record against PBC’s Ajagba, who stands 15-0.
      Robert Helenius will also rematch Adam Kownacki on the bill.
      Polish prospect Kownacki, 32, was defeated for the first time and stunned by veteran Helenius, 37, in March 2020.
      American star Jared Anderson will return, with an opponent yet to be confirmed.
      Anderson, 21, is 9-0 and was credited as a huge part in Fury’s win against Wilder last year.
      He provided the Gypsy King with expert sparring Stateside, winning the praise of the WBC champion.
      What have they said?
      Fury has recently been talking about how referee Kenny Bayless saved Deontay Wilder’s life in their second clash, despite the Bronze Bomber’s claims the fight was stopped prematurely.
      Fury said: “The final stoppage one was where I was catching him clean, I believe the referee actually saved his life that night and saved his career.
      “It was just like ‘I told you so’, and I am back where I belong and that’s it. There was no big miracle shock, it was like I was back where I was supposed to be at the top of the game, rated number one and back beating guys I wasn’t supposed to be beating.
      “Physically and emotionally I have managed to push myself and come back from places I didn’t know if I could, but it was a tough ride and I have enjoyed every minute of it.”
      Wilder, on the other hand, is more confident than ever he will have his hand raised in their massive trilogy.
      “I just want to beat his ass. It’s as simple as that. I just want to beat his ass,” he said.
      “I want it back in blood. That’s up to me. Come October 9, I will get my revenge. An eye for an eye, that’s what I’m looking forward to.”
      Where is Fury vs Wilder 3 taking place?
      Fury vs Wilder 3 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, making it the third different venue in pair’s three fights.
      Fury vs Wilder 1 took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles back in December 2018.
      The T-Mobile Arena will play host to Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III
      And while their second happened in Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Garden Arena was the venue.
      But now the T-Mobile Arena, which has hosted huge fights such as Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin and numerous big UFC events, will play host for their third clash.
      Who is training Tyson Fury?
      Tyson Fury will be trained, once again, by SugarHill Steward, who took his corner for the second Wilder fight.
      Fury used to be trained by Ben Davison, who was in charge for the very first Wilder bout, but was replaced by Steward a year later.
      Steward instantly implemented his ‘Kronk style’ of training, one in which where boxers who fight out of the Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan, seek to put pressure on their opponents to force a knockout.
      The style of fighting was first introduced by legendary trainer Emanuel Steward, SugarHill’s late uncle.
      Fury predicted that with SugarHill in his corner, he would bring the fight to Wilder and take him out during their second fight, a prediction not many believed in.
      But the Gypsy King did just that, stopping Wilder in seven rounds. And now, with 18 months more Kronk training under his belt, Fury will be looking for the same result on October 9.
      Who is training Deontay Wilder?
      Wilder has brought in a new head trainer in Malik Scott, who the Bronze Bomber fought and knocked out back in 2014.
      Scott and Wilder have worked all summer in attempt to sharpen the latter’s boxing skills, quickening both his feet and hands in preparation for Fury.
      Wilder will still have ex-head trainer Jay Deas in his corner, but Scott will take charge on fight night.

      The Alabama native used to have former world champion Mark Breland in his corner, but he was sacked after Wilder accused him of spiking his water before the second Fury fight.
      It was also Breland who threw the towel in, forcing the referee to stop the fight midway through the seventh round. More

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      Tyson Fury’s promoter says Anthony Joshua will LOSE Oleksandr Usyk rematch and claims AJ has had ‘lucky’ career

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      TYSON FURY’S promoter Frank Warren claims Anthony Joshua will LOSE his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.Warren believes AJ will struggle to find a way past the Ukrainian after he was thoroughly outboxed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month.
      Frank Warren reckons Anthony Joshua will lose his rematch to Oleksandr UsykCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Warren believes a fight between AJ and Fury is now offCredit: PA
      And Warren adds that Joshua’s boxing career prior to Usyk has been LUCKY.
      The British ace lost his world heavyweight titles to Usyk after a unanimous points decision in London.
      And it means a potential showdown against Fury is off unless Joshua can win his belts back in a rematch.
      However, Warren believes Usyk is still too good to be outfoxed by ‘fortunate’ Joshua.
      And he instead wants to see the Ukrainian take on Fury in a division unifier.
      Warren wrote in Boxing Scene: “I cannot actually imagine a rematch turning out much differently.

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      “I cannot see Usyk jumping on the party circuit and turning up horrendously out of condition.
      “Fortune has very much favoured Joshua since he turned pro.
      “The British public craved a heavyweight hero and got behind him in their droves, backing him to the absolute hilt and invested fortunes in ticket and pay-per-view fees.
      “The attributes Usyk possesses are shared by Tyson with interest, along with a size and speed advantage.
      “A fight between them is a natural one to make as we will now consider an alternative way forward.”

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      Tyson Fury says he’s heavier than he was for Deontay Wilder rematch and ‘training like Rocky’ ahead of trilogy fight

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      TYSON FURY thinks his heartbreak-hit training camp will make another Deontay Wilder win worthy of a bomb-riddled Rocky movie.Britain’s WBC heavyweight king was forced into the bout by an American judge but, after weeks of training, a case of Covid-19 floored their July 24 fight.
      WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury will renew his rivalry with Deontay Wilder on SaturdayCredit: AFP
      But The Gypsy King goes into the fight on the back of a less than ideal training campCredit: INSTAGRAM@GYPSYKING101
      Fury reckons his second win over Wilder will be a Rocky-esque storyCredit: ALAMY
      The rearranged Saturday clash looked set to follow smoothly on from the August 8 birth of Fury’s sixth child Athena – but the baby was hit with complications at birth and had to battle out of intensive care.
      Fear of catching coronavirus again, and leaving wife Paris too soon, meant Fury trained himself for a couple of months and only flew out to Las Vegas to acclimatise on September 18.
      But the 33-year-old reckons all the trials and tribulations will put another victory over the Bronze Bomber up there with Sly Stallone’s most iconic wins over Ivan Drago, Clubber Lang and Apollo Creed.
      The 6ft 9in Gypsy King said: “I’ve been training myself like in the Rocky movies.
      “Like I said, what I don’t know about boxing ain’t worth knowing.
      “As long as my weight’s all right — I’m around 20st at the moment, nice and high, plenty of weight on me — I can always box for 12 rounds no matter what condition I’m in.

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      “The man who is in shape who trains all year round doesn’t need a ten-week training camp.
      “A man who’s in shape all year round just needs two weeks sparring and he’s done, ready to go.”
      Wilder’s long list of excuses for getting battered in their February 2020 rematch are too fanciful even for a Hollywood script.
      But Fury remembers being dropped twice by the 35-year-old in their original 2018 draw and wants to remind fans he is dealing with a dynamite-fisted assassin.
      Fury laughed: “I’m playing with an atomic bomb.
      “He’s very, very dangerous.
      I’m around 20st at the moment, nice and high, plenty of weight on meTyson Fury
      “With most boxers they need to hit you with five punches, with Wilder he can hit you with a quarter punch and knock you spark out.
      “Wilder’s my most dangerous fight since Wladimir Klitschko.
      “Once I got that guy out of the way I knew Wilder would be my most dangerous opponent.
      “That’s what we’re messing with — my ultimate dangerman.
      “If you could design any fighter to be able to compete with me as a boxer then it would be Deontay Wilder.
      How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fight
      “Wilder’s only got one loss in 44 fights, he’s very dangerous and I’m up for the challenge. I’m very up for it actually.
      “Although I beat the guy last time, the first fight was a draw and we will see what happens in the third fight.
      “I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
      l BT Sport Box Office will show Fury v Wilder: The Trilogy exclusively live in the UK on Saturday, October 9. For more info go to www.bt.com/sportboxoffice

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      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard, ring walk times

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      ANTHONY FOWLER takes on Liam Smith in a mouthwatering super-welterweight ‘Battle of Liverpool’.The 30-year-old Fowler steps up against former world champion Smith, 33, in the biggest test of his career to headline a stacked card in Merseyside.

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      Anthony Fowler (left) faces Liam Smith next
      When is Smith vs Fowler?

      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler takes place on Saturday, October 9.
      The M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool plays host.
      Expect the main event ring walks at around 10pm.
      The super-welterweight clash is set for 12 x 3min rounds.

      What TV channel and live stream is Smith vs Fowler on?
      Smith vs Fowler will be broadcast live on DAZN.
      DAZN costs £7.99 per month for subscribers.
      What is the full undercard?
      Ted Cheeseman returns to action against unbeaten Troy Williamson as he defends his British super-welterweight title.
      While Shannon Courtenay puts her WBA bantamweight title on the line against Jamie Mitchell.
      The fight will be Courtenay’s first defence of the belt she won by defeating Ebanie Bridges back in April.

      Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson (British super-welterweight title)
      Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell (WBA bantamweight title)
      Pete McGrail vs TBA
      Kieron Conway vs JJ Metcalf (super-welterweight)
      Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton (super-lightweight)
      Tasha Jonas vs TBA (lightweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski (heavyweight)
      Rhiannon Dixon vs Anaelle Angerville (lightweight)
      Blane Hyland vs Santiago San Eusebio

      Lima Smith lost is world title to Canelo in Texas in 2016
      What have they said?
      Smith: “I’ve never lost to a domestic fighter as a pro. I’ll beat Anthony Fowler; I’ll never lose to a domestic fighter. That’s a good little record to have.
      “I turned pro and I’ve had 30-odd fights and I’ve never lost to a Brit. If I beat Fowler, I’m not going to fight another domestic fighter again, unless it’s a [Chris] Eubank or someone like that.
      “I’m confident that I beat Anthony Fowler every day of the week and twice on Sunday. If I turn up at 100% then I beat Anthony Fowler. The way I see the fight going, it’ll be competitive early doors and then experience, cuteness and everything else will come on. I’ll stop him down the straight.” 
      Promoter Eddie Hearn: “This is the biggest night of boxing we’ve ever put on in Liverpool. The biggest Saturday night fight card we’ve put on since I’ve promoted boxing.
      “This fight is a fight that quite frankly I hadn’t even thought of a couple of months ago. Liam Smith went to Russia and was robbed in a fight which should have taken him on to challenge for a world title.
      “Anthony Fowler has improved and improved under the tutelage of Shane McGuigan and wants all the big challenges.” More

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      Mike Tyson ‘blown away’ by Anthony Joshua’s ‘dignified’ reaction to Oleksandr Usyk defeat and says ‘both men won’

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      BOXING legend Mike Tyson was ‘blown’ away by Anthony Joshua’s reaction to his devastating loss to Oleksandr Usyk.AJ’s second reign as unified heavyweight champion came to an end last weekend thanks to a masterful display from the Ukrainian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      Oleksandr Usyk ended Anthony Joshua’s reign as unified heavyweight champion last weekendCredit: REUTERS
      Victory over Joshua saw Ukrainian Usyk become a two-weight world championCredit: GETTY
      Mike Tyson was blown away by Joshua’s reaction to his devastating defeatCredit: INSTAGRAM@MIKETYSON
      Joshua, 31, has refused to dwell on the negative and has vowed to use the lesson he was taught as a means to improve.
      And the Watford warrior’s mentality following the crushing defeat has seen him gain even more respect from Iron Mike.
      Tyson tweeted: “Just rewatched the fight with Joshua & [Usyk] I thought that the way they conducted themselves after the fight was first class.
      “I like the way Joshua handles his losses with so much dignity.
      “Everybody knows I got a little hater in me but my mind was just blown away seeing [it].”
      Although Joshua came up short in the Tottenham tussle, Tyson reckons he was also a winner on the night.

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      He continued: “These two men conduct themselves with so much class.
      “That’s just what I saw when my ego wasn’t out of wack after the fight with two profound gentlemen.
      “I think both of the fighters won that night, in my opinion.”
      Tyson believes Joshua adopted the wrong tactics for his clash with the undefeated Usyk and reckons he should’ve been aggressive from the outset.
      He told ES News: “It was the speed more than anything that f***ed up Joshua.
      “He started late, he’s still learning. He can still learn, he’s a baby.”
      I like the way Joshua handles his losses with so much dignityMike Tyson
      Joshua admits he took the wrong approach for the Tottenham tussle, saying: “I’ve watched the fight, analysed my preparations and identified my mistakes.
      “I’ve learnt my lesson. Don’t worry about me. My spirit is strong!”
      AJ is confident of besting the former cruiserweight king second time around, adding: “If you look at it from a negative point of view, you’re never going to have that mindset that you can make a difference because you’re down anyway.
      “But if you look at it from a positive point of view, and realise, ‘Yeah, I took a loss.
      “‘But that’s a lesson, that’s a blessing. I can use it as fuel to get better.

      “‘And use it as fuel to right my wrongs. You can only get better from there.
      “So I’m not gonna hold myself down from the mistake I made, I’m only gonna uplift myself and say, ‘Actually, you know what? That was a tough fight.
      “‘But from that fight, I’m gonna go away, get my notepad out and find ways to improve.”
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      Deontay Wilder insists Tyson Fury is ‘coming up with a masterplan to cheat again’ ahead of Saturday’s trilogy fight

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      DEONTAY WILDER believes Tyson Fury ‘cheated’ to win their last fight – and thinks he’s ‘coming up with a masterplan to cheat again’.Fury convincingly beat Wilder in their February 2020 rematch, and the pair are set to meet again next Saturday for their third and possibly final time.
      Wilder accused Fury of cheating in their second fightCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      After over half a year of silence on the defeat to Fury, Wilder spoke out and accused the Brit of cheating.
      Wilder accused Fury of tampering with his gloves to put his fist in an improper position.
      He also believes that Fury put a hard object inside his gloves to deal more damage with each punch.
      The next strange claim was that his water was spiked, potentially by his co-trainer Mark Breland.
      And then he blamed fatigue due to the weight of his ring walk costume.
      The American also accused and fired Breland for disloyalty after he threw in the towel to end the fight.

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      Ahead of next Saturday’s trilogy fight at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Wilder stands by his cheating claims.
      He told 78SPORTSTV: “You think he ain’t gonna try to cheat this time?
      “Oh they’re thinking, they’re coming up with a master plan.
      “But my thing to him – man, you couldn’t even get me out on loaded gloves and the conditions I was under.
      “You couldn’t knock me out, you didn’t knock me out.”
      Such unfounded claims of cheating prompted a response from Fury’s dad John.
      John advised Wilder takes a leaf out of former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s book, who was gracious in defeat last Saturday after losing to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      You think he ain’t gonna try to cheat this time?Deontay Wilder
      The Brit lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles, but was incredibly humble – something John admires.
      He said: “I got asked about Wilder being like AJ.
      “You could never compare the two men. AJ had dignity in defeat, he knows what’s gone wrong and he’s trying to put it right and he will do.
      “The other one’s in total denial and has been talking absolute rubbish for the last two years.
      “He’s still talking rubbish and that’s what puts me off him as a fighter and that’s why in my opinion he cannot improve because of his mindset.
      “Tyson will know when to fight and when to box and I don’t think Wilder has the intelligence to cope with that on any level at all. Not knocking him it’s just the character he’s shown to me in defeat.
      “How can you learn in defeat when you carry on like that?
      “The American people love Tyson and I love the American people but I like men amongst men, I like men to be men. 

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      “I don’t want them to be like spoilt children in defeat. I admire men in defeat with dignity.
      “Look at Manny Pacquiao the other day. You didn’t see him doing that, blaming his costume, blaming his team, slandering world champions, giving professional people a bad name. You can’t do that, it’s defamation of character.
      “Like I said before I would have had him in court, he would never have got a second fight but that’s politics and that’s out of my hands and like I said, I’ve got no control over it at all.”
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      Tyson Fury’s dad John tells Deontay Wilder his son will ‘retire him’ and warns he needs to learn from Anthony Joshua

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      TYSON FURY’S dad John has warned Deontay Wilder his son will send him into ‘retirement’, and tells him to take a leaf out of Anthony Joshua’s book on how to handle defeat. Fury and Wilder are set to meet for the third and possibly final time next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
      John says his son Tyson will retire WilderCredit: INSTAGRAM: GYPSYJOHNFURY_
      Wilder has previously accused Tyson of cheating after he won the rematchCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      The first fight between the pair in 2018 ended in a split draw, but Fury won the 2020 rematch convincingly, stopping Wilder in the eighth round.
      Wilder didn’t take the defeat well and claimed his water was spiked, as well as accusing Fury of cheating.
      The American also blamed fatigue, supposedly caused by his heavy costume he wore on his walk to the ring.
      John says Wilder should learn from Anthony Joshua, who was gracious in defeat last Saturday after losing to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      The Brit lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles, but was incredibly humble – something John admires.
      He said: “I got asked about Wilder being like AJ.

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      “You could never compare the two men. AJ had dignity in defeat, he knows what’s gone wrong and he’s trying to put it right and he will do.
      “The other one’s in total denial and has been talking absolute rubbish for the last two years.
      “He’s still talking rubbish and that’s what puts me off him as a fighter and that’s why in my opinion he cannot improve because of his mindset.
      “Tyson will know when to fight and when to box and I don’t think Wilder has the intelligence to cope with that on any level at all. Not knocking him it’s just the character he’s shown to me in defeat.
      “How can you learn in defeat when you carry on like that?
      “The American people love Tyson and I love the American people but I like men amongst men, I like men to be men.
      “I don’t want them to be like spoilt children in defeat. I admire men in defeat with dignity.
      He’s [Deontay Wilder] still talking rubbish and that’s what puts me off him as a fighter and that’s why in my opinion he cannot improve because of his mindset.John Fury
      “Look at Manny Pacquiao the other day. You didn’t see him doing that, blaming his costume, blaming his team, slandering world champions, giving professional people a bad name. You can’t do that, it’s defamation of character.
      “Like I said before I would have had him in court, he would never have got a second fight but that’s politics and that’s out of my hands and like I said, I’ve got no control over it at all.”
      John also predicts Tyson will send Wilder into retirement, and revealed his son ‘is going for the knockout and in explosive fashion’.
      He continued: “The way I see it, the result will be the same but I think he’ll get a worse beating than what he got before and it will be the end of Deontay Wilder.
      “It will be retirement for him, he’ll be too badly damaged because Tyson has been training to hurt him and hurt him bad and I mean that in the nicest way I possibly can.
      “He’s got people blowing smoke up his back side, saying he can do this and do that.
      “They can all talk a good show but when you’re under those bright lights and the man’s there in your face, you then realise that a formidable task is in front of you.
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      “That’s when they smell the coffee and will he be able to deal with it? I don’t think he can. I might be wrong.
      “Tyson is a great finisher these days and he is in the hurt mode. He’s not going for a points decision. He knows it’s not possible in America.
      “Tyson is going for the knockout and in explosive fashion. That’s what he’s trained to do.”
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