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      Tyson Fury urges Anthony Joshua to ‘swing away’ at Oleksandr Usyk in rematch but says Deontay Wilder would beat both

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      TYSON FURY urged Anthony Joshua to ‘swing away’ at Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch but claimed Deontay Wilder would beat the both. Fury was left ‘wounded’ after AJ was beaten by Usyk, putting a historic, all-British undisputed title decider up in smoke.
      Tyson Fury said Deontay Wilder beats Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr UsykCredit: Reuters
      Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua over 12 roundsCredit: PA
      Joshua has already confirmed plans to exercise his right to an immediate rematch, having lost his belts to a 12-round masterclass.
      Outspoken Fury refused to rub salt in the wounds, instead offering support to his long-time rival, who needs roll the dice the second time around with Usyk.
      He said: “I am not worried about Usyk or Joshua and you are not going to get me slagging anyone off. I will not kick anyone while they are down.
      “I have no interest in kicking someone who is down and maybe suffering mentally after such a long reign.
      “There’s no secret or rocket science to winning a rematch, fighters try to make it technical, downloading data and all that bulls***.
      “And if it’s not going well then change it up and do something different. Don’t be a coulda-shoulda-woulda man.
      “My advice to Joshua is to get stuck in, put his front foot forward and swing away, swing away.”

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      Fury, 33, initially held talks to face Joshua, 31, in the summer but failed to walk away from his contracted trilogy bout with Wilder, 35.
      It meant AJ was forced into a mandatory defence against Usyk, 34, and now has to fight for his career once more.
      If Fury beats Wilder again on October 9, it sets him up perfectly to finally unify the division.
      But he warned neither Joshua or Usyk will be on his mind, believing he has the most dangerous opponent out of the lot in front of him.
      Fury explained: “Usyk did his job and good luck to him. I watched it, was I absolutely wounded he won? Yes.
      “I wanted Joshua to win but he couldn’t do it and that’s not any of my business. I keep my nose out of everyone else’s business.
      “Wilder is the most dangerous fighter out there and beats Joshua, Usyk and everyone else out there.”
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      Tyson Fury ‘absolutely wounded’ by Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk as he refuses to troll fallen Brit rival

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      TYSON FURY has thrown Anthony Joshua an olive branch and told him to smash Oleksandr Usyk to pieces with it.The 33-year-old WBC Gypsy King needed AJ to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO titles on Saturday to secure their £200m fight – the biggest in British boxing history.
      Oleksandr Usyk became unified heavyweight champion last weekend with a stunning win over Anthony JoshuaCredit: GETTY
      The Ukrainian put on a masterclass against AJ and derailed a fight with Tyson FuryCredit: REUTERS
      And The Gypsy King admits he was left ‘wounded’ by Joshua’s lossCredit: REUTERS
      But the 31-year-old Watford ace surrendered them with a bizarre game plan of trying to outbox the 34-year-old southpaw technician.
      The shock loss hurt Fury’s plans and wallet but he refused to put the boot in on his fallen compatriot.
      After winning all three of his own rematches, Fury was asked to advise AJ and roared: “I am not worried about Usyk or Joshua and you are not going to get me slagging anyone off.
      “I will not kick anyone while they are down. I have no interest in kicking someone who is down and maybe suffering mentally after such a long reign.
      “There’s no secret or rocket science to winning a rematch, fighters try to make it technical, downloading data and all that bulls***.
      “And if it’s not going well then change it up and do something different.

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      “Don’t be a coulda-shoulda-woulda man.
      “My advice to Joshua is to get stuck in, put his front foot forward and swing away, swing away.”
      Joshua’s unanimous points loss, on home soil against the bookies’ underdog, gave Fury the perfect chance to recycle his favourite ‘big, stiff bodybuilder’ insults.
      But having battled depression himself, Fury refused all invitations to mock Joshua.
      He said: “Usyk did his job and good luck to him.
      Was I absolutely wounded he won? Yes.Tyson Fury on Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Anthony Joshua
      “I watched it, was I absolutely wounded he won? Yes.
      “I wanted Joshua to win but he couldn’t do it and that’s not any of my business.
      “I keep my nose out of everyone else’s business.
      “Wilder is the most dangerous fighter out there and beats Joshua, Usyk and everyone else out there.”
      AJ is leaping into an instant rematch aimed for March and claimed in the wreckage of his Tottenham defeat that he could still fight Fury without the three belts he lost at the weekend.
      How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fight
      Fury was asked if he would be so kind as to afford Joshua that luxury and he did take the bait to offer one slight at the rival who blew their shared fortune.
      “I don’t care about anyone else, no one is on my radar barring Deontay Wilder,” he said.
      “After him we will talk turkey. But you never have to worry about me fulfilling my end of the bargain, it’s everyone else you have to worry about.”

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      Ricky Hatton tells son Campbell to ignore ‘keyboard crew’ after contentious win as pair watch Man City loss together

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      RICKY HATTON has told son Campbell to ignore the ‘keyboard crew’ after his contentious win against Sonni Martinez.Boxing fans were left stunned after Hatton Jr secured the narrowest of victories against the unknown Spaniard at the weekend.
      Ricky Hatton has urged son Campbell to ignore the haters after his controversial win at the weekend
      The Hattons enjoyed a night watching Man City play in the Champions League
      The son of Brit legend Ricky found it tough going against the 29-year-old, winning on points 58-57 after six rounds.
      The Mancunian admitted he was ‘not happy’ with his performance – and neither were fans.
      One called it ‘genuinely one of the biggest robberies I’ve witnessed in my life’.
      And another called it a ‘disgraceful decision’, claiming Hatton Jr ‘got beat all day there’.
      However, dad Ricky leapt to his son’s defence on social media, telling him to ignore keyboard warriors after they enjoyed a bonding session watching Manchester City in the Champions League.
      Hatton Sr said: “Shame about the City result last night but was nice to spend the night and see my son back to his positive self after the keyboard crew went to town this weekend.

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      “You know who the genuine fans and people are son. Bad night granted. But keep going son. The people that matter are so proud of you X.”
      Speaking after his fight on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, Campbell said: “I am not happy with my performance, I am a lot better than that.
      “The opponent was a lot better than anyone I have fought before.

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      “But I am not happy. It’s all learning. Not happy with that performance at all, but on to the next.”
      His coach, uncle and ex-boxer Matthew added: “It was a good entertaining fight, a very good learning fight, let’s not forget it’s going to a be a process.
      “I thought it was a good entertaining fight against a good opponent, Campbell shouldn’t be too harsh there.”
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      Tyson Fury blasts claims he ‘faked’ Covid-19 diagnosis to KO Wilder trilogy bout as he reveals he contracted virus TWICE

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      THE war of words between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder escalated again as Fury slammed claims he ‘faked’ Covid to get their trilogy fight called off.The WBC champion instead claimed he contracted the virus TWICE and was left feeling ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ with illness.
      Tyson Fury insisted he tested positive for Covid twiceCredit: Getty
      Deontay Wilder has claimed Fury used the virus as an excuseCredit: Rex
      Wilder has repeatedly accused his opponent of using a positive Covid test as an excuse to swerve their third fight.
      The pair had been due to meet again back in July but Fury insisted his camp were justified in postponing to October following an outbreak of the virus.
      He told BoxingScene: “I don’t care what Deontay Wilder says, because if we want to take this publicly, then we have medical records by doctors here in Las Vegas who tested me.
      “I don’t think you can fake Covid with the PCR test, when they stick a big thing up your nose. You’ve either got it or you haven’t.
      “There would be no reason for me to want Covid and get out of a Deontay Wilder fight.
      “Why would I want to chuck away $20-30 million to fight someone I’ve already knocked out quite comfortably?”

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      The delayed fight is set to take place at Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on October 9 with Fury recovered from his recent Covid scare.
      The Brit claimed it was the second time he had picked up the virus, which robbed him of his sense of smell and taste.
      He added: “I’ve had Covid twice. I had it once back in like 2020 and once a couple of months ago.
      “The first time was a lot harder because I lost my sense of smell and taste, and I felt weak and I felt terrible. The second time, I didn’t feel that terrible.
      Oleksandr Usyk wants the winner of Fury vs WilderCredit: AFP
      “But with Covid you can’t fight because the commission won’t let you fight anyway, even if you wanted to.”
      The winner of the Vegas bout is likely to find himself in the firing line of new champ Oleksandr Usyk.
      The Ukrainian smashed Anthony Joshua to claim his heavyweight belts and wants an undisputed bout after he takes care of a rematch with the Brit.
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      Oscar De La Hoya slams Eddie Hearn for ‘ruining Anthony Joshua’s career’ in bizarre message while getting face massage

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      OSCAR DE LA HOYA accused Eddie Hearn of ‘ruining Anthony Joshua’s career’ while… errr… getting a face massage.The American legend posted a bizarre video online in which he took aim at AJ’s Essex-based promoter.
      Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya has lashed out at Eddie Hearn while having a face massage
      The American took aim at Matchroom promoter Hearn and accused him of ‘ruining Anthony Joshua’s career’
      Joshua suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
      The Brit has been criticised for his tactics with his trainer Rob McCracken coming in for particular flack.
      But in an odd move, De La Hoya, 48, posted a clip of himself being pampered and slamming Hearn, 42, at the same time.
      The Golden Boy promotions founder said: “Joshua vs Usyk, which nobody saw in the US because… what’s that promoter that has no clue what to do in the US?
      “I think his name is Hearn or something.”
      De La Hoya then pretended to forget his fellow promoter’s name and said: “Thomas Hearn, stay in the UK and promote your fights.

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      “You have no clue what you’re doing in the US.
      “DAZN is doing the right thing sticking with Golden Boy.
      “Stay away from the US. He does not know how to promote.
      “Usyk crowned himself world champion and Eddie Hearn ruined Joshua’s career.”
      After the fight, Hearn confirmed Joshua would immediately trigger his rematch clause with Usyk.
      But the promoter has urged AJ to change his style in the second fight with Ukrainian after saying trying to outbox Usyk was a ‘terrible idea’.
      The promoter was involved in a vicious spat with a fan on Saturday at Tottenham’s stadium.
      He was called a ‘p****’ by a member of the crowd before spinning round and asking the man to repeat his jibe before shouting: “Yeah, you s*** yourself now.”
      HEARN REGRETS
      But Hearn has since admitted he regrets his actions.
      He told iFL TV: “I shouldn’t have done it, but we spend our lives listening to people online that give you abuse.
      “It’s not because I’m a tough guy. At that moment I would’ve taken on about 40 people!
      “But yeah, I shouldn’t have done it.”

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      Jake Paul vs Aaron Chalmers tale of the tape: How two compare as ex-Georgie Shore man eyes up fight with YouTuber

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      JAKE PAUL has been told he’s ‘looking at the wrong person’ as he tries to line up a bout with Tommy Fury.Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers has stepped in to demand Paul fight him instead of Tyson’s brother.

      The YouTube star is known to be frustrated at the time it’s taking to make a fight with Love Island’s Fury.
      Revealing he’s ‘p***ed off’ with slow negotiations, Paul also taunted Fury by claiming ‘no one gives a f*** about you’.
      Fellow reality star Chalmers has sensed his opportunity and told Paul he was ready to step face him in the ring.
      He said: “With all due respect, if you’re looking at fighting someone from the UK who does big numbers you’re looking at the wrong person.
      “Just look at the viewings every Bellator card I was on, sold out my home town arena twice. Let’s fight Jake Paul.”
      Chalmers is a former Bellator MMA competitor and would be making a crossover into the boxing ring if he does face Paul.

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      The Joker, as he’s known, is 10 years older than the man he called out but shares a similar level of experience inside the ropes with seven fights to Paul’s four.
      In terms of punching power there is not much to choose between them with Paul scoring just one more KO than his potential rival.
      But Paul would have both youth and height on his side if the pair ever met as he stands three inches taller.
      It remains to be seen whether Paul vs Fury will happen – the Brit turned down two deals before Paul made a public offer of $1 million to face him.
      A war of words has since escalated between the two with Paul claiming time was running out to sign on.
      He said: “Tommy, it’s like Eminem said ‘you only got one shot, do not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity comes once in a lifetime’. Make the right choice.”

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      Conor Benn stunned to see Anthony Joshua lose against Oleksandr Usyk and should have ‘bullied’ Ukrainian rival

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      CONOR BENN was stunned to see Anthony Joshua let magic man Oleksandr Usyk make his world titles disappear.The 25-year-old welterweight ace was ringside at Tottenham cheering on the 31-year-old and was left gutted his shock game plan to outbox the Ukraine genius fell short.
      Something was off with Anthony Joshua during his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night
      That is according to Conor Benn who was in the crowd cheering AJ on
      A fair few fighters, past and present, and pundits have hammered 17st 2lb AJ and Rob McCracken’s strategy to stay trim and out-skill the 34-year-old southpaw.
      But Benn – nicknamed the Destroyer like his dad – wants to help rebuild the old KO artist back to his most devastating best for the must-win rematch next year.
      He told iFL TV: “I don’t know what happened but I just think the strategy and tactics were wrong. He gave a magician room to perform tricks.
      “Usyk is an unbelievable fighter, he is up as a pound-for-pound best but, for me, if there was ever a night for AJ to come in heavy then that fight was the case.
      “He should have bullied him, manhandled him, let him know that he was in the ring with a big heavyweight.
      “He should have set the tone straight away and let three and four-punch combinations go, let him know he was in with a big boy.

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      “But the fact is you cannot hit what you cannot see and I told people, if it went past eight rounds, it was anyone’s to win.
      “The only way to beat Usyk is to stick it on him, 1million per cent, I don’t believe anybody is outboxing Usyk.
      “It’s hard to believe that those were the tactics going in because AJ has the power, the speed, the skillset, the boxing brain to go in there and beat him up, manhandle him, punch-him-up with threes and fours.”
      Benn, son of British ring legend Nigel, started his career on the undercard of AJ’s 2016 first world title win over Charles Martin, so he has had a ringside seat for most of his pro career.
      And he was deeply concerned by the casual way Joshua walked to the ring – for the biggest and most technical fight of his life – bumping fists with fans greeting friends in the crowd.
      Benn, a student of the game learning rapidly under Tony Sims, was immediately worried that while Usyk was already in the ring plotting, AJ’s arrival was too much like a victory lap.
      ‘BODY LANGUAGE IS EVERYTHING’
      He said: “I think body language is everything. And, personally, I felt that things didn’t look right in the ring-walk, it just looked off compared to other ring walks.
      “Even if he had won, I would have felt something looked off.
      “The walk into the Usyk fight looked like the victory lap he would have wanted afterwards.
      “Because AJ is so consistent with who he is, when he does something off, like the ring-walk victory-lap, it does catch your attention. I think body language is everything, I really do.”
      Derek Chisora – who gave Usyk a major scare last Halloween in the first five rounds of their fight – spent time in AJ’s training camp and has defended his mate’s baffling gameplan.
      But Benn reckons Joshua should have let his 18st friend and former training partner be the architect of Usyk’s demise.
      CAN HE DO IT AGAIN?
      Benn added: “If it was me I would have used a weight advantage, Chisora drew the blueprint for how you beat Usyk, I felt he won that fight.
      “I know Chisora is robust, he will sit and lean on someone – and maybe AJ wants to be more of a boxer-puncher – but AJ, in his younger career, was a better finisher, he had the killer instinct.
      “It will be interesting to see what happens in the rematch, what happens with the weight, his mindset, the ring-walk.
      “For the Andy Ruiz rematch AJ did what he had to do to win, it wasn’t necessarily the most entertaining fight, but he did what he had to do and hopefully he can do it again.”

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      Derek Chisora jumps to Anthony Joshua’s defence over game plan for Usyk fight but says he must throw more power punches

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      DEREK CHISORA has jumped to Anthony Joshua’s defence over his bizarre plan to try and outbox Oleksandr Usyk.The 37-year-old veteran gave Usyk, 34, hell for the opening five rounds of their clash last year – hurting him from constant pressure – before tiring and losing a close decision.
      Chisora has come to the defence of Joshua after his loss to UsykCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Chisora reckons AJ will win the next time he faces the Ukrainian if he uses more power punchesCredit: Getty
      On that experience, the fearless fans’ favourite was sure his friend and former training partner would be too big and strong for the former cruiserweight.
      But 31-year-old AJ chose to try to outfox the fox and came painfully unstuck, leaving most pundits – like Carl Froch, Lennox Lewis and Dillian Whyte – baffled by his tactics.
      But loyal Chisora, who spent time in AJ’s Team GB gym in the final week of training camp, remains firmly in his corner ands believes he wins the re-run.
      Chisora told BT: “He wanted to box the boxer. And if it had gone perfectly, and he had won, we would all be calling him a genius.
      “It went the other way so we go back to the drawing board and he will get it right next time.
      “The gameplan was the gameplan they worked on, it’s not like he just came up with it in the ring on the day, this is what they worked on in the last five or six months.
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      “There was nothing wrong with the gameplan but it just didn’t work enough.
      “He could pull it off in the rematch, it is all up to him. He doesn’t have to change drastically, he just has to work more and put more power punches together.”
      Chisora trained in an east London MMA gym before his crack at the Ukraine mastermind, practicing wrestling and grappling holds that would help in the clinches.
      The PPV ace came in at 18st 3lbs and bullied 15st 7lbs Usyk until the Brit banger’s gas tank blew in the second half of the fight.
      And he knows AJ did not take up the same roughhouse tactics, to his dramatic detriment.
      He said: “He had his own game plan which was to beat him with boxing.
      “My gameplan was to rough him up. I trained to rough Usyk up, he did not train to rough Usyk up.
      “It just went the wrong way on the night but I believe the rematch will be an amazing fight.”
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