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    Tommy Fury says Jake Paul grudge match will sell out 70,000 stadium in UK and reveals why YouTube MUST fight him

    TOMMY FURY believes a grudge match with Jake Paul gives the YouTuber the chance to legitimise himself and sell out a 70,000-seat stadium. The celebrity boxing rivals have TWICE signed to fight but both times Fury was forced to pull out.
    Tommy Fury wants to fight Jake Paul in the UKCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
    Jake Paul after beating UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Esther Lin/ SHOWTIME
    A rib injury in December was soon followed by a US visa issue in August, leaving their business unsettled.
    And Fury confirmed his travel ban in America still stands, meaning Paul would have to come abroad for the bout.
    But his British rival reckons they have the joint pulling power to pack out a stadium in the UK.
    Fury said on The MMA Hour: “I don’t believe that there’s anybody in this country that wouldn’t come to this fight.
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    “I think over here that would break all records because Jake is very popular over here.
    “You know, my popularity lies here in the UK. So yeah, I think definitely we could definitely draw 70,000 for that.”
    Paul, 25, improved to 6-0 over the weekend by beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, on points over eight rounds.
    It was the social media star-turned prizefighter’s biggest win to date and against his first opponent with prior pro boxing experience.
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    Fury, 23, admitted Paul is a better boxer than YouTube nemesis KSI, 29, but said both have to fight him in order to gain any sort of recognition.
    He said: “If Jake Paul and KSI didn’t have to fight me, they wouldn’t. They have to fight me to prove that they are legitimate boxers.
    “They have to. There is nobody else with my following and my exposure with eight fights in, there’s nobody.
    “If they wanna be regarded as boxers, they have to go through me.
    “This fight between me and Jake does not need selling and I will definitely, definitely take care of business next year.
    “Whether that’s in America or the UK.”

    Paul confirmed he is willing to reschedule with Fury for a third time, but only if they are willing to front the money for it.
    He said: “There’s definitely interest. I think if his team are taking the financial risk and putting the event on, then I’m cool with that.
    “I just don’t want to take the risk anymore because I think he’s going to back out, again, most likely.
    “But it’s an easy fight for me, like way easier than Anderson. The kid’s a novice, he’s never fought anyone good.
    “He’s never even fought an eight-round fight, so he just doesn’t have the experience like I do, which is crazy to say because he’s been doing it his whole life.
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    “But people call him a “professional boxer” and they respect him as a professional boxer, so yeah, I’d love to strip that title from him.
    “I wouldn’t even have to actually train for that fight. I would still train, because I’m a professional, but I wouldn’t have to train to fight him.”
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    Tyson Fury is BANNED from entering US, confirms his Love Island brother Tommy amid ‘links to mob boss Daniel Kinahan’

    TOMMY FURY has confirmed he and brother Tyson Fury are banned from entering the United States.The 2019 Love Island star in August was unable to fight celebrity boxing rival Jake Paul in New York amid a US visa issue.
    Tyson Fury pictured with brother TommyCredit: Instagram @tommyfury
    Alleged mob boss Daniel Kinahan with Tyson FuryCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    It came after The Sun revealed in June that brother Tyson, the WBC heavyweight world champion, was also denied access to a Stateside flight.
    The bans are believed to be in connection to links with alleged Irish mob boss Daniel Kinahan, who in April was hit with sanctions.
    Tommy, who along with Tyson has no links to criminality, revealed he is still unable to enter America.
    He said on The MMA Hour: “Me and Tyson just can’t get into America at the minute and that’s the way it is.”
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    The US Treasury imposed sanctions on Kinahan and the US Department of State are also offering rewards of up to $5million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of three members of the criminal family.
    A list of over 600 people, all connected to Kinahan, are understood to be banned from entering the US.
    It has left Tommy, who was never advised or managed by Kinahan or his former MTK boxing stable, seemingly caught up in it all.
    Directly asked about “the Kinahan situation” by host Ariel Helwani, Tommy, 23, said: “I don’t know (what’s happening), that’s what I pay my lawyers for and my legal team every day, they’re sorting it and I said please get this resolved as soon as possible and that’s where I’ve left it at the moment.
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    “I’m hoping it gets resolved asap because I want to come to America not just for boxing and of course for the big one to get this fight over the line but if it doesn’t get resolved for a long time I can’t speak on that on how long this is going to take.”
    Tommy’s next fight is set for November 13 in Dubai against 5-2 American Paul Bamba, 33.
    And his hopes of fighting Paul, 25, who beat 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva over the weekend, rely on the YouTuber coming to the UK or Middle East.
    Tommy added: “I cannot get into America, even right now, I cannot go to America.
    Me and Tyson just can’t get into America at the minute and that’s the way it is.Tommy Fury
    “Forget the boxing talk, America’s my favourite place to go: the food, the weather, everything, the people, I love America.
    “I love everything to do with America and it’s stopped me from going there.
    “In my personal life, me and the missus love going to New York around Christmas – can’t do that.
    “We can’t do a number of things now. So boxing’s not all that’s affected.
    “But that’s the same right now, I cannot enter America and that’s why the fight didn’t happen.
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    “I don’t believe there’s anyone in this country that wouldn’t come to that fight.
    “I believe it would break all records. Definitely we could draw 70,000.”
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    Anthony Joshua heads back to home town and all-smiles after confirming he does want Tyson Fury fight next year

    ANTHONY JOSHUA was all smiles as he hung out in his home town Watford yesterday.Donning Hugo Boss gear, for whom he models, the former heavyweight champion of the world grinned as he posed by a phone box.
    Anthony Joshua posed in Hugo Boss gear in his home townCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/?hl=en
    Joshua, 33, posted the snap to his 14.5million Instagram followers.
    For his caption, he wrote: “Same roads took a different path..”
    AJ’s team had been locked in talks with Tyson Fury’s over a December 3 bout… although the Gypsy King moved on to Derek Chisora when terms couldn’t be agreed.
    Joshua has now confirmed that he won’t fight again until 2023 as he rebuilds his mental health following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
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    He does retain hope, however, that a bout with Fury WILL eventually go ahead.
    Joshua said: “It will happen, it will happen. [We’re the] same generation come on.”
    Fury set Joshua a number of public deadlines to get his side of the deal done before pulling the plug on what would’ve been one of the most lucrative bouts in the history of the sport.
    But Joshua was more than happy to let his rival do all the talking while his team tried to finalise the fight.
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    AJ told DAZN: “My dance partner, the last geezer I was supposed to fight, he’s a good dance partner.
    “He handles the social media side. I think we’d do good business behind the scenes.”
    Prior to a fight with Fury, Joshua could return against former foe Dillian Whyte.
    The pair, both coming off losses in title fights, met in December 2015 – with Joshua claiming a seventh-round victory.
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    Conor McGregor lands first blow in battle against knotweed after planning bosses accept scheme to KO pesky weed

    CONOR McGregor has landed the first blow in his battle against knotweed — after planning bosses accepted his scheme to KO the dreaded weed.Last month, we revealed how Dublin City Council had hammered the UFC star with additional planning requirements for his luxury property development after the dreaded invasive species was found growing on his land.
    Council bosses accepted McGregor’s waste management plan for the siteCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    McGregor’s plot along Davitt Road in DrimnaghCredit: Paul Sharp – Commissioned by The Sun Dublin
    Mac plans to construct hundreds of build-to-rent apartments after splashing out €19million on the plot along Davitt Road in Drimnagh.
    But the 34-year-old’s project was slowed as developers wrestled with preparing a management plan for the pesky plant, which can grow through tarmac but is not harmful to humans.
    It is one of the most damaging invasive species, is extremely difficult to control and can ­undermine the structural integrity of roads and buildings.
    In August, officials in DCC wrote to the developers, Corcom, explaining that before any work takes place they would have to agree “a ­comprehensive Invasive Species Management Plan” with the planning authority.
    And the plans would have to “include detailed measures for the elimination of Japanese knotweed.”
    Corcom subsequently lodged a detailed 18-page document on how they will destroy the vicious vine.
    In correspondence seen by The Irish Sun, the Planning Authority has since informed the developer the details submitted are “satisfactory”, “in compliance” and “acceptable”.
    Council bosses also accepted McGregor’s waste management plan for the site.
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    It is an offence to allow or cause to disperse Japanese knotweed.
    And An Bord Pleanala can reject a development application on the grounds it’s not properly dealt with.
    McGregor’s developers told the council how they will undertake a “controlled excavation” of the material within the area, followed by removal to “a licensed landfill”.
    It said all excavated material will be disposed of at a specialist ­facility.
    The wagons used to cart off the plant will be cleaned from “a bio security perspective” before leaving the landfill to ensure the wicked weed doesn’t spread.
    And after it is removed, developers will keep tabs on the site for four years to ensure it doesn’t return.
    ‘SHOWPLACE’
    ‘The Notorious’ bought the former Heidelberg-Miller building and SCR Garage sites along the Grand Canal for about €15million.
    Planning permission for 188 build-to-rent flats and two commercial units had already been secured.
    The fighter also purchased an adjacent site that formerly housed a paint shop for ­several million euro — where he plans building a further 100-plus apartments.
    He is hoping to develop part of this second site as social and affordable housing — but roughly 250 abodes will be rental only.
    Local Sinn Fein Councillor Maire Devine has blasted the brawler’s venture, saying build-to-rent pads are solely “profit-driven” and won’t help solve the housing crisis.
    But Dubliner McGregor hit back at the criticism and said the property development would be “a showplace when it is finished”.
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    Anthony Joshua reveals he won’t box until next year while he battles his mental demons following Tyson Fury fight talks

    ANTHONY JOSHUA will not box in December as he battles to rebuild his mental health after back-to-back Oleksandr Usyk losses.The 33-year-old London 2012 Olympic golden boy was dethroned of his WBA, IBF and WBO world titles by the Ukraine mastermind in September 2021.
    Anthony Joshua renewed his rivalry with Oleksandr Usyk in AugustCredit: GETTY
    The former unified heavyweight champ suffered a second consecutive defeat to the UkranianCredit: Getty
    Joshua was overcome with a wave of emotion after the Saudi showdownCredit: GETTY
    AJ plans to take some time off to mentally relaxCredit: PA
    And he failed with his August rematch – despite a vastly improved performance – and broke down in the aftermath, throwing a couple of his old belts to the floor and crying in the post-fight press conference.
    A decade of carrying such huge expectations on his giant shoulders came pouring out of the father-of-one, after he lost his crowns and any chance of his career-long goal of an undisputed decider,
    And despite the Watford icon and promoter Eddie Hearn vowing he would fight in December, the powerhouse pin-up has now confirmed – although he is fighting fit – his head is still not fully recovered.
    AJ entered talks with undefeated WBC Gypsy King Tyson Fury about a potential December 3 showdown.
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    But he pulled out of talks when his commercial and sponsorship partnerships clashed with playing second fiddle on the Fury show, planned for the Cardiff stadium.
    And he has now confirmed to broadcasters DAZN, that his family has urged him to take an extended break to let his huge heart and mind recover from the punishing losses.
    “You saw after my last fight, I swear it tore me apart,” Joshua bravely admitted.
    “I had so much riding on it, for me, the British fans, the undisputed fight.
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    “It just really tore me apart so, from a mental capacity, my close ones are telling me to rest, mentally.
    “Physically I am down to ride, I am a warrior, I like this game and I like competing.
    “But, from a mental aspect, I think people have really seen it means a lot.”
    Bitter nemesis Fury has made a second career out of being a mental health campaigner, after his own breakdown coincided with a 2017 back-dated doping ban.
    But Joshua bottled up all of his struggles until his rock-hard facade melted away in the scorching Saudi Arabia desert.
    He now faces another rebuilding process and will most likely return to the ring in the Spring of 2023, against a mid-level opponent, to help get him back to winning ways.
    But watching seven-year-old son JJ learn to handle defeats has also taught the 6ft 6in ace to roll with the punches.
    He said: “Even if I am not fighting, my name is getting called out every day so it’s a mental pressure of being AJ and holding up a reputation, they go hand-in-hand.
    “Trying to do this thing – and do it properly – is tough. Boxers are rough and tough but this boxing is a lot of mental pressure.
    “I won’t know how I will feel until I am back in there. But the best feeling, that will be good for me, is winning.
    “That feeling of losing is not nice. Now I know why my son gets so angry when he loses at anything. I never understood it before.
    “Regardless of the belts, the feeling of winning will be amazing again, internally.”
    Joshua has now missed out on the two elite heavyweight fights of his era – against fellow Brit Fury and American KO king Deontay Wilder – over money and contracts.
    Tyson Fury offered Anthony Joshua a world title lifeline after his loss to UsykCredit: Getty
    But the fight failed to come to fruitionCredit: GETTY
    AJ will now return to the ring next yearCredit: GETTY
    A trilogy fight with Dillian Whyte is on the cards for the Watford WarriorCredit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTD
    But he still hopes he can prove himself by eventually getting the 34-year-old Morecambe master in the ring, even though Fury insists that ship has now definitely sailed.
    “I love doing business, good business and good contracts,” he said. “All that social media stuff is just time-consuming.
    “My dance partner, the last geezer I was supposed to fight (Fury), he’s a good dance partner.
    “He handles the social media side. I think we’d do good business behind the scenes.
    “It will happen, we’re in the same era.
    “Just as two competitors, two fighters. He’s definitely someone that’s a fighting man.”
    SunSport expects Joshua’s steady comeback trail will lead to a third fight with Dillian Whyte – who he beat a 2015 barnstormer and lost to in a 2009 amateur slugfest.
    After an April knockout loss to Fury, the 35-year-old Body Snatcher returns to ring on November 26 – on AJ’s DAZN broadcasters – suggesting the pair are back on a collision course while Fury and Usyk plan a March undisputed bout.
    Joshua said: “If you look at the way I have handled my business, I have never had to call anyone out or disrespect anyone to make a fight, or make it bigger.
    “I have always just handled my business in my fashion and, in doing that, I have won every belt twice, apart from the WBC.
    “I still have targets and goals to achieve but, so far, I feel like my strategy has been working.
    “I like fighting good opponents and, as important as it is for me to be a champion, I always wanted to fight the best of my era because there has been this stigma about cherry-picking.
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    “If you want to get to the top in boxing you have to take risks, calculated risks.
    “And it’s not how popular you are, it’s how good of a fighter you are that makes you popular.”
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    It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
    And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
    Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
    That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
    The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
    Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
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    Watch Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent Deji imitate rivals signature move ahead of upcoming Dubai fight

    DEJI has channelled his inner Floyd Mayweather just weeks ahead of their showdown – by copying the boxing legend’s trademark padwork.The YouTuber turned boxer will throw down with the former five-weight world champion in an exhibition bout a week on Sunday in Dubai.

    YouTube sensation Deji will face boxing legend Floyd Mayweather next monthCredit: GETTY
    Deji has been leaving no stone unturned ahead of his clash with MoneyCredit: GLOBAL TITANS
    And he’s even been trying his hand at Mayweather’s trademark pad drillsCredit: GLOBAL TITANS
    Deji – the younger brother of KSI – has left no stone unturned ahead of his clash with Money – getting in plenty of extra sessions.
    And he’s been practising some of Mayweather’s mesmerising pad drills ahead of fight night.
    Video footage of Deji rattling off one of Mayweather’s pad sequences, which includes defensive and offensive techniques, started doing the rounds on social media last weekend.
    And boxing fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Go on then Deji.”
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    Another said: “Deji is looking great!”
    And another said: “Good coordination, but Floyd does this s**t with no effort but much synchronization and he can translate it in the ring.”
    One remarked: “Not gonna lie, he’s looking good.”
    Another chimed in: “Deji loves some head movement.”
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    Deji, who picked up his first win in August, is relishing the opportunity to share the ring with boxing royalty – although he admits he doesn’t know what to expect from Mayweather.
    During an appearance on the Ril and Wils podcast, he said: “First and foremost I am expecting fun because I know it is going to be fun.
    “I am expecting him to show off his skills and everything because, obviously, people have been saying stuff about him.
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    “The thing is though there is no blueprint to beat Floyd so I don’t really know what to expect.
    “Ultimately I want to go in there and steal some technique.” More

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    Jake Paul slammed by John Fury for fighting ‘hand-picked geriatrics’ after Anderson Silva win as Tommy eyes grudge match

    JOHN FURY has accused Jake Paul of handpicking “geriatrics” following his win over Anderson Silva.The YouTuber turned boxer stretched his professional record to a perfect 6-0 last weekend with a unanimous decision victory over the MMA legend.
    Jake Paul defeated UFC legend Anderson Silva in their boxing match last weekendCredit: REX
    Victory over Silva stretched Paul’s record to a perfect 6-0Credit: GETTY
    But his latest win did little to impress Tommy Fury’s dad JohnCredit: REX
    But victory over the 47-year-old UFC great has done little to impress Fury, the father of Paul’s rival Tommy.
    He said on Instagram Live: “This man [Tommy] is fighting here, at least he’s a proper fighter.
    “He trains as a boxer. All he’s fighting, he’s had seven pro fights against proper opposition.
    “Not some hand-picked geriatric that needs a Zimmer frame [walker] to get in the ring.”
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    Paul, 25, dropped Silva in the final round of their Arizona dust-up on his way to a decision victory.
    John, however, can’t understand how Paul opted to fight the near-fifty-year-old Silva.
    He said: “If any of my sons was fifty years old and doing that, I’d say ‘Listen, have a day off, give your head a wobble.’
    “‘Alls you’re going to do is make a fool of yourself and entertainment for other people.
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    “You’re making the other man that’s useless look good.’”
    Paul and Tommy have twice been scheduled to throw down with one another but have yet to share the ring.
    Injury and illness to Fury scuppered their first scheduled meeting last December, while visa issues laid waste to their second.
    And John has no doubt in his mind his youngest son would teach The Problem Child a lesson.
    He said: “Jake Paul can’t fight. [Tommy] will knock Jake Paul out with one punch.
    “And I’ll say it now on camera: Jake Paul will get knocked out with the first right hand that he throws, and I’ll put money on it.”
    Paul expected critics to be out in force after his latest victory, saying: “They’re gonna find something to say.
    “‘Fight a real boxer!’ B***h, I tried. Hey, if I was walking on water, people would say I can’t swim.
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    “So there’s always gonna be haters, there’s always gonna be critics, and that’s just there, that’s everyday, part of life if you’re doing something and being successful.
    “So I don’t worry about this s**t and this is just the start baby.” More

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    Anthony Joshua adamant blockbuster Tyson Fury fight ‘WILL HAPPEN’ before they retire as Gypsy King is a ‘fighting man’

    ANTHONY JOSHUA is adamant his long-awaited Battle of Britain with Tyson Fury “will happen” before the pair both retire.The duo were seemingly on course for a shock December dust-up when WBC king Fury threw AJ a world title lifeline weeks after his second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
    Tyson Fury threw Anthony Joshua a world title lifeline shortly after his fellow Brit’s defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: REUTERS
    The fight with former unified heavyweight king AJ didn’t end coming to fruitionCredit: GETTY
    But Joshua is adamant he and the Gypsy King will one day share the ringCredit: Getty
    A deal for the biggest bout in the history of British boxing, however, couldn’t be reached, prompting Fury to pivot to a trilogy fight with Derek Chisora.
    But AJ has no doubt in his mind he’ll share the ring with the Gypsy King before it’s all said and done.
    The former two-time unified heavyweight champion said: “It will happen, it will happen. [We’re the] same generation come on.”
    Fury set Joshua a number of public deadlines to get his side of the deal done before pulling the plug on what would’ve been one of the most lucrative bouts in the history of the sport.
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    But Joshua was more than happy to let his rival do all the talking while his team tried to finalise the fight.
    He told DAZN: “My dance partner, the last geezer I was supposed to fight, he’s a good dance partner.
    “He handles the social media side. I think we’d do good business behind the scenes.”
    Fury’s social media theatrics may have changed the public’s perception of him, but they have done little to dent Joshua’s respect for him.
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    AJ said: “Even aside from that, that’s like the entertainment side.
    “Just as two competitors, right? Two fighters. He’s definitely someone that’s a fighting man.
    “And what people fail to realise, they say the social media stuff is annoying.
    “But culturally speaking, from Tyson Fury’s culture, the gypsy culture, it’s like on the phone.
    “And if you watch the documentaries on Netflix and stuff, you kind of see it’s embedded in their culture.
    Tyson Fury is gearing up for a trilogy fight with Derek ChisoraCredit: GETTY
    Joshua is set to fight early next year following his August defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: GETTY
    “It’s what he’s always seen around him. What we see is like, ‘Why is he on social media?’
    “Where I grew up, I’ve been around that community as well. So I know that’s just how they call out fights.
    “It’s nothing personal. But from my culture, we don’t really deal with things like that.
    “We’re a bit more low-key and handle our business. That’s where there is a bit of a culture clash.
    “But two fighting guys, asides from tens of thousands of people coming out to an amazing stadium, he’s a fighting man and he wants to fight.
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    “Regardless of who is watching, he just wants to fight and so do I.”
    Joshua is expected to return to the ring early next year, with a trilogy fight with rival Dillian Whyte one of several bouts currently on the table. More