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      Boosie Badazz said Mike Tyson would have been ‘killed’ if he’d touched rapper over row with his non-binary child

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      MIKE TYSON would have been ‘killed’ if he intervened in an argument between Boosie Badazz and Tyson’s daughter, the rapper previously boasted.Badazz, real name Torrence Hatch, was accused of transphobia over comments against Zaya Wade, the trans daughter of NBA hero Dwyane Wade.
      Boosie Badazz remarked about killing Mike Tyson over a transphobia rowCredit: Youtube Vlad TV
      American boxing icon Tyson had interviewed the rapper on his viewsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Following the row, which the 39-year-old refused to apologise for in an appearance on Tyson’s podcast, the former champ’s non-binary daughter Ramsey confronted him.
      In an interview with VladTV last year, he appeared to claim that, had the former heavyweight champion boxer got involved, he would have been ‘shot’.
      Badazz claimed: “[Tyson] was like, ‘My daughter wanna ask you some questions’.
      “I said, ‘Bring her in here’. You know, I’m full of answers for questions. She asked me questions, I asked her questions. She said what she had to say, I said what I had to say.”
      When asked about Iron Mike’s fear that the argument would have become physical and that Tyson would have had to intervene, he laughed and suggested the boxing legend would have got ‘killed right there’.
      Badazz also made reference to Tyson getting ‘shot’.
      He added: “You think my n***** would let Mike Tyson…? It’s over.”
      Tyson was praised for confronting Badazz on his Hotboxin’ podcast before that.
      The ‘Wipe Me Down’ artist, who has served multiple prison sentences on drug and gun charges, was pressed on why he has berated the LGBTQ+ community.
      Torrence Hatch has been accused of transphobia over comments against Zaya Wade, middle, pictured with dad Dwyane Wade and mum Gabrielle UnionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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      At one point, the 56-year-old asked: “If you are a real man, then why do you offend people?”
      Following the podcast and Ramsey’s intervention, Tyson discussed the row and his fear of ensuing violence in an October 2020 interview.
      He told TMZ: “My daughter flew all the way from New York City to L.A. California where I’m at just to be there, cause she thought Boosie was so disrespectful she had to confront him.
      “Could you imagine that? I said, ‘Who do you think you are, you can’t confront my guest.’ And she said, ‘You gotta talk to him, this brother’s disrespectful to the community’.
      “So she came, and what they didn’t show, was she confronted him.
      “I was worried I would have to get angry, because this is my baby.
      “But [Badazz] conducted himself like a gentleman and it went okay. It didn’t go like I anticipated it to go.
      “My daughter has a lot of courage and stuff.
      “I love Boosie, Boosie is beautiful as far as I’m concerned. It’s just that, he gotta win that fight over those demons. He has to win, he can’t give into them.”
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      Deontay Wilder’s manager names three icons who could beat Tyson Fury with Brit ranked top five all-time heavyweight

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      TYSON FURY is ranked as a top five heavyweight of all time by Deontay Wilder’s co-manager. Fury contentiously drew with Wilder in 2018 but brilliantly won a one-sided rematch.
      Tyson Fury knocking Deontay Wilder down in their trilogyCredit: Getty
      But the rivals saved the best till last with their epic trilogy bout in Las Vegas going down as an instant classic.
      Fury scored three knockdowns, getting up twice from the canvas in the fourth, to close the show with a knockout in round 11.
      It cemented the Gypsy King as the best heavyweight in the world, but Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel rates him as one of the greatest ever.
      Asked where Fury’s ranks amongst the greats, Finkel told SunSport last year: “Probably in the top five. 
      “You have to give Fury credit, he got up twice, also in the first fight, and he is calm in the ring.
      “He knows what he’s got to do and he does it very well. Time will tell where he places in history.” 
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      Finkel, who began his boxing management career in 1980, has worked with some of the best heavyweights in history.
      That includes Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Wladimir Klitschko as well as Wilder more recently.
      The Bronze Bomber, who made ten WBC title defences from 2015-2020, weighed in a career-heaviest 17 stone for his trilogy with Fury.
      For much of his championship reign, Wilder, 36, scaled anywhere from 15-16 stone, often giving away size but making up for it in brutal power.
      Champions of the past such as Tyson, 56, Holyfield, 59, and Muhammad Ali, who died in 2016, all cut a similar frame.
      He knows what he’s got to do and he does it very well. Time will tell where he places in history.” Deontay Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel on Tyson Fury
      But Fury, 34, is an example of the modern-day heavyweight, piling on the pounds to 19-and-a-half stone against Wilder the third time around.
      For that reason, Finkel warned it would have been hard for any great heavyweight of the past to overcome him, except a certain three.
      He said: “The smaller guys couldn’t beat him because of his size. Maybe, a George Foreman, at Foreman’s peak. 
      “Ali was specially gifted in movement, but smaller than that would’ve been hard. 
      “Mike Tyson may have been able, even though he was only 215 or so.”
      Former heavyweight champion George ForemanCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Boxing icon and former heavyweight champion Muhammad AliCredit: Bettmann Archive
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      Man denies murdering Tyson Fury’s cousin Rico Burton, 31, after he was stabbed outside bar

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      A MAN has today denied murdering Tyson Fury’s cousin in a knife attack outside a bar.Rico Burton, 31, was stabbed to death in a 3am “bloodbath” in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, in August.
      Rico Burton was stabbed to death after a night out
      Liam O’Prey has been charged with murderCredit: Facebook
      A 17-year-old man, believed to be a relative, suffered significant life-changing injuries.
      Liam O’Prey, 21, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today to deny a charge of murder.
      He also pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent in relation to the teen.
      O’Prey, wearing a grey jumper, admitted possession of a bladed article and possession of cocaine.
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      He was remanded in custody ahead of a provisional trial date of February 6 next year.
      Ex-youth boxing star Rico had been watching the Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk fight with pals on August 20 before they moved to a different pub in leafy Altrincham.
      Emergency crews were scrambled to the Goose Green area early the next morning after a fight allegedly broke out.
      Rico was rushed to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved and was declared dead shortly after.
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      Officers arrested O’Prey and a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the horror.
      The second suspect has been released on bail pending enquiries.
      Fury previously called on the government to “bring higher sentencing for knife crime” after his cousin was “stabbed in the neck”.
      The heavyweight boxing champion wrote on Instagram: “My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck.
      “This is becoming ridiculous… idiots carry knives. This needs to stop.”
      He added: “ASAP, UK government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime.
      “It’s a pandemic and you don’t know how bad it is until one of your own.
      “Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick. Enjoy every moment.”
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      Steve Egan, 60, chief coach at Jimmy Egan’s Boxing Academy where Rico trained, described him as a “lovely lad” and a “fantastic boxer”.
      He added: “We are all devastated.”
      Tyson Fury paid tribute to his cousin after the horrorCredit: Getty More

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      Tyson Fury’s dad John worked for local council for ’35p an hour’ digging up weeds to ‘keep Morecambe beautiful’

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      PROUD Tyson Fury had a cheeky pop at his dad after posting a video of him working with the local council to help “keep Morecambe beautiful”. The WBC champion uploaded a video on Twitter two years ago of him digging up weeds and joked he would pay his father 35p for his efforts, which helped local charity Alley Champions.
      John Fury put in work for the local council
      Son Tyson uploaded a video of John putting in charity work

      Tyson said: “Go on dad, he’s working for the local council. Alley Champions we are.
      “Go on dad, put your back into it, son. Come on, I’m going to pay you here, 35 pence an hour.”
      Alley Champions was set up to try and transform community spaces.
      A member said: “We just like to keep Morecambe beautiful.”
      Fury himself has set up a campaign to help tackle littering in Lancaster.
      The world heavyweight champion – who beat Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout – also set up the ‘Tyson Fury Foundation’.
      He wants to create boxing, football and rugby facilities in Morecambe.

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      Until recently, Fury lived in a five-bed, four-bathroom home worth around £550,000.
      Inside the family home were links to the profession he will go down in history for.
      Just next to a glass column holding the multitude of belts the heavyweight has won in his career was a framed picture of him after his win against Wladimir Klitschko on the wall.
      But he upgraded to a £1.7m home around the corner a couple of years ago.
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      Jake Paul poses naked on toilet and shows off huge stomach ahead of Anderson Silva fight – but all is not as it seems

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      YOUTUBE star-turned-boxer Jake Paul has posted a selfie on a toilet, showing off a photoshopped huge stomach ahead of his showdown with Anderson Silva. The 25-year-old will take on former UFC middleweight champion Silva, 47, next Saturday at the Gila River Arena.
      Paul posing naked on a toilet with a photoshopped bellyCredit: Twitter
      Paul is heading into the fight undefeated, with four of his five professional wins coming via knockout.
      But to potentially throw his opponent off, Paul has posted a naked picture of himself on the toilet with a huge stomach.
      The picture is not what it seems, though, as it has clearly been photoshopped.
      Paul said: “Nine days until I make history but first I’m getting this extra weight off on the toilet.”
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      One fan responded: “Looking great, son.”
      Another said: “Congrats on being pregnant.”
      The picture comes after he kicked out girlfriend Julia Rose from his Puerto Rico base so he can “train like a caged animal” for his fight with Anderson.
      Paul said on his podcast: “Julia is not here, she got kicked out of training camp because we’re not allowed to have girls around.
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      “Just to like build up that dog mentality and to lock in and really train like a caged animal.
      “Because, when you’re around a girl there’s a neurochemical called oxytocin that’s released and it makes you relaxed, it makes you more comfortable.
      “And for fights you need to be on edge. So Julia is not here today, I love you Julia, if you’re watching. We’re going to miss you.”
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      Man Utd fan Tyson Fury brutally trolls Tottenham as they give him Spurs shirt ahead of Derek Chisora fight

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      TYSON FURY could not resist mocking Tottenham after they handed him a personalised shirt ahead of his fight with Derek Chisora.After the collapse in talks over a Battle of Britain clash with Anthony Joshua, which won the Gypsy King £10,000 after a bet with Frank Warren, Fury will now face Derek Chisora instead on December 3 at Tottenham in a trilogy clash.
      Tyson Fury trolled Tottenham after they gave him a personalised shirt ahead of his trilogy with Derek ChisoraCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
      The Gypsy King will defend his title against Del Boy at Tottenham on Dec 3Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      The Manchester United supporting Fury – who could potentially be Morecambe’s new owner – will also be joined at Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium by fellow heavyweight Daniel Dubois who is competing on the undercard.
      The 34-year-old WBC title holder was in North London yesterday to promote the fight ahead of tickets going on sale today.
      And for one of the promotional shots, the 6ft 9in powerhouse posed inside the Spurs dressing-room in front of one of their shirts that had the fight date on its back.
      He then shared a shot of the image on Instagram, and he could not help himself from poking fun at the fact that his beloved United had beaten Spurs 2-0 the previous evening at Old Trafford.
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      Along with the words “Manchester United” and a love heart, he captioned it with: “Thank you @Spurs ! For today, December the 3rd… and last night.”
      Spurs have issued a warning to anyone planning on attending on what could be a freezing winter night.
      In their official announcement confirming the news, they wrote: “Please note, this will be an open-air event with a likelihood of winter conditions at the time of year it is taking place.
      “Ticket purchasers are strongly advised to wear appropriate clothing on the night as all seating within the stadium is outdoor.”
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      Fury vs Chisora 3 will be the second boxing event to take place at Tottenham’s shiny £1bn stadium.
      The 62,850-seater arena was the setting for Anthony Joshua’s first defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021.
      Booking the fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium means that it will take place outdoors – despite potentially baltic December conditions.
      The ring will be under cover, but fans seated on the pitch could be open to the elements.
      The weather in London on December 3 last year peaked at 9 degrees in the day, dropping to 6 degrees in the evening.
      When Frank Bruno fought Joe Bugner at the old White Hart Lane in October 1987, fighters wrapped themselves in blankets between rounds.
      Not too many fans will be bowled over by Fury’s opponent, considering how comfortably the Gypsy King won his first two clashes with Chisora.
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      Trying to salvage Conor Benn against Chris Eubank Jr was indefensible… but football is real cesspit ahead of boxing

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      WHEN the story broke that Conor Benn’s failed drug test had been covered up and his fight with Chris Eubank Jr should  go ahead, there was an outbreak of media hysteria.A few of my more illustrious sportswriting colleagues claimed boxing is the  cesspit of sport, lower than a snake’s belly, and should be banned.
      Boxing’s sordid saga of attempting to keep the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn on still leaves a sour taste in the mouthCredit: Getty
      Football has its own league of shame, including ex-Fifa chief Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini being banned for eight yearsCredit: AFP
      Those who desperately tried to salvage the Benn-Eubank clash were dangerously wrong and their actions indefensible.
      Along with former world champions Barry McGuigan, Carl Frampton, Tony Bellew and many others, I believe any fighter caught taking performance-enhancing drugs ought to be banned for life.
      But when it comes to dope scandals, the Noble Art comes way down the pecking order compared to other sports.
      So many track and field athletes have been found to have been popping pills, it is a  wonder the Olympics aren’t sponsored by Boots.
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      Drug-taking is rife in cycling, rugby, swimming and weightlifting. In horseracing, it’s arguable as to who ingests the most dope — the horses or the jockeys.
      You would have thought the wholesome sport of gymnastics, with its emphasis on youth, would be squeaky-clean.
      Yet it has a horrendous history of girls being mentally, physically and sexually abused.
      On Tuesday it was revealed 37 former gymnasts — including Olympians — are seeking financial compensation for alleged physical and emotional abuse.
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      Even cricket doesn’t escape censure as it has been seriously tainted by ball-tampering, match-fixing, betting scams and racism.
      But when it comes to sin and sleaze, it makes me wonder if football’s ancestral home must be either Sodom or Gomorrah.
      Premier League players have been discovered indulging in the kind of vile X-rated sexual behaviour that would make a pornographer blush.
      Some have become club managers and respected TV pundits since they were guilty of hiding cameras to film sex acts with women — and these are  men who are hero-worshipped by kids.
      Others have got their kicks by dogging — having sex with strangers in car parks. Quite a few have faced rape charges.
      The game is riddled with racism — on and off the field.
      And violence is never far from the surface. It has been reported 380 bans had been issued for players and coaches for attacking match officials at amateur matches.
      is there anyone outside Newcastle proud of the fact they are now owned by Saudis?
      Last Saturday the Merseyside Youth Football League cancelled all fixtures because of “multiple incidents of inappropriate and threatening behaviour”.
      Bribery and corruption are not unknown among those who run the game — Sepp Blatter, president of ruling body Fifa and Michel Platini, president of Uefa, were each banned for eight years for a conflict of interest.
      There have been so many question marks over next month’s World Cup taking place in Qatar — a country with an appalling human rights record.
      And is there anyone outside Newcastle proud of the fact they are now owned by Saudis?
      But perhaps by far the most infamous entries on football’s crime sheet are the dozens of cases over many years of sexual abuse inflicted on youth players by their coaches at several of this country’s most famous clubs.
      By the end of last year, 16 coaches had been charged with historical sexual abuse offences against boys — 14 were convicted and 11 were jailed.
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      Tyson Fury claims Derek Chisora fight is NOT tune up for Usyk… as he only needs two weeks training to ‘splatter’ rival

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      TYSON FURY says fighting Derek Chisora is not a tune-up for Oleksandr  Usyk — as he only needs two weeks of training to “splatter” the Ukrainian.WBC heavyweight champion Fury was turned down by WBA, IBF and WBO boss Usyk and Anthony Joshua as they recover from their August bout.
      Tyson Fury insists his fight against Derek Chisora is not a tune-up for Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
      Fury turned to Chisora after failing to land either Usyk or Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      So the Gypsy King, 34, agreed to a third fight with 38-year-old Chisora, with one eye on an undisputed decider with Usyk in March.
      But the 6ft 9in, 19st powerhouse insists Usyk, who narrowly beat Chisora on points in October 2020, is overrated.
      He said: “I’m not preparing for Usyk at all. I’ll train for him for two weeks. I do not rate him.
      “People keep going on about Usyk… why couldn’t he do anything with Chisora when they boxed?
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      “I’m going to splatter him. How’s he going to do anything with me? He’s not.”
      Fury takes on Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3. 
      And the Mancunian is confident he will see off Del Boy again having beaten him in 2011 and 2014 — before then taking three fights next year.
      An Usyk double and then a dance with the best challenger remaining looks on the menu.
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      But Fury, who regularly threatens to retire, is now claiming he will struggle to walk away from the sport amid his mental health struggles.
      He added: “I don’t think I can live a normal life.
      “I feel I need medical help to be able to do that and if there is somebody out there who could help me, I’d love them to get in touch. 
      “I won’t be able to leave this game and have a normal life unless I’m brain-trained to do that because a normal life is out of order for me.
      “I’ll just keep going, keep  fighting. I’m going to have three fights next year, starting in February with Usyk and if he wants a rematch, he can have a rematch.
      “Then someone at the back end of the year — Deontay Wilder if he’s mandatory, Joe Joyce, Daniel Dubois, there’s plenty of British beef to go after Chisora.”

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      Londoner Chisora, who has lost three of his last four fights, has now got a shot at the title and a £2million early Christmas present.
      And the veteran reckons he knew he was in line for the trilogy as far back as July because AJ has too many brands and business people to please. 
      He revealed: “AJ could not take the fight because there were so many complications with sponsors and promoters.
      “The fighters always want to fight but the complications come from the business people around them who get in the way.
      “The managers and promoters get in the way, they make it difficult. Even this fight and contract was a headache stressing me out.”
      Fury backed that up by saying: “I believe the final excuse was that their sponsors were conflicted.
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      “If my sponsors told me I can’t fight Derek Chisora next, do you know what I’d say?, ‘Here’s the middle finger, spin on it’.”
      Turning on AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn, Fury added: “I’m going to say what I said to Eddie — the difference between me and your man is that your man is a businessman and I’m an effing Spartan.” More