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      ‘I’m not holding my breath’ – KSI fears Jake Paul will talk himself out of 2023 fight and WON’T wait for YouTube rival

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      KSI admitted he is not holding his breath over an anticipated grudge fight with Jake Paul and will not wait around for his rival. The British YouTube, rap and celebrity boxing star in August returned to the ring, winning two farcical fights on the same night.
      KSI admitted he is not holding his breath over an anticipated grudge fight with Jake PaulCredit: Chris Floyd / Men’s Health UK
      Jake Paul offered to fight KSI this year
      It followed after his initial opponent Alex Wassabi, 32, pulled out due to a concussion suffered in sparring.
      Paul, 25, offered to step in a replace Wassabi but KSI, 29, rejected him and instead proposed a mega-fight at Wembley next year.
      But he fears the American could KO the idea by acting up at the negotiation table.
      KSI told Men’s Health: “The plan is, it’s still on. But it’s not going to be as easy as everyone thinks it is.

      “There’s going to be a lot of back and forth, a lot of negotiations. I’m not holding my breath.”
      Paul returns next weekend in Arizona against UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his biggest fight to date.
      The Brazilian will also be his first opponent with a recognised boxing record, having had four wins and one loss in the ring.
      For KSI, he is set to return on January 14 with Paul’s brother Logan, 27, who he beat in 2019, on the undercard.
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      The Londoner could then target the anticipated grudge match with his great rival but refuses to put all his eggs in one basket.
      KSI said: “I don’t want to be in a situation where I’m just waiting for him. If he’s down and we get the contract right, then it’s a go.
      “But if he’s going to make this whole situation very long, then I’m just going to find other opponents until he decides to get his s*** together.
      “He just wants to fight people that he knows he’s going to beat. He’s not that great. I like the illusion people think he’s way better than me.”
      KSI and Jake Paul want to fight in 2023Credit: GETTY More

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      Jake Paul KICKS girlfriend Julia Rose out from camp so he can ‘train like a caged animal’ for Anderson Silva fight

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      JAKE PAUL has KICKED OUT girlfriend Julia Rose from his Puerto Rico base so he can “train like a caged animal” ahead of fighting Anderson Silva. Paul returns to the ring next weekend in Arizona against UFC legend Silva in the biggest night of his career.
      Jake Paul with his girlfriend Julia RoseCredit: Instagram
      Jake Paul training for his fight against Anderson SilvaCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      And as the fight draws closer, the YouTuber-turned boxer starts to dial in even more – but it comes at the cost of seeing his partner.
      Paul, 25, said on his podcast: “Julia is not here, she got kicked out of training camp because we’re not allowed to have girls around.
      “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.
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      “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.”
      Paul last fought in December, knocking out Tyron Woodley, 40, four months after beating the ex-UFC champion on points.
      That added to KOs over online rival “AnEsonGib, ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, also 38.
      Woodley only filled on under two weeks’ notice after Tommy Fury, 23, pulled out of his grudge match against Paul with a rib injury.
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      The celeb mega-fight was rescheduled for August in New York – but that was soon KOd when Fury suffered US visa issues.
      Heavyweight Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, signed as a substitute, only for lightening to strike twice, this time due to a weight disagreement.
      So Paul has had an agonising ten month wait to get back in the ring but claimed it has been a blessing it disguise.
      He told Showtime: “I believe there is a higher power guiding my boxing career.
      “I feel like I’ve had a really rough run; last-minute opponent changes, all types of stuff, people not wanting to make weight.
      “These moments with fighters pulling out, maybe it’s all happening for a reason.
      “If anything, I’ve just had so many more months training in secrecy, getting better and better and better.”
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      Tyson Fury confirms he will pay Piers Morgan £1million in POUND COINS after losing bet in retirement

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      TYSON FURY has confirmed he’ll pay Piers Morgan £1million in COINS after losing a bet thanks to his U-turn on retiring.Fury “quit” after beating Dillian Whyte in April but returns against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3.
      Tyson Fury says he’ll honour a colourful bet with Piers MorganCredit: Reuters
      Fury shows the money but it’s coins not notes he plans to dish out to Morgan after reversing his retirement decision
      Sun columnist Morgan was one of many to doubt the undefeated two-time world heavyweight champion would walk away from boxing while still in his prime and raking it in.
      And when the Gypsy King insisted he would only box again for £500m, Morgan asked: “How about if you do fight again, you give me a million pounds?”
      Fury replied: “If I am getting half a billion for my fight it won’t matter will it. Yep, 100 per cent.”
      And questioned on talkSPORT if he wold honour that deal, the Mancunian responded he was always paid up on bets.
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      He said: “If I fight again, Piers Morgan is going to get paid in pound coins!
      “That was the deal! He’s gonna get paid in one million pound coins!”
      TV presenter Morgan tweeted back: “BOOM! I’ll take it any way you like, Champ.”
      it’s relatively small change for Fury as he is already plotting three money-spinning fights and believes he has TEN in the tank if needed.
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      After targeting a third win over Chisora, he hopes to meet Oleksandr Usyk for a unification bout and then Londoner Joe Joyce.
      Fury, however, has all but ruled out possibly the most lucrative contest of them all – against Watford’s Anthony Joshua.
      On meeting AJ, he said: “I don’t think so. They’re too hard to work with.
      “It’s too difficult and, like I said, you can’t make someone do something they don’t want to do.
      “When me and [Deontay] Wilder fought the first time, I said ‘send me the contract over’, it was signed within two days. Bosh bosh, see you in a bit.
      “Went over there, did the fight, whatever. When you want to fight somebody, you make the fight happen.”
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      Watch Anthony Joshua in training for comeback fight as heavyweight star vows to ‘keep hustling’ ahead of 2023 return

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA vowed to “keep hustling” ahead of his proposed 2023 boxing return. The former heavyweight champion faces a rebuilding job following consecutive losses to Ukrainian great Oleksandr Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua vowed to ‘keep hustling’ ahead of his proposed 2023 boxing return
      Anthony Joshua training in the gym
      And he is already back to work in the gym, posting a clip shadow boxing with the caption: “KEEP HUSTLING.”
      AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn had earmarked December 17 as a potential return date after talks to fight Tyson Fury two weeks earlier collapsed.
      But now according to Boxing Scene, Joshua’s comeback fight looks more likely to land in February or even March.
      Recently, Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin, 31, and American veteran Chris Arreola, 41, emerged as potential options for AJ.
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      A rematch with Dillian Whyte, 34, who Joshua knocked out in 2015, is also on the cards for the summer.
      Fury, 34, called out AJ after Usyk, 35, ruled himself out of a unification bout through injury.
      But he instead fights Derek Chisora, 38, in an unpopular trilogy on December 3 following his prior one-sided wins in 2011 and 2014.
      Fury now fears a super-fight with Joshua will NEVER happen, claiming his rival is too tough to negotiate with.
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      He told talkSPORT: “They are too hard to work with. Too difficult and you can’t make someone do something they don’t want to do.”
      Fury added: “You can’t make a fight that somebody else doesn’t want.
      “No matter how much willing I am to make a fight, if the other participant doesn’t want to do it for whatever reason, they are not going to do it.
      “I don’t believe you could have dragged him there with a JCB. It’s a lack of balls.
      “If you are in charge and you’re assertive and you’re the man of your team, you tell the team to make the fight happen if you really want it.
      “If you don’t want it, you find a million excuses why.”
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      ‘I think Tyson Fury wants to have sex with Anthony Joshua’ – Chisora makes bizarre claim about ‘obsessed’ Gyspy King

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      DEREK CHISORA has bizarrely joked Tyson Fury “wants to have sex” with Anthony Joshua.Del Boy believes AJ is living in Fury’s head “rent free” because of how much the Gypsy King talks about him.
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora will face off on December 3rdCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Chisora has bizarrely joked Fury ‘wants to have sex’ with AJCredit: Splash
      Fury was vocal in calling out Joshua as the pair tried to agree to a fight, even posting hourly updates at one point, trying to coax AJ into a fight.
      In the end WBC champ Fury claimed AJ missed his deadline to sign a contract for a fight.
      So instead a trilogy bout with Chisora, 38, has now been confirmed for December 3rd.
      And Chisora has already started the mind games ahead of their third encounter, by joking that Fury is “obsessed” with Joshua.
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      He told iFL TV: “I think Tyson, mentally, physically, he wants to have sex with AJ because AJ’s been living in f***ing Tyson’s head for the last f****ing ten years for rent free.
      “Every day [it’s] ‘what’s the bodybuilder doing? He don’t want to fight, oh why, why?’.
      “He’s got a thing for AJ. He fancies AJ. I don’t blame him, AJ’s a good looking boy.”
      Chisora went on to say that Joshua’s name was the first thing to come out of Fury’s mouth when the pair sat down together.
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      He continued: “We sat down, the first thing he said, AJ came out of his mouth.”
      And Del Boy concluded: “Do you understand? The guy is obsessed with f***ing AJ.”
      Fury frequently took to social media to send Joshua messages in which he referenced him as a “bodybuilder” as he tried to coax AJ into a fight.
      In one message, Fury blasted: “AJ, where are you mush? Time is ticking.”
      The Gypsy King continued: “AJ I’ll make it nice and quick for you! I’ll do it inside six rounds so you can get out of there in one piece and go home and have a nice little night out on Sunday.
      “Nice and quick, in and out, get paid and out you go.”
      A different message saw Fury boom: “Sign the contract AJ you little p***y. Sign the bloody contract p***y boy.”
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      Fury has now downplayed his chances of ever coming to blows with AJ inside the ring.
      But he has revealed he could fight another TEN TIMES before finally hanging up his gloves for good.
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      Watch Tommy Fury show off hand speed and power in explosive training for return fight on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard

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      TOMMY FURY looks explosive in training for his return fight on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard. Fury has not boxed since beating Pole Daniel Bocianski, 27, on brother Tyson’s undercard in April at Wembley.
      Tommy Fury training for his next fight
      Tommy Fury returns on Floyd Mayweather’s undercard
      But he is set to do so on November 13 in Dubai against 5-2 American Paul Bamba, 33.
      The bout falls on the undercard of Mayweather’s exhibition against YouTuber Deji, 25.
      Fury, 23, is still eyeing a mega celebrity grudge match against YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul, 25.
      He pulled out of their initial fight in December after suffering a rib injury in training.
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      And when they rescheduled for August in New York, this time he suffered a US visa issue, forcing him to withdraw again.
      Fury is open to trying for a THIRD time and will even fight fellow social media fighter KSI, 29, on the same night.
      He told SecondsOut: “I’ve said all along I’d fight the both of them on the same night.
      “Like KSI done with the two people the other day, the rapper and whatever that was, I will do the same with Jake Paul and him on the same night.
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      “When they finally get in the ring with me, I cannot wait to show everybody that what I was saying all along is true, it isn’t a fight for me.
      “If you’re going to ask me to fight a YouTuber, KSI, who plays Fifa on the internet for a living and Jake Paul who does whatever he does, sign me up, not a problem.
      “He’s very lucky that them fights haven’t come off yet. I don’t know what the other one KSI is mentioning my name for because he’s even worse than Jake Paul, so I don’t really know what’s going on.
      “Two fools that need shutting up, so let me tend to my actual business first against actual fighting men and then I will happily get them out of boxing.”
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      Watch Derek Chisora scream slur about Tottenham inside empty Spurs stadium as Tyson Fury trilogy fight confirmed

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      DEREK CHISORA screamed “Tottenham sucks!” across an empty Spurs stadium – but won’t be shouting the odds for his trilogy fight with Tyson Fury.Chisora passed his cheeky screen test but faces a far tougher examination at the same venue against unbeaten Fury on December 3.
      Tyson Fury will attempt to make it three wins against fellow Brit Derek Chisora when they meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3Credit: Getty
      Chisora shouted out his Spurs jibe over an empty stadium
      Having lost twice to the Gypsy King, Del Boy War will again be the heavy underdog.
      But he enjoyed himself at Tottenham as he warmed up for what could be a chilling night – for both him and fight fans.
      Spectators are being urged to wrap up well for the outdoor event.
      And Chisora was in a grey jacket, plus cap and sunglasses, as he cupped his hands to launch his jibe at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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      Onlookers can be heard chuckling as the Brit yells out his anti-Spurs insult from the stands before turning to walk away.
      Chisora and Fury are both Manchester United fans.
      And the Red Devils produced arguably their finest display under Erik ten Hag to beat Spurs 2-0 on Wednesday night.
      But even if Chisora, 38, achieves his own best-ever performance, he is unlikely to topple Fury.
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      In fact, the 34-year-old Mancunian already has his eye on his next two opponents after December.
      Fury fancies taking on Anthony Joshua’s two-time conqueror Oleksandr Usyk so he can hold every heavyweight crown at once.
      He then might face Londoner Joe Joyce, 37, who’s won all 15 of his 15 contests, 14 by knockout.
      Fury, though, claims it’s unlikely his long-teased meeting with Joshua will ever happen.
      He said: “I don’t think so… You can’t make someone do something they don’t want to do.” More

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      ‘Are you scared of me’ – What Tyson Fury told Derek Chisora as rivals came face to face ahead of trilogy fight

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      TYSON FURY kicked off the War of words as he came face to face with Derek Chisora ahead of their trilogy fight. The heavyweight rivals announced the third bout of their series in London, set for December 3 at Tottenham’s stadium.
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora ahead of their trilogy fightCredit: Getty
      It comes over a decade after Fury’s first win over Chisora, 38, and eight years on from their one-sided rematch.
      Having stared each other down, Fury, 34, said: “Are you scared of me, Chisora?”
      Fury then switched his attention to Chisora’s close friend Anthony Joshua, 33, following the collapse of their fight talks.
      He said: “You have shown up the body builder. You have shown him up. You showed him.
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      “Man’s a coward. Man’s a coward and I’m just going to keep torturing him until he actually gets the balls to fight.”
      Chisora, nicknamed War, is currently managed by AJ’s 258 stable, but Fury offered to take over the role free of charge.
      He quipped: “Listen, you should let me manage you. I’m the man who has got you this £2million, me. Not AJ.
      “And I’ll do it for free, I won’t take a tenner off you because I like to help people out for nothing.

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      “Free of charge, for old times’ sake. Let me manage you. Let me manage you.”
      Fury is using his unlikely trilogy as a keep-busy fight while Oleksandr Usyk, 35, recovers from injury.
      His promoter Frank Warren revealed plans to fight Usyk in a February undisputed decider, the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
      And then it paves the way for Fury to defend the titles against Joe Joyce, 37, later in the year.
      Meanwhile Joshua, coming off consecutive losses to Usyk, now looks set to return next year after talks with Fury broke down.
      Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More