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TYSON FURY and his dad John have jetted to Menorca ahead of Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.The Gypsy King, 34, has spent the week feuding with Derek Chisora but appeared to be in a happier mood at the airport.
Tyson Fury shadow boxed in the airport ahead of his flightCredit: @tysonfury
Father John is joining the Gypsy King in MenorcaCredit: @tysonfury
He filmed a short video of his father which he uploaded to Instagram, asking the 58-year-old where they were headed.
Fury Snr. revealed the Spanish island of Menorca as their destination and his son responded excitedly, shouting one of his favourite phrases: “Get up!”
The Gypsy King also showed off in the airport and was filmed shadow boxing as he waited for his flight.
The Fury’s are set to watch AJ take on Usyk as he looks to reclaim his heavyweight world title belts and John had some words of advice for his compatriot.
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He said: “I’d go for body punches, I’d work the body. Plenty of punishment downstairs, bring them up through the middle and around the sides. If he gets that game plan, who knows, I think he can do it.
“But it’s going to take devil in his work, aggression and him to be a bully and the worst form of human being he’s ever been in that night.
“He’s got to change his character completely. He’s got to be a demon when he’s in there, otherwise he’s going to come up second best because you can’t outbox Usyk as he’s just too tricky.
“But what he can do is out strength him, out game him and use his size and his weight to his advantage. He needs a lot of that [heart], if he gets all of this, you get an AJ win. Anything less, Usyk [wins].”
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Fury has backed Usyk to win again – just as he did ahead of the first fight last September.
In June the heavyweight world champion claimed the Ukrainian is “too cute, smart and quick” for Joshua, and he believes Usyk’s southpaw stance will cause problems again.
But this week Fury has been more preoccupied with his war of words with Chisora.
After going back and forth with Delboy this week Fury said on Friday: “I see Delboy’s at it again. He’s confused because he lost that £2m I offered him because stupid 258 [MGT] said no, they wanted three.
“Talking like absolute mugs. Never seen idiots like them in my life.
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“He wants some smoke does he? I’ll tell you what to do then Derek, when you get back from Saudi Arabia s***ing off AJ [Anthony Joshua] get yourself down to Morecambe, I’ll have you a bare-knuckle straightener in there for f all.
“I’ll show you who wants smoke you little s***house. You were offered £2m and you s*** yourself you big sausage. Carrot, You’re a carrot muncher you little p****.” More

THERE was controversy in one of the fights on the Oleksandr Usyk versus Anthony Joshua undercard when the bell failed to ring to end a round.Badou Jack and Richard Rivera were forced to box for FOUR MINUTES in round eight when the timekeeper went awol.
Badou Jack and Richard Rivera were forced to box four minutes in a roundCredit: AP
The clock on the Sky Sports Box Office screen disappeared when the round was supposed to end.
But the two cruiserweights were forced to slug it out for another 60 seconds.
It was not good news for Rivera, as he chose to stand up between rounds so might have fancied a little rest.
And Jack began to take advantage of his opponent’s tiredness by hammering in a barrage of shots as the clocked ticked well past the three minutes.
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Fight fans were less-than impressed on social media.
One asked “where the f*** is the bell”, while Jeremy Padawer posted on Twitter that it was “the first time I’ve ever seen a mistake like that”.
“Shocking”, “s**t” and “disgraceful” were just some of the other comments on the oversight.
Fan anger didn’t stop there either when the result was read out.

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Most had Rivera, who goes by the nickname Popeye and had a pipe in his mouth at the end of the fight, springing the shock, but the judges awarded it to the veteran Jack.
The Swede won 96-94, 96-94 on two of the judges’ scorecards, with the other giving it to Rivera by the same score.
It was Rivera’s first pro defeat.
Daniel Smith posted on Twitter: “What on earth is that result by the way.”
“Travesty of a decision” “daylight robbery” and “unbelievable” were other comments by frustrated fans.
Anthony Joshua will be attempting to get his revenge against Oleksandr Usyk later on in their rematch.
Jack got the result – but fans felt he was luckyCredit: PA More

FIGHTERS on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua are struggling to deal with FLIES.Commentator Adam Smith made the stunning revelation with the bumper night of fights well underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Badou Jack lands a blow on the undercardCredit: AP
Ramla Ali defied the flies to grab a stunning winCredit: Getty
During Badou Jack’s clash with Richard Rivera, the broadcaster said: “flies are affecting boxers in the ring”.
In addition to battling the bugs, Jack and Rivera were also forced to fight for an extra 60 seconds during round eight… when the timekeeper went awol.
The clock on the Sky Sports Box Office screen disappeared at the end of the allocated three minutes, but the two fighters were made to slug it out for an extra 60 seconds.
With the fight going to a decision, it was Jack who managed to follow Ramla Ali in defying the flies to grab a big win.
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AJ’s crunch rematch with Usyk is set to go ahead in stifling 32 degree heat later tonight at King Abdullah Sports City.
The Brit will be desperate to thrive in the sticky conditions to earn back his heavyweight belts.
Joshua, 32, weighed in at 244lbs for the crunch bout – 4lbs heavier than the first fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Usyk, meanwhile, came in at 221lbs – exactly what he weighed last September.
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In the immediate aftermath of the weigh-in, AJ said: “I’ll be honest, all of this stuff doesn’t matter, it’s just about the fight. Real talk.
“All of this stuff, weight, face-off, none of it matters to me. Just looking forward to the fight.”
AJ then added: “I’m just ready for 12 rounds, 100 per cent ready for 12 rounds and anything short of that is a bonus.”
Joshua engaged in mind games during the face off – asking Usyk about his weakness.
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OLEKSANDR USYK has shrugged off Amir Khan’s suggestion that he was planning to come in heavier for his rematch with Anthony Joshua.The 35-year-old Ukrainian weighed in at 221 pounds on Friday – the same as he did for their first bout in London last September.
Usyk tipped the scales at the same weight as the first fight 11 months agoCredit: Getty
Challenger Joshua is the best part of two stone heavier than UsykCredit: Getty
Usyk schooled Joshua to win a clear decision victory 11 months ago and will be hoping to do the same in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
But some were surprised by him not having put on any more weight – with AJ coming in four pounds heavier to increase the gap between them to 23lbs.
There were rumours throughout fight week about Usyk having bulked up for his fourth bout at heavyweight.
And former world champion Khan claimed Usyk had said he was 15 kilograms heavier when the pair met in Dubai earlier this month.
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But he then came in at the same weight, with Usyk responding to Khan’s comments by simply saying: “You see, your expectations are not always met.”
Khan was adamant the unified heavyweight champion was going to come in heavier for the rematch.
Speaking to SecondsOut, he said: “He looks a lot bigger.
“I mean he was telling me that he’s put on an extra 15 kilos since he last fought AJ, so, we’re going to see how much strength he’s going to be having.
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“He looks like a full-on natural heavyweight. He is big and looks very strong.
“He nowhere near looked like a cruiserweight, he looked like a nice full blown-up heavyweight.
“He was strong at the weight when he was hitting the pads and stuff and you can see the definition on his body.
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“He’s very thick and you can see it’s solid muscle that he’s got.”
Usyk heads into the fight with AJ as the favourite following his superb display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last year.
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DEREK CHISORA launched an X-rated response after Tyson Fury labelled him a “sausage” for “turning down” £2million to fight.The 38-year-old is out in Saudi Arabia to watch Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
Derek Chisora hit back at Tyson FuryCredit: iFL TV INSTAGRAM
The Gypsy King has repeatedly mocked Del BoyCredit: Instagram @tysonfury
After being called a “sausage” by the Gypsy King, Chisora hit back that people are sick of the 34-year-old’s “f***ing b***s*** – while Fury brought AJ into the argument.
Asked by iFL TV about the war of words, Del Boy blasted: “Listen. He’s a mug, he’s puppet.
“He needs to phone Frank Warren, get more money, come see me. I didn’t miss out on anything I don’t have.
“I don’t care, I’m just getting it out there, he’s a mug.”
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Asked if his representatives had asked for £3m to fight Fury, Chisora added: “Asked for three million? He didn’t send us the paper work!
“Listen. I’m not going to get into arguments with him. You know we sell out a stadium, ten million on the gate, then plus pay-per-view and he told me two million?
“That’s a bit stupid isn’t it? I ain’t no donkey am I?
“Tyson is a mug man. He’s a mug, he’s an a***hole, what can I say? He’s got so much b***s***.
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“He’s such a b***s****er man. He’s not honest, he’s not an honest person. He’s a b***s****er. he’s not honest. He’s an a***hole.”
Asked if his friendship with Fury is definitely over, he said: “I don’t hate the guy, but if he’s trying to insult me by offering me that kind of money without the contract… that’s bulls***.
“Then come out in public and say ‘I offered you this much money’.
“I didn’t even say about money when I was bringing it up in my video. I got loads of videos I can bring out of him but I won’t do that because he’s an a***hole.”
Asked if he had a final message for Fury, he said: “Suck my d***. b****.”
The Gypsy King responded with a similarly crude statement, bringing Joshua into the argument and reminding Chisora of what happened in their two previous fights. More