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      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for huge trilogy fight

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      TYSON FURY and Deontay Wilder are ready to go to war for a THIRD time with their long-awaited trilogy fight just days away.The Bronze Bomber’s revenge mission against the Gypsy King, which was supposed to take place on July 24, was postponed because Fury, as well as other camp members, tested positive for Covid-19.
      Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder in brutal fashion back in early 2020Credit: Getty
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      Fury demolished Wilder inside seven rounds to inflict the first defeat of the American’s career back in February 2020 and win the WBC heavyweight title.
      Neither man has fought since then, and both have been busy in longer training camps.
      The winner is likely to fight Oleksandr Usyk, who beat Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision in their heavyweight clash to secure the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
      Any match-up between Joshua and Fury now seems remote after AJ’s defeat, but Eddie Hearn promises the pair will go for a rematch.
      When is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3?

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 was originally slated to take place on July 24, but will now take place on Saturday, October 9.
      Expect the main event of Fury vs Wilder 3 at around 4am BST.
      The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas plays host and Nevada is eight hours behind the UK, so the fight will begin about 8pm local time.

      What TV channel and live stream is Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 on?

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 is being broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
      The fight will cost £24.95 on BT.
      In the US the event will be live on ESPN+ and Fox PPV.
      talkSPORT will bring you live and exclusive radio commentary of Tyson Fury’s heavyweight trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder this Saturday night. Download the talkSPORT app to listen.

      How the fighters compare
      It’s pretty fair to say that Fury and Wilder are two completely different fighters.
      In years gone by, Wilder has been known for his one-punch knockout power, his ferocious finishes and the mighty torque he gets into his right hands.
      He’s often been criticised for his lack of traditional boxing technique, having picked up the sport late in his life, before managing to secure himself an Olympic bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
      But Wilder has rarely ever needed boxing technique to get through his fights, boasting an incredible 41 knockouts from his 44 fights.
      Fury, on the other hand, has been boxing since he was a child, and is known for his excellent footwork, feinting, double-jabbing and ring IQ.
      He outwitted the great Wladimir Klitschko in their world title clash back in 2015 and outboxed Wilder for long periods of their first fight in 2018, though it ended in a draw.
      Fury does pack a heavy punch, however, as he showed in his rematch with Wilder, but it’s his boxing which allows him to set up the more offensive side of his game.

      Who is on the undercard?
      The event, cross-promoted by Top Rank and Premier Boxing Champions, will see a host of heavy-hitters featuring on the undercard.
      That includes the battle of unbeaten heavyweights in Cuba’s Frank Sanchez meeting Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba.
      Sanchez, a training partner of Canelo Alvarez who is promoted by Top Rank, will put his 18-0 record against PBC’s Ajagba, who stands 15-0.
      Robert Helenius will also rematch Adam Kownacki on the bill.
      Polish prospect Kownacki, 32, was defeated for the first time and stunned by veteran Helenius, 37, in March 2020.
      American star Jared Anderson will return, with an opponent yet to be confirmed.
      Anderson, 21, is 9-0 and was credited as a huge part in Fury’s win against Wilder last year.
      He provided the Gypsy King with expert sparring Stateside, winning the praise of the WBC champion.
      What have they said?
      Tyson Fury has joked he will ‘cheat again’ with ‘horseshoes in his gloves’ in his trilogy fight against Wilder.
      The American accused the new WBC champ of having ‘loaded gloves’ days after he was battered into submission by the Gypsy King in their second bout.
      Wilder gave a whole host of excuses as to why he had lost – one was that his ring-walk outfit was ‘too heavy’ and another was a ludicrous accusation that his coach Mark Breland had ‘spiked his water’, something the well-respected Breland strenuously denies.
      Now Fury has joked that he will use ‘Peaky Blinders’ style tactics and load his gloves with ‘horseshoes and dynamite’.
      Speaking to MMA Hour after Wilder’s latest accusations, the 33-year-old said: “Do you know what, I’m gonna cheat again because I’m gonna smash his face in.
      “So, according to him that’s cheating because he’s not supposed to lose. But unfortunately I’m going to cheat again.
      “You ever watched Peaky Blinders? I loaded the gloves with horseshoes and dynamite.
      “This time I’m going to do exactly the same but I’m going to put a bit more metal in there.
      “With Wilder, in my opinion, he’s come out with all this stuff, I’ve cheated, I’ve done this, I’m a natural born cheater, his coach – I must have some power mustn’t I because I’ve even got his coach on my side!
      “And not to mention [trainer] Jay Deas, he’s on my payroll too.
      “I’m like Tommy Shelby here, I’ve got them all on the payroll. He’s on the payroll too, Jay Deas, because he was in the changing room while I was getting my gloves on the whole time.
      “So he must have helped me and Wilder’s in denial about that. But let me just put that out there as well.”
      Where is Fury vs Wilder 3 taking place?
      Fury vs Wilder 3 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, making it the third different venue in pair’s three fights.
      Fury vs Wilder 1 took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles back in December 2018.
      The T-Mobile Arena will play host to Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III
      And while their second happened in Las Vegas, the MGM Grand Garden Arena was the venue.
      But now the T-Mobile Arena, which has hosted huge fights such as Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin and numerous big UFC events, will play host for their third clash.
      Who is training Tyson Fury?
      Tyson Fury will be trained, once again, by SugarHill Steward, who took his corner for the second Wilder fight.
      Fury used to be trained by Ben Davison, who was in charge for the very first Wilder bout, but was replaced by Steward a year later.
      Steward instantly implemented his ‘Kronk style’ of training, one in which where boxers who fight out of the Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan, seek to put pressure on their opponents to force a knockout.
      The style of fighting was first introduced by legendary trainer Emanuel Steward, SugarHill’s late uncle.
      Fury predicted that with SugarHill in his corner, he would bring the fight to Wilder and take him out during their second fight, a prediction not many believed in.
      But the Gypsy King did just that, stopping Wilder in seven rounds. And now, with 18 months more Kronk training under his belt, Fury will be looking for the same result on October 9.
      Who is training Deontay Wilder?
      Wilder has brought in a new head trainer in Malik Scott, who the Bronze Bomber fought and knocked out back in 2014.
      Scott and Wilder have worked all summer in attempt to sharpen the latter’s boxing skills, quickening both his feet and hands in preparation for Fury.
      Wilder will still have ex-head trainer Jay Deas in his corner, but Scott will take charge on fight night.

      The Alabama native used to have former world champion Mark Breland in his corner, but he was sacked after Wilder accused him of spiking his water before the second Fury fight.
      It was also Breland who threw the towel in, forcing the referee to stop the fight midway through the seventh round.
      What happened during Fury vs Wilder 1?
      Fury’s first fight with Wilder took place in Los Angeles, California on December 1, 2018, several months after the Gypsy King’s two comeback bouts with Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta.
      Wilder was the favourite heading into the fight, having knocked out every opponent he’d ever faced before Fury, who had spent two years out of the ring with drug addiction and mental health problems.
      But the fight ended in a controversial split decision draw with both fighters having success throughout the contest.
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fought to a split decision draw in 2018Credit: AP:Associated Press
      Fury managed to outbox Wilder for most of the fight but was knocked down in the ninth and 12th rounds.
      The Brit miraculously got up off the canvas in the final round, getting to his feet on the count of nine, before boxing well for the rest of the fight.
      The fight was scored 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.
      What happened during Fury vs Wilder 2?
      Fury vs Wilder 2 took place in Las Vegas on February 20, 2020 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
      The second fight turned out to be a more one-sided affair, with Fury shocking the boxing world to stop Wilder in the seventh round of their Las Vegas clash.
      Fury came into the fight with a new trainer in SugarHill Steward, after utilising Ben Davison in his corner for the first bout.
      Steward and Fury adopted an offensive game plan and came forward at Wilder throughout the fight, knocking him down in rounds three and five.
      Fury knocked Wilder down twice in their Vegas rematchCredit: Reuters
      Wilder’s assistant trainer Mark Breland eventually threw in the towel at the midway point of the seventh round, making Fury the WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion.
      The Bronze Bomber would go on to make a slew of excuses for the loss, but one of them he later denied was that he suffered a burst eardrum.
      The Covid-19 pandemic delayed several attempts to get a trilogy rematch finalised.
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      How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder face off in the fashion stakes with bespoke suits, gold slippers and diamond jewellery

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      TYSON FURY and Deontay Wilder may be fighting in the ring this weekend, but the duo are also competing to be the best dressed fighter ahead of their trilogy bout.Over the years, as the pair have squared up to one another at press conferences, they’ve both managed to cut stylish figures.
      Tyson Fury, ahead of his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, cuts a stylish figure in a bespoke suitCredit: Alamy
      Fury seen at the MGM Grand wearing a bespoke suit by designer Claudio LugliCredit: Splash News
      Deontay Wilder shows off a gold chain and medallion around his neckCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Fury is well known for attending press events in bespoke suits, and he has continued that trend for Furv v Wilder III.
      It’s a far-cry when the Gypsy King wore a Batman costume in the build-up to his bout against Wladimir Klitschko, of course.
      But, thanks to help of his tailor Claudio Lugli, Fury’s outfits have become a centre piece in the build-up to the fights.
      Most recently, Fury donned a two piece that featured his own image sitting on a throne wearing a crown.
      While, ahead of the second fight he wore a suit that had messages regarding mental health
      Wilder, himself, has been more paired down this time round wearing sportswear. But, he’s still making sure he’s matched Fury when it comes to the jewellery stakes.
      DRESS TO IMPRESS
      As well eye-catching suits, Fury also has a penchant for wearing slippers with his suits, including a fetching gold pair.
      Not wanting to be outdone by the unbeaten Brit, Wilder marched to the MGM back in 2020 dressed to impress.
      The 35-year-old arrived to the event wearing a fur-collared leather coat, with a gold chain and medallion hanging around his neck.
      A gold-encrusted watch was also proudly shown off by the American, as well as a gold ring and jazzy, spiky footwear to prove he truly is the King of Bling.
      This time round, focused Wilder has paired down with sportswearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The Gypsy King showed off his custom-made suit with hidden mental health messagesCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Wilder wore a fur-collared leather jacket, while he also showed off his gold watch ahead of their 2020 boutCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Fury’s size 14 gold slippers have certainly caught the eyeCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Wilder’s silver and gold trainers proved that he truly is the King of BlingCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      On Monday, Fury spoke with the British media in a £375 Versace dressing gown about Wilder’s reluctance to talk in a previous press conference.
      “I don’t care what they do. None of my business. I keep my own business to myself and I don’t really care what that big dosser does, nothing,” he told Sky Sports.
      “I don’t care what he does. If he talks or he doesn’t. It doesn’t make any difference to me. Mind games don’t work with me anyway.”
      Fury also warned Wilder that he doesn’t matter how well prepared he is for the fight, the outcome will still be the same.

      Fury, 33, is known for attending press events in bespoke suitsCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Wilder, 35, will be hoping to reclaim his WBC heavyweight titleCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Fury appeared in a £375 Versace dressing gown when he spoke to the British media on MondayCredit: Getty
      Wilder cuts a stylish figure in a smart tracksuitCredit: Instagram
      He said: “I don’t think it matters, what he does, because it’s not about him, it’s about me, what I do. It wouldn’t matter if he ran around the ring in a circle, if he comes forward throwing bombs.
      “It doesn’t make any difference. When we’re in there, I’ll adjust to whatever it is on the night and what he’s going to do.
      “Winning is winning. An inch or a mile. I’ll take a knockout or I’ll take a points victory. It doesn’t matter, as long as you get the win, you move on to the next one.”
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      Tyson Fury brands himself ‘Professor X without the wheels’ as he insists Deontay Wilder’s mind games won’t work on him

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      TYSON FURY has likened himself to X-Men’s Professor X, insisting rival Deontay Wilder’s mind games won’t work ahead of Saturday’s trilogy fight in Las Vegas. The Brit meets Wilder for the third and possibly final time at the T-Mobile Arena.
      Fury insists Wilder’s mind games are not workingCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      Wilder has accused Fury of cheating in their second fightCredit: GETTY IMAGES
      Fury says he’s not bothered if his rival talks and says the mind games don’t work on him – likening himself to Marvel superhero Professor X, who could read and control the minds of others.
      He told Sky Sports: “I keep my own business to myself and I don’t really care what that big dosser does, nothing.
      “I don’t care what he does. If he talks or he doesn’t. It doesn’t make any difference to me.
      “Mind games don’t work with me anyway.
      “I’m like Professor X without the wheels.”
      The pair first met back in 2018, but the fight ended in a draw.

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      Fury won the 2020 rematch convincingly in round eight to strip Wilder of his WBC heavyweight title.
      Wilder has since accused Fury of cheating in their second fight, saying he tampered with his gloves to put his fist in an improper position.
      He also believes that Fury put a hard object inside his gloves to deal more damage with each punch. 
      The next strange claim was that his water was spiked, potentially by his co-trainer at the time Mark Breland.
      And then he blamed fatigue due to the weight of his ring walk costume. 
      The American also accused and fired Breland for disloyalty after he threw in the towel to end the fight.
      And Wilder sticks by his wild claims, doubling down ahead of the fight saying Fury is ‘coming up with a masterplan to cheat again’.
      Fury’s dad John has advised Wilder to take a leaf out of former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s book.
      Joshua was gracious in defeat when he lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world titles to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in late September.
      John said: “I got asked about Wilder being like AJ.
      “You could never compare the two men. AJ had dignity in defeat, he knows what’s gone wrong and he’s trying to put it right and he will do.
      Patrick Stewart played Professor X in the hit X-Men moviesCredit: Alamy

      “The other one’s in total denial and has been talking absolute rubbish for the last two years.
      “He’s still talking rubbish and that’s what puts me off him as a fighter and that’s why in my opinion he cannot improve because of his mindset.
      “Tyson will know when to fight and when to box and I don’t think Wilder has the intelligence to cope with that on any level at all. Not knocking him it’s just the character he’s shown to me in defeat.
      “How can you learn in defeat when you carry on like that?
      “The American people love Tyson and I love the American people but I like men amongst men, I like men to be men. 
      You could never compare the two men. AJ had dignity in defeat, he knows what’s gone wrong and he’s trying to put it right and he will do.John Fury
      “I don’t want them to be like spoilt children in defeat. I admire men in defeat with dignity.
      “Look at Manny Pacquiao the other day. You didn’t see him doing that, blaming his costume, blaming his team, slandering world champions, giving professional people a bad name. You can’t do that, it’s defamation of character.
      “Like I said before I would have had him in court, he would never have got a second fight but that’s politics and that’s out of my hands and like I said, I’ve got no control over it at all.”
      Fury insists he doesn’t care if he wins by an inch or a mile on Saturday as long as he gets the job done.
      Fury added: “I don’t think it matters, what he does, because it’s not about him, it’s about me, what I do.
      “It wouldn’t matter if he ran around the ring in a circle, if he comes forward throwing bombs.
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      “It doesn’t make any difference. When we’re in there, I’ll adjust to whatever it is on the night and what he’s going to do.
      “Winning is winning. An inch or a mile. I’ll take a knockout or I’ll take a points victory.
      “It doesn’t matter, as long as you get the win, you move on to the next one.”
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      Fans fear Tyson Fury will be struck by ‘Versace curse’ after donning black and gold robe ahead of Deontay Wilder fight

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      BOXING fans fear WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury will get clobbered on Saturday evening – and become the latest victim of the ‘Versace curse’.Fighting superstars Conor McGregor and Billy Joe Saunders have lost big fights after wearing a Versace robe in the build-up to the event.
      Tyson Fury has dared to wear a ‘cursed’ Versace robeCredit: Getty
      Conor McGregor wore a Versace robe before his defeat by Floyd Mayweather JrCredit: Instagram @thenotoriousmma
      The Gypsy King, 33, arrived at a press event on Monday, holding his WBC belt and wearing a custom-made Versace robe.
      Undefeated Fury is preparing for his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, 35, on Saturday and is keen look stylish in the upmarket Italian brand.
      But fans on social media were immediately concerned about the Brit’s attire, with dozens tweeting the words: “Versace curse.”
      McGregor wore a Versace robe ahead of his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in August 2017… and he was stopped in the tenth round.
      Saunders did the same ahead of his scrap with Canelo Alvarez… and he was stopped in the eighth round.
      Fury was also wore a Versace robe in May, just before his fight with Wilder was pushed back from July to October due to a Covid outbreak.

      Billy Joe Saunders also wore a Versace robe ahead of his clash with Canelo AlvarezCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
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      After seeing the Gypsy King wear the famous brand again, one boxing fan tweeted: “Oh no. I’m putting good money on Wilder to win.”
      While another wrote: “Break the robe curse, Tyson.”
      And one supporter told Fury: “That Versace robe is cursed, get rid of it.”
      But other fans weren’t having the curse, with one replying: “People will say anything to try and stop the Gypsy King.”
      In fairness to Fury, neither McGregor or Saunders were tipped to win their respective fights.
      The Manchester boxer goes into his bout with Wilder as the favourite after outclassing the American in both of their previous meetings.
      And even if Fury does suffer a first career loss on Saturday evening, at least he’ll do it having worn the finest clobber Italy has to offer.
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      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 ring-walk time CONFIRMED: What time will Gypsy King and Bronze Bomber make way to ring?

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      TYSON FURY is preparing to once again go to war with Deontay Wilder in a huge heavyweight trilogy this weekend in Las Vegas. Fury battered Wilder in their second fight last year but the pair are set to do battle once again for the WBC heavyweight title.
      Tyson Fury entered the second fight on a throneCredit: PA
      Deontay Wilder entered in a costume to celebrate Black History MonthCredit: Reuters
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      Wilder and Fury look to be in tremendous shape and have made their way to Las Vegas for Saturday’s event, with the grand arrivals to get underway tonight.
      Fans in the UK won’t be travelling like they did for the first fight due to Covid restrictions, but SunSport are on hand with all the details on how to tune in on time for the ring-walks.
      What time will Fury & Wilder make their ring-walks?
      Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s ring-walks for their second fight in February 2020 will take some topping.
      Fury came into the arena on a throne while Wilder walked to the ring with a spectacular outfit which celebrated Black History Month.
      And this time you can expect more of the same.

      Fury vs Wilder 3 ring-walks are expected to get underway from 3am UK time on Sunday, October 10.
      With the walks set to be long and ring introductions and national anthems to be belted out, it’s likely the fight gets going closer to 3.30am.
      Timings are subject to change and will depend on how long the undercard lasts.

      What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

      Fury vs Wilder 3 will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.
      You can purchase the event for £24.95.
      Coverage will get underway from midnight on Saturday, October 9.
      The event is available for live streaming from the BT Sport Box Office app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

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      On the undercard, Adam Kownacki takes on Robert Helenius in a rematch from their heavyweight barn-stormer in March 2020.
      And Top Rank prospect Efe Ajagba takes on Canelo Alvarez’s Cuban stablemate Frank Sanchez.
      American heavyweight Jared Anderson is also in action.
      Efe Ajagba is in action against Frank Sanchez on the Fury vs Wilder 3 undercardCredit: Getty

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      Fury vs Wilder 3 build-up LIVE: Latest news and updates as Gypsy King & Bronze Bomber prepare for Vegas grand arrivals

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      FIGHT week is finally here as Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder get ready to clash in a colossal Las Vegas trilogy fight. Fury knocked Wilder out in seven rounds last year to claim the WBC heavyweight title but the Bronze Bomber is hellbent on revenge.
      Both fighters are set to appear at their Vegas grand arrivals and Thursday’s press conference before weighing in on Friday ahead of fight night.
      All the ring action will happen on Saturday night in the UK with the fight beginning in the early hours of Sunday morning, with the coverage on BT Sport Box Office.
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      Follow ALL of the latest news and updates below…
      FUR-OUGH THE AGES
      Tyson Fury’s shorts have got smaller and smaller the bigger the Gypsy King has become in boxing.
      The Brit started his career wearing giant boxing shorts that fell way past his knees.
      But the Brit has revealed more and more leg the closer he’s got to becoming unified world champion.
      Fury has even taken to training in his pants too!

      WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
      Tyson Fury has revealed he works hard to keep himself hydrated in the desert heat as he prepares for the Las Vegas fight.
      The Gyspy King has admitted that he drinks a GALLON of water a day.
      He said: “Well over a gallon a day.
      “Hydration is a vital key to performance. Your body is 75 per cent water. And I’ve got a big body. Must keep watering.
      “One per cent dehydration equals a 20 per cent drop in performance. It is hard to drink this much. You have to keep running to relieve yourself.”
      FURY CONTUNUED
      “He’s got a new trainer and he wants to get better.
      “But while he will also have the biggest punch in the world, I can’t really see how he can make a big difference to his basic boxing.
      “I hope he’s better. I hope he can give me a bigger challenge because we don’t want another beat down.
      “I love boxing and we all want good fights. Anyway, if we’ve both improved then the outcome should be the same.
      “Me breaking him down and smashing him to bits again. Only quicker.”
      FAST AND FURYOUS
      Tyson Fury insists that he is ’30 to 40 per cent’ better than when he beat Deontay Wilder in February last year.
      He told the Mail: “Deontay will find himself up against a Tyson Fury who is 30 to 40 cent better than the Tyson Fury who steamrolled him in the last fight.
      “I haven’t wasted our 20 months out of the ring. I’ve worked non-stop to improve my boxing, my footwork, my jab. Everything.
      “I’ve been an elite fighter for years but I’ve used the break to move up to an even higher echelon.
      “I’m sure Deontay’s been trying hard to improve, too.”
      WARR MACHINE
      Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren claims Anthony Joshua will LOSE his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
      Warren wrote in Boxing Scene: “I cannot actually imagine a rematch turning out much differently.
      “I cannot see Usyk jumping on the party circuit and turning up horrendously out of condition. Fortune has very much favoured Joshua since he turned pro.
      “The British public craved a heavyweight hero and got behind him in their droves, backing him to the absolute hilt and invested fortunes in ticket and pay-per-view fees.
      “The attributes Usyk possesses are shared by Tyson with interest, along with a size and speed advantage.
      “A fight between them is a natural one to make as we will now consider an alternative way forward.”
      UK BOUND
      Tyson Fury’s next fight will most likely be in the UK, his promoter Frank Warren predicts.
      Warren reckons all the top heavyweights in boxing including Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte, are from Britain and not the USA.
      Minus Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who beat Joshua to become heavyweight champion last week, but Warren thinks even if Fury fights him it will be held in the UK.
      Speaking to BBC Sport about the Gypsy King, who hasn’t fought on home-soil since 2018, Warren said: “Here’s no Yanks out there for him to fight. I think he’ll be back here which will be a great homecoming.
      “If Tyson wins the fight we’ll sit down. There’s a few options there. Usyk would be a massive fight here. The Joshua fight is still a massive fight.
      “Dillian Whyte is a big fight, providing he beats Otto Wallin [30 October] which isn’t a forgone conclusion. There’s some big fights for him.”
      DANGEROUS DEONTAY
      Tyson Fury has labelled his foe Deontay Wilder as the most dangerous boxer in the game ahead of their trilogy bout this weekend.
      Wilder’s ferocious streak is a worry for Fury who refuses to write off his opponent, although many other people have.
      But the Gypsy King is aware of the threat Wilder poses and won’t take him lightly in the ring.
      He told the BBC: “A lot of people are writing Wilder off in this fight. They almost look at him like he’s a bum.
      “Like he can’t fight and he’s useless. You can’t write him off.
      “Make no mistake about this, Deontay Wilder is the most dangerous heavyweight out there. Combine them all together and they don’t make a danger like Wilder.
      “So that’s what I’m messing with. I’m playing with an atomic bomb, messing round, clipping wires.
      “Every time you go into the ring with Deontay Wilder you’re playing with that danger.”
      WILD CLAIM
      Deontay Wilder claims Tyson Fury didn’t knock him out the last time they faced each other in the ring.
      Instead, Wilder labels Fury’s victory a ‘stoppage’ because his ex-trainer former trainer Mark Breland made a ‘weak’ decision to stop the fight.
      The Bronze Bomber reckons even at his worst, and Fury at his best, the Gypsy King still wouldn’t be able to lay him flat out on the canvas.
      He said to BT Sport, Via BoxingNews24: “Even on my worst night and his best night, he still couldn’t get me out of there. 
      “People try to label it as a knockout, but that’s not a knockout.
      “That’s a stoppage because of a weak individual in my team [who threw the towel in.”

      BID-EN TIME
      Tyson Fury has been applying pressure on US president Joe Biden to let Brits to travel to the US for his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder.
      Fury will fight Wilder at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this weekend.
      But US travel restrictions aren’t are set to be relaxed until November, leaving thousands of Brits facing the prospect of missing the heavyweight clash.
      However, the Gypsy King is hoping Biden will make a last-minute exception to allow his fellow country-men to support him at ringside.
      Speaking to the Mail, Fury said: “I’ve still got my fingers crossed that at the last minute President Biden will open the borders to my supporters.
      “I’ve been putting the pressure on for the Brits to be allowed to invade Las Vegas again and make it like my second fight with Wilder.
      “The fans also love travelling abroad. They are gagging to come here. They will flock over even if they just get a three-day pass which would let them fly over this Friday, lap up the fight Saturday night, and go home Sunday.”

      DILL WITH IT 
      Dillian Whyte may finally be set for his first ever world heavyweight title shot after the trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
      Whyte, 33, is taking on Sweden’s Otto Wallin on October 30 as he looks for a 13th win from his last 14 fights.
      Speaking to iFL TV, Fury’s promoter Bob Arum said: “I haven’t spoken to [WBC President] Mauricio [Sulaiman] yet, we will have to see [what they rule on Fury’s mandatory].
      “I assume you are talking about Dillian Whyte, who is the number one contender.
      “And that could be a big, big fight for Tyson, particularly if we held it in UK.
      “That is not out of the question, Dillian Whyte is a capable heavyweight and a fight against Tyson Fury or Wilder [or] whoever wins would be a very interesting fight.”

      THREESY DOES IT
      Tyson Fury has been warned he ‘won’t want any more part’ of Deontay Wilder after their trilogy, ruling out a FOURTH fight.
      And it could be the third and final time, with the trilogy involving NO right to a rematch for the loser.
      It leaves Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel doubting demand for a fourth instalment, and reckons it could be within Fury’s best interests, too.
      Finkel told SunSport: “At this point no. We’ll see what happens in the fight, but at this point no. 
      “And I would think, if my clairvoyance is correct, Fury won’t want any more part of him after this.”

      DEONT COUNT ON IT
      Unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk has refused to write off Deontay Wilder’s chances of beating Tyson Fury.
      The American will have what could be his final shot at redemption when he faces the Brit in a trilogy fight in Las Vegas this weekend.
      And while he says he doesn’t mind which of the two he has to fight in his bid for all the belts, the 34-year-old Ukrainian isn’t dismissing Wilder’s chances of becoming two-time champ.
      Speaking to DAZN, Usyk said: “I will definitely watch.
      “I don’t think too much about who wins. It will be a good fight. Don’t write Deontay Wilder off since he always has the knock-out punch. I will watch it for sure and I am curious who wins.
      “I will fight with whoever holds the last belt. I don’t care if it is Wilder or Fury.” 
      WILD CALL
      Deontay Wilder claims a unification bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was ‘never going to happen’.
      The British stars were tipped to face each other earlier this year before the Gypsy King was ordered to fight the Bronze Bomber for a third time.
      Speaking to BT Sport, Wilder said: “The Fury AJ talk, it was never going to happen. They never had a contract to begin with, that was all propaganda.
      “There was nothing I was concerned about because I knew the truth, you know.
      “Certain fans and people just take the first thing they hear without doing research and they just go away with it.
      “People want to be first nowadays instead of being correct and that was the situation.
      “One thing is for sure – when you put black ink to white paper, it’s sealed. It’s called a contract. And it’s hard to get out of that.
      “As long as I knew I had that contract and we was going to activate it, there wasn’t no words or concerns about the the talk. It just hyped people up.”
      FURY PRAISE
      Tyson Fury described Deontay Wilder as his “most dangerous fight” since Wladimir Klitschko.
      Fury said: “I’m playing with an atomic bomb. He’s very, very dangerous.
      “With most boxers they need to hit you with five punches, with Wilder he can hit you with a quarter punch and knock you spark out.
      “Wilder’s my most dangerous fight since Wladimir Klitschko. Once I got that guy out of the way I knew Wilder would be my most dangerous opponent.
      “That’s what we’re messing with — my ultimate dangerman. If you could design any fighter to be able to compete with me as a boxer then it would be Deontay Wilder.
      “Wilder’s only got one loss in 44 fights, he’s very dangerous and I’m up for the challenge. I’m very up for it actually. Although I beat the guy last time, the first fight was a draw and we will see what happens in the third fight. I’m looking forward to the challenge”
      ROCK & ROLL
      Tyson Fury stated he is training just like Rocky Balboa from the Sylvester Stallone movies.
      Fury said ahead of his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder: “I’ve been training myself like in the Rocky movies. Like I said, what I don’t know about boxing ain’t worth knowing.
      “As long as my weight’s all right — I’m around 20st at the moment, nice and high, plenty of weight on me — I can always box for 12 rounds no matter what condition I’m in.
      “The man who is in shape who trains all year round doesn’t need a 10-week training camp.
      “A man who’s in shape all year round just needs two weeks sparring and he’s done, ready to go”
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      WILD MESSAGE
      Deontay Wilder has issued a harrowing message to Tyson Fury ahead of their trilogy fight on Saturday.
      Wilder said: “My mind is very violent.
      “We built a whole facility to commit a legal homicide and that’s just what it is, my mind is very violent at this time.
      “I can’t wait, when you’re contemplating and pre-meditating about harming a man and you see that person, what you’ve been thinking and feeling will come out.
      “The only thing about it is, at that point in time, I have to wait until I get in the ring to really release because I can’t do it on the outside, it’d defeat the purpose.
      “The baby’s got to eat, but when I do get in the ring, this is what I love about it, I’m able to release everything I’ve been feeling, everything I’ve been thinking, and get paid to do it”
      FAST AND FURY-OUS
      Tyson Fury plans on turning in an even better display against Deontay Wilder third time around.
      Fury said: “I gave my game plan away the first time because he wasn’t good enough to do anything about it.
      “And I’ll do the same thing this time because he’s not good enough to do anything about it. Deontay Wilder is a one-trick pony. He’s got one-punch power, we all know that – great.
      “But what I’m going to do to Deontay Wilder this time is I’m going to run him over as if I’m an 18-wheeler and he’s a human being. I guarantee he does not go past where he did before [the seventh round].
      “Because before, I only had five or six weeks of practicing what I’m going to do to him. “This time, I’ve had 18 months of practicing what I’m going to do to him.
      “So I anticipate it’s going to be like an 18-wheeler running over somebody, and that’s what you’re gonna see. I’m building my weight up, trying to get up to 300lbs for this fight. Because I’m looking for a big knockout straight away.”
      ‘THE BIGGER THE BETTER’
      Tyson Fury will be over a stone heavier for his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder than he was in their rematch, his coach Sugarhill Steward has revealed.
      Sugarhill told Vegas Insider: “It’s not going to be 300 pounds, it’s probably going to be like 290 or something but not 300 exactly.
      “Heavier than last time by 20 pounds or so, why not? He’s training with that weight, he’s built up. It’s not like he’s just putting on fat, it’s building up muscles.
      “The bigger the better, the heavier the stronger”
      WARR MACHINE
      Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren claims Anthony Joshua will lose his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.
      Warren wrote in Boxing Scene: “I cannot actually imagine a rematch turning out much differently.
      “I cannot see Usyk jumping on the party circuit and turning up horrendously out of condition.
      “Fortune has very much favoured Joshua since he turned pro.
      “The British public craved a heavyweight hero and got behind him in their droves, backing him to the absolute hilt and invested fortunes in ticket and pay-per-view fees.
      “The attributes Usyk possesses are shared by Tyson with interest, along with a size and speed advantage.
      “A fight between them is a natural one to make as we will now consider an alternative way forward”
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      REMATCH
      Roy Jones Jr urged Anthony Joshua to exercise his rematch clause against Oleksandr Usyk soon.
      Jones Jr told DAZN: “This was an excellent fight tonight. This is what boxing needs. We don’t need the other fights we’ve been getting.
      “We need these kind of real fights. I would say, we hope Joshua takes the rematch. This was an awesome fight.
      “We’d love to see an awesome fight like this again. That’d be better for us. We don’t want to see Usyk-Fury. We’ll see anybody else!”
      BOREFEST
      Legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr wants Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to be kept apart ‘by any means necessary’ as he fears a borefest.
      Jones Jr told DAZN: “I hope it don’t happen. Two boxers don’t make for the most entertaining fight.
      “We gotta keep Usyk and Fury away from each other by any means necessary. We do not want to see that.
      “There should be a clause right now put into any contract: ‘Do not allow Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury to have a fight.’
      “We do not need that for boxing”
      MORE FROM FURY
      “I would probably say that AJ [Anthony Joshua] is a sports science guy.
      “But if you look at our records, I am still undefeated after 13 years and he’s got a double loss on his record. It suggests to me that’s a load of bulls**t.
      “I don’t think all those numbers on a screen can help you in a fight — because if all that sports science really worked, with Joshua being built like an Adonis, he wouldn’t have got knocked out by a fat fella in Andy Ruiz [Jr] who had two weeks’ notice before the fight”
      OLD SCHOOL
      Tyson Fury has slammed Anthony Joshua’s “bulls**t”“ sports science approach to fighting and insists it just comes down to who has the “biggest balls”.
      Fury told The Times: “As many numbers you want to think about in your brain, as many PBs and personal records you want to set, it won’t help you in a fight.
      “I am just old school. I eat plenty of food, drink plenty of water, get to bed, get up early. Train hard. That’s all I can do.
      “You train hard and then you fight. It’s pretty simple work really. I know this is sounding strange to you because you’ve got the best heavyweight in the world who just doesn’t do all that numbers stuff”
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      STILL ON
      Promoter Frank Warren doesn’t think Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk is the final nail in the coffin of an all-Brit battle against Tyson Fury.
      Warren told the BBC: “I do believe the public buys into that fight even if AJ isn’t champion. AJ’s said a lot of things since the fight [and] a lot of nonsense from ‘doctor’ [Eddie] Hearn about his eye.
      “You got beat by the better man on the night and Joshua said that, to his credit. Joshua is a big fight. They keep talking about him still learning. He’s 32 years old. He’s an Olympic champion and world champion.
      “Of course you can still learn every day, but at that level, at 32 years of age, with the experience you’ve got and the amount of professional fights you’ve got, if you’re not absolutely world class at that level then you’re never going to be.
      “But having said that, if he did fight Tyson he would have a lot to prove and I do think the public would buy into it”
      WHAT’S NEXT?
      Tyson Fury will return for a fight in the UK after his trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, according to promoter Frank Warren.
      Warren told the BBC: “I think he’ll be back here which will be a great homecoming.
      “If Tyson wins the fight we’ll sit down. There’s a few options there. [Oleksandr] Usyk would be a massive fight here. The [Anthony] Joshua fight is still a massive fight.
      “Dillian Whyte is a big fight, providing he beats Otto Wallin which isn’t a forgone conclusion. There’s some big fights for him”
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      Tyson Fury delayed second Covid jab despite twice testing positive to prevent feeling ‘weak’ for Deontay Wilder fight

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      TYSON FURY delayed his second coronavirus vaccine to prevent feeling ‘weak’ for his Deontay Wilder fight.That is despite testing positive for Covid-19 twice.
      Tyson Fury delayed his second Covid-19 jab in case it made him feel weak before facing Deontay WilderCredit: Getty
      Fury, 33, had to rearrange the trilogy bout from the summer after a Covid outbreak within his camp.
      That included the WBC heavyweight king catching the virus for a second time.
      But rather than taking up the option to get fully protected as soon as possible, he is waiting until after Saturday night’s showdown to get his second jab.
      Speaking to the Daily Mail, Fury revealed the vaccine postponement was ‘because I don’t want to get in the ring feeling weak or anything’.
      Fury is taking plenty of precautions in his camp.
      There are just five people living in the big house he is staying in ahead of the fight with a further three staying together nearby.

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      Fury is also undertaking regular lateral flow tests.
      He said: “I have to do it myself because my nose has been broken so often in fights that no one else can manoeuvre the stick in there.
      “We also keep the bubble secure by having the gym under lock and key with nobody else allowed in while we’re there.
      “I’ve actually had Covid not once but twice.”
      Fury may be the main man in the camp with the whole focus on getting him ready for fight night to defend his WBC belt against former champ Wilder.
      But that does not mean he has shirked his responsibilities around the place – even if it does not quite feel like home.
      His wife Paris and their six children – including baby Athena who was in intensive care straight after birth – are back in Morecambe.
      Asked if he takes the bins out, the 6ft 9ins giant added: “Hey! I’m a father of six so of course I do.”
      He added: “This house is not a home at the moment. It’s a base for my work.
      How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fight
      “Home is where the family are and they’re not here.
      “When you’re told your child is dead it’s trauma.
      “Thanks to those great nurses and doctors who saved her we’ve moved on now. We always like to look forward, not back.”
      The trilogy fight was put back after Fury tested positive for coronavirusCredit: Getty
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      Mike Tyson agrees with Evander Holyfield over ONE thing Deontay Wilder needs to do against Tyson Fury in trilogy rematch

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      HEAVYWEIGHT rivals Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield both want to see Deontay Wilder be aggressive in his rematch with Tyson Fury.The Bronze Bomber has twice been outclassed by the Gypsy King and the boxing legends want to see Wilder embrace his natural power.
      Mike Tyson wants to see Deontay Wilder be aggressive against Tyson FuryCredit: Instagram / @miketyson
      Evander Holyfield also thinks Wilder should embrace his natural powerCredit: Getty
      As quoted by the Manchester Evening News, Tyson said: “I like Wilder but is he going in there to win or is he going in there for a big pay day?
      “They should go all out for five or six rounds. If you catch him, you catch him. Go all out, win or lose.”
      Wilder, 35, is widely regarded as one of the most powerful boxers of his generation having stopped every opponent he’s defeated.
      But the Bronze Bomber failed to inflict a knock-out blow on Fury, 33, during either of their previous bouts.
      Tyson and Holyfield enjoyed their own saga in the nineties, with Iron Mike famously biting Holyfield’s ear off in their second bout.
      There were talks over the two icons fighting each other for a third time before Holyfield, 58, was stopped by Vitor Belfort, 44, in September.

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      Critics believe the two legends shouldn’t fight again due to their respective ages but Holyfield is still keen to fight Tyson, 55, again.
      Whether a fight does go ahead, the Real Deal does at least agree with his former foe that Wilder should use his ‘natural’ power against Fury.
      Holyfield added: “In all these things you work on in being the very best. Is he getting it to the point where he can remember to do them as a natural thing?
      “The worst thing you can do for a fighter is let somebody new come in and giving him something new to do. They take it all of a sudden you start thinking too much.”
      How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fight
      “Boxing is a reaction sport. If you and me were boxing, you might not be comfortable, but I’m comfortable about how far I can get to for me to make you do something that I can counter a shot.
      “The thing is with Deontay he started boxing at a late age. A lot of times when somebody starts boxing at a late age, they get one good style and that’s it.
      “A lot of them don’t know how to make a lot of adjustments, so I don’t know if this is him [Wilder] or not.
      “He’s one of my favourite fighters. Stick to what you’re really good at and implement it slowly, and maybe he can and maybe not.”
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