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DAVID HAYE wants Anthony Joshua to fight Deontay Wilder – with the winner challenging for WBC heavyweight title. AJ is set to return in early 2023 following consecutive losses to WBA, IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, who is in line to face Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua is in line for a return in early 2023Credit: Getty
Deontay Wilder would rather fight Anthony Joshua next than Andy Ruiz JrCredit: Getty
Meanwhile Wilder, 37, has been ordered by the WBC into a final eliminator bout against Andy Ruiz Jr, 33.
It promises the winner a shot at the belt held by Fury, 34 and set to be defended in a unification with Usyk, 35.
But Wilder’s team have already told SunSport they favour a fight with Joshua, 33, over Ruiz and Haye, 42, is all for it.
He told Seconds Out: “I’d like to see Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. I think that’s a beautiful fight there.
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“Maybe the winner of that then fights for the WBC, or fights Usyk depending on how the fight goes if it does happen next year.”
Fury has paved the way to fight Usyk for all four heavyweight belts after beating Derek Chisora, 38, in ten rounds of their trilogy bout.
The Ukrainian was ringside on a scouting mission with the unification in talks to be finalised within the coming weeks.
And former two-weight champion Haye admitted it marks a step in the right direction for boxing.
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He said: “I’m just a bit tired of these champions fighting other people that [don’t] really matter.
“It’s all opinions. Who cares what I think? I just want the best to fight the best, like they always have done.
“So hopefully, [Fury getting past Chisora] is the first step for getting theses unification fights happening.
Because it’s just frustrating. It really is frustrating. I’m a fight fan, I’m a former fighter – I love when the best fight the best.
“I buzz off it. This is why I’m in boxing, but you’ve got to wait a little bit now.”
David Haye wants Anthony Joshua to fight Deontay WilderCredit: PA:Press Association More

TYSON FURY is ready for a 90,000 Wembley sellout against Joe Joyce if his undisputed super-fight with Oleksandr Usyk collapses. Usyk was joined by Joyce ringside at Tottenham’s stadium as Fury dominated Derek Chisora over ten rounds.
Tyson Fury beat Derek Chisora in ten roundsCredit: Getty
Joe Joyce is a potential opponent for Tyson FuryCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
And it has perfectly set up the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout next year.
But Fury is lining up fellow unbeaten Brit Joyce, 37, as a backup should talks with Usyk, 35, be KO’d.
He told Sky Sports: “There’s plenty more to come. Let me say there’s a lot of big fights to happen next year.
“I said if Usyk can’t be made early next year, we’ll take Joe Joyce at Wembley and sell out another 90,000 tickets here in the UK, the capital of sports entertainment in the world.”
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Usyk’s promoter revealed before Fury’s one-sided win in North London that a deal was in place between the two camps.
And although Saudi Arabia is a frontrunner to prise the pair of undefeated stars over to the Middle East, the UK has not been ruled out.
Fury, 34, said: “We’re going to get those big fights. First of all let’s talk about Usyk.
“Before everyone wanted to ask me a million questions about Usyk when I had Chisora to beat.
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“As we’ve seen, Chisora’s no easy pushover for anybody. I’m ready and willing to take on Usyk next, whether it’s in Saudi Arabia or back here in the UK.
“Let’s give the fans one champion, one name, one face. Usyk’s up for the challenge. He came over tonight so fair play to him.
He’s not an easy boxer to figure out – he’s a slick, southpaw mover, with very good skills, Olympic gold medallist and he comes in good form.
“So I’m really looking forward to the challenge.”
Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk confront Tyson FuryCredit: Jamie McPhilimey More

TYSON FURY admits the thrill of the crowd has made it difficult to hang up his gloves.The dominant WBC heavyweight champion has flirted with the prospect of retirement on multiple occasions over the last two years.
Tyson Fury renewed his rivalry with Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: PA
The Gypsy King relished the electric atmosphere as he made his way to the ringCredit: GETTY
And he revealed to Chisora that the the buzz of the crowd is still keeping him goingCredit: INSTAGRAM@DEREKWARCHISORA
Fury officially hung up his gloves in August but eventually performed a U-turn, which paved the way for a Tottenham trilogy fight with Derek Chisora on Saturday night.
And the electric atmosphere he experienced at the Hotspur Stadium before battering Del Boy for ten rounds was a reminder of why he’s found it so difficult to walk away from the sport.
As he chowed down on a post-fight burger with Chisora in the dressing room, he said: “I’ve been in this game so long.
“I’ve tried to walk away several times and I can’t. I’m like Frankenstein feeding off the electricity.
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“Coming out there tonight with all those people going mad was like giving me a million quid.
“It was unbelievable.”
He added: “You’ll not get a better crowd than that tonight.”
Following the third defence of his WBC strap, Fury, 34, has set his sights on a blockbuster undisputed title fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
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The pair had a heated face-off on the ring apron, in which Fury roared: “Where’s Alexander Usyk, the rabbit?!
“Hey, rabbit! Usyk, you’re next little b****, you’re next. You are next!
“Me and you, sucker, next. Me and you! You’re getting it, little sucker. Rabbit! P***Y!
“Look, a 15-stone little midget beat a bodybuilder.
“But I ain’t a bodybuilder, sucker. I’m gonna write you off!”
But he’s set to undergo surgery on his right elbow that could delay the proposed spring showdown.
In his post-fight press conference, he said: “I’ve got to maybe have surgery on my right elbow.
Tyson Fury has set his sights on an undisputed title fight with Oleksandr UsykCredit: REUTERS
“I had the left one done, so I’ve got to have it done.
“It will take about six-to-eight weeks to heal. We’ll see when we can be ready for this fight.” More

PARIS FURY reckons hubby Tyson will never share the ring with rival Anthony Joshua.A shock December dust-up was seemingly on the cards when the Gypsy King offered AJ a shock world title lifeline after seeing his fellow Brit lose to Oleksandr Usyk in August.
Anthony Joshua was seemingly on course for a shock showdown with Tyson FuryCredit: GETTY
But a December dust-up with the Gypsy King didn’t come up to fruitionCredit: GETTY
Wife Paris doesn’t foresee husband Tyson ever fighting Anthony JoshuaCredit: GETTY
But negotiations failed to bear fruit and led to Fury renewing his rivalry with Derek Chisora, who he battered for ten rounds on Saturday night.
And Paris believes the biggest fight in the history of British boxing will never come to fruition.
When asked if she thinks the fight will ever happen, she told iFL TV:” Personally, no. I always doubted it anyway, so I still don’t think it’ll come along.
“Because I think by the time the unification fight happens, people who are willing and jumping to take the fight, take their fights.
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“Joshua’s going to be a long way down that list.”
Fury, 34, lamented a long-awaited showdown with Joshua falling through after putting a beating on old pal Chisora.
When asked if he thinks he’ll ever share the ring with AJ, he told iFL TV: “Nope.
“Because man’s a sausage and it should have been him here tonight – but he had poor old Derek take a good hiding again stepping in his boots.”
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Joshua was quick to accept Fury’s shock offer in September but refused to be embroiled in a public back-and-forth.
But Fury believes AJ remained radio silent in order to avoid taking a hiding.
He said: “He’s a coward.
“If Joshua was gonna fight me, he would’ve took like $40 million to do it on the 3rd of December.
“And instead, he s**t himself and run away like a little b***h.
“But I don’t blame him because I was gonna spank his little ass all over the TV.
“And he wouldn’t have been able to walk around with his muscles and all that s**t.”
Victory over Derek Chisora saw Tyson Fury retain his WBC heavyweight titleCredit: GETTY
Fury is now targeting a multi-million-pound undisputed heavyweight title fight with unified champion Usyk.
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DEREK CHISORA refuses to retire even after his latest punishing loss to Tyson Fury left him spitting blood and spurning burgers.The 38-year-old veteran of 46 fights and 13 losses was battered over 10 hard-to-watch rounds by the WBC Gypsy King in Tottenham on Saturday.
Derek Chisora was on the end of a one-sided beatdown from Tyson FuryCredit: EPA
Chisora was forced to spit blood out of his mouth during the fight with FuryCredit: EPA
Chisora has insisted he will not retire despite suffering a 13th professional lossCredit: Getty
And even 34-year-old Fury – who now has a hat-trick of wins over Del Boy – urged him to hang up his gloves after handing him a £2million payday and a thorough pasting.
The Brit had his nine and four-year-old daughters at the fight, where he was pummelled into spewing mouthfuls of his own plasma across the ring.
And he left with a jaw so bruised he could not even share one of his favourite post-fight Five Guys buns with concerned Fury, who visited his dressing room.
Chisora did narrowly outpoint Kubrat Pulev in July and he won early rounds against unified champion Oleksandr Usyk in 2020.
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But he has now lost five of his last nine, struggles for fitness after four and has a trainer in Don Charles who is too brave on his behalf, so thankfully referee Victor Loughlin stopped the assault on Saturday.
But – unless the British Boxing Board of Control finds a way to refuse to licence – the fearless 18st hero insists he will keep on getting hurt for the entertainment of a few blood-thirsty ghouls – as the real fans now fear for his safety more than hope for his success.
And he is even threatening to travel abroad for more punishment, where local commissions unfamiliar with his heroic career might be more focused on their sanctioning fees than his health.
After spending an age with the medical staff at Spurs but refusing to go to hospital, he managed to mumble: “The ref was right, I was not doing much.
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“Fighters never want to stop but that’s why the refs are there, because we have to go home to our kids.
“It was fun, I did enjoy it. I’m not retiring yet. f*** that shit.
“I want to go on the road now for more fights.”
Fury has threatened to fight into his forties but he seems to genuinely care about Chisora and hopes the pension pot he supplied is enough for him to bow out with.
He said: “I can’t speak for any other man, I can’t make decisions for him.
“Derek will have to make his own decisions, but he’s been in this game long enough and he will make the best decisions for him and his family.
“For me, I’d love to see him retire but still stay in the sport because he’s a legend in British boxing, he’s like a folk hero.”
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn – who made a lot of Chisora’s recent fights – also urged his fading star attraction to retire from the ring.
But this is the same man who tried to throw him in with monster-punching Deontay Wilder earlier this year, when the outcome could have been a far more gruesome execution than Fury’s excessive sparring session. More

TYSON FURY earned TEN TIMES more than rival Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight.Fury beat Chisora for a third time on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to retain the WBC heavyweight title.
Tyson Fury made 10 times more than his rival Derek Chisora after their fightCredit: Getty
Reports suggest the Gypsy King left North London with a rather lucrative purse that was much larger than his rival.
Fury made £20million, whereas Chisora left with £2m after their heavyweight showdown.
The Gypsy King stopped Del Boy in the 10th round to extend his stunning undefeated streak to 34 fights, of which he has won 33.
The popular Brit now has his sights set on a bigger challenge that could come with an even bigger payday.
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The 34-year-old bruiser is targeting fellow undefeated heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk, who was sat at ringside in Tottenham.
The pair had a heated face-off on the ring apron, in which Fury roared: “Where’s Oleksandr Usyk, the rabbit?!
“Hey, rabbit! Usyk, you’re next little b****, you’re next. You are next!
“Me and you, sucker, next. Me and you! You’re getting it, little sucker. Rabbit! P***Y!
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Tyson Fury made £20million whereas Derek Chisora was paid £2mCredit: EPA
“Look, a 15-stone little midget beat a bodybuilder. But I ain’t a bodybuilder, sucker. I’m gonna write you off!”
Fury has also been linked with another all-British main event against Anthony Joshua. More