Heavyweight boxing

RING MAGAZINE have released their latest top ten heavyweight rankings – and Tyson Fury is missing from them.The 34-year-old Gypsy King currently holds the WBC title and is planning to defend it on December 3 after talks for a bumper showdown with Anthony Joshua collapsed.
Tyson Fury has been omitted from the latest top ten rankings from Ring MagazineCredit: Getty
Anthony Joshua is second still in the standings despite his rematch loss to Oleksandr UsykCredit: PA
He remains undefeated after knocking out Dillian Whyte in April – but there is no place for him in the latest Ring Magazine rankings.
Instead it is unified WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine belt holder Oleksandr Usyk that sits top of the pile as champ.
The reason for Fury’s omission is down to the fact that he vacated the Ring Magazine title after claiming he had retired following his last fight.
That led to the strap being on the line in Usyk and Joshua’s rematch, which the Ukrainian claimed via split decision.
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However, Fury has now announced that he will be returning as he closes in on lining up an opponent for two months time.
Usyk is closely followed by Joshua, who has now lost three of his last four fights, and Deontay Wilder in third.
The American returns to the ring this month to face Robert Helenius in his first fight since losing to Fury for a second time.
Fresh from his victory over Joseph Parker, Joe Parker takes fourth with the New Zealander sitting seventh.
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Former Joshua conqueror and ex-WBA, IBF and WBO title holder Andy Ruiz, who recently beat sixth-ranked Luis Ortiz by unanimous decision, is fourth in the new standings.
Whyte is fifth, while Croatian Filip Hrgovic (15-0) is eighth.
Unbeaten Cuban Frank Sanchez takes ninth.
And Chinese veteran Zhilei Zhang, 39, completes the top ten despite his recent loss to Hrgovic. More

TYSON FURY is set to fight Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout next after talks with Anthony Joshua were KO’d. Fury recently revealed his boxing return was in the works for December 3 in Cardiff with an announcement imminent.
Derek Chisora and Tyson Fury are set to fight againCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
SunSport understands he has now verbally agreed to fight Chisora once more to complete their trilogy series.
Fury had offered Joshua a 60/40 financial split in his favour but promoters could not agree terms and went back to pointing the finger.
And with Oleksandr Usyk – who twice beat AJ – out until next year hopes of a unification were also shelved.
Fury had offered Mahmoud Charr and Chisora the chance to fight him as he drew up alternate plans to AJ.
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But Chisora, 38, is due to beat Charr, 37, to it and get his third crack at the Gypsy King, over a decade from his first go.
Fury, an underdog at the time, beat the heavyweight on points in 2011 and then won by stoppage in their 2014 rematch.
But he had always promised Chisora a needless trilogy, as their love-hate relationship changed from friend to foe on the regular.
Currently, the pair are feuding after Fury, 34, became irritated at Del Boy for always picking against him.
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And the two came face-to-face last month in Manchester as Joe Joyce, 37, knocked out Joseph Parker, 30.
Fury announced the latest of his retirements in April after knocking out Dillian Whyte, 34, at Wembley.
But by August the unpredictable two-time world champion claimed he was coming back in order to fight Chisora and sent a £2m proposal.
A month after that, Fury challenged Joshua, 32, out of the blue, leading to sock but genuine conversations for a Battle of Britain.
Although opposing camps walked away from the negotiation table last week, all while Eddie Hearn said Chisora was in talks with Fury.
Joshua is now expected to return on December 17 where he begins his rebuilding job following consecutive losses to Usyk.
And Fury meanwhile will bide his time and wait for the Ukrainian hero by welcoming Chisora back to the ring.
Usyk, 35, has confirmed he is ready to return next year for what would be the heavyweight division first four-belt undisputed decider.
Derek Chisora was stopped in his rematch with Tyson FuryCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Anthony Joshua was twice beaten by Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty More

LUCAS BROWNE revealed the British Boxing Board of Control has refused to sanction his fight with Daniel Dubois. Dubois was looking to defend his secondary WBA heavyweight title against the Australian veteran.
Lucas Browne revealed his fight with Daniel Dubois is not going ahead
Daniel Dubois was in talks to fight Lucas BrowneCredit: @dynamite_daniel_dubois
But due the 43-year-old’s age, it has not been approved by the board, causing a furious outburst from Browne.
He said: “I’m currently holding an IBF and WBA regional title and a top 15 world ranking with the WBA, but apparently, I’m too old.
“You finally get the greatest news ever that you can fight for a world title and some board, somewhere say, ‘Oh no, he’s 43, he’s too old. We’re not going to sanction it.’
“How said is that? Wow. It’s not like I’ve been beat around my head my whole career, I’ve got three losses in total.
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“How does this work? How exactly does this work where a body of people, who are obviously too old to fight themselves, just go, ‘Oh no, he’s too old. We’re not going to worry about it.’
“I’m coming off two great knockout wins, with two belts and a world rating, how am I too old?
“If I was too old I wouldn’t have any of that. If I’m coming off losses, totally understand.
“How in any way whatsoever is that right and how can that be allowed to stand? I don’t understand.”
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Browne beat rising contenders Faiga Opelu, 28, and Junior Fa, 32, in his last two fights.
Two of his three losses came in Britain, against Dillian Whyte, 34, and Dave Allen, 30.
Dubois, 24, meanwhile knocked out Trevor Bryan, 33, in June to win the trinket WBA title.
And Browne slammed the decision to not let him challenge for the same belt he formerly held.
He said: “Again the guy from Australia gets f***** over again. And that’s the problem with boxing. It’s money and politics.
“If you don’t have the money and politics to back it up, you get f*****over and that’s been my entire career, unfortunately.
“My entire career I have been f***** over by everyone in boxing.
“Every country, no natter what it is, there’s always been something and there always will be something.”
Lucas Browne knocked out Junior Fa in his last fightCredit: EPA More

JAKE PAUL confirmed he is ready to fight Tommy Fury next and in the UK – but warned it is his rival’s third and final chance. The celebrity boxers have TWICE signed for a grudge match but both times Fury was withdrawn.
Jake Paul confirmed he is ready to fight Tommy Fury next and in the UKCredit: @jakepaul
Tommy Fury has twice been withdrawn from fighting Jake PaulCredit: PA
An injured rib last December and US visa issues this August saw the 2019 Love Islander pulled out of the pay-per-view paydays.
And Fury’s hopes of rescheduling for a third time were dashed after Paul signed to face UFC legend on October 29.
But in the meantime, opposing camps have held talks to finally get the fight done, which would be one final effort.
Paul told SunSport: “This is his last chance, last chance for Tommy.
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“And I’m still not sure if we’ll really run that, it’s just an idea, our teams are talking. But there might be bigger fights. 
“When I beat Anderson Silva, a lot more people are going to want to fight me, so there might be bigger names out there and more interesting opportunities. 
“It could happen and if it does I’m happy to come to the UK.”
Paul, 25, prepares for the biggest fight of his career this month against Brazilian Silva, 47, who is also 4-1 in the ring.
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But when his management team were in Manchester for Amanda Serrano’s latest fight, Fury, 23, was also in attendance.
The unbeaten pair even shared a FaceTime call and agreed to revive talks for a trio of times.
But if Fury’s travel woes continue, Paul will be forced to cross enemy lines to get his hands on the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson.
The American boxed in an exhibition bout in England in 2018, beating KSI’s brother Deji.
And such was the thrill of being the bad guy, Paul is ready to take on both Fury and his fans with another revenge mission across the pond.
He said: “I love the UK fans, I love the UK fans that hate me. I loved fighting over there. 

“It’s just such a spectacle, interacting with the fans there, I always love putting on a show and that’s what I love more than anything, honestly. 
“So I would love to come there and have it be a whole circus.” 
Paul is currently in his Puerto Rico training base preparing to fight Silva, his biggest test to date.
The Brazilian is also 4-1 in the ring and his first opponent with a recognised boxing record.
Paul has been sidelined for the year after Fury’s latest pullout and replacement Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, also withdrawing amid a weight row.
But there will be no backup option in place for Silva if lightening was to remarkably strike again.
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Paul confirmed: “We’re done with the backup thing. Last event proved that is a nightmare, Tommy pulled out and the backup was Hasim. 
“Now Hasim is super famous when nobody knew who he was, now he’s all over the place, he’s damn near a household name because of that whole situation. 
“Then the ‘backup guy’ bailed out and ruined everything. So we’re done with the backup s***.” 
Jake Paul and Anderson SIlva ahead of their October 29 fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

MAHMOUD CHARR claims to have signed a deal to fight Tyson Fury… as well as Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce. The heavyweight, who once survived an assassination attempt, is in talks to face Fury in December.
Mahmoud Charr claimed to have signed a deal to fight Tyson FuryCredit: @mahmoudcharr
Tyson Fury is in talks to fight Mahmoud CharrCredit: Getty
It comes after the WBC champion’s negotiations with Anthony Joshua, 32, officially collapsed.
But Charr said he signed a deal with promoter Frank Warren which also includes potential bouts with Dubois, 24, or Joyce, 37.
Although the Germany-based, Lebanon-born Syrian is not picky and even offered to fight them all on the SAME NIGHT.
Charr, 37, told SunSport: “The state of affairs is that I am still waiting for a signed fight contract from Tyson Fury.
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“Together with my promoter Erol Ceylan, I have already signed a contract a long time ago.
“This includes that I can fight against all three boxers of Frank Warren.
“And no matter which of the three wants to be beaten up first, I am ready. I’ll fight all three of them in one evening.”
Charr was a shock alternative for AJ, due to the fact that he has fought only twice in five years.

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His last defeat came in 2015 against Mairis Briedis and just a few months later he was left fighting for his life.
Charr had been goaded online and offered to face the man behind the screen in person.
But he he was subject to a drive-by shooting in a kebab shop in Essen.
Charr miraculously survived and lived to see his shooter, Youssef Hassan, sentenced to five years in prison.
He had two tune-ups fights afterwards but later needed a double replacement, undergoing surgery in 2017 at the age of just 32.
The same year, Charr went on to win the WBA’s secondary world title and has won his last five bouts.
And after escaping death only to make a heroic boxing comeback, the heavyweight is ready to take on all comers, including Fury, 34.
Charr said: “I am not afraid of anyone.
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“Fear is a feeling and feelings can be controlled. Fear exists only in your mind.
“Everyone who knows me knows that I would even fight a T-Rex. I will knock out Tyson Fury in four rounds.”
Mahmoud Charr was shot four times in 2015Credit: Instagram
The heavyweight has a deal to fight Tyson FuryCredit: Instagram More