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TYSON FURY has confirmed negotiations for a fight with Anthony Joshua in December ARE still ongoing.The Gypsy King claimed on Monday that a clash with AJ was dead in the water after his own self-imposed deadline was not met.
Fury has now claimed a fight with Joshua could still happenCredit: Getty
Joshua accepted a 60/40 split in Fury’s favour but the bout has not yet been signed
Fury then insisted he was planning to take on Manuel Charr on the proposed date of December 3 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
However, now hopes of an all-British showdown have been reignited by Fury’s lengthy video on social media on Thursday in which he reveals talks with Joshua’s representatives are still very much alive.
Speaking on Twitter, he said: “Right, Anthony Joshua, where do we start?
“So, the deadline was Monday. Frank Warren asked me and convinced me to let it carry on for a couple of days – and today’s Thursday.
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“And even though I knew you weren’t going to sign this contract, I allowed Frank to continue doing meetings with your team and your broadcasters and all that.
“Now we have BT, DAZN and ESPN all on the same page. They are happy with everything. They are ready to rock and roll.
“You guys asked for a lot of stuff. You want to be co-promoters when you’re a voluntary challenger. Guess what? I said ‘give it them’.
“You wanted full transparency even though you’re not an equal shareholder in this party. Do you know what I said? ‘Give them full transparency’. I’ve got nothing to hide, I’m not trying to rob anybody.”
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Fury and Joshua have already agreed on a 60/40 split in favour of the WBC champion.
The broadcast situation seemed to be the biggest hurdle to overcome – something Fury claims has now been resolved.
And he feels there are no more issues to be sorted, with his team simply waiting for Joshua to sign.
He continued: “So now you’ve got full transparency, everything is clean and fair.
“Now Joshua, the ball is really in your court, son. Everybody is done. If you’re a man, and if you’ve got any dignity or pride about you, you’ll get this contract signed today.
“This is it. There’s no more days, weeks, months. You’ve had the contract now for over two weeks and you still haven’t signed it.
“Show the public that you’re really the big coward that I know you are and don’t sign it. I don’t care either way if you sign it or you don’t – it makes no difference to me at all.
“You’re a beaten man and I’m a world champion. I’m chucking you a massive bone, but I know I can punch your face in so I’m willing to give you an opportunity.
“There’s nothing more to do. Everyone is happy. Get your team onto mine. They will be available all day like they’ve been available the last two weeks.
“Get this contract signed today, you big p**** and let the British fans have what they want.
“There’s no more running, you have to fight me. You cannot escape. The Fury is coming, b****.”
Fury and Joshua have been linked with a fight for several years, but it has never materialised.
They came close to fighting last year before Deontay Wilder won an arbitration case to face Fury for a third time – scuppering the signed bout between the two Brits.
Since then, Fury has beaten Wilder and Dillian Whyte, while Joshua has lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk.
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Meanwhile, Charr, who is in line for a fight with Fury if the AJ bout falls through, responded: “Fury, you are the same s*** like Anthony Joshua.
“A man is a man. When you say Joshua is out, he is out. You’ve told everyone you will fight me. Now you are ducking.” More

ANTHONY JOSHUA has suggested boxing could change its rules to introduce “live” scorecards.The 32-year-old has been outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk in his last two fights.
Anthony Joshua has suggested introducing “live” scorecards in boxingCredit: EPA
AJ said live scorecards could show how fights are playing out as they go on, meaning boxers know how many of the remaining rounds they need to win, or if they need to score a knockdown.
Knowing for a fact he was down on the cards could have encouraged Joshua to search harder for a knockout when he fought Usyk.
The judges scorecards currently remain a mystery until the fight winner is announced.
But AJ suggested knowing how the scores stood round-by-round would create a “very competitive environment” within the ring.
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He wrote on Instagram: “In so many sports you know who’s winning as the game is progressing.
“In a sense it creates a very competitive environment.”
Joshua asked for people’s thoughts on introducing “visible” scorecards so the fight scenario is clear as the rounds progress.
He continued: “Should boxing introduce live (visible) scorecards so you know, what you need to know, in order to win.
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“As there is so much boxing around the world, it can be introduced at any level in order to test it out. Thoughts?”
British boxing fans had been hoping for a mega heavyweight showdown between AJ and WBC champ Tyson Fury on December 3rd.
But the Gypsy King has now declared the fight dead in the water after claiming Joshua missed his Monday deadline to sign a contract.
Fury now looks set to face Manuel Charr instead, while AJ’s next opponent remains a mystery.
SunSport exclusively revealed yesterday that Joe Joyce would like to “bash” up fellow former Team GB Olympian Joshua, after he brutally knocked out Joseph Parker last Saturday.
Joe Joyce has declared he would like to face JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

TYSON FURY gave a cheeky response to Oleksandr Usyk’s offer of training with Anthony Joshua. Usyk twice beat AJ on points, most recently in Saudi Arabia in August, and offered to help Joshua bounce back.
Tyson Fury gave a cheeky response to Oleksandr Usyk’s offer of training with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Oleksandr Usyk offered to help train Anthony JoshuaCredit: AFP
It came after the Ukrainian ruled himself out of an undisputed title decider with Fury until next year.
The Gypsy King then turned his attention to Joshua and sent out a 60/40 contract in his favour to fight on December 3 in Cardiff.
But Fury claimed to have walked away from talks after accusing AJ of failing to sign before his Monday, September 26 deadline.
So he made a sly remark about his British rival when reacting to Usyk’s offer of training Joshua.
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Fury posted: “Maybe you can lend him your nuts middleweight?!
“Usyk, don’t be a p****y like your big pal!”
Joshua, 32, produced a bizarre post-fight rant after losing his rematch with Usyk, 35.
The pound-for-pound star failed in his approach to calm AJ down – but remains open to sharing the ring again in sparring.
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He said: “I wanted to talk to him, I said, ‘Ease up, man, let’s just calm down. When I have time I could come to see you in the UK, come to your gym and we could spar together and stuff.'”
Fury, 34, claimed he was moving on to fight Manuel Charr, 37, after Joshua failed to return their contract in his allocated time.
That is despite DAZN and BT Sport this week meeting to attempt a joint pay-per-view deal.
And promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren both voiced their hope in the fight being resurrected.
Hearn said: “There has been no talk of a deadline between the parties, but we are moving at pace to try and conclude the deal.”
Warren told talkSPORT on Monday: “We’re working very hard to get it over the line.
“If everyone agreed everything, it would be a huge undertaking, but we could do it that way.
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“Tyson has told me what he wants. They’ve had the contract for ten days and he’s lost patience with it.
“We’re trying to make it work and we had a good meeting today so we’ll see what happens.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn pictured with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Tyson Fury with his promoter Frank WarrenCredit: PA More

RICKY HATTON shared a throwback picture of himself and Tyson Fury when they were both “not in best of places”. The British boxing legend uploaded a photo from 2017 posing with Fury, who had a beer in hand.
Ricky Hatton pictured with Tyson Fury in 2017
Hatton captioned it: “Five years ago. Tyson Fury in Manchester. Not in the best of places at the time. Look at us now.”
Fury had been out of the ring for two years at that point, having fallen into depression after beating Wladimir Klitschko.
He ballooned up as much as TEN STONE in weight before embarking on one of sport’s greatest comeback journeys.
Fury actually used Hatton’s Manchester gym during the period and returned to the ring in 2018.
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Hatton even cornered him the night he drew with Wilder in a world title challenge, which came on the same year he returned to the ring.
By 2020, Fury, 34, had knocked out American rival Wilder, 36, in their rematch to become heavyweight champion again.
Now Hatton, 43, is on a comeback trail of his own with a scheduled exhibition bout against Marco Antonio Barrera, 48, set for November.
The former two-weight champion has got himself in sensational shape following a dramatic body transformation.
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Hatton was due to face Mexican icon in July until it was cancelled.
Now it has been rescheduled for November 12 with Natasha Jonas unifying her light-middleweight titles with Marie-Eve Dicaire.  
It will be Hatton’s first fight since 2012, when he lost to Vyacheslav Senchenko, sparking his boxing retirement.
Tyson Fury with Ricky Hatton before his boxing comeback
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JOE JOYCE has listed three dream names for his next fight – with Anthony Joshua one man he wants to “bash up”.Brit heavyweight Joyce, 37, is in line for a shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO world title after brutally knocking out Joseph Parker with a stunning left hook last weekend.
Joseph Parker punched his way to title contention with an 11th-round KO of Joseph ParkerCredit: GETTY
A grudge match with Anthony Joshua is high on Joyce’s plansCredit: PA
The Juggernaught also wants to fight Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson FuryCredit: GETTY
And the Juggernaut has vowed he is not scared of anyone after extending his flawless record to 15-0.
Joyce told Sunsport: “The dream next fight would probably be [Oleksandr] Usyk, or [Tyson] Fury, or [Anthony] Joshua.
“There’s all the top names and they’re obviously great, exciting fights.
“I’m at the top of the division now in the elite level, so I will fight anyone.”

Joyce doesn’t believe a fight with unified heavyweight champ Usyk will come to fruition anytime soon, so he would love to come to blows with Joshua again.
The Putney Juggernaut previously lost to AJ when the pair clashed as amateurs.
He continued: “I don’t think Usyk’s going to fight me, he’s going to fight Fury first.
“But yeah, the Joshua fight is one that I’d like to do.
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“I’d like to bash him up.”
The 2016 Olympic silver medallist is also sceptical of a meeting with Tyson Fury, who says his December bout with Joshua is off after AJ missed the Gypsy King’s deadline to sign a contract offer.
Joyce, who is eyeing a return in Spring 2023, said on WBC champ Fury: “He’s talking about wanting to fight me, but let’s see what happens because a lot of things change.
“He’s saying one thing then another thing happens.
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It will take until the day before any potential fight between the pair for Joyce to fully believe a showdown with the Gypsy King will take place.
The Juggernaut said: “Post weigh-in [then] I’ll believe we’re fighting.”
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MIKE TYSON let his temper boil over after coming face to face with his former promoter Don King.Relations between the pair started to decline towards the end of Tyson’s career with the boxer deciding to sue King in 1998.

Don King irritated Mike Tyson by tapping him on the shoulderCredit: YouTube
Tyson reacted by throwing a glass of water over his former promoterCredit: YouTube
Mike Tyson later his admitted his actions were immatureCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Tyson accused the promoter of stealing millions of dollars he had earned from boxing and decided to sue him for $100million.
The case was settled for $14m but there was no love lost between the two.
So when Tyson came face to face with King for the first time since that legal battle in 2018, it was perhaps little surprise tempers flared.
The pair were appearing at an event at the International Boxing Hall of Fame when King tapped his former client on the shoulder.
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But Tyson reacted furiously and quickly turned around before throwing water over King, with the ex-fighter angry he had pretended things between them were OK.
A day later Tyson was remorseful and regretted his actions.
He said: “That was me being immature, I shouldn’t have done that.
“But, you know, he touched me, he tapped me on my shoulder … it’s just, I don’t know.
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“He talked to me like I was his friend, that’s bull****, he shouldn’t have done that, he really did me in.”
Tyson has battled with sciatica recently and the condition has prevented him from talking and walking at times.
But this week he was spotted outside a New York City restaurant with a female friend looking happy and healthy. More