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TYSON FURY has confirmed he will fight Manuel Charr if Anthony Joshua doesn’t meet today’s deadline for their Battle of Britain.Fury offered his fellow Brit a championship lifeline earlier this month but their long-awaited grudge match has not yet been finalised.
Tyson Fury set Anthony Joshua a Monday deadline to pen the contract for their grudge matchCredit: GETTY
AJ plans to puts pen to paper on his contract todayCredit: PA
Fury will turn his attention to fighting former WBA (regular) champion Manuel Charr if he can’t face JoshuaCredit: Getty
The Gypsy King gave the former unified heavyweight champion a deadline of 5pm TODAY to ink the deal on the table before he would “move on” from their December dust-up.
And the Wythenshawe warrior set his sights on defending his WBC strap against former WBA (Regular) champion Charr should the domestic dust-up fail to come to fruition.
The 34-year-old backed that up today by writing on Instagram: “If he (Joshua) don’t sign today, you are in big G.
“And you can show them how a real man throws down.”
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Fury wrote the comment on a reshare of a video on Charr’s own Instagram story.
The Lebanese-born German said: “Salam Alaikum, Tyson Fury.
“You know and I know that Anthony p***y boy will not sign the paper tomorrow.
“Take my challenge. I am ready for you.”
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Fury then launched a scathing attack on Joshua, saying: “Today is D-Day, people. F***king D-Day!
“You’re going to sign the contract you big p***y or are you not going to sign it?
“When [Deontay] Wilder sent me contract for Wilder one, I signed it within 24 hours because I wanted to smash his face in.
“You’ve had the contract for 10 days now, b***h, and you’ve still ain’t signed it.

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“He fancies himself as a bit of a J Hussy, but really, he’s just a big bodybuilding p***y!”
Fury and Joshua’s long-awaited domestic dust-up is currently being targeted for December 3.
And AJ revealed on Sunday that he’ll pen the lucrative deal on offer today.
He said on Instagram: “I’ve been signing contracts for years. It’s not in my hands, it’s with the legal team.
“That’s why you hire lawyers. If you know the history of boxing make sure you get your legal terms right.
“That’s why you got good managers and good lawyers.
“So, of course, I’m going to sign the contract. It’s just with some lawyers at the minute.”
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The undefeated Fury was last in action last April, knocking out Dillian Whyte in the sixth round of their Wembley war to retain his WBC crown.
Joshua, meanwhile, suffered a second successive decision defeat to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last month. More

JOSEPH PARKER was left bloodied, battered and bruised following his defeat to surging heavyweight Joe Joyce.The former WBO heavyweight champion was knocked out in the 11th round of the pair’s Manchester melee on Saturday night.
Joseph Parker suffered a brutal 11th-round KO loss to Joe Joyce on Saturday nightCredit: GETTY
Parker suffered a big cut on the side of his right eyebrowCredit: GETTY
Parker was left battered a bruised after the fightCredit: YOUTUBE
Parker, 30, was a bloody mess in the seventh round following a big left hand and sustained further damage to his face thanks to Joyce’s peppering jab.
Joyce’s lead hand broke the nose of the New Zealander and left him looking worse for wear after the fight.
Boxing fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Joseph Parker’s face is battered.”
Another said: “What heart shown by Parker after getting a nasty cut near his right eye.”
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One added: “Joseph Parker has never received that kind of beating ever in his entire career.
“Joe Joyce battled and tattered the s*** out of him. This is how heavyweight fights are supposed to be.”
Another said during the fight: “I don’t want to even imagine what Joseph Parker is feeling inside right now.
“He’s exhausted, blood all over his face and has a man-eating everything he’s throwing.”
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Defeat to Joyce snapped a two-fight win streak for Parker, who doesn’t plan to wallow on his first stoppage loss.
He said: “There’s no point dwelling on it, a loss is a loss but you’ve got to keep putting in the training and get back to work.
“If you dwell on it, then that will hold you back – it’s just a fight really.
“I’ll relax for a bit and when the time is right I’ll watch the fight over and look at what we did positive and negative and work on it.
“It’s all learning.
“Even though I’ve been champion of the world, I’m still learning as a fighter.”
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Joyce, meanwhile, has set his sights on a showdown with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The interim WBO titleholder said in his post-fight interview: “Usyk, I’m very skilled, let’s get it on.” More

JOE JOYCE scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday night with a stunning stoppage of former world champion Joseph Parker.The Putney pounder punched his way to title contention with an 11th-round knockout victory over the New Zealander in Manchester.
Joe Joyce brutally knocked out Joseph Parker on Saturday nightCredit: REUTERS
The victory was the biggest of the Putney Juggernaut’s careerCredit: GETTY
Joyce is the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight titleCredit: getty
Oleksandr Usyk is currently in possession of the WBO heavyweight strapCredit: Reuters
A vicious left hook a little over a minute into the round flattened the durable Parker and saw Joyce get his hands on the interim WBO heavyweight title.
Joyce, 37, is now primed and ready to mix it with the big names in the heavyweight division.
And SunSport is on hand to outline the potential opponents for his next foray to the ring.
Joe Joyce’s potential next opponent
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Oleksandr Usyk
A clash with unified heavyweight champion Usyk could be in the offing for Joyce following his destruction of Parker.
The Olympian was the mandatory challenger for the Ukrainian’s WBO title before sparking out Parker, a victory which has left many clamouring for him to take another step up in competition.
Joyce called out the slick southpaw in his post-fight interview.
A fight with Usyk, however, will likely not materialise anytime soon as the former undisputed cruiserweight king is on course for an undisputed showdown with Tyson Fury.
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Dillian Whyte
A Battle of Britain with recent WBC title challenger Whyte could prove to be a decent and realistic interim fight for Joyce should his crack at gold be delayed.
Despite his lopsided defeat to Fury last April, Whyte would provide Joyce with a much sterner and more robust test than the often one-dimensional Parker.
A similarly impressive win over Joyce would not only see his stock increase with casual fans but would cement his status as the third-best British heavyweight.
A Battle of Britain with Dillian Whyte could be on the cards for JoyceCredit: REUTERS
Deontay Wilder
Like Whyte, former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder is also looking to get himself back into title contention following a brutal knockout loss to Fury.
And a win over Joyce would catapult him back to the top of the contenders’ heap – a place the Brit could find himself if he were to best The Bronze Bomber.
Wilder, however, has the small matter of getting through former sparring partner Robert Helenius next month before a fight with Joyce can become a possibility.
A showdown with former WBC champ Deontay Wilder is also a possibility for JoyceCredit: GETTY
Andy Ruiz Jr
Former unified heavyweight champ Ruiz Jr is still very much in the mix following his decision victory over veteran Luis Ortiz earlier this month.
So the Mexican could prove to be a viable opponent for Joyce should The Juggernaut be forced to wait for his shot at the winner of Usyk vs Fury.
Andy Ruiz Jr could also be a viable next opponent for JoyceCredit: EPA
Anthony Joshua
AJ is currently in negotiations to face Fury in an unlikely grudge match on December 3.
But should the bout fail to come together, a fight between the former unified champion and Joyce would make complete sense.
Joshua, 32, is in desperate need of a win over a household name following his consecutive defeats to pound-for-pound king Usyk.
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And although Joyce just flattened Parker, he’s still in need of a win over a big name to make his claim to a title shot undeniable.
The fight would also have a little bit of added spice as the pair are former sparring partners and were recently involved in a public war of words on social media.
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ANTHONY JOSHUA has revealed that he is set to sign his Battle of Britain contract to face Tyson Fury on December 3.The two-time heavyweight champion, 32, agreed a 60/40 purse split to face WBC king Fury earlier this month.

Anthony Joshua has declared he is ready to sign the contract to fight Tyson Fury in December
Fury is set to defend his WBC heavyweight belt against Joshua at Cardiff’s Principality StadiumCredit: PA
But the fight is yet to officially be signed, with the Gypsy King telling AJ on Saturday he has until Monday to put pen to paper on their bout.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn only recently declared that AJ’s camp will not sign the contract by tomorrow’s deadline.
However the 2012 Olympic gold medallist has now taken to his Snapchat account where he has cleared up the situation.
He said: “I’ve been signing contracts for years.
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“It’s not in my hands, it’s with the legal team.
“That’s why you hire lawyers. If you know the history of boxing make sure you get your legal terms right.
“That’s why you got good managers and good lawyers.
“So of course I’m going to sign the contract.
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“It’s just with some lawyers at the minute.”
It is understood that Fury and AJ will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
Fury last week delivered an X-rated message to Joshua urging the 2012 Olympic gold medallist to sign the contract.
In a clip he shared on social media, he said: “Sign the contract AJ you little p***y.
“Sign the bloody contract p***y boy.”
Derek Chisora, who was has been beaten twice by Fury, has backed AJ to prevail in the domestic dust-up.
Del Boy told Fury he will lose to his face when the pair spoke at the AO Arena last night where Joe Joyce knocked out Joseph Parker. More

TYSON Fury joked the only way Joseph Parker could have beaten Joe Joyce was by kicking him in the nuts.The former WBO heavyweight world champion lost for the first time since 2018 in Manchester on Saturday.
Joseph Parker suffered just a third career defeat against Joe JoyceCredit: Reuters
Parker was back in the ring for the first time since defeating Derek Chisora last December.
And the New Zealander made a strong start, claiming the opening round against his British opponent.
Joyce hit back in the second, though, and didn’t look back.
But the 2016 Olympic silver medalist didn’t get the job done until late on in the fight.
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Less than one minute into the 11th round, Joyce caught Parker with a brutal left hook that sent him tumbling to the canvas.
Parker managed to beat the count, but referee Steve Gray ended the fight.
Following the brutal ending to the bout, Fury was asked whether the Kiwi could have done anything differently.
He bluntly said: “He could have kicked him in the nuts.”
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But the Gypsy King was full of praise for both fighters.
He added: “It was a great fight, very entertaining and good to watch. The better man won on the night, Joe Parker tried his heart out, it wasn’t good enough, but that’s boxing.” More