Heavyweight boxing

MARTIAL ARTS master Joe Joyce reckons his kung fu schooling will help him give Joseph Parker a belting on Saturday.The Putney Juggernaut, 37, missed his own graduation and blew his final student loan instalment to fly 8,000 miles and study at a Shaolin monastery in China.
Joyce trained in Kung Fu
He travelled to China to train after graduatingCredit: Supplied
The heavyweight boxer studied as a Shaolin Kung Fu MasterCredit: Supplied
Joyce — who studied fine art at Middlesex University and excelled at rugby and athletics in his youth — faces New Zealand heavyweight Parker in Manchester.
And the winner will be in line for a world-title shot at the WBO crown, currently held by Oleksandr Usyk.
After returning from another Las Vegas training camp, the 14-0 pro — who was robbed of Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio games — told SunSport: “I have always chosen to travel for training, I have never feared that or shied away from it.
“I took myself to China to do Shaolin kung fu just after I graduated. I actually missed the ceremony, so I never threw my hat in the air or wore the gown.
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Joyce is set to face Parker on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
“I used my last bit of student-loan money to fly out to China and do four sessions a day of kung fu for a month.
“It was a camp of foreigners who each had a trainer — we would run at 5am, then power train and then do technique, sambo or wushu. I had just started boxing around that time, so they complemented each other.”
Joyce shared these incredible photos with SunSport but ruled out any potential big-money MMA switch. He said: “I do think I could do an MMA fight.
“My striking is good enough for a few fights against similar opposition.
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“But I would have to do a lot of wrestling and grappling training. And I don’t really fancy rolling around having some big bloke’s sweaty scrotum stuck on my forehead.”
Computer-game super-fan Joyce is the antithesis of your usual trash-talking flashy fighter. He added: “I like to keep my personal life pretty private. I don’t feel the need to share too much.
“My girlfriend might like the celebrity lifestyle more than me or just the Chanel bags that come with it.
“The more interviews I do the more I improve.
“I get more comfortable and confident and now I have to pull my finger out and do more.” More

TYSON FURY has urged “p***y boy” Anthony Joshua to “sign the contract” in an X-rated message.The Gypsy King is desperate to fight AJ before Christmas in an epic all-British boxing bonanza.
Tyson Fury has branded Anthony Joshua a ‘p***y boy’ in a new video blastCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
Fury has urged AJ to sign the contract for their potential winter fightCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
And he has now fired a fresh message at his rival as talks enter a key stage.
Joshua is looking to bounce back in a big way after a second straight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury had been hoping to fight the Ukrainian in a heavyweight division unifier.
But Usyk would prefer to box him next year.
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And the stars are now aligned for Fury to finally take on AJ.
However, negotiations have not progressed quickly in the last several weeks.
And Fury appears to be running out of patience.
Taking to social media, the WBC champion unleashed a brutal message aimed directly at Joshua.
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And hilariously, Fury did it all wearing £3,000 Versace clobber he matched his family with earlier this year.
Fury boomed: “Sign the contract AJ you little p***y.
“Sign the bloody contract p***y boy.”
Earlier today, Fury blasted both AJ and Usyk in another fiery video.
He said: “Usyk, you little s***house. You little s***bag.
“Talking s***e, ‘I’m afraid of you’, I’ll put my fist straight through the side of you, you little sausage.
“And another s***house, that big bodybuilder, Joshua that’s a proper s***house that is.
“Had the contract for I don’t know how long and ain’t signing it, you little sausage.
“You do not want to fight, your manager’s a sausage, I’ve never seen anything like ya’s. Both a pack of s***houses.
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“However, I will be fighting on December the 3rd if this sausage does not sign this contract – which I don’t think he is because I don’t think he’s got the b******s to, because he’s a s***bag.
“Both of you, a pair of sausage s***houses. Joshua is a s***house, Usyk is a s***house, you are all s***houses.” More

EDDIE HEARN fears Tyson Fury will face Manuel Charr next – despite Anthony Joshua fight talks “moving in the right direction”. AJ has had a contract to challenge for Fury’s WBC title on December 3 at Cardiff since last Friday.
Promoter Eddie Hearn, with Anthony Joshua, has cast doubt on the fight vs Fury happeningCredit: PA
But his promoter Hearn revealed some parts of the deal where “all over the place” leading to revisions and further negotiations.
Fury, 34, has been getting itchy knuckles which comes as Lebanese-born German Charr, 37, claims to be fighting the Gypsy King instead of AJ.
Hearn is now left with the “gut feeling” that Joshua, 32, will miss out on the Battle of Britain bout as a result.
He told iFL TV: “I think Tyson Fury’s fighting Manuel Charr, in all honesty. Like the more I think about it, the more I see stuff.
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“We’ve all agreed to work hard on the contracts. Listen, we got the contract last Friday or Saturday and it was all over the place.
“Since then we’ve had talks as recently as yesterday getting it in the right place and just by his message, I dunno.
“I think they want us to run out of time a little bit and we’re not just going to sign a contract that isn’t in its correct format.”
Hearn added that the financial split – of 64/40 in Fury’s favour – is agreed but broadcasters are yet to come together.
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A deal to share a joint pay-per-view between BT Sport and streaming service would need to be brokered.
Hearn has been leading talks with Frank Warren’s son George and revealed they have been on the right track.
He said: “We’re still moving forward hoping that fight gets done. Ourselves and Queensberry, it’s been good.
“They’ve done nothing wrong, we’ve done nothing wrong.
“We got a contract that we didn’t believe was in the right spirit of the deal and they almost accepted that and made changes.
“So, we’re moving in the right direction.”
Joshua was offered a shock fight with Fury despite twice losing to Oleksandr Usyk, 35, on the bounce.
But the Ukrainian ruled himself out of a unification until next year to rest and recover with loved ones having returned back to his war-torn home.
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Fury hit out at the Usyk and Joshua labelling them a “pair of s***house sausages” for refusing to fight him.
And it left Hearn saying: “My gut feeling is Tyson Fury is getting ready to fight Manuel Charr… but I hope I’m wrong.”
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are still in talks to fightCredit: Getty
Manuel Charr claims to be fighting Tyson Fury on December 3Credit: Getty – Contributor More

JOE JOYCE scaled one stone heavier than Joseph Parker with the pair to fight at career-heaviest weights. The two collide in Manchester with the WBO “interim” title on the line and faced off for the final time at the weigh ins.
Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker ahead of their fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Joyce, 37, came in at 271.4lb with Parker, 30, at 255¼lb, meaning he takes a 15lb or one stone weight advantage into the headliner.
He said: “I dunno, maybe the hotel food is a bit too good! But I’m ready, I’m fit, I’m ready, I’m strong and my engine’s there.
“The sparring and everything has gone to plan so I except a great performance from myself and so does my team.”
The pair came together for the third and final time to trade words, with Joyce now ready to let his hands do the talking.
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He added: “That’s enough, oh my God, I’m probably going to have to do another one in the ring, when he’s like looking across from the other corner.
“I’m ready to go, ready to fight. This is the last day, last night sleep and then it’s fight day.”
Parker was 251lb for his last fight in December, a decision win over Derek Chisora, 38.
And the New Zealander did not want to mess with a winning formula.

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Parker said: “With the last performance with Chisora, I felt good heavy and I felt stronger.
“I had the stamina to go 12 rounds. This time I’ve done things better and I’m still heavy.
“So I’m looking forward to getting in the ring. All the talking has been done now.”
Joyce is currently mandatory challenger for the WBO belt held by Oleksandr Usyk, 35, and the interim strap further guarantees a title shot.
Joe Joyce weighed in a career-heaviest 271.4lbCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Joseph Parker hit a career-heaviest 255¼lb on the scalesCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

EDDIE HEARN slammed Jake Paul’s ‘idiotic’ allegation that Matchroom “paid money” to a judge scoring Anthony Joshua’s fight.American Glenn Feldman was one of three officials for AJ’s rematch loss over Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in August.
Promoter Eddie Hearn and Anthony JoshuaCredit: PA
Jake Paul accused Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom promotion of briberyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Feldman scored the bout 115-113 in favour of Joshua despite the other two having Usyk winning, with the Ukrainian ultimately triumphing with a split-decision victory.
The same judge also had Katie Taylor surprisingly beating Paul-promoted champion Amanda Serrano 97-93 in their April undisputed title bout.
As a result, the YouTuber-turned boxer accused Hearn’s Matchroom stable of bribery, something the promoter vehemently denies.
He said: “What he said in terms of his allegations of corruption with Glen Feldman is totally unacceptable.
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“We all have a laugh with Jake and he’s an average fighter but I’m telling you now, what he said is unacceptable and it will be dealt with because we take this sport, our values as a family seriously and we love the sport of boxing.
“So, for him to come out with idiotic comments without even thinking of what he said is extremely harmful to me and very disrespectful to us as a business and as a family.”
It comes after Paul told iFL TV: “Everyone who watched the fight [knows] it’s not a split decision.
“Usyk had a runaway victory, clearly won the fight. This judge, Glenn Feldman, gives it to Anthony Joshua.
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“It’s like a repeated crime here. This type of s***, I’m going to call it out here in boxing because it’s bulls.
“Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing.”
Hearn worked with Paul to promote the women’s super-fight between Taylor, 36, and Serrano, 33, at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
And the pair enjoyed a series of back-and-forth verbal spars in the lead up to the the historic title bout.
But Hearn said Paul’s allegations of corruption was one step too far and warned action will be taken.
He added: “Jake’s comments will be dealt with appropriately.
“I’m not prepared, as I would be on many occasions, to take what he is saying with a pinch of salt on this occasion because it’s bang out of order and totally disrespectful to the sport of boxing and to me and us.
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“I take it extremely personally because they’re questioning our credentials, they are questioning our integrity and I won’t have it.
“So, he’s going to have to take the brunt of that. Maybe he doesn’t care, but I do.”
Hearn confirmed to Boxing Social that he will consider legal action if he does not receive an apology from Paul.
Jake Paul and Eddie Hearn promoted togetherCredit: SPORTSFILE More

TYSON FURY hit out at Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk, labelling them “a pair of sausage s***houses”. Usyk, 35, beat Joshua, 32, on points for the second time in the space of 11 months in August out in Saudi Arabia.
Tyson Fury hit out at Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr
But he ruled himself out of a unification title bout with Fury, 34, to rest and recover after returning to war-torn Ukraine for the first time.
So the unpredictable Gypsy King turned his attention to AJ and offered a shock 60/40 deal to fight on December 3 in Cardiff.
Joshua was sent paperwork last Friday all while Usyk accused the unbeaten WBC champion of being “AFRAID” to fight him.
But Fury furiously hit back: “Usyk, you little s***house. You little s***bag.
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“Talking s***e, ‘I’m afraid of you’, I’ll put my first straight through the side of you, you little sausage.
“And another s***house, that big bodybuilder, Joshua that’s a proper s***house that is.
“Had the contract for I don’t know how long and ain’t signing it, you little sausage.
“You do not want to fight, your manager’s a sausage, I’ve never seen anything like ya’s. Both a pack of s***houses.
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“However, I will be fighting on December the 3rd if this sausage does not sign this contract – which I don’t think he is because I don’t think he’s got the b******s to, because he’s a s***bag.
“Both of you, a pair of sausage s***houses. Joshua is a s***house, Usyk is a s***house, you are all s***houses.”
Joshua conceded a lesser financial split in Fury’s favour in return of a title shot at the 75,000-seat Principality Stadium.
Opposing promoters are still thrashing out contract terms although AJ has been warned he has by the end of next week to sign on the dotted line.
Usyk, who has turned his attention to former champ Deontay Wilder, 36, then goaded that Fury does not want to fight him.
He said: “Despite his toughness and how he is generally described, he is afraid. Yes, of me.”
Oleksandr Usyk has twice beaten Anthony JoshuaCredit: Reuters More