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      Tyson Fury’s promoter claims Eddie Hearn does not want to make Anthony Joshua fight and warns time is running out

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      EDDIE HEARN does not want Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury, claims the Gypsy King’s US promoter.Fury, 34, is in talks with AJ for a heavyweight world title fight on December 3.
      Tyson Fury could face a different opponent if the deal to fight Anthony Joshua is not completed soonCredit: Instagram @tysonfury
      Joshua has agreed to fight FuryCredit: PA
      Bob Arum claims Eddie Hearn does not want AJ to fight the Gypsy KingCredit: Getty
      Joshua is prepared to take on Fury but there are still contracts to be signed despite agreeing on the date, venue and the purse.
      And matchmaker Bob Arum believes that is because AJ’s promoter Hearn does not want him to face Fury.
      He told BoxingScene: “We don’t think that Hearn wants to make that fight. We really don’t think he wants to make that fight.
      “We’re giving him every opportunity to make that fight. And if we can’t make it very shortly, Fury will fight somebody else.

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      “We have another opponent lined up.”
      Joshua’s trainer Robert Garcia is also not keen on the fighter facing Fury so soon after his defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
      Garcia wanted Joshua “step down a level” and have two or three fights before clashing with the Gypsy King, while also requesting to let him train AJ in the US.
      If the proposed Joshua fight breaks down Fury could turn to Usyk after claiming he would “smash” the Ukrainian in four rounds.
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      But a deal was never agreed with Usyk pinning the blame on Fury despite refusing to fight in December as he wanted to spend time with his family while recovering from his previous fight.
      Deontay Wilder also wants to face Fury for a fourth time and claims it is inevitable that they will meet in the ring once again. More

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      I love Tyson Fury and camped out all night so I could meet him on his morning jog

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      A SCHOOLBOY joined boxing champ Tyson Fury on his morning jog after camping out all night to meet his idol.Early riser Presley Pennington, 14, slept in his parent’s campervan before catching the Gypsy King on his 6am seafront run.
      Presley Pennington camped out all night so he could meet his hero Tyson Fury on his morning jobCredit: SWNS
      The excited youngster, given a hat by the world heavyweight champ, even filmed his meeting — and can be heard shouting: “With Tyson on a run.”
      Presley travelled from Burnley to Morecambe to meet his hero. He said: “The reason he inspires me is that he was struggling, he had mental health problems.
      “Then he thought of his kids, started training and became the heavyweight champion of the world.
      “I admire that he turned his life around so quickly.”
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      Fury is now training for his “Battle of Britain” showdown with Anthony Joshua on December 3.
      On his way to see Fury, Presley woke his dad up when leaving the caravan.
      “I thought he was bloody mad as I didn’t think he was going to do it”, said electrician Arron, 37.
      But the experience paid off for Presley. “They say don’t meet your heroes but he has such a good personality”, he said.
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      “I have two books on him and the reason he inspires me is that he was struggling, he had bad mental health problems and wanted to crash into a wall.
      “Then he thought of his kids, started training and became the heavyweight champion of the world.
      “I admire that he turned his life around so quickly.” More

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      Jake Paul says Tommy Fury won’t ‘be able to walk outside anymore’ if they fight and vows to END rival’s boxing career

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      JAKE PAUL vowed to END Tommy Fury’s boxing career if they fight and claimed his rival will not be “able to walk outside anymore”.Twice the pair have signed for a celebrity grudge match and both times Fury was forced to pull out.
      Jake Paul vowed to end Tommy Fury’s boxing career if they fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Tommy Fury has twice pulled out of fighting Jake PaulCredit: Rex
      It remains to be seen whether Paul will make a hat-trick of attempts to get the 2019 Love Island star into the ring.
      But the American warned Fury dodged a bullet and would be better off trading insults opposed to punches.
      Paul said: “Look, it will be the last payday of his life, from boxing at least.
      “He would quit boxing after that or at least he should. I’m going to turn him into a meme if we ever fight, literally a crazy meme.
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      “Like this guy is not going to be able to walk outside anymore. So, it’s actually probably smarter for him not to fight me.”
      Paul, 25, was 4-0 when he first agreed to face Fury, 23, in December.

      He had beat YouTuber “AnEsonGib”, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 38, as well as former UFC pair Ben Askren, 38, and Tyron Woodley, 40.
      But Fury pulled out with a broken rib suffered in training and Paul went on to knock out ex-UFC champion Woodley in a rematch.
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      The pair again tried in August but a US visa issue saw the brother of heavyweight king Tyson, 33, withdraw again.
      Heavyweight Hasim Rahman Jr, 31, was drafted in as a replacement but a weight disagreement saw Paul scrap the fight.
      The social media sensation-turned boxer instead returns on October 29 against UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, who holds a 4-1 boxing record.
      Due to being in training camp, Paul will not be in Manchester, where his boxer Amanda Serrano, 33, faces Sarah Mahfoud, 32.
      Meanwhile, Fury is yet to fight since beating Daniel Bocianski, 27, on points in April.
      Paul said: “At the end of the day, he’s ducking me so I don’t know what this guy’s angle is.
      “I think he wants to just gain popularity and fight scrubs, because he knows he can make like £100,000 every time he fights against these scrubs.
      “So if he gains more popularity, the longer that gig can last for him.”

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      Jake Paul predicts winner of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua – and fears his ‘inspiration’ will lose

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      JAKE PAUL has backed Tyson Fury to beat one of his boxing inspirations in Anthony Joshua. AJ accepted a 60/40 financial split in Fury’s favour in return for a WBC world title shot on December 3 in Cardiff.
      Jake Paul has backed Tyson Fury to beat Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      It is a fight hailed by YouTube-turned boxer Paul but one he cannot see going Joshua’s way, no matter how much he admires the heavyweight.
      He told talkSPORT: “I gotta go with Tyson Fury man.
      “I really like Anthony Joshua. He’s a dope guy, he inspires me, but Tyson’s just not beatable man, unfortunately.
      “He’s too big and has too much skill. He’s 270lbs, 280lbs sometimes, bouncing up and down in the ring like Muhammad Ali, has an amazing chin that withstood dozens of punches from Deontay Wilder – the hardest puncher in heavyweight history.
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      “So, he’s just not beatable I don’t think.”
      Joshua, 32, is coming off consecutive points losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 35, most recently in Saudi Arabia last month.
      But Usyk ruled himself out of a unification bout this year after returning home to war-torn Ukraine for the first time.
      It left Fury, 34, to surprisingly turn his attention to AJ and talks over Battle of Britain escalated quickly.
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      Joshua accepted the terms and was sent a contract by Frank Warren.
      And Paul, 25, believes the fight can help the sport gain supremacy over their combat sports rivals.
      He said: “That’s a huge fight.
      “I think it’s a fight that needs to happen for the sport of boxing to continue to grow and make waves and continue to take over MMA, which is failing recently, specifically the UFC.
      “I think that fight needs to happen so that boxing is number one in combat sports.”
      Paul, 25, returns himself on October 29 against UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, his first opponent with a prior boxing record.
      Anthony Joshua is in talks to fight Tyson FuryCredit: Getty
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      Tyson Fury incredibly gives Joseph Parker his HOUSE to prepare for huge Joe Joyce fight

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      TYSON FURY has incredibly given his HOUSE to Joseph Parker to stay in while he trains to fight Joe Joyce. Parker, from New Zealand, traded his Las Vegas base for Morecombe after linking up with coach Andy Lee, on the advice of Fury.
      Joseph Parker said Tyson Fury allowed him to stay in his house while trainingCredit: Instagram / @joeboxerparker
      Tyson Fury’s family home in Morcambe, LancashireCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvin Media
      And together, they have been training in the WBC champion’s home gym in Lancaster and even sleeping at the Gypsy King’s.
      Parker said: “This is the third camp with Andy. So we’re learning, I feel like I’m learning more. I feel like he’s added a few more things to my game.
      “Tyson’s giving me his house, like, just the whole set up and everything that we have to make it a great camp has happened.
      “So there’s no real excuse. If I go into this fight for me, I’m going to win because I’ve had the best camp.
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      “And, you know, just being realistic, if I don’t win then I’m not good enough.”
      Parker, 30, first linked up with ex-middleweight champion Lee before his split-decision win over Derek Chisora, 38, in May 2021.
      He then won the rematch in convincing style in December, which was his second camp under Lee, 38.
      Their third will come on Saturday night against Joyce, 37, where the WBO interim title and a shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s belt will be on the line.

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      Fury, in talks to fight Anthony Joshua, 32, in December, has trained with Parker for the title bout.
      And he joked the former WBO champ has nicked everything he owns, from coaches to sponsorships.
      Fury, 34, said: “Joe’s literally taken everything in my life hasn’t he?
      “He’s took my gym, he’s took my house, he’s took my trainer, he’s took my strength and conditioning coach, he’s took my nutritional company.
      “What else have you taken? You’ve took my glove sponsor, you’ve took my cafe over.”
      Joseph Parker, coach Andy Lee and Tyson FuryCredit: Instagram @joeboxerparker
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      Charr warns ‘dosser’ Tyson Fury he’ll ‘smash his pretty face’ and hopes Gypsy King fights him instead of Anthony Joshua

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      FORMER heavyweight champion Mahmoud Charr has urged Tyson Fury to fight him instead of Anthony Joshua.Fury, 34, is set to face Joshua, 32, in a huge ‘Battle of Britain’ heavyweight bout in December.
      Charr has called-out FuryCredit: Getty
      Fury is set to fight Joshua in DecemberCredit: PA
      A 60-40 purse split has already been agreed with the fight expected to take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
      But, Charr, 37, has now urged the Gypsy King to fight him instead.
      He took to Instagram to call out the current WBC heavyweight champion, writing: “I promise you on December 3.
      “I will smash your pretty face you big dosser.
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      “I focus this green and gold belt it’s coming home.”
      Charr last fought in May, defeating Nikola Milacic with a third round knockout to extend his win streak to five.
      Meanwhile, Fury retained his WBC title by knocking out Dillian Whyte in April at Wembley Stadium.
      Diamond Boy has attempted to call-out the Gypsy King on multiple occasions in recent weeks.
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      Earlier this month, he said: “Tyson, Tyson Fury, take the fight.
      “I’m ready, I challenge you. Take my challenge, I’m ready for you, man. No excuses.”
      But, Fury announced that he would only fight Charr if his highly-anticipated bout with WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk falls through. More

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      Anthony Joshua told he can BEAT heavyweight champion and rival Tyson Fury thanks to his ‘physical tools’ by David Haye

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has the “physical tools” to KO Tyson Fury, according to David Haye.The pair are set to meet in a £75million Battle of Britain world heavyweight showdown in Cardiff on December 3.
      If Anthony Joshua is ‘strong, fast and aggressive’ he can shock Tyson Fury, according to David HayeCredit: Instagram
      Tyson Fury is the ‘monster’ of the heavyweight division, says David HayeCredit: Getty
      And former two-weight champion Haye believes Joshua can inflict Fury’s first professional defeat.
      The Brit said: “If anyone has the physical tools to beat Fury, the No 1 monster in the heavyweight division, then it is AJ.
      “Many years ago, Fury and Joshua sparred and AJ got the better of him.
      “If AJ can be strong, fast and aggressive against Fury then he has a chance of surprising everyone.”
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      That 2010 session at Joshua’s Finchley club saw the Watford novice shake Fury with an upper cut.
      Now AJ, 32, is desperate to take the Gypsy King’s WBC crown after failing to regain his WBA, IBF and WBO belts in his rematch defeat to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk last month.
      The Hayemaker added: “The world will have him as the underdog but for the first time ever the pressure will be totally off him and all on Fury.”
      Haye also hopes his former protege Joe Joyce, 37, takes another step towards one of AJ’s old world titles on Saturday when he faces Joseph Parker.
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      He added: “It’s a real high-risk fight for Joe because he doesn’t have one or two years to rebuild if he loses.”
      Meanwhile, Savannah Marshall’s world middleweight title bout with Claressa Shields has been rescheduled for October 15 at London’s O2.
      *Joyce v Parker, BT Sport Box Office, live on Saturday. See bt.com/sportboxoffice
      David Haye believes AJ could be the one man who can dismantle the Gypsy KingCredit: Getty – Contributor More

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      Inside Joseph Parker’s training camp for Joe Joyce, from Tyson Fury coaching to controversial medicine ball exercise

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      JOSEPH PARKER has given a rare glimpse behind the scenes of his final preparations to face Brit Joe Joyce on Saturday.And a training montage shows the Kiwi working out with WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
      Joseph Parker is hit with a medicine ball by John FuryCredit: PROAM Boxing
      Parker works on his body shotsCredit: PROAM Boxing
      It also contains footage of Tyson’s dad John furiously pounding at Parker’s stomach and ribs with a medicine ball.
      This controversial training method was reported to have broken Tommy Fury’s ribs before his fight with Jake Paul, although Tommy denied it.
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      The video opens with Parker hammering the heavy bag, then moves on to him doing some pad work inside the ring as he works up a serious sweat.
      Parker, who looks sharp and explosive, then practises body shots by blasting away at someone wearing protection.
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      He moves on to pad work with John Fury and a speed ball workout, followed by deadlifts, shadow boxing and pull-ups.
      And many would argue some of what Parker posted in his YouTube video is not ideal, or at least a risky, preparation.
      Parker faces Joyce in Manchester, coming off back-to-back wins against Brit Derek Chisora.
      Parker is seen lying down in the ring beside Tyson, who shouts encouragement while dad John shows no mercy, beating Parker’s torso all over with a medicine ball.

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      Parker than returns to conventional gym workouts like squatting and dumbbells.
      It remains to be seen if the brutal Fury methods will help Parker overcome Brit Joyce, with the winner becoming mandatory for Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO belt. More