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      Watch hilarious moment Dillian Whyte mistakes John Fury for Steve Bunce during TV interview despite standing next to him

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      DILLIAN WHYTE was joined by Tyson Fury’s dad John for a TV interview ahead of Saturday night’s heavyweight clash at Wembley.But The Body Snatcher hilariously mistook Tyson’s father for legendary boxing commentator Steve Bunce.
      Dillian Whyte joked that he mistook John Fury for legendary boxing pundit Steve BunceCredit: Twitter / @frankwarren_tv
      Bunce (L) with Frank Warren back in 2020Credit: The Sun
      Speaking to Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions, Whyte was joined by John in the background.
      And as the presenter introduced the Gypsy King’s dad, Whyte spun round and exclaimed: “Oh I thought it was Steve Bunce!”
      As the presenter chuckled at Whyte’s gag, John himself found the comment far from funny.
      The 57-year-old stood stony-faced as Whyte joked that he thought he had been joined by pundit Bunce.
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      Boxing fans were left in hysterics by the exchange, with one writing on social media: “Brilliant, John not knowing whether to laugh or cry.”
      Another added: “That’s the best thing I’ve seen in ages,” while a third said: “Whyte has done John there”.
      Others noticed John’s less than impressed reaction to the comment.
      One pointed out: “Big John not impressed hahaha.”
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      John has been heavily involved in the build up to tonight’s clash at Wembley.
      First he was part of a heated exchange with Whyte’s entourage in midweek, which saw him having to be held back by son Tyson.
      That led to him accepting the offer of a fight with Whyte’s father, and he has now threatened David Haye to stay away from the arena with a chilling message.
      He told IFL TV on Haye: “He’s not allowed to be there.
      “If he is, they’ll regret it. I’m gonna tell you now David, you’ve shot your mouth off once too far mate.
      “If you’re there, have your tin hat on pal, because you’re gonna need it.” More

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      Tyson Fury’s wife Paris PREGNANT with seventh child, heavyweight’s pal Carl Froch claims just hours before Whyte fight

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      TYSON and Paris Fury are pregnant with their seventh child, pal Carl Froch has claimed.The Gypsy King is preparing to take on Dillian Whyte in their blockbuster WBC heavyweight title showdown tonight.
      Paris Fury is said to be pregnant with the couple’s seventh childCredit: Getty
      The happy family pictured before Athena was born last yearCredit: Instagram
      And just hours before the first bell, Froch appeared to drop the bombshell news.
      Appearing on BBC Breakfast this morning, the former super-middleweight champ said: “He’s got five or six children?
      “I don’t want to get it wrong, but he’s got a lot of kids.
      “I think Paris his wife is pregnant.”
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      Fury, 33, currently has six children – the youngest, Athena, was born last August just before his latest fight, the trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder.
      The others are Venezuela, 12, Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson II, five, Valencia, four, and Princes Adonis Amaziah, two.
      The WBC champ had all of their names on the sleeve of his tracksuit this week in the build-up to the Whyte showdown.
      But the unbeaten heavyweight insists tonight’s bout with Whyte will be his last and has repeatedly confirmed he will retire “win, lose or draw” and step back from the public spotlight after a promise to wife Paris.
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      And on Friday, Fury even hinted the couple were planning to have another baby.
      He said: “My wife has been at home waiting for me for ten years, we have six kids and I am going to put another bun in her oven.
      “Number seven is going to pop out anytime soon.
      “I am going to be a family man and a big fat pig, fatter than I already am.
      “I’ll retire to Morecambe beach, on the sand, no more fight and no more interviews. Everyone will leave me alone.”
      SunSport has approached the Fury camp for comment.
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      Froch – who like Fury famously sold out Wembley – added: “Why not sail off into the sunset.
      “He must have made around £100milllion in his career, he’s absolutely massive.
      “He’s the heavyweight king and to get himself in the shape he needs to fight at 35 [sic], it’s hard work.
      “He’s talking about retirement and I kind of believe him.
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      “A bad day at the office in boxing is potentially damaging for your health. You have to take that into perspective when you’ve got children.
      “[Retiring] must be in his head, he must be thinking, ‘I’ve done my time, I’m the heavyweight king and if I retire on the back of a 94,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium, who could blame him.'”
      Paris is in London supporting her husband for tonight’s fight with Dillian WhyteCredit: Getty
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      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte live stream and on TV – how to watch and order tonight’s heavyweight boxing clash

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      TYSON FURY is facing Dillian Whyte in a HUGE heavyweight showdown tonight at Wembley Stadium.The Gypsy King puts his WBC world title on the line against a man who has waited nearly 1,700 days for his opportunity for the belt.

      Fury, 33, said after the weigh-in: “I’m so happy to be back here fighting at Wembley Stadium.
      “We are going to give you a real fight. It’s going to be a war.
      “Big shout out and respect to Dillian Whyte and his team, they’re proper professional men and we’re going to give you a real fight!
      “Don’t doubt us, we’re going to give you a real fight, a real war.”
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      Fury vs Whyte: Live stream and TV channel info
      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte will be broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office from 6pm.
      In the US, the card is live on ESPN+.
      BT’s coverage will cost £24.95 to order, while ESPN’s is $69.99.
      Sky customers can purchase BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport. 
      Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and then choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 set-top-box should visit the Live Events section.
      While BT TV customers can go to channel 494/495 and pay using their remote control.
      Viewers wanting to watch the fight online should visit www.bt.com/sportboxoffice and follow instructions to subscribe and watch on the web or on the BT Sport Box Office App, and customers can watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay.
      EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the BT Sport Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.
      Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte face off for the final timeCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      Fury vs Whyte: Start time and date
      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte takes place TONIGHT – Saturday, April 23.
      Expect the ring walks for the main event around 10pm.
      Wembley Stadium – with a record 94,000 in attendance – plays host.
      Who is on the Fury vs Whyte undercard?
      There are a host of exciting boxers on the undercard including Tyson Fury’s younger brother Tommy, 22.
      Main event

      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte (heavyweight)

      Undercard

      Ekow Essuman vs Darren Tetley (welterweight)
      Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball (featherweight)
      David Adeleye vs Chris Healey (heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury vs Daniel Bocianski (light-heavyweight)
      Karol Itauma vs Michal Ciach (light-heavyweight)
      Royston Barney-Smith vs Michael Walton (super featherweight)
      Kurt Walker vs Opponent TBC (super featherweight)

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      David Haye ignores Mike Tyson in top five heavyweights of all time over mental strength claim and details sad decline

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      DAVID HAYE doesn’t rank Mike Tyson in his top five heavyweights of all time because of questions over his mental strength.Former two-division champion Haye was discussing the night Tyson beat Michael Spinks in 1988 by a 91-second knockout.
      David Haye says Mike Tyson cannot be considered in the top five heavyweights of all time
      Michael Spinks was beaten by Tyson in 1988
      But the 41-year-old believes Iron Mike’s inability to overcome adversity during fights he was losing is a reason why he does not consider him among the five greatest heavyweights ever.
      Haye said on the BBC’s Costello and Bunce podcast: “How many fights did he have where he was behind on points? Where he got put down, hurt and came back, that’s the question.
      “The moment he started to lose or it started to get tough, it seemed to go the other way.
      “Many fighters – Holyfield, Lennox Lewis – they’ve all had tough fights where they are on the brink of losing and found a way to win, I’ve never seen that with Tyson.
      “I find it hard to say someone’s in the top five of all time if they’ve never had a fight which they were losing and they came back to win.”
      Tyson, 55, still reigns as the youngest heavyweight champion of all time after he thrashed Trevor Berbick in 1986 but did so after the death of his mentor Cus D’Amato, who left Kevin Rooney to corner him.
      But four years later, having succumbed to distractions outside the ring, the American was upset by James ‘Buster’ Douglas in Tokyo, losing for the first time.

      Tyson would then spend three years in prison after being convicted of rape in 1992 before making his boxing comeback in 1995.
      He won the world titles back again in 1996 but in the same year lost to Evander Holyfield and infamously bit his ear in their rematch a year later.
      The knockout artist retired in 2005 after losing to Kevin McBride and left the sport with a record of 50–6 but shocked fans after this month announcing plans to make a comeback to compete in exhibition bouts for charity.
      However, he returned to the ring when he faced off against Roy Jones Jr last year.
      But Haye argues if the hotheaded puncher was guided correctly throughout his career, he could have been the greatest heavyweight of all time.
      He explained: “If he would have had the same team around him which got him into that shape and continued to have the fights that he had, he would’ve grown and become a better version than that.
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      “If he’s 21 there, he’s a baby in boxing terms. He was only going to get better and better. But what happened was, he peaked at 21 and didn’t get better, he got worse every fight.
      “He did less training, less sparring, had less discipline, more money, different women. He got worse and worse until he lost.
      “If he didn’t fall off, and had Rooney in his corner and the same team and had people looking after him, investing his money correctly, looking out for him, he could’ve been No1, without a doubt.”
      Tyson retired in 2005 after losing to Kevin McBrideCredit: AP:Associated Press
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      Best P4P British boxers of the last 30 years, from Lewis and Fury to Calzaghe, Joshua and Khan

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      BRITISH boxing has enjoyed a boom in the last 30 years thanks to supreme talents, loveable characters, Olympic successes and the rise of the internet boosting the sport. The 1990s were lit up by heavyweight champs Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno while middle and super-middle was riddled with brilliance and tragedy as Chris Eubank Sr, Nigel Benn, Michael Watson and Herol Bomber Graham thrilled us, before unbeatable Joe Calzaghe emerged. Prince Naseem Hamed and Amir Khan battered down the doors for British-Muslim boys to follow in their rhythmic footsteps and three-weight world champ Ricky Burns gave his diehard Scottish fans some of the best nights of their lives. James DeGale became the first Brit to race from Olympic gold to world title, George Groves reached the pinnacle in a Rocky-like fourth try and now we have gone full circle as Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury rule the blue riband division. Ahead of some huge autumn fights, SunSport undertook the terrible task of picking the top ten (well, actually it ended up as 11) of the last 30 years and apologies in advance for missing your favourite fighter from the brilliant mix of icons past and present.
      11: Amir Khan 34-6 Big things have been expected of Khan from an early ageCredit: Reuters
      An Olympic silver medal winner at 17, light-welterweight world champ at 22 and he could have been even more. Khan has faced some of the best names of this era – even though Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao both avoided him – but that bravery or perhaps big-purse focus will cost his legacy. After grabbing the WBA light-welterweight title in 2009, the Bolton wonderboy added the scalps of Marco Antonio Barrera, Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana and Zab Judah. When he rebuilt at 147lbs, with his defence improved by Virgil Hunter, he beat Luis Collazo, Devon Alexander and Chris Algieri. Just on the cusp of becoming a two-weight champ, he snatched the Canelo payday and was almost decapitated by a middleweight monster who looked and hit like a light-heavy. At his peak, Khan’s heart – unlike his too-often unguarded chin – could never be questioned, just look at the last three against welterweight boogeyman Maidana and remember the good ol’ days.
      10: Anthony Joshua 24-2
      Joshua downing Klitschko set his career on course for superstardomCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Huge questions hang over AJ after the disastrous June 2019 loss to Andy Ruiz Jr and defeat to Oleksandr Usyk this year. The first result was avenged and the three belts reclaimed. Joshua will be hopeful history repeats itself in his rematch with the Ukrainian this year. But the 2012 Olympic gold, just a few years after walking into the gym as a raw bricklayer, and rapid race to three world titles – and the thrilling fights along the way – has changed the sport in Britain already.
      9: Nigel Benn 42-5-1
      Benn was a popular figure who even attempted a comeback last year, before injury struckCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Before Ricky Hatton there was Nigel Benn, working-class fellas with character flaws and professional failings who carry the hopes of the nation on their shoulders. Benn, like Hatton and Carl Froch who came after him, would happily reel off the long list of skills he lacked and physical attributes he gave away. But when Benn and his kind slide through the ropes their desire and defiance totally take over. At his ruthless peak, the Dark Destroyer was only beaten by Michael Watson and Eubank. The final three losses that ended the former soldier’s career came after a lifetime of heavy fire and even heavier partying. But raiding America for the WBO title in 1990 and demolishing Iran Barkley in round one of his first defence were worth the hangovers.
      8: Duke McKenzie 39-7
      McKenzie’s career record doesn’t tell the whole story of his talentsCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      The three-weight world champion enjoyed his best wins during the 1980s but he added titles two and three at the start of the Nineties and could not be ignored in this list. Collecting straps at the less fashionable weights of fly, bantam and super-bantam in ’88, ’91 and ’92 means his achievements never got the mainstream acclaim of the masters who followed him in the Hollywood divisions between welter and heavy. McKenzie’s 39-7 record is harsh also, as three of those late losses came when overextending even his own skills at feather and super-feather where even his excellent jab could not hold off naturally bigger men.
      7: Prince Naseem Hamed 36-1
      The Prince earned a loyal fanbase from his Sheffield beginningsCredit: PA:Press Association
      Arguably the most talented fighter these shores have ever produced and forever remembered as the one that got away. Raging success and unimaginable riches, for the scrawny Sheffield kid from Yemeni parents, seemed to ruin the brilliant featherweight, sour his relationship with the legendary trainer who helped forge him and sadly tarnish his legacy. Brendan Ingle had lost hold of the former WBO, IBF and lineal 9st king long before his bravado and lack of commitment came back to bite him against Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas, in his only defeat. And when 10,000 fans booed his London comeback bout, he took it as a sign to vanish off to count his millions, not his calories and let his perpetually injured hands heal. The Kevin Kelley clash will never fade, the flying carpet entrance remains and the trademark corkscrew shot is still imitated by boys like hot prospect Dennis McCann, in gyms all over the UK. But the lack of more elite names on his record, that undisputed crown, or even a world title at a second weight, all count against the superstar who burned out at 28.
      6: Chris Eubank Sr 45-5-2
      Eubank claimed the WBO middleweight title when defeating Benn in 1990Credit: Getty – Contributor
      The depth of British talent in the middle and super-middle divisions through the 1990s was scary. But Eubank beat Michael Watson twice and Benn once, with the rematch ending in a draw. The second win over Watson ended in tragedy with the loser suffering life-changing injuries to his brain that ended his career. Eubank’s went on but the heartbreaking consequences of his 29th win meant he boxed the remaining 23 without his killer instinct. The final three fights of Eubank’s fine career tainted his record, he was outpointed by Calzaghe at 11 days’ notice and lost twice to Carl Thompson. But his supreme chin, unforgettable style and long list of bitter rivalries mark him out as a true one-off.
      5: Ricky Hatton 45-3
      Hatton went toe-to-toe with Mayweather in his own backyardCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The Manchester icon would run away with a straight popularity contest, such is the dedication of his loyal fans. The Guinness and Only Fools and Horses-loving two-weight champion hit the very pinnacle the epic night he out-toughed the granite Kosta Tszyu to become the IBF, Ring Mag and lineal light-welterweight champion in 2005 at his local arena. Sadly, when he tried to halt Floyd Mayweather’s streak in 2007, after his legion of Man City fans had once again taken over the Las Vegas strip, overzealous ref Joe Cortez stopped him producing his best ferocious pressure-fighting and he was stopped in ten. And by the time he faced Manny Pacquiao in 2009 his yo-yo dieting had caught up with him and thousands of British hearts were broken in the second round. Hatton has insisted Calzaghe is Britain’s finest fighter but few would argue he is the nation’s most-loved.
      4: David Haye 28-4
      Haye put on a stunning display to defeat heavyweight behemoth ValuevCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      New fight fans delving through the record books should not let the Hayemaker’s two defeats by rock-hard Tony Bellew cloud their judgement. Under mastermind Adam Booth, Haye bounced back from a shock loss to Carl Thompson to become unified, lineal and Ring cruiserweight king, cleaning out the division with the highlight 2007 win over Jean-Marc Mormeck coming in France inside seven. And he emulated Evander Holyfield by leaping up to heavyweight and dethroning 7ft Nikolai Valuev. Haye should have bowed out after his defeat by legend Wladimir Klitschko with his head held high but his OTT excuses about a broken little toe undermined a wonderful career that should have ended long before Bellew dominated him twice.
      3: Tyson Fury 31-0-1
      Wilder was destroyed by Fury in their Vegas rematchCredit: USA TODAY Sports
      That performance against Wladimir Klitschko, in the ten-year champ’s adopted backyard, who had tried to pull every dirty trick in the book, was sublime. The sheer courage and fortitude shown in the first Deontay Wilder clash, after three years without a serious round, was incredible and should have ended in a win. And the precision power and ruthless aggression he showed in executing the heavyweight division’s executioner-in-chief in the rematch dumbfounded almost everyone. The stick-and-move slapper who danced like a lightweight was suddenly also a heavyweight knockout artist. It’s often hard to put heavyweights in the pound-for-pound lists because once you take away their size and power, it is hard to know what is left but, with Fury, his skillset and fight IQ would flourish down at flyweight. Sadly, like Canelo Alvarez, the drugs ban he served for failing a test before that iconic Klitschko win leaves a blemish on his record. And that is especially sad as he looks like the sort of once-in-a-lifetime fighter who would never need help. But the three elite level wins – two against Wilder and Klitschko 17 months make him something special we must see more of.
      2: Lennox Lewis 42-2-1
      Lewis famously flattened Hashim Rahman to gain revenge for only his second career lossCredit: AP:Associated Press
      The last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The conqueror of Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson. One of the few great fighters to walk away at the total pinnacle and never make the mistake of returning to tarnish his legacy. The three blemishes on his record, shock KO defeats by Hasim Rahman and Oliver McCall and the scandalous draw with Holyfield, were all avenged in ruthless fashion. Lewis’ bizarrely dedicated critics insist on pointing to how Tyson was faded and Vitali was stopped on cuts while ahead on points. But most right-minded fight fans salute Lewis’ collection of all of the major belts, his CV and his style swap from young KO artist to pugilist specialist.
      1: Joe Calzaghe 46-0
      Calzaghe maintained a stunning undefeated career recordCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Try to sit down and write a boxing rags-to-riches boxing story better than the Welsh Dragon’s. Bullied schoolboy to unified, Ring Magazine and lineal super-middleweight champ, with the scalps of Chris Eubank, Jeff Lacey and Mikkel Kessler. A rapid-handed southpaw who glided up to light-heavy and headed to America to stare down his doubters and beat two legends in Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. And he did it all with father-and-trainer Enzo in his corner, without any boxing background, the dad-and-son team took on the world and were never beaten.

      Calzaghe threw dozens of accurate punches, didn’t ship too many and always got off the floor when he had to. A real fighter’s fighter, whose skills are not appreciated enough by blood-and-guts seeking fans. And he achieved the rarest of things by leaving us wanting more as fans still debate how dream bouts with Nigel Benn, Steve Collins and Carl Froch would have gone. The difference is they had all been beaten and, in 46, the great JC never was. More

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      ‘He will get knocked out – that’s a promise’ – Tyson Fury defies dad’s advice and vows to KO Whyte before retiring

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      TYSON FURY insists he will play Russian roulette with his legacy tonight by going toe-to-toe with Dillian Whyte.The former sparring partners, who bonded in 2012 when the 33-year-old Brixton Body Snatcher was drafted in to Team Fury as a training partner and lived alongside his family in a Traveller site in Warrington, collide in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley.
      Tyson Fury is determined to knock Dillian Whyte out when they face offCredit: PA
      Dillian Whyte could be Tyson Fury’s last opponent as the latter teased retirementCredit: PA
      The two British heavyweights clash at Wembley
      The undefeated 6ft, 9in WBC heavyweight champion – and former WBA, IBF and WBO titleholder – insists this is his last dance.
      But instead of using his freakishly fast feet, long arms and quick brain to run away from the 34-year-old and into a well earned retirement, he will defy his fearsome father and go out all guns blazing.
      Fury said ahead of his fight with Whyte: “He’s a dangerous customer. I know everything about him. Slow feet, decent enough hands. Good counter left hook but he’s a big heavyweight, he’s 6ft 3 and heavy.
      “He’s no pushover. Unfortunately as soon as I crack him with this right hand, I will knock him out. 
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      “I ain’t going in there to play with him, the old Tyson Fury saying ‘You can’t hit me, jab, jab, jab’. I don’t do that any more. That’s gone. 
      “My dad doesn’t like the new style, he hates it. He says ‘You’ve got the ability to make these men look like bums’ and I told him ‘That don’t sell PPVs, people want to see a knockout’. 
      “I will gun sling with him, no problem. I know I can win because he ain’t got balls, chin or heart like I have, It’s not really fair for them.
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      “When they get hit they go down and stay down, when I go down I get back up and they think ‘I’m f***** now, I’m dead’. 
      “I like the new style, it’s either s*** or bust every time.Russian roulette, him or me. But I’m 6ft 9in, 20 stone and with the heart of a lion. 
      “I used to take no punishment in all my fights. In the last three fights with Deontay Wilder I’ve taken more punishment than in my whole career. 
      “I think ‘how the f*** do these guys do this day in and day out?’ It is nuts, only an idiot would want to do it but I suppose I’m not the sharpest tool in the box.” More

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      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte weigh-in LIVE: Gypsy King weighs in stone LIGHTER than last fight – latest updates

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      TYSON FURY and Dillian Whyte have met for the face-to-face for the final time before tomorrow’s huge clash.And the respectable theme continued – with the pair DANCING on stage at the end of the weigh in.
      Fury towered over Whyte when they faced up and the Gypsy King also weighs more, coming in at 18st 12lbs.
      That means Fury has failed to deliver on his promise to fight at his heaviest weight ever, but is still bigger than Whyte’s 18st 1lbs.
      BETTING SPECIAL – GET FURY AT 30/1 OR WHYTE AT 100/1
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      Fury vs Whyte confirmed weights

      Tyson Fury – 264lbs
      Dillian Whyte 253lbs

      Both men are all smiles during the face-off and begin dancing together once that’s over with.
      Make of that bizarreness what you will.
      Tyson Fury – 264lbs
      The WBC heavyweight champion comes in at 264lbs and is the overwhelming fan favourite here.
      Dillian Whyte – 253.4lbs
      The Body Snatcher is looking in some serious shape and comes in at 253.4lbs for his clash with Tyson Fury.
      The champ is next.
      Tyson Fury is here
      Short break again before the final weights are read out.
      Fury has now arrived by the side of the stage.
      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte
      The weigh in is NEXT!
      Whyte is here by the side of the stage.
      Ekow Essuman vs Darren Tetley

      Tetley – 145lbs
      Essuman – 146lbs

      We’re back underway!
      I didn’t have that cheeseburger, by the way.
      Big fight feel
      Jimmy Lennon Jr is here!
      The legendary announcer has made the trip over for tomorrow night’s class between Fury and Whyte.
      Now we’ve got a big fight.
      Short break in play
      MC Thomas Treiber tells us we’re going to have a short break before the weights for the co-main and main events are read out.
      Do I have time to scoff a cheeseburger from Nanny Bill’s?
      Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball

      Lowe – 125lbs
      Ball – 125lbs

      Tommy Fury vs Daniel Bocianski

      Bocianski – 175lbs
      Fury – 177lbs

      David Adeleye vs Chris Healey

      Adeleye – 232lbs
      Healey – 282lbs

      Royston Barney-Smith vs Constantin Radoi

      Radoi – 132lbs
      Barney-Smith – 132lbs

      Karol Itauma vs Michal Ciach

      Ciach – 175lbs
      Itauma – 175lbs

      Kurt Walker vs Stefan Nicolae

      Nicolae – 127.4lbs
      Walker – 129lbs

      Fury vs Whyte weigh-in
      So Fury and Whyte are finally set to do battle tomorrow night and they’ll weigh in around 45 minutes from now.
      It’s been a long time coming this fight, as it was first floated as an idea by both in the summer of 2019.
      Box Park is absolutely packed to the rafters for their final face-off.
      We’ll have you covered throughout.
      Frampton on Fury’s recovery powers
      “Knowing that Fury has that in him, that he can really dig deep and fight in the trenches, might be in Dillian’s mind,” Frampton said.
      “If Dillian was going into this fight without ever seeing the last two Wilder fights, he would be going into this expecting a back-foot Fury getting up on his toes.
      “Now he cannot know what to expect, he has to be thinking ‘how do you beat him?’
      “Fury has literally taken the absolute biggest and best shots from one of boxing’s biggest ever punchers and kept getting up.
      “He looked knocked out, at one point his eyes were closed down on the canvas, there were memes about him getting compared to The Undertaker.
      “He also gets up and wins the round.”
      15 minutes away
      Not long now until today’s weigh-in gets underway at Box Park.
      Gypsy King vs Body Snatcher
      Tomorrow live on BT Sport Box Office.

      Dean Whyte vs John Fury?
      “John [Fury] wanted to fight me, I wasn’t sure what was going on!” Whyte’s brother said after Wednesday’s presser.
      “He went mad, I was like ‘mate, what are you doing? You’re an old man, his dad, I’m going to give you the respect because you’re his father, I’m not going to entertain this’.
      “I said ‘Tyson, talk to this guy’ and Tyson said ‘dad chill out’.
      “I’m a young man respectfully, younger than him, I’m with 40 or 50 guys, it’s not that kind of party, we’re not playing silly b here’.
      “I don’t know what was going on. I said to him ‘I’ve always given you respect, you’re this man’s dad, I’ve given you respect, I’ve never been rude to you’.”
      Fury’s presser thoughts
      It was certainly a tame press conference on Wednesday, but Fury had to prevent his dad getting into it with Whyte’s brother Dean.
      “I just prevented a big ruckus on stage, people want a big ruckus at a press conference, they want to see all this screaming and shouting and punching,” Fury said afterwards.
      “But listen, let the two boxers do a fight and enjoy it, it’s not for entourages to get involved or anything like that and to be professional and say ‘let’s step back, let me and him do what we’ve got to do and that’s it’.
      “We’re here to a do a fight, the man is doing his job, getting paid to do it and so am I. People are here for a real fight, we don’t need to scream and shout at our press conference.
      “It was respectful stuff, the man’s done his job, he’s obviously trained, so have I, we’re going to see a good fight Saturday night, end of. Nothing more to say.”
      Credit: Reuters
      Can Whyte beat Fury?
      Carl Frampton thinks not, despite a potential underestimation of the Brixton man.
      “I think Dillian is underestimated by some people but I can see why,” he said.
      “People are now so excited about Fury because of the Wilder fights but he had a few stinkers before that.
      “And a lot of people will remember Whyte getting knocked out by Povtkin.
      “People assume it will be an easy night for Fury but it is very hard for me to see a way for Whyte to win the fight.”
      Tyson Fury’s journey so far
      Its been a long road for the Gypsy King, and he’s arguably had two separate careers.
      And what a chapter he’s writing at the moment. WBC, The Ring & Lineal heavyweight champ.

      Fury vs Whyte FULL CARD
      Prepare for a night of fireworks under Wembley’s famous arch.

      Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte
      Ekow Essuman vs Darren Tetley
      Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball
      David Adeleye vs Chris Healey
      Tommy Fury vs Daniel Bocianski
      Karol Itauma vs Michal Ciach
      Royston Barney-Smith vs Michael Walton
      Kurt Walker vs Stefan Nicolae

      How to watch Fury vs Whyte
      BT Sport Box Office will broadcast the fight in the UK, with ESPN+ showing the event in the US.
      BT wrote in a tweet to confirm the news: “The time for talking is over! After years of back and forth, the heavyweight showdown is on!”
      The event will cost £24.95 on BT Sport, which was the price of Fury’s last two clashes with Deontay Wilder on the channel.
      Exclusive radio coverage is available on talkSPORT with coverage starting at 7.30pm.
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      Tyson Fury once claimed ‘I must have had sex with over 500 women’ but regrets time of ‘pure filth and horribleness’

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      TYSON FURY claimed in 2015 to have slept with over 500 women.Fury, who’s become notorious for making outlandish claims, says he made mistakes in his past life of “filth and horribleness”.
      Tyson Fury claimed to have slept with over 500 women in 2015Credit: Getty
      But his only regret in life is having sex before marriage, having wed wife Paris in 2008.
      He has six children with Paris with daughter Athena arriving in August and the Gypsy King revealed he wants 11 kids in total.
      In an interview in 2015 Fury said he had bedded over 500 women.
      He told Boxing News online: “I’m a liar, a cheater. A proud, vain person, Everything that’s bad I do or have done. We all make mistakes, don’t we?
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      “The only thing I ever regret in life is having sex before marriage. If I could erase that then my life would be practically perfect.
      “I regret all the filth that you do with people. I must have had sex with over 500 women, more, I don’t know I’ve lost count. But it’s pure filth and horribleness.
      “I look at that now as pure disgusting. I’m not a religious person but I like to help people and do good things.
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      ” I can get up now, go and take the kids somewhere on a Saturday morning rather than being in bed till 12 o’clock.”
      Fury is keen to spend more time with his family in future – revealing Saturday’s fight against Dillian Whyte will be his last before hanging up his gloves.
      He claims there is nothing left for him to achieve in the sport after beating the best around, suggesting nobody still believes Joshua can beat him.
      Fury is also aware that his age is a factor and he is keen to move over to let young fighter through – something Wladimir Klitschko failed to do when Fury won his world title belts in 2015. More