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      Six mega boxing bouts we want to see in 2022 including Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua and Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence

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      LUC DE CLAPIERS, an 18th Century French philosopher, said “Patience is the art of hoping” — a sentiment that can be applied to every boxing fan.Tomorrow sees the dawn of a bright new year so I have chosen six fights that would surely have the juices flowing and make 2022 spellbinding and memorable.
      British boxing fans are hoping and praying Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua share the ring next yearCredit: AFP
      Josh Taylor could be set for a big 2022Credit: GETTY
      Being a pragmatist I realise that thanks to the political cynicism and greed of the world governing bodies and the intransigence of rival TV with their vested interests few, if any, will happen.
      That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t embrace the De Clapiers ideology, so here goes.
      Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua
      Where British punters are concerned this is the fight they want above all others.
      Since Joshua won the IBF version of the world title five years ago, frustratingly we have been waiting for it to take place but it still seems to be as far away as Neptune — 2.9billion miles from Earth.
      My fear is Joshua will lose again when he has his return with Oleksandr Usyk in the spring.
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      So the blitzkrieg between Fury and Joshua — potentially the richest fight held in this country — would then end up in the dusty pigeon-hole marked ‘What might have been’.
      And the arguments about who would have been the winner can rage on forever.
      Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr
      Unfortunately, these days getting two elite fighters to face each other — and these two are ranked just behind Canelo Alvarez as pound-for-pound the best there is — is a rarity.
      A welterweight unification scrap between Crawford and Spence, both unbeaten multi-world champions would create the kind of interest generated by Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, six years ago.
      And it would be no surprise if it turned out to be Fight of the Year.
      Boxing fans are desperate to see Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford go at it next year
      Anthony Yarde vs Joshua Buatsi
      There’s nothing like a good old domestic punch-up and the outcome between Commonwealth champion Yarde and the unbeaten Buatsi would determine who is Britain’s best light-heavyweight.
      To add spice to the occasion, Yarde is promoted by Frank Warren and Buatsi by Eddie Hearn.
      Anthony Yarde exacted revenge on Lyndon Arthur earlier this monthCredit: THE SUN
      Josh Taylor vs Gervonta Davis
      Taylor is one of six men to be a unified world champ. And the unbeaten super-lightweight has earned the right to be compared favourably with legendary fellow Scot Ken Buchanan.
      Davis, who fights like a pocket battleship with all guns blazing, is also unbeaten and a three-time world champion.
      The Baltimore bad boy has been arrested many times for a variety of offences and is facing a seven-year jail sentence for allegedly running a red light, hitting another vehicle and putting the four occupants in hospital.
      What a war these two would have.
      Gervonta Davis against Josh Taylor would be one hell of a scrapCredit: AP
      Mairis Briedis vs Lawrence Okolie
      Just how good is Okolie, London’s WBO cruiserweight champion?
      He has certainly had a comfortable ride so far.
      Give him a real test against IBF champion Briedis, whose only defeat in a 30-fight career was against Usyk, and we will find out.
      Lawrence Okolie’s reign as cruiserweight champ has been a breeze so farCredit: PA
      Gennady Golovkin vs Chris Eubank Jr
      Golovkin, the IBF middleweight champ, is four months from his 40th birthday and Father Time is snapping at his heels.
      There’s no doubt Triple G, though still a dangerous puncher, is in decline.
      Eubank would have every chance of being the first British fighter to beat him — Michael Murray, Matt Macklin and Kell Brook were all KO’d.
      Gennady Golovkin still packs a punch at the age of 39Credit: Getty
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      Raducanu won a stunning US Open, Olympians triumphed in Tokyo and England had everyone on board before Euros turned ugly

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      IT was a weird and wonderful sporting year which served up a fairytale in New York, a robbery in Abu Dhabi, the Ghost Games of Tokyo and the familiar agony of penalty shootout defeat for England.The year began with fans being sorely missed, as the behind-closed-doors era dragged on.
      Emma Radacanu stunning the sporting world by claiming the US Open titleCredit: Reuters
      Adam Peaty played a part in Team GB’s gold rush in Tokyo in the summerCredit: PA
      Then football supporters were lauded for their leading role in smashing the hated breakaway European Super League.
      But as stadiums began to fill, England was shamed by a drink-and-drugs-fuelled mob which severely tarnished the national team’s first major tournament final in 55 years.
      The vandalism at Wembley before that Euros final defeat by Italy was as depressing as the breathtaking arrogance of 12 clubs — including the Premier League’s Big Six — threatening to shred the fabric of football with their roped-off Super League.
      The scheme met with revulsion and ridicule, as it was torpedoed in little more than 48 hours — even managing to overshadow Tottenham sacking Jose Mourinho six days before their Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.
      That grubby Super League plot laughed in the face of the idea that anything can happen in sport.
      But in September, at Flushing Meadows, the very essence of the impossible dream arrived when an 18-year-old tennis player from Kent became the first qualifier to win a women’s Grand Slam singles event and the first British woman to claim a major title since Virginia Wade in 1977.
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      Emma Raducanu’s extraordinary campaign at the US Open stands alone as a British sporting story — in this, or any other year.
      Ten matches, ten straight-sets victories, culminating in a 6-4 6-3 final triumph against Leylah Fernandez — a nerveless exhibition from a youngster whose first Grand Slam, at Wimbledon, ended with a medical retirement and her mettle being doubted.
      How wrong could they have been?
      Ireland’s Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Grand National at Aintree, aboard Minella Times, having already become the first female to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival.
      The only possible contender to Raducanu as Britain’s sportsperson of the year ought to have been Lewis Hamilton, who contested a Formula One title fight for the ages with the young Dutch upstart Max Verstappen, 24.
      Yet Hamilton’s bid for a record eighth world crown was scuppered by the anarchy and farce of a final-lap run-off with Verstappen in Abu Dhabi, as race director Michael Masi fancied himself as a Hollywood director rather than a guardian of the rulebook.
      Raducanu, made an MBE in the New Year Honours list, was not the only English teenager thrust into extreme pressure — Bukayo Saka’s decisive penalty, saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, meant England’s Euros ended with the cruellest shootout defeat.
      The then 19-year-old, along with fellow subs Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, suffered sickening online abuse after failing from the spot — although the Arsenal kid felt the warmth of the vast majority of fans and was even given a standing ovation by Spurs supporters in a pre-season friendly.
      Sir Lewis Hamilton missed out on a record eighth Formula One titleCredit: Splash
      Hamilton was controversially pipped to the F1 title by Max VerstappenCredit: GETTY
      England defeated Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine and Denmark on their glorious march to the final.
      Gareth Southgate proved himself the most successful Three Lions boss since Sir Alf Ramsey, with Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane leading from the front, Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice indomitable in midfield, while John Stones, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker formed a formidable all-Yorkshire defensive three.
      And Luke Shaw was the surprise feel-good hit of the summer, enjoying an outstanding tournament and opening the scoring inside two minutes of the final.
      The atmosphere had been joyous and raucous as Southgate’s men came from behind to defeat the Danes in the semi-final.
      But that was in contrast to the carnage of the final, which meant the Three Lions were punished by having to face Italy behind closed doors in the Nations League next year.
      Major sport was plunged back into silence at the Olympics in Tokyo — delayed by a year, yet still unable to provide a crowd’s authentic soundtrack.
      Team GB managed 22 golds, down on their tally from Rio and London but still a mighty achievement compared to a generation ago.
      Adam Peaty became the first Brit to retain an Olympic swimming title and, like his team-mate Tom Dean, clinched two golds.
      Jason and Laura Kenny entered the record books by claiming yet more medals in TokyoCredit: PA
      Cycling spouses Jason and Laura Kenny entered the record books. Fifteen Olympic medals now reside in their Cheshire home — a dozen of them gold.
      After 13 years of trying, diver Tom Daley finally topped the podium, alongside Matty Lee, in the ten-metre synchronised.
      The Olympics also brought mental health into sharp focus as its brightest global star, American gymnast Simone Biles, pulled out of the women’s team final, claiming she felt ‘the weight of the world’ on her shoulders.
      That same week, Ben Stokes — perhaps England’s most fiercely-competitive sportsman — took a four-month break from cricket to prioritise his mental health.
      Biles and Stokes were bold with their honesty, proving even the greatest are vulnerable, especially when living under stifling Covid restrictions.
      In football, Thomas Tuchel inherited a mid-table Chelsea side from Frank Lampard, smashed up Pep Guardiola’s hopes of a Quadruple and delivered a second European Cup to Stamford Bridge.
      Manchester City regained their Premier League crown with ease but Tuchel’s team beat Guardiola’s men in three different competitions, climaxing in a Champions League final victory in Porto.
      Bukayo Saka missed the all-important penalty in England’s Euro 2020 final with ItalyCredit: Getty
      The match was marred by trouble before and after the final whistleCredit: AP
      Leicester defeated Chelsea to win a first FA Cup, five years on from their title glory, but for the second successive year a late collapse saw them miss out on the Champions League.
      Manchester United, meanwhile, shambled on — despite pulling off the league’s most eye-catching signing of 2021 with the return of Cristiano Ronaldo.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a caretaker who should never have been a permanent boss, was replaced by a caretaker in Michael Carrick, then an interim in Ralf Rangnick who wants to be the permanent manager.
      Outside of Old Trafford the year’s biggest letdown was the failure of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to get it on and settle the undisputed world heavyweight boxing crown.
      When American judges ordered Fury to complete his trilogy against Deontay Wilder, that much-anticipated all-British contest was toast.
      Joshua was outclassed by Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham — not the only comprehensive away win there during Nuno Espirito Santo’s reign — as he lost his three belts.
      After that, the prospects of Joshua-Fury ever happening were reduced further still.
      Anthony Joshua suffered a lopsided points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in SeptemberCredit: REUTERS
      At least Fury and Wilder served up a third epic, with the Gypsy King stopping the Alabama slugger in the 11th round in Vegas.
      The British and Irish Lions were defeated by world champs South Africa, Europe were thrashed by the United States in the Ryder Cup and England’s cricketers have already lost The Ashes.
      But the greatest disappointment of all were the dark clouds of Covid gathering as the year draws to a close — threatening our lives, our freedom, and that most important of unimportant things, our sport.
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      ‘Taking the p***’ – Boxing fans FURIOUS as ESPN award Jake Paul ‘knockout of the year’ after beating Tyron Woodley

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      BOXING purists are furious that Jake Paul’s stoppage of Tyron Woodley won ESPN’s Knockout of the Year award.ESPN Ringside gave fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite KO of 2021 with a poll that included some of the most brutal stoppages of the year.
      Jake Paul brutally knocked out Tyron Woodley earlier this monthCredit: SHOWTIME
      A huge overhand right from the YouTuber saw him flatline ex-UFC champ WoodleyCredit: REX
      The stunning stoppage saw him win ESPN Ringside’s Knockout of the Year awardCredit: ESPN
      Paul’s viral sixth-round KO of Woodley was among the contenders for the finish of the year and won the honour by a landslide.
      But longtime followers of the sweet science were far from happy, with one saying: “It was a brutal KO, but I kinda feel bad for the actual boxers like [Oscar]Valdez who kinda deserve it more IMO
      Another said: “State of boxing nowadays.”
      And another said: “This is effing ridiculous.”
      One remarked: “ESPN Ringside turned their back on professional boxers who actually fought their hearts out in Title Fights!
      “For a million-dollar gimmick KO!”
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      Another chimed in: “So KOing people who aren’t boxers wins awards now? How far boxing has fallen.”
      One merely said: “Taking the p**s.”
      Paul’s stunning KO of former UFC welterweight champ Woodley prompted claims their fight was a ‘fixed’.
      But that notion has been rubbished by Woodley’s long-time coach Din Thomas, who said during an appearance on Sirius XM Radio: “That whole theory, it makes me laugh.
      “Because being in his camp, I know how serious it was.
      “It was seriously like Tyron really wanted this win back, he really wanted this fight and it was a serious thing.
      “Now, if it was a dive, I wish they told me about it because I wouldn’t have shown up and taken the night off.
      “I’d be like partying but that wasn’t the case. I mean it was a real, legit fight.”
      Former Disney star Paul, 24, was due to lock horns with Tommy Fury this month before the Love Islander withdrew from their grudge match due to illness and injury.
      But the Problem Child is seemingly not interested in facing the youngest Fury brother any time soon.
      Jake Paul celebrates his brutal KO of Tyron WoodleyCredit: Reuters
      He said: “I don’t really know what’s next on the roadmap. I’ve done it all, I’ve accomplished what I want to accomplish.
      “I need to take a break, I’ve been going at this non-stop for a year and a half and it’s a lot.
      “I’m exhausted, I need to spend time with my family at Christmas and go on a vacation, I haven’t gone on a vacation since I was 18 years old.”
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      Jake Paul follows Mike Tyson on holiday to St Barts with girlfriend Julia Rose after calling out boxing legend

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      JAKE PAUL and his girlfriend Julia Rose have gone on holiday to the same resort Mike Tyson recently visited shortly after the social media star challenged the boxing legend to a fight.Paul is enjoying some time away from boxing after defeating MMA hero Tyron Woodley, who only had two weeks to prepare after replacing the injured Tommy Fury, with a sixth-round knockout earlier this month.
      Jake Paul is celebrating his girlfriend Julia Rose’s birthday at St Bart’s amid his boxing breakCredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      Jake Paul’s break started with a trip to Puerto Rico where he stayed with Julia Rose and brother Logan
      Mike Tyson was challenged to a fight by Jake Paul, who shared a ‘boxing bucket list’Credit: Getty
      The Problem Child looks set for a seven-month break after extending his undefeated streak to five fights, none of which saw him facing a professional boxer.
      The American’s extended break kicked off with a trip to Puerto Rico where he spent time with Julia as well as his older brother Logan.
      The YouTuber-turned-boxer than flew to St Bart’s in the Caribbean to celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday alongside close friends.
      Paul shared a story on his personal Instagram account that included another intimate pic with his “queen”.
      The 24-year-old issued the following caption: “Happy birthday to my f*****g queen.”
      He is taking time off on the same place Tyson visited before Christmas to get some sun with his family.
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      Paul recently called Iron Mike out to a fight as he named the boxing legend in his five-man ‘boxing bucket list’.
      He also included Canelo Alvarez, Floyd Mayweather, Tyson Fury and UFC president Dana White.
      Tyson came out of retirement in November at the age of 55 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr, which ended in a draw after eight rounds.
      The American is considered as one of the greatest boxers of all time as he won 50 out of 58 fights, 44 of which were by knockout, and only lost six times.
      Jake Paul is expected to take a break from boxing after his recent victory over Tyron Woodley
      Jake Paul wants to face the likes of Canelo Alvarez, Floyd Mayweather and Tyson Fury
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      Anthony Joshua trains with Floyd Mayweather as he drafts in legendary boxer ahead of Usyk rematch

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA teamed up with Floyd Mayweather for a Dubai training session ahead of his Oleksandr Usyk rematch.The 32-year-old Watford icon has been training in the Middle East alongside friends and fellow fighters Lawrence Okolie and Chris Eubank Jr.
      AJ’s latest training session in Dubai was overseen by boxing legend Floyd MayweatherCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUA
      Money Mayweather kept a watchful eye on AJ as he went to work on the aqua bagCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUA
      Anthony Joshua has been training in Dubai for the last few weeksCredit: Instagram / @chriseubankjr
      But he spent time with the undefeated 44-year-old legend on Friday and thanked the Money Man for his help.
      The former WBA, IBF and WBO champ was filmed punching a hanging aqua bag and captioned the clip: “The best to do it and always helping the next generation. Big respect champ.”
      Joshua warmed up with childhood friend Sina Ghami, bobbing and weaving under a towel the personal trainer was waving to imitate punches being thrown.
      And he moved on to whacking the heavy bag with straight shots, hooks and uppercuts, with Mayweather close by analysing the action.
      Boxing fans were quick to comment on the pair training together, with one saying: “Floyd has a better boxing IQ than anyone in boxing and fought every style so yeah he can help AJ.”
      Another said: “We love to see it.
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      “Haters are gonna keep hating from the sidelines – especially when you’re doing so many things right.”
      And another said: “I think it’s good that he going to different trainers/fighters and trying to improve his skills.”
      One remarked: “This is interesting. Will Floyd’s advice can help Joshua to beat Usyk?

      AJ has been training with a selection of coaches across America – including VIrgil Hunter, Eddy Reynoso and Ronnie Shields, since his September loss to the Ukraine ace.
      And SunSport understands his time with Team GB mastermind Rob McCracken, at the English Institute for Sport in Sheffield, has come to an end after over a decade of incredible success.
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      And, while getting some warm-weather work in the UAE, he has been hitting the pads with Anthony ‘Chill’ Wilson at the exclusive Binous gym.
      But he had an extra special guest in Mayweather, who has been in the region promoting a number of business ventures across his social media channels.
      Joshua sorted Mayweather VIP seats for his December win over Kubrat Pulev and was proud to have impressed him, beaming afterwards: “It was an honour to have him in the house.
      Floyd Mayweather in attendance for Anthony Joshua’s demolition of Kubrat Pulev last yearCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      “I respect him highly for what he has achieved.
      “He came to see me perform and I pulled off one of his favourite moves – the pull-counter.”
      Joshua, 32, suffered a lopsided points defeat in his Tottenham tussle with Usyk in September but will have the chance to exact revenge on the slick southpaw next year.
      SunSport understands the pair’s rematch is tentatively slated for late March.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn claimed last month that AJ will make a public announcement regarding his team for the Usyk rematch in the New Year.
      And it looks unlikely he will remain in the UK where his contribution to British sport has made him too much of a hero to be properly challenged.
      The Matchroom boss said: “I feel it might be time to move on from that environment because when you’ve been there since you were 18 and you go into GB and Anthony Joshua is everywhere, he’s a god.
      Anthony Joshua suffered a lopsided points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in SeptemberCredit: Reuters
      “I just feel it’s time to rough him up a little bit, not in log cabins in the middle of nowhere. But up there it’s ‘oh my God, it’s AJ!’ because they’re proud of him.
      “It’s not just about who’s training him, it’s about where that’s going to take place.
      “He’s talking to people and I think he will make a decision early in the new year.”
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      UFC star Francis Ngannou calls out Tyson Fury AGAIN and believes he can ‘make some damage’ switching to boxing

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      UFC superstar Francis Ngannou has challenged Tyson Fury to a fight again as he considers switching to boxing.Ngannou suggested that it is only a matter of time until he swaps the Octagon for the squared circle and has big plans as he wants to “make some damage” against a top heavyweight.
      UFC champ Francis Ngannou is considering a switch to boxing in the near futureCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury has been challenged to a boxing fight by UFC superstar Francis NgannouCredit: Rex
      The reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion has called out the undefeated Fury once more and would also love to lock horns with Deontay Wilder.
      Ngannou told TMZ: “It’s always been down the line. This is something I’m not taking my eyes off of.
      “It’s gonna happen, either way. Even if, when the UFC and I finalise a deal, the boxing part has to be into it because I can’t see myself retire without boxing.
      “Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder. I would like to test myself to that level. It’s not the same sport, although I’m the champion, I’m in the top in this division.
      “At the end of the day, it’s just about like trained hands, trained punches, having a good delivery system to produce bombs and I’m sure that if I deliver my own punch, it’s pretty good, I can make some damage.”
      Ngannou has been vocal about his desire to face British superstar Fury in the near future.
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      And the 35-year-old Cameroonian’s coach Dewey Cooper believes he can end the Gypsy King’s undefeated streak.
      Cooper previously said: “Tyson Fury right now is the best boxer in the world.
      “Tyson is difficult for any heavyweight because of the attributes, the speed, the boxing ability, the good defence, the confidence and swagger. Tyson’s a real one and Tyson is a tough fight for anybody in boxing.
      Boxing star Tyson Fury and UFC champ Francis Ngannou have been embroiled in a heated rivalry
      “But Francis definitely can fight any heavyweight with time and amending the training a little bit. He can definitely do it because Francis does have power.
      “However with a boxing glove the power would decrease a little bit compared to what it is with the MMA gloves.
      “Because an MMA glove is only 4oz while a boxing glove is 10oz so that makes a difference. A lot of little intangible things.
      “Of course he can box and of course he could eventually beat someone like a Tyson Fury, for sure.”
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      Ex Mike Tyson coach accuses Anthony Joshua of accepting defeat ‘too easily as he’s made too much money’ after Usyk bout

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has been accused of accepting defeat ‘too easily and too graciously’ ahead of his crunch rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.The Watford warrior has only lost to Andy Ruiz Jr and Usyk in his 26-fight career but has handled both defeats with the utmost class.
      Anthony Joshua suffered his first professional defeat to Andy Ruiz in June 2019Credit: PA
      Slick southpaw Oleksandr Usyk got the better of AJ in SeptemberCredit: GETTY
      And renowned boxing coach Teddy Atlas reckons AJ accepts defeat inside and outside of the ring ‘too easily’Credit: GETTY
      But legendary boxing coach and pundit Teddy Atlas believes the former unified heavyweight champ wilts when the going gets tough and after being bested.
      During the latest episode of The Fight with Teddy Atlas, the 65-year-old said: “Joshua, he’s made too much money.
      “I do [think that]. He accepts defeat too easily, too graciously.”
      Atlas is a fan of fighters showing humility after setbacks but believes Joshua doesn’t show enough disappointment and hunger to settle the score with his conquerors.
      The former trainer of undisputed heavyweight king Mike Tyson said: “I want a good winner and a good loser, don’t get me wrong.
      “I believe as much as anybody, if not more than most people, about that.
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      “About showing that kind of graciousness whether you win or lose, but he’s too gracious when it comes to it.
      “Like a guy that made too much money.”
      Joshua, 32, suffered a lopsided points defeat to Usyk in their tussle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
      AJ will have the opportunity to exact revenge on the slick southpaw in a rematch next year, which SunSport understands is in the works for late March.
      And the Golden Boy of British boxing is hellbent on decimating on his fellow London 2012 Olympian second time around.
      He recently told iFL TV: “I have one thing in my mind, that’s war, that’s murder, that’s war, let’s go out there and hurt the guy.
      Anthony Joshua is hellbent on exacting revenge on Oleksandr Usyk next yearCredit: GETTY
      “Take his soul to the point where he wants to give up. That’s what boxing’s about, I’ve learned that.
      “You hit people constantly, keep on applying a certain amount of pressure, before they know it they’ll realise you aren’t going anywhere, you’re here to stay.
      “With the game plan, that’s all I have in my mind at the minute, that one track, stay on course, take this guy to places he doesn’t want to go.”
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      Deontay Wilder’s coach breaks down why Tyson Fury will LOSE to Oleksandr Usyk unless he reverts to former style

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      TYSON FURY won’t get the better of Oleksandr Usyk unless he goes back to the style he used to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.The WBC king is hoping to lock horns with the unified heavyweight champ in an undisputed title fight later this year.
      Tyson Fury is confident of blasting through new unified heavyweight champ Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
      Slick southpaw Usyk dethroned Anthony Joshua in SeptemberCredit: PA
      Wilder’s head coach Malik Scott reckons Fury will have to get back to his old elusive ways to be successful against UsykCredit: AFP
      Fury is confident of walking through Usyk following his 11th round KO of Deontay Wilder in October, although The Bronze Bomber’s head coach Malik Scott doesn’t foresee this version of the Gypsy King beating the slick southpaw.
      He told ES News: “I believe the Fury that fought Wladimir Klitschko gives Usyk all kinds of fits.
      “The movement, reflexes. This Fury right now, Usyk would beat… this Fury is easier to hit than any Fury before.”
      Before Fury can think about getting his hands on Usyk, he must first get through his mandatory title defence against fellow Brit Dillian Whyte.
      SunSport understands the long-awaited Battle of Britain was tentatively in the works for late February.
      But Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum recently cast doubt over the bout by claiming Whyte is being ‘greedy’ with his purse demands.
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      He told iFL TV: “Dillian Whyte could have that fight. We would do that fight.
      “But they’re – in our view – very greedy with what they’re asking.
      “We’ve offered them a big, good deal.
      “A purse deal far more than they’ve ever gotten in any fight, and that hasn’t moved them.
      “So we’ve talked to the head of the WBC – Mauricio Sulaiman – and he said ‘look, it breaks my heart, but go find another opponent, fight without the WBC title and we’re not gonna take it away from you’
      “Dillian Whyte really, and his people, should come to the table and fight Tyson Fury, but that’s not likely to happen so they’re going to play out the arbitration.”
      The 90-year-old added: “If he can think he can win and take the WBC title, stop cr around with the arbitration and looking to push for the biggest dollar.
      Dillian Whyte is currently the mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury’s WBC strapCredit: GETTY
      “Tyson is the bigger attraction, no-one has heard of Dillian Whyte in the United States really.
      “We have offered him a deal with 25 per cent and a guarantee and let him negotiate from that, but again he says he wants eight-figures over ten million which is out of the question.
      “The WBC will be talking about 25 per cent and 75 per cent from the champion but he needs to come to the table with a normal type of negotiation.”
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