Heavyweight boxing

EDDIE Hearn has claimed Tyson Fury still has work to do if he want to be considered an ‘all-time great’. Fury spectacularly knocked out Deontay Wilder in the pair’s epic trilogy fight last week, but has not fought a different opponent since beating Otto Wallin in 2019.
Hearn doesn’t believe Fury is an all-time great…yetCredit: Getty
Fury is the current WBC and lineal world-heavyweight championCredit: Getty
And speaking to iFL TV, promoter Eddie Hearn claimed there’s still plenty of opponents The Gypsy King needs to defeat for him to go down in history.
Hearn said on Fury: “He’s only beat one guy in the last three years.
“Maybe he beats everybody and goes down as one of the great heavyweights of all time, but to do that you have to beat the fighters of your era.
“You can’t just fight one guy, so he needs to fight AJ, [Oleksandr] Usyk, Dillian [Whyte].”
Whyte takes on Otto Wallin at the O2 on October 30, with the winner set to take on Fury as mandatory challenger for his WBC heavyweight title.
And Hearn chimed: “I believe Dillian Whyte can beat Tyson Fury.”

“He may become a Lennox Lewis, a Joe Louis, or a Mohammed Ali of that generation.
“But to do it you can’t just beat one guy in three years, you’ve got to fight the other contenders and talents and champions.
“And I think he’d be up for that.
“He’s a fighting man, and hopefully hew takes the challenge of Dillian Whyte.”
Despite the accusations Hearn did admit: “I like Tyson Fury, I don’t always agree with him and I think sometimes he says some stupid things and sometimes he slags me right off.
“But I respect him and I think he’s a great fighter and it was a great thing.”
And the promoter revealed: “Now I think he’s got the chance to go on and do even better things.”
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DEONTAY WILDER is eyeing a ‘spring or early summer’ return to the ring following his second defeat to Tyson Fury.The former WBC heavyweight champ was slapped with a six-month medical suspension following his brutal 11th-round KO defeat to the Gypsy King in Las Vegas last weekend.
Deontay Wilder renewed his rivalry with Tyson Fury in Las Vegas last weekendCredit: REX
But the American suffered a brutal 11th-round KO loss to the Gypsy KingCredit: GETTY
The Bronze Bomber plans on returning to the ring in the ‘spring or early summer’Credit: REX
And The Bronze Bomber plans to get back in the ring as soon his period of ineligibilty is over.
The American’s promoter Shelly Finkel told ESPN: “He’ll fight sometime in the spring or early summer as long as he’s healthy and he’s good and he’s up to it.
“He’s still in pain with the hand and his equilibrium was off, somewhere around the third round (Fury connected behind the ear), that’s why his balance wasn’t the same.
“He feels he trained so hard and then the two incidents — no disrespect at all to Fury — he put in all that effort and wasn’t able to fight him healthy.”
Finkel exclusively revealed to SunSport this week that the 35-year-old is targeting a May return to the squared circle.
He said: “He’s sore but he was OK, he was home yesterday.

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“He’s healing and at this point, if everything is OK, after the hand surgery he’ll probably look to enter the ring mid next year, like April or May.”
Wilder was involved in a sour encounter with Fury immediately after their epic trilogy fight, refusing to show his rival any respect.
But the Olympic bronze medallist finally gave the Brit his just dues in a classy Instagram post on Thursday.
He wrote: “Wow, what a hell of a night!
“I would like to first and foremost thank God for allowing me to give the world another part of me that’s driven with passion and determination.
Deontay Wilder’s manager, Shelly Finkel
“I would like to thank my team and my fans for sticking by my side through this long process.
“I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t disappointed in the outcome but after reflecting on my journey, I now see that what God wanted me to experience is far greater than what I expected to happen.
“We didn’t get the win but a wise man once said the victories are within the lessons. I’ve learned that sometimes you have to lose to win.
“Although, I wanted the win I enjoyed seeing the fans win even more.
Wilder refused to give Fury his props after the fight but thanked his rival a few days laterCredit: Top Rank
“Hopefully, I proved that I am a true Warrior and a true King in this sport.
“Hopefully, WE proved that no matter how hard you get hit with trials and tribulations you can always pick yourself up to live and fight again for what you believe in.
“Last but not least I would like to congratulate @gypsyking101 for his victory and thank you for the great historical memories that will last forever.”

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TYSON FURY’s dad John has poured cold water on a Battle of Britain with Dillian Whyte – insisting his son has ‘bigger fish to fry’.The Gypsy King’s second defence of his WBC title could come against the Brixton banger should his old sparring partner get past Otto Wallin later this month.
Tyson Fury celebrates his first defence of the WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titlesCredit: REUTERS
The Brit’s next title defence could be against Dillian Whyte if his old sparring partner beats Otto WallinCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
But dad John wants The Gypsy King to face Oleksandr Usyk nextCredit: The Sun
But coach and outspoken dad John wants his son’s next bout to be an undisputed title fight with new unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
He told Sky Sports: “I don’t want to talk about Whyte, he’s not in Tyson’s class.
“Good luck to the lad, he’ll get his shot, but at the end of the day there’s bigger fish to fry than Whyte.”
John is adamant his son would get the better of slick southpaw Usyk, who ended Anthony Joshua’s second reign as unified champ last month.
He added: “If Tyson was out on a regular basis and sharpens his tools properly and gets that ring rust out of the way, nobody can touch Tyson.
“At the minute he’s boxing 50-60 per cent of what he is.

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“What’s to stop him from being undisputed, some blown-up cruiserweight from Ukraine?
“Tyson without ring rust, and a fair run at the job, gives Oleksandr Usyk no chance.
“The cold hard facts of it is, Tyson at this time is unbeatable, he proved it.
“He can get up from the hardest puncher in the world on half-mast, get up and win the fight and take it to him.
“If my son was to listen to me, it’s Usyk or nothing… but he never listens to me anyway so it’s up to Tyson.”
Fury, 33, was seemingly not fussed about unifying the division after his stunning 11th-round KO victory over Deontay Wilder last weekend.
In the post-fight press conference, he said: “We will see, I have just earned a break.

Oleksandr Usyk ended Anthony Joshua’s reign as unified heavyweight champ last monthCredit: GETTY
“I have been home two weeks in six months so I am going to bask in this victory.
“I am the big dog in this division. One of the heaviest in history at 277lbs.
“We will just see what tomorrow brings.”
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TYSON FURY could barely run three miles a month before his epic trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.Fury’s preparations for his third clash with the American were rocked by Covid and daughter Athena’s stint in the intensive care unit at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital.
Tyson Fury registered a stunning 11th-round KO victory over Deontay Wilder last weekendCredit: GETTY
But The Gypsy King could barely run three miles a month before the fightCredit: The Sun
Dad John reckons was seriously concerned about how the Gypsy King would fare in the trilogy fightCredit: BT Sport
Dad John encouraged his son to keep busy during his stay at the hospital by going for a run and was left stunned when he outpaced the Gypsy King.
He told Sky Sports: “I went to Alder Hey Hospital, I accompanied him just to keep him right.
“I said, ‘Look, you’ve got to do some form of exercise, just don’t sit in here.
“Let’s go for a bit of a run, you’ll feel better after it.’
“I’m 56 years old, 20 stone, I outran him. We went for a run round Liverpool and his lungs were on fire, I thought, ‘Look at this’.
“My lungs? You couldn’t hear them. He struggled with a three-mile run.

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“He said afterwards, ‘That nearly killed me.’ So that’s where he was at four weeks prior to that big night.”
Pulling out of the fight never crossed Fury’s mind, although his old man reckons he should’ve postponed the Sin City showdown.
John continued: “He was going to do it anyway, so what I said was: ‘OK then, I’ll try to make the best of a bad job. I’ll fill him full of confidence’.
“But deep down inside I was worried because I thought ‘you know what, he shouldn’t be doing this’.
“There’s a power to be in boxing, Tyson wanting to stand up for his country knowing Anthony Joshua just lost his belts at home, two miles from where he lives.
Deep down inside I was worriedJohn Fury on Tyson Fury’s preparations for Deontay Wilder
“He thought: ‘You know what, I can’t be like this man, I’ve got to do my own thing, stand for my country.
“‘Win, lose or draw it’s on!'”
John was immensely proud of his son’s soldiering on, saying: “I can only commend my son, there’ll never be another man like Tyson Fury ever in the sport of boxing.
“I told him: ‘You’re that good, it’s scary!’
“He’s the full package, he’s proven everything, there’s nothing more for him to prove.
Tyson Fury celebrates retaining his WBC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titlesCredit: RETUERS
“If he walked away today he’s done his business, won every professional title there is to win.
“He’s a remarkable human being, so embrace him while he’s here because when he’s gone, he’s gone, and then you’re back to the boring stuff – the losing.
“The belts will be gone because – let me tell you something – it’ll be a long time before those heavyweight belts are held here again because I think once they leave these shores when Tyson’s gone they’re staying gone.”

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BOXING legend Mike Tyson has credited his use of marijuana and magic mushrooms for ending his party days and helping him find God.The former heavyweight champion lived a wild party lifestyle during and after his hall-of-fame career.
Mike Tyson continued his party lifestyle after returning from boxingCredit: Getty
And it saw him fall afoul in the law in 2007 when he was arrested for drink driving
Iron Mike has attributed his use of marijuana and psychedelic drugs for ending his party daysCredit: Instagram
Tyson’s party ways saw him fall afoul of the law in January 2007, when he was arrested for drink driving and possession of cocaine.
Iron Mike gave up booze and drugs in 2016 in a bid to turn around his life after excessive weight gain, which was around the time he started he started using weed and psychedelics.
He told Forbes: “You see how much my life changed five years ago? I was a junkie five years ago.
“I didn’t even think I could survive. Then I got introduced to animal and plant medicine.”
Tyson, 55, is happy with his new healthy lifestyle.
He said: “Before you always read about me in the papers, doing something negative.

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“Now, what happened to that guy? You don’t see me partying anymore. That’s not my life anymore.
“It’s hard to really articulate it from my perspective, but psychedelics helped me assume my relationship with God.
“I don’t use it for recreation. I’m not a recreational user. This stuff is only done from a spiritual perspective.
“We go to ceremonies, you know. We have to bear witness and be humble.”
Tyson has teamed up with Wesana Health in a bid to change the stigma surrounding psychedelics and educate the public about their benefits.
He continued: “There are tons of companies to get involved with, but it’s only the right one that would do for me.
“And I think Wesana, they’re the right ones with my personality, I think it suited just well.
“I’m involved with the whole team, and this is what we’re doing. We’re educating people.”
Mike Tyson returned to the ring last November for an exhibition with Roy Jones JrCredit: REUTERS
Fan favourite Tyson made a sensational return to the ring last November for an exhibition bout with fellow great Roy Jones Jr.
And The Baddest Man on the Planet is targeting a rematch with former foe Lennox Lewis after his old rival Evander Holyfield suffered a brutal loss to ex-UFC champ Vitor Belfort.
Tyson told ES News: “Evander f****d up the money. We gotta do it with Lennox [Lewis] now.”

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