Heavyweight boxing

EDDIE HEARN insists Tyson Fury could fight Dillian Whyte BEFORE his showdown against Anthony Joshua.Fury and AJ’s all-British heavyweight unifier was scrapped this summer after months of negotiations.
Eddie Hearn believes Dillian Whyte should be next in line to fight Tyson FuryCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
Fury could face mandatory WBC challenger Whyte before his showdown with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Alamy
Deontay Wilder won the right to fight Fury for a third time.
And Joshua is now taking on Oleksandr Usyk instead.
Should Fury and AJ both win their next bouts, it’s expected they’d finally clash at the end of the year.
However, promoter Hearn claims Fury could end up fighting Whyte before getting near AJ.
British ace Whyte is the interim WBC champion and therefore mandatory challenger.
Hearn told DAZN Boxing: “If Tyson Fury wants another another fight in between, let’s do the right thing and give it to the mandatory challenger, Dillian Whyte.”
Hearn’s comments come after WBC president Mauricio Suliaman said that Whyte is NOT the WBC mandatory challenger.
And the issue will only be addressed once Fury completes his third scrap against Wilder.

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How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fightCredit: SUNSPORT

Sulaiman told Boxing Social: “At this moment there is no mandatory contender in the division.
“We have this fight that is happening on July 24 and afterwards we will be addressing this matter.
“We have just seen in the news that Whyte will be fighting in August.
“We have not received a sanction request, that’s what we saw in the news.
“This is always an ever ongoing situation. There’s not much I can say right now.
“We’re in a process that we have to deal with and as soon as we have news about this matter, we will be letting you know.”
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British star Dillian Whyte is back in the Ring Magazine’s top three heavyweight rankings list
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ANTHONY JOSHUA already looks to be in fighting shape ahead of his long-awaited clash with Oleksandr Usyk.AJ will defend his unified heavyweight titles against the former undisputed cruiserweight king at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.
Anthony Joshua unleashes a hellacious uppercutCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUA
AJ is currently enjoying a light warm-weather training camp in SpainCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUA
The Olympic gold medallist is currently enjoying a light warm-weather training camp in sunny Spain before getting down to the nitty-gritty next month.
And in a video shared on his official Instagram page, he looked more than ready to go 12 rounds.
On Wednesday evening, Joshua, 31, posted a clip of himself hammering a round punch bag with hellacious uppercuts.
His bulging muscles were on display as he torqued his chiselled physique to tag the bag with sickening shots.
His accompanying caption read: “Having fun before it gets serious.”
Joshua’s legion of followers were quick to comment on the clip, with one saying: “Right uppercut is sending anyone straight in the air.”
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Another said: “Let’s go champ.”
And another said: “The punch that will KO Usyk & Fury.”
One remarked: “Can’t wait to see that on Fury’s jaw.”
Joshua’s showdown with Uysk is on the verge of being officially announced, although ‘three small issues’ need to be resolved before the pair can throw down.
Usyk’s promoter, Alexander Krassuyk told The Daily Mail: “According to my experience in boxing, the fight is done when both fighters enter the ring and the bell sounds.
“We just have three small issues to co-ordinate, which we’re going to do tonight.
Anthony Joshua has had his eye on Oleksandr Usyk for close to three yearsCredit: Snapchat – Anthony Joshua

“We have a conference call to fix everything and to proceed with signing [contracts].
“[It’s] some small risky things, which are not likely to happen. But we are professionals and we need to secure even the lowest possibility issues.
“That’s why we keep saying, ‘The principal things have been coordinated a long time ago.’
“But all those small issues are in progress. Nothing major.
“We keep saying we’re going to make it within a couple of days. But the issue is our lawyers are in the United States, we’re in Ukraine, [AJ’s] guys are in the UK.
“We don’t need to talk much, we just need to agree on small issues and to proceed further.”
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TYSON FURY has blasted claims he is ‘avoiding’ Anthony Joshua and has taunted the ‘big bodybuilder’.The two Brits were set for a heavyweight unification blockbuster this summer – until Deontay Wilder scuppered that happening.
Tyson Fury has taunted Anthony Joshua for his ‘big muscles’Credit: Rex
Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk in SeptemberCredit: Instagram / @anthonyjoshua
The American won his arbitration case for a trilogy fight against Fury – and that is now happening on July 24.
Joshua is set to face Oleksandr Usyk on September 25 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that the 31-year-old believes Fury never really wanted the fight and the breakdown was ‘intentional’.
Now Fury has his back and is angry that he is being accused of dodging Joshua.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the 32-year-old joked: “I’m absolutely quaking in my boots, for the big bodybuilder.
“I’m s***ing myself because them muscles are terrifying.
“Listen, at the end of the day I’ve never avoided anybody in my career.
“Wilder’s the most dangerous fighter on this planet. I’m giving this fighter – the most dangerous puncher in the history of our sport – three chances in a row to beat me.

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Tyson Fury will fight Deontay Wilder for a third time, on July 24Credit: EPA

“That takes a lot of balls to do that.
“Three opportunities playing with fire, playing with an atomic bomb. It’s very risky business to say the least.
“You’ve got one man who’s quick as lightning, who can knock you out with one punch.
“And you’ve got one guy who doesn’t have a great engine, that gasses out after three or four punches. He looks good, but looks can be deceiving.
“If it was about looks, I wouldn’t be heavyweight champion of the world, would I? Definitely not, I’d be a road sweeper.”
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Fury has promised to ‘run over Wilder like an 18-wheeler’ – clearly confident after he battered the Alabama fighter in February 2020.
He is even preparing to have another fight BEFORE finally setting up the Battle of Britain.
The Gypsy King added: One thing I will say is though – if I now get through this fight injury free and get the victory, I’ll be looking to fight again this year, for sure.
“100 per cent, no matter who it is.”
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DEONTAY WILDER has sensationally revealed he expects Tyson Fury to CHEAT in their trilogy fight.And the outspoken American has once again accused Fury of using ‘loaded gloves’ during their February 2020 scrap.
Deontay Wilder has once again accused Tyson Fury of ‘cheating’ during their second fightCredit: Getty
Wilder was battered all over the ring as he suffered his first ever defeat as a pro – and a one-sided one at that.
In the aftermath the Alabama fighter came out with a whole raft of excuses.
One was that his ringwalk suit was ‘too heavy’, another was that his trainer Mark Breland ‘spiked his water’.
And a third was that Fury had something in his gloves to give him some kind of advantage.
All those accused by Wilder have strenuously denied his ‘ludicrous’ claims.
But it seems the deposed WBC champ is refusing to back down.
Speaking to 78SportsTV, the 35-year-old said: “You think he ain’t gonna try to cheat this time?
“Oh they’re thinking, they’re coming up with a master plan.

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How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fightCredit: SUNSPORT
Wilder believes Fury will ‘cheat’ in their trilogy fightCredit: BT Sport

“But my thing to him – man, you couldn’t even get me out on loaded gloves and the conditions I was under.
“You couldn’t knock me out, you didn’t knock me out.”
After his KO loss last year Wilder speculated that he was left with a dent in his head because Fury put ‘something the size and shape of an egg-weight’ in his gloves.
Despite Wilder’s bizarre claims and peculiar actions of late, his trainer Malik Scott is predicting a KO win for his man.
The trainer told the press: “I consider Fury a great boxer, Wilder is just greater.”
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