Heavyweight boxing

THE ticket prices for Tyson Fury’s massive trilogy with Deontay Wilder have been released with tickets now up for sale.And spectators will have to be prepared to spend big in order to see the heavyweight pair in action for a third time.
Tyson Fury has already entertained in the build up to his third fight with Deontay Wilder
Wilder will attempt to win back the titles he lost in his last bout with Fury
The cheapest seats available are listed at £360, while floor tickets will cost £1,800, according to AXS.
Ringside ticket prices are yet to be announced, but could command an eye-watering sum.
Fury vs Wilder 2 broke the ticket sales gate record of £13million after setting the lowest ticket price at £230 – with the most expensive costing £2,000.
The July 24 fight will be the third – and perhaps final – act in the Fury vs Wilder trilogy.
The two previous fights produced entertaining spectacles, with Fury defying all the odds to pick himself up off the canvas in the 12th round of their first meeting to draw.
He then taught Wilder a painful lesson in Los Angeles in 2020, so fans could be eager to see the Gypsy King finish off the American once and for all.

Mike Tyson is confident Fury will prove too much Wilder once again, but says the latter should not be disheartened after being defeated in the previous clash.
And with a fight against Anthony Joshua on the line, as well as his WBC and The Ring belts, Fury should be more determined than ever to defeat Wilder.
British fans will be hoping to back Fury in person but may find that a difficult task since the USA is not currently on the UK’s green list.
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DILLIAN WHTYE has branded Deontay Wilder as ‘pathetic’ and a ‘fraud’ after the Bronze Bomber hit out at the British heavyweight.The former WBC champion, 35, is preparing to win back his old belt when he faces Tyson Fury in their trilogy fight on July 24 in Las Vegas.
Dillian Whyte has branded Deontay Wilder as a ‘coward’ for refusing to fight himCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
Wilder recently stated that his heavyweight rival is ‘nothing but s*** to my toilet paper’Credit: Rex
But the American has stated that he still wishes to settle his differences with Whyte, 33, who has been desperate to face him for over three years.
He said: “Dillian Whyte could have got this work. He ain’t nothing but s*** to my toilet paper, that I flushed a year ago.
“But let him keep fighting. Keep going mate. Soon we shall see each other once more and see that he grow some type of balls.
“It doesn’t matter to me what he said to me. Silence is golden. It’s just like having many roaches and when you put that light on, they are going to scatter.
“You are going to kill some, but some of them are going to go get free. The ones that get free, you can only hope to get them when you put the lights on again. Run roach run.
“He is the bottom of my feet, the scum between my toes. That’s what I look at him.”
His comments have infuriated Whyte as he stated that Wilder just makes excuses as to why he won’t pit his wits against him.
He told Sky Sports: “Deontay Wilder is confused. He’s a very confused, deluded boy.

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“He will never fight me, he’s a coward. He’ll make excuses. ‘Oh, keep fighting, this, that and whatever.’
“He should say, ‘I’ll knock out Dillian Whyte,’ that’s what he should be saying. I wouldn’t be saying, ‘Oh keep fighting mate.’ He’s just a first-class w******.”
Before adding: “It’s a shame that Tyson Fury is going to beat him again and then I won’t get to fight him. He’ll retire, run into the abyss and never be seen again.
“After he loses, he’ll probably just blame his wife or his kids or his dog, or his cat or something.
“He’s a confused person. He should just accept reality – he’s a pathetic, fragile, fraud clown.
“He ran and hid from me for over three years and has no right to mention my name. It’s a shame to see the last American heavyweight champion behaving in this fashion, it’s disgraceful.”
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HEAVYWEIGHT Deontay Wilder has hit back at Dillian Whyte, claiming the Brit is the ‘s***’ on his toilet paper.Whyte has been calling the Bronze Bomber out ahead of the American’s world title fight with Tyson Fury.
Deontay Wilder hasn’t been very kind about heavyweight rival Dillian WhyteCredit: AFP
The 33-year-old wants a shot at the Bronze BomberCredit: PA
Speaking to Sky Sports, the 35-year-old said: “Dillian Whyte could have got this work.
“He ain’t nothing but s*** to my toilet paper, that I flushed a year ago.
“But let him keep fighting. Keep going mate. Soon we shall see each other once more and see that he grow some type of balls.
“It doesn’t matter to me what he said to me. Silence is golden.
“It’s just like having many roaches and when you put that light on, they are going to scatter.
“You are going to kill some, but some of them are going to go get free.
“The ones that get free, you can only hope to get them when you put the lights on again. Run roach run.
“He is the bottom of my feet, the scum between my toes. That’s what I look at him.”
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Tyson Fury is looking to defend his WBC crown against Wilder on July 24Credit: AFP

Whyte, 33, has offered to fight Wilder, telling Sky Sports in April: “I think the public demand for the Wilder fight is already there, to be honest.
“I’ll fight Wilder in Alabama, if that’s what is going to make him feel secure and safe enough to take the fight.
“If he wants, he can have the home judges, his hometown, whatever. I don’t care.
“I’d even fight him in his own home, the kitchen, the garage, the garden, wherever. I just want to get hold of him and hurt him.”
He also recently reacted to a video of the American dancing in training, posting it to his Instagram story with the caption: “Mmmmmm, interesting.”

The two fighters will only be in a war of words for the foreseeable future as Wilder prepares for his trilogy fight with Fury.
The Bronze Bomber has promised to ‘more than punish’ the undefeated WBC champ when they meet on July 24.
But Fury isn’t underestimating his opponent, calling him ‘the most dangerous heavyweight in the world’.
Whyte will be hoping to organise a long-awaited scrap with Wilder once he’s finished his battles with the Gypsy King.
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OLEKSANDR USYK will permanently scupper boxing fans’ dreams of an undisputed heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, according to Michael Hunter.The former cruiserweight king is set to throw down with AJ at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.
Oleksandr Usyk is set to face Anthony Joshua on September 25Credit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
And Michael Hunter reckons The Cat will get the better of AJCredit: Matchroom Boxing
Usyk has yet to turn in a five-star performance since moving up to heavyweight, but Hunter reckons the Ukrainian will spring a huge upset against Joshua.
He told iFL TV: “I don’t think Anthony Joshua beats Usyk unless he knocks him out.
“This is heavyweight boxing, so there’s always going to be knockouts.
“He’s [Usyk] strong enough, and he’s an Olympian and all that. He has the accolades and attributes to do so.
“I just think Usyk is a little bit too fine-tuned for him [Joshua]. People are always going back on the Chisora fight because he didn’t look so good.
“But I think that was more of a ‘styles make fights’ type of thing. It’s in his favor to box somebody like Anthony Joshua, in my opinion.”
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Hunter reckons Joshua will have to tag the elusive Cat with an unexpected heavy shot to retain his unified titles.
He added: “You have to hit Usyk with something very sneaky when you’re that tall and that dynamic with Usyk and Anthony.
“We know Anthony Joshua’s sneaky move is the uppercut, but that’s going to be a very rare punch to hit Usyk with.
“We know that Usyk is very defensive-minded, and he’s not there to engage. He’s there to get the points and win.
“So it’s going to be a very difficult feat and challenge for Anthony Joshua.
“It’s not going to be as easy as moving with [Kubrat] Pulev or Andy Ruiz in the second fight.
“He’s not going to have that advantage. So I think he [Joshua] should go for broke or something.
“They’re fighting, so there’s definitely a chance if they get in the ring. So we’ll see.”
Hunter’s view of Joshua’s latest title defence isn’t shared by WBC king Fury, who recently branded Usyk ‘a pumped-up cruiserweight.’

He told Seconds Out “I don’t believe Usyk is a heavyweight for one.
“I think he’s a pumped-up cruiserweight who struggles with heavyweights.
“In my opinion, Derek Chisora beat Oleksandr Usyk – he certainly struggled with Derek Chisora and Joshua is a much bigger, stronger man than Derek.
“I think he walks straight through Usyk, people are trying to build it up as a scary fight but he didn’t have the power to halt cruiserweights like Mairis Briedis or whoever else he fought.
“So he ain’t going to halt AJ, 260-pounds of pure muscle and 6ft 6in, how’s he going to keep him off?
“He couldn’t hurt Derek Chisora, hit him with his best shots on the chin and he didn’t hurt him, or at least it didn’t look like he’d hurt him.”
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TYSON FURY plans to weigh a whopping 300lbs for his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder next month.The Gypsy King will renew his rivalry with the American on July 24 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tyson Fury plans to put on the beef for his trilogy fight with Deontay WilderCredit: Getty
The Gypsy King will renew his rivalry with Wilder in Las Vegas next monthCredit: Alamy
Fury beefed up considerably ahead of his rematch with The Bronze Bomber last February, tipping the scales at 273lbs, but plans to be even heavier third time around.
During Tuesday’s pre-fight press conference, he said: “I gave my game plan away the first time because he wasn’t good enough to do anything about it.
“And I’ll do the same thing this time because he’s not good enough to do anything about it.
“Deontay Wilder is a one-trick pony. He’s got one-punch power, we all know that – great.
“But what I’m going to do to Deontay Wilder this time is I’m going to run him over as if I’m an 18-wheeler and he’s a human being.
“I guarantee he does not go past where he did before [the seventh round].

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How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of their trilogy fightCredit: SUNSPORT
“Because before, I only had five or six weeks practicing what I’m going to do to him. This time, I’ve had 18 months of practicing what I’m going to do to him.
“So I anticipate it’s going to be like an 18-wheeler running over somebody, and that’s what you’re gonna see.
“I’m building my weight up, trying to get up to 300lbs for this fight. Because I’m looking for a big knockout straight away.”
Three hundred pounds – which is just a little over 21.4stone – is the same weight as a fully-grown gorilla.
And it’s also the equivalent of two Phil Fodens stepping on the scales.
Fury’s size and aggression proved to be key in his seventh-round TKO victory over the Wilder in Sin City.

And his plan to add more size is clearly a bid to increase the stopping power of his punches.
Fury vs Wilder III came to fruition last month after an American judge ordered the pair to trade heavy leather again.
And Fury can’t help but wonder if Wilder’s heart is truly in their third tussle.
He said: “I don’t believe he’s mentally, physically or emotionally involved in this fight, and I think he’s doing it for the wrong reasons.
“And when people do things for the wrong reasons, they always wind up getting hurt. We’ll see on fight night if I’m a man of my word and if I can run him over quicker than round seven. And I think I do.
Wilder, 35, didn’t answer a single question during the presser, a silence that has Fury convinced he’s not mentally recovered his first professional loss.
Tyson Fury believes Deontay Wilder hasn’t mentally recovered from their rematchCredit: Rex

The WBC champ said: “It shows how weak of a mental person he is.
“It shows how much the beating from the last fight has taken an emotional and physical effect on his life.
“I was worried about Deontay Wilder for quite a while after the defeat I gave him.
“Obviously he’s doing his little thing with his earphones on and he doesn’t want to answer any questions, that’s up to him.
“I’m here to promote a fight and talk to the press – what I always do.
“So if Deontay Wilder doesn’t want to commit to this press conference, then I’ll take his part.
“I’ll play a double character if you want?
“I’m quite good at this role-playing stuff so I’ll be both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury and we’ll play a little game.”
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TYSON FURY backed Anthony Joshua to beat ‘pumped up cruiserweight’ Oleksandr Usyk and walk ‘straight through’ him. Joshua is set to face his mandatory challenger Usyk in September after an undisputed title decider with Fury collapsed.
Tyson Fury backed Anthony Joshua to beat ‘pumped up cruiserweight’ Oleksandr UsykCredit: AFP
Anthony Joshua is set to face his mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk in SeptemberCredit: Instagram @anthonyjoshua
The WBC champion instead has to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout on July 24.
Fury knows avoiding defeat keeps the all-British super-fight alive – something he is confident Joshua can also do.
He said on SecondsOut: “I don’t believe Usyk is a heavyweight for one. I think he’s a pumped up cruiserweight who struggles with heavyweights.
“In my opinion, Derek Chisora beat Oleksandr Usyk – he certainly struggled with Derek Chisora and Joshua is a much bigger, stronger man than Derek.
“I think he walks straight through Usyk, people are trying to build it up as a scary fight but he didn’t have the power to halt cruiserweights like Mairis Briedis or whoever else he fought.
“So he ain’t going to halt AJ, 260-pounds of pure muscle and 6ft 6in, how’s he going to keep him off?
“He couldn’t hurt Derek Chisora, hit him with his best shots on the chin and he didn’t hurt him, or at least it didn’t look like he’d hurt him.”
Joshua, 31, and Fury, 32, had agreed terms for a first ever four-belt, heavyweight unification on August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
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But Wilder, 35, argued he was still owed an immediate rematch which was included in his previous contract with Fury.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic the trilogy was postponed and then cancelled, with Fury’s side believing the stipulation expired.
Wilder then took his case to arbitration and right at the last he emerged victorious in the legal proceedings.
It axed the Battle of Britain and set up a third fight between himself and Fury, set for July 10 in Las Vegas.
Joshua was later ordered by the WBO to face Usyk, 34, providing him with another hurdle standing in the way of fighting Fury.

Despite the Gypsy King’s recent assessment, he initially predicted AJ would be in for a tough night’s work against the unbeaten southpaw.
Fury told the Daily Mail only a week earlier: “Usyk is a southpaw, clever, technically very good.
“He’s smaller as a former cruiserweight champion but he handled Derek Chisora, who is physically tougher than Joshua.
“So while I’m absolutely confident of beating Wilder, I’m not so sure about AJ not losing his fight.”
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DEONTAY WILDER promised to ‘more than punish’ Tyson Fury in their trilogy fight and said it will be ‘the most brutal’ win possible. Wilder faces Fury for a third time on July 24 and admitted his disdain for his heavyweight rival is greater than ever.
Deontay Wilder promised to ‘more than punish’ Tyson Fury in their trilogy fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The American has not had such a heated feud since his 2019 win over Dominic Breazeale – which ended with an empathic first round knockout.
Wilder said on Fury: “I am going to do more than punish him. I am going to do the most brutal thing you can come up with in your mind.
“I hate him now, I think nothing of him, there is bad blood and it will always be there.
“Hate is a motivation to destroy, that’s what the devil does every day. I have never felt this way about any opponent before.
“Dominic Breazeale was the last one I disliked most.”
Fury, 32, first drew with Wilder, 35, in 2018 but he emerged a decisive winner two years later after a seventh-round stoppage.
It leaves the odds stacked against Wilder in their immediate rematch, made worse after he gave a litany of excuses following his loss.
The ex-WBC champ accused Fury of fighting with WEIGHTS in his gloves, having his water SPIKED and wearing walk-out attire that was too heavy.
How Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stack up ahead of the trilogy fightCredit: SUNSPORT
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Wilder was rightfully pulled out against Fury by his then-assistant coach Mark Breland.
It later cost Breland his role in the team, and former opponent Malik Scott, 40, has since been appointed head trainer.
The pair have since been training in secret as they map out their road to redemption having not fought since the defeat in Las Vegas.
Wilder said: “A lot of people are looking and listening in but on July 24 we will reveal it all. The lay-off has been good for me and bad for him.
“Because I have had time to progress, they should have got me earlier but they ran and tried to dodge me after I had done right by him and put food on his family’s table.
“A lot of things will be different, the world will see. During the pandemic I trained non-stop and I have been building.”
Fury and Wilder were contracted to a trilogy fight, but amid the coronavirus pandemic the it was postponed and then cancelled.
Fury’s side later argued the stipulation expired as they instead entered talks with AJ for a historic first-ever four-belt heavyweight unification.
Deontay Wilder was beaten by Tyson Fury in 2020Credit: Getty
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder ahead of their July 24 trilogyCredit: Rex
Wilder, meanwhile took his case to arbitration and right at the last he emerged victorious in the legal proceedings.
It cancelled the Battle of Britain and set up a third fight between himself and Fury, set for July 10 in Las Vegas.
Wilder said: “Defeat has not affected me, I have always been happy, I have been able to spend time with my family and now I am ready to go. 
“Whatever Tyson does in this third fight, I will have an answer for. Just like when the phone rings.” 
“I was feeling nothing and we were very confident because we knew we were in the right and they knew that as well.
“I was training when the arbitration call came and when I heard we trained even harder.
“Justice was served in that part and now it will be served to me on July 24.” 
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DEONTAY WILDER has vowed to knock out Anthony Joshua in ‘devastating fashion’ after his trilogy fight with Tyson Fury. But the American fears AJ is already ‘making up excuses’ to avoid him, with mandatory title defences potentially holding up AJ.
Deontay Wilder has vowed to knock out Anthony Joshua in ‘devastating fashion’Credit: Rex
Anthony Joshua was accused by Deontay Wilder of ‘making up excuses’ to avoid himCredit: Rex
Asked if Joshua is the fight he wants if he beats Fury, Wilder told Sky Sports: “Most definitely, with no excuses.
“As far as I see it, they’re already making up excuses, they’ve already got a mandatory planned in their heads.
“Nobody wants to fight someone like me, and I don’t blame.”
When quizzed on how he beats Joshua, Wilder responded: “In a devastating fashion.
“I’m the baddest man on the planet that’s seeking on his own admission to become one champion, one face, one name.”
The ex-WBC champion, 35, and Joshua, 31, were in talks to fight for two years but failed to agree terms for what would have been an undisputed title decider.
Fury, 32, eventually fought to a draw with Wilder in 2018 but won the rematch in emphatic fashion two years after.
They were contracted to an immediate rematch, but amid the coronavirus pandemic the trilogy bout was postponed and then cancelled.
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Fury’s side later argued the stipulation expired as they instead entered talks with AJ for a monumental first-ever four-belt heavyweight unification.
Wilder, meanwhile took his case to arbitration and right at the last he emerged victorious in the legal proceedings.
It cancelled the Battle of Britain and set up a third fight between himself and Fury, set for July 10 in Las Vegas.
Wilder continued to train in secret with his new coach Malik Scott – who he knocked out in 2014 – as he prepares for his shot at redemption.
He said: “I was feeling nothing and we were very confident because we knew we were in the right and they knew that as well.
“I was training when the arbitration call came and when I heard we trained even harder.
“Justice was served in that part and now it will be served to me on July 24.”
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