Heavyweight boxing

DEONTAY WILDER has been blowing off some steam at his personal firing range ahead of his long-awaited return to the ring.The former WBC heavyweight champion is a firearms aficionado and is no stranger to showing off his collection of guns on social media.
Deontay Wilder strikes a poses with THREE firearms in his possessionCredit: INSTAGRAM@BRONZEBOMBER
The former WBC heavyweight champion is a gun aficionadoCredit: INSTAGRAM@BRONZEBOMBER
Deontay Wilder is no stranger to showing off his love of gunsCredit: INSTAGRAM@BRONZEBOMBER
And on Saturday night, The Bronze Bomber posted a snap of himself smiling with THREE firearms – one of which was an automatic rifle – to his Instagram page.
The picture’s accompanying caption read: “If you know me then you already know!
“Huge s/o to @actiontarget for coming to my compound blessings my #UnderGroundGunRange with the goods.
“#BombZquad #TilThisDay #GunLover.”
Wilder, 35, revealed his huge arsenal of weapons – which includes a rocket launcher – in the build-up to his first clash with Tyson Fury in December 2018.
He told BT Sport: “I don’t need police or anybody coming into my house.
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The American has a whole arsenal of weapons at his disposalCredit: BT SPORT
The bronze bomber even owns a rocket launcherCredit: BT SPORT
“You can buy anything, I don’t know about legally but you can buy anything you want.
“I usually go to a range, I mean I’m about to build one, a whole course. I’ve got a whole bunch of different ones.
“This is custom, my 50KL, I’ve got another one as well. When you shoot it it’s crazy.
“When I first shot it I put it down for like a week before picking it back up because I was like “hell no” it was too much power.
“It was a hell of a lot of power. I used to do shooting all the time like every weekend.
“It’s therapeutic for sure. I used to clean all of them and break them down and all that stuff.

“I have got bullet-proof vests as well, I’ve got enough for an army.”
Wilder is about to step up his training for his third meeting with current WBC king Fury, who dethroned him last February.
The American finally secured a trilogy fight with Fury this week after a judge ruled he was still contractually entitled to a third bout with the Brit.
The pair will renew their rivalry on July 24 in Las Vegas, with their latest meeting set to take place at either the Allegiant Stadium or the T-Mobile Arena.
Fury put pen to paper on the contract early this morning and said: “Wilder, this contract is signed.
“You’re getting smashed. When I say smashed, I mean smash, smash, smash, bang.
“You’re getting knocked out. End of. One round, you’re going. I’ve got your soul, your mojo, everything.”
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ANTHONY JOSHUA has joined heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte in calling Tyson Fury ‘Luke’ after it was claimed he changed his name.The WBO, WBA and IBF champion was involved in a Twitter spat with the Gypsy King on Wednesday as they clashed over their undisputed fight being in jeopardy.
Anthony Joshua has followed Dillian Whyte in calling WBC champion Tyson Fury ‘Luke’ amid claims he changed his nameCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
Fury’s undisputed bout with AJ is in doubt due to Deontay Wilder being contracted to fight the Gypsy King for a third timeCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
The British pair were set to meet on August 14 in the Middle East, but their bout is in serious danger of not happening due to Deontay Wilder being contractually tied to a trilogy bout with Fury.
A US judge has decided, following an arbitration, that the Bronze Bomber is legally due a third fight that must happen by September 15.
It has been claimed that the American could be handed step-aside money in order for Fury’s dust-up with AJ to take place.
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Joshua took to social media to express his anger at the situation as he labelled Fury as a ‘fraud’, leading the unbeaten Mancunian to challenge him to a bare-knuckle fight.
To which the 2012 Olympic gold medallist said: “If there was an arbitration going on, why announce to the world we are fighting!
“The fight was signed! UNDISPUTED. Bare knuckle? You’re a good kid, don’t play with me Luke! I’ll slap your bald head & you’ll do nothing! Waste man.”
Joshua has followed former foe Whyte in calling Fury ‘Luke’, with the Body Snatcher declaring that the WBC king changed his name to Tyson to sound ‘harder’.
Speaking to SunSport in December, the former British champ remarked: “My real name is Dillian. I know his real name is Luke.
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“He changed it to Tyson to make himself sound harder.
“People can have a little look around on the internet and see for themselves.
“In boxing, the name Tyson is a lot more sellable than Luke.
“A lot of what Tyson does and says is a game, you can never take anything he says seriously or at face value.
“He might say he wants to fight me sometimes but how can you trust a man who doesn’t even use his own name?”

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JOSH TAYLOR was involved in a scuffle with Jose Ramirez last night following a heated Las Vegas weigh-in.The Scot will bid to unify the light-welterweight division against the undefeated Mexican-American early on Sunday morning.
𝙁𝘼𝘾𝙀-𝙊𝙁𝙁 ➡️ 𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙒𝘼𝙔 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 ➡️ 𝘼𝙁𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙃This 2:45 of pure adrenaline up close is all you need to get primed for Saturday night.#RamirezTaylor | ESPN & ESPN+ – 8pm ET pic.twitter.com/lV3hiUIuAR— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 22, 2021

But the pair almost came to blows earlier than expected just moments after taking part in a heated stare down.
After catching sight of Ramirez as he made his way through the Virgin Hotels Resort, Taylor made his way over to his opponent to have more words.
And just seconds later, the Edinburgh southpaw shoved the WBC and WBO 140lb champ.
The Prestonpans pounder’s shove sparked a huge melee, with members of both fighters’ camps getting involved.
The pair, 30 and 28 respectively, were quickly separated – with Taylor’s team eventually being bundled into a lift.
After the dust had settled, a fired-up Taylor said: “I guarantee I’m gonna knock him out.”
How Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez stack up ahead of their undisputed light-welterweight clashCredit: SUNSPORT
A calm and composed Ramirez said: “I’ll do what I gotta do [to win].
“I’m gonna try and break my hand and let’s go. I’m gonna try and do that, break my hand on his face.”
Tensions were high during the pair’s first face-off earlier this week, although Taylor was a lot more respectful towards JCR.
He said: “I respect every fighter that jumps in the ring.
“You don’t become a unified champion out of anywhere. You have to be a great fighter.

“I highly respect him. He is a great fighter and a great person, but on Saturday night, as soon as that bell rings, all that goes out the window.
“This fight means the world to me.
“Puts my name in the history books as one of the [best] Scottish fighters in history.
“That’s why I have trained so hard for this fight. I dedicated my whole life to the sport.
“This is a pure boxing fight. I’m confident I’m getting the KO on Saturday.” More

ANTHONY JOSHUA wants to know where Tyson Fury’s infamous £7million charity donation is before he signs up for a £20m bare-knuckle bout.Watford’s 31-year-old WBA, IBF and WBO champ is furious his summer undisputed showdown with the WBC Gypsy King has been KO’d by his contractual obligation to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time.
Anthony Joshua wants to know where Tyson Fury’s £7m charity donation isCredit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/
Fury has offered AJ a £20m bare-knuckle fight after being ordered to face Deontay WilderCredit: Social Media – Refer to Source
And the warring boxers swapped Twitter insults on Wednesday night as things heated up between the pair, with Fury making the offer of a massive-money straightener.
Joshua then retweeted a fan comment that called into question Fury’s claim to have donated his huge purse from his 2018 draw with Deontay Wilder to good causes.
The message Joshua reposted said: “20M the f***ing homeless are still waiting on the 7M you promised them two years ago you sham.”
Fury has unquestionably been charitable with his time and money, hosting daily Instagram workouts for fans during lockdown and giving cash to the homeless around his Morecambe home.
But, before his incredible performance against the Bronze Bomber, he vowed to donate his huge pay cheque to build an addiction and housing centre in the UK and help the heartbreaking homelessness problem in L.A.
Ahead of the Staples Centre bout he said: “I couldn’t care less about the money. I don’t have much use for it.
“I’m planning to give it all away to the poor and to build houses for the homeless.”
And following the incredible fight in which he picked himself off the canvas twice, he insisted again that he had given away his earnings, telling a Cardiff crowd: “I did give away my last purse but I don’t do charity work for a pat on the back.

“I do it to help people but I do not want praise for it, I don’t want to be called a do-gooder.”
The following May – after Fury had insulted Barry Hearn, the father of AJ’s promoter Eddie – the Matchroom boss claimed Fury had bluffed over the giant donation that no charity has ever come forward and confirmed.
Eddie Hearn said: “One minute he’s giving his entire purse away to charity, which he obviously never did, and on the other hand he’s now going back to his ways of negativity.”
Fury also claimed on that California trip that he spotted a homeless man with a bleeding foot and donated a pair of his giant designer shoes to the lost soul.

He revealed: “We were in Starbucks having a coffee minding our own business just looking out the window and there was this old fella outside with no shoes on him – one shoe off, one foot bleeding.
“Everyone was looking at him like ‘get rid of him,’ he walked off and I thought that’s somebody’s child, that’s a human being.
“So I said ‘I want you to have these shoes, they’re a brand new pair of these bad boys’.
“I just walked down the street. He probably sold them later on for five dollars.”
But, despite the huge media interest around the fight, no TV or stills cameras caught the 6ft 9in superstar walking around Hollywood barefooted.
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ANTHONY JOSHUA has joined heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte in calling Tyson Fury ‘Luke’ after it was claimed he changed his name.The WBO, WBA and IBF champion was involved in a Twitter spat with the Gypsy King on Wednesday as they clashed over their undisputed fight being in jeopardy.
Anthony Joshua has followed Dillian Whyte in calling WBC champion Tyson Fury ‘Luke’ amid claims he changed his nameCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
Fury’s undisputed bout with AJ is in doubt due to Deontay Wilder being contracted to fight the Gypsy King for a third timeCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
The British pair were set to meet on August 14 in the Middle East, but their bout is in serious danger of not happening due to Deontay Wilder being contractually tied to a trilogy bout with Fury.
A US judge has decided, following an arbitration, that the Bronze Bomber is legally due a third fight that must happen by September 15.
It has been claimed that the American could be handed step-aside money in order for Fury’s dust-up with AJ to take place.
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Joshua took to social media to express his anger at the situation as he labelled Fury as a ‘fraud’, leading the unbeaten Mancunian to challenge him to a bare-knuckle fight.
To which the 2012 Olympic gold medallist said: “If there was an arbitration going on, why announce to the world we are fighting!
“The fight was signed! UNDISPUTED. Bare knuckle? You’re a good kid, don’t play with me Luke! I’ll slap your bald head & you’ll do nothing! Waste man.”
Joshua has followed former foe Whyte in calling Fury ‘Luke’, with the Body Snatcher declaring that the WBC king changed his name to Tyson to sound ‘harder’.
Speaking to SunSport in December, the former British champ remarked: “My real name is Dillian. I know his real name is Luke.
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“He changed it to Tyson to make himself sound harder.
“People can have a little look around on the internet and see for themselves.
“In boxing, the name Tyson is a lot more sellable than Luke.
“A lot of what Tyson does and says is a game, you can never take anything he says seriously or at face value.
“He might say he wants to fight me sometimes but how can you trust a man who doesn’t even use his own name?”

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