Heavyweight boxing

BOXING legend George Foreman insists Tyson Fury is NOT unbeatable ahead of the WBC heavyweight champ’s blockbuster clash with Anthony Joshua.The British bruisers are on course to share the ring in the summer, with a Saudi showdown set to take place in late July or early August.
Tyson Fury is the favourite going into his showdown with Anthony JoshuaCredit: PA
But boxing legend George Foreman insists The Gypsy King is beatableCredit: Getty
Fan favourite Fury goes into the long-awaited Battle of Britain as the bookies’ favourite despite his lengthy hiatus.
But former WBA and IBF heavyweight champ Foreman insists there are ‘many champs’, Joshua included, capable of getting the better of The Gypsy King.
During a Twitter Q&A, Foreman said: “There are a few of champs who can beat Fury.”
Despite believing Joshua is capable of handing Fury his first professional loss, Foreman doesn’t foresee AJ beating his countryman.
Foreman, the oldest heavyweight champ in boxing history, told iFL TV: “That boy Tyson Fury, you’re going to have to bring everything you’ve got to beat him.
“And I’m going to be honest with you, I just cannot see Joshua beating him.
“But I sure would buy some tickets to see what would happen, I’m that curious about it.
“But that Tyson Fury man, woooh, Fury – I mean, how did he get the name?”
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After months of intense negotiations, Joshua’s promoter – Eddie Hearn – is hoping to announce the biggest fight in the history of British boxing this weekend.
Last week, Hearn said: “Next week could be massive.
“Hopefully we can announce the big one out there as Fury will be there.
“It would be amazing to announce that before or after the fight as it’s a massive show.”

Hearn’s comments come after Fury’s co-promoter – Bob Arum – claimed the fight was ‘dead in the water’, a notion the Matchroom Boxing chief was quick to dismiss.
The 41-year-old said: “We are all systems go. The fight is on, this fight is happening.
“All sides are reviewing the contract. I believe we will get an answer next week.
“I saw Bob Arum’s comments about the fight being dead but we know what we are doing.”
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MIKE TYSON’S old seven-bedroom mansion where he famously ‘lost’ his pet tiger has had its sale price slashed by £2million.The stunning Maryland home is now on the market for £4m after his ex-wife Monica Turner decided to sell up.
This is Mike Tyson’s former home that for some reason can’t sellCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
Mike Tyson kept a pet white tiger during his time in the propertyCredit: Getty – Contributor
The mansion is now on the market for £4millionCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
As well as seven bedrooms, there are 11 bathrooms, a large gym, a game room, a swimming pool, sports courts, and a piano room.
During his time in the property, former heavyweight boxing champ Tyson kept a white Bengal tiger called Kenya.
He claimed one day it ‘went missing’ – only for his security team to find it in a neighbour’s property.
Tyson, who paid £55,000 for the animal, claims he was forced to ‘get rid’ of the tiger after it ‘ripped somebody’s arm off’.
Tyson – who now owns and runs his own cannabis empire – bought the Bethesda mansion with Turner in 1995.
The heavyweight – who made his boxing comeback in November with an exhibition draw against Roy Jones Jr – lived there into the 2000s until the two divorced after she claimed the boxing legend committed adultery.
Turner won the house in the divorce settlement that was finalised in 2003.
The mansion spans 19,000 square-feet with updated interior including an entertainment area, a gourmet kitchen and fully-equipped butler’s pantry.

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The master bathroom is as impressive as you would imagineCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
The interior of Monica Turner’s Maryland mansionCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
The massive estate includes a games room with boxing memorabiliaCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty

The estate also includes an elevator that serves all three floors, an amazing three-storey spiral staircase and a handcrafted cherry wood-paneled library with a wet bar and fireplace.
There’s also a heated pool complete with a bubbling spa, tennis court, sauna, steam shower, changing room, billiards room, media room and a bar.
Tyson, 54, started negotiations for a trilogy bout with Evander Holyfield, 58, before a deal collapsed.
The reformed Baddest Man on The Planet then claimed he would make his return in September against Brit boxing legend Lennox Lewis.
Lewis, 55, responded while commentating on Andy Ruiz Jr’s return fight on FOX Sports and admitted there is communication with Tyson’s camp.
He said: “Not yet, but soon — maybe. We’re talking.”
Tyson made his boxing comeback in November with an exhibition draw against Roy Jones JrCredit: EPA
The stunning property even has its own spaCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
The master bedroom with four poster bedCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
The home theatre includes a poster for ScarfaceCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
The three-storey spiral staircaseCredit: TTR/Sotheby’s International Realty
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TYSON FURY says he has bought another house in Las Vegas as he continues to train in America ahead of the Anthony Joshua undisputed clash.The WBC heavyweight champ shared clips on his Instagram Stories posing outside a stunning-looking property.
Tyson Fury appears to have bought a new house in Las VegasCredit: Instagram
Fury then turns around to walk into ‘his new mansion’Credit: Instagram
He captioned it: “Just bought me another house in Vegas,” while tagging in his trainer SugarHill Steward.
Fury added: “Keeping it real here in Sin City, started with a big dream now chasing legendary status.”
The 32-year-old lives in a modest £550,000 house in Morecambe despite making millions from boxing.
In 2018 he appeared to get on the property ladder out in Spain, once again posing outside a grand mansion with arms outstretched.
He shared the photo to Instagram, writing alongside: “New house had to treat myself. Been a long time coming.
“But the Mack in back [sic]. MTV Cribs blessed by God.”
The Gypsy King is still waiting for his undisputed heavyweight clash against Joshua to get over the line.
Despite AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn hoping to officially announce the fight by Saturday, Fury is ‘frustrated’ by it rumbling on, according to one of his team.
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The Gypsy King has been living the high life out in Las VegasCredit: Instagram / @gypsyking101
The Vegas property is a far cry from Fury’s modest Morecambe homeCredit: ITV

Tommy Lee told Sky Sports: “He is frustrated. The end-date was February, then it was March, now we’re still going on.
“He’s very frustrated that the biggest, most powerful people in boxing can’t seem to get the deal done for whatever reason.”
But Fury has looked less-than-angry during his time in Las Vegas, as he mixes up training with living the high life.
He brilliantly hit back at Eddie Hearn over the promoter’s claims he was ‘swanning around’ in his Las Vegas hotel.

The 32-year-old shared a clip of him and trainer SugarHill Steward dressed in bright yellow and blue Versace dressing gowns in a casino.
“Here we are, two bosses on the casino floor Versaced up, breakfast by the pool” said Fury.
“LIving the dream. Eddie, wish you could be him but you’re not.”
Hearn’s remarks came after Fury had uploaded a video to Instagram of him dancing with his top off in a Vegas hotel suite.
The Gypsy King is due to be ringside for his friend Billy Joe Saunders’ fight against Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
And he could finally see the AJ fight officially confirmed for August 7 in Saudi Arabia after he first revealed a two-fight deal had been agreed in principle last June.
Inside Fury’s Morecambe home, where his belts have pride of place, and promoter Frank Warren seems impressedCredit: Instagram @frank_warren_official
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TYSON FURY is ‘very frustrated’ at the delay in making his fight with Anthony Joshua but is still physically primed, according to his coach.Promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping to officially announce the hotly-anticipated heavyweight showdown on Saturday when fellow Brit Billy Joe Saunders fights pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez in Texas.
Tyson Fury is put through his paces by trainer Sugarhill StewardCredit: Instagram
Fury is working out in Las Vegas ahead of his AJ boutCredit: Instagram
Andy Lee with Fury and Kiwi heavyweight Joseph ParkerCredit: Instagram @joeboxerparker
The Gypsy King is due to be ringside and could finally see the bout officially confirmed for August 7 in Saudi Arabia after he first revealed a two-fight deal had been agreed in principle last June.
Fury has been training with Sugarhill Steward in Las Vegas with Tommy Lee – a key member of his entourage – leading Joseph Parker to victory over Derek Chisora on Saturday.
And Lee told Sky Sports: “He is frustrated. The end-date was February, then it was March, now we’re still going on.
“He’s very frustrated that the biggest, most powerful people in boxing can’t seem to get the deal done for whatever reason.”
Lee allayed concerns the fight could collapse but hinted he was unsure about the effect the prolonged talks could have on Fury despite his great physical condition.
He added: “It’s inevitable that it will happen.
“But all this sitting around and waiting? Tyson could have fought in February or March. He’s been held up by it. He does like to be active.
“I don’t know if it’s to his detriment or his benefit that this wait has happened.
“He will be ready to unleash the fury when this fight is on!”
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Fury has not fought since blitzing Deontay Wilder in their rematch in February 2020 but he is not showing any signs of ring rust, according to former middleweight champ Lee.
He explained: “He hasn’t stopped training, he hasn’t skipped a beat.
“He trains hard anyway. He pushes himself further and further every day.
“You think: ‘Where is the ceiling?’ But he keeps going and going and going.
“He took the lads up Mount Charleston – Badou Jack, Jesse Magdaleno, some other Mexicans. But they all quit on him. He did seven miles up this mountain, pushing so hard.
“He is physically in great shape.”

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LENNOX LEWIS has CONFIRMED he is in talks with Mike Tyson for a sensational rematch 19 years in the making. Tyson made a remarkable comeback last November as he boxed to a draw in an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.
Lennox Lewis has confirmed he is in talks with Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson claimed he is fighting Lennox Lewis in September
It sparked the interest of his former opponents Evander Holyfield and Lewis, who both revealed they would be open to another fight with Iron Mike.
Tyson, 54, started negotiations for a trilogy bout with Holyfield, 58, before a deal collapsed.
The reformed Baddest Man on The Planet then claimed he would make his return in September against Lewis.
Lewis, 55, responded while commentating on Andy Ruiz Jr’s return fight on FOX Sports and admitted there is communication with Tyson’s camp.
He said: “Not yet, but soon — maybe. We’re talking.”
Tyson was knocked out by the British former undisputed champion in 2002, three years before he announced his retirement.
Lewis himself retired just one fight and 12 months after beating Iron Mike in eight rounds.
But this year he opened the door for a comeback, as he told TMZ in March: “If the public wanted it then we would probably talk.

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“I don’t know. I don’t really have nothing pushing me in the ring right now. People would love to see that fight but I don’t know.”
Following Holyfield’s failed talks to fight Tyson, he will now instead face Iron Mike’s final ever opponent Kevin McBride on June 5.
Tyson is still hopeful of a trilogy bout with Holyfield as well as a rematch with Lewis and fight for the ages with Tyson Fury.
He said on his podcast: “I want Holyfield and Lewis this year.
“I also want Fury. If I do that, I’ll say, ‘I’m just gonna live life.”
Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson in 2002Credit: Getty
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TYSON FURY’s undisputed heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua is the ‘biggest event in sport’, according to promoter Frank Warren.The long-awaited Battle of Britain is on the brink of being announced following a venue agreement and the sending out of final contracts.
Frank Warren reckons Tyson Fury’s clash with Anthony Joshua is ‘biggest event in sport’Credit: AFP
Tyson Fury is set to throw down with Anthony Joshua in the summerCredit: Reuters
The first instalment of Joshua vs Fury is set to take place in Saudi Arabia, with July 24 and August 7 the targeted dates.
And Fury’s co-promoter Warren believes the entire world will stand still when the two behemoths share finally share the ring.
He wrote in his Daily Star column: “Firstly, of course, we want this fight to happen, why wouldn’t we?
“It’s the biggest event in sport at the moment.
“Secondly, Fury has been clear he believes he will beat Joshua easily so he is ready to take it, there’s no issue there. It’s the money fight, too.
“So why would anyone involved not want it to happen?
“What has been frustrating, for lots of reasons, is the manner in which the potential deal has been thrashed out in front of the media.”
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After months of negotiations, Joshua’s promoter – Eddie Hearn – expects the biggest fight in the history of British boxing to be announced in the coming days.
On Saturday night, the Matchroom Boxing chief said: “This fight is on.
“This fight is happening. I believe you’ll get an announcement next week.”
Hearn’s confidence comes a matter of days after Fury’s other co-promoter, Bob Arum, claimed the fight is ‘dead in the water’.
The Top Rank Boxing chief, 89, told The Daily Telegraph: “It will take months for the Saudis to do their due diligence on such a huge deal.
“It is not just a site fee, there are ancillary demands from the Saudis stretching into the broadcast deals and other things, it could take months for it all to play out.

“It could even take until 2022 the way it looks right now.
“The fight in July or August is dead in the water as far as we are concerned.
“The two fighters need to go and have other fights this summer while the negotiations for that fight in the Middle East conclude.”
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