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      Watch Carl Froch hilariously record brawl at Joshua vs Franklin as Tony Bellew gets involved in chaos around him

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      CARL FROCH hilariously picked up his phone and started recording when a brawl broke out at the end of Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin.The former boxer was part of the BBC 5 Live commentary team for Joshua’s win at the O2 Arena.

      Carl Froch filmed an altercation in the ring at the end of the fightCredit: Twitter / @5liveSport
      He then switched angles after Tony Bellew confronted Lorenzo Reynolds ringsideCredit: Twitter / @5liveSport
      The Bomber nearly found himself embroiled in a scuffle with a member of Team FranklinCredit: CHISANGA MALATA / THE SUN
      That gave him the perfect view ringside to capture the chaos after the final bell.
      Franklin’s strength and conditioning coach Lorenzo Reynolds sparked an altercation when he appeared to go for AJ at the end of the fight.
      That provoked a furious reaction from ex-fighter Tony Bellew, who was also at the O2 in a professional capacity working for DAZN.
      Bellew confronted Reynolds and could repeatedly be heard shouting “oi!” at the American to stop him reaching Joshua.
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      He revealed he almost came to blows with Reynolds as Froch captured the incident on his phone.
      Froch beamed from ear to ear alongside BBC commentator Ronald McIntosh, who kept his composure and detailed the chaos going on around him.
      Meanwhile Steve Bunce quickly got up to diffuse the situation and calmed Bellew down, all while Froch was busy recording.
      Fans were amused by how much the 45-year-old appeared to be loving the mayhem.
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      One reacted saying: “Froch is absolutely loving the drama.”
      Another added: “Froch has firmly established himself as a national treasure as far as I’m concerned đŸ€Ł”
      And a third said: “Froch you legend đŸ€ŁđŸ‘Š” More

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      ‘Loftus-Cheek beat me to it’ – Anthony Joshua rethinks his dream date in playful interview with Laura Woods

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA revealed his dream date in an interview with Laura Woods. Speaking on iFL TV after his unanimous points victory over Jermaine Franklin, Joshua conducted an interview with talkSPORT presenter Woods.
      Anthony Joshua revealed his dream date during a playful interview with Laura WoodsCredit: YOU TUBE
      Though Joshua joked ‘Loftus-Cheek beat me to it’Credit: Getty
      It came after the Chelsea star revealed Woods was his celebrity crushCredit: Rex
      And when asked about his dream date by Woods, AJ produced a playful answer.
      He said: “You,” which queued laughter from AJ, people behind the camera and a cheer from Woods.
      Woods then said with a smile: “This is perfect.”
      AJ then quipped: “I know [Ruben] Loftus-Cheek’s beat me to it.”
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      To which Woods replied: “Sorry. No it’s fine, there’s no competition.”
      Chelsea star Loftus-Cheek appeared on talkSPORT last week and revealed his celebrity crush was Woods.
      She joked afterwards that she would get his number later.
      However, Joshua then asked whether Woods was in a relationship.
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      And in response, Woods said: “I’m not in a relationship. Are you?”
      “No I’m not,” AJ replied.
      Woods explained she was too focused on work, with AJ revealing a similar mentality where he wanted to ensure he was not distracted in training and fighting.
      The 33-year-old’s next fight is set to be in the summer, with Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder among those lined up for a summer showdown. More

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      Anthony Joshua’s fight plans for year revealed with two bitter grudge matches lined up by Eddie Hearn

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’S 2023 fight plans have been revealed by his promoter Eddie Hearn.And it should see the Watford mauler finally nail down two huge grudge matches that will make or break his career.
      Eddie Hearn wants Anthony Joshua to have one rematch before fighting the BIG oneCredit: Getty
      AJ outpointed Jermaine Franklin on his London homecomingCredit: Getty
      AJ finally got back to winning ways on Saturday night when he easily outpointed American slugger Jermaine Franklin at London’s O2 Arena.
      Thought it might only have gone some way to erasing painful memories of back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk and forfeiting all his world titles.
      Speaking to Boxing Social, Hearn wants his man to have one rematch before heading into THE big one.
      The 43-year-old Essex businessman said: ‘Some fights are there to be made and you get one chance to do it.
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      “I think that is potentially the case with Tyson Fury. At the same time, I would still like him to have another fight with [new trainer] Derrick James to improve on what he has been working on.
      “Dillian Whyte is a great fight. He needs to get back in the ring in July [or] August at the latest if he is to get three fights in this year.”
      Joshua battered Whyte when they fought for the first time professionally in December 2015, brutally KO’ing his old amateur foe in the seventh round.
      Since then, and despite the convincing way it ended, Whyte has chased the rematch, and was left fuming that despite BEATING Franklin himself, he was overlooked.
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      Meanwhile, Fury versus Joshua has been the one the world has called for, for years.
      But every time talks have collapsed, the latest being in June 2021 with both sides blaming each other.
      The Gypsy King is now the one holding the marbles – namely the WBC heavyweight title.
      Talks for an undisputed clash between Fury and Usyk ALSO collapsed, leaving the boxing public fuming.
      But speaking in the ring after beating Franklin, AJ called on his fellow Brit to finally get it done.
      AJ asked the 19,000 fans in the Docklands arena who they wanted to see him fight next.
      In one loud voice, the crowd chanted “Fury”.
      The 33-year-old former champ said: “You know me, I like to provide for the fans. I know who the fans want. Who do the fans want?
      “They said Fury? The ball is in his court, I will 100 per cent be honoured to compete for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
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      “I stand here and say that proudly, it would be an honour, so wherever you are if you’re listening. You know my management, you know my promoter.
      “We’ve had dialect before, so let’s continue this and hopefully we can get this on sooner rather than later. We ain’t getting any younger.”
      Tyson Fury is the fight all British boxing fans want to see Joshua takeCredit: AFP More

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      Logan Paul calls out Tyson Fury for CAGE FIGHT and says he would ‘choke out’ boxing world champion

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      LOGAN PAUL has sensationally called out Tyson Fury for a CAGE FIGHT.YouTuber-turned-Wrestler Paul starred in Wrestlemania 39 on Saturday, facing off against Seth Rollins.
      Logan Paul has called out Tyson Fury for an MMA fightCredit: Splash
      The Gypsy King has weighed up MMA beforeCredit: AFP
      Paul’s brother Jake was recently on the receiving end of a defeat by Tommy Fury, but Logan now wants to get revenge by taking on boxing champ Tyson.
      However, rather than in a boxing ring, Paul wants to face Fury in the Octagon.
      Speaking to BT Sport, he said: “You know what I would do because I saw Tyson talking s***?
      “I would fight Tyson in a MMA fight.
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      “I really would, I don’t really care how big he is if you have not wrestled or done any ground work I don’t care how big you are, you better land the first two punches that you throw and they better knock me out.
      “Otherwise I’m taking you to the ground, I’m taking your back and I’m choking you out.”
      Fury himself has teased switching into the MMA.
      The 34-year-old trained with Darren Till during the build-up to his rematch with Deontay Wilder, while he also told Francis Ngannou he would box him in 4oz MMA gloves inside of a cage.
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      Paul’s one and only pro boxing fight resulted in defeat to KSI – now his business partner for their PRIME drink – who made a special appearance at Wrestlemania.
      The Brit was wearing a PRIME outfit, and attempted to help Paul complete a Frogsplash on Rollins, before he was dragged onto the table for Paul to smash into instead.
      Paul also competed in an exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather, which Money convincingly won.
      However, this did not stop Paul from declaring he would “knock out” Fury after his brother defeated Tommy, though Jake beating the ex-Love Island star never came to pass.
      The Gypsy King has not been a silent party against Paul either.
      Speaking weeks after Tommy beat Jake, he said: “Logan Paul, you little b****.
      “It seems that my little brother beat your little brother and now you’re both a pair of losers. All the Paul family suck.”
      It comes after talks for Fury’s heavyweight unification bout against Oleksandr Usyk fell through, despite Usyk agreeing to a 70-30 split.
      However, Anthony Joshua now seems to have Fury in his sights once again following his unanimous points win over Jermaine Franklin.
      AJ, 33, said: “Save all that s***. If we’ll f***ing fight, let’s go.
      “Shut the f*** up and that’s just how I feel because I got to save my energy for the fight.
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      “I’ll be real, I’ll be real. I respect the man. He’s achieved a lot.
      “I just feel I don’t need to trash talk, verbally trash talk someone to make myself feel better.” More

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      Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury to ‘shut the f*** up and fight’ after winning on ring return to set up Brit blockbuster

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has told Tyson Fury to ‘shut the f*** up’ and fight.But AJ’s critics are warning the former world heavyweight champion to retire after his sluggish points win over unfancied Jermaine Franklin.
      Anthony Joshua after beating Jermaine FranklinCredit: Getty
      Tyson Fury was called out by Anthony JoshuaCredit: Reuters
      ‘Gypsy King’ Fury has used social media to taunt AJ as talks over an all-Brit superfight have broken down twice before.
      And AJ, 33, said: “Save all that s***. If we’ll f***ing fight, let’s go.
      “Shut the f*** up and that’s just how I feel because I got to save my energy for the fight.
      “I’ll be real, I’ll be real. I respect the man. He’s achieved a lot.
      “I just feel I don’t need to trash talk, verbally trash talk someone to make myself feel better.”
      But British icons Carl Froch and Dillian Whyte are baffled as to why multi-millionaire AJ is still slogging away in mediocre match-ups.
      Whyte, who wants a rematch with Joshua in the summer, having lost their 2015 battle, said: “Joshua has lost all his aggression.“If he doesn’t want to do it any more, I think he should stop.”
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      Former super-middleweight world champ Froch reckons he saw a shadow of the old AJ going through the motions against American Franklin on Saturday.
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      Froch said: “He’s been there, done the business. And now I don’t know. What motivates him?”
      Both men have agendas, with AJ axing Froch’s former trainer Rob McCracken in 2021, while Whyte has been a long-term rival.
      Joshua dismissed their verbal digs, saying: “They are pure haters. I don’t expect them to like me, I don’t like them either.”
      Jermaine Franklin was beaten on points by Anthony JoshuaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Anthony Joshua celebrates Jermaine Franklin win with sweaty sauna session and reveals when he will fight again

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA was straight onto rest and recovery after celebrating his win over Jermaine Franklin. AJ was taken the distance in victory at the O2, his first win since December 2020.
      Anthony Joshua enjoys a recovery sauna session after beating Jermaine FranklinCredit: Instagram @anthonyjoshua
      And Joshua ticked off 12 rounds of action, before recovering the next day in the sauna.
      Interestingly, AJ appeared to announce that he will “go again” in just 12 weeks time as his promoter Eddie Hearn wants three fights in 2023.
      Hearn said: “I would like to see him have a little rest then get straight back to Texas with Derrick and try and have an end-of-summer fight, and then try and fight in December.
      Joshua, 33, bounced back from consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk with a much-needed victory over American Franklin in London on Saturday.
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      Already a WBC world title challenge against Tyson Fury has been touted for AJ, who is up for the super-fight.
      He said: “You know me, I try and provide for the fans so whatever the fans want, who the fans want, they said Fury?
      “Well the ball’s in his court. I 100 per cent would be honoured to compete for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.
      “I stand here and say that proudly, that would be an honour.
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      “So wherever you are if you’re listening you know my management, you know my promoter, we’ve had dialogue before so let’s hopefully get this on sooner than later.
      “We’re not getting any younger. I can’t wait to get back to Texas, develop and push on because there’s a bigger fight.
      “I can’t wait to get the next big fight.”
      Anthony Joshua beat Jermaine Franklin in his return fightCredit: RICHARD PELHAM More

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      Dillian Whyte reveals main reason he wants ‘revenge’ on Anthony Joshua as he calls for grudge rematch

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      DILLIAN WHYTE wants revenge on Anthony Joshua having grown tired of watching highlights of his knockout loss. The heavyweight rivalry dates back to 2009 when Whyte won their amateur thriller in London.
      Dillian Whyte wants revenge on Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      Anthony Joshua after beating Jermaine Franklin in an underwhelming points winCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      But six years later, Joshua levelled it up with a brutal seventh-round stoppage, with a trilogy decider still being discussed.
      Whyte was ringside to watch AJ’s comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin – who he beat in November – and called out his old rival.
      He told DAZN: “I hope he wins tonight because I want to fight him next.
      “Me against the Franklin, the winner should have been fighting AJ, it was supposed to be the winner fights AJ next and he is fighting the loser.
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      “So I hopes he wins tonight. I want the chance to redeem myself because he keeps playing this video of him knocking me out years and years ago and I want revenge.”
      Joshua, 33, went on to beat Franklin, 29, over 12 rounds to bounce back from consecutive defeats.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn has teased a rematch with Whyte, 34, next while Tyson Fury also remains in the mix.
      But one thing is for certain, Whyte was left far from impressed by AJ’s performance at the O2.
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      He said: “I don’t think he looked particularly good tonight.
      “He seems a bit apprehensive, the right hand is still there and the boxing skills are still there, but the aggression is not there.
      “The difference is in the last two rounds I went after Franklin, he didn’t. I’ll always have a go, win, lose or draw, I’ll have a go.”
      Anthony Joshua beat Dillian Whyte in 2015Credit: Reuters More

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      I’m a former world champion and there’s a huge reason Anthony Joshua shouldn’t fight Tyson Fury next

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      DAVID HAYE has urged Anthony Joshua to drop plans of fighting Tyson Fury next and pick up his rivalry with Dillian Whyte. Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Haye watched from ringside as AJ beat Jermaine Franklin over 12 rounds.
      Anthony Joshua after beating Jermaine FranklinCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Tyson Fury was called out by Anthony JoshuaCredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      And Joshua opened the door to a British blockbuster for Fury’s WBC title next.
      But Haye reckons a return against Whyte – who also outpointed Franklin – is the more sensible option.
      He told iFL TV: “I’d like to see him in there with Dillian next, that would be nice, that makes perfect sense.
      “They both went points with him, that’s a nice all British clash, London derby. I like that.”
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      Joshua, 33, brutally knocked out Whyte, 34, in 2015 only six years after losing their amateur bout.
      And promoter Eddie Hearn previously teased a summer stadium bout for the pair to settle their score.
      But the allure of a super-fight with Fury, 34, remains, especially after his talks to unify the division against Oleksandr Usyk, 36, collapsed.
      Although after AJ was taken the distance by Franklin, 29, Haye warned Joshua against those plans for now.
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      He said: “I want to see him in with Dillian next. That’s not the performance to go in there with Tyson Fury.
      “If he went out there and blitzed him in a couple of rounds, OK but he needs a better performance than that to jump in with Tyson, in my opinion.
      “I’d like to see him in there with Dillian, where you know what it’s going to be like, it’s going to be fireworks.
      “That’s a high-profile fight, lot’s of pressure someone that’s coming in that can punch. That will get everyone’s juices flowing.
      “And then the winner of that can look at Fury. But Fury’s looking at fighting Usyk anyway, or is he?”
      David Haye wants Anthony Joshua to fight Dillian Whyte nextCredit: PA
      Dillian Whyte wants to fight Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty More