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THE BBC are refusing to remove Tyson Fury from their nominees for the 2020 Sports Personality Of The Year. The Gypsy King is on a list of six people up for the award following his stunning KO victory over Deontay Wilder in February. It saw him crowned WBC heavyweight champion of the world as well […] More
ANTHONY JOSHUA says he would take a pay cut to fight Tyson Fury in the UK.
First up for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champ is a world title defence against Kubrat Pulev on December 12.
Joshbua, who bumped into Fury this summer out in Marbella, wants the Battle of Britain on home soilCredit: Refer to Caption
Provided he navigates his way past the veteran Bulgarian, an undisputed clash against WBC king Fury is on the horizon.
Mega-money offers to stage that fight will come in from the likes of America, the Middle East and even China.
But Joshua, who will see his fight purse for the Pulev scrap significantly reduced due to coronavirus restrictions, seems keen to get the Fury fight on home soil.
The 31-year-old said: “Yeah, why not? Now I’m fighting Kubrat Pulev for a massive pay cut.
“We have to keep the sport alive, Matchroom are taking pay cuts this year, we have to keep the sport alive.
“We are all doing our part at the minute, It’s all experience. We are doing it now so I wouldn’t mind doing it again.
“It’s not harming me, and it’s for a bigger cause as well, it’s a massive cause and a big fight but the main objective is how do we get Fury in the ring.”
Only 1,000 fans will be allowed into Wembley Arena to watch Joshua take on Puelv.
Joshua is preparing for his world title defence against Kubrat Pulev on December 12Credit: AFP – Getty
The Brit is losing out on around £8m from not having the scrap at a sold-out stadium.
For his last fight, rematch revenge against Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia in December last year, talkSPORT reports that AJ made between £40-£60m.
He is believed to have coined around £18m for the pair’s first fight that he lost by KO in June 2019 in New York.
Joshua will be the first star to fight in front of a crowd since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
And the 31-year-old reckons the drastic change in scenery and atmosphere might be a nice switch from the rowdy festival feel he has generated all over the country.
“The last time I would have fought in front of a small crowd, I think it was Hungary in 2012. It was quite decent, you know. It is not bad. The pressure is off, you can get in your rhythm.
“And I think I need that sometimes – I am under a lot of pressure. I am physically good but mentally you have to stay strong.
“This year has been good to unload a lot of pressure and fighting in front of 1000 fans is not so bad. You have to take it as a positive and control what you can control.”
Anthony Joshua to fight Kubrat Pulev in front of 1,000 fans at Wembley More
LENNOX LEWIS has revealed that 15-year-old Mike Tyson was a ‘giant’ who was ‘knocking people out easy’.
The Lion memorably beat Iron Mike when they collided in 2002 but they first shared a ring together as teenage sparring partners.
Lennox Lewis sparred Mike Tyson for a number of days in Catskill, New York
The Brit later shared a ring with Iron Mike in a 2002 grudge match
Lewis prevailed with an eighth-round knockout against Tyson
The British icon left Canada with his first trainer Arnie Boehm to drive to Tyson’s New York base after winning the World Junior Championships.
And Lewis lifted the lid on his first experience meeting the Baddest Man on the Planet – who at the time was a year younger than him at age 15.
He told the Guardian: “I liked him. We got to know each other pretty well. We spoke, we went down to the town, went to a dance together.
“He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great.
He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great
Lennox Lewis on teenage Mike Tyson
“When the time came I knew we would meet in the ring. I wanted to know if what Cus (D’Amato) said would come true.”
Both Lewis and Tyson went on become heavyweight champion of the world numerous times and finally fought in 2002.
Brit star Lewis came out on top with an eighth-round KO but they were also involved in a infamous press conference brawl ahead of the fight.
Tyson was forced to pay a fine for biting his rival’s leg during the scuffle – which almost saw the mega-fight cancelled altogether.
Yet despite this, Lewis wasn’t left feeling too apprehensive at facing Iron Mike after he was promised it would be his easiest fight.
He added: “Yes and no. Yes, because TV made him look like King Kong. But, no, because Manny [Lewis’s legendary trainer Emanuel Steward] always told me Tyson would be my easiest fight.
“I’d say: ‘Come on, now. He’s going to be a little difficult.’ But Manny said: ‘No. It’s your easiest fight.’”
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DRUGS cheat Jarrell Miller has been handed a two-year boxing ban following another failed drugs test.
But the American can reduce the ban to 18 months if he completes a treatment course.
Jarrell Miller has been banned from boxing for two yearsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Miller, 32, failed multiple drug tests in the run-up to his proposed fight with Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in 2019.
Miller was banned from fighting, with Andy Ruiz Jr taking his place and stunning the world by beating the British star.
After serving his six-month suspension, Miller was given a chance to redeem himself.
But earlier this year, he returned ANOTHER positive drug test ahead of a scrap against Jerry Forrest – his fourth in just a 12-month span.
Most-recently, Miller returned a positive result for an illegal endurance booster called GW501516 – found in a male sex stimulant.
News of Miller’s ban was revealed by talkSPORT’S Michael Benson, who wrote: “Jarrell Miller has today been banned from boxing for two years by the Nevada Commission following his latest positive drugs test.
“Ban applies to all US states and can be reduced to 18 months if he completes a treatment course.”
Miller has fought 24 times in his career, winning 23 of them.
Miller failed a drugs test ahead of his fight with AJ last yearCredit: Alamy Live News
Ahead of his fight with Joshua he was found guilty of having EPO and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in his system.
Miller attempted to clear his name, telling Sportsmail: “Everybody wants to point the finger but not everybody has the right information
“The levels I failed for in this case right now were so minute.
“And with the EPO, you need to use that for months at a time if you want to get any muscle benefits not just one shot.
“Anyone who knows me knows I’m not that person and we are going to prove everybody wrong.
“I have spent thousands of dollars of my own money trying to find out what’s happened.
“But there’s ignorance on a lot of people’s part.
“Everybody listens to whoever has the loudest voice at the time and who has the microphone.
“The proof is in the pudding. It’s right there. I’ve been truthful from the beginning to the end.
“The truth will set you free and I believe in that. If you go by the book and by the law, this case is innocent.”
Eddie Hearn says Jarrell Miller’s career is over after failing another drug test More
LENNOX LEWIS has revealed that 15-year-old Mike Tyson was a ‘giant’ who was ‘knocking people out easy’.
The Lion memorably beat Iron Mike when they collided in 2002 but they first shared a ring together as teenage sparring partners.
Lennox Lewis sparred Mike Tyson for a number of days in Catskill, New York
The Brit later shared a ring with Iron Mike in a 2002 grudge match
Lewis prevailed with an eighth-round knockout against Tyson
The British icon left Canada with his first trainer Arnie Boehm to drive to Tyson’s New York base after winning the World Junior Championships.
And Lewis lifted the lid on his first experience meeting the Baddest Man on the Planet – who at the time was a year younger than him at age 15.
He told the Guardian: “I liked him. We got to know each other pretty well. We spoke, we went down to the town, went to a dance together.
“He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great.
He was a giant because during training in the Catskills you’d watch him knocking people out easy. I thought he was great
Lennox Lewis on teenage Mike Tyson
“When the time came I knew we would meet in the ring. I wanted to know if what Cus (D’Amato) said would come true.”
Both Lewis and Tyson went on become heavyweight champion of the world numerous times and finally fought in 2002.
Brit star Lewis came out on top with an eighth-round KO but they were also involved in a infamous press conference brawl ahead of the fight.
Tyson was forced to pay a fine for biting his rival’s leg during the scuffle – which almost saw the mega-fight cancelled altogether.
Yet despite this, Lewis wasn’t left feeling too apprehensive at facing Iron Mike after he was promised it would be his easiest fight.
He added: “Yes and no. Yes, because TV made him look like King Kong. But, no, because Manny [Lewis’s legendary trainer Emanuel Steward] always told me Tyson would be my easiest fight.
“I’d say: ‘Come on, now. He’s going to be a little difficult.’ But Manny said: ‘No. It’s your easiest fight.’”
Lewis lifts lid on Mike Tyson press conference brawl and reveals ‘first three punches were mine and first bite was his’ More
MIKE TYSON has said he is up for fighting a reigning heavyweight boxing champ in an exhibition.
The 54-year-old made his much-talked about comeback in the sport when he drew with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr in an eight-rounder.
Tyson showed off his sensational body transformation, but saw his heavy-hitting nullified by a wary Jones Jr who clinched and hugged his way through the scrap.
Speaking after the fight at the Staples Center in Las Vegas, Iron Mike hinted he fanced standing toe-toe-to with the likes of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
He told BT Sport: “I think they’re brilliant. They’re brilliant fighters. They could do so much for society.
“They could have exhibitions and take the money from the exhibitions, because they’re such big crowd pleasers and they could help so many people.
“There’s so many people out there that we can do so much for, and it wouldn’t even be a 10th of their charitable heart to do something like that.
“In fact, fight exhibitions with me, and most of our charity would go to people who desperately need it.
“I want you to label them as exhibitions because there are no hard feelings.”
And another boxing Hall of Famer, George Foreman, who became the oldest heavyweight world champion at the age of 45 in 1994, incredibly predicted that Tyson could win a world title.
Mike Tyson landed some big shots but ended up drawing with Roy Jones JrCredit: USA TODAY Sports
Tyson and Jones Jr received special commemorative belts – but George Foreman thinks Iron Mike can still be a heavyweight hitCredit: Getty – Pool
Speaking to USA Today Foreman, said: “If he gets in shape like he’s in now, and then gets his timing back, and all the other things fall into place, he can have an opportunity to fight for the title.
“If he can be managed right, a champion, the right champion, will come to him. And if the right one comes, he can knock him out.”
Joshua will be hoping to avoid another shock of Andy Ruiz Jr proportions when he defends his WBO, WBA and IBF world titles against Kubrat Pulev on December 12.
Whether or not the 31-year-old wants to shelve two prospective undisputed fights against Tyson Fury to enjoy a glorified spar with a man old enough to be his dad seems unlikely.
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BOXING has taken its fair share of punishment this year – but the sport is set to finish 2020 with a bang as a raft of massive bouts are yet to come.
Anthony Joshua takes on Kubrat Pulev in December, defending his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles, while Errol Spence Jr faces Danny Garcia in a tough fight just a year after his horror Ferrari crash.
Boxing finishes with a bang to end 2020, with Joshua, Alvarez and Spence in action
Anthony Joshua was supposed to face Kubrat Pulev back in October 2017Credit: Reuters
And if that wasn’t enough, arguably the biggest star in the sport Canelo Alvarez is in action just days before Christmas.
Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the rest of 2020 below…
Major fight dates
December 5 – Arlington, Texas
Errol Spence Jr (C) vs Danny Garcia (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC & IBF world titles)
December 12 – London, England
Anthony Joshua (C) vs Kubrat Pulev (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
December 18 – Hollywood, Florida
Gennadiy Golovkin (C) vs Kamil Szeremeta (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
December 19 – San Antonio, Texas
Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith (C) (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine titles)
January 2 – Venue: TBC
Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell (12 rounds – lightweight)
Daniel Dubois takes on Joe Joyce on November 28Credit: PA:Press Association
Full boxing schedule 2020
November 27 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK beta)
Daniel Jacobs def. Gabriel Rosado SD 12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
Daniyar Yeleussinov def. Julius Indongo TKO2 (10 rounds – welterweight)
Magomedrasul Majidov def. Sahret Delgado TKO3 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
Emmanuel Tagoe def. Mason Menard MD 10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
Nikita Ababiy def. Brandon Maddox UD 6 (6 rounds – middleweight)
Daniel Jacobs takes on rival Gabe Rosado on November 27Credit: USA TODAY Sports
November 26 – Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Panya Pradabsri def. Wanheng Menayothin UD12 (C) (12 rounds – strawweight, WBC world title)
November 27 – Nantes, France
Tony Yoka def. Christian Hammer UD 10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
November 27 – Culiacan, Mexico
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr def. Nicolas Masseroni TKO4 (10 rounds – light heavyweight)
November 28 – London, England (BT Sport)
Joe Joyce (C) def. Daniel Dubois (C) KO10 (12 rounds – heavyweight, British, Commonwealth, European titles)
Hamzah Sheeraz def. Guido Nicolas Pitto TKO10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
Jack Catterall def. Abderrazak Houya UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
David Adeleye def. Danny Whittaker TKO2 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
Jack Massey def. Mohammad Ali Bayat Farid UD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
Joshua Frankham def. MJ Hall (4 rounds – super-welterweight)
Louie Lynn def. Paul Holt (8 rounds – featherweight)
Mitchell Barton def. Matt Gordon (4 rounds – heavyweight)
November 28 – Los Angeles, California (BT Sport Box Office)
Mike Tyson DREW w/ Roy Jones Jr (Exhibition, 8 rounds – heavyweight)
Jake Paul def. Nate Robinson KO2 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
Badou Jake def. Blake McKernon (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)
Mike Tyson returns to the ring on November 28 vs Roy Jones Jr Credit: Getty Images – Getty
December 2 – Wakefield, England (Sky Sports)
Jazza Dickens vs Ryan Walsh (10 rounds – featherweights, Golden Contract tournament final)
Ricards Bolotniks vs Serge Michel (10 rounds – light-heavyweight, Golden Contract tournament final)
December 3 – Hollywood, California
Serhii Bohachuck vs Brandon Adams (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
Brian Ceballo vs Larry Gomez (10 rounds – welterweight)
Danielle Perkins vs Princess Hairston (6 rounds – heavyweight)
December 4 – London, England (Sky Sports)
Billy Joe Saunders (C) vs Martin Murray (12 rounds, super-middleweight, WBO world title)
Kieron Conway vs. Kieran Smith (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
James Tennyson vs Josh O’Reilly (12 rounds – lightweight)
Zach Parker vs Cesar Nunez (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
Donte Dixon vs Angelo Dragone (8 rounds – super-featherweight)
Shannon Courtenay vs Dorota Norek (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
Lerrone Richards vs TBA (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
Lewis Edmondson vs John Telford (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
Billy Joe Saunders defends his WBO super-middleweight world title on December 4Credit: Getty Images – Getty
December 5 – Arlington, Texas (Premier Sports)
Errol Spence Jr (C) vs Danny Garcia (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC & IBF world titles)
Sebastian Fundora vs Jorge Cota (12 rounds, super-welterweight)
Josesito Lopez vs Francisco Santana (10 rounds – welterweight)
Julio Ceja vs Eduardo Ramirez (12 rounds – featherweight)
Kyrone Davis vs Juan Macias Montiel (10 rounds – middleweight)
Miguel Flores vs Isaac Avelar (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
Fernando Garcia vs Juan Tapia (8 rounds – featherweight)
Frank Martin vs Donte Strayhorn (8 rounds – lightweight)
Vito Mielnicki Jr vs Steven Pulluaim (6 rounds – welterweight)
Burley Brooks vs Marco Delgado (6 rounds – super-middleweight)
December 5 – London, England (BT Sport)
Lyndon Arthur (C) vs Anthony Yarde (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, Commonwealth title)
Willy Hutchinson vs Lennox Clarke (12 rounds – super-middleweight, vacant British & Commonwealth titles)
Errol Spence holds the WBC and IBF world welterweight titles Credit: AP:Associated Press
December 11 – Redditch, England (Channel 5)
Sam Eggington vs. Ashley Theophane, 10 or 12 rounds, junior middleweights
Kaisee Benjamin vs Ben Fields (10 rounds – welterweight)
Stephen McKenna vs TBA (6 – rounds super-lightweight)
Aaron McKenna vs TBA (6 – rounds super-welterweight)
Michael Hennessy Jr vs Dale Arrowsmith (6 round – super-welterweight)
Idris Virgo vs Kearon Thoma,( 4 rounds – middleweight)
December 12 – London (Sky Sports Box Office)
Anthony Joshua (C) vs Kubrat Pulev (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
Krzysztof Glowacki vs Lawrence Okolie (12 rounds – cruiserweight, vacant WBO world title)
Hughie Fury vs Mariusz Wach (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Martin Bakole vs Sergey Kuzmin (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Souleymane Cissokho vs Kieron Conway (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
Anthony Joshua defends his titles against Kubrat Pulev on December 12Credit: Getty Images – Getty
December 12 – Uncasville, Connecticut (Premier Sports)
Chris Colbert (C) vs Jaime Arboleda (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBA interim title)
Matt Korobov vs Ronald Ellis (10 rounds – middleweight)
Richardson Hitchins vs Argenis Mendez (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
December 12 – Las Vegas, Nevada (Fite TV)
Shakur Stevenson vs Toka Kahn Clary (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
Felix Verdejo vs Masayoshi Nakatani (10 rounds – lightweight)
Edgar Berlanga vs. TBA (8 rounds – super middleweight)
December 16 – Sydney, Australia
Tim Tszyu vs Bowyn Morgan (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
Paul Gallen vs Mark Hunt (6 rounds – heavyweight)
December 18 – Redditch, England
Shakan Pitters (C) vs Craig Richards (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, British title)
River Bent vs. Troy Coleman (8 rounds – middleweight)
Sammy Cantwell vs. TBA (8 rounds – super-flyweight)
Stephen McKenna vs. TBA (6 rounds – super-lightweight)
Michael Hennessy Jr. vs. TBA (6 rounds – super-welterweight)
Idris Virgo vs. TBA (4 rounds – middleweight)
Brett McGinty vs. TBA (4 rounds – middleweight)
December 18 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK)
Gennadiy Golovkin (C) vs Kamil Szeremeta (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
December 19 – San Antonio, Texas (DAZN UK)
Canelo Alvarez vs Callum Smith (C) (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine world titles)
Canelo Alvarez hasn’t been in the ring since a KO win over Sergey Kovalev last yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
December 19 – Uncasville, Connecticut (Premier Sports)
Nonito Donaire vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez (12 rounds – bantamweight, vacant WBC title)
Jaron Ennis vs. Thomas Dulorme (10 rounds – welterweight)
Nonito Donaire will look to win the WBC bantamweight world title on December 19Credit: PA:Press Association
December 19 – Torrelavega, Spain
Sergio Martinez vs Jussi Koivula (10 rounds – middleweight)
Sergio Garcia (C) vs Andranik Hakobyan (12 rounds – super-welterweight, European title)
Angel Moreno vs Mohammed Obbadi (12 rounds – flyweight, vacant European title)
Kiko Martinez vs Pedro Gomes (8 rounds – featherweight)
Jon Fernandez vs Abdessamad Nechchad (8 rounds – lightweight)
Bernard Angelo Torres vs Costin Ion (8 rounds – featherweight)
Kent Erik Baadstad vs David Trallero (4 rounds – heavyweight)
December 26 – Los Angeles, California
Julian “J Rock” Williams vs TBA (12 rounds, super-welterweight)
James Kirkland vs Mark Anthony Hernande (10 rounds, middleweight)
Darmani Rock vs TBA (10 rounds, heavyweight)
Omar Juarez vs TBA (6 or 8 rounds, super-lightwight)
Chavez Barrientes vs TBA (6 rounds, featherweight)
Angel Barrientes vs TBA (6 rounds, super-bantamweight)
December 31 – Tokyo, Japan
Kazuto Ioka (C) vs Kosei Tanaka (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title)
January 2 – Venue: TBC
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TYSON FURY could yet fight Deontay Wilder next year – if Anthony Joshua loses to Kubrat Pulev.
The Gypsy King announced at the start of coronavirus lockdown that he had ‘agreed’ two fights with AJ for 2021.
Tyson Fury could yet fight Deontay Wilder next in a triologyCredit: Richard Pelham
Back then, it was expected that Fury would have his trilogy fight with Wilder before the year was out.
But according to Fury and his promoter Frank Warren, Wilder missed a deadline to take the third fight.
The American disputes this and is taking legal advice.
Joshua has long-been pencilled in for his world title defence against Pulev – this will take place on December 12 at the Wembley Arena.
Should Joshua beat Pulev, it would set up an undisputed clash against Fury.
But defeat could spell curtains for it happening and the Wilder scrap could be revisited, as Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum revealed.
He told iFL TV: “If Pulev wins, there’s no Joshua because Eddie (Hearn) has a rematch with Pulev.
“So that takes care of a big part of next year for Joshua.
“And so that leaves Wilder as the best guy. So if Pulev beats Joshua, we’ll talk to Fury about doing the Wilder fight at the end of February.
“By the end of February, hopefully, the pandemic will be under control, and we’ll at least be able to put the [Fury vs. Wilder III] fight in Allegiant Stadium [in Las Vegas, Nevada], and do it for 15,000, 20,000 people in a 75,000 seat stadium.
Joshua will be the heavy favourite when he fights Kubrat Pulev on December 12Credit: AFP – Getty
US boxing promoter Bob Arum is tipping Pulev to spring a shockCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“It’s all well and good for Fury to say that he wants to fight Joshua, but who knows if Joshua is going to be around after he fights my guy Pulev.”
Arum co-promotes Pulev and has predicted the veteran Bulgarian will shock Joshua just like Andy Ruiz Jr did in June last year.
It has been revealed that Joshua will be cheered on by 1,000 fans when he defends his world titles against Pulev in less than two weeks.
He will be the first star to fight in front of a crowd since the coronavirus pandemic struck after his promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed a crowd will be allowed at the event on December 12.
Tickets go on sale this Friday and are priced between £100 and £1,000.
Fans will be required to wear face coverings at the event and groups of those wishing to attend must also be from the same household.
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