Heavyweight boxing

MIKE TYSON fans were reminded of his stunning knockout win against Reggie Gross in a throwback clip.
Tyson beat Gross in the opening round of their 1986 fight after a stunning left hook.

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Mike Tyson fans were reminded of his stunning knockout win against Reggie Gross

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Tyson landed a perfectly timed left hook on Gross

The KO came after Iron Mike bobbed and weaved as 20 shots fired at him.
But he perfectly timed a lead hook that left Gross, now 58, out for the count.
Tyson was just five fights and five months from the night he beat Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight champion of all time, aged 20.
The vintage clip of his KO against Gross has now resurfaced, with the 54-year-old nearing his sensational boxing comeback.

Tyson faces Roy Jones Jr, 51, in an eight-round exhibition on November 28.
It will be his first fight since hanging up the gloves in 2005.
During his 15 years in retirement Tyson never once trained, and revealed he was in bed for a WEEK after his first session back.
But after months of transforming his body and rediscovering his form on the pads, trainer Rafael Cordeiro claimed he is returning better than ever.

And the coach even believes the reformed Baddest Man on The Planet could challenge for the world title again.

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Cordeiro TMZ: “I believe Mike can do it. If he put his mind, he wanna fight for the belt one day, why not? Who says it’s impossible to do?
“He’s fighting every single day in the gym and I believe the best still to come. 
“Why not? If one day he wants to prove, he put his techniques to the test, why not [fight for] for the belt?
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SHANNON BRIGGS has volunteered to replace Roy Jones Jr and fight Mike Tyson after declaring: ‘Tag me in champ’.
Tyson, 54, prepares to fight for the first time in 15 years, having signed to box Jones, 51, in an eight-round exhibition.

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Shannon Briggs volunteered to replace Roy Jones Jr and face Mike TysonCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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Tyson faces Jones in an eight-round exhibition in November

The pay-per-view spectacle was shifted from September to November, with Iron Mike continuing to share viral training videos online.
With the power and physical disadvantage, Jones admitted he could well have ‘made a mistake’ by agreeing to fight Tyson.
Briggs, 48, responded by putting his name into the hat to take his place.
He wrote on Instagram: “They say Champ having second thoughts.

“Tag me in Champ! I am from Brownsville too. Never ran, never will. Let’s go champ.”
Jones had threatened to walk away from fighting Tyson after the event was pushed back two month.
But the American great later agreed terms to remain involved.
And he has already started the kidology by insisting Tyson is the favourite going into the bout.

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Jones told Sky Sports: “He’s still Mike Tyson, he’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring. 
“If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy, he’s the explosive guy.
“When it comes time to fight, we’re going to fight. If it comes down to bite, we’re going to bite. 
“Whatever has to happen, is going to happen, that’s just what it is.”

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MIKE TYSON claimed his ‘ego is f***ing with him’ as he prepares to step back into the ring.
Iron Mike, 54, was initially due to fight Roy Jones Jr on September 12 but the pair’s exhibition bout will now take place on November 28 in California.

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Mike Tyson is having problems with his ego ahead of his comeback fightCredit: EPA

Tyson first confirmed his comeback against Jones Jr in July after 15 years in retirement and the veteran pair will do battle despite having a combined age of 105.
The pay-per-view bout will cost boxing fans a staggering £39 on Triller.
Tyson is taking part in a number of shows on the social media app and discussed the problems with his self-confidence.
In one episode, he said: “My ego’s f***ing with me and I’m saying, ‘N***a, you think you fly? You ain’t s***.

“An amateur can get in here and kick your ass, you better get on top of your game.
“You want to get embarrassed in front of these f***ing people?’
“Then the other ego says, ‘F*** you n***a, watch what I’m gonna do.'”
Tyson laughed and pointed to his head before joking: “You don’t know what goes on up here.”

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His opponent Jones Jr previously sparked a war of words between the two by describing Tyson as a ‘pitbull puppy’.
As reported by Mundo Deportivo, he said: “I know how to have fun in the ring, trying to do my best, but at the same time I know Mike.
“Mike is like a pitbull puppy.
“He gets lost in his mind and the only thing he knows is ‘I’m going for the fight’, that’s the only thing he knows, going for the fight.”
Jones Jr, a four-weight world champ, is certainly not taking Tyson lightly ahead of their eight-round exhibition.

He told ESPN: “Mike is still just as dangerous as ever.
“He’s still good, he has his speed, he still has his power, he’s still highly explosive, so he’s still a dangerous guy.
“It’s going to be dangerous for all eight rounds. You’ve got to be ready to protect yourself because that’s Mike Tyson.”
Both the fight and Tyson’s comeback itself have split opinion due to the age of those involved.
And British heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua warned Tyson he does not need to ‘compete with the young lions’ of the division.
He told Sky Sports: “They haven’t got to compete with the young lions of the division. We’re bigger, stronger, science has improved so we have more technology.”

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TYSON FURY warned Johnny Nelson not to ‘kiss my arse anymore’ after he backed Anthony Joshua to beat him.
Fury announced in June that a two-fight deal was in place for a blockbuster British heavyweight clash with AJ in 2021.

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Tyson Fury clenched his fist when firing a warning shot at Johnny Nelson while speaking to Behind The Gloves

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Pundit and ex-pro Johnny Nelson backed AJ over FuryCredit: Rex Features

Sky Sports pundit and former WBO cruiserweight champ Nelson reckons Joshua is the better all-round fighter and believes he would win a super fight between them.
Talking to Behind The Gloves, Fury had his say on Nelson’s view: “I respect Johnny Nelson’s opinion too.
“Don’t think I haven’t seen that Johnny.
“Don’t come kissing my arse when you see me anymore, because you’ll get that (raises his fist).

“Yeah, listen. You’ve picked your guy and that’s it.”
Nelson had previous told talkSPORT: “I’ve gone public in saying I think Anthony Joshua is the all-round better fighter.
“I think Tyson Fury is better tactically and the more technically equipped, but AJ is the all-rounder.
“He can fight, he can box, he’s an athlete. Tyson Fury is a boxer.

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“I think both men are now at a stage where they’ve done so much and learned so much in their careers that they’re so neck and neck.
“But, I’d go with Anthony Joshua because he’s shown me a lot more variety in his arsenal.”
The Gypsy King has called on his rival to ‘step up to the plate’ and be prepared to relinquish certain belts to avoid mandatory defences delaying their match-up.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed he is ready to distribute a formal contract for a battle of the Brits.
But Joshua, 30, must face IBF mandatory Kubrat Pulev and Fury, 32, is contracted to a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder before they can get in the ring together.

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Fury was speaking to Michelle Joy Phelps alongside Sugar Hill Steward

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Fury didn’t hold back as he discussed a future fight with AJ
If AJ beats Pulev, he could then be asked to defend his WBO belt against former cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk – a fight Fury thinks he may lose.
Which would mean yet another delay to the heavyweight fight all boxing fans want to see.
Fury told Behind The Gloves: “Rather than fight all these mandatories he’s got, I’d say just vacate those belts and fight the fight everyone wants to see.
“I ain’t running from you, I don’t care about you. I’ll go through you like a knife through butter. Come and fight the big boy, step up to the plate and get knocked out. Then fight all those easy guys.”

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DILLIAN WHYTE says he knows ‘exactly what to do’ to beat Alexander Povetkin in the November rematch.
The Brixton boxer was shocked to the core as he was knocked out cold by the Russian veteran on August 22.

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Dillian Whyte gets his chance of revenge against Alexander Povetkin on November 21

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Dillian Whyte says he knows ‘exactly’ how to beat Alexander Povetkin in the rematch after he was KO’d in their first fightCredit: Mark Robinson Ltd

Whyte had earlier floored Povetkin twice and was comfortably ahead on the scorecards.
But the former WBA heavyweight champ delivered a brutal fifth-round uppercut that flattened Whyte to end the contest.
That saw Povetkin, 41, become only the second boxer to beat Whyte after Anthony Joshua stopped his big rival back in 2015.
The rematch will take place on November 21, and Whyte is in bullish mood as he plots his revenge.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the 32-year-old said: “It’s not a fight that I got a sustained beating for five rounds, or I was down on the scorecards or I was getting beat up or outclassed.
“It was one of those where I got caught with a punch, he set it up, used his experience and I got caught.
“Moving forward, it’s just correcting little technical things really. I had seven amateur fights and 29 pro fights, I am still learning and figuring things out, still adjusting to things.
“One of my strengths is I adjust to things in the fights as they go on, but this time I never had the chance to adjust. I got caught, and never had the chance to make the adjustment.

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“Now we watch it back, re-evaluate, and I see the little adjustments I need to make. And to be honest, now I know exactly what I need to do.”
Sky Sports pundit and former boxing world champ Johnny Nelson believes the defeat could prove to be ‘a godsend’.
“I actually think it might be a good thing.
“Now, after being knocked out, other fighters will think that’s twice now at this level.
“That’s the same shot that he’s been knocked out with – I’ll have some of that.
“So that vulnerability makes him more enticing.
“I think for Dillian Whyte, him losing might actually be a godsend because when he was winning and winning and winning, people thought ‘nah, I don’t want any of that.’”

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TYSON FURY has told Anthony Joshua to vacate his heavyweight titles to set up the all-British showdown.
Back at the start of coronavirus lockdown Fury announced that the pair had “agreed two fights in 2021”.

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Tyson Fury has called on Anthony Joshua to be prepared to vacate world titles to set up their fightCredit: Getty Images

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Anthony Joshua will fight Kubrat Pulev next in his IBF mandatory title defenceCredit: PA:Press Association

But before the nitty-gritty of negotiating those begins, both boxers have upcoming mandatory title defences.
Joshua faces Kubrat Pulev, 39, in a mandatory title defence on December 12 for the IBF, WBO and WBA belts on the line.
And WBC champ Fury is signed to an immediate rematch against Deontay Wilder, targeted for the same month.
But should heavy-favourite Joshua see off Pulev, the WBO could demand he fights their mandatory, former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk.

That would mean another delay to the Fury scrap.
But the Gypsy King has called on AJ to “step up to the plate” and be prepared to vacate belts to set up their Battle of Britain.
Speaking to Behind The Gloves, the 33-year-old said: “Rather than fight all these mandatories he’s got, I’d say just vacate those belts and fight the fight everyone wants to see.
“I ain’t running from you, I don’t care about you. I’ll go through you like a knife through butter. Come and fight the big boy, step up to the plate and get knocked out. Then fight all those easy guys.

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“No disrespect to Usyk – great fighter, cruiserweight world champion, probably going to be heavyweight champion if he fights Anthony Joshua – but don’t take my retirement cheque, baby. Don’t do it.
“I said to Deontay Wilder years ago, ‘do not take my retirement fund, do not fight Joshua, He’s mine. He’s my countryman, I’m having him, I’m breaking him in!’
“But it didn’t happen. He got broke in by an unlikely suspect [Andy Ruiz]. It was what it was. Why would he fight Usyk and get ten per cent of what he can make off the Gypsy King?
“Vacate it, let them boys fight for the vacant [WBO] belt, whoever it is, Usyk and [Joseph] Parker. We’re at the top of the game. We’re in this boxing to fight the biggest fights out there.
“It’s a boxing match, what’s the worse that can happen? You can lose? Big deal.”
Fury has recently blasted AJ for failing to show up to a sparring session before the Gypsy King battered Wilder in February.

But one former boxing world champion believes it will be Joshua triumphant when the two Brits eventually get it on.
Johnny Nelson told talkSPORT: “I think both men are now at a stage where they’ve done so much and learned so much in their careers that they’re so neck and neck.
“But, I’d go with Anthony Joshua because he’s shown me a lot more variety in his arsenal.”

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TYSON FURY fired a shot at Anthony Joshua by goading that his rival was “supposed to come train with us”.
Unified champion Joshua, 30, offered to spar Fury, 32, before the Gypsy King challenged Deontay Wilder.

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Tyson Fury pictured with trainer Javan ‘Sugarhill’ Steward

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Anthony Joshua has agreed a two-fight with against Fury

But the proposal was never followed up.
It mattered little as Fury dominated Wilder, 34, last February to win the WBC belt and set up an undisputed title decider against AJ.
The heavyweight champions have verbally agreed to a two-fight deal for 2021 – and Joshua was reminded about his no-show in sparring.
Fury told Behind the Gloves: “Anthony Joshua says a lot.

“He was suppose to come into training camp and train with us, I guess that goes to show how far his word goes.
“We wanted some of that action.
“He said he was coming, but he didn’t. We can’t really take what he says as his word anymore.”
Before the pair can settle the score in the ring, they both have unwanted interim fights to first handle.

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Joshua faces Kubrat Pulev, 39, in a mandatory title defence in December.
And Fury is signed to an immediate rematch against Wilder, targeted for the same month.
Joshua warned the Battle of Britain has to materialise sooner rather than later, having urged the Gypsy King to contemplate retirement.
Fury fired back by challenging AJ to do the job himself.
He said: “If I’m too old in the tooth and I need to retire, come and retire me.”

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