Heavyweight boxing

MIKE TYSON showed Roy Jones Jr what he’s walking into by showing off his skills in a slow-mo video.
The 54-year-old heavyweight legend is preparing to fight for the first time in 15 years, having signed to an eight-round exhibition bout.

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Mike Tyson showed off his ferocious power and speed in a slow-motion training video

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Tyson has been training since March with MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro
Tyson has been training since March with MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro.
And the pad man released slowed down footage highlighting just how heavy Iron Mike is hitting again.
Tyson wings in hooks to body and head with Cordeiro’s body belt taking a beating.
The pair now have more time to prepare for the pay-per-view spectacle after it was moved from September 12 to November 24.

They were also due to box under strict orders, prohibiting knockouts and not having judges score the bout.
But now an unnamed but recognised sanctioning body will oversee the fight adopting more familiar rules.
Officials will be ringside scoring and the winner of the exhibition receive a special belt.

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Tyson said: “Changing the date to November 28 will give more people the opportunity to see the biggest comeback in boxing history.

“This temporary inconvenience will last longer than Roy Jones Jr.
“He better be ready, I’m coming full force.”

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ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury were no where to be seen in the Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound rankings.
But Canelo Alvarez dethroned Vasiliy Lomachenko as the world’s best boxer after becoming a four-weight champion last November.

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The Mexican superstar beat WBO light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas to cement his legacy in the list of the sport’s immortals.
Boxing bible Ring Magazine has now seen fit to adorn Alvarez with another accolade less than two weeks after Lomachenko was crowned King of the Ring.
Familiar faces behind the Ukrainian include Terence Crawford, and former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk ranks as the only heavyweight – despite only one fight in the blue ribbon division.

Here is Ring Magazine’s top ten boxers…
1. Canelo Alvarez – 53–1–2 (36 KO)
Mexican hero Saul Alvarez has quickly taken over as boxing’s biggest star since former foe Mayweather walked away from the sport.
With only a sole loss – to Mayweather in 2013 aged 23 – “Canelo” has gone on to rule the super-welterweight and middleweight divisions as well as winning a world title at super-middleweight.
However, a controversial draw and contentious win against rival Gennady Golovkin had doubters questioning Canelo’s invincibility with a trilogy bout yet to take place.

Snubbing GGG to move up to 175lbs, a win over KO king Kovalev to become a four-weight champion and actively ruling three divisions has seen him rise to the P4P top.

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Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez is a four-weight world champ and unified middleweight kingCredit: AP:Associated Press
2. Vasiliy Lomachenko 14-1 (10)
Leaving the amateur game with a record of 396-1 – with the one loss to Albert Selimov later avenged – the simple question was could the boxing maestro transcend his skill-set to 12 rounds.
But after being roughed up by Orlando Salido for the WBO featherweight title in his second pro fight, Loma has not suffered a blip since, becoming the quickest three-weight world champion in history.
In just 14 bouts, the 31-year-old has won four world belts and earned scalps such as Gary Russell Jr, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jorge Linares and most recently Britain’s Campbell.
Loma is due to face IBF champions Teofimo Lopez once the pair can agree terms and find a venue fitting to stage the potentially behind closed doors clash.

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Loma currently holds the WBC, WBA and WBO unified lightweight beltsCredit: Richard Pelham – The Sun
3. Naoya Inoue – 19–0 (16 KO)
A monstrous puncher, Inoue is working his way up the divisions and remaining the most powerful man in the ring.
Having begun his career at 108lbs the Japanese star went on to claim titles at super-flyweight, junior-bantamweight champion and bantamweight.
Unbeaten Inoue recently dared to call out Lomachenko for a featherweight bout – having scored 16 KOs in his 18 wins.
The heavy-handed 26-year-old moves up to third after being crowned the World Boxing Super Series champion at bantamweight following his points victory over Nonito Donaire.

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Japanese star Naoya Inoue outpointed Nonito Donaire in the World Boxing Super Series finalCredit: AFP or licensors

4. Terence Crawford – 35–0 (26 KO)
Possibly the best switch-hitter in the game right now, Crawford has the ability to overwhelm any foe with his combination punching.
The American has won world titles at lightweight, super-lightweight and currently reigns as WBO welterweight king – having held undisputed gold at 140lbs.
Though unlike others on this list, Crawford is yet to beat a high-profile name – but that could change if he secures a welterweight unification bout.
He faces little-known Egidijus Kavaliauskas on December 14, but insists next year he will go after the best in the 147lbs division after calling out countrymen Errol Spence Jr.

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Terence Crawford reigned as undisputed super-lightweight world championCredit: Reuters
5. Oleksandr Usyk – 17–0 (13 KO)
Usyk reigned as undisputed cruiserweight king having won the WBSS, and has now stamped his authority at heavyweight following a high-profile win against Tony Bellew.
The Ukrainian maestro made a successful debut after making the step up when he stopped replacement opponent Chazz Witherspoon in seven rounds.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has already hinted the 32-year-old could be in line to challenge for the WBO heavyweight title after securing a No1 spot with the governing body.
Hearn claims the winner of the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will likely vacate the belt to instead face their IBF mandatory Kubrat Pulev – an easier option than Usyk.

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Usyk made a successful heavyweight debut after stopping Chazz WitherspoonCredit: AP:Associated Press
6. Errol Spence Jr – 26–0 (21 KO)
Former sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather, Spence’s punch volume, body attacks and balance give him the tools to rule the welterweight division.
He has also been slated to move up the weights – having dwarfed many of his opponents at 147lbs – showing off his relentless pressure against Kell Brook in Sheffield three years ago.
But the Texan added another belt in September, after he out-battled Shawn Porter in a Fight of The Year contender to become the new WBC and unified champion.
He was already lined up to face either Danny Garcia or WBA champion Manny Pacquiao, but a devastating car crash left the boxer lucky to be alive and miraculously without a single broken bone.

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Spence added the WBC title to his IBF he won off Kell Brook in 2017Credit: EPA
7. Gennady Golovkin – 40–1–1 (35 KO)
Failing to get the decision against Canelo in 2017 and then 2018 has cost Golovkin both his belts and a spot in the second half of this list.
Despite his age, 37-year-old Golovkin became world champion again by winning Canelo’s vacated IBF belt against Sergiy Derevyanchenko last month.
Alvarez insists despite GGG winning back a world honour the trilogy does not interest him – unless the money is right.
But for Golovkin the road does not end with the Mexican, with a move up to super-middleweight to become a two-division champion also sure to enhance the Kazakh’s legacy.

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Golovkin secured the vacant IBF middleweight title with a unanimous points win over Sergiy Derevyanchenko
8. Juan Francisco Estrada – 40–3 (27 KO)
The Mexican rose to fame after avenging his defeat to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai – the man who dethroned super-flyweight king Roman Gonzalez.
It came after Estrada reigned as unified flyweight world champion having beaten Brian Viloria.
The 29-year-old moved to 40 wins in August after stopping American Dewayne Beamon in a tune-up bout ahead of bigger fights next year.
9. Artur Beterbiev – 15-0 (15 KO)
The Russian powerhouse cemented his place as the man at 175lbs after stopping Oleksandr Gvozdyk to add the WBC title to his IBF belt.
The now unified light-heavyweight puncher stayed resilient in the Eastern European affair and kept his 100 per cent KO rate intact.
A unification clash against WBA ruler Dmitry Bivol has now been mentioned alongside a potential meeting with Kovalev.

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Russian powerhouse Beterbiev cemented his place as the man at 175lbs after stopping Oleksandr GvozdykCredit: Getty – Contributor
10. Manny Pacquiao – 62–7–2 (39 KO)
The Filipino great looked to have lost his status as one of the world’s best after a shock loss to Australian Jeff Horn in 2017.
But PacMan scored a first KO in 11 years in his next fight, against Lucas Matthysse, before high-profile wins against Americans Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman this year – the latter for the WBA welterweight crown.
In his storied 24-year career Pacquiao has ruled eight weight divisions, beginning his career at flyweight (112lbs) and going on to win titles at every weight up until welterweight (147lbs).

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BOXING legend Roy Jones Jr reportedly turned down £33million to fight Mike Tyson back in 2003.
The two stars will meet in November in an exhibition showdown as the pair prepare to climb back into the ring.

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Roy Jones Jr reportedly turned down £33m for a fight with Mike TysonCredit: Getty – Contributor

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Mike Tyson was coming to the end of his career – but could have become heavyweight champ again if he had bagged the Jones scrapCredit: Getty Images – Getty
However, Jones Jr could have been quids in if he had agreed to face Iron Mike 17 years ago.
The four-weight world champ had just beaten John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight world title, while Tyson was coming to the end of his rollercoaster career.
But according to ex-boxer Andre Ward, Jones Jr didn’t fancy going into battle with Tyson and instead pursued a scrap against Antonio Tarver, for a fraction of that money and back down at light-heavy.
Speaking to to JRE Clips Ward said: There was a [Mike] Tyson fight on the table, and I believe I’m accurate when I say this it was somewhere around $40 million guaranteed.

“There was an upside too. You stay at heavyweight, keep the weight on, and Tyson wasn’t quite Tyson at that time.
“He was still dangerous, but he wasn’t quite Tyson. I think they were working towards it. What I heard was Roy wanted more money.
“Roy somehow said, ‘No, the fight will be there down the road,’ and put his attention to Antonio Tarver, and the rest is history.
“I wanted to see him fight Tyson and ride off into the sunset. One more and you’re out.

“Roy could have had a full career, and rode off into the sunset, hunting and fishing, doing whatever he does, and still not been fundamentally sound.”

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Tyson had another two fights, both losses including the shock TKO defeat to Brit Danny Williams in 2004.
Iron Mike retired after he was pulled out against Kevin McBride a year later.
Jones, meanwhile, struggled to let go of the sport he loved, and was boxing right up until 2018 and finished on 75 fights, 66 wins and nine defeats.
Now Tyson and Jones Jr will finally meet on November 28 after postponing their original planned clash on September 12.

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Andre Ward cannot believe Jones turned down the chance of a scrap with TysonCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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TYSON FURY’S dad John has shown off his impressive punching power in a video posted to his Instagram yesterday.
The 56-year-old only joined the social networking site on Monday but has already caused a stir on the platform alongside his son.

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John Fury has been posting clips of himself in the gym this week – with world heavyweight champion son Tyson as his cameramanCredit: Instagram @gypsyjohnfury
In the latest clips, Fury Snr can be seen on the punching bag with son Tyson cheering him on in the gym.
“Go on big dog, put it in son,” yells Tyson. “Finish him!”
After calling out Mike Tyson ahead of the former heavyweight champion’s return to the ring, could Fury Snr be preparing for his own comeback fight?
John was a professional boxer himself between 1987 and 1995, finishing his career with a record of 8-4-1.

In June, he admitted to naming his world heavyweight champion son after Iron Mike, and would relish the chance to take him on.
Fury Snr said: “Listen, I’d like to have a go. You know, at the end of the day, I named my son after him, it would be a good thing.
“But I know one thing, he’ll be in no better shape than me.
“I look as fat as a pig but I can run ten miles – no problem, today.

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“I’m training all the time and I’m fit and strong and game. And I’ve got a good heart!”
Iron Mike, 54, is fighting fit once again at 17st while Fury Snr weighs in at 18st 7lbs.
Fury Snr has already amassed over 70,000 followers in his first few days of Instagram and his and Tyson’s father-son antics have had fans in hysterics so far.

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TYSON FURY’S dad John is already causing a stir on Instagram despite only setting up the account on Monday.
The 56-year-old – who called out Mike Tyson in June – already boasts over 60,000 followers, with his fans sent into hysterics over his first post.

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John Fury, 56, has delighted fans with content on his Instagram accountCredit: Instagram gypsyjohnfury
His world heavyweight champion son Tyson was filming his dad after the pair spent the day training and sight-seeing.
Tyson then asks his dad what his plans are for the rest of the day, with John remarking: “I haven’t got any plans.”
Fury then says: “Well you’ve just had a coffee and a pint of vodka, how are you feeling?”
To which John replies by saying: “I’m alright, the vodkas have kicked in nicely so I’ll be ready for my tea about six o’clock.”

He then joked, “I’ll probably eat myself to death like I usually do”, which drew laughter from the undefeated WBC champ.
Fans were loving the clip, as one commented: “This will go down in history.”
Another said: “Looking forward to hearing your rants or should I say words of wisdom! Love you John.”
A third added: “I love this man words can’t explain. Need to meet him.

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Meanwhile one simply stated: “Mate, you’re a ledge.”
A clip from his account this morning showed him hard at work in training, as he shocked his supporters with his immense punching power.
Tyson has also shared footage of John helping out the Lancaster City Council by digging up weeds in his effort to “keep Morecambe beautiful”.

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FRANK WARREN has stated that Tyson Fury will not wait until 2021 to face Deontay Wilder for a third time as he will instead target a new opponent.
The 68-year-old has claimed that the Gypsy King has been left frustrated after reports emerged that his trilogy bout against the Bronze Bomber could be pushed back until February.

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Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are contracted to fight for a third timeCredit: Reuters

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Frank Warren has stated that the trilogy bout between Wilder and Fury must take place in 2020Credit: Rex Features
Warren declared that Fury just wants to have a fight this year, and should a bout with Wilder fail to materialise, he will look to arrange a domestic dust-up against Anthony Joshua.
This is despite the WBC declaring that the winner of Fury vs Wilder has to fight mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte before a showdown with AJ can take place.
Speaking to BT Sport, Warren has commented on the rumours that Fury won’t get it on with Wilder until early 2021.
He said: “I spoke to him this morning. That ain’t happening. He’s [Fury] fighting this year.

“He doesn’t want that, and I don’t want it for him, and he certainly doesn’t want it. He wants that fight [against Wilder] to happen this year by hook or by crook.”
Before adding: “Obviously, you want to fulfill his contractual commitment, but he’s NOT going to wait until February. That can’t happen.
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“I was quite frustrated when that came out. I was unaware of it. It came out of the blue, but he doesn’t want it, and we don’t.
“He said to me, ‘I want to fight this year,’ so that’s my job to make sure that he fights this year.”

Warren then confirmed he wants Fury to face Joshua should he fail to fight Wilder, with the two Brits understood to have a two-fight deal agreed for next year.
Commenting on who his preference would be, he said: “Anthony Joshua. What’s the fight that everybody wants to see?”
“I don’t want to hear about Dillian Whyte or all these guys. The fight that everybody wants to see. That is the fight.

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“Any world boxing or certainly British boxing fan, that’s the fight that we want to see.
“All the others if you’ve got a list and you put a poll on BT and said, ‘vote for what fight,’ no one would vote or hardly anyone for the other fights.
“And if we did that, let’s get Dillian Whyte against Daniel Dubois, and let’s get Joe Joyce against Dereck Chisora. Let’s give the fans what they want.

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TYSON FURY grinned as he met up with old rival-turned-pal Dereck Chisora in London.
Chisora, 36, who twice lost to 31-year-old Fury, posted a video online with the WBC heavyweight champion.

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Tyson Fury grinned as he met up with old pal Dereck Chisora in London
The video comes following the news Fury will have to fight Dillian Whyte, 32, if he beats Deontay Wilder, 34.
Whyte also has two wins over Chisora on his run to becoming the WBC’s mandatory challenger.
Should he defeat Alexander Povetkin, 40, on August 22 it sets him up for a world title shot.
Fury is contracted to a third fight with Wilder, which was targeted for December but could now be moved to early 2021.

It further delays an undisputed title decider against Anthony Joshua, 30, who faces Kubrat Pulev, 39, in his next defence.
Joshua also faces a heavyweight headache with Oleksandr Usyk, 33, mandatory for his WBO belt.
But Usyk is still due to face Chisora after the coronavirus pandemic KO’d their May headliner.
Chisora hopes an upset win over the former cruiserweight king would land him a showdown with Finchley Amateur Boxing friend AJ.

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He told SunSport: “Hopefully the AJ fight happens if we both win.
“I don’t know how I will approach it, we go back a long way and I have never called him out or tried to make a fight with trash talk or anything like that.
“If the fight is made I think I would just call him and say, man-to-man, ‘Get ready for war’.”

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