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      Deontay Wilder poses with Joe Joyce as ex-heavyweight champ watches UFC fights while training for comeback

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      DEONTAY WILDER bumped into Joe Joyce while training in Las Vegas and made another trip to watch the UFC. The American heavyweight star is set to return to the ring on October 15 in New York against Robert Helenius.
      Deontay Wilder watching a UFC event
      And he has been training in Vegas ahead of his first bout since losing to Tyson Fury in their October trilogy classic.
      Wilder has been using the UFC’s facility and even bumped into heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, 35.
      At the UFC’s Performance Institute, the ex-WBC king ran into British contender Joyce, who returns against Joseph Parker on September 24.
      Wilder was later seen at the UFC’s Apex Center watching another round of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.
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      It was the third event he watched in two weeks.
      Wilder, 36, was knocked out in round 11 against Fury, 33, after being floored three times but scoring two knockdowns of his own.
      The ex-WBC champion then went radio silent, leaving his boxing future in doubt.
      But talk of a return soon surfaced as Wilder was seen publicly again and has recently ramped up his training.
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      Former sparring partner Helenius, 38, is in talks to be the Bronze Bomber’s return opponent.
      And the fight is eyed for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which would be on pay-per-view in the UK.
      Meanwhile Joyce, 36, and Parker, 30, fight in Manchester as they continue their pursuit of world honours.
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      Man Utd ‘target loan transfer for Christian Pulisic and Chelsea winger is ready to snub FOUR clubs to join rivals’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are planning a shock loan move for Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic, according to reports. The USA captain has grown increasingly frustrated at his lack of game time under Thomas Tuchel, who also coached him at Borussia Dortmund.
      Christian Pulisic is linked with Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      Newcastle United, Juventus and Atletico Madrid are all believed to have made approaches to sign Pulisic this summer.
      And according to The Athletic, United are set to join that list and test whether the Blues will loan the winger out.
      The report adds that Pulisic, 23, is ready to listen to offers to move away this summer and even prefers joining United over anyone else.
      It comes following a lack of game time with the Qatar World Cup starting in just three months.
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      Pulisic was linked with United and Liverpool before signing for Chelsea in a £58million two years ago.
      In the period since, he has made 117 appearances, scoring 25 goals.
      Last season, he suffered a period on the sidelines following an ankle injury and made just 13 Premier League starts.
      He finished the campaign with only eight goals and fell behind in the Chelsea pecking order.
      Already this season, Romelu Lukaku, 29, has re-joined Inter Milan on loan and Timo Werner, 26, is back at RB Leipzig permanently.
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      And now Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi, 21, are linked with loan moves away to secure more regular football.
      Chelsea did bring in Raheem Sterling, 27, from Manchester City for £50m at the start of the window but no No9 has been signed in replace of Lukaku.
      Thomas Tuchel is believed to be pushing to sign ex-Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, currently at Arsenal.
      And Chelsea have seen a shock £40m bid REJECTED by Everton for starlet Anthony Gordon.
      German Kai Havertz, 23, and Sterling will look to lead the line for Tuchel if no more additions are brought in before the September 1 deadline.
      Meanwhile, United boss Erik ten Hag is ready to allow Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, to leave and rumours suggest his contract could be ripped up.
      So it would leave a space in Ten Hag’s front line of which Pulisic would be primed to fill.
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      Watch rare moment Anthony Joshua rival Olekasandr Usyk is DROPPED from vicious body shot in amateurs

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA can look to Artur Beterbiev for inspiration ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.AJ was beaten by the Ukrainian boxing master in September but they fight once more on Saturday, in Saudi Arabia.
      Artur Beterbiev, floored Oleksandr Usyk with a body shot in the amateursCredit: https://twitter.com/TheOneTwoBoxing/status/1385982780396425219
      The bout took place in 2007Credit: https://twitter.com/TheOneTwoBoxing/status/1385982780396425219
      Usyk has looked near flawless in his 19 bouts in the professional ranks – winning all of them.
      But he did not have it all his own way in the amateurs, where he boxed 350 times, winning two Olympic golds.
      In one particular bout, against current unified light-heavyweight champion Beterbiev, Usyk was knocked down by the Russian.
      He was floored by a sneaky right hook to the ribs and later lost on points.
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      Usyk, now 35, did emerge the victor in his series with Beterbiev, 37, in the unpaid ranks, winning two of their three bouts.
      That included wins in the 2011 World Championship quarter-finals and a year later in the same stages of the London Olympics.
      As a professional, Beterbiev has won all 18 of his fights by knockout, boxing’s only champ with a 100 per cent stoppage ratio.
      And like Usyk, he holds three of the four world belts.

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      Usyk meanwhile is a two-division title holder and reigned as undisputed king at cruiserweight.
      After beating Joshua, he became unified boss at heavyweight.
      Tyson Fury, linked with facing Usyk or AJ, referenced the pound-for-pound star’s body shot knockdown in an Instagram video.
      Fury posted: “This is how Anthony Joshua needs to attack Oleksandr Usyk’s body. I know the blown-up middleweight can’t take body shots.”
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      ‘We lost a fight but not the war’ – Anthony Joshua’s secret dressing room speech after Oleksandr Usyk defeat revealed

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA revealed he told his team “we lost a fight but not the war” following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. AJ was stunned last September on points by the Ukrainian great, setting up an immediate rematch this Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
      Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua after their first fightCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      But Joshua refused to give up and was the one picking up the pieces after the crushing loss.
      He said: “Right after, in the changing room, I knew I would fight again.
      “I was telling everyone, ‘Come on, what the f***? We are warriors, we lost a fight but not the war. This is an ongoing battle. It’s not over ’til it’s over.’
      “That’s how I re-motivated my team. Nothing should dishearten you.
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      “I have to keep that mentality for the rest of my life even if I stumble privately or publicly.”
      Joshua, 32, invoked his right to a rematch right away but amid Ukraine’s war with Russia the fight faced delays.
      It provided AJ with more time to train under new coach Robert Garcia having left Rob McCracken and his Sheffield training base.
      But it leaves Joshua with only one fight in the last year and plenty of thinking time.

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      He said: “It has been a nightmare just sitting on this loss for so many months.
      “The time-frame does change every day, I have dedicated a lot of my life to a very tough sport.
      “I will do this for as long as I can but I think I’m quite smart at business now, I will be 33 shortly and a lot will come down to how long my body can hang on.”
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      Carl Froch reacts to Oleksandr Usyk’s stunning body transformation after piling on ‘two STONE’ for Anthony Joshua fight

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      CARL FROCH has doubted Oleksandr Usyk’s rumoured weight gain will increase his punch power. Amir Khan raised eyebrows when he claimed Usyk had put on over TWO STONE during training for his rematch with Anthony Joshua.
      Oleksandr Usyk ahead of his rematch with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      But Froch, 45, said: “Possibly he might be thinking that if ‘I put some weight on that my punch is going to have a little bit more impact’.
      “But it’s the fast punches that hurt more and the timing of the punch because it’s not always the weight.
      “Look at Prince Naseem Hamed, he was a featherweight, and he could punch like a heavyweight, Julian Jackson, you go over the history, you can either punch or you can’t and putting weight on doesn’t make you punch harder.
      “Obviously there’s more weight behind the punch but an actual hard punch doesn’t come from having bigger biceps or bigger lats or whatever.
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      “Usyk knows this, he’s not stupid, he’s a master. He’s got an honorary degree and how many masters in boxing.”
      Usyk, 35, outclassed Joshua, 32, over 12 rounds last September after weighing in at 15st 11lb.
      But in training material heading into the rematch on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian appeard to have bulked up.
      And if the ex-undisputed cruiserweight king is to have piled on the pounds, Froch believes it would have happened naturally.

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      He said: “I think it’s a natural progression, a natural development of someone that is 35 years old.
      “I put a bit of weight on when I retired at 36, I’m sitting here at 14 stone.
      “I was two stone lighter when I boxed, where has two stone gone off me now.
      “I just think that Usyk’s getting bigger because he’s not making cruiserweight anymore.
      “He’s up to heavyweight, he’s eating what he wants which is a good thing.
      “So naturally, with his age and with his diet now and with his training, he’ll being doing some more weights.
      “He’ll be doing some more compound exercises like deadlifts and clean and press – well he should be if his strength and conditioning coach knows what he’s doing.
      “So, he’ll naturally get bigger, he’s probably put a stone on, he’s not put two stone on. I don’t think it’s going to be a massive advantage or disadvantage.”
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      Watch Tyson Fury demonstrate to Anthony Joshua how to attack Oleksandr Usyk’s body as he shares tips with Brit rival

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      TYSON FURY urged Anthony Joshua to target Oleksandr Usyk’s body in their Saudi Arabia rematch. Fury uploaded a video to his Instagram smashing combinations with trainer Andy Lee, who was wearing a body belt.
      Tyson Fury urged Anthony Joshua to target Oleksandr Usyk’s bodyCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
      Tyson Fury smashing Andy Lee’s body beltCredit: Instagram / @tysonfury
      And he captioned the post: “This is how Anthony Joshua needs to attack Oleksandr Usyk’s body.
      “I know the blown-up middleweight can’t take body shots.”
      Usyk – who started his amateur career at middleweight – was once dropped by Artur Beterbiev after a body shot in the unpaid ranks.
      And Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has urged the former two-time champion to adopt similar tactics on Saturday night.
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      Hearn told EsNews: “You got to hit him hard to the body, to the arms, to the shoulders, to the neck. You’ve got to damage him.
      “But he’s a very tough challenge. The key to this fight is those first six rounds.”
      Joshua, 32, was beaten over 12 rounds by Usyk, 35, last September but Hearn wants the rematch in Jeddah wrapped up before the final bell.
      He said: “I don’t want it to go to points. I don’t like this fight going to points for Anthony Joshua.
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      “He can win the fight on points but I want him to knock Oleksandr Usyk spark out because I don’t want any mucking around.
      “I want a nice, clean stoppage where we can all dive in the ring, celebrate and go home with all the belts and that’s what we want.”
      Fury, 34, is linked with a comeback to fight the winner between Usyk and Joshua.
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      Tyson Fury claims ‘sausage’ Derek Chisora snubbed £2MILLION fight offer before he announced retirement

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      TYSON FURY claimed “sausage” Derek Chisora turned down a £2million trilogy fight offer. The pair were in talks for another unlikely rematch, despite Fury’s two wins in 2011 and 2014.
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      Derek Chisora’s proposed trilogy with Tyson Fury is offCredit: Getty
      Although it took only a matter of days for the deal to collapse, which led to the Gypsy King announcing his intent to remain retired.
      Chisora is under Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management stable and Fury was quick to hit out at the “pack of jokers”.
      He fumed on Instagram: “I see Derek Chisora has been having a little pop; licking his wounds after losing £2million.
      “God almighty, what a mistake, what a mistake. You’re probably going to get £375,000 for your next fight and your management team turned down £2million.
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      “What jokers, a pack of jokers. Honestly, there’s more brains in your little finger than your full management team will ever have.
      “Where is someone like Derek Chisora going to get offered £2million ever again?”
      Fury, 34, first announced he was walking away from boxing after knocking out Dillian Whyte, also 34, at Wembley in April.
      But with Oleksandr Usyk, 35, rematching Joshua, 32, on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, he remained linked with returning to fight the winner.
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      Although Fury made the shock decision to call out Chisora, 38, to complete their trilogy and come out of retirement.
      It then took him just two days to backtrack and double down on his decision to hang up his gloves.
      Fury’s promoter Bob Arum and Frank Warren do remain hopeful the heavyweight star will come back to fight either AJ or Usyk.
      And the WBC have given Fury until August 26 to confirm in writing his retirement or else he will be stripped of the belt.
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      Anthony Joshua claims Mike Tyson was ‘sent from heaven’ and cannot compare himself to ‘unique specimen’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA claimed “unique specimen” Mike Tyson was a gift to boxing “sent from heaven”. Joshua has revealed in the past that Tyson is his all-time favourite heavyweight.
      Anthony Joshua ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Mike Tyson pictured in his prime in 1986Credit: Getty – Contributor
      And some have urged AJ to take inspiration from Iron Mike’s spiteful style into his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday.
      But Joshua admitted – just like with Floyd Mayweather – there will never be another Tyson.
      He said: “Look at football, Floyd Mayweather is the Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo of boxing.
      “Not everyone can be like Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson was sent from heaven to grace us with his boxing talent.
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      “Mike is a unique specimen. I can learn from him, but I cannot ever be anything like Mike Tyson.
      “He was a separate case in my opinion. I know it will be a much tougher fight this time.
      “In my heart, I definitely want to throw punches to hurt him, but I’m not Mike Tyson.
      “I’m the taller man, with the longer reach, so I’m going to use those elements.”

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      Joshua, 32, rematches Usyk, 35, in Saudi Arabia following his points loss to the Ukrainian in September.
      And Tyson, 56, spoke out on Instagram Live to give his verdict on the unified title fight.
      He said: “It’s gonna be hard to beat Usyk because he’s fast and he outpunched Joshua with his jab.
      “It’s gonna be hard to beat Usyk because he’s fast and he outpunched Joshua with his jab.
      “Joshua has to learn to deal with his jab. That’s the only thing he couldn’t handle, he couldn’t handle his jab and his movement.
      “He’s too fast for Joshua. Joshua has to put a lot of pressure on him and keep it on him all night.
      “He’s a powerful puncher, but he’s not as accurate – you’ve gotta be accurate against a guy like that.
      “Because he moves so much, the jab is educated and he just outsmarts the guy.”
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