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why no thread? card looks like it could be good
Just making sure it is going to happen. A lot of big fights not going ahead recently.
whos on the card?
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will reportedly meet face-to-face for the first time since their rematch at a press conference next Tuesday, June 15.
The heavyweights are going to be together to officially announce their July 24 trilogy contest.
They have not been in each others’ presence since the night of their second bout – February 20, 2020.
In that contest, Fury floored Wilder twice and forced his corner to throw in the towel.
The Brit took the American’s WBC title, embraced him in the ring afterwards and left the arena.
However, things have taken a far darker turn since.
https://talksport.com/wp-content/upl...60&quality=100
Wilder activated his contractual clause to force an immediate third fight, but the pandemic interrupted those plans.
When it got to the end of 2020, Fury’s camp announced that they believed the contract had now expired and so they were moving on to target an undisputed showdown Anthony Joshua instead.
Wilder activated the dispute resolution provision within their contract, taking the matter to arbitration where a retired judge presided over the issue.
He also came out and accused Fury of cheating in their rematch.
Just as AJ vs Fury was fully agreed for August 14 in Saudi Arabia, the arbitrator ruled that Fury owed Wilder a third fight.
Now, according to BoxingScene, they will come face-to-face again next Tuesday.
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/8...ss-conference/
Tyson Fury trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder undercard revealed with three HUGE heavyweight fights set to take place
TYSON FURY and Deontay Wilder's trilogy fight will have a host of heavyweight action providing chief support.
Fury faces the American for a third time, set for July 24 in Las Vegas, after Wilder won his case in arbitration.
The event, cross-promoted by Top Rank and Premier Boxing Champions, will see a host of heavy-hitters featuring on the undercard.
According to The Athletic, that includes the battle of unbeatens between Cuba’s Frank Sanchez meeting Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba.
Sanchez, a training partner of Canelo Alvarez who is promoted by Top Rank, will put his 18-0 record against PBC's Ajagba, who stands 15-0.
Robert Helenius will also rematch Adam Kownacki on the bill, BoxingScene report.
Polish prospect Kownacki, 32, was defeated for the first time and stunned by veteran Helenius, 37, in March 2020.
It is also claimed rising American star Jared Anderson will return, with an opponent yet to be confirmed.
Anderson, 21, is 9-0 and was credited as a huge part in Fury's win against Wilder last year.
He provided the Gypsy King with expert sparring Stateside, winning the praise of the WBC champion.
Fury's half-brother Tommy, 22, is also a rumoured target for the pay-per-view bill, which would provide him with an American debut.
The light-heavyweight, who starred on reality TV series Love Island in 2019, recently went 6-0 with a points win over Jordan Grant.
And afterwards, he called out Wilder's brother Marsellos, a cruiserweight with a record of 5-2.
Tommy told iFL TV: “It’s a great match-up, makes sense, let’s get it on.
“I’ve got heart to burn, a pair of balls to burn, and I know he hasn’t at the end of the day.
“They’re quick to shout calling everyone out, everyone’s calling me out, who doesn’t wanna fight me?
“So it’s all about moving in the right direction. But him? He’s a slap of the back hand, he’s no good anyway.
“Whatever fight my dad picks next is the way we’ll be going."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15220...der-undercard/
Bit like warming up pizza in the microwave as far as anticipation I guess. Rewatched 1 and 2 the other night and just feel if Fury is anywhere close to his form last time out he will bully him again. Then again time away is not really a friend of Fury. Where’s Wilders head too? Probably come in heavier. Well at least don’t go overboard in arts & craft class with the silly heavy costumes :-X. I still think his vaunted end all power is overstated. Jared Anderson has the feel of a real deal and great exposure for him though time for a big test. Someone top 10ish even. Could very well end up a real decent card.
EYE TO EYE Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder come face-to-face TONIGHT in explosive trilogy build-up after heated words and bad blood
DEONTAY WILDER will begin his quest to recapture the WBC world title when he goes face-to-face with Tyson Fury TONIGHT.
The heavyweight stars are set to fight for a third time on July 24 in Las Vegas.
Up to this point, the build-up has been dominated by the Gypsy King's failed attempt at fighting Anthony Joshua and the court drama that rubber-stamped this third showdown.
But the bad blood between the fighters and Wilder's shot at salvation will take centre stage at a 9pm face-to-face on Tuesday night.
After a stunning draw in December 2018, 32-year-old Fury dominated last year's rematch.
The one-sided contest was followed by continued sniping over the airwaves as the Brit took aim at Wilder's long list of 'excuses'.
Those included being exhausted by a heavy suit he wore for his ring walk and being 'betrayed' by his trainer.
However Wilder, 35, has since claimed that Fury cheated with the boxing world 'turning a blind eye'.
The Gypsy King has strongly denied the 'hurtful' accusations, which could rear their head again tonight.
The victory seemingly set Fury on a collision course with Joshua.
Yet a contractually-obliged trilogy clause has, after much wrangling, been activated.
Neither man has fought since their February 2020 clash, meaning a 17-month absence from the ring when the fight takes place.
But that will do very little to ease the tension that will be present when the fight is officially announced in Vegas.
Wilder's co-manager, Shelly Finkel, has already warned Fury that the American will be 'dangerous' in his pursuit of revenge.
He told Sky Sports: "The most dangerous person to be around is the one who has nothing to lose.
"He is definitely capable. Again, no excuses, he wasn't the Deontay we know in that second fight and we'll be looking to surprise the world.
"We're not really that surprised if it happens, but everyone else will and I honestly believe Deontay is going to stop him this time."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxin...trilogy-fight/
Big fury fan but at the don't give a fuck stage.
Come fight night ill be interested and want the big man to do it if course but I just have such a bad feeling about this one which shouldn't be happening.
Boxing has let us down
i dont really care either
the card looks good but id have to stay up for it and its not quite that good
Fury v Wilder III: Was this their weirdest press conference yet?
If you have ever watched a Tyson Fury press conference, you will know they don't often follow the "Q&A" format.
So when WBC world heavyweight champion Fury, 32, and American challenger Deontay Wilder, 35, faced each other in Los Angeles on Tuesday, something was bound to happen.
The pair were appearing to preview their third fight, which takes place on Saturday, 24 July in Las Vegas.
Sadly, there was no Batman costume this time.
In fact, there was almost no clothing at all as Fury walked on stage topless, in just a pair of white jeans (with his own face on - of course) and a backwards baseball cap.
But that wasn't even the most bizarre moment of the press event.
Here are a few contenders for that title.
Wilder, who was defeated when the pair met for the second time in 2020, only stepped up to the microphone to say he wasn't going to say anything.
After thanking Jesus, his training team and his lawyers, he said: "Look, enough said. Time to cut off his head. And come July 24, there will be blood shed."
And that was it. Wilder put his headphones on and didn't say another word, with his trainer Malik Scott speaking for him throughout the press conference.
Asked about his opponent's behaviour, Fury said it "showed how weak a mental person he is" and that the previous loss has had "an emotional and physical effect on his life".
Hat's off to Crystina Poncher, the ESPN commentator, who had the tough job of hosting the event. She continued to press Scott for responses, barely blinking at the fact one of the fighters was point-blank ignoring her questioning.
As Wilder wasn't going to hit back at Fury's constant stream of put-downs, Scott could only respond and defend his athlete.
But Fury decided to make it personal, reminding him of an occasion when the pair sparred.
"You can't expect him to do something you couldn't do," he said to Scott - a former heavyweight fighter who lost to Britain's Derek Chisora for the vacant WBO International heavyweight title in 2013.
Scott hit back by saying: "You are a 260lb man that can fight - you burst my eardrum the first time we sparred - that's not something to brag about, that's what you do!"
Fury, perhaps a little frustrated by this, further questioned Scott's expertise, saying: "You can't teach him to be some great fighter when you [weren't]."
The back and forth continued a little longer, with eardrums mentioned once or twice more by both men, before Fury, in typical Fury-style, rounded off the debate.
Speaking to the assembled media, he laughed: "While we are on the subject of eardrums, don't you find it funny that I have busted the eardrums of both trainer and fighter?"
Fury went on to mention that he was aiming to reach the "300lb mark" by the fight, saying he was looking for "a big knockout straight away".
The press conference ended with both men in the classic "face off photo op" position, with Fury once again removing his jacket especially for it.
But both fighters' determination to win the staring contest appeared to become a little tedious for the expectant media.
After around two minutes of the pair staring menacingly into one another's eyes, and with Fury's taunts having to become even more creative, ("The bogey man is here to get you again"), one or two members of the press requested they face the cameras for a final snap.
But the request was ignored by both fighters for a further four minutes until Wilder eventually replaced his sunglasses and walked off stage right.
Thus concluded one of the most bizarre press conferences the boxing world has ever seen.
Fury summed it up.
"Thank you for turning out for this one sided press conference," he said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/57492021
Should be fun. ;)
WTF kind of arts & craft class did he take: the beauty of voodoo?;D
After that farce, he should come in light as in Mike Tyson apparel- trunks, shoes, not even socks. :cool:
I'm interersted in the Kownacki fight. To me he is a bigger slower version of Joe Mesi. Had Arreola fought him in his prime, I think he would've stopped him. Adamn got hit WAYYY too many times to think he has a decent defence.
Personally I would love to see Kownacki vs Chisora. That would be a barnburner punchfest bonanza. Nevertheless seems like a decent if not good card .
Deontay Wilder reveals the reason why he chose not to answer any questions at Tyson Fury trilogy press conference
The former heavyweight champion wore headphones to drown out any questions asked to him at the sole press conference to promote their trilogy fight
Deontay Wilder has explained why he didn't want to speak too much at his press conference with Tyson Fury last night in Los Angeles.
The former heavyweight champion wore headphones to drown out any questions at the media event, which is the only promotional showcase for the trilogy fight between the heavyweight duo.
Fury was in typical Gypsy King form, throwing out some great lines, whipping off his shirt and going back-and-forth with Wilder's coach Malik Scott.
But his opponent, who is now a challenger for the heavyweight title for the first time in over half a decade, opted to stay quiet, until a more than six-minute long staredown between the pair.
And speaking in a new interview just minutes after the presser, Wilder claimed that the time for talking is over ahead of their July 24 fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
"I just mean business," Wilder told YouTube channel ESNews. "I didn't come here to play around or lollygag, I'm strictly business when it comes to this fight and I'm solely stuck on that.
"I'm going to let their champion, meaning the people that support him who aren't even his fans they're just Deontay Wilder haters, be the circus and promote it.
"I want to see if he can hold up his end of the bargain, and I don't think he can - he looks for me to entertain and then he wants to be my co-captain.
"He's my partner in crime, I'm Batman, he's Robin, that type of thing, but now I want to let him do his thing because it's the same old same old.
Due to the music playing in his headphones, Wilder was able to block out whatever Fury or other people involved in the press conference were saying.
And he has reiterated that he didn't have any interest in hearing from Fury, who he has claimed that he hates in previous interviews.
"I couldn't hear nothing," Wilder continued. "I didn't want to hear nothing, there ain't nothing for me to hear, I already have what I'm going to do stuck in my head.
"I'm looking forward to it and that's why I want to get a private jet back to the house because there's nothing but 'train, train, train' on my mind, that's it.
"We've been working hard, there's a lot of attributes that I've already had in the bag but it's just, you know, that when you go so long defending and knocking guys out, you do get comfortable.
"It gets to the point where motherf***ers have to cheat you just to beat you and now I'm at the point where I'm saying 'oh you want to play dirty?'
"I'm the only fighter I know that is lifting up these heavyweights, putting money in their pocket, getting them opportunities, breaking bread with them so they can support and feed their family and I don't run away from the tough fights.
"Then they have the audacity to talk about me wanting to get money from lower quality of opposition, saying I see people as high risk low reward."
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...nswer-24331290
I think the year and a half between their last fight and this fight is going to be worse for Wilder than Fury. I think this fight will be just like the second one. I can't see why Wilder wants this when he could have taken his biggest ever payday to watch Fury and Joshua beating each other up and then fought the winner for a bigger payday than he's going to get for this fight.
Anthony Joshua is intent on facing the winner of Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3, but opted not to make a prediction for the fight.
AJ, still disappointed that his undisputed clash with Fury didn’t materialise, stated that the two heavyweights are both his ‘enemies’ and so refused to pick a side for their July 24 meeting.
When asked if he believes his fellow Brit would emerge victorious once again, Joshua told Sky: “Fury? Wilder? Bring them both. I’m not taking sides.
“They’re both enemies of mine and I wanna slay them both with the same energy.
“Good luck to both and whichever one wins, I’ll be seeing them soon.”
Joshua will now have to face his WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk next.
Regardless of what happens in that fight, he still wants to face Fury in an all-British clash one day.
Joshua added: “I will still be here, still ready to put on a show. End of the year. Let me get past Usyk first. But with or without Usyk in my life, I will fight Fury.
“Usyk isn’t the be-all and end-all.
“Usyk doesn’t determine the Fury fight. The Fury fight has to happen. It’s a big fight, bigger than boxing, bigger than the belts.
“It will happen. After the Usyk fight, after I defend my belts.
“The fight will be bigger, better than what it would have been.”
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/9...ntay-wilder-3/
I'm gonna go out on that lonely limb and say it'll probably be more competitive this time around. I don't think Fury repeats the beatdown he put on Wilder in their 2nd fight.
Will Fury win? Maybe. But IMO it'll be by outboxing Wilder and staying out of harm's way. Knowing Fury, he'll come in with a vast array of head games and strategy in the knowledge that Wilder isn't going to be a willing sitting duck the 3rd time around. You'd have to be dense to think Deontay hasn't himself been thinking about another strategy other than the one he brought into the ring for their 2nd fight. Needless to say he won't be wearing any heavy costumes into the ring... LOL. Deep down he knows nobody bought that cockamamie excuse... and he's bent on clearing his name and reputation.
If there were a poll today, I'd go with Fury by clear, but hard-fought UD.
Deontay Wilder's coach hints at change of tactics for third Tyson Fury fight
Wilder is known for his unbelievable knockout power, but coach Malik Scott has said that he may have a few new tricks up his sleeve as he prepares for his trilogy bout with Fury
Deontay Wilder will beat Tyson Fury in a 'way never expected', according to his head coach Malik Scott.
The American is aiming to reclaim his world heavyweight title from Fury in a massive trilogy fight later this month, and he is reportedly hoping to do it in shocking fashion.
Wilder is known for his unbelievable knockout power, but in recent training footage, coach Scott let slip that he's hoping to win the title in a way that will surprise boxing fans.
"Everything they think you can't do, you can do it ten times better than they think you can," Scott says in the video.
"They don't see you coming, that's what's going to be the beauty in this; not only will you get it back, but you're going to do it in a way that they never expect.
"Let's stay special, let's keep creating, two time heavyweight champ, two time heavyweight champ."
The American will need a truly remarkable performance to overcome the visible gulf there was between him and Fury during their first two fights.
In the initial bout in early December 2018, he almost landed a brutal knockout in the twelfth round, and that 10-8 score was enough to earn him a controversial draw, with many experts believing he had been firmly beaten by Fury.
But when they fought again in February 2020, Fury completely outclassed the American, putting him down twice before his corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.
And despite being known for his charismatic promotional style, Wilder has said that he won't be participating in media duties ahead of the bout with Fury.
"I just mean business," Wilder told YouTube channel ESNews. "I didn't come here to play around or lollygag, I'm strictly business when it comes to this fight and I'm solely stuck on that.
"I'm going to let their champion, meaning the people that support him who aren't even his fans they're just Deontay Wilder haters, be the circus and promote it.
"I want to see if he can hold up his end of the bargain, and I don't think he can - he looks for me to entertain and then he wants to be my co-captain.
"He's my partner in crime, I'm Batman, he's Robin, that type of thing, but now I want to let him do his thing because it's the same old same old."
Fury v Wilder 3 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24, with a massive heavyweight undercard slated for the big event.
The Brit was initially supposed to face Anthony Joshua on August 14 in Saudi Arabia, with both men having signed for the bout and a special arena set to be built.
But when Wilder brought forth an arbitration case, Fury was ordered to complete a trilogy with his old rival, and Joshua is now set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in September.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...fight-24436362
Tyson on form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKKd-c_a710
Also, the recent interview with Rahim was very good, the one with Tyson signing lots of gloves
Tyson Fury confirms he will fight UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a ‘stand-up bang out’ once he has faced both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua
Tyson Fury has confirmed he WILL face UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou once he has faced Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.
Yet ‘The Gypsy King’ maintains it will not be a traditional MMA bout, instead offering Ngannou the chance to box him inside the Octagon whilst wearing four ounce gloves.
Fury seemed destined to face compatriot Joshua on August 14 in Saudi Arabia for the chance to become undisputed world heavyweight champion of the world.
Yet those plans were scuppered due to contractual obligations stemming from his WBC heavyweight title fights with Wilder in 2018 and 2020, resulting in a legal battle and a scheduled trilogy bout on July 24.
Fury has never been one to comply with the norm, trying his hand out at MMA multiple times and even training with the legendary Nick Diaz ahead of a proposed debut inside a cage.
Yet the 32-year-old insists he will face UFC superstar Ngannou, but only on his terms.
“Nick looks good,” Fury told TMZ Sports. “Nick is training hard and he is making his comeback.
“He did tell me that Ngannou can’t do any wrestling anyway, so we are just looking for a stand-up bang out.
“Me and Ngannou in the small gloves, let’s make it happen.
He added: “As soon as I am done with Wilder and Joshua, I will fight Ngannou in an octagon, in the four ounce gloves and just punching.”
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/9...nthony-joshua/
covaids strikes again
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 is postponed after outbreak of coronavirus in Brit's camp
The long-awaited and highly-anticipated third bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder that was set for July 24 is now due to be postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Brit's camp.
Sources close to the fight have told BBC Sport that the fight is now 'likely to happen in October,' meaning we now have three months to wait until the score is finally settled between the pair.
Shelly Finkel, Wilder’s manager, has said: “Deontay is disappointed. The fight has to be rescheduled.”
The news broke late last night, but there was still massive speculation surrounding the news. However, with Finkel's comments added to the reports, it seems like it's sadly true and the fight is sadly being pushed back.
The final fight of the trilogy is what both boxers have been training for over the past year, with neither facing an opponent since Fury’s win 14 months ago in February 2020 - making the Gypsy King the WBC heavyweight champion in the process.
Promoters of the fight Top Rank have also stated: "We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team and the status of the event has not changed to date."
This is now the second fight blow Fury has had this year. He was also keen to see a deal agreed with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua for a unification fight to have happened over the course of the year, before announcing that he was contractually obliged to see out the trilogy with Wilder.
Fury remains unbeaten in his boxing career, with an impressive 31 wins to Wilder’s 42. ‘The Gypsy King’ undoubtedly dominated the last bout between the pair, wearing out Wilder and winning in the seventh round by TKO.
However, the first encounter between the fighters ended in a controversial draw, leaving it all left to fight for when they enter the ring again.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ will be adamant to make the fight nothing less than a victory, having felt hard done by with the weight of his ring-walk gear before the rematch last year, and the loss being the first in his professional career.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=entnewsntp
Im not really arsed about this fight now
shame
I'm in agreement. Really could not give a fuck now.
I have a feeling Joshua Fury may never come off now and part of me will be angry we never got to see it and the other will be like - serves you all fucking right tough shit for not getting it sorted.
Boxing loses
Joshua/Fury = Lewis/Bowe?
Fury just gave Wilder another excuse should Deontay lose. Fight postponement.
Hearn says Whyte is ready to replace Fury to face Wilder.
Tyson Fury rejected second vaccine before catching Covid to force fight delay
Tyson Fury rejected his second coronavirus vaccine dose as he feared the side effects would make him too ill to fight Deontay Wilder.
But the WBC world heavyweight champion will have the second shot now, after catching COVID-19 last week.
Fury's positive test means his trilogy fight with Wilder had to be postponed from its scheduled date of Saturday 24 July.
The Brit's US promoter, Bob Arum, hopes the bout will be rearranged for 9 October with the venue, Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, unchanged.
Arum also confirmed Fury turned down his second vaccine dose because he did not want to risk falling ill just weeks before his third meeting with the Bronze Bomber.
"He’s fine with it," Arum told BoxingScene.com of Fury having his second shot. "He got vaccinated in Miami. He got the first shot.
"And then he said he didn’t wanna get the second shot because he didn’t wanna get sick [from the vaccination] so close to the fight. So, he got COVID instead."
Arum claimed Fury was fully-vaccinated during a press conference in mid-June, but he admits he was mistaken due to a mix-up over the vaccine the Gypsy King received.
The Top Rank boss added: "I knew he had one shot, and I was hoping it was Johnson & Johnson. But it wasn’t. It was Moderna."
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is deemed fully effective after one shot, whereas Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca require a second dose.
Nonetheless, Arum doubts whether a second jab would have prevented Fury catching coronavirus, as fully-vaccinated people can still contract the disease.
While vaccines reduce the spread somewhat, their main purpose is to prevent people with coronavirus falling seriously ill or requiring hospitalisation, which they are very effective in doing.
"I don’t know if the second shot would’ve meant anything because you still can get COVID after getting the second shot," said Arum.
"I don’t know if it would’ve made a difference, really. He still wouldn’t have been able to train with it."
The Hall of Fame promoter also provided an encouraging update on Fury's condition, saying he "seems much better".
"His spirits were OK," said Arum. "He had congestion in his chest [last Thursday]. But as of [Monday] morning, he seems much better."
Fury was not the only member of his camp to test positive for coronavirus, with up to 10 members of his training posse catching Covid-19.
The 32-year-old is expected to return to the UK for a few weeks before returning to Las Vegas to resume training for his heavyweight-title clash with American rival Wilder.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=entnewsntp
Poor ticket sales blamed for Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 postponement
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has ripped into 'low pay-per-view and ticketing figures,' after the trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder was halted due to a Covid-19 outbreak
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has labelled 'poor ticket sales' and 'low pay-per-view numbers' as reasons behind the cancellation of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder's latest fight.
The bout was originally scheduled for July 24 but has now been put back to October 9.
The Matchroom Boxing promoter claimed that the ticketing situation was dire ahead of the fight, with only '25% to 30% of tickets sold' for the clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
And with his vocal opposition to the fight joining several others after talks for an undisputed fight with Anthony Joshua broke down, Hearn has labelled the fight as 'disastrous'.
“There was no broadcaster in the UK announced. You know he has a contract with BT? They never announced the fight. They sold no tickets," he told the DAZN Boxing Show.
“Basically, you could go online and check. I don’t know whether it was 25% or 30% of the tickets have been sold, but that’s disastrous. There was no hype. This was going to do very, very poor pay-per-view numbers.
"The whole thing stank, it is so disjointed everywhere, you have about eight people working on the fight who don't like each other.
"It's very strange for them to say it's now happening in October, especially if Bob Arum is saying Fury was vaccinated."
Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder comfortably last time out, with an explosive stoppage victory over the American and it was then ruled in the contract to complete the trilogy with 'The Bronze Bomber' derailing any hopes of a mega-fight between Fury and British rival Anthony Joshua.
But after Fury tested positive for coronavirus they were left with no option but to put the fight back.
Reports have since also emerged that Fury rejected his second coronavirus vaccine, to try and prevent the side effects from causing any issues in the preparations for his ring return.
But the lineal heavyweight champion has since been spotted posing for pictures with fans in Las Vegas, amid doubts being raised over the financial security of the fight.
Despite the collapse, his chances of facing Anthony Joshua in the near future are slim, with the Briton set to face Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25.
Usyk has made the switch up to heavyweight in the past year, and it will be his second fight challenging for the unified heavyweight crown at the higher weight since defeating Dereck Chisora back in October 2020.
It has been reported in the past that Fury's next three fights will aim to be getting beyond the Wilder trilogy, facing Anthony Joshua and then finalising the shortlist with an MMA crossover event with Francis Ngannou.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxin...tyson-24544309
May just make you miss them all the more exactly how they played out if anything ;D:-X. It's amazing how much Lewis had ahead of him and yet there he was post Razor already in a mega super-fight for the era. Olympic rivalry and all. Great times. AJ and Fury have had to scrape themselves back into the dust pan in and out of the ring a bit, have a proven rework while Lewis and Bowe had just toppled biggest threats and remain unblemished respectfully. As much as I have knocked Bowe and his career self sabotage I'm just not sure Fury isn't pulling a bit of a charade at this point and trying to extend the carnival show. At least Bowe looked the world in the eye on stage and dropped the trinket straight in the bin not wasting our time ;D. Did sign to fight Mercer too but yeh.
Tyson Fury makes explosive claim after Deontay Wilder fight rescheduled for October
Tyson Fury has vowed to "spark out" Deontay Wilder after the WBC heavyweight title fight was confirmed for October 9 in Las Vegas. Fury was scheduled to fight Wilder for the third time in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24, but the bout was postponed after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Briton's camp.
The much-anticipated fight has been a long time coming, with several attempts to stage it falling through due to coronavirus restrictions.
Fury, who is unbeaten in 31 professional bouts with 21 knock-outs to his name, has been frustrated by his lack of action since he won the second bout via knockout in Los Angeles in February 2020.
The 32-year-old has repeatedly spoken of his desire to fight Anthony Joshua, who holds the other three significant titles at heavyweight, but an arbitration hearing ruled that Wilder had contractual grounds for a third contest.
After the late postponement earlier this month, Fury will get his chance to put the American behind him in October.
"I wanted nothing more than to smash the Big Dosser on July 24, but I guess the beating will have to wait," he said.
"Make no mistake, I will be back and better than ever. We will fight October 9, and I will knock him spark out."
Fury's win last February is the only loss on Wilder's record, which reads: 42 wins and 41 knock-outs from his 44 fights.
His manager, Shelly Finkel said: "This is what we went to arbitration for. He just wanted what was owed to him.
"He remains ready to reclaim his world title on October 9."
A whopping 595 days will have elapsed since Fury's dramatic knock-out win in February 2020 by the time October 9 comes around.
Promoter Frank Warren believes the extended build-up will only serve to make the final fight in the trilogy more special.
"I'm glad that we could all agree a new date quickly for Tyson to defend his title," he said.
"Tyson is a fighting man and I know how frustrated he is that he can't compete this month. It's such a shame to lose a fight of this magnitude to COVID.
"That said, the extra time he gets to prepare is just going to ensure he's bigger and better than ever before.
"I've never been more certain that Tyson is going to deliver a spectacular performance and remain the number one heavyweight on the planet."
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Does anyone give even the slightest fuck about this any more ?
No.
It’s unbelievable isn’t it - an undefeated British boxer against an American knockout machine. A trilogy fight after 2 bouts that gave value for money.
It should be HUGE …. But they have fucked around so much, plus the second fight was such a one-sided beat down that nobody is interested.
Frank Warren responds to Eddie Hearn's 'conspiracy theory' over Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder
Warren and Hearn have been long-time rivals, and the Queensberry Promotions boss has slammed his opposite number as spouting "absolute nonsense"
Frank Warren has branded Eddie Hearn's theory that ticket sales were the real reason for Tyson Fury's trilogy with Deontay Wilder being postponed "a load of nonsense".
Hearn claimed only a small fraction of the 20,000 tickets had been sold, and that those sales may be playing a bigger part in decisions around the fight than the coronavirus outbreak in Fury's camp.
But Fury's promoter Warren has slammed the Matchroom Boxing boss among a number of 'conspiracy theorists' for his thought that tickets had to do with the cancellation, and rebuffed that they had already sold a massive gate in the tens of millions.
"There have been a lot of conspiracy theories floating around as to why Tyson Fury against Deontay Wilder was postponed," Warren said in his Daily Star column.
"One of those is supposedly a lack of ticket sales - that theory has been pushed by Eddie Hearn this week.
"Yet Bob Arum [Fury's American promoter] has informed me that $14m (£10.1m) worth of tickets had been sold for the July 24 date at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
"That is without UK fans being allowed to travel over because of the current restrictions on getting into the US, so anyone claiming ticket sales is the reason is talking a load of nonsense."
Warren also said that ticket sales were performing better than expected given Fury's home fans cannot curranty travel to the United States due to President Joe Biden's travel ban.
And he says high rollers in Las Vegas casinos had already snapped up the big money seats for the fight, with ticket prices starting at $500.
"US fans were buying tickets because they're desperate for big events after lockdown," Warren continued. "While the casinos in Las Vegas were snapping them up for their high rollers, too.
"Just imagine how many more tickets could have been sold on fight week when tourists from across the US were enjoying a summer break in Vegas."
Warren has also mentioned that the bout had secured a UK broadcaster, despite claims to the contrary by Hearn and other detractors, who believe the coronavirus outbreak is a distraction tactic from other failings.
"Contrary to other speculation, there was no issue getting a UK TV broadcaster," he added. "That was set to be made official until we found out the fight had to be delayed.
"Fury against Wilder has to happen next, that is what the US judge said and it will, we just have to wait a little longer and the heavyweight division remains clogged up at the top."
Fury dominated Wilder in their last outing, brutally stopping him in the seventh round after having fought to a controversial draw in their initial 2018 meeting.
Many fans felt that Fury had won the first bout, but after being put down in the 12th round, judges scored it a draw so a rematch was called for the WBC title.
Fury was scheduled to face Anthony Joshua on August 14 in Saudi Arabia, but plans for the super-fight were shelved when an arbitrator ordered a third fight between he and Wilder.
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Way this 3rd 4th 5th ??? Covid spike is happening they may be counting on tossing out the Oct date also. Maybe if teams and fighters are using the Covid excuse to scrap struggling events they should be required to take a test and provide results or be heavily fined. At least go back to hatching 'due to rib injury' excuses. Big goof was exposed, declared positive and next you know he's posing for fan photos and running around Vegas. TF is that? When does a commission start hitting you in the wallet.
Yet on the other side of the world, they're managing to hold a slew of sporting events, in a massive event called the Olympics. Granted... with some hiccups and canceled events due to COVID... but a lot more understandable at that massive scale. Sports have managed to go on, including Euro Cups, NBA championships, etc. Yet somehow this circus called heavyweight boxing keeps fumbling about... now adding COVID as another excuse reason for cancelation. That we continue to care makes us masochists.
Bob Arum admits he 'screamed' at the Tyson Fury camp over Covid liberties
Top Rank’s chairman and boxing promoter Bob Arum revealed that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury did not have both his vaccinations against COVID-19.
Fury had received one vaccination shot, but decided against having the second, as he was concerned about having a reaction that would force him to miss training camp time.
Subsequently, ‘The Gypsy King’ ended up getting COVID-19, testing positive on July 5, which led to the announcement of the anticipated match with Deontay Wilder being pushed back from July 24 to October 9.
Speaking to WBN, Arum said:
“They told me he was vaccinated. I assumed it was two shots. Who gets vaccinated and doesn’t get their second shot?
“I never knew that he hadn’t (gotten the second one) until he got sick. I really screamed at all of them.
“The people in the gym, I mean, we had no controls. It was like every sparring partner brought his friend, other corner people.
“SugarHill (Steward) had these Russians he trains running around. There was absolutely no precaution taken, which a lot of it was our fault. We should have been the adults in the room.”
While Fury did not complete his round of vaccinations, Wilder and his immediate team did at the insistence of his management, even though they were initially reluctant.
Arum said: “They did the right thing, and they’re to be commended, and we didn’t do the right thing.”
In addition, Arum also hit back at rival promoter Eddie Hearn’s comments regarding the fight being pushed back due to slow ticket sales. He said:
“All those people on social media who said, ‘hey, it was because of slow ticket sales,’ — yeah, slow ticket sales.
“We had $15 million in the bank from ticket sales. This is not like a fighter pulls out because his shoulder hurts. Bicep hurts. There, there might be room for suspicion.”
Fury is currently with his pregnant wife Paris back in the UK, who is due to give birth before the WBC Champion will restart his training for the rescheduled bout.
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Can’t remember a fight this big that I cared less about.