IBF/IBO/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) has his main goal for 2018 in looking to win the last 2 heavyweight titles not already in his possession currently.
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Shannon Briggs says he could be facing Tyson Fury in April
Heavyweight Shannon Briggs is saying he’ll be Tyson Fury’s next opponent in April when the overweight former heavyweight champion makes his return to the ring following a 2-year layoff. Briggs says he’s already been in talks for the fight with the 6’9” Fury (25-0, 18 KOs), and he’s ready to knock him out.
Fury says Joshua must agree to his contract demands or NO fight
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he’s leaving it up to Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn to agree to his contract demands for a fight in 2018 otherwise there won’t be a fight. Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) says Joshua and Hearn have been trying to dictate terms for the fight with him, and he’s not going to allow them to do that.
Hearn unhappy, says Tyson Fury wants 60-40 deal for Joshua fight
Eddie Hearn is not overly optimistic about his chances of making a fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in 2018. Hearn’s chief complaint is the 60 percent purse split that Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) is demanding for him to agree to fight Joshua.
Tyson Fury offers to take 40% split for Joshua fight
Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) appears to be willing to accept a 40-60 split for a fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) when the two of them face each other.
Tyson Fury’s trainer knows key to beating Joshua
Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury’s trainer Ben Davidson knows what he needs to do to defeat Anthony Joshua when the two big heavyweights battle it out soon. Davidson has taken over the reins to train the 6’9” Fury to get him ready for his comeback in 2018.
Fury: Joshua is limited, Wilder KOs him!
Tyson Fury has no doubts in his mind that IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) will be getting exposed by WBC champ Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) when the two of them get around toe facing each other soon.
Eddie Hearn on Tyson Fury’s path to mega-fight with Joshua: Dillian Whyte, Tony Bellew then AJ
All eyes will be on returning former heavyweight king Tyson Fury next year; providing of course he is granted a licence in January, as is widely expected will be the case. As fans know, the unbeaten 29 year old has been cleared by UKAD to fight on and Fury has been working hard in the gym; appearing to have lost a substantial amount of weight already.
Tyson Fury is finally free to fight again after UKAD hearing is done and dusted
News has just broken regarding former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s UKAD hearing. The undefeated former champ is now free to box again, his punishment for testing positive for a banned substance in early 2015 being a two-year suspension that has been backdated two years.
So Fury – and his cousin Hughie Fury, who has also been cleared to fight on, he also testing positive in 2015 – is now eager to resume his career. Fury of course last boxed in November of 2015, when he sensationally upset Wladimir Klitschko in Germany to take the world heavyweight titles. Since then the 29 year old has experienced all manner of setbacks; from depression to piling on a ton of weight, to appearing to lose interest in fighting.
Tyson Fury compares his ring exile with that of Muhammad Ali; comes out with a line borrowed straight from Larry Holmes
Former heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury insists his time out of the ring, his exile if you like, is comparable to the enforced inactivity the great Muhammad Ali had to undergo back in the 1960s. As fight fans know, “The Greatest” was stripped of his world title, and prevented from earning a living by boxing, for a little over three and a half years.