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David Haye says he has five fights left; says Joshua, Fury are potential targets

James Slater - January 20, 2017

Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is thinking big in this, the final phase of his career as a fighter. Having just formed his own promotional company – Hayemaker Ringstar with Richard Schaefer as his partner – the 36-year-old says […]

Gunn To Jones Jr.: ‘Do You Fancy Winner Take All February 17”

ESB - January 19, 2017

As their showdown nears to determine the WBF cruiserweight title, Bobby Gunn boldly offered Roy Jones Jr. via twitter the opportunity to make their fight a winner take all bout. Gunn wrote yesterday, “Happy Birthday Roy. Fair play to you. […]

Will 2017 see the return of Tyson Fury? Peter Fury says yes

James Slater - December 23, 2016

So, Tyson Fury, the unbeaten, never-lost-the-belts-in-the-ring, former heavyweight champion – have you missed him? It’s been pretty quiet on the Tyson front these past few weeks, save for the odd Twitter outburst, and Fury has now been out of action […]

Don’t call yourself the heavyweight champion until you beat Tyson Fury

Adam McMeeking - December 10, 2016

An avalanche of news stories – with some suggesting that Tyson Fury’s heavyweight career had been derailed by anything from mental health issues, to PED usage, and recreational drugs – has fallen on the heavyweight landscape over the last couple […]

The Heavyweights- Now or Never?

Steven Bateson - November 29, 2016

The 28th of November, 2015. Just another date in history to most but for boxing fans it marked a “changing of the guard” or at least that’s what they hoped. When Tyson Fury met Wladimir Klitschko, the dominant force of […]

Tyson Fury – what a difference a year makes

James Slater - November 28, 2016

This time last year, British heavyweight Tyson Fury was on top of the world. Today he is pretty close to rock bottom. It was exactly 12 months ago today when heavy underdog (4-1 against) Fury travelled to Düsseldorf, Germany to […]

Wilder both hopes and thinks Fury will fight again – wants a showdown, belt or no belt

James Slater - November 9, 2016

Will Tyson Fury fight again, and if so will he be anything like the force he was a year ago? It was twelve months ago this month when unbeaten contender Fury went from contender to world champion, defeating Wladimir Klitschko […]

George Foreman: “I hope Tyson Fury gets back on his feet”

Hennessy Sports - November 2, 2016

Heavyweight living legend George Foreman has heralded Tyson Fury as “distinctive” and a “maverick” and says that boxing needs him while he urges his linear successor to get back in the ring as soon as possible. Foreman, in an absorbing […]

Tyson Fury vacates world heavyweight titles

Hennessy Sports - October 13, 2016

Statement from Hennessy Sports: Tyson Fury has this evening announced that he has voluntarily vacated his WBO, WBA and IBO World Heavyweight titles with immediate effect to fully focus on his medical treatment and recovery. Tyson defeated the then linear […]

Peter Fury says the WBA/WBO titles should “be freed up” while Tyson recovers; says the troubled champ will be back in training in “March or April”

James Slater - October 9, 2016

Peter Fury, trainer and uncle of troubled heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, said on BBC Sport that the two belts Fury still holds but is widely expected to be stripped of shortly due to his well-documented drugs and mental health problems, […]