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Deontay Wilder Sums Up Terence Crawford’s Chances Of Beating Canelo In Just 3 Words

Terence Crawford looks set to move up two weight classes from his last outing to challenge unified super-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez

The switch-hitter from Omaha is adamant that he can overcome the difference in bulk to be just the third man to defeat Canelo, after Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol, in over 60 fights.

The fight, which once looked unlikely, gathered pace recently when boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh met with both men to discuss plans for 2025. Reports followed suggesting that the battle of the four-weight champs is agreed.

Speaking to ES News when Crawford was still at welterweight, former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder – who is set to make a ring return this year – said the jump up for Crawford is ‘way too much.’

READ MORE:Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov live updates: How to watch, predictions, analysis

“147 to 168? That’s way too much. Although you can switch southpaw to orthodox, when you touching those guys that are heavier, it’s a different feeling, it’s like you’re a baby.

“I’m not saying you can’t knock nobody out or put punishment on them, I just think it takes a little more time. When you go up in weight, the absorbing of the punches is a lot different than with smaller guys.”

Since that interview, Crawford has made a successful debut at super-welterweight, closing the gap slightly and becoming a WBA World Champion by beating Israil Madrimov.

The weight between the two men on the day of their last weigh-ins is now 14 pounds, still a significant amount for the American to overcome against a tough Mexican in Canelo who has dominated the 168 ranks and, though he has lost twice in his career on points, he has never been down and only significantly hurt on one or two occasions

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Usyk Summed Up Deontay Wilder’s Chances Of Ever Beating Anthony Joshua In Just..

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Usyk Summed Up Deontay Wilder’s Chances Of Ever Beating Anthony Joshua In Just 1 Word

Anthony Joshua versus Deontay Wilder is in danger of being the match-up that got away in this heavyweight era.

The two big punchers could have, at one stage, faced off for the undisputed crown, but failed talks and different paths put paid to that and both men would lost their belts.

Joshua was first upset by Andy Ruiz Jr and, though he won the unified titles back in the rematch, Wilder was then embroiled in a trilogy with Tyson Fury that he would come out relieved of his WBC belt.

‘AJ’ then lost again to Oleksandr Usyk and couldn’t reverse the result in a return fight. The lack of belts seemed to then make talks easier with his American rival, as well as the introduction of Riyadh Season and its deep pockets, and the pair were put on a collision course, fighting on the same card against different opponents with wins setting up the clash.

READ MORE:Oleksandr Usyk Makes Final Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois Prediction After Beating Both

Joshua did his part, beating Otto Wallin by fifth round stoppage, but Wilder was upset over the distance by Joseph Parker. The Brit would instead face and knockout Francis Ngannou. Wilder again tried to build back by facing giant Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang. He was stopped inside five leaving not just the ‘AJ’ fight on the ropes, but his career entire.

Usyk, having shared the ring with the Brit for 24 rounds, made a prediction back in 2023 for if the pair of knockout artists were to face off at their best. He gave his former foe a chance, but leaned ‘60%’ to Wilder.

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“It would’ve been a phenomenal match. Wilder’s unique if he clips, one is unable to fight back. I’m going with Wilder on 60% for the contest. He’s a puncher and Joshua could be set on. Deontay’s able to send someone flying when he touches them. They usually have the flight.”

Joshua was recently stopped by now IBF Champion Daniel Dubois, once again opening the door to the fight after Wilder announced he will not retire. However, ‘AJ’ is much more likely to pursue another long-awaited clash with Fury instead.

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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in disagreement as Deontay Wilder ‘makes final decision

Deontay Wilder caused a disagreement between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua before reportedly deciding to fight again this year.

Wilder, at 39 years old, flaunts a daunting record of 43 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw – including snagging the WBC heavyweight title in 2015 and valiantly defending it 10 times before ultimately being dethroned by none other than Fury himself. Their first encounter was in December 2018, ending in an edge-of-the-seat split draw, but when the two titans clashed again in February 2020, it was Fury who triumphed with a seventh-round TKO to snatch the championship.

Despite a third bout ending with Wilder on the wrong side of an eleventh-round knockout the following year, effectively crushing his title aspirations, he remained a feared figure in the heavyweight division. However, fast forward to 2025, and he’s riding a two-fight losing streak, prompting Fury to suggest it’s time for Wilder to hang up his gloves.

READ MORE:Deontay Wilder Coach Makes Bold Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury..

Speaking on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Fury said: “Being truthful, I’d like to see poor old Deontay retire from boxing. Obviously, he lost the three fights to me. We took a lot of years off of each other’s lives. That war that ended in the 11th round by knockout, that takes a lot out your tank and you don’t recover from fights like that.

“Between me and Wilder in our trilogy there were 10 knockdowns. It takes a lot out of a fighter. Even when he’s come back and had a couple of fights since against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang, he’s only a shadow of his former glory. The only thing left of Deontay is his name. And that’s it. So I’d like to see him retire for sure before he does damage to himself,” reports the Mirror.

Despite Fury’s comments about his ring rival, Wilder is planning a boxing comeback soon, according to reporter Manouk Akopyan. It’s claimed that Wilder will ‘return for a comeback fight in April on BLK Prime’ with an opponent set to be announced in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Joshua, who disagreed with Fury’s take, will have his own opinion on Wilder deciding against retirement and returning to fight. Speaking about Wilder’s future last year off the back of his knockout defeat to Zhilei Zhang, AJ told DAZN: “It’s completely up to him, I can’t say. I just look at and say, ‘If you want to do it, do it’, it’s not a big deal boxing, if you want to fight, fight on, and if you don’t want to do it, don’t do it any more, it’s just where your heart’s at.

“He went in there against a good fighter in Zhilei, he’s an Olympian, Zhilei, people forget that. He’s come through, he’s got a great style. I fought him before in the Olympics and he’s still doing what he does now, so many years on. He was in with a real good, seasoned professional with a great pedigree. It doesn’t matter, come again if you want, and if you don’t, you’ve got your family there. There’s another life outside of boxing for him.”

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Why Deontay Wilder Performs Major U-Turn On Retiring..

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Why Deontay Wilder Performs Major U-Turn On Retiring From Boxing

Deontay Wilder hasn’t fought since back in June.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ was attempting to revive his career when he went up against big-punching Chinese heavyweight Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that fight, Wilder had seen his reign as WBC heavyweight champion brought to an end when he lost to Tyson Fury, with the American failing to win any of the three meetings they had.

READ MORE:Deontay Wilder Coach Makes Bold Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury..

He bounced back after that trilogy with a first round knockout win against Robert Helenius, but was then comfortably beaten on points by Joseph Parker in December 2023.

That set up the fight against Zhang, but it was another disappointing affair for Wilder, once again failing to display his trademark power that had seen 42 of his 43 victories end in knockout.

It ended in a fifth round knockout victory for Zhang, meaning that Wilder has now gone 1-4 in his last five professional contests.

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Speaking ahead of that fight with Zhang, Wilder had admitted that a defeat could have spelled an end for his boxing career.

“I would say that. It’s definitely a must-win fight, especially for me, and it sets up everything for the future.

“If I don’t get the win, we don’t know where we’ll go from here. Retirement could be a very big and serious conversation. This is a very important fight for me and in terms of my future.”

Despite the loss, Wilder has made a U-turn on those comments, after he confirmed to TMZ that he will definitely make a return to the ring.

“For me, the best is yet to come. Yeah, we’re still going. We’re still here, we’ll just get things together.”

While it’s currently unknown when Wilder could return, trainer Malik Scott has expressed interest in fights with Anthony Joshua, Francis Ngannou and Wladimir Klitschko.

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Deontay Wilder Coach Makes Bold Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury Prediction

Deontay Wilder’s long-time boxing coach Malik Scott, who helped guide the American puncher through some of his most historic bouts, has made a bold prediction for the prospective all-British super-fight between heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

Joshua and Fury have been linked with one another for years but are yet to fight, despite hailing from the same country, and competing in the same division, for more than a decade. However, after exhausting other options, and after both have suffered significant setbacks of late, 2025 could finally be the year that they come to blows. And those within the industry are having their say over who could come out on top should they swap slugs any time soon.

READ MORE:Wilder’s Trainer Malik Scott Predicts Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury…

Tyson Fury & Anthony Joshua’s pro records (as of 28/12/24)
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Fights 37 32
Wins 34 28
Losses 2 4
Draws 1 0

For Scott, there is one fighter in particular who is “not what he used to be” — and that could impact the outcome.

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Anthony Joshua, too, has had bad nights but has shown he bounces back from these, Scott added

After Fury’s two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, the dominant Ukrainian will likely move on from that rivalry, and onto either a rematch with Daniel Dubois to once again unify all the titles, or a new challenger entirely. Joshua, meanwhile, lost to Dubois and, like Fury, finds himself further down the divisional rankings. A big bout between them could be billed as a last-chance-saloon fight for eventual world title challenges for the winner, and the winner only.

For Scott, it remains “a good fight,” even if it arrives years beyond when they were both competing in their respective primes.

When breaking down the fight for The Stomping Ground on YouTube, Scott said: “If we’re going off the last couple of fights, we have to go with Tyson. But it depends which ‘AJ’ turns up.”

“But I also know styles make fights. Tyson is not who he was three years ago.”

Usyk is the first, and only, fighter to defeat Fury. It is unknown how Fury bounces back from defeat, let alone two. Joshua, meanwhile, has bounced back from setbacks time and again. And this experience could be a difference-maker between them, according to Scott.

“To me, ‘AJ’ had a bad outing against Dubois, but I’ve seen ‘AJ’ come back from bad outings and even look impressive,” he said.

“If it would be ‘AJ’ who fought [Kubrat] Pulev, that ‘AJ’ would give anybody hell. It’s a good fight, it’s something I would look forward to.”

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10 greatest moments from an unforgettable heavyweight decade

To think of how far the heavyweight division has advanced during the past decade is to look back on how Tyson Fury traveled back and forth from his November 2015 title shot versus Wladimir Klitschko at Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Call it the “Fury Ferry,” as the underdog heavyweight title challenger to Wladimir Klitschko – who reigned as champion with only one interruption since 2000 – opted to ferry from his home near Manchester, England, with wife, Paris, to Belgium, where the two of them drove the rest of the way to Dusseldorf.

Ferry had previously sought to play head games with the stoic Klitschko, dressing as Batman at one news conference, but then making Klitschko look the fool in the ring.

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“Not a great fight, but stunning how quickly and easily the long Klitschko era came to an end,” said veteran sports journalist Martin Rogers, who was ringside. “Fury was in control like a champion would be, even though he was the challenger. Too big, too strong, too awkward. Klitschko turned old overnight and looked frozen. And even though the scorecards were separated by three, five and three points, that seemed generous to Klitschko.”

On the way home, with Rogers awaiting to meet the couple for an interview at the Belgian ferry port of Zeebrugge, the Furys mistakenly drove to a port 44 kilometers away at Ostend, forcing the new champion to sit there like any other chap, waiting in a dismal port for the next homeward-bound ferry.

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With that, a new dawn to the sport’s glamour division was breaking, one that reaches its latest chapter Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when Fury, 36, seeks to gain revenge on the unbeaten champion Oleksandr Usyk, 37, he lost to by split-decision in May.

Given the age of the men, the mileage they’ve accumulated – Fury has compiled 242 pro rounds, and Usyk will eclipse 200 rounds if this rematch goes the distance – and the fading of their peers Antony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz, perhaps Saturday is going to represent a major page-turning moment.

Fury has admitted this may be it for both he and Usyk.

This generation of heavyweights have given us some remarkable action, rekindling significant interest in the sport and reminding of the historic heavyweight clashes of the past as each involved man has been forced to reveal the depth of their fighting heart, to go places only the legends dared.

It deserves an appreciation, a look back at the 10 best moments of this journey that has taken us from Fury’s removal of Klitschko to Fury’s pursuit of revenge.

10. Deontay Wilder’s thunderous right hand: This isn’t a moment as much as it’s a replay. Ten months before Fury removed Klitschko from the belts, the Olympic bronze medalist from Alabama deposed another antagonist from the division, defeating promoter Don King’s then-heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne by decision to ignite a stretch of seven consecutive knockouts/stoppages, including a first-round KO of Stiverne in their 2017 rematch and a three-knockdown stoppage of Cuba’s Luis Ortiz in March 2018.

9. The face of boxing (for three years): Fury’s slip from the Klitschko victory into the abyss of depression and drug, alcohol and food addiction freed up the belts for others, and one was snapped up by the underqualified Charles Martin, who was then forced to meet the truth of the highly promising and unbeaten 2012 gold medalist Anthony Joshua of the U.K.

Then 26, Joshua fulfilled all the expectations by battering Martin in April 2016 with right hands and knocking out the American in two rounds to become the IBF champion, adding the WBO and WBA belts along the way.

8. Usyk doubles down on Joshua: Styles make fights, and Usyk’s intellect and athleticism confounded Joshua in their consecutive meetings within an 11-month span in 2021 and 2022. Three of the six scorecards turned in for those two fights were 115-113, illustrating Usyk’s next-level calculations as he navigates the 12 rounds. Despite giving up three inches of height and four inches of reach, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion swept the series en route to his own undisputed standing in the division.

7. Heavy suit, heavy legs, heavy hands: Following their amazing 2018 draw in Los Angeles, Fury and Wilder gave us one of the final major live sporting events before COVID struck. The event was preceded by unforgettable ring walks – Fury’s by carriage dressed as a king while Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” played and champion Wilder striding in on a heavy metal garb he later blamed for wearing him down once the fight started.

Fury, perhaps in an omen to what we can expect Saturday, completely solved Wilder the second time around and knocked him down twice before finishing him with a closing barrage that led to Wilder’s assistant trainer, Mark Breland, throwing in the towel in the seventh.

6. Dynamite destruction: Joshua seemed to have regained the mojo lost in the Usyk defeats by knocking out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou and former Fury opponent Otto Wallin, and his September date with newly appointed IBF champion Daniel Dubois looked like a step toward either a long-awaited showdown with Fury or a trilogy match with Usyk. Instead, Dubois, 27, unleashed a hellish wrath of power punches, knocking down Joshua four times and ending him in the fifth round.

Doing so at Wembley Stadium gave it the feel of a new era, but Dubois still has work to do – a Feb. 22 defense against former WBO champion Joseph Parker along with dealing with Saturday’s winner – to punctuate his claim.

5. All the belts and all the smoke: Usyk’s marvelous rally from a scorecards deficit to batter and knock down Fury in the ninth round of their May 18 undisputed classic in Saudi Arabia created what many still view as the fight of the year.

Fury has expressed regret over being too lighthearted in the lead-in and during the bout, and Usyk displayed how resilient and diabolical he is at all times, conquering the obstacles to effectively weaken and tire Fury, who still has to prove he has what it takes to last 12 rounds with his superbly fit opponent and three-belt champion.

4. The unforgettable fire: Literally everything about the 2017 Joshua-Klitschko title fight in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium was magical. A young lion seeking to prove himself. The old champion huddling with his former-champion brother to study every move of Joshua’s public workout. Klitschko’s time-honored entry followed by Joshua’s white-robed walk colored by a fire-lettered A.J.

Ancient journalists gave it their seal of approval as an all-time great after Joshua and Klitschko came back from knockdowns and reached the championship rounds, when a gasping Joshua drew from his waning reservoir of energy to finish Klitschko in the thrilling 11th. A remarkable night, a spectacular fight.

3. Best of the best: The close of the Fury-Wilder trilogy on Oct. 9, 2021, was the fitting conclusion all had hoped for. Wilder came in sullen and determined after losing for the first time, and he shrugged off a third-round knockdown punch to twice deck Fury in the fourth. The high stakes of the match and the pride of both men were so evident as the battle raged into the championship rounds. Perhaps the most staggering fact of the dramatic play was that their three bouts featured a combined nine knockdowns. Fury took a close lead on the scorecards into the 10th round and knocked down Wilder again, and the power-punching former champion finally caved due to a crushing barrage in the 11th, leaving the double-black-eyed Fury as the redemptive champion – both of the series and the world.

2. No one saw that coming: A replacement opponent known for being out of shape. A U.S. debut and coronation. A formality. That’s the way Joshua’s 2019 title defense against Andy Ruiz Jr. was supposed to go. What no one was counting on was the vulnerability of Joshua’s chin to be exposed by the thunderous puncher Ruiz. After sending Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn an instant message on social media following the positive drug test and withdrawal of Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, Ruiz dedicated himself to a rugged training camp under Manny Robles in Norwalk, Calif., and responded to as third-round knockdown by dropping Joshua seconds later as the echoes of Madison Square Garden erupted. In a sport fraught with careful matchmaking and minimal upsets, the tension was gripping. Joshua couldn’t find his way away from Ruiz’s potent right hands in the seventh, getting knocked down twice more, prompting referee Michael Griffin to wave the fight over. The flabby Ruiz jumped up and down in the ring’s center, giving a barrel hug to Robles and bringing three heavyweight belts back to his hometown of Imperial, Calif., for a parade before turning the belts back to Joshua

six months later in an evasive performance that marked the major debut of the heavyweights in Saudi Arabia.

  1. He’s up? No man is supposed to be built to withstand the full cannon power of Wilder’s uncorked right hand, so when Wilder let it fly upon Fury with unabandoned ferocity in the 12th round of their first fight in Los Angeles in 2018, the night should have been over. Wilder thought it was, stepping into a celebratory shimmy as Fury was out flat on his back. But then Fury’s eyes opened, and he unbelievably started to rise while listening to referee Jack Reiss’ count. Up before 10, he followed Reiss’ instructions to prove he was alert and then survived the round’s remaining seconds to send the fight to the scorecards. The ensuing draw ensured there would be more action to come, and as we’ve seen from the elite heavyweights over the past decade, it’s been a smashing success.
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Deontay Wilder Reveals Injury After Loss To Zhilei Zhang..

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Deontay Wilder Reveals Injury After Loss To Zhilei Zhang: “You Can’t Give Up

Deontay Wilder is facing calls to retire after two back-to-back losses.

The big-hitter from Alabama was out of the ring for 14 months after a first round knockout of Robert Helenius in late 2022. He returned in December of last year to face fellow former world champion Joseph Parker and looked tentative, losing a near shutout on the cards.

With the promise of more aggression, Wilder came back against Zhilei Zhang in June, admitting pre-fight that a loss could spell retirement. China’s Zhang knocked him out in five rounds.

Since then, the likes of Lennox Lewis and Teddy Atlas have advised him to retire. He has been silent on the matter until a recent public appearance in which he also showed off an injury.

In a video shared by Tom Dillemuth from The Lions Den Boxing Community Reunion, Atlanta, the 38-year-old sported a sling on his right arm as he appeared to confirm he would fight on during a thank you speech for a lifetime achievement award.

Just like others have paved the way for me. It’s gratitude to give back. I tell everyone we all have greatness in us and greatness is determined by service. Everyday I wake up I try to provide my service because I know how great I am.

So many may hold you back, so many stop signs may come, many things may come and hinder your craft, but you can’t give up, though. No matter how many falls you may take, you gotta get your ass back up and keep going. And that’s what we’re on the journey doing, the best is yet to come, you understand me? I appreciate the love.”

The extent of the injury – which appears to be Wilder’s arm rather than his hand – is unclear. With plenty of movement in the heavyweight division coming up, fans may hear from him soon

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Former World Champion Says A ‘Failed One-Trick Pony’: “I Told You ALL

The former WBC Champion went 40 fights undefeated in his campaign, ending 39 of them inside the distance, before he faced Tyson Fury. The Brit was coming back from a long and damaging lay-off but scored a draw on the cards, surviving two knockdowns.

wilder knocked Dominic Breazeale out in one round and Luis Ortiz in seven before facing Fury again when he would taste defeat in the manner he had been dishing out for years. ‘The Gypsy King’ dominated and stopped him in seven. Wilder was more competitive in the third fight but was ultimately knocked out again.

Since then he has beaten Robert Helenius but lost back-to-back against Joseph Parker (UD) and Zhilei Zhang (KO, 5). It’s not the losses that have made pundits call for him to retire, rather the way in which he has fought – tentatively and without the same threat.

In an interview with Fight Hub TV, three-weight world champion James Toney said that he saw it coming, criticising Wilder’s resume and calling him a ‘one-trick pony’ who didn’t belong at the top level.

“Deontay Wilder and that bomb bulls**t. Everybody was believing in that. I told everyone look who he’s fighting. He fighting bums. If I was fighting them I would have all fights by knockout. The guys he fought I would’ve knocked out in two, three rounds too. They built him up right and then when it was time to come through, he failed. He wasn’t ready. It’s sad seeing what happen to him but it is what it is. Deontay was a one-trick pony.”

Toney has long argued that the fighters of today wouldn’t last two fights in his own era. He was famously tough, losing ten in his career but never being stopped. With 92 fights in total, many felt he clung on too long and should’ve hung up the gloves earlier. Some in the sport are now encouraging Wilder to think the same way.

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Tyson Fury recently fell short of becoming the best heavyweight of the current era.

‘The Gypsy King’ was a long-reining WBC and lineal champion who was widely thought to be on a different level from many of his competitors.

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His combination of size, skill and ring IQ meant he had never lost a boxing match since turning pro. He had registered impressive knockout wins over the likes of huge puncher Deontay Wilder, but then he came up against Oleksandr Usyk out in Saudi Arabia in May.

In a close fight, the one separating factor for the judges was a difficult ninth round for Fury in which he got caught with some big shots. He lost the round 10-8, and ultimately lost the fight on a split decision which meant Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis had the title some 25 years ago, and also relieved Fury of the lineal title he had held since beating Wladimir Klitschko many years before.

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Speaking to Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, about his incredible comeback story, Fury named his final contest with Wilder as ‘the best heavyweight fight ever’.

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“This Wilder III I think it’s the best heavyweight fight that there has been.”

His promoter Warren agreed.

“That is the best heavyweight fight I’ve ever been to live.”

Fury claimed he only had four weeks’ notice for the fight and had a difficult camp that included the premature birth of his child, which made his dramatic knockout victory all the more impressive.

He has a chance to right the wrong of his first fight with Usyk when the pair do it all again in December and both men have promised to be better than before.

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‘I don’t want to get beat up’ – Tyson Fury reveals the one heavyweight contender he will never fight…

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Tyson Fury is not one to shy away from a challenge.

‘The Gypsy King’ has fought some of the greatest fighters of his generation such as long-reigning heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko and undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.

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He also famously shared a brutal trilogy with one of the most destructive punchers in the history of the sport in Deontay Wilder.

But there is one boxer he admits he will never face – his long-time training partner and close friend Joseph Parker.

Asked last year if he would ever entertain a fight with Parker, Fury, who was the WBC heavyweight champion at the time, replied: “Definitely not.

“No. I’d rather give him the belt than fight him for it.

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“We’re too close for that fight and there’s plenty of heavyweights out there.

“He doesn’t need to fight me, I don’t want to get beat up, sorry!”

Fury may be forced to make the tough decision if he defeats Usyk when they rematch for the WBA ‘super’, WBO and WBC titles on December 21.

Parker picked up the WBO ‘interim’ title by beating Zhilei Zhang in his last outing in March and would be next in line in the sanctioning body rotation system to face the winner.

The expectation is that whoever emerges victorious from Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua’s all-British showdown for the IBF strap on September 21 will be next in line for a shot at Usyk or Fury.

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However, the WBO could throw a spanner in the works by mandating Parker to box the unified heavyweight champion.

“But I have the utmost respect for the guy and what he has done for my career, and if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be where I am today.

“But if it has to come down to it I think we can put everything aside and do it before we sit down after the fight and say, ‘Hey man, you caught me with that good shot,’ and that sort of thing if you know what I mean.”

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