WBC champion Tyson Fury has reached out to Oleksandr Usyk in an attempt to rekindle the fight for Wembley this summer. The heavyweight division looked all set to have its first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis when Fury and Usyk appeared to agree a date, venue and purse spilt. But this is boxing and negotiations, […]
Boxing heavyweight legend, Mike Tyson, has made his prediction ahead of a potential fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk – and he’s in no doubt who comes out victorious. There are few people in the sport more qualified to voice their opinion on big heavyweight matchups than ‘Iron’ Mike. In 1987 Tyson defeated Tony […]
Tyson Fury has broken his social media silence and revealed why potential suitors for a summer fight have fallen through. Fury hasn’t fought since defeating old friend Derek Chisora for a third time last December. It had been assumed ‘The Gypsy King’ would go onto face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship, but that […]
Matchroom promoter, Eddie Hearn, has responded to recent comments made by Carl Froch about Anthony Joshua’s legacy in the sport. Froch and Hearn are known to be good friends, with the two working together for ‘The Cobra’s’ last seven fights of his career which famously included the rematch against George Groves in front of 80,000 […]
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson, has called on his son to retire if he can’t secure a fight against one of two opponents. Tyson hasn’t been seen in the ring since he defeated old friend Derek Chisora for a third time back in December. Unified champion, Oleksandr Usyk, climbed on the ring […]
Former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch had voiced his opinion on who the biggest star in boxing is. When asked on his Froch on Fighting YouTube channel how a fight with current super-middle weight undisputed champion Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez would have played out, ‘The Cobra’ was full of praise for the Mexican. “He’s a great […]
John Fury, the father of WBC champion, Tyson, has given his opinion on who his son should be fighting next. This week Fury’s UK promoter, Frank Warren, said finding a summer opponent for Tyson was becoming problematic with suitable options hard to find given various circumstances in the division. The two frontrunners were Zhilei Zhang […]
Former heavyweight champion, Hasim Rahman, has given his prediction ahead of a possible clash between Tyson Fury and Olesandr Usyk. Fury and Usyk looked all set to meet in April after a 70/30 split was agreed over social media but negotiations then collapsed, reportedly over rematch financials. The fight would have crowned the first undisputed […]
Former heavyweight world champion, David Haye, has given his thoughts on the recent collapse of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight. Fury looked all set to take on Usyk in April until negotiations suddenly fell apart. The bout would have crowned the first heavyweight undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis back in 1999, but teams […]
Matchroom promoter, Eddie Hearn, is optimistic of getting a deal done for Anthony Joshua to take on Deontay Wilder this December – and believes ‘The Bronze Bomber’ may have already put pen to paper for the fight. All the recent attention in the heavyweight division has been about a possible four-man tournament to be hosted […]
Former super-middleweight world champion, Carl Froch, has had a dig at a former foe calling his fights “dull” and “boring”. Froch is a British sporting legend and was recently rewarded for his stellar fighting career by being inducted into the International Boxing Hall-of-Fame. In his heyday, ‘The Cobra’ was one of the best 168lbers in […]
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson, believes his son possesses one attribute that makes him stand out from all other heavyweights. Tyson boasts an undefeated record of 33 wins from his 34 professional fights – the blemish being a lone draw against Deontay Wilder in which many felt he was deserving of victory. […]