Amir Khan: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder Proved They’re The Two Best Heavyweights

The month of December opened up with the biggest heavyweight fight boxing has seen in quite some time. WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder faced Tyson Fury inside the Staples Center from Los Angeles, California. Wilder and Fury put on a tremendous …

The month of December opened up with the biggest heavyweight fight boxing has seen in quite some time. WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder faced Tyson Fury inside the Staples Center from Los Angeles, California. Wilder and Fury put on a tremendous contest that will be remembered for years to come. It included a spectacular knockdown […]

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Joe Rogan Feels Wilder vs. Fury 2 Could Be Biggest Heavyweight Fight Of All Time

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan believes we could be looking at the biggest heavyweight fight of all time in Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II. Earlier this month, Wilder and Fury engaged in one of the most memorable hea…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator Joe Rogan believes we could be looking at the biggest heavyweight fight of all time in Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II. Earlier this month, Wilder and Fury engaged in one of the most memorable heavyweight boxing fights in recent memory. Fury was the more technical boxer, but the […]

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Anthony Joshua Could Still Fight Tyson Fury Next

In the topsy-turvy world of boxing, anything can happen and often does. Because of that, Anthony Joshua could still fight Tyson Fury next. Joshua, 29, is the unified IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion. He already has the date and venue for his next fight – April 13, 2019, at Wembley Stadium.  As far as who Joshua will […]

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In the topsy-turvy world of boxing, anything can happen and often does. Because of that, Anthony Joshua could still fight Tyson Fury next.

Joshua, 29, is the unified IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion. He already has the date and venue for his next fight – April 13, 2019, at Wembley Stadium.  As far as who Joshua will be fighting? Well, that provves to be a more difficult quiestuon to anser as Joshua has options.

Fighting his greatest British rival Tyson Fury would no doubt be a spectacle. However, a unification bout with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is the primary target for Joshua. Promoter Eddie Hearn detailed ongoing discussions:

“There have been conversations [with Wilder’s representatives]. I’m not going to say too much because it didn’t go down too well last time. I don’t know what anyone’s going to do. I don’t know if Wilder will rematch Fury, I don’t know if AJ will fight Wilder, if AJ will fight Fury. Or AJ will fight the winner of [Dillian Whyte-Dereck Chisora] or if AJ will fight [Oleksandr] Usyk or [Jarrell] Miller here [in New York] but the ultimate focus is Wilder. That is what we want.”

Hearn then clarified that Joshua could indeed fight Fury next:

They said AJ’s ducking the fight and now they’ve said AJ’s begging for the fight, but you can’t be doing both. But literally anything could happen. We could fight Fury. It would [be massive]. But worldwide the bigger fight is Wilder and he [Joshua] wants the belts, he wants to be undisputed and you’re not going to get many opportunities to be undisputed so that’s really what he’s focusing on,” Hearn said.

Wilder has a two-fight deal on the table with Joshua. But it looks as though the American is leaning toward a rematch with Fury after their epic throwdown earlier this month.

“Who would you want to fight? Not being funny. I know Fury’s tricky but you’re not going to get hurt. And he’ll fancy he can knock him out this time. So if I was Wilder I would probably fight Fury and think it’s a less taxing fight,” Hearn said. “Someone is getting absolutely rendered unconscious in Wilder against Joshua. That isn’t going 12 rounds.

“Our deal is a two fight deal. So if he fought Joshua he’d know that he had two fights in the bank to become undisputed. He gets effectively two bites at the cherry. If he loses to Fury, he’ll probably have a rematch clause but when are you ever going to fight for the undisputed championship?”

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Anthony Joshua: Deontay Wilder Didn’t Knock Out Tyson Fury

The boxing heavyweight division looks to be in its best spot in quite some time. WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua currently sits atop the division. He’s followed closely behind by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. And of course, lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still at the top. Recently, Wilder […]

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The boxing heavyweight division looks to be in its best spot in quite some time.

WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua currently sits atop the division. He’s followed closely behind by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. And of course, lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still at the top. Recently, Wilder and Fury shared the ring inside Los Angeles’ Staples Center for the WBC crown.

Both men went all 12 rounds in a highly controversial contest. While most believed Fury got the better of Wilder technically, Wilder scored the only two knockdowns of the fight. The latter knockdown came in the 12th round, and very well could’ve been ruled a knockout. However, Fury miraculously got to his feet and was able to finish the contest. In the end, the judges ruled the fight a split decision draw.

Now, talk of a rematch next year is what many are expecting. But Joshua would like to get in on the mix after seeing all the hype Wilder vs. Fury was able to generate. Recently, Joshua spoke to The Sun UK and was asked for his thoughts on the match-up. In regards to Wilder’s second knockdown in the fight, which many thought was a knockout, Joshua isn’t buying that the Englishman was unconcious.

Joshua’s View

He simply believes Fury got tired and needed a few seconds to recover:

“I think he was just tired – needed that five seconds to kind of gather himself and he got up and continued. He was tired. His body gave up but his spirit didn’t. When you’re out cold, your spirit’s not intact, your body’s not intact.

“I think he just went down, tired, five seconds, and then his spirit was like: ‘I’m still here’. Then he got up and continued to fight. That’s my opinion on it, because when you get hit flush, your spirit and body disconnect.

“You’re not with it. But his spirit was still in intact it rose him up and he realised: ‘Hang on, I’m still fighting.’”

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Tyson Fury: If I Can Speak About Mental Health Problems, Anybody Can

Tyson Fury may not have beaten Deontay Wilder, but he showed millions of people anything was possible with hard work and dedication. Fury continues to speak out about his trials and tribulations he endured during his bout with mental illness. “Many men would have stayed down after being knocked down by Deontay Wilder but I wanted […]

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Tyson Fury may not have beaten Deontay Wilder, but he showed millions of people anything was possible with hard work and dedication.

Fury continues to speak out about his trials and tribulations he endured during his bout with mental illness.

“Many men would have stayed down after being knocked down by Deontay Wilder but I wanted to show the world that anything was possible,” Tyson Fury told the viewers at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards on Sunday night.

Fury, 30, lost a split draw against Wilder in their WBC heavyweight title fight earlier this month. Three years ago, Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become the world heavyweight champion. However, Fury fell into a deep depression that led to his abuse of drugs and alcohol.

He encouraged people going through tough times to keep fighting:

“No matter what you’ve been through in your life and no matter what you’re going through, you must always continue to get back up and keep going forward and fight back,” said Fury.

Fury also encouraged athletes to speak up on mental health issues because people are too often afraid to speak up:

“We need to spread the word on mental health more in sport because a lot of people are still living in darkness and are too afraid to come out and speak about it publicly.

“If I can do it – heavyweight champion, six foot nine, 18 stone, I’m supposed to be a big tough guy – anybody can do it.

“Anybody can get help, for sure.”

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Joe Rogan: Anthony Joshua’s Heavyweight Titles Are “Bullsh*t”

The argument for the hevyweight division’s top dog continues. Currently, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and Tyson Fury can all make a case for being the baddest man in boxing. Recently, Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against Fury from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pair fought all 12 rounds and the judges turned […]

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The argument for the hevyweight division’s top dog continues. Currently, Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and Tyson Fury can all make a case for being the baddest man in boxing.

Recently, Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against Fury from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pair fought all 12 rounds and the judges turned in a controversial split-decision draw. Fury is believed to have gotten the better of Wilder for the majority of the 12 rounds. However, Wilder scored the only two knockdowns of the entire fight. 

Not to mention the second knockdown from Wilder could’ve arguably been ruled a knockout. With that being said, talk of a rematch is already underway. Recently, Wilder joined longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The pair discussed Wilder’s grueling fight with Fury, and what’s next for “The Bronze Bomber.” 

During their conversation, the topic of fellow heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua came up. Joshua currently holds the IBF, WBA, WBO, and IBO world heavyweight titles. However, many boxing pundits assume Joshua is ducking the likes of Wilder and Fury. Rogan chimed in on the subject (via MMA Mania):

“He looks terrible. He’s gonna fight some other guy, and no one gives a fuck. And it’s like, your titles, whatever titles you got, they’re bullshit! They don’t mean anything! Everybody knows this is where the real title is! It’s a wrap now.”

Wilder then revealed that Joshua’s team has already reached out to him about possibly making a fight between the pair. Prior to agreeing to fight Fury, Wilder had been calling Joshua out for months, and failed negotiations between the two sides prevented a fight from being booked.

Now, after seeing Wilder face Fury – a fight where many presume some major holes in Wilder’s game were revealed – Joshua seems very eager to get a fight going.

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