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Jared Anderson is one of the most exciting prospects in heavyweight boxing.

As Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk near the end of their respective careers, the debate over who will reign supreme among the next generation of heavyweight stars intensifies.

Anderson, who has barely put a foot wrong in the paid ranks (besides a wobbly moment against Charles Martin last year), is expected to be right up their in the mix.

A number of media outlets have branded him ‘a heavyweight world champion in waiting’ while Fury – who has sparred Anderson several times – is tipping him as the ‘heir to his throne’.

But the undefeated (16-0) 24-year-old isn’t alone at the top of the pile.

Anderson acknowledges Tokyo gold medallist Bakhodir Jalolov and youth world champion Justis Huni as two of his toughest tests for years to come – even if he does think the former is ‘very basic’

“It’s tough to say, one punch can change everybody’s career. So, it’s tough to say,” Anderson told talkSPORT.com when asked who he feels will be up there with him in the next few years.

“I think there’s a few skilful fighters, there’s Justis Huni, I think he’s very skilful, let’s see where he goes.

“Jalolov, he’s cool. I don’t think he’s easy to figure out but once you get past that length he’s very basic.

“He’s a stick to-his one-two type of fighter. I think that’s more of a timing issue for most people.”

But one man he doesn’t expect to be dining at the top table with is Britain’s Daniel Dubois.

“I believe he’ll be in the mix, but I don’t think he’s a top name. I think he’s a robot. He’s too stiff,” said Anderson of Dubois.

“I think he’s got a lot work on, he needs to be a lot more agile but he’s a strong so we’ll see.”

‘Triple D’ has endured a career full of ups and downs.

There was a lot of excitement surrounding him when he turned over as a professional at 19 years old.

However, stoppage losses to Joe Joyce and Usyk have seen his stock fall and now he finds himself at a crossroads in his career.

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‘Size really matters’: Tyson Fury says Usyk is too small to unify titles

Tyson Fury has declared it is “my time, my destiny, my era and my generation” before his big showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury, the WBC champion, is set to fight Ukraine’s WBA, IBF and WBO title-holder Usyk on 18 May in Saudi Arabia in the first undisputed world heavyweight bout of the century.

Regarding his opponent, the former unified cruiserweight champion who made his heavyweight debut in 2019, Fury told a press conference on Wednesday: “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business for both fighters. There’s a lot of stuff on the line, but I don’t hate him, he don’t hate me.

“I respect him, as a man, as a fighter. Everyone has to respect the man’s achievements. Good fighter – I have a tough challenge in front of me. But I’m very confident in my ability and I’m very confident I’ll beat the guy.

“When the cruiserweights step up to the big boys, usually they get found wanting. You can beat the average big ones but you can’t beat the elite big ones, because size really matters. We have weight divisions for a reason and he’s going to be found wanting when he fights me on May 18. This is my time, my destiny, my era and my generation. Fact.”

Fury, who called himself an “encyclopaedia on boxing”, referred to a number of examples of cruiserweights stepping up, including Evander Holyfield, who lost an undisputed heavyweight clash with Lennox Lewis in 1999.

This contest had originally been scheduled for 17 February, but was postponed 15 days prior to that after Fury suffered a cut above his right eye in sparring. The 35-year-old said: “At first I was a little depressed, for the first day or so, but afterwards, like all things in life, I realised God’s timing is impeccable, perfect. It’s not late, it’s not early, it’s bang on time. It wasn’t my time to fight then, but it is going to be my time on May 18.

“I’m in fantastic shape. I’m having a fantastic training camp and have got a good team around me, everything is going to plan. I’m working very hard, I’ve got my Dad [John Fury] in camp this time, so I’ve got my secret weapon. We’ve got a full circus camp, so can’t do any more really.”

He later added: “I think if I didn’t train at all for this camp, I just came in at like 25 stone, and sank maybe 15 pints of Peroni beforehand, and the next day got in there, what is he [Usyk] going to do – jab me around? Take nothing away, but he couldn’t do anything with Derek Chisora (who Usyk beat in a heavyweight fight in 2020). It was a 50-50 fight.”

Since beating Chisora, Usyk has recorded unanimous and split-decision victories against Anthony Joshua and a ninth-round knockout against Daniel Dubois.

Wednesday’s press conference at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium in Morecambe, near where Fury lives, saw his father, trainer SugarHill Steward, promoter Frank Warren and manager Spencer Brown all predict a knockout victory for the Briton over his fellow unbeaten fighter Usyk. Fury himself then joked: “I’m going to go for Usyk to knock me out in the first round – I’m going to go for it, why not?”

Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) first became world champion with victory over Usyk’s compatriot Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. He added: “I said if I can’t beat old Wlad, I must be useless, and I’ll say it again – if I can’t beat Usyk, I’m no good clearly. That’s your headline. If Tyson Fury can’t beat Usyk, Tyson’s no good, end of. But if I beat him, I beat another man, great, fantastic – on to the next one.”

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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Promoter demands ‘very strong’ referee for undisputed heavyweight title fight

Frank Warren, the co-promoter of Tyson Fury, believes the officials will need to be “very strong” in the undisputed heavyweight championship fight next month against Oleksandr Usyk; Watch Fury vs Usyk live on Sky Sports Box Office on May 18

The referee of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Uysk undisputed heavyweight title fight must be “very strong,” demands promoter Frank Warren.

Fury will fight Usyk for the four major belts, the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles, on May 18, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Warren, who co-promotes Fury, is concerned by Usyk’s last fight. Then, when fighting Daniel Dubois whom Warren also represents, Usyk was given plenty of time to recover from what referee Luis Pabon deemed to be a low blow.

The promoter remains convinced that the punch was legal, insisting Usyk’s beltline was too high and the referee’s call was unjust.

He does not want to see a repeat of that incident against Fury.

Warren called for a “very strong” referee in this undisputed heavyweight championship fight.

“We want to get all these things done. We want no controversy. We want somebody in there who everybody respects and will be very, very strong,” he told Sky Sports.

“The last referee was just a joke. Completely ridiculous the whole thing. Whether it was a low blow or not, the time he gave him and then, when he wanted to fight, he said ‘no, take more time out’.”

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Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Wembley to host ‘Battle of Britain’ heavyweight clash

Wembley Stadium looks set to host the all-British heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

The long-awaited bout looks set to go ahead if Fury wins against Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 in Riyadh.

And Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum is confident that London rather than Saudi Arabia will play host to the super fight.

He said: “The Saudis also, with having all this money, who can dictate the place, are very intelligent and they would, I think, like nothing more than to do that fight in Wembley with 95,000 people where they were the promoters.

“I think that would do more for their image than doing that fight – Fury and Joshua – in Saudi. But that’s up to them. That’s what I feel in talking to them briefly about the future.”

Joshua still might have a wait to finally fight Fury with the latter potentially facing a double header against his Ukrainian opponent.

“Looking at Tyson Fury, if he beats Usyk and fights Usyk again and beats him and then does a massive fight hopefully in the UK at Wembley Stadium,” he told Sky Sports, “that would really put an exclamation point to his great career.

“But let’s not put the cart before the horse. May 18 is an awfully competitive, really competitive heavyweight championship fight for all the marbles. He will give Tyson Fury everything Tyson can handle.

“I really believe from the reports I get that Tyson has really buckled down and is training very, very hard for this.”

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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk – Usyk’s manager thinks he knows Fury’s biggest weakness

The pair clash next month.

Alexander Krassyuk is fully confident Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury next month, and he’s even identified a major weakness of the WBC champion.

The pair will clash on May 18 and all four heavyweight titles will be up for grabs with the winner becoming undisputed champion.

In Fury’s last outing, he struggled badly against Francis Ngannou as he was dropped early in the fight before winning on points.

Usyk was in action last August when he retained his belts with a stoppage over Daniel Dubois, and he’s heading into this battle with his manager full of belief.

“The worst thing about Tyson Fury is that he doesn’t know how to deal with a southpaw,” said Krassyuk when speaking to ProBox TV.

“That is the worst thing about him fighting Usyk (a southpaw); he doesn’t know the concept.

“He doesn’t know when to step in and out of his attacks. Just a normal technical mistake, he has done it a lot.”

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Tyson Fury responds to Oleksandr Usyk receiving “secret” advice ahead of fight

Tyson Fury has mocked Oleksandr Usyk for seeking advice from Wladimir Klitschko ahead of their undisputed fight.

Fury and Usyk will finally clash on May 18 to crown the best heavyweight on the planet. Usyk has a close friendship with Klitschko who was beaten by Fury in 2015 – and the Ukrainian revealed last week that he has been given “secret” advice from the former ruler.

But Fury, who was forced to pull out of his original date with Usyk in February, questioned his rival’s source of information. “That would be very good advice, wouldn’t it? How to lose to the Gypsy King?” he said. “How can Wlad, my old mate, give anyone advice? He would have used it himself, wouldn’t he, if he had any idea how to beat me? It was a one-sided boxing lesson that I gave to old Wlad, and he was a very good champion, just like this guy [Usyk].

“I said back then that if I can’t beat Wlad I must be useless. Again, I will say it again, ‘If I can’t be Usyk, then I must be no good’. That’s your headline. If Tyson Fury can’t beat Usyk, He [Fury] is no good. End of [story] because there is no point in pulling any punches about it.”

Regarding his opponent, the former unified cruiserweight champion who made his heavyweight debut in 2019, Fury added: “It’s not personal, it’s strictly business for both fighters. There’s a lot of stuff on the line, but I don’t hate him, he don’t hate me.

“I respect him, as a man, as a fighter. Everyone has to respect the man’s achievements. Good fighter – I have a tough challenge in front of me. But I’m very confident in my ability and I’m very confident I’ll beat the guy.

“When the cruiserweights step up to the big boys, usually they get found wanting. You can beat the average big ones but you can’t beat the elite big ones, because size really matters. We have weight divisions for a reason and he’s going to be found wanting when he fights me on May 18. This is my time, my destiny, my era and my generation. Fact.”

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Fury wants Joshua bouts in Saudi, London

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his desire to face Anthony Joshua twice after his undisputed title clash with Oleksandr Usyk, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Fury will take on fellow heavyweight world champion Usyk in Saudi Arabia on May 18 and if Fury wins, Saudi entertainment chairman Turki Alalshikh will clamour for him to face Joshua in the Middle East later this year.

However, Fury has already agreed to stage a rematch with Usyk whether he wins or loses next month and has said that Joshua will have to wait and then he’ll face him in Saudi and London.

“If you are Usyk and you are paid a lot of money to lose against me but you already have the rematch then why would you not want it? Unless Turki wants to give him something like £50million to step aside – but as far as I know nobody wants to throw away that sort of money for free,” Fury said.

“Usyk beat the old sausage twice – Joshua lost two attempts at him. The first was a boxing lesson and the second was at least a bit closer. But he lost them both fair and square, and even had a bit of a meltdown in the ring after the second one. He lost, he had his chance and he lost, so now it is my turn and Usyk’s turn and it’s not about him. But after I have dealt with Usyk twice, then I will deal with the Joshua sausage twice, once in Saudi and once over here in London. I will have two fried sausages sizzling in a pan, instead of one.”

Fury was due to fight Usyk in February but pulled out after suffering a cut in sparring and he insists there is no bad blood between the pair.

“It’s not personal, it’s strictly business for both fighters. There’s a lot of stuff on the line, but I don’t hate him, he don’t hate me.

“I respect him, as a man, as a fighter. Everyone has to respect the man’s achievements. Good fighter – I have a tough challenge in front of me. But I’m very confident in my ability and I’m very confident I’ll beat the guy. When the cruiserweights step up to the big boys, usually they get found wanting. You can beat the average big ones but you can’t beat the elite big ones, because size really matters.”

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Oleksandr Usyk Shows Off New Physique Ahead of Tyson Fury Fight

Oleksandr Usyk has released new training footage ahead of his undisputed world heavyweight title showdown with Tyson Fury on the 18th of May – and the Ukrainian superstar looks to have bulked up significantly as he prepares for the ‘Gypsy King’. The 37-year-old has spent the majority of his career campaigning at cruiserweight, where he achieved undisputed status before moving up to the heavyweight division.

Usyk has gradually grown into the heavier weight class, hitting the scales at a career-high 221.5 lbs for his August 2022 rematch with Anthony Joshua. However, judging by this most recent clip, he might well weigh even more by the time he arrives in Saudi Arabia for his much-anticipated clash with Fury.

Fury spoke about the challenges cruiserweight champions have historically faced when moving up to heavyweight in a press conference to promote the fight on Wednesday afternoon.

Physically, there’s no doubt that the six-foot-three-inch Usyk will be at a drastic size disadvantage against Fury, who stands at six-foot-nine inches, come fight night. The unified heavyweight champion, though, looks to have packed on plenty of bulk to try and negate that gap. In the one-minute clip he released on social media, Usyk looks unrecognisable from the fighter who campaigned at cruiserweight just a few short years ago.

Noticeably fuller in both the arms and legs, Usyk worked away on a speedball in his gym, which appeared to have been specially elevated to reflect that he will be punching upwards when he steps into the ring with Fury in just under six weeks.

It is worth noting that Usyk has hardly struggled as an undersized heavyweight. He is perfect in his five-fight career in the division so far, defeating the likes of Anthony Joshua (twice), Derek Chisora and Daniel Dubois. Fury – whose career-heaviest in-ring weight is a staggering 278lbs – is a different prospect altogether and it’s easy to see why Usyk might have felt the need to bulk up. To illustrate his drastic body transformation over the years, a video of the Ukrainian hero in his cruiserweight days can be seen below.

One of the toughest big fights to call in recent memory, it remains to be seen whether Usyk’s technical boxing ability and lightning-quick footwork can give him the edge over the man mountain that is Fury. It promises to be a night to remember as boxing crowns its first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world since Lennox Lewis almost 25 years ago.

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Tyson Fury: No Bad Blood With Anthony Joshua, But Focus Is on Oleksandr Usyk

The countdown has begun for the undisputed heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk rescheduled for May 18.

Fury held a press conference at Mazuma Stadium in Morecambe, U.K., alongside promoter Frank Warren on Wednesday, and a full five weeks ahead of his collision with Usyk, a separate media frenzy has begun regarding a long-discussed bout with domestic rival and two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua.

The pair were set to collide in 2022, but due to contractual mishaps, Fury instead concluded a trilogy with Deontay Wilder while Joshua faced – and fell to – Usyk. Harsh words have often been traded between both camps since.

Will the bad blood linger until Fury-Joshua can finally be made?

“What about? Being called a dosser or a sausage?” Fury said. “What’s really been said? Has he ever said anything to me that’s personal – or me to him? I don’t think so.

“If he was here now, we would go for a beer over there and a jam sandwich, or I would take him out for fish and chips. I would take him back to my house to meet my kids and take a picture. What, do you think there is bad blood between two professional boxers? Behave yourself.”

Joshua has since rebounded to become the next-best heavyweight after the two champions, with impressive stoppage victories over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. With Wilder falling from the pack after a loss to Joseph Parker, it’s now Joshua’s name being linked with the winner of Fury-Usyk. It has been widely reported that there have been discussions for a future bout to take place at Wembley Stadium.

“It won’t be at Wembley Stadium when that happens,” Fury said. “If you are paying $200 million for something, are you going to do it in someone else’s country? Doubt that. Maybe in the rematch, yeah – if there is a rematch.

“The way I look at it is that Joshua is an old dosser and he’s got to wait his turn because he had his chance with Usyk, and he lost fair and square. He already lost to Usyk not once, but twice. So that puts him at the back of the queue, and he has to wait until I’ve dealt with your man.

“I can’t overlook Usyk. Usyk is not going to say, ‘Alright then, I don’t want my 75 million that I’m getting in the rematch. Please just give me 50 grand to step aside.’ You really think that is going to happen? I don’t think so.”

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“He’s My Boyfriend, Is It?”: Tyson Fury Gives Hilarious Response on Anthony Joshua’s Progress With Ben Davidson

By Richie April 11, 2024

WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury upped the ante at his press conference yesterday, injecting intrigue into the heavyweight picture beyond his upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk on May 18th. While Usyk remains the immediate focus, Fury’s comments regarding Anthony Joshua sent ripples through the internet. Joshua, who has twice fallen short against Usyk, could potentially face the winner of this mega-fight.

However, Fury’s remarks suggested a personal agenda. He colorfully referred to Joshua as a “useless sausage” and confidently predicted not one, but two future bouts with the former champion. This, however, was followed by a claim of no animosity towards Joshua, casting a layer of ambiguity over his true intentions. Then he again made a bizarre yet hilarious statement when asked about Joshua’s improved form in his recent fights.

Tyson Fury doesn’t pay much heed to his fellow boxers

During Tyson Fury’s recent media appearance, he tried to keep away from the questions regarding Anthony Joshua and tried to keep his focus on Usyk. However, when pressed by reporters about Joshua’s improvements under his new coach, Fury unleashed a characteristically flamboyant response to Ben Davidson. “I don’t know, it’s not like he’s my boyfriend is it?” Fury quipped, injecting a dose of humor into the tense pre-fight atmosphere.

He also added, “Like I’m studying him every night like, ‘Oh my god I like your muscles man.’ I’ve got my own wife and kids to look after, not focus on other men’s careers.” His playful dismissal, delivered with a hint of mock seriousness underscored his unwavering self-confidence. Fury’s comments, while lighthearted, serve a strategic purpose. By downplaying any interest in Joshua’s training, he maintains the focus on his own upcoming challenge against Usyk.

Moreover, the playful jab subtly belittles Joshua’s efforts, suggesting the former unified champion hasn’t fazed the heavyweight champion. Still, all of this would matter because if Fury’s able to beat Oleksandr Usyk then he might face Anthony Joshua in a massive Wembley fight, as per Bob Arum.

Bob Arum hopeful for Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight

The heavyweight landscape just got a whole lot more intriguing. Top Rank’s Bob Arum has ignited a firestorm of speculation, hinting at a potential mega-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. This all-British clash, with the potential to be staged at the iconic Wembley Stadium, could be the culmination of Fury’s career, according to Arum. But there’s a twist.

Fury’s first hurdle remains the undisputed champion, Oleksandr Usyk, on May 18th. However, a win for Fury opens a pandora’s box of possibilities. Arum mentioned, “Looking at Tyson Fury, if he beats Usyk and fights Usyk again and beats him and then does a massive fight hopefully in the UK at Wembley Stadium against Joshua, that would really put an exclamation point to his great career.” However, Arum didn’t want to kill any alternative opportunities as well.