Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have just completed the longest face-off in boxing history. The two heavyweight rivals, who clash in a highly-anticipated rematch this Saturday night, committed to an 11-minute staredown. 3 Fury and Usyk stared directly at each other for 11 minutesCredit: Getty Both fighters refused to break their stares despite an incredible … Read more
Simon Jordan and Barry McGuigan want to see Anthony Joshua hang up his gloves after his brutal knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. AJ was handed the fourth defeat of his professional career in September by his fellow countryman in a fight that saw him touch down four times en route to the eventual fifth-round knockout. … Read more
Daniel Dubois has called out the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury live on talkSPORT. Usyk and Fury are set to square off on Saturday night for the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles in a rematch of their barnburner in May. 2 Dubois put out a public challenge on talkSPORT The Ukrainian handed … Read more
Deciding the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time is not an easy task, but we at talkSPORT.com have decided to give it a go anyway. To make it more manageable, we have stuck to the last 50 years to come up with a top 20 list of the best heavyweights of the modern era. 12 … Read more
Johnny Fisher could never have imagined his next fight during a history lecture at Exeter University. But it was here that the seed for his boxing career was planted, ultimately shaping who he is today. 3 Eddie Hearn has dubbed Johnny Fisher a ‘world class prospect’Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Now, at 25 years old, he is … Read more
Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury is fast approaching, but a simulation has already determined the outcome. Usyk and Fury will meet in an illustrious second heavyweight meeting this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, six months on from their first enthralling clash. 3 Fury and Usyk were streets apart in a simulated boutCredit: Undisputed The … Read more
WBO president Gustavo Olivieri has confirmed to talkSPORT.com that the major sanctioning body will not stand in the way of a trilogy bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The WBO are next up in the sanctioning body rotation system to order a mandatory challenger for the winner of the upcoming rematch on December 21 … Read more
Tyson Fury claims he is planning to come in at a career-heaviest weight for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk handed Fury the first defeat of his professional career in May via split decision but ‘The Gypsy King’ will have the opportunity exact his revenge on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3 Fury looks … Read more
Undefeated Welsh boxer Rhys Edwards will now face Peter McGrail on the the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard. McGrail was already scheduled to fight on the card against Dennis McCann, but McCann was removed after failing a pre-fight drugs test with an adverse finding discovered. 3 Undefeated star Edwards will step in at short … Read more
Counting down the days until 25 December, talkSPORT is looking at 12 knockouts of Christmas . Up next it’s Big John Fury… Gypsy John fought in hundreds of bare-knuckle bouts and 13 licensed professional contests and – even though the last two ended in brutal fashion – doesn’t appear to be done fighting yet. 4 … Read more