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“Am I next?” Tyson Fury CONCERNED after Wilder’s victory over Chisora
Tyson Fury admits he has concerns for his future after witnessing Deontay Wilder’s split decision victory over Derek Chisora.
In a hard-fought fight that saw both men hit the canvas, Wilder borders on the past Chisora on Saturday at the O2 Arena.
Chisora, 42, was fighting for his 50th and final time as a professional, while Wilder, 40, is expected to continue fighting.
Fury, who has faced both fighters three times, says watching his two former rivals has made him concerned about how he will cope when he returns to face Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
“By the time the fight takes place on Saturday, I will have been out of the ring for 16 months,” Fury said Inside the Ring.
“And at 37, 16 months is a long time.
“So I have some things to do, think about in my own mind and see how I feel.
“After watching Deontay and Chisora fight that night, it was solid for me to watch.
“It was melancholy.
“It broke my heart. I’ve never seen two men slip as badly as these two in my life.”
“And I’m like, ‘Am I going to be f***ing next?'”
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Wilder called out longtime rival Anthony Joshua after the fight and confronted him as he left the ring.
Fury interrupted his career after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, who retired in January.
However, the former two-time world heavyweight champion reversed his decision earlier this year.
Makhmudov defeated Dave Allen on points in October in Sheffield, but will enter the fight as a major underdog.
The “Gypsy King”, like Wilder, is waiting for a showdown with his long-time rival, Joshua, who is to stand at ringside.
“I would definitely like to fight him next,” Fury said A place of stomping.
“If he’s available next, we’ll do that next, provided I can get through Arslanbek.”
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Jack Rafferty returns this weekend and will face Ekow Essuman.
The Rafferty vs Essuman fight takes place on the Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois card.
He talked to professional boxing fans and revealed refreshed and rejuvenated before returning on Saturday.
Rafferty last fought in August last year when he drew with Mark Chamberlain and admitted he needed rest after a long string of fights.
“Since Henry Turner, I’ve had a lot to do… besides the fights being tough, the camps were sometimes even tougher.
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“I gave myself some time off, which I think I deserved…I went straight back to work.”
He reflected on his last fight and how he feels he has improved his physical abilities since then.
“A little rest has been good for me… Jack Rafferty is in really good shape for the fight on May 9th.”
Rafferty admitted he felt unfortunate that he didn’t get the win and told how there were talks about a rematch, but ultimately broke down.
“I thought I won… unfortunately there will be no rematch.
“There were talks, but there were commitments in between… things fell through.
“Never say never… it might happen again one day.”
He is looking forward to fighting Nottingham’s Essuman and revealed that he is full of respect for his opponent.
‘The Engine’ was last in action in November when he was stopped by Jack Catterall at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“He lost to a world-class player… there is no shame in that.
“There’s a reason it’s called the Echo Engine… we all know what it brings.
“What a fight, what a show to be a part of.”
“Demolition Man” talked about his motivations behind training camps and each fight.
“When I lost my mother, it was the biggest loss I had ever experienced… I can’t lose anything else.
“Thanks to this pain you can do something with yourself… My mother is proud of me every day.”
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Dillian Whyte has called for a third fight with Derek Chisora.
Whyte and Chisora had two crazy battles, with “The Body Snatcher” winning both fights, the last of which took place in 2018.
The 38-year-old has not fought since a first-round loss to Moses Itauma, but is looking forward to meeting Chisora again, who is coming off a loss to Deontay Wilder earlier this month.
At the end of last year, both teams were linked with each other, but they failed to reach an agreement.
“He says he wants to fight me and he’s not going to retire,” he said Sky Sports News.
“Not many boxers have trilogies in their career.
“I would love to fight him again.
“I think a trilogy would be great because we’re both at a stage in our careers where there won’t be a lot of running, a lot of moving around.
“We will stand there and trade.
“He doesn’t like me, I don’t like him.
“He doesn’t want to lose to me, I don’t want to lose to him.
“I would like to wear this.
“If Derek is earnest, he knows where I am. I will fight Derek Chisora tomorrow.”
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Chisora fought until his 50th fight and, he claimed, it was the last time in his professional career against Wilder.
The 42-year-old fell twice after losing a split decision at the O2 Arena and has not fully confirmed his retirement since.
Had Whyte not secured a fight against his British rival, he claims he would have been open to fighting either Wilder or Andy Ruiz Jr.
“I would like to fight Andy Ruiz, Deontay Wilder and another guy called Nelson Hysa, he is number 1 in Albania,” he added.
“I would like to fight such fighters because of their good position in the rankings, and they are top fighters.”
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