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No delays, no warm-ups; it’s time for Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury

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11 months ago

December 21, 2025

It’s unlikely that Tyson Fury stayed up until 4:30 a.m. to watch Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul fight, but he would have woken up to a deluge of news on one topic.

“Tyson, did you see what AJ said about you? You have to fight him!”

More than that. Please fight Joshua.

In the silent and placid early morning after Joshua dispatched Paul, you could almost hear boxing fans begging him and Fury to do it now.

No warm-up fights. No delays. No crazy stuff.

It looks like Joshua is acting. If he takes the fight to Paul for a stack of money, why wouldn’t he fight Fury for a stack of more money?

It does not require marinating, the shelf life has already passed for several years. A February fight for Joshua and an April fight for Fury against other opponents were discussed.

Why? So can they risk injury or, worse yet, lose to seemingly weaker opponents?

The ball is in Fury’s court. He said he was retired; that he won’t come back for “£1 billion”. Maybe not. But nothing will make the Gypsy King’s knuckles itch and his heart pound faster than the sight of Joshua calling out to him; calling him “Twitter fingers.”

“If Tyson Fury is as grave as he thinks he is… Get in the ring next if you’re a really bad boy. Don’t talk so much… I’ll see you in the ring and we’ll talk with our fists,” Joshua said in the ring after his sixth-round victory over Paul.

Calculated. Direct. Personal.

“Then get in the ring with me.”

Joshua knows time is of the essence and what’s more, this is still a huge fight between two British icons. The entire Wembley Stadium is being sold out

Fury’s inability, fueled by the ego that every fighter in the world has; staying away from the spotlight was highlighted in a video he posted on social media last week when he chastised Joshua for saying he could “kill” Paul in the ring.

So to say Fury doesn’t care is bullshit.

“Here’s a fun fact – if I ever meet you, you tramp, I’m going to knock you out with a spark,” Fury said.

Here you go. This is the Tyson we know and love!

The only thing we can hope for is that he cares enough to put it all on the line and get back in the ring. He took a year off but was still vigorous, posting almost weekly updates on his training and gym sessions.

Joshua, although he lost to Paul, was not thoroughly tested. It’s not like his Miami feat will make him fight tougher or gain an advantage over Fury.

There is no longer any need for any delays, warm-ups or build-ups.

So please, for everyone’s sake, sign the contract, announce the date, touch the gloves and put them on.

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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4 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.