Don Robbie

The five heavyweights who could beat Tyson Fury  By Tom Masters Tyson Fury has emerged as arguably the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time, with several boxing greats bestowing him that title while others believe he has work to do to reach the highest of accolades in the sport.    Fury’s record speaks for itself, with only a controversial draw against Deontay Wilder ruining a perfect record, as the Gypsy King has won the other 31 of his 32 fights, with 22 coming by way of knockout.    Despite boasting such an impressive record, boxing supremo Eddie Hearn believes Fury needs to fight against the best modern-day boxers to be able to lay claim to the crown of greatest ever heavyweight.    But are there actually any current heavyweights who could beat him? We look at five who could hand a first defeat to the 33-year-old.    1.     Anthony Joshua    The fight that everyone around the world, and particularly in the UK,...

Will Joshua's next defeat be the end of his pro boxing career?  By Andy Baber For all the inspirational messages that Anthony Joshua puts out on his many social media channels, it’s been a tough couple of years for the heavyweight in the ring.  His first foray into the American market ended in disaster as he was floored four times by the unfancied Andy Ruiz Jr at New York’s Madison Square Garden in June 2019. While he went on to regain his IBF, WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia six months later, Ruiz Jr offered very little as AJ controlled the fight from start to finish. The pandemic then put the boxing calendar on hold before Joshua returned to centre stage against Kubrat Pulev, who he dispatched with a ninth-round knockout. But he suffered yet another setback in September this year when he was completely outclassed by Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk over 12 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Unsurprisingly, Joshua was quick to activate the rematch clause - ...

Who could Tyson Fury fight after Deontay Wilder? By Oscar Maung-Haley After overcoming Deontay Wilder in the third bout of their fighting trilogy, Tyson Fury doesn’t have an obvious match-up on the cards. We take a look at who the Gypsy King could take on next. Anthony Joshua It safe to say that Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk certainly rattled a few cages. For one, it altered a timeline that seems to be something out of a Hollywood movie. Joshua was supposed to defeat Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, setting up a heavyweight clash with Fury. However, the script was thrown out of the window when Usyk bested Joshua, meaning a rematch is now set-up for spring 2022. Should Joshua defeat Usyk in their springtime showdown, then it could set things   up nicely for a bout against Fury in the battle of the British heavyweights that almost everyone wants to see. Oleksandr Usyk Usyk defeating Joshua really threw a cat amongst the pigeons in the heavyweight division. For one, it...