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09-27-2022, 03:55 PM
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Uncle Bobby Warren
Frank's uncle Bobby Warren went to prison for seven years for attacking the gangster Jack Spot - and Frank is still good friends with Uncle Bobby, who sat by his bedside every night in hospital when he was shot by a hitman in 1989.
The shooting of Frank Warren
As he arrived at the venue he was approached by a masked gunman who appeared from the crowd and shot him twice in the chest with . 22 bullets from a Luger pistol at close range. The gunman fled and Warren was taken to hospital.
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That gunman I believe was a boxer that Warren ripped off
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It seems like Fury controls his Irish gangsters rather than the other way around. Be interesting to know the ins and outs of how those relationships work. Maybe JP can tell us. Not.
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No interest in Fury v Charr just fury taking the piss
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Only three fights out there for Fury: JJ, Usyk, and AJ. Usyk and JJ want to rest until next year, so Fury needs to fight AJ if he wants a fight this year. Of course he could fight Charr for next to nothing (for him) and wait for one of the other three next year. That's probably what he'll do.
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Joe Joyce Confident His Pressure Would Get To Oleksandr Usyk
BY BOXINGSCENE STAFF
Published Wed Sep 28, 2022, 03:48 AM EDT
Joe Joyce is more motivated than ever to get his hands on WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Last weekend in Manchester, Joyce picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he knocked out former world champion Joseph Parker in the eleventh round.
The victory gave Joyce the vacant WBO interim-title - which in turn makes him the mandatory challenger to Usyk.
Usyk picked up a win over Joyce when the two boxers were amateurs in 2013.
Last month, Usyk retained his titles with a twelve round decision win in his rematch with Anthony Joshua.
"If Usyk doesn't want to fight me then he has to vacate the belt and then I get elevated to full champion. From there, I can defend the belt," Joyce told Sky Sports News.
"I think I would start to get to him [if we fight]," Joyce warned, "if I can keep the pressure up. He is a very skillful fighter, but at this level it's all going to be tough from here on in.
"This time I would be more prepared and have a proper training camp geared towards him. It's over 12 rounds with smaller gloves and I've come a long way since then. It was a long time ago. It takes 10 years to reach sporting excellence. I've surpassed that and I'm still learning, so it would be a great fight over 12 rounds."
Joyce holds an undefeated record with 15 wins and 14 of them came by knockout - including a stoppage win over current WBA 'regular' champion Daniel Dubois.
The win over Parker, by knockout, sent a big message to the heavyweight division.
"That was the next jump into the elite bracket. [Parker] is a top fighter, ex world champion, so it was a great victory for me. I think I did a good job and the future is bright - I look forward to the next couple of fights coming up," Joyce said.
"Lots of credit to Joseph Parker, he is a tough guy. I was hitting him with everything and he was still coming back with three or four punches in between and I had to really push to get the victory. I didn't have to fight Joseph Parker, but it then pushed me up to the next level."
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09-29-2022, 03:01 PM
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I'm giving JJ full props. He beat up JP in a way no one else ever has. But he beat a guy who was too heavy, had the wrong fight plan, and didn't move. In that fight, I'd say that JJ had better speed and movement than JP. He looked invincible. But so did AJ before he met Ruiz. AJ, Fury, Wilder, and Usyk can beat JJ if they can find a weakness to exploit. A big if, and JJ keeps improving.
https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/joe-joyce-is-2-heavyweight-in-division-says-tyson-fury/251765
