TALKING TURKI

From Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury to battle of pound-for-pound stars, Turki Alalshikh names his four dream fights

One includes Britain's answer to Mike Tyson

THE MAN at the heart of boxing's boom has Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury on his list of dream fights.

Turki Alalshikh's deep pockets have finally brought boxing's previously feuding promoters together to make the biggest and best fights.

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Oleksandr Usyk with Turki AlalshikhCredit: Reuters

And his wealth has not only been spread out across Saudi Arabia having also held fights in the UK and America.

Alalshikh listed Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk vs Moses Itauma, Naoya Inoue vs Nick Ball and AJ vs Fury as his top four bouts to make.

And here, SunSport helps run down what makes them so enticing.

Joshua vs Fury

The two British superstars have spent years in agonising and failed negotiations to fight.

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And they looked on course to in 2025 after AJ was knocked out by Daniel Dubois and Fury twice beaten on points by Usyk.

That was until Fury unexpectedly announced his boxing retirement - but Alalshikh admitted he could talk the Gypsy King out of it.

Canelo vs Crawford

Crawford tops several pound-for-pound lists - unbeaten in 41 fights and a champion in four different weights.

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He set his sights on moving from the 154lb super-welterweight division to Canelo's 168lb super-middleweight division.

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Mexican legend Canelo had at first ruled out the bout - but reports suggest a deal is close to being agreed for September 13 in Las Vegas.

Usyk vs Itauma

After Usyk beat Fury for the second time, it offered him the perfect opportunity to retire on top - but the Ukrainian great was uninterested.

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So heavyweight contenders are lining up for the chance to dethrone unbeaten 23-0 Usyk.

Admittedly, 19-year-old Itauma would be an outsider but the Brit teen has been likened to a young and ferocious Mike Tyson.

Inoue vs Ball

Undefeated Japanese star Inoue joins Usyk and Crawford in the argument for pound-for-pound supremacy.

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He is a four-weight champ with 25 knockouts in his 28 wins - slowly running out of competition to face.

But Liverpool's Ball - the WBA featherweight champ - is a wrecking ball of his own with 21 wins and just a draw to blemish his record.

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