Johnny Nelson

Tyson Fury said a trilogy fight against Oleksandr Usyk would bring him out of retirement and claims a fight has been agreed for April 18 at Wembley; Fury retired from boxing in January but has teased a possible comeback with several training videos

Tyson Fury said a trilogy fight against Oleksandr Usyk would bring him out of retirement and claims a fight has been agreed for April 18 at Wembley; Fury retired from boxing in January but has teased a possible comeback with several training videos

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn were scheduled for a face-off in London on Wednesday ahead of their April 26 clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; Eubank Jr could face disciplinary action from the British Boxing Board of Control after slapping an egg in Benns face at a press conference

The rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is a lot more personal now for Tyson Fury, says Sky Sports boxing expert and former world champion Johnny Nelson: Fury knows now its about all his skills, all his ability, experience and the fight that hes got left inside him

Sky Sports Boxing’s Johnny Nelson believes Tyson Fury needs to make changes to his corner if he wants to beat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch - and even questioned whether Fury has the appetite for a rematch. Fury appeared to be given mixed messages in his corner throughout his original bout against Usyk, with his father John Fury, trainer Sugar Hill Steward and assistant Andy Lee all seen talking to him. The 35-year-old lost by split decision and on Wednesday, a rematch between Fury and Usyk wa…

Sky Sports Boxings Johnny Nelson has questioned the future of Tyson Fury: What more can he do? How can he improve from that? This defeat would have done his head in and his heart in.; Fury suffered the first loss of his career as he was beaten via split decision by Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed world heavyweight title fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 18, live on Sky Sports Box Office; the British star attempts to unify the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC belts

Sky Sports Boxing’s Johnny Nelson believes Tyson Fury is struggling to find a mental edge over Oleksandr Usyk, and has envisioned a controversial ending to the pair’s undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia... I had a dream and Tyson Fury was in this dream. I’m trying to understand what I saw. It was controversial and Tyson Fury was not happy. I don’t know if that meant Tyson Fury won controversially or Tyson lost controversially, but I know there is a controversial decision with this…

Sky Sports Boxing’s Johnny Nelson warns the sport must “catch up and wake up” to the success of YouTube fighters after Jake Paul and Tommy Fury’s lucrative clash in Saudi Arabia... I thought you had two average novices getting world-class attention, a world-class payday - our sport is probably now suffering from some boxing snobbery. The old school, the old boys will look at this and think “why are these novices getting such a platform?” and the reason for that is because, fighters can learn fro…

Forget Christmas, forget New Year, they are going to be obsessed about each other, until February 19, Johnny Nelson says Amir Khan and Kell Brook will be fuelled by animosity ahead of their grudge fight

I dont doubt that David has still got that power, but what I doubt is how much he has got left to fight Tyson Fury, Johnny Nelson gives his verdict after Haye challenged the WBC heavyweight champion

Anthony Joshua could receive a new world title challenger this week, so Johnny Nelson has given his verdict on possible heavyweight opponents for the unified champion. There are a few names being thrown in the hat, and of course the big name that most of us over here would know is Luis Ortiz. But No 1, I don’t think Ortiz has enough time to prepare properly for this fight, and No 2, if you’re going to fight Luis Ortiz, you do not have him as a stand-in, because this guy is dangerous, a southpaw,…

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko met for the final time ahead of Saturday nights showdown at the weigh-in. Joshua came in at a career heaviest, while his foe was lighter than ever, so Johnny Nelson tells us exactly what he is expecting to see unfold...

Would Smith beat Groves?

Amir Khan caused ripples in boxing circles by announcing a May fight at 155lbs against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, putting a Kell Brook showdown in doubt. Johnny Nelson makes sense of it all... Without a doubt Khan deserves a pass for not fighting Brook now. Canelo is a big fight, a dangerous fight. I’m very impressed. Remember, Canelo took out my mate Ryan Rhodes who was a very big, strong fighter. Good on him, if that’s the route he’s going. I didn’t understand why the Brook fight was such an issue…

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

Sky Sports expert promises backstage gossip

Mikkel Kessler has tweeted his retirement and Johnny Nelson believes his biggest rival Carl Froch will also hang up his gloves... It’s about desire and want, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we soon hear the same news closer to home. I personally think we’ve also seen the last of Carl Froch but I could be wrong. That’s just my opinion. When you’ve achieved as much as Carl has, what else is there? Kessler was waiting for Froch, for that one big payday. He needed a fight that would put fear in him a…

Deontay Wilder’s eye-catching attitude can reignite the excitement in heavyweight boxing, believes Johnny Nelson. Wilder became the first undefeated American to capture a world title since Riddick Bowe when he went the distance for the first time in his career by out-pointing Bermane Stiverne in Las Vegas. Sky Sports expert Nelson believes the brash style and thrilling knock-out resume of the new champion can grab the attention of an American audience and benefit boxing as a whole... Wilder’s r…

Johnny Nelson believes Martin J Ward was taught a valuable lesson by narrowly earning a draw against Maxi Hughes. Ward found himself on the canvas twice and while he still avoided defeat on the scorecards to maintain his undefeated record, Nelson believes too much was expected of the Brentwood banger. Our Sky Sports expert also ran the rule over Jono Carroll - the Prizefighter winner - whose novice career was propelled into the spotlight with victories over veterans Michael Devine, Stephen Foste…