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Floyd Mayweather allegedly paid extortionist whose thugs ‘broke a couple of heads’ in boxer’s camp

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Floyd Mayweather never lost a professional fight inside of a boxing ring, but the boxing great knows when to cut his losses outside of it, says his old boxing promoter Bob Arum.

While allegedly being shaken down by Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince, Mayweather allegedly ran to Arum to have him pay off a street debt for protection and managerial services rendered by what some dub the Boogeyman of the entertainment industry.

Outside of his exploits as a visionary that would cement his legacy in the echelons of Southern hip-hop royalty, Prince, who is backed by a Mafia-style outfit, allegedly has extorted artists and other celebrities who travel to Houston and areas outside of the Lone Star State.

Hence, Prince isn’t someone who even the world’s top boxer wants problems with.

Floyd Mayweather

“We were at dinner one night and I got a call that there was a disturbance at my gym,” Arum explained during a Monday appearance on Highly Questionable on ESPN. “Floyd apparently had asked us not to do a fight in October, but to do it in December after James Prince’s contract with him had run out.

“So … some people came over with or without the knowledge of James Prince and proceeded to break a couple of heads of people in Mayweather’s camp with baseball bats, so the gym was splattered with blood. And Floyd came to my office the next day, and he said, ‘Prince says he wants his money from the fight that’s coming up.’ So, I said to Floyd, ‘Fine, if that’s what you want, I will write him a letter of credit.’ And Floyd said to me, ‘Prince don’t do no letters of credit, you better send the cash.”

Maybe Mayweather, who birthed Mayweather Promotions in 2007 and has amassed over $1 billion from in-ring earnings and endorsements, will stick to professional security outfits and managerial teams to protect his assets moving forward.

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Floyd Mayweather’s Bitter Next Opponent Promises A Knockout: “Forget This Exhibition Nonsense”

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Floyd Mayweather

After a 50-0 professional career, modern-day great Floyd Mayweather has been a steady feature on the exhibition circuit.

Having defeated the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto, all the while becoming far and away the biggest box office attraction in the sport, Mayweather popularised the perfect record like no other.

Now he continues to make money from the sport in non-competitive bouts, having had a move around with Logan Paul, Tenshin Nasukawa, Aaron Chalmers and more.

His last outing was against John Gotti III, the grandson of the notorious mob boss of the same name, and ended in a brawl both in and out of the ring.

The rematch is now set, and Gotti says this time around he will not be tricked into thinking it’s anything less than a fight.

Floyd Mayweather

“I want this to be remembered as a very entertaining fight. Floyd keeps repeating himself, saying ‘boxing showcase’ and ‘boxing exhibition.’ I’ve been watching Floyd my whole life, since I’m a kid. I’ve never once seen Floyd show up early to an event. I was early in Florida and he’s already there warming up. I’ve never seen Floyd prepare the way he has, and I’ve never seen Floyd throw as many punches in two minutes as he did in our fight.

So obviously it was a fight. Obviously, he wanted to hurt me and knock me out. So, he’s not gonna snooker me again with this exhibition nonsense. He’s coming to knock me out again and I’m gonna try to knock him out this time, so that’s that.”

Ever-confident in his skillset, Mayweather was adamant that it was just about ‘having fun.’

 Floyd Mayweather

“I truly believe that if I took a lot of abuse in the sport of boxing throughout my career, then I probably wouldn’t still be doing exhibitions or putting on boxing showcases, but I didn’t take no abuse in the sport of boxing so I feel like I can continue to go out there, have fun and put on shows throughout the world.

Last time I checked, I’ve beat more fighters that are in the Hall of Fame than any fighter in history and that’s truly a blessing. But [Gotti] is a tough competitor and I take my hat off to him. He wanna run it back, we can run it back twice, three times. It is what it is. I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter at the end of the day.”

Mayweather will face Gotti on August 24 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

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What time is Claressa Shields- Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse fight? Ring walk for main event

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 Claressa Shields

Three women’s boxing world heavyweight title belts are on the line Saturday night in Detroit. Champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse takes on challenger Claressa Shields from the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.

Lepage-Joanisse (7-1-0, 2 KOs) won the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) world heavyweight belt via split decision over Abril Argentina Vidal in March. The 10-round bout was her second title fight after losing a WBC world heavyweight title match with Alejandra Jimenez back in August 2017. She’s since racked up four consecutive wins, most recently the win over Argentina Vidal.

Claressa Shields

Shields (14-0-0, 2 KOs) is in the ring for the first time since last June when she won the WBC, World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Federation (WBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight belts via unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo. Shields is competing in the heavyweight class for the first time and the Flint, Michigan native could earn another three titles in the WBC, WBO, and WBF heavyweight classes.

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Floyd Mayweather’s Bitter Next Opponent Promises A Knockout: “Forget This Exhibition Nonsense”

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Floyd Mayweather 

After a 50-0 professional career, modern-day great Floyd Mayweather has been a steady feature on the exhibition circuit.

Having defeated the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto, all the while becoming far and away the biggest box office attraction in the sport, Mayweather popularised the perfect record like no other.

Now he continues to make money from the sport in non-competitive bouts, having had a move around with Logan Paul, Tenshin Nasukawa, Aaron Chalmers and more.

His last outing was against John Gotti III, the grandson of the notorious mob boss of the same name, and ended in a brawl both in and out of the ring.

 Floyd Mayweather

The rematch is now set, and Gotti says this time around he will not be tricked into thinking it’s anything less than a fight.

“I want this to be remembered as a very entertaining fight. Floyd keeps repeating himself, saying ‘boxing showcase’ and ‘boxing exhibition.’ I’ve been watching Floyd my whole life, since I’m a kid. I’ve never once seen Floyd show up early to an event. I was early in Florida and he’s already there warming up. I’ve never seen Floyd prepare the way he has, and I’ve never seen Floyd throw as many punches in two minutes as he did in our fight.

So obviously it was a fight. Obviously, he wanted to hurt me and knock me out. So, he’s not gonna snooker me again with this exhibition nonsense. He’s coming to knock me out again and I’m gonna try to knock him out this time, so that’s that.”

Ever-confident in his skillset, Mayweather was adamant that it was just about ‘having fun.’

Floyd Mayweather

“I truly believe that if I took a lot of abuse in the sport of boxing throughout my career, then I probably wouldn’t still be doing exhibitions or putting on boxing showcases, but I didn’t take no abuse in the sport of boxing so I feel like I can continue to go out there, have fun and put on shows throughout the world.

Last time I checked, I’ve beat more fighters that are in the Hall of Fame than any fighter in history and that’s truly a blessing. But [Gotti] is a tough competitor and I take my hat off to him. He wanna run it back, we can run it back twice, three times. It is what it is. I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter at the end of the day.”

Mayweather will face Gotti on August 24 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

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Canelo Alvarez names the hardest puncher he’s ever faced and it’s not Gennadiy Golovkin or Floyd Mayweather

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Canelo Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez has shared the ring with many huge punchers, but he’s provided a surprising answer when asked who had the most power.

The Mexican icon is currently preparing for a September showdown with Edgar Berlanga and the Puerto Rican is famed for his heavy artillery.

Before that battle, Canelo can look to previous experiences against dangerous fighters as he’s took punches from many great fighters.

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez: "Money's" controversial take on Mexican fighter's PPV flop | Marca

 

Canelo faced James Kirkland in 2015, a fight he won in three rounds, and he’s credited the Texan as being the hardest puncher he’s ever faced.

“Kirkland,” said Canelo when speaking at a 2022 press conference when asked who hit him the hardest

“It was unbelievable. I felt the punches right here (raising his arm).”

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The reason why Floyd Mayweather is banned from driving this car

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Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr., the boxing champion who could dodge punches like nobody’s business, apparently couldn’t dodge his way out of a car dealership faux pas.  Even though he’s retired from boxing (except for that whole “exhibition match” with McGregor), Floyd’s still a fixture in the fight game, reminding everyone he’s undefeated and filthy rich.

This dude’s a walking money machine – literally exceeding the billion-dollar mark in earnings. So, naturally, he surrounds himself with the finer things in life: Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, Lamborghinis – you name the brand, Floyd’s probably got the keys (or at least used to). But there’s one prestigious car company that’s thrown a left hook at Floyd’s automotive dreams: Bugatti.

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See, Floyd was a big spender at Bugatti, a real VIP customer. But things went south faster than a bad right hook when Bugatti discovered Floyd flipped a black Bugatti Veyron for way more than the sticker price of a brand new one – just because he’d driven it.  Apparently, reselling a car with a celebrity mark-up wasn’t part of the Bugatti VIP package.  The company wasn’t having it, and Floyd got blacklisted faster than a fighter who forgot to make weight.

So, Floyd might be retired from the ring, but it seems the battle for Bugatti bragging rights is a fight he lost.  But hey, at least he’s got a garage full of other luxury cars to keep him company (and a bank account that probably doesn’t even care).

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Claressa Shields weighs in on Olympic boxing controversy after fighters who failed gender tests were allowed to take on women in Paris

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Claressa Shields

Women’s boxing world champion Claressa Shields has fumed over the decision to allow two fighters who failed gender tests to compete against females at this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Olympic chiefs have sparked outrage by allowing Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan – who were both thrown out of last year’s world championships after being deemed biological males – to enter the women’s boxing category in Paris.

Khelif, who also competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was disqualified from the competition after failing gender eligibility tests prior to her scheduled gold-medal bout, while Yu-Ting was stripped of her bronze following a similar result.

Claressa Shields 

Despite this, the two boxers are set to fight against women athletes in the coming days after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bosses insisted they have met all the required eligibility criteria to do so.

But Shields, who currently holds professional women’s world titles in three separate weight classes, has become the latest high-profile figure to hit out at the decision.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist wrote on X: ‘So they got men fighting against women in the Olympics boxing ! I wouldn’t have stood for no stuff like that!

‘That is so heartbreaking to the women who have to have their dreams ruined by a man. Sad asf!’

Shields first rose to fame in women’s boxing when she captured two gold medals at the Olympics; first coming out on top at the 2012 Games in London before repeating the feat four years later in Rio de Janeiro.

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Mike Tyson Savages Deontay Wilder Over Criticism of Jake Paul Fight

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson has taken a swipe at Deontay Wilder for negative comments made about his upcoming fight with Jake Paul. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is one of many big names in the sport of boxing to take issue with the November bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, Wilder’s criticism appears to have genuinely bothered Tyson.

In comments made earlier this year, the 38-year-old claimed the heavyweight legend could “end up in a coma” as a result of taking a fight with a man 31 years his junior, while questioning whether anyone around Tyson “gave a f***” about him. Wilder reasoned: “I don’t think anyone cares about Mike, because if they did, they wouldn’t sanction the fight.

Mike Tyson to fight Jake Paul in Netflix boxing bout on July 20

 

“They may say they’ve done tests and all that, okay, but as long as you’re willing to suffer the consequences if something bad goes wrong.” When Wilder’s words were put to Tyson in a recent interview with Esquire, the New York-born veteran launched an explosive rant in the direction of the former WBC Heavyweight Champion.

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‘It’s over for him’ – Mike Tyson leaves fans concerned as he releases first training footage since Jake Paul fight rescheduled

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson’s latest training footage has supporters fearing the worst.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion returns to the ring against Jake Paul on November 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, live on Netflix.

They were initially scheduled to duke it out on July 20, however, the fight was pushed back four months after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight to Los Angeles in May.

His PR team insisted Tyson had made a full recovery, but further checks from the doctors deemed him medically unfit to compete this summer.

Mike Tyson receives 'catastrophic' health warning from former Chelsea and England physio ahead of Jake Paul fight | talkSPORT

 

As a result, Mike Perry stepped in to replace Tyson on the original date and was subsequently knocked out in the sixth round, clearing the way for Paul to finally face ‘Iron Mike’.

Last month, Paul’s manager Nakisa Bidarian confirmed that Tyson had resumed his strength and conditioning work but hadn’t started boxing yet.

However, the boxing icon is now back punching again and has released a seven-second video of him smashing the pads on Instagram.

Reacting to the clip, fans expressed their concerns for Tyson as he gears up to box a man 31 years his junior.

Concerns over Mike Tyson health risks ahead of Jake Paul fight | Marca

One supporter wrote: “Jake knocking him out.”

Another commented: “It’s over for him. No chance Mike Tyson beats Jake Paul.”

A third posted: “Mike Tyson is going to sleep on the 15th of November.”

Meanwhile, somebody else added: “Mike Tyson on November 15th, Round 1, ‘Goodnight’.”

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Floyd Mayweather Visits Jewish Summer Camp for Children Battling Cancer, Brings Message of Resilience

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Floyd Mayweather

Undefeated former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather visited a Jewish summer camp in Glen Spey, New York, last week that is organized for children battling cancer and chronic illnesses.

The retired 50-0 boxing champion, 47, stopped by Chai Lifeline’s Camp Simcha and put on a boxing demonstration in a specially built ring that featured the message “Knock out cancer.” He also trained with kids at the camp and even helped campers lace up their boxing gloves before entering the ring.

Chai Lifeline shared a video from Mayweather’s visit to the camp, which serves 480 children every summer, and said he also gave “motivational talks” and “engaged in activities that lifted the spirits of the brave children.”

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“This is by far one of the best camps in the world,” Mayweather said at one of the activities he participated in while visiting the camp on July 31. “This is an unbelievable camp. I hear about this camp all the time. There is nothing like the bond that you guys have … I’m proud of you all.”

“I want everybody in this room to stay positive, have great energy,” he added. “These special children need our support, need our help. We need to stand behind them and help them and let them know that they’re great and they can do anything. Anything is possible.”

Rabbi Simcha Scholar, CEO of Chai Lifeline, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Floyd Mayweather to Camp Simcha. Our children are fighters in their own right, battling illness year-round. Floyd’s visit was truly special and inspiring for them. He is a champion both in and out of the ring, and we thank him for giving our campers an experience they will never forget.”

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After the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in southern Israel, Mayweather used his private jet to deliver food, bulletproof vests for Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, medical equipment, and other supplies to Israel. He expressed solidarity with Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks and has also donated a fleet of “medicycles” to Magen David Adom, Israel’s national ambulance and disaster-relief organization.

The former boxer visited the Jewish state in November 2022 and also earlier this year, when he received the Champion for Israel award at the Dan Family Aish World Center in Jerusalem for supporting Israel and speaking out against hate and antisemitism. He was also awarded the Lifesaving Award from United Hatzalah, Israel’s volunteer-based medical emergency organization, for his delivery of equipment to help Israel during the ongoing war with Hamas.

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