Gervonta Davis is now willing to face YouTube sensation Jake Paul under one simple condition.
The 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland has enjoyed an accomplished professional career to date, capturing world titles across three weight classes. ‘Tank’ currently holds the WBA lightweight title which he is set to defend against Lamont Roach Jr on March 1 in New York.
As he enters arguably the most important years of his tenure, Davis is reportedly interested in only the biggest fights available to him. Although one bout that looks to be of interest to him is against ‘The Problem Child’ Paul, who ditched his YouTube career to enter professional boxing back in 2020.
Speaking on The Mr Jay Hill Network, ‘Tank’ admitted he would fight Paul if the opportunity arose, but stated he would only do it if the 27-year-old agreed to drop his weight down to 190-195lbs.
“Yeah I’d fight him for that money. He can’t come in at 220lbs [what he weighed last fight]. Give him 190 or 195.
I would consider him a boxer now because he’s definitely in the gym so I will consider him a boxer. He just got to fight an actual fighter now, like a fighter. [I can see him] fighting me.”
The weight would require Paul to come in 30lbs lighter than his last contest against heavyweight legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson last November. Their controversial heavyweight clash took place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on the first ever boxing show to be broadcasted on Netflix, with Paul winning by a wide unanimous decision.
Many prominent figures in the sport have urged ‘The Problem Child’ to make a serious step-up in opposition in his next fight. He looked all set to face current super-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez before the Mexican pulled out of negotiations at the last moment.
Terence Crawford looks to have entered the final chapter of what has been a remarkable career.
Since making his professional debut 17-years-ago, the 37-year-old switch-hitter from Omaha, Nebraska has made his way through the ranks to capture world titles in four weight divisions, as well as becoming the undisputed champion at super lightweight and welterweight respectively.
Speaking on the Earn Your Leisure Podcast, the 37-year-old revealed he has the utmost confidence in his own boxing ability, claiming the only way he can lose is if he beats himself.
“My mindset is always, win at all costs. Make sure I’m coming in at 110% shape and prepared for whatever the opponent brings to the table. Make sure that I’m at the best of my abilities going into a fight so I don’t have to worry about anybody else.
A lot of people ask me ‘what have you got to do to win a fight’, and I always say, ‘just be myself’. I always say that because I obviously feel that I’m Terence Crawford and can’t nobody beat me unless I beat myself.”
Crawford will be looking to achieve what many people believe is the unthinkable when he steps up to 168lbs to challenge Canelo, who holds the WBC, WBA and WBO titles at 168lbs. It’s an opportunity for ‘Bud’ to become a five-weight world champion, which would be a defining moment in what’s been a sensational professional career.
Canelo vs Jake Paul very nearly happened this year.
The two men were linked to a shock clash this summer, and were believed to be in deep negotiations before the fight collapsed at the 11th hour after Canelo opted to sign a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season instead.
The fight would have been viewed by most boxing fans as a huge mismatch, with Canelo the current unified super-middleweight champion and one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world.
It is a stark contrast to Paul, who was last in action in November taking on a 58-year-old Mike Tyson who hadn’t fought professionally for over two decades.
Canelo has now revealed exactly how he thinks a fight against Paul would have gone, telling The Breakfast Club that he might have ‘played with him a little’ before stopping him in the first round.
“Not that Long. Maybe [first round], not long. Yeah [I might play with him a little], I think people would enjoy it.”
With Canelo now having fights against Scull and Crawford lined up for the reminder of 2025, it has left Paul once again searching for his next opponent.
It could potentially come against a current world champion with 20 knockouts from 21 victories, who has stated they want to face ‘The Problem Child’ in order to try and get payback for Tyson.
There is something about a rivalry that drives people into excellence.
Lionel Messi had Cristiano Ronaldo. Magic Johnson had Larry Bird. Tiger Woods had Phil Mickelson. And now Charlie has Miles Russell.
The young Russell at the age of 16 has already appeared in two PGA Tour events in 2024. While he did not make the cut, he impressed everyone with his performance. He is going strong in the junior circuit having recently claimed the AJGA Simplify Championship.
On the other side, Charlie Woods is set to return after the tragic passing of his grandmother Kultida Woods on February 4. The young golfer is teeing off at the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach from February 28 to March 2. The event will feature 31 of the top 50 junior players. While the younger Woods is getting ready to make his comeback, another prodigy is making waves at the right moment.
Miles Russell dominated the field in a wire-to-wire win at Carlton Woods in Texas to secure the Simplify Championship trophy that has a storied reputation. He shot a one under par for the final round to finish with an 11 under par score for the tournament.
The Simplify Championship has had big-name winners over the years like Jim Furyk, Jordan Spieth, and Rickie Fowler, all golfers who have graced the top of the professional circuit. The Florida teenager won by two strokes against fellow amateurs Michael Riebe and Giuseppe Puebla. He had previously finished T14 at this event last year.
“I played really solid for all three rounds. The second round especially even though the weather wasn’t as good and today I played fine outside of No. 18 but otherwise it was a good day. It was a great way to start off 2025,” Russell stated, referring to his uncharacteristic double bogey on hole 18. But his victory was more or less assured at that point.
With Miles Russel in prime winning form, as this is his second invitational title in as many participations, Charlie Woods will be looking to make his comeback strong.
Post the Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, Woods is also set to feature at the Junior Invitational that is taking place at the Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, South Carolina. The tournament which takes place from March 19 to March 22 features 36 highest-ranked boy golfers and 24 highest-ranked girl golfers.
Amongst the girls is the very familiar and famous granddaughter of the President of the United States, Kai Trump. The field on the girl’s side consists of the World No.1 Junior Golfer Asterisk Talley while the boys’ side has the top 6 competing. The current No.1 Miles Russell, Luke Colton, Michael Riebe, Louis Klein, Tyler Watts, and Logan Reilly will pose a strong challenge to Tiger Woods’s son.
Serena Williams took herself on a luxurious girls trip following the Super Bowl, and she just dropped a bunch of poolside bikini pics without any filters or edits.
Serena captioned the pics—which feature her wearing a floral green bikini top and matching pants—with “Unfiltered untouched magic at magic hour.”
Serena also posted photos of herself and her daughter enjoying the ocean, which she captioned “My mini mini @adiraohanian wanted to take a dip in the ocean. I could not say no.”
FYI, the tennis champion hopped on Twitter two days ago to respond to her husband Alexis Ohanian’s defense of her iconic Crip Walk during the Super Bowl. In case you missed it, Alexis wrote “Some of y’all have no idea how criticized Serena was for this same dance at Wimbledon 13 years ago and it shows…. This is bigger than the music.”
In response, she tweeted “That there my baby daddy and husband. Always got my back. I Love you Gosh I’m so late to the game (I’ve been sick) & busy investing in billion dollar companies and running @WYNbeauty… def not dancing to be petty lol. I think I proved 23 times over (not counting 4 gold medals) that I simply don’t have time for petty. All love and respect always nothing negative here.”
She perhaps would’ve won even more in her career had she not dealt with competition from her younger sister, Serena Williams.
The 43-year-old won 23 Major titles, ending her career in 2022 as arguably the greatest player in the history of the WTA Tour.
Battling it out for more than 20 years, the Williams sisters developed a legendary rivalry that helped take women’s tennis to another level.
During the rivalry, Venus Williams did whatever it took to get ahead of her sister, sometimes to her own detriment.
Speaking on her YouTube channel, Williams explained how a lack of flexibility troubled her throughout her professional career.
“Some people like Serena [Williams], she’s so much looser than me, and she could do middle splits and all this stuff,” she said.
“There’s a point where I was really trying to work on getting a lot looser but I actually ended up hurting myself in that process.
“The reason is once you start actually stretching a lot more to get more flexibility, it actually strengthens you.”
Williams then explained what she came to ‘accept’ over time in her career.
“I’m not the most flexible person, I tried, I tried, I realized it’s not me,” she said.
“I’d be on tour watching other tennis players, and I’m like, why are they so flexible, then I realized it’s just not me.
“So I accepted that I’m not the most flexible person, and that’s ok.”
Williams explained her stretching routines to her fans, something that she’ll need to keep on top of as she returns to the sport next month.
The 44-year-old was handed a Wild Card to the Indian Wells tournament in California, where she will make her first professional appearance since losing in the 2024 Miami Open first round.
Venus and Serena Williams faced off 31 times in total, as they clashed on tennis’ biggest stages.
Serena led the head-to-head 19-12, although their record in Major finals was far more lopsided, as the younger of the two sisters dominated at the Grand Slam level.
Grand Slam final
Winner
Loser
Score
2017 Australian Open
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
6-4, 6-4
2009 Wimbledon
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7-6, 6-2
2008 Wimbledon
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
7-5, 6-4
2003 Wimbledon
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2003 Australian Open
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7-6, 3-6, 6-4
2002 US Open
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
6-4, 6-3
2002 Wimbledon
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7-6, 6-3
2002 French Open
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
7-5, 6-3
2001 US Open
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
6-2, 6-4
Venus Williams and Serena Williams’ Grand Slam final head-to-head
Venus heartbreakingly lost seven Major finals to her sister, including five in a row between 2002 and 2003.
They faced off for a Grand Slam title one final time at the Australian Open in 2017, as fans witnessed another chapter of their legendary rivalry.
In straight sets, Serena secured her 23rd and final Major title, taking her sister down on the big occasion once again.
Their last Major final meeting came in 2017, but the last time fans saw Venus and Serena Williams face off was in Lexington five years ago.
Serena was the top seed at the event, as she took on her sister in the second-round, after Venus beat former two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka in her opening match.
It was Venus who struck first, taking the first set 6-3, before her younger sister battled back in the second and third.
Eventually, Serena pulled through, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the quarter-finals in Lexington.
It was there that she lost to fellow American Shelby Rogers as her campaign came to an abrupt end.
The sisters never played again on the WTA Tour, as a legendary rivalry saw its final chapter written in Lexington, Kentucky, five years ago.
Terence Crawford believes he ranks as an all-time great if he can jump up in weight and dethrone Canelo Alvarez.
Crawford has already achieved it all in the boxing ring, winning world titles in four weight classes by the age of 37, including the undisputed crown at super-lightweight and welterweight.
He has faced a resume of tough opponents including Kell Brook, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter and Errol Spence Jr.
But the biggest examination of his ring credentials is set to come this year as he is set to touch gloves with fellow pound-for-pound great Alvarez.
The pair will meet in a blockbuster clash in front of over 60,000 fans in Las Vegas in September, with the fight to take place for Alvarez’s 168lbs belts if he beats William Scull in May.
Crawford is set to put on 14lbs from his previous fighting weight where he took on and beat Israil Madrimov at 154lbs in September.
It will be a seismic task to dethrone the naturally bigger Mexican, but if he successfully does so, he can become a five-weight world champion.
It would see him match boxing legend Floyd Mayweather’s total record of becoming a five-weight world champion in his stellar fifty-fight undefeated career.
And Crawford believes reaching that feat and winning the bout, will see him ranked as a one of the best fighters of all-time.
He said on The Cigar Talk podcast: “Yeah I think I would definitely rank my resume in the top five.
“I’m really moving up three weight classes in all reality, and fighting arguably one of the best Mexicans to ever fight.
“It’s at his weight, no rehydration clause, I am just fighting the guy at his best.
“My body of work that I have put together, I feel like I can compete with anybody at any era.
“If I win this fight, it will solidify myself as an all-time great because there isn’t many fighters who have done what I did.
“Coming from 135lbs to 168lbs it is crazy.”
Crawford will have put on a total of 33lbs of fighting weight during his stellar career.
Mayweather fought from 130lbs to 154lbs, a total pile on of 24lbs, which could see the new American on the block make a frightening leap.
Of course it could dramatically backfire given Crawford could feasibly lose, given it will be his debut at the higher weight.
It is still a difficult fight to pick the winner, imposing an intriguing clash of styles on fight night.
But ex-world champion Johnny Nelson doesn’t expect Crawford to be able to bridge the gap.
He told talkSPORT.com: “Yeah I think the weight and size will play a big impact in the fight.
“I think Canelo will simply be too big and too strong for him if Crawford puts on the weight.
“I think Canelo is a really clever fighter, but I’m not sure he was the fighter he once was five or six years ago.
“I think that Canelo beats Crawford to be honest, if not stops him because of that gulf in size.
“But whatever happens it is going to be a great fight, we are getting the fights between big name A and big name B.
“It is giving fight fans the opportunity for fight fans to think of dream fights and then see them become reality.”
After many months of talk, Terence Crawford‘s fight with Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez has now been locked in.
This fight sees two pound-for-pound greats face off despite being in very different weight classes.
American switch-hitter ‘Bud’ is a former undisputed super-lightweight champion who also won all four belts at welterweight. All in all, he is, like Canelo, a four-division champion.
In 2024 he made his debut at 154 pounds, still 14 pounds off Canelo’s fighting weight. The Mexican legend has won belts as high as light-heavyweight and is currently the unified super middleweight champion with a chance to become undisputed again when he faces William Scull in May.
Their fight has been made at 168lbs which gives ‘Canelo’ the natural advantage, not only as the bigger man but as he has been campaigning at the higher weights for several years and is long bedded into the division.
Speaking to Cigar Talk, Crawford has revealed that there are zero stipulations on the weight, including no rehydration clause on the day of the fight – something Canelo has used in the past.
“I’m really coming up three weight classes, in all reality. But we can say I’m moving up two weight classes, fighting arguably one of the best Mexicans ever.
“You know, and his weight, there are no rehydration clauses, no nothing, you’re just fighting him at his best. There are no stipulations in it, it’s mano-a-mano, I make weight on Friday we fight on Saturday. It’s simple.”
Manny Pacquaio is one man who has moved freely through the weights and won belts in multiple divisions and he recently warned the American ‘it’s not easy.’
Oleksandr Usyk has taken on all challenges across two weight divisions culminating in 24 rounds with Tyson Fury, though he says ‘The Gypsy King’ didn’t give him his toughest fight.
Usyk has been in unstoppable form almost all of his boxing career. He won plenty of amateur accolades and ended with a gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012. As soon as he turned pro, he soon picked up momentum in the cruiserweight division and, by 2018, had beaten become the undisputed champion.
He then moved up to the top division and soon settled in with wins over Chaz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora before taking on the long-ruling unified champion Anthony Joshua.
Usyk took a points victory then repeated the feat in the rematch. In August 2023 he took on his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois and, after being down from a controversial low blow, he scored the stoppage win in the 9th round.
That set up an undisputed fight with the then-unbeaten Fury, who Usyk bettered on points after another tight 12 round contest.
Alongside Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue, that made him a historic two-weight undisputed champion. Last time out in December the Ukrainian southpaw again beat ‘The Gypsy King’ and sent him into retirement, for now at least.
“I think it is Derek. My friend Derek. Hey, Derek I am coming for you! Derek is a terrible guy, really tough. It’s just hard [fighting] Derek. He was just very difficult.”
Chisora’s 49th contest came earlier this month when he beat Otto Wallin by late KO. He is now looking for a 50th and final opponent later this year after a thrilling career with plenty of ups and downs. Though Usyk won their contest unanimously back in 2020, many have credited the Brit with laying the blueprint for the best way to get to the Ukrainian.
Usyk is now waiting around to once again challenge for undisputed honours against whoever wins the IBF title fight between Dubois and Joseph Parker. A callout from Chisora for a rematch in his 50th fight likely won’t come to anything.
Serena Williams is showcasing a new skill — gardening.
The tennis champion, 43, gave fans a peek into one of her hobbies via an Instagram story on Monday, February 17. In the video, she wears a sweater over a blue Nike T-shirt as she takes fans on a tour of her garden.
“Rare footage of me at my farm where I’m just picking the Moringa things off the trees, I don’t know what they’re called!” she laughed.
She continued, “So when I — I do a lot of cooking, I make lots of teas from leaves. I dehydrate things and I — I’m like a little bit of a, I don’t know, naturalist. But I don’t really talk about it a lot.”
Williams explained that she was collecting leaves from the Moringa tree to dehydrate and make her own tea. She added that if you take the seeds, keep them wet for a few days, and eat them, they help flush out your system and aid digestion.
The mom of two has been making headlines off the court in recent weeks, especially after surprising fans with an appearance during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show, where she famously performed a c-walk during his “Not Like Us” performance.
She previously performed the dance after winning gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which inspired Lamar.
“When @kendricklamar and team called and was like ‘we’ve been trying to do something forever, what about this? We loved your crip walk at the Olympics after you won the gold medal,'” she revealed an Instagram post following the Super Bowl. “I’m like Super Bowl? Are you serious? When in the world would I ever be able to dance at a superbowl? (Never) let’s do it! I knew my winning dance after the @olympics would pay off one day. End of story.”
