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Johnny Fisher brands Daniel Dubois ‘the hardest puncher I’ve EVER faced’ ahead of Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua… as Tyson Fury’s ex-

By Admin July 6, 2024

Johnny Fisher brands Daniel Dubois ‘the hardest puncher I’ve EVER faced’ ahead of Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua… as Tyson Fury’s ex-sparring partner explains where he went wrong against Oleksandr Usyk

Unbeaten British heavyweight Johnny Fisher insists Daniel Dubois is the biggest puncher he has ever been in the ring with and believes he is capable of shocking Anthony Joshua at Wembley.

Joshua and Dubois are set to face each other at England’s national stadium on September 21 with the IBF heavyweight title on the line.

Two-time champion Joshua is the strong favourite to regain his crown after winning his last four fights, including a spectacular two-round demolition of Francis Ngannou in March.

But Dubois has also proved he belongs on the world stage by winning two on the bounce in Saudi Arabia, and he came through some tough moments to see off the previously undefeated Filip Hrgovic last month.

Having been upgraded to IBF champion after Oleksandr Usyk opted to vacate the belt, Dubois will make his first defence against Joshua in a domestic dust-up.

And Fisher – who has sparred several elite heavyweights such as Tyson Fury – is adamant it will be no walkover for Joshua, after revealing exactly how hard Dubois hits.

‘I’ve sparred Dubois, I’ve sparred Fabio Wardley, Tyson Fury, Derek Chisora, Carlos Takam, Filip Hrgovic and many more but Dubois is the biggest puncher I’ve ever faced by far, Fisher told Mail Sport. ‘He can seriously, seriously whack.

‘He’s got more than a puncher’s chance. He’s got a good jab himself and the way he fought Filip Hrgovic, came through the first couple of rounds getting punched and getting hit quite regularly showed he’s got a good chin and he can come forward so it’s not a walkover by any means for Anthony Joshua.

‘If he rattles Joshua early he can send a few warning signals and he can get it done.’

Fisher cannot wait for the British pair to settle their differences in front of up to 100,000 fans at Wembley, but despite backing Dubois to cause Joshua problems, he admitted there are factors in AJ’s favour that could give him the edge.

‘It’s a great fight and it’s brilliant that it’s happening in England in Wembley,’ Fisher added.

‘If I’m thinking of it logically I think Joshua’s got a little bit too much know-how, a bit too much experience and should be the favourite in that fight.’

The heavyweight division is thriving at the moment, with another huge showdown on the horizon between Fury and Usyk.

Usyk beat Fury via split decision in May to become undisputed champion, but the Gypsy King will get his shot at redemption on December 21 when they square off again in Saudi Arabia.

Reflecting on why Fury fell short the first time around, his ex-sparring partner Fisher felt Fury’s weight and in-ring antics cost him in the gruelling 12-round contest, but backed him to put things right in the rematch.

‘I thought it was a very close fight. I thought or two rounds to Usyk is probably fair, but it wasn’t as if Fury was out of the fight,’ Fisher said.

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Mike Tyson Names The ‘Most Sensational’ Fighter He Ever Witnessed

By Admin July 6, 2024

Mike Tyson put on many a performance to remember over the course of his 20-year career.

With a persona as fearsome as his, ‘Iron’ Mike was often credited with beating men before they made their ring walk. If they put up a fight, more often than not Tyson would beat it out of them – at least in the early stages of his campaign.

As one of the most watchable fighters from any generation, Tyson’s opinion on ‘sensational’ fights and fighters carries plenty of weight.

To find the man he felt deserved the most praise takes looking back to 2013, when the former undisputed heavyweight champion spoke to ESPN’s Max Kellerman about Manny Pacquiao‘s recent win over Brandon Rios.

“No fighter, in the years I have witnessed, looked more sensational than Pacquiao looked the other night. Name a fighter that looked more sensational than Pacquiao the other night.”

“It was masterful; the side movements. He threw a lot of punches and Rios couldn’t get a punch off. He was like Willie Pep. It was brilliant. It was really brilliant.”

The fight, billed ‘The Clash in Cotai’, was for the vacant WBO Welterweight World title back in 2013. The US’s Rios entered the ring on the back of a loss – his career first – to Mike Alvarado.

Pacquiao was after licking wounds, too, returning to the ring following back-to-back losses against Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez and a call from his own trainer to retire should he lose a third time on the bounce.

He didn’t, his speed proving too much for Rios over twelve to win a unanimous decision with the scores of 120–108, 119–109, 118–110. Rios would say the Filipino fighting sensation was just ‘too quick,’

‘PacMan’ has fought ten times since, beating Bradley twice but notably losing to Floyd Mayweather and, most recently, Yordenis Ugas. Despite that last defeat being in 2021, he is currently in talks for a comeback to break a record he set himself.

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Ryan Garcia throws ‘his last lifeline’ to Floyd Mayweather with a nonsensical video after his controversial words

By Admin July 6, 2024

A cry for help after a hard blow from the boxing world

Ryan Garcia is suffering the consequences of his social media posts, his behavior exposed to everyone is pushing him further and further away from professional boxing, it seems that he is the only one responsible for ending his boxing career by giving himself a knockout.

Garcia has been suspended for doping for a year after testing positive for Ostarine before and on the same day of his fight against Devin Haney last April. At the time, the fighter stated that he would move to the UFC after learning of his boxing suspension. Will the UFC accept someone as controversial and problematic as Ryan?

Ryan Garcia is suffering the consequences of his social media posts, his behavior exposed to everyone is pushing him further and further away from professional boxing, it seems that he is the only one responsible for ending his boxing career by giving himself a knockout.

Garcia has been suspended for doping for a year after testing positive for Ostarine before and on the same day of his fight against Devin Haney last April. At the time, the fighter stated that he would move to the UFC after learning of his boxing suspension. Will the UFC accept someone as controversial and problematic as Ryan?

Yesterday, Ryan received a hard blow after learning of the message from the president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman. Due to Garcia’s racist comments on social media, the WBC decided to expel him from the organization.

“Exercising my authority as president of the WBC, I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization,” Sulaiman shared on his social media.

And if that wasn’t enough, Ryan seems to embarrass his family, Garcia’s parents took to social media to claim that their son requires assistance.

“Our family unequivocally does not support any statements he has made regarding race or religion – these do not reflect who Ryan truly is and how he was raised,” read the family’s statement.

After the avalanche of negative events that Garcia himself has generated, it appears that he is now looking for “his last lifeline” through a video he posted on his Instagram account in which he throws Floyd Mayweather a cry for help. Ryan captions the video “Working hard @floydmayweather.”

In the video Ryan Garcia appears training in a forceful and serious way, something he rarely showed in his social platforms, after seeing the consequences of his sayings that could keep him away from the ring forever, Garcia could seek professional help as his parents have asked him to seek it to be well mentally and continue in the ring.

Only time will tell what decisions Ryan will make, what is a fact is that his biggest opponent, remains the same in and out of the ring.

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Floyd Mayweather Shows Love to His Mother by Gifting Her a Custom Mercedes With NBA Ball-Trimmed Seats

By Admin July 6, 2024

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known for his love for cars. His garage is full of opulent automobiles, and now he has added one more to that. However, it is not for himself, he has gifted it to his mother. Interestingly, many fans might not know that the Mayweather family has a tradition for the 4th of July. The family has been carrying out a practice of giving gifts on American Independence Day.

The former boxing champion bought a car for his mother keeping the holiday in mind. The 47-year-old shared a video of the car on an Instagram story, revealing that even though his mother does not know how to drive a car, she would definitely enjoy a ride in it.

He was also heard saying in the video: “This all about taking care of family. Just got my mom a new Mercedes, come check it out. You know black everything because we killing in the game, come check it out. It’s good for her. Ball seats, you know like an NBA ball. Mom I love you, got you another gift.”

Despite more than a dozen cars parked in his garage, he never stops adding more wheels in his garage. He retired from professional boxing in 2017 when he extended his record to 50-0 after defeating UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Billed as ‘The Money Fight’, it was one of the most lucrative fights in the history of the sport.

Although ‘Money’ has retired from professional boxing, he is often seen inside the ring for exhibition fights. Mayweather might not be an active name in the current boxing scene, but he makes sure to make headlines with his life outside the ring. Apart from the car he gifted his mother, there are a few more cars that he recently added to his garage.

The car shopping spree continues

The former five-division champion is arguably the most lucrative fighter in boxing history. Despite being retired, he still lives a king-size life. Even though he no longer receives the large paychecks he once did for his fights, he has amassed millions of dollars through astute investment choices. His recent upgrades to his car collection serve as evidence.

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Gervonta Davis ‘Promises’ To Beat Rival So Bad ‘His Father Will Cry’

By Admin July 4, 2024

Gervonta Davis is known for posting and deleting messages to rivals on social media, but there’s always a record of what he has said.

The 29-year-old from Baltimore is undefeated in his professional campaign and has knocked out all but two men who stepped to him in the ring.

As one of the most watchable fighters in the sport, there’s a long queue to face him. He is happy to entertain these challengers, particularly in the ways of trash talk.

Davis is a part of a group of young US fighters thought to be most exciting of a generation – Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez.

Whilst he has beaten Garcia conclusively, it was Haney that was in the knockout artist’s sights late last year. He did not mince his words when warning the formerly undisputed lightweight champ.

“I promise you. Your father gonna cry for what Imma do to you and that’s on my dead homie. Ya best bet is to enjoy it while you can.”

It’s a fight that has somewhat lost its steam, and likelihood, since ‘Tank’ sent the threat. Whilst he sticks around at lightweight and is coming off his first defence of the WBA title, Haney has won and relinquished a belt one division up at 140.

Still, Haney’s request to be WBC Champion in Recess at super-lightweight, which was granted, has freed him up from a mandatory challenger and will allow negotiations for big bouts, as he puts it, regardless of weight classes or belts.

There’s perhaps no more of a money-fight than ‘Tank’ Davis, but he is now in negotiations to face a former Haney opponent in Vasiliy Lomachenko. The Ukrainian brings the IBF belt to the table and the pair could fight it out for the two titles later this year.

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Embarrassed by a Group of Women, YouTuber Tries Floyd Mayweather’s Ab Workout to Get In Shape

By Admin July 4, 2024

Being a boxer one requires a strong core to be able to land effective punches and react fast while in the ring. For the same reason, among other workouts, Floyd Mayweather would regularly condition his abs with the help of an ab-roller. Of late, a YouTuber popularly known as Barnation tried Mayweather’s workout with the ab roller to get unexpected results. However, it was not boxing that encouraged the YouTuber, it was rather a group of women!

As Barnation narrated the tale on YouTube, one day he went to the beach wearing a white vest. Of course, it was not a commendable choice as Barnation was not in his best shape. In his own words, Barnation looked like “Vin Diesel” in “Kevin Hart’s clothes.” However, to his surprise, a group of very attractive women approached him. But why?

The group of women who spotted Barnation seemed well-behaved and the YouTuber delighted in finding their company. However, little did he know, he was about to face disappointment. “So, long story short. This really pretty group of girls approached me and asked for directions to a restaurant. There’s nothing wrong with that,” said Barnation recalling the unfortunate incident. Soon the group of women left the YouTuber embarrassed out of the blue.

“But, it’s the way they asked me for directions. They said, ‘Excuse me, Sir, you look like you know where there’s a good place to eat really really good food,” revealed Barnation hilariously! “I just looked down and that thing [the belly] was hanging,” he said with disappointment.

But, Barnation had to be sure. So he, despite feeling awkward, confronted those women and asked, “Why would you say that?” In their reply, they made matters worse by explicitly saying, “You know your stomach.” So, Barnation misguided the women and decided to work as hard as Floyd Mayweather did.

Did Barnation achieve his goals following Floyd Mayweather’s routine?

Motivated to get back in shape, Barnation initially did “10 reps 10 times” i.e. he rolled his abs 100 times a day. However, after each rep, he would rest for a minute. But the journey was not easy! While it would be easy initially, after some time, his body would shake and he really had to push himself beyond his limits. “I felt like the food that I had the night before wanted to pop back out,” said Barnation, recalling the pain he survived. But, he did not give up.

From the 16th day onward, Barnation started to feel strong and he could feel that he was getting back in shape. Soon, he could roll his abs 200 times a day. At the end of four weeks, Barnation saw the result and was impressed. He was back in shape and wanted to return to the beach shirtless! So, he encouraged others who wish to get in shape too. “This is definitely beneficial, it really works,” he added. Let us know what you think of Barnation’s struggle in the comments below.

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Next Floyd Mayweather added to Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal undercard

By Admin July 4, 2024

One of boxing’s hottest prospects, Curmel Moton, will feature on Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal’s undercard this weekend.

On Wednesday night, the 18-year-old prospect, who fights under Floyd Mayweather’s promotional banner, was added to Saturday’s card as a late addition.

He will face Russian journeyman Nikolai Buzolin (9-8-1) in his fourth professional outing (3-0).

Even though Moton is still in the fledgling stages of his promising career, there is plenty of hype surrounding the teenager.

Several media outlets have dubbed him ‘the next Floyd Mayweather’ while his mentor insists Moton is ‘destined to be great’.

Mayweather has consistently slotted Moton onto big undercards in order to get as many eyes on his young prospect as possible.

His debut, a first-round blowout of the then-undefeated Ezequiel Flores, took place on the Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo bill last September.

Meanwhile, his most recent outing against Anthony Cuba (7-1-2) – the only fight of his career so far to go the distance – was booked for the Tim Tszyu vs Sebastian Fundora show in March.

It is, therefore, no surprise that he has been added to the Diaz vs Masvidal showpiece event, which has garnered a lot of interest from both the boxing and MMA worlds.

The pair are set to rematch in boxing, five years removed from their inaugural encounter at UFC 244.

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