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As Benavidez Decides To Stay At 175 Canelo Alvarez Makes Major…

By Admin August 3, 2024

As Benavidez Decides To Stay At 175 Canelo Alvarez Makes Major U-Turn On Terence Crawford Fight.

Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez has seemingly had a change of heart about a possible fight against Terence Crawford.

Terence Crawford set his sights on the super-middleweight champion after he dominated Errol Spence Jr last year to become undisputed champion at welterweight.

In reaction, Canelo, when speaking with Box Azteca, completely ruled out facing the naturally smaller man,

“No [I will never fight Crawford].

People criticised me fighting Charlo because he was coming up in weight so now imagine Crawford going from welterweight to 168lbs, I have everything to lose and nothing to gain because if I win, they’ll say, ‘Oh, he was too small, and everything!”

However, in a more recent interview with Supreme Boxing, the Mexican said he is now willing to fight ‘Bud’ if the money is right.

“It depends on the money but why not?

“In the end, he is a great fighter, Crawford, obviously 3 divisions lower, but as I have said to you, I have fought with people bigger than me, the same categories as me, shorter than me, older than me, younger than me. In the end, I was born to fight, I am here to fight with whoever, obviously with the terms that most suit me, at this point in my career I am always going to do the best fights and those that suit me.”

If money is the main determining factor in making it happen then fans might just get their wish, as the man behind boxing in Saudi Arabia Turki Alalshikh has told ESPN he intends to make the clash and will be offering Canelo a ‘fair price’ very soon.

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“I will give Canelo what I think is a fair price. If he accepts it, he deals directly with me to finish the deal. I don’t want anyone in the middle. I guaranteed Crawford a big fight, I want Canelo for Crawford and Crawford wants Canelo. But if Canelo is crazy [with his financial demands] I will still guarantee Crawford any fight he wants.”

With David Benavidez deciding to stay at at light-heavyweight to face the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rather than continue to chase a Canelo showdown, the four weight world champions options for the huge payday he’s looking for are starting to look slim without Crawford.

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What He Must Do To Win” Heavyweight Who Beat Anthony Joshua…

By Admin August 3, 2024

What He Must Do To Win” Heavyweight Who Beat Anthony Joshua Tells Daniel Dubois

Andy Ruiz Jr is one of only two heavyweights who knows what it takes to beat Anthony Joshua.

The Mexican-American famously did so on a night in June 2019 at Madison Square Garden. Despite being a late stand-in and huge betting underdog who was put down hard in the early rounds, ‘The Destroyer’ rallied and had ‘AJ’ down several times himself on the way to a sensational stoppage victory.

That made him a unified champion, though not for long: he spent more time at the fridge and the club than the gym in the ensuing six months, as he admits himself, and came in under prepared to lose a conclusive 12-round points decision in the rematch out in Saudi Arabia.

Anthony Joshua later lost his titles to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 but this time failed to regain them in a rematch in 2022. He is now looking to become a three-time world champion when he takes on IBF ruler Daniel Dubois at Wembley next month.

HINTS ‘I DON’T THINK HE HAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN HIM’ – EDDIE HEARN…

By Admin August 3, 2024

HINTS ‘I DON’T THINK HE HAS FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN HIM’ – EDDIE HEARN HINTS AT ANTHONY JOSHUA CAREER TWILIGHT

Eddie Hearn has admitted that he doesn’t see Anthony Joshua fighting for another four or five years, and believes that the British former heavyweight champion might only have “three, four, five, or six more” fights in his professional career. Joshua, who will turn 35 in October, faces Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on September 21, and it will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office.

Eddie Hearn has hinted that Anthony Joshua might only have a few fights left of his professional career.

The Matchroom Boxing CEO indicated that Joshua, who is set to face Daniel Dubois live on TNT Sports Box Office, “would fight anybody”, but “is not going to be around forever.”

Anthony Joshua will face Dubois on September 21 at Wembley Stadium, as he looks to continue his winning streak after his knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.

Joshua, now 34, will turn 35 in October, and Hearn admitted that the Briton could only have a single-digit number of bouts left.

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“AJ would fight anybody,” Eddie Hearn told BoxNation.

“He would be happy to fight Ruiz again. He’s not going to be around forever.

“Three more, four more, five more, or six more. I don’t think he has four or five more years in him, but who knows?”

Joshua sees his compatriot Dubois, who arrives at Wembley in good form following two knockout wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, as a side quest before he gets the title shot that he really wants, against the winner of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch, which is scheduled for December 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Go and show your best in the ring” Errol Spence Jr gets told to stop ….

By Admin July 28, 2024

Go and show your best in the ring” Errol Spence Jr gets told to stop waiting around and step into ring by former world champion rival

While some of the biggest names in boxing bide their time and wait to announce their next moves, many peoples’ pick as the pound-for-pound king is set to fight in a week’s time. Terence Crawford will be debuting at 154 pounds, challenging Israil Madrimov for his WBA super welterweight title.

While Crawford gets ready to fight, the opponent he last faced is struggling to make a decision on his future. Errol Spence Jr. has been eyeing a fight against light middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora, but Fundora is waiting to see if he can get a fight with Crawford first.

Is Errol Spence letting his prime slip away?

While Spence stays patient, Shawn Porter is imploring him to get off the couch and into the ring.

It’s kind of a now-or-never situation to me: Get back in the ring now or you’re flirting with never getting back in the ring… If I was to advise him, I’d say: Take the fight now. Compartmentalize as much as you can, allow your legal people to deal with issues, focus on Fundora and make the best of that experience… He’s got to get back in the ring.

Says Adam Booth, Daniel Dubois could have had the “wake up call”…..

By Admin July 28, 2024

Says Adam Booth, Daniel Dubois could have had the “wake up call” he needed to beat Anthony Joshua

Adam Booth: “You’d have to be a fool not to realise that you need to take Anthony Joshua’s right hand away from him”; Joshua and Dubois will meet in a clash for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office on September 21

Daniel Dubois could have had the “wake up call” he needed to beat Anthony Joshua, suggests top trainer and boxing expert Adam Booth.

Dubois will fight Joshua for the IBF world heavyweight championship at Wembley stadium on September 21, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Now upgraded to world champion, after Usyk had to vacate the title, Dubois was the IBF’s Interim belt-holder after his June victory over Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic.

“The fact that Hrgovic found the right hand so many times could be the wake up call for Daniel that he needed to make that adjustment. You’d have to be a fool not to realise that you need to take Anthony Joshua’s right hand away from him,” Booth told Sky Sports.

There is a factor that both Joshua and Dubois do share, as well as their respective punch power. Both boxers are settling in with new trainers, Joshua with Ben Davison and Dubois with Don Charles.

Joshua has looked impressive in consecutive stoppage wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou, as has Dubois who ground down both Jarrell Miller and Hrgovic.

Their new-look corners do make them unpredictable.

“Although we know more about AJ at that level, because there’s much more of a body of work, working with a new coach there’s always going to be a slight change. I think that Dubois is actually on the up because his last two performances I think are going to make him a much better fighter,” Booth said.

“Different Levels Now” Usyk’s Team Has gives one option For Anthony…..

By Admin July 28, 2024

“Different Levels Now” Usyk’s Team Has gives one option For Anthony Joshua Trilogy Fight: “Different Levels Now”

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have fought 24 rounds together and there’s a possibility to make it 36 before they hang up the gloves.

‘AJ’ put his WBA, WBO and IBF belts on the line against the former undisputed cruiserweight champion in 2021, being thoroughly outboxed to lose for just the second time in his career.

Usyk kept the belts in the immediate rematch despite a more spirited performance from the Brit, and would go on to become undisputed in a second weight-class by beating Tyson Fury this year.

With Joshua now on a four-fight win streak, Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk was recently asked about the potential of a third fight by Boxing King Media.

“Anthony Joshua was talking about the third fight. He’s a great champ. He’s changed a lot since the two fights with Usyk. We’ve seen him going down and see him rising up. It’s also a complicated fight to make. I’ll tell you why – cause now we are on different levels.

The first fight, Usyk was almost no-name and Anthony Joshua was a massive star in the UK. After he beat him twice, Anthony Joshua still remains a massive star here no matter what. So this fight might be something that attracts attention from the whole world.”

After going back and forth on the price-tag his man would deserve for the third fight, Krassyuk settled on a modest number.

“Let’s stay with $200 million.”

Joshua fights for his old belt on September 21 after Usyk vacated, allowing Daniel Dubois to be elevated to Full IBF Champion and put it on the line against his fellow Brit.

Too easy, don’t be afraid: Oleksandr Usyk warns Tyson Fury ‘don’t….

By Admin July 26, 2024

Too easy, don’t be afraid: Oleksandr Usyk warns Tyson Fury ‘don’t be afraid’ as heavyweight champion laughs off ‘too easy’ claims

Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury in May to become the heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion in almost 25 years; Fury said in a June interview that he had lost the fight as a result of finding it “too easy” before being knocked down in the ninth round

Oleksandr Usyk warned Tyson Fury not to be “afraid” ahead of their rematch as he laughed off the Brit’s claims that he lost their fight because he found it “too easy”.

Usyk beat Fury in May via a split decision to become the heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion in almost 25 years, ending Fury’s unbeaten record.

Speaking in June, ahead of the rematch which is scheduled for December 21 in Saudi Arabia, Fury insisted that while he thought he won the fight, the only reason Usyk had been able to deliver a late onslaught was that he was “enjoying it too much and messing around”.

‘Referee did his job protecting Fury’

Most neutral observers believed Usyk deserved victory after he overcame a spell of Fury dominance to force a ninth-round knockdown, and very nearly a stoppage.

Some felt the referee had unfairly aided Fury by stepping in to deliver a standing count when Usyk was perhaps just a punch away from ending the contest, but the Ukrainian says he has no issue with the officiating.

“For me, it doesn’t matter,” he said. “Every referee, it’s a professional guy. The referee does his job. Maybe my last punch would be dangerous for Tyson Fury. It’s good.

“Tyson has a big family, I have a big family. Listen, we win. Everything is ok. I do not think about the referee after the fight. We win, thank god, all good, everything is ok.

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“A lot of people say, ‘Oh the referee took your knockout win’ and say ‘Referee bad’. I think no, the referee is good. It’s just talking. Blah blah blah.”

‘Fury is like a yeti, it’s hard’

Usyk also reiterated his camp’s claims that he did not suffer a broken jaw during the fight, as Fury continued to claim was the case in his June interview.

The 37-year-old, who will carry a 22-0 record into the rematch, admitted Fury had inflicted damage to various parts of his body as he compared the Brit to a yeti.

“No, not break my jaw,” Usyk said. “Yes, I have a little bit of a problem but I have problems with my fist, my back, my whole body because it’s a hard fight, 47 minutes.

“You see Tyson Fury, he’s like a yeti. It’s hard. My face is good, beautiful.”

Don’t miss the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois IBF heavyweight title clash live on Sky Sports Box Office on September 21

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Fight Edges Closer” Will it take place ? Roy Jones Jr Gives….

By Admin July 26, 2024

Fight Edges Closer” Will it take place ? Roy Jones Jr Gives Honest Verdict On Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury As Fight Edges Closer

There is real hope that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will end up facing off in the ring sometime soon.

The careers of the two British heavyweight rivals have long been running in parallel but have yet to cross paths. Both men have been world champions for a number of years but politics and, in the case of Fury with Deontay Wilder, court rulings have kept them apart, much to the frustration of the fans.

Right now, both men have big fights to win in the coming months. In December, Fury has to try and reverse the result of his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk in which he failed to claim the undisputed title back in May.

Joshua meanwhile is hoping to become a three-time world champion when he takes on the newly elevated IBF belt holder Daniel Dubois in September.

The Fury-Usyk rematch will once again take place in Saudi Arabia, and the man behind boxing in the region Turki Alalshikh recently got ‘The Gypsy King’ on a FaceTime with AJ, confirming he wants to make the fight if the Brit can avenge his sole career defeat.

“Champ, finish the job on 21 of December and look who’s waiting for you [Joshua].”

Speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, former multi-weight king Roy Jones Jr believes we might see the clash even if Fury loses again to the Ukrainian and says the fight is a pure 50/50 battle.

“It’s Over If He Hits Him” Fans In Shock At Madrimov’s New…

By Admin July 25, 2024

“It’s Over If He Hits Him” Fans In Shock At Madrimov’s New ‘Hulk’ Physique For Crawford Fight.

Terence Crawford looks to become a world champion in a fourth division on August 3 when he steps up to Israil Madrimov.

Crawford has won honours at 135, 140 and 147, and will challenge Madrimov for the WBA 154 World Title in Los Angeles as part of Riyadh Season’s first promotional offering in the US. The fight is also for the WBO and WBC Interim titles, meaning ‘Bud’, should he be victorious, could look to unify and eventually become undisputed in a third weight-class.

The muscular Madrimov, a career long super-welter, is 10-0 with seven early finishes and won the belt last time out by stopping Magomed Kurbanov.

He will step through the ropes a considerable underdog with bookmakers, but is younger, fresher and bulkier than the pound-for-pound star.

The size difference was analysed by fans recently when an in-gym picture of Uzbekistan’s Madrimov did the rounds on social media, leading the poster to brand him ‘The Incredible Hulk.’

Whilst some fans said Crawford was in for a real challenge based on the picture, ‘massive, ‘he gonna beat Crawford, ‘it’s over if he hits him’, many also said the muscular frame could work to the American’s advantage.

‘His punches are too slow and wide to trouble Bud,’ said one, whilst another said his bulk could lead to gassing early – a crucial factor against the elite Crawford who has been known to expose any mistakes or openings from both the orthodox and southpaw stances. Madrimov did tend to leap in and drop his guard on occasion in his title-winning effort, something the 36-year-old from Omaha will have spotted.

One Major Mistake “He’s In Trouble Now” Terence Crawford’s Coach…

By Admin July 25, 2024

One Major Mistake “He’s In Trouble Now” Terence Crawford’s Coach Reveals Canelo’s One Major Mistake

According to Terence Crawford’s trainer, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez would have been far better off accepting a fight against his man when they called him out last year.

Crawford is coming off a career-defining victory against Errol Spence Jr just over a year ago. Since that night, ‘Bud’ has set his sights firmly on a clash against undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo.

Although the fight would represent a three weight-class jump from the Spence contest and see Crawford ignore being called out by growing welterweight star Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, he told the MMA Hour that Canelo brings far more to the table in both legacy and bank balance.

“Where I’m at right now, I’m looking at the fight that makes the most sense and that’s not Boots. Canelo’s gonna bring way more to my legacy and way more to my bank account.

Because at the end of the day when boxing is done, what will we have? I would have a legacy that’s something people talk about for ages. And I would have a bank account that would last for ages as well.”

For his next fight the 36-year-old will move up one division to face current 154lbs WBA champion Israil Madrimov.

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In an interview with FightHype, Crawford’s coach, Brian ‘BoMac’ Mcintyre, was asked if the Mexican had made a mistake not taking the fight straight away and allowing ‘Bud’ to gain activity and move more slowly into the higher weights.

“If we do get the Canelo fight right after the Madrimov fight, he might just be in a bit of trouble because he’s has got into that rhythm, and he’s into his groove, and it’s a good thing for Terence.”

Crawford takes on Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles.

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