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Crawford vs Jaron “He Has Everything” Roy Jones Jr Delivers Honest..

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Crawford vs Jaron “He Has Everything” Roy Jones Jr Delivers Honest Verdict On Terence Crawford vs Jaron Ennis.

Jaron Ennis picked up the IBF Welterweight World Title when Terence Crawford decided to move up in weight and vacate. That hasn’t stopped the Philly native from wanting the fight.

‘Boots’ Ennis is now seen as the clear standout in the 147 ranks with the departure of Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. Coming off a successful defence of his belt by stopping David Avanesyan in five rounds, the 27-year-old has moved to 32-0.

Speaking to YSM Sports Media, multi-weight world champion and the best fighter of his era Roy Jones Jr said Ennis presents a ‘very difficult’ challenge to the two-time undisputed champ.

“I don’t now yet cause we seen Boots in against a guy that has touched him enough to really test his chin, so that’s the only thing we don’t know about him yet. We don’t know if he can take a real punch.

As far as skills go, he got everything. That fight could be very difficult cause he has everything. When a guy as talented with the skill-level that Boots has, anything can happen. But, don’t get me wrong, Bud has the skill level too. Great fight.”

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Despite now having the chance to go on and unify the welterweight titles as ‘Bud’ did before him, ‘Boots’ has expressed an interest in moving up to 154 to make the fight happen.

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With the backing of Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh, it suddenly becomes quite possible. First up, Crawford has his first challenge in that division against WBA Champion Israil Madrimov. Should he win, he’s still looking away from Ennis and towards Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

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After the KO “Francis Ngannou says ‘something wasn’t right’ during……

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After the KO “Francis Ngannou says ‘something wasn’t right’ during his fight with Anthony Joshua

Francis Ngannou insists he wasn’t feeling himself before his fight with Anthony Joshua.

The Cameroonian cage fighter had caused Tyson Fury all kinds of problems when they squared off in December.

However, AJ had no such issues as he dropped Ngannou three times en route to a second-round stoppage in March.

Ngannou’s night got off to a disastrous start when he was decked by a right hand in the opening stanza.

He did well to regain his footing and make his way back to his corner after what appeared to be a heavy knockdown.

But the former UFC heavyweight champion claims it wasn’t the punch that sent him tumbling to the canvas.

“I got into the ring and I wasn’t feeling myself,” Ngannou told Joe Rogan during the most recent episode of his podcast.

“The first round when he knocked me down and I fell and I was like, ‘Did I slip?’ What exactly knocked me down? I felt the punch but it wasn’t the punch that knocked me down.

“I really got confused at that time. I was like ‘Damn, what?’

“But from that moment I got knocked down with a punch that wasn’t that hard.

“He hit my hand before he hit my face and I felt it, I felt the punch but it wasn’t [enough to put me] on the floor.

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A hard time, “He will give up” – Sparring partner who KO’d Daniel….

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A hard time, “He will give up” – Sparring partner who KO’d Daniel Dubois and gave Anthony Joshua a ‘hard time’ only sees one winner in all-British clash

Martin Bakole has no doubt as to who he thinks will get their hand raised between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

The heavyweight titans are set to square off on September 21 at Wembley Stadium for the IBF heavyweight title.

Dubois was recently upgraded from ‘interim’ to full world champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt to fulfil his rematch clause with Tyson Fury.

AJ opens up as a 1/5 favourite to beat Dubois with talkSPORT Bet.

And Bakole – who has sparred both men – is in agreement with the oddsmakers.

“Joshua is too good for Dubois and more experienced. He has a technique and a big heart,” he told talkSPORT.com.

“Daniel doesn’t have a big heart so as soon as he starts landing the big beautiful punches, he will give up.

“He doesn’t have a big heart. I think Joshua for the experience but anything can happen.

“Daniel Dubois can land beautiful punches he surprised everyone against Hrgovic but I don’t Joshua will give up and he will try his best.

“So for experience, for boxing style, for his brain, I think he is a little bit higher than Dubois.”

The Congolese heavyweight claims to have stopped Dubois twice in sparring and given Joshua a ‘hard time’ when they shared the ring together.

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‘Still Has Demons: Heavyweight Rival Says Daniel Dubois ‘Still…..

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‘Still Has Demons: Heavyweight Rival Says Daniel Dubois ‘Still Has Demons’: “He Could Be A Deer In The Headlights”

Daniel Dubois is now a heavyweight world champion after being elevated by the IBF when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.

The 26-year-old Brit has previously faltered when he stepped up in competition, first against Joe Joyce for the British title and then again against Usyk in his sole world title fight.

Whilst Dubois had a seriously damaged eye in the Joyce fight leading him to take a knee, most consider smartly, he seemed to stay down against the Ukrainian when he looked like he could perhaps carry on.

That loss in particular – in which Dubois had knocked Usyk down but it was ruled to be a low blow – had people questioning his will to fight on.

Despite now having scored two gritty stoppage wins over previously-undefeated Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, Derek Chisora told Box Nation Dubois still ‘has demons.’

“He’s got demons Daniel. Yeah, I think he’s still got demons. Demons never go away when you have them … Them demons might come back, who knows? In Poland [against Usyk] I was very disappointed cause it was there for him to grab, he didn’t grab it.

Chisora used another example – an undercard bout against Kevin Lerena at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Dubois was knocked down three times in the first round by the big underdog. He would recover and win by stoppage in the third.

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‘Del Boy’ believes there’s a real chance that the young champion freezes under pressure when he defends his title against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium.Anthony joshua

“Daniel might come out looking like a deer in the headlights, bro. It’s no joke … AJ’s boxed in front of that crowd so many times and he turns up for that crowd. This is the first time Daniel’s fighting in front of proper hardcore English fans, thousands and thousands of them. Last time he did that was at Tottenham, and that nearly went wrong as well.”

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Joshua vs Fury: Andy Ruiz Jr Makes Emphatic Prediction For…

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Joshua vs Fury: Andy Ruiz Jr Makes Emphatic Prediction For Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury Fight

There are few heavyweights more qualified to discuss, predict and breakdown Anthony Joshua fights than Andy Ruiz Jr.

The Mexican-American shocked the world in 2019, surviving a knockdown to stop the Brit in seven rounds. Ruiz held the WBO, WBA and IBF belts for just six months before the rematch, where he came in ill-prepared against a dialed-in ‘AJ’ who won over the distance.

Speaking to Manouk Akopyan , the 31-year-old expressed his interest in the rubber match.

“God willing I get that trilogy. I’m humble enough to say I’ve got to climb up the ladder to get those fights and win and God willing they happen.”

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Unfortunately for Ruiz, Joshua has a few fights higher on his list than that trilogy. First up is a chance at becoming a three-weight world champion against newly-elevated IBF titlist Daniel Dubois. Should he win, another all-British clash against Tyson Fury – especially should he avenge his loss to Oleksandr Usyk in their December rematch – is one of the biggest bouts in the sport.

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If it happens, Ruiz is backing his former foe to get the win based on his power.

“I think Joshua will win because he hits hard. He’s the hardest puncher I faced. Chris Arreola put me down but Joshua hits really hard. It’s the punches you don’t see coming that hurt, the ones you see coming at least you can absorb it.”

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“They are not mate” Dubois can’t handle Joshua power……

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“They are not mate” Dubois can’t handle Joshua power – Eddie Hearn says

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, believes that Daniel Dubois won’t be able to compete with the former champion’s punching prowess when their pair step in the ring against each other.

The two will go head-to-head at Wembley in September as Dubois defends his IBF heavyweight title against Joshua.

It’s already a highly-charged encounter, with the pair having to be separated during the press conference to announce the fight, but Hearn says that although Dubois is a big hitter, Joshua will outgun the champion.

“Both are going to be letting their hands go,” he told BoxingScene.

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“Both are very dangerous. Some people call it a ‘shootout’. But I think AJ’s top sniper. He’s too accurate; he’s too good; and I think if you’re going to get hit against Anthony Joshua you’re going to have serious problems, and AJ’s not gonna stand in front of him like Filip Hrgovic and just ship shots.

“It’s two very dangerous heavyweight punchers, who are in the form and confidence of their career. For Dubois, the Miller and the Hrgovic fight have taken him to the most dangerous point of his career so far. It’s not a good time to fight Dubois, and it’s definitely not a good time to fight AJ. The key points for me are two massive punchers in their absolute primes.”

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Two Year Doping Ban: Top Heavyweight Who Fought Anthony Joshua And…

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Two Year Doping Ban: Top Heavyweight Who Fought Anthony Joshua And Deontay Wilder Gets Two Year Doping Ban

In recent times, Anthony Joshua has been scheduled to fight or has faced three opponents who have tested positive for banned substances.

First was that of Jarrell Miller in 2019, who was set up to welcome Joshua to the US. He tested positive for various substances and was subsequently replaced by Andy Ruiz Jr, the man who handed the Brit his first loss.

Miller was banned for the offence for six months before testing positive again and being suspended for two years. He returns to the ring to face Ruiz himself on August 3.

Joshua was working on a comeback last year following two losses to now-undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, and part of those plans was a rematch with Dillian Whyte.

The heavyweight rivals had previously fought for the British title back in 2015, but Whyte tested positive for a banned substance and was immediately pulled from the second fight. An investigation later concluded this was due to a contaminated supplement. 

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Joshua would knock out late-replacement Robert Helenius in seven rounds. The Finnish fighter tested positive in a UK Anti-Doping Agency post-fight test.

In a statement released by UKAD, it has been confirmed just under a year later that Helenius will serve a two-year ban despite claiming ‘eggs and chicken meat’ were to blame for the presence of Clomiphene – a defence familiar to British boxing fans from the Conor Benn case for the same substance, which remains ongoing.

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“Mr Helenius stated that the clomifene detected in his urine Sample must have originated from his consumption of eggs and chicken meat. However, following a request by UKAD, Mr Helenius was unable to provide any evidence that the eggs and chicken meat he had consumed in advance of the bout originated from hens that had been administered clomifene. Mr Helenius was therefore unable to identify the source of clomifene in his Sample and therefore unable to reduce the applicable period of Ineligibility of two years.”

Helenius, speaking to Yle, said he continues to deny the offence ‘with all his heart.’

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“Yes, I deny it with all my heart. Although it is tough to accept that a suspension had to be imposed, I have to say I understand the decision in the sense that there needs to be some kind of sanction. Otherwise, anyone could claim that a positive result came from somewhere else.”

Helenius, 40, says he intends to continue his career – something he can’t do until September 17 2025. His record is paused with two brutal stoppage losses from his last three fights having been knocked out in the first round against Deontay Wilder in 2022.

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After public row” Anthony Joshua sends brutal Message Card to Carl Froch 

Carl Froch and Anthony Joshua have been caught up in a number of tense exchanges in the past and the latter has renewed his rivalry after sending a voice note into The Cobra’s podcast

publicly questioned Carl Froch’s world title after sending him a pointed voice note.

The pair – former Team GB boxing teammates – have shared a tense relationship since then. They have butted heads on a number of occasions.

The Cobra shared a number of insulting messages between the pair earlier this year after Joshua’s upcoming fight with Daniel Dubois was announced. Froch suggested that Joshua was “spoiled” and claimed he had “lost a bit of class”.

And the pair have now butted heads again. The two-time heavyweight world champion sent Froch a voice note questioning his world champion status after his 2008 bout with Jean Pascal.

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In a message sent to Froch’s podcast, Joshua said: “What’s happening? How’s your week going? How’s your podcast going? Quick question – when you boxed Jean Pascal for your first world title in Nottingham actually, Tyson Fury actually made his pro debut on that card, you fought for a vacant title right?

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“So you didn’t beat a champion. What do you feel about that? Do you feel that you was regarded a champion because you fought for a vacant one? So the title not being there, it would have just been a normal fight. But they threw a title in the air and you became champion.

“You didn’t beat a champion, to become champion if you get what I mean. Do you feel like that win, not irrelevant, but it’s not highly regarded the same as if you was to have gone and beat a world champion? How do you feel about that fight with Jean Pascal?”

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Froch responded to Joshua’s claim by suggesting that he was being made to wait by Joe Calzaghe at the time. He also hinted that any suggestions that he was dodging a fight with Calzaghe was “b*******”.

He added: “Did I feel like world champion? I had the green and the gold belt. When I woke up and saw the belt at the bottom of my bed in the morning, I felt like a world champion. I know what he means. I didn’t beat the champion to become the champion. That’s probably why he conveniently didn’t ask about the IBF title.”

Joshua’s identity was not revealed straightaway, with Froch waiting until the end of the podcast to reveal the name of the caller. He then assured that the pair have since overcome their recent differences.

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He said: “I think they all know. Anthony Joshua was the first question. He sent me a voicemail. I think he’s alright. I think we’re seeing eye-to-eye. We’ve had a good exchange of messages. For all you fanboys out there that are upset that we’ve played the voicenote ‘oh you shouldn’t be releasing private messages’. Trust me, me and Anthony Joshua are okay.

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“We’re both fighters. We’ve both shared the ring and we’ve shared same trainer and environment. He’s got respect for me, I’ve got a lot of respect for him and I wish him all the best. He actually said he’d be coming on the channel in the near future. He’s paying me lip service.”

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If he loses to Oleksandr Usyk again, Anthony Joshua could hand Tyson Fury…..

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If he loses to Oleksandr Usyk again, Anthony Joshua could hand Tyson Fury world title lifeline  says Roy Jones Jr

Roy Jones Jr has told talkSPORT that Anthony Joshua may end up holding the key to Tyson Fury’s heavyweight return.

The Gypsy King was dethroned of his WBC crown by Oleksandr Usyk in May, and the Ukrainian emerged from their battle as undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion.

Usyk has since vacated his IBF belt, but will defend the WBA, WBC and WBO in his rematch with Fury, which is planned for December 21.

Meanwhile, that vacated IBF strap now belongs to Daniel Dubois.

When he beat Usyk’s mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic in June, Dubois claimed the IBF ‘interim’ belt, and so was upgraded to become the full champion after the Ukrainian gave it up.

Dubois will now be defending his IBF heavyweight world title against Joshua on September 21.

“I think Joshua is gonna be the favourite because of his past,” Jones Jr told talkSPORT Drive when asked about that fight.

“He just had a great fight with Francis Ngannou, but Ngannou is not Daniel Dubois.

“So it’s gonna be interesting for a few rounds, but if Joshua goes out and it’s the Joshua we wanna see, I think he’ll be dominant and be victorious.

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“If he takes Dubois lightly though, it could be an upset.”

As Jones Jr rightly pointed out, AJ is indeed the favourite in that fight.

Likewise, Usyk is the favourite to defeat Fury again on December 21.

Asked if he believes Fury will become champion again, Jones Jr replied: “I don’t know because here’s the thing.

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“And that’s a 50/50 fight to me. A real pick ’em.”

In this scenario, AJ would be the defending IBF world champion and offering Fury a lifeline to resurrect his career.

Time will tell how things play out in the fascinating heavyweight landscape.

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Teddy Atlas Knows ‘The Only Way’ Terence Crawford Will Fight..

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Teddy Atlas Knows ‘The Only Way’ Terence Crawford Will Fight Jaron Boots Ennis

Jaron Ennis continues to make a case for a fight against Terence Crawford.

The undefeated Philly star was upgraded to IBF World Champion when Crawford made the decision to move up in weight and recently defended his belt with a fifth round stoppage of David Avanesyan – a man Crawford stopped in six.

espite the two-weight undisputed champion having a super-welterweight world title challenge next month against Israil Madrimov.

Speaking on his podcast, The Fight, world championship trainer turned analyst Teddy Atlas believes ‘Boots’ is more likely to move up a division for the ‘Bud’ bout rather than stick around at 147 to collect more belts.

“At the end of the day, Ennis moves forward. I believe you’re gonna see him move up and try to get the Crawford fight. That would make sense in trying to search for greatness, and of course money.”

Atlas then said that it would take Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh to get Ennis – undefeated in 32 – and Crawford – undefeated in 40 – to step through the ropes together. He believes, as with most in the sport, that there’s no chance Crawford moves back down to welterweight.

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“The only way he takes that fight, he wins the [super-welterweight] title – and he’s into a solid guy [Madrimov] to win that title – but if he wins that title in August, and Turki Alalshikh comes up with extraordinary money, all of a sudden you see a reason to take that fight. Again, at that weight class.”

No fan could call the match-up a bad one, but ‘Bud’ has kept his sights set on a bigger, at the very least in weight, challenge in the form of undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, another bout Alalshikh wants to see.

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