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Trainer Malik Scott believes Anthony Joshua wants nothing to do with Deontay Wilder as he pair line up boxing matches for the end of the year.

While Joshua‘s promoter, Eddie Hearn, hasn’t come out and said it directly, many believe that he is doing what he can to keep Joshua away from dangerous opposition.

Scott believes that AJ knows that his fighting style makes him a candidate to be knocked out by Wilder, which is why he’d rather face other righters.

“Andy Ruiz probably at this point. AJ is cool if he go his whole career without fighting Deontay,” Scott told Fight Hype when asked who would be more willing to fight Wilder.

“He don’t really mind it…To me, AJ doesn’t campaign about the fight enough. He doesn’t really want it and we all know why. Because stylistically he’s picture perfect to be knocked the f*** out by Deontay.”

Scott on fighters not wanting to fight Wilder

Scott then expanded on why he believes fighters are willing to turn down a huge pay day than fight Wilder.

“When you the hardest puncher in the history of the sport it’s very hard for guys to want to fight you,” Scott said. “I’m gonna say a number…fighters would rather stay poor than make $4M. That’s a tragedy.

“They’d rather ask for $15-$20M knowing it’s not on the table, they knowing this money is not on the table for them but they’d rather ask for that. It’s insane

“Deontay is one of those fighters that can literally cut your switch off completely with one shot. And that’s something that most fighters don’t want to face, they don’t want to face that specimen.

“I just want him to fight, man. I’m so frustrated, that’s my brother, I love him, and to me out of all this shit he’s the one not benefiting from it because of inactivity

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KSI and Anthony Joshua joke about Tyson Fury getting ‘obliterated’ if he fights

KSI does not think Tyson Fury would stand a chance against Francis Ngannou in MMA and Anthony Joshua agrees.

Fury and Ngannou will fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28 under boxing rules.

Next up, however, Fury wants a rematch in MMA, but KSI believes this would not end well for ‘The Gypsy King’.

In a video for DAZN Boxing, KSI asked Joshua who he thinks will win between Fury and Ngannou, and AJ replied: “Fury, in my opinion.”

“I feel like it’s so easy,” KSI responded, agreeing with Joshua.

Before AJ continued: “But, I want Ngannou to train hard.”

The question was then posed as to who would win quicker, Fury in boxing or Ngannou in MMA.

“I think it would be faster in MMA,” KSI said.

“Yeah I think so as well,” Joshua agreed.

“I think Fury would get destroyed,” KSI continued. “Absolutely obliterated.”

Joshua then saw the funny side of KSI’s hyperbole, mimicking him, as he said: “Annihilated, obliterated, fatality,” and the pair burst into laughter.

With that being said, Fury seems confident he could prove KSI and AJ wrong, as he has previously said: “I’d like to fight Ngannou in the cage, I think I can beat him for sure.

“He’s not a good wrestler; he’s known for striking, and I’m a better striker than him. In little gloves, I’d knock him out in seconds.”

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Frank Bruno Issues ‘Very Scary’ Warning On Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk Undisputed Fight

Frank Bruno has weighed in with his assessment of the upcoming undisputed heavyweight world title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

After seemingly an eternity of public back and forth and stalling negotiations, the pair have finally signed terms for a history making four belt unification bout, which is expected to land in Saudi Arabia in either late December or early January.

Though both men compete in the same division, the difference in size between Fury and Usyk is vast and ‘The Gypsy King’ will be significantly heavier than his Ukrainian foe on fight night.

Speaking on GBNews, former heavyweight world champion Bruno explained that this made the prospect of the two in the ring together “very scary.”

Despite the weight advantage he will benefit from on the night, Fury has had trouble with lighter, more nimble fighters in the past and there are plenty of pundits picking Usyk to defeat him.

That said, Fury is a favourite with the bookmakers to emerge with all four world titles and cement his status as the number one heavyweight of this generation.

He has to emerge unscathed from his crossover bout against former UFC star Francis Ngannou later this month, though it would be a huge shock if anything Ngannou does on the night causes any significant delays to the undisputed clash.

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Andrade Warns Crawford On Traveling To 168: “Don’t Come Up Here and Get F—– Up”

Fighting the next available welterweight contender doesn’t excite Terence Crawford. He’s 36 now and has punched people in the face for a living for a decade and a half. It’s been fun. It also made him a rich man.

The demolition job he pulled on Errol Spence Jr. pushed his fame to another level. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) has been spotted on practically every radio and television show in America. His trophy case might be filled to the brim with countless world titles but his newly won welterweight belts haven’t been able to fill the void that now exists.

The Omaha, Nebraska, native isn’t totally interested in facing Errol Spence Jr. in a rematch. Nor does he find a showdown against Jermell Charlo even remotely interesting anymore. Instead, Crawford wants to add a few more portions of food onto his plate, move up 21 pounds, and take on Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight throne.

Currently, Alvarez has a long list of names that want to fight him. Demetrius Andrade, of course, is one of them. News of Crawford wanting to brazenly stomp around his division was somewhat surprising. All in all, Andrade likes Crawford. He also reveres him. Still, he isn’t willing to be mendacious towards the pound-for-pound star and his chances at doing anything at 168 pounds.

“That’s my boy but don’t come up here and get f—– up,” Andrade told BoxingScene.com. “It’s a big difference, it’s a big difference.”

It’s all about big money fights that will enhance his legacy at this point. Crawford admitted that the sand in his hourglass is running low.

Getting into the ring with Alvarez would likely give Crawford the sort of money that would set up his family tree forever. And, if he grabs the win, he’ll eternally be mentioned in the greatest of all-time conversation.

Andrade doesn’t want to be flippant. Crawford is a great fighter, Andrade has acknowledged that several times over. But you know the old saying right? Skills pay the bills. There’s a lot of truth in that. However, skills and abilities are thrown out the window when you step into the ring with someone who weighs significantly more than you.

“He got the skills but there’s skilled fighters up here. Plus we’ll be able to bully him at the end of the day.”

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Heavyweight With 100% KOs Admits ‘Super Strong’ Terence Crawford ‘Kicked His Butt’

American heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr is one of the country’s best hopes of challenging for a heavyweight world title in years to come.

However, the 24-year-old has admitted that he got his ‘butt kicked’ by the current undisputed welterweight champion, Terence Crawford – albeit not in the boxing ring.

Torrez won a rare Olympic super-heavyweight silver medal for the USA at Tokyo 2020 and has made a stellar start to life as a professional. The 24-year-old southpaw has gone 6-0 since debuting in March 2022, with each of those wins coming via knockout and four of those stoppages occurring in the opening round.

However, that power proved to be no match for Crawford, who showed he can handle himself against the bigger men in a wrestling match, Torrez told FightHype.

The verdict bodes well for Crawford as he continues to push for a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez three divisions up.

Torrez Jr will aim to make it seven straight knockouts as a professional as he takes on Tyrell Herndon (21-4) on Saturday night on the Alimkhanuly-Gualtieri undercard, live on ESPN.

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Floyd Mayweather Steals Some Of Curmel Moton’s Glory With “Am I Not The Greatest Ever”

Last night in Las Vegas, on the under card of Canelo Alvarez’ one-sided win over a disappointing and reluctant Jermell Charlo, 17 year old Curmel Moton made his pro debut. One of Floyd Mayweather’s proteges, Moton has big things expected of him, very big things. Already, with “Money” guiding him, there is some talk of Moton fighting reigning WBA featherweight champ Leigh Wood soon after Wood’s upcoming fight with Josh Warrington (should Wood win on October 7). And last night, after scoring a first round win in his debut, Moton was having his time in the spotlight at the podium.

Before Mayweather took apparent umbrage over what a reporter had the sheer nerve to say about him. The reporter, who was in the process of asking Moton a question, preceded his question by stating how Moton is guided by “arguably one of the greatest of all time.”

What’s wrong with those words, a person might ask. Nothing. But then we have to factor in Mayweather’s gigantic ego. Floyd felt to need to berate the reporter, doing so in a humiliating way akin to how a teacher might scold a student – a bad teacher, anyway.
What are we rating ourselves on?” Mayweather said, speaking directly to the reporter. “In the least amount if fights, I didn’t have to have 70 fights, 150 fights, 300 fights. Did I or did I not beat the most world champions? (pointing at the reporter) In the least amount of fights? Who got the highest gate? Who made the most money? Who was the most accurate? It’s basically saying that…”

The reporter, backed into a most uncomfortable corner, agreed with all of Mayweather’s statements and ultimately agreed that Mayweather is indeed the greatest of all time. But is he? Heck, no. Biggest gate, most champions beaten in least number of fights aside, Mayweather cannot be ranked above a number of boxing greats….Sugar Ray Robinson for one, Muhammad Ali for two, Roberto Duran for three, Henry Armstrong for four, Sam Langford for five……I could go on and on, and so could you. Maybe you will, and at the same time maybe you will be equally critical of Mayweather for not only treating an established member of the media so embarrassingly, but at the same time stealing some of his young fighter’s glory time. Floyd has had his time, now the younger talent he promotes should be allowed to have theirs.

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Curmel Moton: Inoue Is A Solid Fighter; I’ll Be A Lot Better Than Him When It’s All Said And Done

With his legendary, proud promoter standing beside him, Curmel Mouton exuded confidence that defies his age.

The highly touted, 17-year-old featherweight prospect predicted that he’ll become a better fighter than Naoya Inoue when he was informed that Shakur Stevenson compared his skill set to that of the renowned Japanese superstar the day before Moton made his impressive pro debut. Stevenson stated that Moton reminds him of a busier Inoue and expressed respect for his potential based in part on their sparring session early this year

“I’ve known Shakur for a long time, throughout the amateurs,” Moton said during his post-fight press conference. “He watched me grow up in the amateurs, too. And with the comparison, I mean, Inoue is a solid fighter. He has skills. He’s fast, strong. But I feel like I’ll be a lot bigger than him. I’ll be a lot better fighter than him when it’s all said and done. And I’m just getting started. I’m 17. This is my pro debut, and I feel like I have a lotta potential, and I’mma show it.”

Moton demolished Ezequiel Flores late Saturday night immediately after Canelo Alvarez beat Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision in the main event of a Showtime Pay-Per-View telecast from T-Mobile Arena. Las Vegas’ Moton overwhelmed Flores (4-1, 3 KOs) with his speed, precision and power, dropped the Riverside, California resident and later stopped him just 1:48 into their non-televised four-rounder.

The destructive Inoue, of course, is a four-weight world champion who is commonly considered one of the top three boxers, pound-for-pound, in the sport. Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) became boxing’s first fully unified bantamweight champion of the four-belt era last December and has since defeated Philadelphia’s Stephen Fulton (21-1, 8 KOs) by eighth-round technical knockout to win the WBC and WBO 122-pound championships.

The 30-year-old Inoue is expected to attempt to fully unify the junior featherweight titles in December against the Philippines’ Marlon Tapales (37-3, 19 KOs), who owns the IBF and WBA belts.

Mayweather, whose company promotes Moton, has mentored Moton since he was a child. He wasn’t as bold as his young, ambitious boxer when asked about Stevenson’s comparison, yet the undefeated five-division champion did note that Inoue-Moton might be a fight that eventually gets put together.

“I can’t really say who his style is like,” Mayweather said regarding Moton. “You know, that kid from Japan, he’s a hell of a fighter, hell of a fighter. And what we doing in today’s time, we makin’ dream matches, no different from [when] we done the Mayweather-Canelo, we done the Mayweather-McGregor, we done the Mayweather-Pacquiao. We do the biggest matches out there. So, in due time, we never know. It can be [Moton] and, you know, I don’t really know how to pronounce his name, but the kid from Japan – if that’s OK, you know, no disrespect.

“But, and we know Shakur is one hell of a fighter. You know, and soon [Moton will] be in a position where he’s beating everybody. Then, eventually, everybody will be calling [Moton] out, no different from everybody wants to fight Tank. That’s just how it works in the sport of boxing.”

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Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin’s Former Trainer Brands Terence Crawford Moving Up to Fight Canelo Alvarez as “Dumb Idea”

After demolishing Errol Spence Jr. in July 2023, Terence Crawford has publicly expressed his desire to go up against the legendary Canelo Alvarez. Canelo, however, has scoffed at the idea of facing Crawford, as he has nothing to gain from the fight. Yet, that has hardly stopped Crawford from calling out Canelo for a fight. Now, Gennady Golovkin’s former trainer has come forward to shed light on a potential match between Crawford and Canelo.

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Crawford recently made the headlines after Canelo defeated Jermell Charlo in a dominating show of performance. Following the win, Crawford announced he was no longer interested in fighting Jermell Charlo. While Crawford’s potential fight against Canelo hangs in the fray, some people in the boxing world have questioned the viability of the fight. During a recent interview, a legendary boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez, shared a similar opinion about Crawford moving up three weight divisions to fight ‘Cinnamon.’

Abel Sanchez claims it would be a big money fight

While appearing in an interview with Fight Hub TV, Sanchez stated, “I scoffed about the idea of him [Canelo] even considering Crawford.” Sanchez clarified that Canelo has nothing to gain from the fight against Crawford. He further explained Crawford was a great fighter and looked great in his fight against Spence. However, when discussing the fight against Canelo, Sanchez stated, “Moving up to fight Canelo would be a dumb idea for him.”

Later in the interview, Sanchez claimed Eddie Hearn is trying to restore Canelo’s legacy by arranging a rematch between Canelo and Dmitry Bivol. However, Sanchez stated, “In my opinion, I will stay away from Bivol.”

Terence Crawford accuses Canelo Alvarez

While Canelo has not completely ruled out a fight against Crawford, he has claimed it’s not part of his plans. Not to mention, Canelo once asserted he won’t fight below 168 pounds. However, Crawford shared one of Canelo’s interviews from 2020, which contradicts Canelo’s statement about facing Crawford.

Despite the predictions from experts, Crawford seems adamant about fighting Canelo. Just like Crawford, Charlo moved up two weight divisions, which did not end well for him. However, only time can tell what would happen if the two fighters come face-to-face. Until then, let us know what you think about the potential fight

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Terence Crawford and Chris Eubank Jr’s trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre WALKS FREE after pleading guilty over gun charges

Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre is a free man.

The boxing trainer, who coaches Terence Crawford and Chris Eubank Jr, pleaded guilty to his charges of ‘possession of a firearm’ and ‘possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate’ at Manchester Crown Court on Monday, but was given just a 20-month suspended sentence.

McIntyre had been in the UK guiding Eubank Jr to his rematch victory over Liam Smith on September 2 in Manchester.

However when he attempted to fly home to Atlanta the following morning, the 53-year-old was arrested by armed police.

A scan of his luggage showed a gun with a magazine inside, prompting security officials to raise the alarm.

McIntyre was taken into custody and subsequently charged with ‘possession of a firearm’ and ‘possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate’.

A statement from Greater Manchester Police said at the time: “At around 10:45am on Sunday 3 September 2023, officers were called to reports of a possible firearm being found in hold luggage by airport staff at Manchester Airport.

“After initial inspection by security staff, GMP officers attended, and the firearm was seized.

“Subsequently, a 53-year-old man was arrested for possession of a firearm and was taken to custody for further questioning.

“Brian McIntyre (01/07/1970) from the United States of America was charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.

McIntyre attended Stockport Magistrates court this morning where he was further remanded into custody.

“He is next due to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 9 October 2023.”

McIntyre spent the past five weeks in jail, prior to his hearing.

On Monday, he did indeed appear and pleaded guilty.

There is a statutory five-year prison sentence for gun possession charges, however this can be waived under due to exceptional mitigating circumstances.

McIntyre had a number of character witnesses testify in his defence, including Crawford who attended in person at Manchester Crown Court.

As a result, the trainer was allowed to walk free, given just a 20-month suspended sentence.

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Hall Of Fame Heavyweight Says He’ll Come Out Of Retirement To KO Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua is perhaps the most recognisable active heavyweight on the planet, his Olympic Gold medal and two-time world title winning campaign thrilling British boxing fans since 2012.

After a meteoric rise in the sport, Joshua was shocked in New York by Andy Ruiz Jr, losing his unified titles briefly before winning them back in a rematch.

It’s at that point fans recognised the Brit was far from invincible, and two losses to Oleksandr Usyk since have left him in comeback mode with plenty of heavyweights believing they have what it takes to beat him.

Speaking on The Porter Way Podcast earlier this year, one Riddick Bowe said that he would have dealt with Joshua in five rounds, and even offered to prove it for the right price

Bowe was undisputed in the early nineties, a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield his crowning moment. The result would be reversed in the rematch, with Holyfield solidifying his cruiserweight to heavyweight run in the history books.

It’s something that would be replicated three decades later by Usyk, the man who has handed Joshua two losses and put him firmly out of the title picture for the first time in a long time.

Following the loss to ‘The Real Deal’, Bowe racked up nine more wins before hanging up the gloves in 2008 with a record of 43-1. Now 56, his offer for the bout is tongue in cheek, but shows the clear confidence of a champion.

As for Joshua, he’s looking to secure a deal with another American in Deontay Wilder, although the emergence of Filip Hrgovic and a potential world title fight may have changed the plans.