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Anthony Joshua called out by retired 56-year-old boxing legend who says he would KO Brit in five rounds

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RETIRED boxing legend Riddick Bowe has called out Anthony Joshua.

The 56-year-old American believes he could knock out the former world champion within five rounds.

Joshua is yet to finalise his next opponent after beating Robert Helenius back in August.

AJ KO’d his Finnish rival in the seventh round to move to a 26-3 record as a professional.

Despite chasing a fight with fellow former champion Deontay Wilder, another American has now thrown his hat in the ring to face Joshua.

Bowe has vowed to come out of retirement to knock out the British boxing star.

Speaking on The Porter Way Podcast earlier this year, he claimed: “In my prime, Anthony Joshua, he wouldn’t fight. I’d break him off something proper. Five (rounds).

“And I’ll tell you what, if you give me enough money I’ll come out of retirement and show you better than I can tell you. You know my motto is ‘show me the money’.”

Bowe himself was an undisputed world heavyweight champion during the 1990s.

“Big Daddy” also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

However, he has not fought professionally since 2008, retiring with a record of 43 wins, one loss and one no contest.

The only defeat of Bowe’s career came against Evander Holyfield in 1993.

His Joshua callout comes after he had been set for a return to the ring in 2021.

Bowe was booked to fight ex-NBA star Lamar Odom in a celebrity boxing bout.

The fight was later axed, though, with organisers concerned over Bowe’s health condition in the build-up to his clash with Odom.

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Eddie Hearn To Match Anthony Joshua Against Fringe Contender In December

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Eddie Hearn is expected to match Anthony Joshua, a lower fringe-level contender, for his December fight now that the match against Deontay Wilder is no longer happening. Joshua will NOT be facing Wilder for his fight in December. Instead, he will be matched against an unknown opponent who is no threat to him. In other words, it’ll be someone similar to Joshua’s last two fringe-level foes that Hearn dug up for him. Hearn is working hard to protect Joshua’s career by avoiding dangerous fighters like Deontay and Zhilei Zhang, who would surely end his career and finish him for good as a money-fighter.

Putting Joshua in with a killer like Deontay would be bad news for him, and Hearn doesn’t want to risk his golden goose before she’s finished playing 24K gold eggs. It’s become obvious that Hearn isn’t going to risk Joshua’s career being finished off by the knockout artist Deontay (43-2-1, 42 KOs), who would ruin everything before AJ has gotten the huge pot of gold against Tyson Fury money. It is believed that Hearn is intentionally delaying the fight with Wilder until after Joshua faces Tyson Fury in March, which is expected to be the biggest payday for AJ. The rumored names for Joshua’s December fight are these guys: Agit Kabayel Demsey McKean Otto Wallin Jonathan Guidry
We had an offer from Saudi Arabia to fight Deontay Wilder.

We accepted it, and Wilder accepted it. It didn’t materialize. So, now we’re at other venues for that potential fight,” said Eddie Hearn via talksport boxing. Joshua’s December Opponent Won’t Be Top Eight “No offer came from Skills Challenge in Saudi Arabia from finances. So, the fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder collapsed. The money isn’t there,” said Gareth A. Davies. “Eddie Hearn traversed to talk about it potentially happening in the UK or happening in America in Las Vegas.

There was even talk about a fight with Zhilei Zhang in China.” It’s pretty obvious that Hearn never wanted Zhang or Wilder for Joshua because he saw the big picture, realizing what would happen if he let AJ fight either of those guys. Yeah, Joshua would have a puncher’s chance of beating them, but with his fragile chin, and his timid, gunshy fighting style, he would be sparked out by Wilder & Zhang before he even had a chance to throw any of his own bombs. The reality is, that Hearn isn’t going to let Joshua take ANY risky fights until after he fights Tyson Fury. Once that fight happens two or three times and Joshua’s is on its last legs, then Hearn will feed him to Wilder for that last payday. Then Joshua will sail off into the sunset, retiring with likely three or four consecutive defeats.

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Gervonta Davis Names “The Best Boxer To Ever Do It”

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Garvonta Davis

With his stoppage win over Ryan Garcia back in April, Gervonta Davis established himself as one of the biggest stars in the sport as well as one of the greatest fighters of this generation.

A recent social media post from Davis has revealed who he believes is the best of all time – and it’s someone he knows quite well.

From his professional debut, the Baltimore puncher was a protege of five weight champion, pay per view star and all time great Floyd Mayweather and a leading light of Mayweather Promotions.

And ‘Tank’ has shared a text message exchange between himself and Mayweather, where the 28 year old tells ‘Money’ that he was “the best to ever do it.”

Although everything between the pair seems nice and rosey now, Mayweather and Davis have not always been the best of friends.

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An anonymous text message was sent to the media back in 2022 that Davis was no longer affiliated with Mayweather Promotions, then an official announcement before his fight with Rolando Romero.

Though the pair have not reunited just yet, Davis has not ruled it out and Mayweather has spoken fondly of his former charge, describing him on numerous occasions as being like a son to him.

‘Tank’ has not boxed since the Garcia fight, mainly due to having to serve a jail term over the summer that saw momentum in his career take a brief halt.

However, the three weight world champion is expected to be back in the ring in early 2024, with a host of big money fights potentially available in and around the lightweight division.

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Terence Crawford Accuses Canelo Of Double Standards After Refusing To Come Down In Weight

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Terence Bud Crawford

Terence Crawford believes Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has double standards when it comes to accepting challenges in the ring.

The undefeated welterweight recently beat Errol Spence Jr to become undisputed, and quickly looked for more legacy-defining contests. He landed on Canelo, who holds all four belts three weight classes up at super-middle.

Terence Bud Crawford

The Mexican hasn’t ruled the fight out entirely, but says it’s not in his plans. He is also adamant that his days below 168lbs are over, meaning Crawford would not be met in the middle.

‘Bud’ has found an old clip from an interview in 2020 before Canelo’s fight with Callum Smith that he believes shows a contradiction. In it, Canelo is open the idea of fighting Spence at the middleweight limit of 160.

Since that interview, Canelo has settled further at super-middleweight, becoming undisputed by picking up the WBO belt from Billy Joe Saunders and the IBF from Caleb Plant.

He’s also three years older, and has had another move up to the light-heavyweight 175 limit thrown in. In short, it looks like his mind is made up about not going any lower.

Crawford says that’s not a problem, and wants the belts at super-middle. Some pundits have recently advised him against it given the one-sided win the Mexican lodged against Jermell Charlo recently – also a man moving up in weight.

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Terence Crawford Unburies Ancient Canelo Interview, Saying He’d Spence At 160

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Terence Crawford went on an archaeology expedition and unsurfaced an ancient interview done by Canelo Alvarez, saying he’d move down from 168 to 160 to face Errol Spence Jr. The interview that Crawford dug up from Canelo was in 2020 before his second fight at 168. Up until then, Canelo had only once fought at 168, and that was against Rocky Fielding, so he hadn’t fully grown into the weight class like he is now. The fact that Crawford is stooping to the level of unburying timeworn interviews of Canelo shows his desperation and grasping for anything he can to get that lucrative fight.

This information won’t help Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) create the kind of pressure on Canelo from the public for the Nebraska native to get the final payday to move to Beverly Hills to rub shoulders with the movie stars. Who wouldn’t want to live on Rodeo Drive? Canelo received zero credit from fans for his recent win over 154-pounder Jermell Charlo, and he’s not going to go one step further by selecting the 147-lb Crawford for his next fight.

Terence Crawford

Crawford must really think Canelo was born yesterday if he thinks he’d be willing to waste another one of his fights by fighting another smaller fighter like himself.
Even if Canelo evaporates the 36-year-old Crawford with one of his uppercuts, fans aren’t going to give him any credit due to Terence’s size and his age. In the three-year-old interview by Canelo in 2020 with Fight Hub TV, before his fight with Callum Smith, the Mexican star said, “It’s an interesting fight. Errol Spence is a great fighter. If he wants to go up in weight, then that could be a good fight.

That’s something we could still do. We could still go down to 160.” In December 2020, Errol Spence Jr. had just finished fighting for the first time since his horrifying car crash in 2019, and he was still viewed as a top fighter. By the time Crawford fought Spence in July, the effects of a previous car accident, inactivity, weight issues, and wear from previous fights were evident. Obviously, the best way for Crawford to go about getting the Canelo fight would be to knock off the highest-ranked contender at 168 by facing David Benavidez or David Morrell Jr. to earn the shot.

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“He Is Too Big For A Lot Of Heavyweights”: Shakur Stevenson Predicts Oleksandr Usyk’s Fate Against Tyson Fury

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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk has been in the works for a couple of years. Given the stakes of this bout, the negotiations were bound to linger for this fight. Moreover, back in the summer of this year, it appeared the bout was as good as done after it seemed like they agreed on terms on social media. However, their assent was short-lived and the negotiations fell apart. That being said, in a recent turn of events. it is reported that both heavyweight champions have signed the dotted line for the undisputed fight.

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Although the date of the bout is not made official, it is speculated to take place in the last week of December or in January of next year. Witnessing this, many boxing pundits and fans weighed in on this match-up to make their predictions known, including Shakur Stevenson.

Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk? Shakur Stevenson weighs in

The 24-year-old is the undefeated featherweight world champion. Moreover, back in April of this year, he made his debut in the lightweight division and is eyeing to fight for the title soon. When asked about this match-up, he considered the fact that Fury is evidently taller and significantly bigger than the unified heavyweight champion. In addition, he thinks, ‘The Gypsy King,’ is just as skillful as the Ukrainian.

Given the size advantage, while favoring Fury, he stated, “Uysk, I watched his last fight, he looks real good. He is a great fighter. I think the size is going to be too much. You gotta realize, Tyson Fury is two what? 270? He is too big for a lot of heavyweights and he got boxing skills and he got to know how to use size.”

tyson fury and oleksandr usyk

He adds, “So I don’t know if Uysk is gonna be able to beat him. Uysk is tremendous talent. But I just don’t see it.” It is safe to say that if ‘Sugar,’ is a betting man, his money would be on Fury. However, let’s take a look at a boxing legend’s prediction for this fight.

Former boxing world champion predicts Fury vs Uysk

Retired boxer and former champion, Ricky Hatton gave his prediction for the heavyweight clash after much thought. According to him, Fury is very skilled, versatile, and has a size advantage. Considering the same, he fancied the chances of Fury more than Uysk. Reflecting on the same, he stated, “When you think Tyson has the height, the reach, he can box southpaw, Orthodox, stand there, sit in there, and have a fight, he can sit and sway and move and make you miss off the back-foot. He can lean, counterpunch, he does everything Uysk does and he’s got the strength and weight advantage.”

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Eddie Hearn Predicts Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk: “It Will Be A Stinker”

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Matchroom Promoter, Eddie Hearn, has applauded the efforts of both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for finally agreeing to a deal that will see the first undisputed heavyweight title clash of the four-belt era. However, the promoter anticipates that the fight itself will underwhelm.

Fury and Usyk were linked to a bout with one another throughout at the beginning of this year, but, to the disappointment of fans, the showdown failed to materialise.

Now, in an out-of-the-blue announcement, it seems that the two champions are set to finally face one another in boxing’s most beckoned-for bout.

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury

In an interview with Seconds Out, Hearn picked his winner ahead of the spectacle, which he believes to be ‘great for the sport’ but a ‘stinker’ for the viewers.

Fury-Usyk will supposedly take place as early as December 23 or in early 2024. It’s said that the official date will be announced following the Brit’s crossover clash with MMA star, Francis Ngannou

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Joshua To Plug In For IBF Heavyweight Title Clash

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Anthony Joshusa

Few days ago, Fury and Usyk announced that they would take each other in a battle for the undisputed heavyweight champion, due to be held either on December 23 or in January.

Between them, the pair hold all four of men’s heavyweight world titles with Fury the current WBC champion and Usyk holding WBA, IBF and WBO belts.

According to ESPN, there was a two-way rematch clause confirming a second bout between the two, it opens up a possibility for Joshua to fight for the IBF title.

The rematch clause will allow the loser of Fury versus Usyk to force a second fight, but this will not be an undisputed bout.

Undefeated Croatian Filip Hrgovic is the current IBF mandatory challenger and is already overdue his shot at the title.

The winner of the first fight between Fury and Usyk has been ordered by the sanctioning body to defend against the dangerous unbeaten Croatian next, with no exceptions.

With the rematch clause meaning the two greats will fight again, Hrgovic will have to fight the next best ranked contender for the IBF world title and currently, this is Joshua who is coming off the back of a brutal knock-out win over Robert Helenius.

Looming Joshua/Wilder Bout

At present, Joshua is trying to negotiate a fight with American powerpuncher Deontay Wilder, with promotor Eddie Hearn even hinting the bout could happen on the same night as Fury versus Usyk.

However should this not come through, Joshua could take on Hrgovic for a world title belt.

Hearn, who said the much talked about Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight is much bigger, added that the Hrgovic fight comes with a world title.

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“The Stadium Is Going to Be Filled”: Despite Being Called Out for Being Two-Faced, Shakur Stevenson Contemplates “Amazing” Fight With Gervonta Davis

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Gervonta Tank Davis

It’s been a long wait for the former super featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson as he has been unable in his attempts to secure a bout, despite being such a huge name. Finally, after seven months, he will be having his second fight in the lightweight division. He is going to face Dominican Edwin De Los Santos on November 16th at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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What’s interesting is that prior to making this fight, he had a lot of prospects, including some of the biggest names in the sport right now. One of which was Gervonta Davis, the young boxer who, earlier this year, ended the undefeated streak of Ryan Garcia. So what does Stevenson have to say about the potential bout?

Shakur Stevenson on potential Gervonta Davis fight

Stevenson and Gervonta Davis have been great friends for a long time. They have even sparred together previously, however, the harmonious relationship between them is long gone now. Davis had stated that Stevenson liked to “throw shots, then want to buddy-buddy.” ‘Tank’ appeared to be tired of his behavior and decided to end their friendship. As for ‘Sugar’, he is looking for a mega fight between him and Davis. Moreover, he even rated Davis higher than Devin Haney as the best in the lightweight division.

Recently, in an interview with Fight Hub TV, he talked about how huge the fight between him and Davis could be. He stated, “I think me and Tank, we going to do big numbers, I think when that fight happens, just because of the hype and the world going to want to see it- the best versus the best. I think the stadium is going to be filled, I can’t tell you how big the numbers are going to be but I think it’s going to be amazing.” Stevenson seemed completely sure that a fight between him and Davis would be enough to draw and fill

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Why is it that Stevenson is not pushing Davis to fight as of now?

If the fight would be such a huge success, then why is the former champion not looking to cash in right now? In an interview on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, Stevenson answered the question. According to him, the offer needs to come from Davis’ side since he is the bigger star.

Shakur stated, “I’m going to tell you the truth – I’m not Tank, he’s the big star, he’s the PPV star. I can’t throw no offers to Tank. Who am I to throw offers to the biggest star in boxing? That would have to be on their part to wanna do that. I would love that fight, I think that’s the best fight in boxing and I wanna prove to the world who I truly am.”

As of now, he just plans on getting the now-vacant WBC lightweight title as Haney moves up to a higher division. Although the chances of a bout between the two seem low as of now, it may come to fruition in the future.

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“Y’all Need to Take That Mess Outside”: Floyd Mayweather’s Protege Curmel Moton Dancing in Gym Following Debut Win Draws Mixed Reactions From Fans

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Curmel Moton

Floyd Mayweather’s protege announced his arrival in style. He secured a devastating round-one KO over Ezequiel Flores, backing Mayweather’s pre-fight endorsement. While audiences at the T-Mobile Arena were impressed with his boxing skills, the 17-year-old, 18-time NB champion did not earn many admirers with his follow-up post. Were boxing purists upset with his steps, or just saddened to see CM grooving to the beats in the sanctity of his gym?

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This is not the first time Curmel Moton’s name has cropped up in boxing circles. Genuine prodigy or a hyped-up name? Time will tell, but there is no denying that he is the talk of the town today.

Who is Curmel Moton, and why is there a buzz surrounding him?

Floyd Mayweather has predicted that Curmel Moton “will be a millionaire within 24 months”. But Mayweather is not the only one who is impressed with Moton. Back in 2015, he was seen training with ‘the tank,’ Gervonta Davis. He has an impressive amateur record of 48 victories with only two defeats. Also, as mentioned earlier, he has also won 18 national titles. Moton even got special permission for his professional fight from the Nevada State Athletic Commission before his 18th birthday. Shakur Stevenson has also compared his style to Naoyo Inoue, the former undisputed bantamweight champion.

Everything seems to point towards greatness in the making. But unfortunately, the latest buzz is not about his achievements. It is about his celebration after winning the fight against Flores.

How did the fans react to Curmel Moton?

In a video posted by Fight Hype.com, Moton appears to be dancing alongside his teammates and sparring partners. It was evident that the 17-year-old was in high spirits and was enjoying his hard-earned victory. However, this clip has since ignited distinct opinions

One fan found it bizarre to see these dance steps and wondered why such a genre of dancing is acceptable or desired, saying, “This new generation has made it acceptable for men to twerk. It all started because of Deontay Wilder’s viral twerk video.”

Meanwhile, one fan could not believe his eyes what he was seeing and wondered if it was real. He stated, “this feels like im in an alternate reality. like a bunch of characters from IMVU or Second Life have been transported to our reality……….”

One opinionated fan thinks such a celebration should not have taken place inside a boxing gym, exclaiming, “Y’all need to take that mess outside. lol”

One fan made his observation and thought the young boy was already looking sturdy. They said, “Look yall he be getting sturdy”

Last but not least, another fan made their opinions known. The opinion almost felt like a prophecy, with the fan saying, “It’s only a matter of time until money starts changing his life for the worse.

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