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Turki Al-Sheikh prepares millions for the most awaited fight: I want Canelo for Crawford

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Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority boss Turki Al-Sheikh has declared that he wants Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford soon but warned the Mexican not to overplay his hand regarding fight purses from the potential bout.

Crawford, aged 36, holds a perfect 40-0-0 with 31 KOs and has an exceptional reputation as a multi-weight champion whilst he is also the current WBA and WBO welterweight king after previously being undisputed before losing the IBF belt for contractual reasons.

Whilst Canelo, aged 34, is 65-2-2 with 39 KOs and has held belts in four boxing weight classes as well as becoming the only ever undisputed super-middleweight champion before he lost his IBF belt for contractual reasons. He is currently ranked as the fourth-best boxer pound-for-pound as a highly skilled counterpuncher.

So, a bout between the pair has been long anticipated and now Turki Al-Sheikh seems keen to make it happen as Saudi Arabia continues to become the dominant force in the modern boxing market, although there is a warning.

“I will give Canelo the price I think is fair. If he accepts it, he will deal directly with me to finalise the deal,” Al-Sheikh said, as per ESPN. “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 goes crazy [with his financial demands], I’ll still guarantee Crawford any fight he wants.”

When could Canelo vs Crawford happen?

The mouth-watering fight between two highly-skilled, very durable, very intelligent and exceptionally proven boxers will have to wait until 2025 due to current obligations for the pair in 2024.

Crawford is due to fight at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on August 3 against Israil Madrimov for the WBA super-welterweight title, whilst Canelo will clash with Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas.

For Canelo, that would only leave 10 weeks to recover and prepare a training camp to face Crawford in 2024, which is too tall an order even for someone with his reputation and legacy in boxing.

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Floyd Mayweather puts Anthony Joshua above Mike Tyson in controversial all-time heavyweight rankings

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Floyd Mayweather Jr is regarded as one of boxing’s all-time greatest fighters and he has made some interesting choices when naming the sport’s best ever heavyweights in a new winner stays on list.

Mayweather is rightfully viewed as a true great of the sport, with his unique style yielding 50 wins in as many professional fights. The American ended his career unbeaten, with 27 of those victories coming via a knockout.

Mayweather’s final professional bout came in 2017 when he fought Conor McGregor to claim his 50th victory with a technical knockout in the 10th round at the age of 40.

The now 47-year-old has had a series of exhibition bouts in recent years, which has included victories over Tenshin Nasukawa, Mikuru Asakura and Deji Olatunji, while he also faced Logan Paul in a non-judged bout.

When it comes to the greatest heavyweights of all-time, Mike Tyson is one of several names that immediately springs to mind.

Tyson had a total of 58 professional boxing bouts between 1985 and 2005 in a career which spanned three decades and came to a conclusion as he approached his 39th birthday.

In that time, Tyson chalked up 50 wins and experienced just six losses, with an astounding 44 victories on knockout as he demonstrated his stopping power in the ring.

Anthony Joshua has 28 wins in his 31 professional bouts so far in his career, with losses at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr and twice against Oleksandr Usyk.

Money Mayweather recently shot a video with MailOnline and took part in the popular trend of ‘winner stays on’ choices of sportspeople.

And his picks in the heavyweight division have certainly raised a few eyebrows.

Mayweather opted for Frank Bruno ahead of Deontay Wilder, before selecting Tyson ahead of Bruno.

He then went for Vitali Klitschko over Tyson, before selecting Joshua ahead of the Ukrainian.

Joe Frazier got the nod by Mayweather next up ahead of AJ, who he also backed over Usyk.

He then went for Wladimir Klitschko ahead of Frazier in the next choice, before backing Tyson Fury ahead of the younger Klitschko brother.

Mayweather selected Lennox Lewis ahead of the Gypsy King, before choosing Lewis instead of Muhammad Ali in a controversial final decision.

It is a list which will for sure spark debate among boxing fans.

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Turki Al Al-Sheikh said he is ready to personally handle the organisation of the Crawford – Alvarez

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Terence Crawford

The head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, has stated that he is ready to personally handle the organisation of the Terence Crawford – Saul Alvarez fight.

Crawford will face Israil Madrimov on 3 August in Los Angeles, in the main event of Riyadh’s first event of the season outside of Saudi Arabia. If Crawford is successful and wins the title in the third weight class, Al Al-Sheikh will try to organise his fight with Alvarez next year.

Earlier, it was reported that Canelo is close to agreeing on a new bout – against Edgar Berlanga.

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

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Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez

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

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,

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

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.

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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Heavyweight Thought His ‘Neck Had Snapped’ Feeling Daniel Dubois’ Power In Sparring: “Terrifying”

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The upcoming IBF heavyweight contest is set to feature two of the biggest punchers in the sport right now in Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua.

The fight at Wembley Stadium on September 21 sees the two British rivals go at it and, between them, they have knocked out 45 of their 56 combined opponents.\Both Dubois and Joshua have lost to Oleksandr Usyk in the last couple of years, but both have been on winning runs of late.

Dubois has shown his toughness with wins over Jarrell Miller and Fillip Hrgovic, while Joshua has re-found his knockout power with stoppages of Otto Wallin, Robert Helenius and Francis Ngannou.

Shared opponent Dorian Darch said ‘AJ’ hits harder, but popular British heavyweight Dave Allen might disagree. Speaking on his own YouTube channel he reflected on a sparring session with Dubois

Joshua is looking to become a three-time world champion by winning this fight, while it will be the first world title defence for Dubois having been elevated to champion when the belt was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk.

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

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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.

It wasn’t an entirely routine victory for Dubois, but Adam Booth believes that could make him more dangerous in his fight with Joshua.

“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.

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Usyk’s Team Has One Major Condition For Anthony Joshua Trilogy Fight: “Different Levels Now”

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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.

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

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.

Should ‘AJ’ win that to become a three-time heavyweight champion and Usyk beat Fury in their December rematch, there may indeed be discussions on the fight, but fans may wonder how much motivation will come from the Ukrainian’s side given his two conclusive wins.

A more lucrative scenario would be for Fury to avenge his defeat, setting up a long-awaited all-British showdown with Joshua.

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Shakur Stevenson boldly claims Gervonta Davis doesn’t come close to him in one category

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Gervonta Davis and Shakur Steveson

There are a few reasons why Gervonta Davis is one of the biggest draws in boxing, and why Shakur Stevenson doesn’t come anywhere close when it comes to selling out arenas and fighting against big name opponents.

The biggest reason is their contrasting styles. Davis likes to knock people out. Stevenson likes winning fights by avoiding punches, which has made many boxing fans label him as “boring“; so much so that he got booed by the crowd in his hometown last weekend.

Is Tank Davis a one-trick pony?

Stevenson addressed what makes him different than Davis and other boxers in a recent interview with Cigar Talk

There’s no denying what Stevenson is saying, but it’s why many boxing fans don’t like watching him. He’s a very technical fighter, but sometimes people just want to see hands being thrown.

Stevenson most recently defeated Artem Harutyunyan by unanimous decision, marking the first successful defense of his WBC lightweight title, which he won against Edwin De Los Santos in November of last year. A fight against Davis has been rumored, but it’s far from being a done deal.

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Austin Theory Feared Legit Knocked Out by WWE World After Terence Crawford Punch

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In his career thus far, Austin Theory has shown to be a terrific, captivating star. Despite everything, the man took part in one of the most entertaining SmackDown moments this week. During a conversation with Austin Theory and Grayson Waller, Terence Crawford, who had made an unexpected entrance in the WWE, managed to knock out the former United States Champion.

‘The A-Town Down Under’ was unhappy with the boxing megastar over what had transpired the previous week. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes beat both WWE superstars when Crawford, who was merely sitting in the audience, handed him a chair. As a result, the tag team confronted him, asking why he had done such a thing to them last week.

Things became heated during their argument, so Austin Theory was about to strike Crawford. But the Undisputed Boxing Champion saw it coming and fired a huge right hand that may have actually knocked down Theory in the process. Furthermore, this part was deemed real, and people all across the internet are now concerned for the wrestler and they all are checking whether he was knocked out in real or not.

Fans believe Theory fell asleep after eating that pouch. Some fans believe the former US Champion perished as a result of the brutality and lethality of the punch. After all, the person who threw the solid puch was the undisputed champion in the boxing world.

Fans believe this was a hilarious segment because of Austin Theory’s selling

As of today, people believe the segment was a hit since Theory was so brilliant at selling the right-hand blow. Fans even wished the wrestler a nice night, referring to the fact that he was knocked out cold.

Not only that, but fans also joked about how Theory is no longer alive. As a result of the force with which he was pounded, he will sleep for a longer duration.

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Jarrell Miller body transformation has fans stunned as huge heavyweight trims down for Andy Ruiz clash on Terence Crawford undercard

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Jarrell Miller is seemingly well aware that he could now be in boxing’s last chance saloon.

The controversial heavyweight, who has failed multiple drugs tests across his career, is set to face Andy Ruiz on August 3 as part of the undercard of Terence Crawford’s clash with Israil Madrimov in LA.

Miller initially built an undefeated record of 23-0-1 when he came to prominence as a heavyweight contender in 2018.

This record secured him a date to fight Anthony Joshua in June 2019.

However, he failed several drugs tests and so was pulled from the bout.

Funnily enough, it was Ruiz who famously replaced him at short notice and knocked out Joshua in one of the biggest upsets in modern boxing history.

Miller attempted to return in 2020 as he’d avoided a ban due to a loophole – he wasn’t licensed by any American commission at the time of his positive tests.

However, when he tried to get back in the ring he tested positive once more and this time did receive a ban.

It was only in 2022, after a three-and-a-half year absence, that Miller finally fought again.

It seems he’s very aware this could be his final big opportunity as new pictures from his training camp show he might be in the best shape of his career.

The huge heavyweight normally weighs upwards of 300lbs for his fights.

He has not come in below that number since 2017, and most recently scaled 333lbs for the Dubois defeat.

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