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While faced a plethora of elite operators throughout his extraordinary 119-fight career, there was one man, in particular, who separated himself as a remarkably durable opponent. After cementing his legacy at 135lbs, Duran moved up through the weight divisions and was considered drastically undersized against the likes of Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns. First, he […]
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After an impressive win at the weekend, there is talk of facing for a second time and has now offered his thoughts on their potential rematch. Last April, Garcia battered Haney from pillar to post to hand ‘The Dream’ a defeat but his shock victory was later overturned to a no-contest after testing positive for […]
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Despite only sharing the ring with , has offered his take on where ‘The Real Deal’ would rank in a conversation involving and . Bowe and Holyfield delivered three captivating heavyweight spectacles between 1992 and 1995, with the former coming away from their compelling trilogy as a 2-1 victor. Perhaps most notably, the rematch, which […]
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After losing out on a lucrative showdown with Jake Paul, ’ plans have been spoiled. Now, the mandatory challenger for his WBA lightweight world title has called for his shot at the 135lb throne. Davis was set to face Paul earlier this month, until ‘Tank’ was named in a civil lawsuit regarding domestic allegations – […]
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Legendary boxing promoter has worked with some of the most talented fighters in boxing history, including both and . When quizzed on a fantasy fight between the two, Arum offered a confident prediction. Crawford established himself as a pound-for-pound great this year, dethroning Canelo Alvarez at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas back in September […]
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has revealed whether he thinks has any hope in his eight-round professional heavyweight contest with . The pair will headline a Netflix event at the Kaseya Center, Miami, with many expecting ‘AJ’ to blast through the YouTuber-turned-boxer in devastating fashion. Ruiz, however, believes that Paul could potentially pull off a monumental upset against the 36-year-old, […]
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Jr may have retired undefeated but his father Floyd Sr felt there should have been a blemish on that record. Mayweather hung up his gloves in 2017 having gone 50-0 in his career, becoming a five-weight world champion and earning victories against the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya along […]
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After a dominant win over Anthony Yarde, is looking to add to his legacy, and he has laid out his intentions to fight at a stadium in the United Kingdom against one of Great Britain’s up-and-coming superstars. Benavidez made easy work of Yarde, dominating each round before the bout was brought to a close in […]
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With three weeks to go until takes on , the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s most recent opponent has offered his prediction for the fight, as Paul seeks to pull off one of the greatest upsets in boxing history. Paul has not yet faced an active heavyweight during his 13-fight professional boxing career, with his solitary outing in the […]
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One of the standout heavyweights of this generation, has cemented himself as one of Britain’s best, and today ‘The Gypsy King’ is celebrating the anniversary of the fight that he believes ‘made him a legend’. Fury became a two-time British champion by defeating on two occasions, but close shaves against both John McDermott and Steve […]
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Heavyweight king has made his feelings clear regarding a potential clash with precocious talent . Many consider the 20-year-old to be the greatest threat to Usyk’s supremacy, his sheer speed, athleticism and devastating power establishing him as a consensus heir apparent to the Ukrainian’s throne. It is, of course, still early days for Itauma, whose […]
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