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has been hailed as the standout heavyweight of this generation, but pound-for-pound rival has named one former champion whom he believes would have put an end to the Ukrainian’s unbeaten streak. Usyk is yet to lose in his 25 professional contests, claiming the undisputed crown and both cruiserweight and heavyweight and twice defeating each of […]
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It was announced last month that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s comeback fight against Christian Mbilli, originally scheduled for September 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had been pushed back to October. The former undisputed super-middleweight world champion has now revealed why. Canelo lost all four of his world titles last year to Terence Crawford, but the American’s […]
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has considered how , his fellow modern great, would fare against a prime Sugar Ray Robinson. When it comes to fantasy matchups, Crawford is perhaps most often paired with Floyd Mayweather, who likewise retired as an unbeaten five-division world champion. Unlike ‘Bud’, though, Mayweather never fought higher than 151lbs, whereas Robinson won world titles at […]
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is hoping to dominate this new generation of boxing following the retirement of , and now , who has sparred both men, has compared the power of ‘Boots’ and ‘Bud’. Ennis had been pursuing a shot at Crawford before the Omaha-born sensation hung up the gloves after a career-defining win against Canelo Alvarez back in […]
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and are almost universally accepted as the best two fighters that the sport has ever produced, but boxing legend Teddy Atlas has a different opinion. Ali, the self-proclaimed – and understandably so – ‘Greatest’, had it all; the skill, the entertainment, the speed, and the personality. It is everything that would be wanted from the […]
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Shawn Porter has assessed whether his former opponent, , is entering a stylistically-favourable showdown against . The two former world champions will collide at Sydney’s Afterpay Arena this Saturday, headlining arguably the biggest event in Australian boxing history. Originally, it was decided that they would lock horns at a catchweight of 158lbs, only for Spence […]
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has raised serious concerns over his proposed showdown with . After over a decade of build-up, Fury and Joshua finally look set to meet later this year, provided that both men can first come through their respective warm-up bouts this weekend. Fury takes on Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday, before Joshua then meets Kristian […]
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looked as if he was ready to move on from a trilogy fight with Artur Beterbiev, but it now seems as though the unified light-heavyweight world champion is ready to run it back with his rival, thus opening the door for two Brits to compete for one of his belts. Bivol claimed the undisputed light-heavyweight […]
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In September, controversial welterweight duo and will collide in a showdown for the WBC crown, and now both men have addressed potential concerns regarding drug testing for the bout. Benn tested positive for clomifene back in October 2022, ahead of a grudge match with Chris Eubank Jr. Since then, Benn has twice fought stateside up […]
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After years of grinding and proving himself in the sport, is finally being given his flowers now that he has retired, considered to be amongst boxing’s all-time greats. Now, has shared whether he believes the Omaha-born switch-hitter would have been able to hand Floyd Mayweather his first career defeat. Crawford became the first post-war boxer […]
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has compared the styles of and , having respectively defeated both British heavyweights on two occasions. First, the Ukrainian unanimously outpointed ‘AJ’ in 2021, becoming the unified world champion in just his third heavyweight outing. At the time, Usyk was considered by many to be a slight underdog, as while he had become the undisputed […]
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