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• Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. a true champion?

  17-05-2020 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Yannis Mihanos: “He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money” Benjamin Franklin. Most recently, I heard Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) talking again about his record of reaching over a billion dollars in revenue. That’s super impressive for any athlete in any […]
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• WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman Eyes Erickson Lubin vs Tony Harrison Title Eliminator

  17-05-2020 23:40 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  Jr Middleweight contender Erickson Lubin has been spending half of his quarantine time preparing himself the best way he can for whenever boxing restrictions have lifted. The other half has been spent calling out WBC titlist Jermell Charlo. 
  Lubin made a ton of noise from the moment he stepped onto the scene in 2013. He managed to parlay that noise and skill, into a matchup with Charlo but quickly found himself on the wrong end of a right hand that ended the night quickl
  
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• Josh Warrington wants Shakur Stevenson ‘SOONER rather than later’

  17-05-2020 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Charles Brun: IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington says he wants to fight WBO 126-pound champion, Shakur Stevenson, as soon as possible. The problem with that is Warrington’s management will be looking to match him against the light-hitting WBA’ regular champion Can Xu (18-2, 3 K.O.s) after the lockdown ends. Also, Stevenson appears to be […]
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• Eddie Hearn is Turning His Backyard Into an Arena to Host Fights

  17-05-2020 20:48 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  Desperate times call for desperate measures. 
  COVID-19 has been a disaster for roughly everyone around the world. But the argument can easily be made that the sports landscape, and boxing in particular, has suffered more than anyone else. Live boxing events haven't taken place in nearly three months and the reprieve seems to be nowhere in sight. 
  Instead of waiting for boxing to be thrown a lifeline, Eddie Hearn is focused on becoming the first promoter to bring liv
  
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• Eddie Hearn is Turning His Backyard Into a Fight Arena to Host Fights

  17-05-2020 20:48 via boxinginsider.com
  
  By: Hans Themistode
  Desperate times call for desperate measures. 
  COVID-19 has been a disaster for roughly everyone around the world. But the argument can easily be made that the sports landscape, and boxing in particular, has suffered more than anyone else. Live boxing events haven't taken place in nearly three months and the reprieve seems to be nowhere in sight. 
  Instead of waiting for boxing to be thrown a lifeline, Eddie Hearn is focused on becoming the first promoter to bring liv
  
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• Mike Tyson making a TERRIBLE mistake coming back

  17-05-2020 17:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Matt Lieberman: 15 years after retiring from the sport, 53-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) announced that he’s planning on returning to the ring for what could be a series of exhibition matches. This could be a horrible idea due to the risk of Tyson getting hurt during his matches. Tyson […]
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• Chisora: Wladimir Klitschko CAN’T help Usyk inside the ring

  17-05-2020 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Charles Brun: Dereck Chisora (32-9, 23 K.O.s) isn’t too worried about former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko volunteering to help Oleksandr Usyk prepare for his clash against him. As far as Chisora is concerned, the 44-year-old Wladimir won’t be able to help Usyk once they’re inside that ring. That’s where Chisora plans on putting […]
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• 10 wild Mike Tyson stories

  17-05-2020 08:15 via skysports.com
  
  Heard the one about Mike Tyson giving away his Rolls-Royce to a policeman? Or the one about his estranged brother?
  
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• 'Klitschko could still cause commotion'

  17-05-2020 08:00 via skysports.com
  
  Wladimir Klitschko could still cause 'commotion' but Oleksandr Usyk's sparring sessions with the former heavyweight king would be meaningless, says Derek Chisora.
  
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• Marcos Maidana looking solid in training for comeback

  17-05-2020 04:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Jeff Aronow: Marcos Maidana continues to drop weight as he trains for his comeback fight, and he looks like he’s now close to his old weight. The former two-division world champion Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) was previously scheduled to fight 47-year-old Argentinian kickboxer Jorge Acero Cali in a five-round bout at a catchweight of […]
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• Danny Garcia confirms he’s fighting Pacquiao or Spence in September

  17-05-2020 01:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Dan Ambrose: Danny Garcia says he’s ready to resume his ‘career’ in September against Manny Pacquiao or Errol Spence Jr. And, quite interestingly, the former two-division world champion Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs) is still grumbling about his losses to Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter. Garcia hasn’t let go of those defeats and moved on. […]
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• Deontay Wilder WON’T step aside says Bob Arum

  17-05-2020 00:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder NEVER considered to step aside for an instant for heavyweight champions Tyson Fury to face Anthony Joshua in a unification fight, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. He says the reports that news stories that sprang up overnight about former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (42-1-1, 41 K.O.s) agreeing to […]
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