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      Jake Paul claims Floyd Mayweather is ‘SCARED’ to fight him in professional boxing bout and risk 50-0 record

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      JAKE PAUL has claimed boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is “scared” to risk his unbeaten professional record against him.Mayweather, 45, hung up his gloves in 2017 after beating UFC star Conor McGregor to extend his winning streak to 50-0.
      YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul has claimed Mayweather is scared to fight himCredit: Getty
      Mayweather has not fought professionally since he beat McGregor back in 2017Credit: Getty
      Since then he has taken part in several exhibition bouts – including against Jake’s older brother Logan Paul last year – but has not returned to pro boxing.
      A fight between Mayweather and Jake remains a somewhat fanciful proposition given the pair have competed at contrasting weights – with a two-stone difference between them.

      Yet Paul, who is currently 5-0 as a pro, continues to goad Mayweather in an attempt to bring him out of retirement.
      Speaking on his new show BS w/ Jake Paul, the 25-year-old, who grabbed Mayweather’s hat off his head at a press conference last year, said: “Floyd, we respect you, bro.
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      “I took your hat, but if you ask anyone in my camp, I always talk about how awesome you are and how legendary you are.
      “So we respect Floyd on this side of things, even though I know you’re scared to fight me as a real professional bout.”
      Paul has not yet fought anybody close to the level of Mayweather – who won world titles in five weight classes and is widely regarded as one of the greatest to ever lace up the gloves.
      So far in his short pro career, Paul has taken on YouTuber AnEsonGib, basketball player Nate Robinson and MMA stars Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley.
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      He was due to face Tyson Fury’s brother Tommy earlier this month before visa issues saw the Brit pull out of the clash for a second time.
      Paul then agreed to take on Hasim Rahman Jr – a heavyweight fighter with a record of 12 wins and one loss.
      But that too fell through when it became apparent Rahman would not be able to make the 200lb limit.
      With no fight scheduled, Paul is set to fly to Manchester next month where he reportedly plans to taunt Fury in his hometown.
      The American is coming to the UK to support Amanda Serrano as she takes on IBF featherweight champion Sarah Mahfoud on the Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker undercard on September 24. More

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      ‘Just the mindset now’ – Anthony Joshua vows to ‘SMASH’ Oleksandr Usyk in rematch after trying to ‘outbox’ him last time

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has warned he is going to “smash” Oleksandr Usyk in their blockbuster rematch. The pair fought for the WBO, IBF and WBA titles last September, with Usyk’s aggressive style throwing AJ off course and allowing the Ukrainian to claim a points victory against the odds.
      Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua face off ahead of their fight in Jeddah on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      Usyk won three belts from Joshua went they fought in SeptemberCredit: Getty

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      This time around though Joshua has vowed to ditch the cautious approach and “smash” his opponent when he enters the ring on Saturday.
      Joshua told Sky Sports: “I wanted to outbox my opponent, whether it was Usyk or anyone else, that was the mindset (in the first fight).
      “I wanted to outbox my opponent and on Saturday I want to smash my opponent. That’s just the mindset now.”
      Joshua acknowledged that much of the early success he had in his early career came down to aggression but admitted his added experience mellowed out his more gung-ho approach.
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      He added: “I was amateur for three and a half years and I did a lot in that time and I asked myself how?
      “It wasn’t down to the skill element, because I was outclassed in terms of skill and experience by a lot of my competitors on the world scene, but that aggression.
      “That will was something that couldn’t be denied. Then as you get more experience you try to develop as a rounded athlete.
      “But ultimately, you can’t take your eye off the factor of what got you to where you are which is, as you said, that aggressiveness.”
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      Ukrainian Usyk, who left the front line of his country’s defence following Russia’s invasion to fight AJ, has bulked up massively compared to the last time the pair fought.
      However, this approach is the wrong one to take for him according to Dave Coldwell, who believes the added weight will slow him down.
      Coldwell thinks Uysk’s greatest weapons are his speed and mobility, but by bulking up he will be limiting their effectiveness. More

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      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard FULL: Who is fighting on Saudi bill and what time does each bout start?

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      OLEKSANDR USYk and Anthony Joshua’s huge heavyweight rematch is getting closer, and the preparations are concluded.But before the mouth-watering main event in Saudi Arabia there’s a stacked undercard – which includes an historic fight.
      All eyes will be on Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua’s rematch
      And there are TWO world title eliminators are on the bill that are unlikely to disappoint.
      Man mountain Filip Hrgovic will take on China’s Zhang Zhilei in the IBF heavyweight division’s final eliminator.
      With both men unbeaten, something will have to give on August 20.
      Croatian Hrgovic and Zhang were initially set to fight on May 7 on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s defeat to Dmitry Bivol.
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      After Hrgovic pulled out for personal reasons, Zhang instead made light work of America’s Scott Alexander.
      The second eliminator will see Brit former world super-middleweight champ Callum Smith take on Frenchman Mathieu Bauderlique.
      While Ramla Ali will take on Crystal Garcia Nova in what is set to be an historic bout.
      Ramla Ali will be making history
      Filip Hrgovic is in a IBF heavyweight title eliminator
      Ali vs Nova will be the first ever professional women’s boxing match to take place in Saudi Arabia.
      On the magnitude of the occasion, Ali told ESPN: “It’s such a monumental thing to happen in Saudi.
      “Me and my opponent, we’re essentially making history together so it’s not just me. It’s someone else as well, we’re both going to be the first females to be in Saudi.”
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      When is Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk?
      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk takes place on Saturday, August 20.
      The fight is expected to start at 11pm UK time – this is 1am in Saudi Arabia.
      The Jeddah Super Dome – with a capacity of 40,000 – plays host.
      Who is fighting on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard?
      The undercard is set to start from 3pm UK time. Times in brackets are the estimated start time of each fight.

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 (10.54pm) – World heavyweight championship WBA ‘super’, IBF, IBO and WBO – 12 rounds
      Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang (9.52pm) – IBF heavyweight final eliminator – 12 rounds
      Callum Smith vs Mathieu Bauderlique (8.50pm) – WBC light-heavyweight final eliminator – 12 rounds
      Badou Jack vs Richard Rivera (7.18pm) – cruiserweight – 10 rounds
      Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jose Alatorre (6.48pm) – super-lightweight – 4 rounds
      Ramla Ali vs Crystal Garcia Nova (6.10pm) – super-bantamweight – 8 rounds
      Andrew Tabiti vs James Wilson (5.24pm) – heavyweight – 8 rounds
      Ben Whittaker vs Peter Nosic (4.46pm) – light-heavyweight – 6 rounds
      Daniel Lapin vs Josef Jurko (4.03pm) – heavyweight – 8 rounds
      Bader Alsamreen vs Faud Tarverdi (3.30pm) – super lightweight – 6 rounds
      Rashed Belhassa aka Money Kicks vs Traycho Georgiev (3pm) – welterweight – 4 rounds

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      Watch cheeky Oleksandr Usyk play mind games with Anthony Joshua by switching up stances in training after dig

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      CHEEKY Oleksandr Usyk showed his fun side by jokingly switching up his stance after Anthony Joshua’s dig. The pair are making their final preparations for Saturday night’s rematch in Saudi Arabia.
      Oleksandr Usyk toyed with Anthony Joshua by pretending to train orthodox style
      The Ukrainian is left-handed and therefore uses the southpaw stance
      Usyk caused plenty of problems with his left hand in SeptemberCredit: Marc Aspland – The Sunday Times
      Usyk, 35, claimed victory back in September as he outclassed his British opponent.
      But AJ, 32, reckons he would have “smoked” the Ukrainian if he was not a southpaw.
      So in response, Usyk bounced around the ring in training deliberately taking up an orthodox, right-handed position.
      The current WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champ was clearly enjoying playing up to the cameras in the witty jibe – and ramping up the mind games.
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      And his confidence is sky high as he prepares to defend his belts for the first time in the top division.
      Joshua said in the build-up to fight night: “Fighting a leftie is a nightmare and he is a good one as well.
      “He is good — but if he was an orthodox fighter I’d have smoked him, 100 per cent.
      “But with this leftie nonsense it’s just different, they set you up differently.

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      “If you are a good leftie you have a good chance of making it in boxing, I reckon.”
      Joshua and Usyk will step back into the ring late on Saturday evening in Jeddah – with Usyk returning to his normal southpaw set-up.
      The Watford star knows he needs to be at his best and return to winning ways.
      Should he lose, that would make it three defeats in his last five fights and could threaten his future career.
      However, training partner and good pal Lawrence Okolie reckons he can become a three-time heavyweight champion if he sticks to the secret game plan he’s been honing for the last eight months.
      The WBO cruiserweight champion told SunSport: “Some of those adjustments, which I don’t want to go too much into, are showing a bit in the little techniques that he’s been working on in training with me.
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      “I’m obviously an almost opposite style to Usyk, so it’s hard to deal with when he would try those techniques with me.
      “But it [his most recent training with AJ] was good and I look forward to them clashing again and that’s it.”
      The pair will face off again in Jeddah on SaturdayCredit: PA
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      Anthony Joshua jokes he WILL get Tyson Fury out of retirement for fight because rival ‘has nothing to do after boxing’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has joked he will lure heavyweight rival Tyson Fury back into boxing should he beat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch.The Gypsy King called time on his glistening career in April after brutally knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley to retain his WBC title.
      British star Anthony Joshua believes Tyson Fury will come out of retirement in the near futureCredit: PA
      Fury called time on his career after stopping Dillian Whyte at Wembley in AprilCredit: AFP
      Rumours swirled that he could set foot back inside the squared circle in December to face Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout.
      But after the pair failed to agree terms on a third meeting, Fury once again confirmed he remains retired on his 34th birthday last week.
      However Joshua believes that the Mancunian won’t stay inactive for long, as he stated he is already getting bored as shown by him buying a dog along with a £300,000 Ferrari.
      Speaking on a media call ahead of his rematch to face Usyk, Joshua was asked whether he can bring Fury out of retirement should he beat the unbeaten Ukrainian.
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      To which a laughing AJ said: “Yeah I can bring him out of retirement, 100 per cent.
      “I think he’ll bring himself out of retirement, you hear what I’m saying? I think he’ll bring himself out of retirement, s***…
      “There’s nothing for him to do, I think he’s not thought of his life after boxing, so I think he’s pretty bored.
      “He’ll end up getting a dog, getting a Ferrari to keep yourself busy.
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      “There’s not much else to do except to walk your dog now.
      “So yeah, I think he will come out of retirement soon.”
      Boxing fans were quick to comment on Joshua’s view, as one user tweeted: “If AJ gets a dodgy win Saturday then Tyson Fury will put AJ into retirement.”
      Another messaged: “In a good place there Anthony. Go champ!!”
      A third added: “AJ the landlord. Of course Fury’s gonna comeback for that pay check. He fights for money.”
      Joshua has also revealed how he plans to fight Fury twice in the future as he outlined his desire to dominate the glamour division. More

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      Boxing legend Evander Holyfield reveals what Anthony Joshua needs to do to beat Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi rematch

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      BOXING legend Evander Holyfield has spelled out what Antony Joshua needs to do to defeat Oleksandr Usyk. The 59-year-old former undisputed heavyweight champion revealed how Joshua can regain his belts back in the rematch on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia.
      Evander Holyfield believes Antony Joshua must be aggressive against Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
      Oleksandr Usyk is ready to sight Antony Joshua again to protect the titles he took off him last yearCredit: AFP

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      Holyfield told Sky Sports: “He [Joshua] has to fight like a big guy.
      “He can’t sit there and play tag with this guy. He’s got to hit him with big shots.
      “It’s like having a little brother, when you try to grab him if you don’t keep up he moves too much, you have got to grab him and put all that weight on him.
      “You have got to let him feel that you are the stronger one and this is a big guy fight and there is no way he can beat you in a big guy fight.
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      “If he catches him [Usyk] with one shot he can get him.
      “All it takes is one shot with him [Joshua] but the point of the matter is, is he going to be aggressive enough to go out there and do it?”
      Usyk shocked the Brit to win the first bout between the pair via an unanimous decision to claim the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles.
      Joshua, 32, will be trying to win those back and potentially set up a a fight with Tyson Fury.
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      As for the 35-year-old Ukrainian, he will be hoping to make 20 wins from 20 fights and remain undefeated in his career.
      A lot of pressure is on Joshua ahead of Saturday with Carl Froch suggesting he could retire if he suffers a heavy knockout.
      But AJ claims he has no intention of doing that as he also holds an interest in fighting Deontay Wilder. More

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      ‘If Carlsberg made husbands’ – Watch retired champ Tyson Fury pressure wash his driveway to leave his wife Paris gushing

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      HEAVYWEIGHT champ Tyson Fury could soon be washed out by life at home – despite retiring fresh and early.Wife Paris gleefully posted a clip of Fury pressure-washing their driveway as she boasted: “If Carlsberg made husbands…”
      Tysin Fury showed the same dedication to pressure-washing as he did in the ring during his legendary ring career
      So far Tyson Fury claims his retirement from boxing is genuine as he enjoys home life with Paris in Morecambe
      The unbeaten Gypsy King, 34, insists he won’t fight again, despite teasing a third clash with Dereck Chisora or a unification bout with the winner of Anthony Joshua’s revenge bid against Oleksandr Usyk.
      But he’s keeping fit – and not just in the gym.
      Fury appeared not to notice as Paris filmed him in lounge-style T-shirt and shorts cleaning the tiles out front at their £550,000 home in Morecambe.
      Sharing the video on her Instagram story, she can be heard chuckling: “It looks like I bought him in to graft.
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      “Go on,. big lad.. he can do that jet-washing, he can.”
      And she teased him again in the words below, as she wrote: “Tyson Fury living his best life today under my observation” – followed by crying-with-laughter emojis.
      “If @Carlsberguk made husband.”
      It shows once more how Paris has been lapping up Tyson’s normal life since his apparent decision to step away from the top of boxing.
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      Earlier this week she responded to him posting a clip of his kids-style, dinosaur-shaped fun food.
      He captioned it: “Welcome to retirement, Paris.
      “Turkey dinosaurs and chips, one of my favourite meals in the world. Get up there my boy, get up!”
      Paris snapped back quicker than a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, with: “Oh dordy” – next to an emoji of hands covering a face.
      She clearly has him raptor around her little finger!
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      Eddie Hearn SLAMS criticism of Anthony Joshua and says Sky ‘wouldn’t be doing boxing’ if it wasn’t for Brit

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      MATCHROOM chief Eddie Hearn has hit out at people for criticising Anthony Joshua, claiming the Brit heavyweight has “made boxing the size it is”.Hearn, 43, also fired a shot at AJ’s former broadcast partner Sky.
      Eddie Hearn has hit out at those who have criticised Anthony JoshuaCredit: AFP
      AJ takes on Oleksandr Usyk in their hotly anticipated rematch on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      Watford warrior Joshua, 32, is bidding to become a three-time world champion when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
      AJ came under scrutiny for his first defeat to the Ukrainian last year, and some pundits have suggested he could RETIRE from boxing if he loses the rematch this weekend.
      But Hearn has slammed the criticism of his fighter and also aimed a dig at Sky, suggesting AJ is responsible for much of their success.
      Joshua left Sky earlier this year in a huge £100million deal to sign for DAZN, although the former have paid £25m to show Saturday’s fight in the UK and Ireland.
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      Hearn said: “I don’t like the fact that with everything Anthony Joshua’s done for this sport, a lot of people want to turn their backs and under appreciate the guy’s resume and the role that he has played for all of us.
      “Without Anthony Joshua, me, Matchroom, we wouldn’t have had our success.
      “A lot of people wouldn’t be in a job at Sky and I’m telling you now, I’m not even sure Sky would be doing boxing so let’s give this young man the credit.
      “Without this guy, there wouldn’t be YouTube outlets interested in the sport, you wouldn’t have the businesses flying out around the world.”
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      Hearn went on to credit Joshua for turning boxing into a sport that regularly sells out arenas all over the world for huge pay-per-view fights.
      Over 60,000 fans were at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to see AJ outpointed by Usyk last September, while 90,000 watched the Brit knock out Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in 2017.
      And Hearn continued: “He has made boxing the size it is and we need to be thankful for this guy and give him that respect.
      “He’s a great individual, he’s a competitor, he’s a winner and I take it personally when I see people switch and make little comments because they’re thinking about their company rather than thinking about a man who has helped their company so much.” More