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      Derek Chisora eyes explosive Deontay Wilder fight as he shrugs off retirement talk after losing to Joseph Parker

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      DEREK CHISORA is still gunning for a fight with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.Del Boy began targeting a showdown with the vicious knockout artist a matter of weeks after his decision loss to Joseph Parker last December.
      Derek Chisora has shrugged off talk of retirementCredit: GETTY
      Del Boy suffered a unanimous decision defeat by Parker in DecemberCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
      But he’s targeting a showdown with former WBC heavyweight champ Deontay WilderCredit: REX
      And the heavyweight fan favourite will do everything in his power to make a barburner with the Bronze Bomber come to fruition.
      He told iFL TV: “Some people say no, some people say yes but it’s up to me.
      “I say yes. If it’s a good fight we wanna make it happen. We wanna make good fights happen.”
      Just last month, veteran heavyweight Chisora confidently claimed he’d get the better of the American.
      During an appearance on talkSPORT, he said: “I think we’ve both come out of two losses, back-to-back.
      “I think why not? People are saying, ‘Why does he want to do that for?’
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      “They’re not me. People are not built like me.
      “The thing is, I will be honest with you, I want to fight everybody.
      “When I hang it up I can say I fought everybody in my era and enjoyed it.
      “I loved it, that’s what I want to do. I don’t want to duck and dive and suddenly at the end of my career saying ‘I wish I’d fought this guy’.
      “No, I want to fight everybody right now.”
      I will be honest with you, I want to fight everybodyDerek Chisora
      Asked if he could beat Wilder, Chisora said: “I don’t know, but yes I want to go for it 100 per cent. Yes, I will beat him.”
      Chisora, 38, took a pounding at the hands of Parker in their rematch, so much so coach Dave Coldwell will refuse to train him if a fight with Wilder comes to fruition.
      He told talkSPORT: “It’s not something I want to see. I think it’s just too hard a night for him.
      “Derek’s Derek and he’ll do what he wants to do. It doesn’t matter what anybody says, it’s the same as how he’s been all the way through his career.
      Chisroa believes he’s still got plenty left in the tankCredit: REUTERS
      “When it comes down to, ‘Does he fight again or doesn’t he fight again?’
      “Yes, he will listen to people’s advice when it comes to opponents and things like that, but Derek wants to fight certain people.
      “If he wants the fights, then they’ll happen. If I had my way, he wouldn’t be fighting Deontay Wilder, that’s for sure.”
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      ‘Biggest fight out there’ – Oscar De La Hoya, 48, says Floyd Mayweather rematch sells record-breaking 5MILLION PPVs

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      OSCAR DE LA HOYA said a rematch with Floyd Mayweather would sell a record-breaking 5MILLION pay-per-views. Mayweather in 2007 beat De La Hoya in a fight that produced a then-record 2.4m PPVs.
      Oscar De La Hoya said a rematch with Floyd Mayweather would sell a record-breaking 5m PPVsCredit: The Mega Agency
      Mayweather was called out by De La HoyaCredit: Sean Michael Ham
      The American legend then eight years later topped the all-time box office buys following his win over Manny Pacquiao, which sold 4.6m PPVs.
      But De La Hoya claimed a rematch with Mayweather – despite their pair both being retired – would smash that number out of the park.
      He told DAZN: “I strongly feel that a fight with Floyd would be massive, would be huge. That alone would attract Floyd Mayweather.
      “I strongly feel a fight with me and Floyd can easily generate five million homes.
      “With all the technology, there’s so much that you can integrate in terms of publicising the event, in terms of making it that much bigger.
      “You now have the meta worlds, the NFT’s. You have that whole social media platform. It can be pretty big.”
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      De La Hoya, 48, hung up the gloves in 2008 after being dominated by Pacquiao, 43, the Filipino icon who retired himself last year.
      But the Golden Boy in March 2021 announced he would make a boxing comeback and later last year signed to fight Vitor Belfort, 44.
      In the end, De La Hoya pulled out after being hospitalised following a brutal bout with Covid.
      Mayweather a few months earlier had also returned to the ring in an exhibition with YouTuber Logan Paul, 26.
      And he is now in talks with 20-year-old vlogger Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa – for a February 20 exhibition on a Dubai HELIPAD.
      But De La Hoya slammed the farcical fight, and called for Mayweather to fight him instead.
      I believe it would be bigger than him fighting McGregor. It would be bigger than him fighting Logan Paul or whoever he’s bound to fight next. Oscar Da La Hoya on rematching Floyd Mayweather
      He said: “Obviously, he’s all about the money. This would be probably the biggest fight out there for him.
      “I believe it would be bigger than him fighting McGregor. It would be bigger than him fighting Logan Paul or whoever he’s bound to fight next.
      “I think that people want to see real fights. People want to see legend versus legend, champion versus champion.
      “This is what we do. This is what we’ve done for practically all our lives.
      “People, not that they’re getting tired of seeing these exhibitions, but people want to see real fights. They want to see real legends in the ring.
      “Fighters like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and myself, we are real legends who put it out on the line and were in the ring for many years, fighting for world titles for decades.”
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      Watch as man is STOPPED in PILLOW Fighting Championship bout on card featuring Conor McGregor’s first UFC opponent

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      PILLOW FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP history was made last weekend as the promotion recorded its first knockout during its inaugural pay-per-view event.The bizarre promotion – in which combatants aim to stop each other by swinging pillows like angry children – returned for its first card of the year last weekend.

      And one of the men’s bouts ended in a stunning technical knockout.
      Footage of a fighter only identified as Mike being sent to the canvas following a wild flurry was shared by the promotion on Monday afternoon.
      Red corner fighter Mike was clocked on the chin after recklessly leaving his guard open.
      To his credit, Mike bounced right back to his feet to resume the action before briefly bracing himself against the ropes as he was issued a ten count.
      But the referee wisely called a halt to the contest seconds before restarting the fight after seeing a dazed Mike bent over with his hands on his knees
      Before the fight was stopped, a spectator could be heard shouting: “Let’s go, Mike. It’s a pillow fight. It’s just a fluffy pillow fight.”
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      PFC’s latest event featured not one but TWO former UFC fighters on the card.
      Brazilian middleweight Markus Perrez duked it out with Reggie Newsome before their clash nearly turned into a brawl.
      Former featherweight Marcus Brimage – the man who welcomed Conor McGregor to the UFC nearly nine years ago – also featured on the card.
      The Ultimate Fighter season 14 winner suffered a decision defeat to Hauley Tillman in the final of the men’s tournament.
      Hauley pocketed a meagre £3,700 for his tournament triumph.
      Prior to the card, PFC CEO Steve Williams said of the promotion: “PFC delivers all the drama of hand-to-hand combat without the gore of mixed martial arts or boxing.”
      “It’s not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying.
      “It’s serious. It’s hardcore swinging with specialised pillows.
      PFC held their first pay-per-view event last weekendCredit: PILLOW FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
      And one fighter known only as Mike got dropped during the 16-man men’s tournamentCredit: PILLOW FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
      And he was so badly dazed the referee stopped the fightCredit: PILLOW FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
      Mike had to be helped upright as he made his way backstageCredit: PILLOW FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
      “The only difference between our fights and MMA fights is that nobody gets hurt.
      “The fighters don’t like to get hurt, and there’s a lot of people who don’t want to see the blood.
      “They want to see good competition, they just don’t want to see the violence.”
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      Tyson Fury hints he will retire without fighting Anthony Joshua after praising Khabib for bowing out of UFC as champ

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      TYSON FURY has maybe dropped a hint that he could retire without ever facing Anthony Joshua.The Gypsy King is now preparing to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte after AJ refused a step-aside deal to let him battle Oleksandr Usyk in a unification clash.
      Tyson Fury has dropped a major hint that he could soon retireCredit: Getty
      He shared this snap of Khabib and dropped the hint as praised the UFC legendCredit: Twitter @Tyson_Fury
      A last-ditch bid to make an undisputed heavyweight title fight between Fury and the undefeated Usyk fell through last week just hours before the WBC champ’s showdown with Whyte went to purse bids.
      Promoter Frank Warren claimed the Saudi showdown collapsed because AJ wanted an extra ‘£3.7million’ to step away from his rematch with Usyk, a demand that sent the champ up the wall.
      Joshua has stuck to his guns and will now have his chance at redemption against the Ukrainian.
      That could see Fury even take on the winner if he successfully overcomes Whyte.
      Now the undefeated star has hinted that he could follow UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov in quitting with a perfect record.
      Sharing a picture on Twitter of the MMA king holding a Manchester United top at Old Trafford, he captioned it with: “This man did it right. Got in & won & got out on top. Big respect @TeamKhabib.”
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      Fury has hinted he could retire in the near future after knocking out Deontay Wilder in their trilogy bout last October.
      He told the Telegraph: “I don’t know what’s going to happen.
      “I’ve got one fight left on my contract with Top Rank and ESPN and we’ll see what that is.
      “But I’m not thinking about boxing right now. I don’t know how many fights I’ve got left.
      “I don’t know if I need to fight any more. I don’t know what the future holds.”
      He added: “I don’t have any goals in boxing, I have done everything and won everything, the only one to do it in my era.
      “I will always have been the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, Ring magazine champion, that will not evaporate in history, but once it is done, it is done and you cannot get it back.
      “Once you are done, it doesn’t matter how many belts you have, who you beat, what your record is. You are just another bare bum in the shower and I have always had that opinion.
      “You have to enjoy it while it is here because when it is gone it is gone. Even the wins and the glory die down and sooner or later you just become another person and a has-been.”
      Former lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from the octagon aged just 32Credit: Getty – Contributor More

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      ‘That would excite me’ – Jake Paul demands £26m to make MMA debut and says fight with UFC legend Khabib sells 2m PPVs

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      JAKE PAUL will demand £26million to debut in MMA – and said a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov would sell 2million pay-per-views. The YouTuber-turned prizefighting star has flirted with a switch to the cage recently, amid an ongoing feud with UFC president Dana White.
      Jake Paul will demand £26m to debut in MMACredit: Instagram @jakepaul
      UFC legend Khabib was called out by Jake PaulCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Nurmagomedov claimed his Eagle Fighting Championship promotion sent Paul and offer.
      But the man himself denied receiving a deal and named his price to switch fighting codes.
      Paul said on the MMA Hour: “Khabib said, ‘We offered him a deal’ – it’s not true.
      “They never offered me anything. Eagle FC has never even done an event.
      “Not to hate on anything they’re doing but I would need more than what I make in boxing to risk going into MMA right now.
      “People would have to come 25, 35million dollars (£26m) to just start the conversation with me.”
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      Paul, who made £30m for his three fight in 2021, admitted UFC legend Khabib would entice him over to MMA.
      He said: “I would fight Khabib in MMA if they wanted to make that offer.
      “Cos’ that would be exciting. That would excite me, especially if I had more time to train.
      “That would be a massive fight. Probably a million, 2million pay-per-view buys and all I would have to do is work on my wrestling skills.
      “Cos’ I could outstrike him standing up.”
      Khabib, 33, in 2020 retired from the UFC at 29-0, following his one and only fight following the death of his father and mentor Abdulmanap.
      Meanwhile Paul, 25, is 5-0 as a boxer, most recently knocking out Tyron Woodley, 39, in December.
      He initially beat Woodley in August on points, but rematched the ex-UFC champion on short notice after Tommy Fury, 22, pulled out.
      He said: “I would fight Khabib in MMA if they wanted to make that offer… that would be exciting. That would excite me, especially if I had more time to train.Jake Paul
      It followed from prior KO’s over YouTuber ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.
      But Paul is still yet to fight an opponent with prior professional boxing experience.
      Despite the criticism of opposition, he named only former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 35, as a rival who makes financial sense.
      Paul said: “There’s really no boxers who have a big enough name to make it an interesting enough event that are really near my weight class or experience level.
      “It would basically be like fighting for the world title would be the only fight that would sell and I don’t even know who the cruiserweight champion is.
      “I think Canelo was supposed to fight but it just doesn’t make any sense. It’s my sixth fight and this guy’s a world champion.
      “So nobody really has a big enough name in the boxing world than maybe Chavez Jr.”
      Jake Paul knocked out Tyron Woodley in their rematchCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Meet rising US star Vergil Ortiz, who has 100% KO ratio and in line for Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford fights

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      VERGIL ORTIZ is the rising American star knocking fear into the welterweight division. The Texan has quickly risen through the ranks since his 2016 debut and finished every 18 of his fights inside the distance.
      Rising American star Vergil Ortiz has an 18-0 record
      The welerweight contender has a 100 per cent KO ratio
      And British fans who are not yet accustomed to Ortiz’s ferocious fists will get a taste on March 19, live on DAZN.
      He faces unbeaten Michael McKinson, 27, in California with Portsmouth’s stylish southpaw the latest challenger bravely looking to stop the brutal run of KO’s.
      Ortiz, 23, told SunSport: “It’s a fight that I need to have, I need to have one of those fights that’s tricky.
      “Not every fight is going to be a war, I think that this is a fight I need for my experience.
      “I want to get better and better after each and every fight.”
      Ortiz stands as one of the most destructive punchers in the sport right now, but admitted there is no secret remedy to his explosive power.
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      He said: “I just try and throw my punches as accurate as possible, and with meaning, that’s basically it.
      “I don’t look for it at all, if I do happen to stun the guy or hurt them, then yeah I’ll look for opportunities to finish them off.
      “But most of the time I’m just trying to get some good punches in, some good combinations in and I get hit myself.”
      Ortiz’s heavy-hands and undefeated record leaves a little line of opponents queuing up to face him – a problem he accepts and acknowledges.
      He said: “I wouldn’t say ‘avoided’ – maybe I’m too much of a risk right now with little reward. I don’t have a belt, they have a belt.
      “There’s a whole lot of stuff that could go into play and happen.”
      Ortiz knows a world title shot would not be given, but rather earned. That is why he is currently ranked No1 in the WBC and WBO.
      It places him as the No1 contender for belts held by rivals Errol Spence Jr, 31, and Terence Crawford, 34.
      Ortiz fights Britain’s Michael McKinson next
      The welterweight is the No1 contender in the WBC and WBO
      Ortiz hitting the heavy bag in training
      So if Ortiz is ordered into facing either of the pound-for-pound stars, he would have achieved it ‘the hard way’.
      He continued: “It feels like you’ve earned it.
      “If I had to choose to be in the hardest division in boxing – which is probably 147 – then I would have chose it.
      “What’s the point of going into an easy division and winning a world title? Because at that point it doesn’t mean anything.”
      Ortiz is surrounded by several other hot prospects, equally as talented in the ring as they are building hype on social media.
      But the no-nonsense welterweight, trained by his dad Vergil Sr, will only have his hands do the talking, opposed to his thumbs.
      Ortiz said: “If I make a name I’d rather do it through boxing and my fights.
      “Some people make videos on the internet and all of that stuff, if I’m going to be a big names it’s because of what I do in the ring, not what I do outside.”
      Ortiz pictured with WBC and IBF champion Errol Spence Jr
      WBO welterweight champion Terence CrawfordCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      ‘I don’t see anybody beating him’ – Floyd Mayweather, 44, training likes ‘he is in his 20s’, reveals sparring partner

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      BOXING legend Floyd Mayweather is still just as agile and as unbeatable as when he was in his twenties ahead of his latest exhibition bout.The former five-weight world champion is just weeks away from a lucrative Dubai exhibition against YouTuber Money Kicks.
      Floyd Mayweather is still a hard worker in the gym at the age of 44Credit: Instagram
      The boxing legend still trains as regularly as he did when he was an active fighterCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      And Money’s training partner J’Hon Ingram claims he’s just as agile as he was in his twentiesCredit: Getty
      Mayweather, 44, hasn’t slipped with his training since his clash with Logan Paul last June, so much so sparring partner J’Hon Ingram reckons the boxing great can still mix it with fighters several years his junior and is quicker than Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
      He told Fight Hype: “It is faster than Tank’s I can tell you that right now. Tank’s is fast but still not as fast as Floyd.
      “On their jab they might be equal but Floyd switches his jab up so much so Tank is still not as fast as Floyd.
      “I did land on him, I had to throw combinations to land I couldn’t throw any single punches, honestly like four or five.
      “His gameplan and his knowledge in the game is unbelievable, he was throwing things I have never seen before. His defence is amazing so I had to throw big punches to actually hit him.
      “He definitely still lives up to his name. I was thinking because he is a little older now that I would be able to push him.
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      “But he still moves like he is 20. He punches like he is still in his 20s. His awareness and reactions are still like he is in his 20s.
      “Even if he took a real fight right now I don’t see anybody beating him, if you look at a lot of great fighters after they retired it’s a lot different to Floyd. He is still training and keeping his boxing IQ up.”
      Mayweather’s clash with Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa – will be staged on the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah’s helipad.
      Money Kicks was shocked by Mayweather’s call out, telling Sky Sports: “I never thought I would ever fight Floyd. He is the best fighter ever.
      “When I was young, I would collect his ‘The Money Team’ caps.
      Floyd Mayweather is set to face YouTuber Money Kicks in an exhibition bout later this monthCredit: Instagram @rsbelhasa
      “Mayweather’s team asked my team for a meeting. We thought: ‘No way will this happen!’
      “The same day of the meeting, I saw Mayweather saying, ‘I would love to fight Rashed’.
      “He is serious. It is an honour that he has called me out. I thought: ‘This will go viral!'”
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      Inside Floyd Mayweather’s training camp for comeback fight including late-night sessions and sparring undefeated stars

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER is secretly rolling back the years with late-night training sessions and sparring undefeated contenders. The boxing legend is back in the gym and preparing for another exhibition comeback bout.
      Floyd Mayweather on a late night jogCredit: Instagram
      The boxing legend pictured in his Las Vegas gymCredit: Instagram
      And leading the charge in the camp is his new head coach Gerald Tucker, a former professional who was unbeaten in eight fights.
      The two go way back, having competed alongside each other on the USA amateur boxing squad and even lived together years later.
      Tucker told SunSport: “It’s like brothers getting back together again, that same bond we had way back in the day.” 
      Through the years he had a front row seat to witness the magic between Mayweather and his former trainer, uncle Roger, who sadly died in 2020.
      And even now, Tucker demands the same rules Roger laid out for his iconic nephew, leaving no room for respite, no matter how gruelling the session.
      Tucker said: “We don’t rest in the gym. That’s something that Roger implemented in us since we were kids.
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      “That’s how I train my fighters still to this day, whether it’s Floyd or anybody else, we don’t rest, we work straight through.
      “If it’s going to be a 90-minute workout, or over 100-minutes, we’re going to work straight, we get to rest up after we leave the gym.”
      Mayweather, 44, officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 33, in a lucrative and high-profile crossover fight.
      But the last time he shared the ring with a recognised boxer was in September 2015 against Andre Berto, now 38.
      It was his proposed farewell fight and by that time – Tucker reckons – Mayweather was savouring at least 25 per cent of his efforts in the gym.
      He revealed: “I think he stopped training as intense, I want to say around Berto, just from the outside looking in.
      “I wasn’t there to say for certain, but I’d say he dropped down to around 60/65, something like that.”
      Mayweather in gym with Gerald Tucker before facing Logan PaulCredit: Instagram
      Mayweather hitting the bag as head coach Gerald Tucker watches onCredit: Instagram
      But after the pair linked up in the summer of 2020 to train for an exhibition with YouTuber Logan Paul, it has produced the best of Mayweather.
      Tucker admitted: “Since I’ve been around, hearing from people just saying that he’s different and it’s almost like the old days.
      “I’m bringing something out of him, waking him up more, and I think he’s up to around 75/80 and every camp it’s going up more and more.
      “I think we’ll be around 80/85 real soon and you’ll see a more chiselled Floyd, more ready and looking more like the old him.”
      Taking out Irishman McGregor in ten rounds was not the final time fans would see Mayweather in the ring.
      He first returned on New Year’s Eve in 2018 and wiped out Japanese featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, in just one round.
      Then last June, under the guidance of Tucker for the first time, Mayweather was taken the distance by vlogger Paul, 26, who weighed TWO STONE more.
      Trainer Tucker and Mayweather before the Logan Paul exhibitionCredit: Sean Michael Ham/ Mayweather Promotions
      Logan Paul took Mayweather the distanceCredit: Getty
      Now the five-weight champion is in talks to face another YouTuber in 20-year-old Money Kicks – real name Rashed Belhasa.
      Belhasa has had just ONE YEAR and two celebrity boxing bouts worth of experience.
      But still Mayweather is grafting in the early hours of the morning and sparring future world title challengers.
      Tucker said: “A lot of people who have reached that elite-status level in their careers are the same, they care about their name, their legacy, how they looked each and every time.
      “No matter what the circumstances, you’re going to care how you look and be self-satisfied.
      “That’s why you never catch him slipping, he’s always working out just in case.
      “We call each other on FaceTime between camps and we’ll be on the treadmill or we’ll be outside running, just staying in shape.
      “He’s always ready, he’s taking it as seriously as if it was a real fight.”
      Boxer Jhon Ingram pictured with Mayweather after sparringCredit: Instagram
      Mayweather poses with boxer Kristian DanielCredit: Instagram
      Whispers coming out of Mayweather’s Las Vegas gym suggest the 50-0 icon is barely losing a step in sparring, against boxers HALF his age.
      And Tucker can lay testament to that, tipping Mayweather as an unbeatable force even to this day, over four years retired and turning 45 this month.
      He said: “This is a totally unbiased opinion, this is going from what I see in the gym – especially when we were preparing for Logan – he has sparring coming in…
      “And they’re undefeated guys, bigger guys, active guys, some of them are like 18-0, or 21-1, still at the start of their careers, and they still can’t lay a glove on Floyd.
      “Floyd could still compete at this championship-level right now, still to this day and beat all of those guys.”
      Mayweather is yet to confirm his next opponent but did announce he would return of February 20 in Dubai.
      Most astonishingly, his comeback is set to commence on top of the Burj Al Hotel’s 700ft HELIPAD.
      YouTuber Money Kicks is in talks for an exhibition with MayweatherCredit: Instagram @rsbelhasa
      Mayweather lacing his boots before a training sessionCredit: Instagram More