Boxing

JAKE PAUL called Conor McGregor a ‘drunk motherf***er’ and reckons they will fight within four years. The YouTube sensation has long called to fight McGregor and even had a $50million offer on the table in 2020.
Jake Paul called Conor McGregor a ‘drunk motherf***er’Credit: Getty
Conor McGregor has been relentlessly called out by Jake PaulCredit: @thenotoriousmma
Despite that, McGregor has appeared uninterested in the lucrative boxing bout and has barley even acknowledged Paul, who is 4-0 as a boxer.
But the social media influencer is adamant they will one day share the ring, especially as there is potentally a huge amount of money to be made.
Paul said: “It’s very real, I think that fight happens in the next 36/48 months for sure. It makes financial sense.
“I don’t have a message for Conor. At this point, he needs me more than I need him.
“He’s a f***ing loser, drunk motherf***er running around, doing all this crazy s***.
“The guy’s a mess, so like I said – he needs me more than I need him.”

Paul’s first two wins were against online rival ‘AnEsonGib’ and then ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 37.
But then he set his sights on rivalling the UFC, as he knocked out retired welterweight Ben Askren, 37, in April.
He returned in August to beat ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, 39, over eight rounds.
Attempts to prize McGregor, beaten by Floyd Mayweather, 44, on his boxing debut in 2017, have proven unsuccessful.
Instead, Paul fights Tommy Fury, 22, the brother to heavyweight champion Tyson, on December 18 in Florida.
Meanwhile, McGregor is still in rehabilitation after suffering a leg break against Dustin Poirier, 32, in their trilogy bout in July.
He underwent surgery in Los Angeles and recently returned to Ireland, where he has started training once more.
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CONOR McGREGOR has offered UFC bantamweight Petr Yan a boxing spar in Ireland after vowing to ‘rip him up’. McGregor reacted to a fans’ ranking for best boxers in the UFC, which saw Yan first, Max Holloway second, himself third, Jose Aldo fourth and Nate Diaz fifth.
Conor McGregor offered UFC bantamweight Petr Yan a boxing spar in IrelandCredit: @thenotoriousmma
UFC bantamweight star Petr YanCredit: @petr_yan

The Irishman, 33, who already who has wins over Holloway, 29, Aldo, 35, and Diaz, 36, proclaimed to be the best boxer in the UFC.
He tweeted: “I outboxed 3 guys on this list! There’s no one even remotely close to my boxing in the ufc.
“Even Dustin (Poirier) only got shots off post the leg damage. Everyone has been pucked around by me if we are going off boxing.
“Yan is good tho, i like his style. I’d rip him up in that shell tho.”
Yan, who is two weights below lightweight McGregor and weighs almost TWO STONE less, responded by calling out the former two-division champion.
He replied: “Conor, we all know that you like to talk, but let’s get straight to the point if you really want to box or to fight.
“I don’t care about the weight or the ruleset. I bet you won’t show up.”

McGregor, who lost his 2017 boxing debut to Floyd Mayweather, 44, then offered Yan, 28, a sparring session.
He responded: “Lol, no prob littler. We will set up a spar or something similar in the near future.
“Will host you and your team in Ireland for one of our shows at Crumlin boxing club. We will figure it out then, kid.
“God bless ya. @ParimatchGlobal , get this set.”
McGregor has twice returned home to his first ever gym and competed in exhibition spars.
And his next fight will be a wheelchair boxing match against comedian Al Foran, known for his impressions of The Notorious.
McGregor is back hitting pads in training again after taking another step in his recovery having suffered a horror leg break in July.
He broke his tibia at the end of round one in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier, 32, the man he beat in 2014 but first lost to in January.
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BOXER Badou Jack hit back at Dana White after the UFC boss claimed one of his prelim fighters earned TEN TIMES more than him for a fight. White said the former world champion, who returns on Friday, November 26 in Dubai against Johnny Muller, would only make $75,000 (£55,000).
Badou Jack hit back at Dana White after the UFC boss claimed he was being paid $75,000Credit: Getty
Dana White claimed a UFC prelim fighter was being paid $750,000Credit: Getty Images – Getty
But Jack, 38, hit back on Twitter: “I would never fight for that type of money ever in my life. Not sure who told you these lies.
“That won’t even cover my training camp. But thanks for the free promotion.”
Jack is believed to have been paid as much as $750,000 (£560,000) for his 2017 fights against James DeGale and Nathan Cleverly.
And that is the sum UFC president White revealed one of his unnamed prelim fighters made.
He said on the Pardon My Take podcast: “You know this kid Badou Jack? The boxer, right? Former world champion.
“He’s fighting this weekend, I guess, in the Middle East, and he’s making $75,000.
“A guy who isn’t even, he’s on the prelims never been a world champion — and I won’t mention his name — is making $750,000.”

White has long been criticised over fighter pay, despite UFC champions being entitled to pay-per-view bonuses.
Jack, who won titles at super-middleweight and light-heavyweight, is reported to have made $500,000 (£372,000) for his last win, in November 2020.
He beat Blake McKernan, 34, on the same night Mike Tyson, 55, made his boxing comeback in an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr, 52.
Jack has recently linked up with new boxing promotion Probellum for his return against cruiserweight Muller.
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