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      Stunning baseball flasher Julia Rose appears to confirm Jake Paul relationship is back ON with hilarious snap

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      JAKE PAUL’S relationship with Julia Rose looks to be back on after she posts hilarious picture of him on her social media. The snap features Paul, 24, in the bath tub and covered in bubbles, suggesting that the pair are together again after a brief split.

      Paul and Rose are already back to posting pictures together on their social media accountsCredit: Instagram / @jakepaul
      Rose changed her Instagram name to Julia Rose Paul, sparking rumours that the couple were marriedCredit: Instagram / @juliarosepaul
      Rose is an American actress, reality TV star and the founder of ‘Shagmag’, an online publication that features photos of Instagram models.
      The has guest-starred in American TV shows such as Star Trek: Enterprise, Code Monkeys and CSI: NY.
      The 27-year-old shot to fame when she and fellow models Lauren Summer and Kayla Lauren flashed Houston Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole at the 2019 World Series.
      Rose used to be a bartender at American restaurant chain Hooters before getting her big break on an MTV reality show.
      She got arrested for turning the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles into ‘Hollyboob’ and even found herself briefly banned from Instagram.
      When speaking about his relationship with Rose, Paul said: “We are not married but I see that coming for sure.
      The model has garnered notoriety for pulling pranks on her social mediaCredit: Instagram / @its_juliarose
      Rose and Paul appear to be back on after splitting for a short periodCredit: Instagram / @its_juilarose

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      “I got her a nice promise ring/engagement ring. I plan on proposing sometime soon but we’ll see what happens.
      “But yeah, we’re in love. It’s pretty dope.”
      Rose has almost 700k followers on Instagram since re-starting her account after her ban, whereas Paul has a staggering 17.3m followers.
      The YouTuber-turned-boxer beat former UFC Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley by split decision in his fourth professional bout back in August.
      Paul has silenced critics and earned fans since destroying fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib in January 2020 with a brutal TKO in the first round in his first professional fight.
      He has won all four of his fights since and is now in talks to fight former Love Island star Tommy Fury.
      Paul has claimed Fury was offered £1million for a potential fight, which Fury turned down.
      The ‘Problem Child’ has 20.4 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and has garnered over seven billions views on his videos.
      Rose urged followers to donate to a breast cancer charity after flashing at the World SeriesCredit: Instagram / @its_juliarose
      Rose and Paul have both got into trouble for pulling stunts for their social media accountsCredit: Instagram / @juliarosepaul
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      Floyd Mayweather open to Oscar De La Hoya fight but wants $100m to face rival and put unbeaten record on line

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      UNDEFEATED Floyd Mayweather could be tempted to face Oscar De La Hoya – but only if the price is right.De La Hoya sensationally called out the 50-0 fighter and said he would offer $100 million to step into the ring.
      Floyd Mayweather’s camp is reported to have doubts about the moneyCredit: Rex
      De La Hoya has been out of the ring since his defeat by Manny Pacquiao in 2008Credit: The Mega Agency
      Reports now suggest Mayweather is aware of the talk and is open to a fight if his American rival really has the money.
      But word is the Mayweather camp do not believe he does.
      The pair famously faced each other back in 2007 in what was at the time boxing’s richest event.
      De La Hoya hung up his gloves a year later after losing to Manny Pacquiao.
      Mayweather officially retired in 2017 after a blockbuster bout with Conor McGregor but has fought in several exhibitions since.
      A blockbuster rematch is now being pushed by De La Hoya after his comeback fight against former UFC star Vitor Belfort was scrapped.

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      The 48-year-old was left in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus earlier this month.
      He said he went through ‘five days of hell’ as he battled the virus, with Evander Holyfield stepping in to face Belfort instead.
      De La Hoya has been looking for an opponent after calling out former charge Canelo Alvarez.
      The Mexican star was part of De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions until an acrimonious split last year over broadcast contracts sparked a war of words between them.
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      Watch Eddie Hearn square up to fan after being called ‘p***y’ following Anthony Joshua’s shock defeat to Oleksandr Usyk

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      EDDIE HEARN squared up to a fan who called him a ‘p***y’ after Anthony Joshua’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk.The Matchroom promoter was making his way back to the dressing rooms at Tottenham’s stadium when the altercation occurred.
      Eddie Hearn confronted a fan who yelled abuse at him after Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk
      The Matchroom promoter was called a ‘p***y’ by someone in the crowd
      Footage has emerged of a cowardly fan yelling at the 42-year-old before he turned around and confronted the yob.
      Tensions were obviously running high after Joshua had been well beaten by the Ukrainian on Saturday night.
      And Hearn reacted to the man who was heard yelling abuse.
      Footage has surfaced online of Hearn walking behind Joshua on their way back into the bowels of the stadium.
      And a man can be heard shouting: “Oi Eddie, you p***y!”
      Essex-based Hearn quickly span around with an angry look on his face and approached the perpetrator.

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      And he said: “What did you say? What did you say?
      “Yeah, you s*** yourself now.”
      The clip appears to show Hearn calling the man a ‘p***y’ in return but it is not totally clear.
      Hearn turned and made his way back to the changing rooms after the incident and men behind the camera could be heard laughing.
      Having had a chance to calm down a little, Hearn later spoke at the post-fight press conference and warned AJ to trigger his Usyk rematch clause immediately.
      Hearn said the Londoner may never get the chance to win his belts back again if he does not.

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      He said: “Ultimately if he doesn’t accept the rematch clause, he will not get a chance to win his world championships back… possibly ever the way this game works.”
      Hearn also revealed the judges’ scorecards which showed Joshua leading before a nasty eye injury in the ninth round sparked a meltdown.
      Fellow heavyweight Dillian Whyte also accused AJ of being ‘gun-shy, negative and lacking ambition’.

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      Anthony Joshua couldn’t demand £200 to fight Tyson Fury after ‘killing’ superfight with Usyk loss, says Frank Warren

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA ‘killed’ his £200million undisputed Tyson Fury showdown with the one-sided schooling from Oleksandr Usyk.The 31-year-old Watford ace lost his WBA, IBF and WBO titles and any chance of a 50-50 split of a Saudi and PPV fortune, after suffering a unanimous points decision loss.
      Anthony Joshua was outpointed and outworked by Oleksandr UsykCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Promoter Frank Warren says Joshua has blown his chance of a mega payday to fight his man Tyson Fury
      And the WBC Gypsy King’s promoter Frank Warren says, if they somehow ever get the fight on, his predicted £100m split will be utterly decimated.
      BT Sport’s hall of fame promoter told SunSport: “He killed it, he’s absolutely killed the biggest fight in British boxing history.
      “We were lining up a £200million fight, with a 50-50 split but on the back of that performance, Joshua would do well to demand £200.
      “I’ve spoken to Tyson and he is gutted because he wanted to give this huge fight to the fans that have followed him.
      “But Joshua now has such a huge rebuilding job that there is a genuine danger that people will not be interested, especially if he gets beaten again in this rematch that I don’t think he has much of a chance in.
      “All the talk and hype around Joshua seems to be unravelling, his record is looking weaker all the time.

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      “Even his best victories have come against aging fighters in close fights where he has been wobbled or dropped.
      “Fury totally outboxed Wladimir Klitschko long before AJ got to him.
      “And then he completely battered Deontay Wilder – the planet’s most dangerous fighter – who Joshua avoided for 18 months, before Tyson leaped in and schooled him in two different ways and fights.”
      Joshua immediately said he would trigger a rematch clause after he was schooled by the Ukrainian at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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      The Watford man must work out how and when he steps back into ring with Usyk again.
      Joshua will need to heal up – with potential damage to his eye socket.
      But his promoter Eddie Hearn suggests his man is determined to try and wrestle back the WBA, WBO and IBF belts.

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      Usyk is now the king alongside Tyson Fury in the heavyweight division
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      Logan Paul says ‘I know who my next opponent is’ but UFC legend Anderson Silva is ‘probably not’ in YouTuber’s future

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      LOGAN PAUL said ‘I know who my next opponent is’… and it is not Anderson Silva.The YouTuber was in talks with Silva earlier in the summer, before the Brazilian instead fought fellow UFC legend Tito Ortiz in the boxing ring.
      Logan Paul said ‘I know who my next opponent is’Credit: Reuters
      Anderson Silva was in talks with Logan Paul but that fight is not on the horizonCredit: Getty
      He knocked out Ortiz, 46, in round one and afterwards opened the door to fighting Paul, 26, or his younger brother Jake, 24.
      But Silva, 46, will not be the latest man to fight Paul, who told True Geordie: “I know who my next opponent is.”
      He then confirmed it was a real fighter, opposed to a celebrity, following his two fights with online rival KSI.
      Paul has not ruled out one day fighting Silva, who recently beat ex-boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 35, but has more lucrative options.
      He explained: “Anderson does look good, he’s kind of leading the charge.
      “Tito looked like f***ing s***. Vitor Belfort looked like f***ing s*** I don’t want to be a full on professional boxer.

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      “I literally have no interest in doing that. I have an interest in putting on the biggest shows in the world and Vitor Belfort is not that.
      “Anderson is still not that. It’s more interesting, but here’s why, here’s what I have to weigh, ready?
      “How good is the guy and how much are they bringing to the table.
      “Anderson is very good as a boxer and he doesn’t bring that much to the table.
      “It’s risk-reward, it’s a f***ing business. Bro, would I fight Anderson Silva? Yes. Do I think I can beat him? Yes. Am I going to? Probably not.”
      Paul in 2018 drew in an exhibition against KSI, 28, but lost the rematch by split-decision a year later.
      It’s risk-reward, it’s a f***ing business. Bro, would I fight Anderson Silva? Yes. Do I think I can beat him? Yes. Am I going to? Probably not.”Logan Paul on Anderson Silva
      He then returned this June in a similar exhibition against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 44, and survived all eight rounds.
      And he claimed if it had been a regular 12 round fight, then he would have spectacularly knocked out and become the first to ever beat Mayweather.
      Paul said: “My conditioning is f***ing good, bro. If the fight went 10 or 12 rounds, I think I would knock him out. I say that in full conviction.
      “I saw him breathing heavy for the first time that eighth round and it was because I had been leaning on him.
      “I’m 30 pounds heavier. Like no matter how you cut it, me leaning on a guy that size is gonna get him tired no matter how good he is.
      “I was coming alive too. That’s what we trained for, we sparred for 12 rounds. I’m probably throwing 120 punches by the 12th round.
      “My conditioning is good, I had a little ‘uhh’ in the fourth round then second wind came in.”
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      Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says Oleksandr Usyk is behind only Canelo Alvarez in boxing pound-for-pound list

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      EDDIE HEARN said Oleksandr Usyk is behind only Canelo Alvarez in boxing’s pound-for-pound list. Hearn watched as Usyk brilliantly outboxed his golden goose Anthony Joshua to become the new unified heavyweight champion.
      Oleksandr Usyk with the unified heavyweight titles after demolishing Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      Canelo Alvarez is considered the pound-for-pound No1Credit: Rex
      The Ukrainian became only the third man, behind Evander Holyfield and David Haye, to win titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight.
      Usyk, 34, previously reigned as undisputed before he moved up and added further to his credentials.
      Asked where he ranks in the mythical list, Hearn said: “Two, after Canelo.
      “I mean, when he was at cruiserweight, everyone called him a top five pound-for-pound.
      “But then when he went to heavyweight, he went off everyone’s radar. After that win, he has to be on everyone’s top pound-for-pound.”
      Canelo, a four-weight champ, is widely regarded as boxing’s best right now, with notable wins over Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Kovalev.

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      But Usyk’s track record of going on the road and conquering two divisions leaves him a serious contender to the Mexican superstar, 31.
      Joshua, 31, is now set to exercise his right to an immediate rematch made the mandatory defence against one of the finest fighters in the world.
      Hearn added: “Like I said, maybe we should have swerved him and just put the belt in the bin, but that’s not what AJ is about.
      “I come back to giving him credit, I hope people do. I’ve seen people criticising, but he has consistently proved that he is willing to take all comers.
      “And I think he should be applauded for fighting Oleksandr Usyk – twice.”
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      Anthony Joshua loss to Usyk means Tyson Fury fight is likely to never happen… but we know Gypsy King would have won

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      SO Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua now seems further away than ever.And Fury taking on Joshua for the undisputed world heavyweight title — a contest which seemed tantalisingly close this summer — is now unlikely to ever take place.
      Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua now seems further away than everCredit: Reuters
      Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua for the undisputed title is now unlikely to ever take placeCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      But at least we now know, beyond reasonable doubt, how it would have ended — with a comprehensive victory for Gypsy King Fury.
      Most fight fans suspected that after Fury’s demolition of Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas in February last year.
      Now, after Joshua was outclassed on his way to a unanimous points defeat by Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night, there cannot even be any serious debate.
      Fury has proved he can win world titles in entirely different ways — first by out-boxing a great technician in Wladimir Klitschko, ending the Ukraine fighter’s nine-year dominance of the division back in 2015, and then by over-powering an explosive puncher in Wilder.
      In contrast, Joshua has proved he can lose world titles in entirely different ways.
      Pummelled into submission in a shock defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019, then out-foxed by the cunning southpaw Usyk at Tottenham this weekend.

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      If Joshua can suffer a convincing defeat against a supremely skilled smaller heavyweight, such as former undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk, then what chance against a supremely skilled giant like WBC champion Fury?
      The career-long contract AJ agreed with promoter Eddie Hearn just last week may now not be as lengthy or as lucrative as either man imagined.
      To his credit, Joshua possessed the guts and good grace to face the media at around 1.30am yesterday morning, little more than a couple of hours after surrendering his WBA, IBF and WBO belts to an Usyk masterclass.
      There was a brave face from the 31-year-old Brit, who is adamant he will not sulk, that he will learn from his schooling, that he will immediately trigger a rematch clause with Usyk and take on the Ukrainian again in early 2022.
      Joshua doesn’t dodge fights, as Hearn keeps reminding us.
      And the promoter was not just giving us empty spiel when he said, during the build-up to the Usyk fight, that the Ukrainian was a dangerous opponent, the type who would have been swerved by other champions.
      But while any heavyweight underdog has a puncher’s chance of a knockout win, it is difficult to see Joshua avenging Usyk by out-boxing him.
      When Joshua was asked about his quest to unite and rule the division — billed as “The Road To Undisputed” — he sounded unconvincing.
      Anthony Joshua suffered the second loss of his career, this time to Oleksandr UsykCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      He said: “The ‘road to undisputed’ . . . it’s marketing, isn’t it?
      “When I pulled up (at the stadium) it reminded me it’s a big circus — it’s the greatest show on Earth.”
      Yet “the road to undisputed” was no mere marketing slogan.
      It represented Joshua’s stated aim since he turned professional after winning Olympic gold in 2012.
      Yes, many millions would still tune in for Fury v Joshua if it ever happened — even with no belts on the line.
      But much of the intrigue and prestige will be gone now.
      Certainly unless Joshua can defeat Usyk convincingly in the rematch — and there was little evidence of that possibility on Saturday.
      Many have pointed to Joshua’s breezy stroll of a ring walk on Saturday as evidence of complacency or arrogance.
      Anthony Joshua still wants to rematch Oleksandr Usyk to win back his beltsCredit: PA
      But he had not spoken like a man who was taking victory for granted.
      His pre-fight camp was intense and focused and, even during the build-up, he was talking about getting back into the gym straightaway, of his dedication to his art.
      Joshua spoke of defeat by Usyk as an education and a blessing.
      Trainer Rob McCracken, and Hearn, are both adamant their man will be much-improved next time but it sounded like wishful thinking.
      While defeat by Ruiz — an inferior fighter, who got lucky, then failed to prepare properly for the rematch — was always likely to be swiftly avenged, the same cannot be said for Joshua’s prospects against Usyk next time.
      For the first time in his professional career, Joshua will head into the rematch as a clear underdog.
      He will need to muster the performance of his life to win back those belts.
      Fury, meanwhile, completes his trilogy with Wilder in Las Vegas on Saturday week, knowing his greatest potential payday — that elusive Joshua fight — may never materialise.
      Fury versus Usyk would never be as lucrative. But it is now the fight the world wants to witness.
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      Anthony Joshua slammed by Lennox Lewis for being ‘so tentative’ in Oleksandr Usyk loss but is told ‘learn and improve’

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      LENNOX LEWIS criticised Anthony Joshua for being ‘so tentative’ in his loss to Oleksandr Usyk but said: ‘Learn from this and improve’. AJ decided against using his brute force and imposing frame as he tried to outbox slick southpaw Usyk.
      Anthony Joshua was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham on Saturday nightCredit: PA
      Lennox Lewis criticised Anthony Joshua for being ‘so tentative’ in defeat to Oleksandr UsykCredit: The Sun
      But it proved the wrong tactic as Joshua was comfortably bettered over the 12 round distance, surrendering his heavyweight titles.
      British legend Lewis – who has been embroiled in a feud with AJ over recent years – vented frustration at his fellow Olympic gold medallist.
      He tweeted: “Gotta give it up to @usykaa on a great tactical performance tonight.
      “For @anthonyjoshua it’s not the end of the road, but u (sic) can’t be so tentative or wait till the 8th round to turn it on.
      “Learn from this and improve.”
      Lewis’ words may resonate for AJ on the former champion’s path to redemption.

      Joshua, 31, will look to exercise his right to an immediate rematch, much like he did in defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, 32, in June 2019.
      He avenged defeat six months later and has already confirmed he will try and repeat history by taking his shot at redemption against Usyk, 34.
      Asked if he would exercise the rematch clause, Joshua replied: “One hundred per cent. I’m ready to get back to training.
      “Because of the 12 rounds, my lungs and everything, it was a good 12-rounder, so I’ll be in a good place when I get back into training to pick up where we left off.”
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