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      Logan Paul claims Floyd Mayweather exhibition ‘broke every single record’ for pre-fight PPV sales before postponement

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      LOGAN PAUL claimed his exhibition with Floyd Mayweather ‘broke every single record’ for pre-fight pay-per-view sales before its postponement.
      The YouTuber was set to face Mayweather on February 20, but it has since been rescheduled.

      Logan Paul claimed his exhibition with Floyd Mayweather ‘broke every single record’ for pre-fight PPV sales

      Logan Paul was set to face Floyd Mayweather on February 20Credit: Sky Sports

      Paul was quick to deny the change of dates was anything to do with a lack of interest in the event.
      Instead, he insisted demand was so high they were on course to break box office records.
      Paul said on his YouTube channel: “The Floyd Mayweather fight is pushed which I’m completely OK with.
      “The fight is still happening so easy with the rumours that there’s no interest.

      “This fight broke every single combat sports record for pre-sale pay-per-view numbers – shattered them.
      “I don’t want to get the narrative twisted; we had a leak inside the camp which was annoying and everyone made up their own reasons why it was postponed.
      “We want to have a packed arena somewhere and on the business side we have to iron things out.
      “He’s got a lot of people on his team… Al Haymon (Mayweather’s advisor) got involved.”

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      Paul, 25, has boxed just once as a professional, losing his debut to social media rival KSI, 27, by split-decision in 2019 after having two points deducted.
      Mayweather officially retired in 2017, after beating former UFC champion Conor McGregor in ten rounds.
      But he returned a year later for an exhibition against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.
      The 43-year-old boxing legend recently confirmed his interest in fighting on, but only in spectacle bouts.
      He even called out Paul’s brother Jake – who is 2-0 and fights ex-UFC welterweight Ben Askren on April 17 – as well as rapper 50 Cent.

      Mayweather wrote on Instagram: “This year I will focus on several exhibitions. I will have an exhibition in Tokyo, Japan again.
      “Of Course the one with Logan Paul and I; and if Jake Paul can get past his next opponent Ben Askren, I will have an exhibition with him as well.
      “I also heard that 50 cent would fight me but claims I’m too small. If he wants to lace up at the end of the year, we can do an exhibition then.
      “I don’t care about weight class with any of these guys.
      “The Paul brothers will make great money with the events, but with 50 cent It has to be “Winner Take All”.”

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      Conor McGregor admits he ‘deserved’ to get legs battered by Poirier after using boxing stance to prepare for Pacquiao

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      CONOR McGREGOR admitted he ‘deserved’ to get his legs battered by Dustin Poirier after focussing too much on a boxing stance.
      McGregor opened up about using the change of styles against southpaw Dustin Poirier to prepare for a future fight with left-hander Manny Pacquiao.

      Conor McGregor admitted he used too much of a boxing stance against Dustin Poirier Credit: Handout – Getty

      Manny Pacquiao was in talks to fight Conor McGregor Credit: The Mega Agency

      The Irishman was knocked out at UFC 257 and afterwards left unable to walk having been on the end of brutal calf kicks.
      It also saw his big-money boxing return to face Filipino icon PacMan all-but KO’d for now – as McGregor instead looked ahead to a trilogy with Poirier.
      He wrote on Instagram: “I was savouring very second and enjoying my work.
      “A little single disciplined in my approach and stance with mostly boxing.

      “It’s what I get for picking this bout and opponent as a precursor to a boxing match against Pacman.
      “I deserved to get the legs kicked off me going in with this thinking. This is not the game to play around with.”
      McGregor, 32, beat Poirier, also 32, in their featherweight fight in 2014.
      But the scored was levelled in Abu Dhabi in January, opening the door to a blockbuster trilogy bout.

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      And McGregor called for the immediate rematch with Poirier, and suggested the lightweight title should be on the line.
      He said: “A well fought fight by The Diamond. 1 a piece now with a Trilogy bout for all the marbles!
      “Wow! Exciting! Not a trilogy I was expecting, nor the tactical affair I was anticipating, but I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t meant to be.
      “This is exactly how this was always meant to be! Buzzing!!”

      Conor McGregor knocked out by Dustin Poirier Credit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Floyd Mayweather calls out rival 50 Cent and Jake Paul after insisting he will return to ring in 2021

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER says he wants to fight 50 Cent and Jake Paul in mouthwatering boxing exhibitions this year.
      Money is scheduled to square off against Jake’s brother Logan first, but that won’t happen this month now having been ‘postponed for business reasons’.

      Floyd Mayweather wants to fight former best mate 50 Cent

      The boxing legend – whose fight with YouTuber Logan Paul has been postponed – is happy to fight his brother Jake as well

      But Mayweather isn’t letting that get him down, and has already two more huge fights in mind before the year is out.
      The undefeated boxer posted fight posters on his Instagram account for him versus Jake Paul and against former best pal turned enemy 50 Cent.
      Mayweather wrote on Instagram: “This year I will focus on several exhibitions. I will have an exhibition in Tokyo, Japan again.
      “Of course the one with Logan Paul and I; and if Jake Paul can get past his next opponent Ben Askren, I will have an exhibition with him as well.

      “I also heard that 50 Cent would fight me but claims I’m too small.
      “If he wants to lace up at the end of the year, we can do an exhibition then.
      “I don’t care about weight class with any of these guys.
      “The Paul brothers will make great money with the events, but with 50 Cent It has to be ‘Winner Take All’.”

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      Mayweather and 50 cent have had a very public falloutCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      If Mayweather does box 50 Cent, it would be just the next chapter in their long-running feud, which dates back to 2012.
      For much of Mayweather’s career, 50 Cent was an ever-present member of his entourage, in training camp and on fight nights.
      The music artist would rap the boxing legend into the ring and featured heavily on HBO’s behind-the-scenes ’24/7′ series.
      But in 2012, when Mayweather went to prison, Jackson claims to have helped set up The Money Team and says he was owed $2million.

      When Mayweather was released and showed no signs of paying up the trouble started, according to 50 Cent.
      Jackson has repeatedly accused Mayweather of running out of money – despite the 50-0 icon topping Forbes rich list of the decade with a £706m fortune.
      Mayweather’s last exhibition fight was a laughable one-sided encounter against kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan in 2019.
      He retired from boxing undefeated after beating UFC legend Conor McGregor by KO in his last ever pro fight in 2017.

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      Tyson Fury breaks down Conor McGregor’s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 and agrees he was beaten due to ‘inactivity’

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      TYSON FURY agreed Conor McGregor was beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 due to ‘inactivity’.
      McGregor was coming into the fight having had just 40 seconds of action in 12 months, dating back to his knockout over Donald Cerrone.

      Tyson Fury opened up about Conor McGregor’s loss Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      Conor McGregor lost against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257

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      After defeat to Poirier, the Irishman, 32, pointed to his lack of time in the octagon as a sticking point in his performance.
      And unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Fury backed up those claims as he admitted ‘inactivity kills the cat’.
      Fury told Gareth A Davies: “He did [use inactivity as an explanation for his defeat], and he’s bang on right.

      “Conor McGregor fought in 2016, then he had two years out and then he fought Khabib [in 2018].
      “Then he had another two years out, and then he fought Cerrone [in January 2020].
      “Then he had another year out, and then he fought this guy, Poirier.
      “So inactivity kills the cat, no doubt about it.

      “When one man’s been active – fighting, sparring and in camps – and one man’s been on the couch, it’s no good.”

      Dustin Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor in round two Credit: Sportsfile – Subscription

      Conor McGregor beaten at UFC 257 Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      After McGregor’s loss, he said: “It’s hard to overcome inactivity over long periods of time. And that’s just it.
      “The leg kicks were good. That low calf good was very good. The leg was dead and I just wasn’t as comfortable as I needed to be.
      “It’s inactivity and that’s it. But Dustin is some fighter. If you put in the time in here, you’re going to get cosy in here and that’s it.”
      Fury, 32, himself is no stranger to time on the sidelines, having spent almost three years out after winning the unified titles in 2015.
      After a battle with alcohol, substance abuse and depression, the Gypsy King marked his return with a win against Sefer Seferi in July 2018.
      Within two more years he once again became world champion to cap off a remarkable comeback after dethroning Deontay Wilder of the WBC belt.
      Fury opened up on the importance of activity and how legends of the past have all suffered from time out.

      Tyson Fury made his comeback in 2018 against Sefer Seferi Credit: Reuters

      Tyson Fury won the world title again in 2020 beating Deontay Wilder Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      He said: “You lose your timing, you lose your distance, you lose it all.
      “You lose it all, it’s all gotta be gained back within camps and within fighting.
      “If you had three fights on the bounce after you’d never been in the ring for three years, in the third one you’d be ten times better than the first.
      “I’ve always known it. Because I’m a boxing historian I’ve always known about the inactivity.
      “Gerry Cooney when he fought Larry Holmes – he was out of the ring for 18 months.
      “His timing wasn’t there, he just wasn’t the same fighter as he should’ve been.
      “If one man’s not active and one man’s been in the ring, it’s an uphill battle.
      “Recently we saw Juan Pablo Hernandez, the former IBF cruiserweight champion, he came back after a long lay-off and fought journeyman Kevin Johnson and got knocked out.”

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      Tyson Fury’s wife Paris pregnant with 6th child as boxer says he refuses to splash cash to keep his kids grounded

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      TYSON FURY revealed his wife Paris is pregnant with a sixth child as the heavyweight champion opened up on how he keeps his kids grounded.
      Fury has three sons, eldest Prince John James, Prince Tyson Fury II and Prince Adonis Amaziah, who was born in 2019.

      Tyson Fury and his wife Paris are expecting a sixth child Credit: Free for editorial use

      Tyson Fury with his wife Paris and their kids (l-r) Prince Tyson Fury II, Valencia, Venezuela, Prince Adonis Amaziah and Prince John JamesCredit: Refer to Caption

      And the WBC champion has two daughters, Valencia and Venezuela – but Fury announced he is expecting a sixth with long-time partner Paris.
      He told Gareth A Davies: “Paris is pregnant again and the Lord has blessed us definitely with another child and I’m very thankful.
      “Got a beautiful wife, beautiful kids, they’re all healthy. That’s the most important thing, you know, your health and your family.
      “Nothing else really matters. Your job, your money, your wealth, your career, none of that really matters because you can get another job, you can start snooker or you can go make more money.

      “It doesn’t really matter but the one thing you can’t get back is your family. You can’t get back time lost and that’s the crazy thing about it all.”
      Fury – the highest-paid fighter of 2020 with £46million earned – goes on to admit that he does not care for fame or fortune.
      But he struggles to keep a low profile due to his 6ft 9in frame and distinctive voice.
      Fury – currently in talks to fight Anthony Joshua – lives in Morecambe with his family and enjoys living the local lifestyle, even helping the council clean up litter.

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      Part of his everyman attitude is refraining from spoiling his kids, with the unbeaten heavyweight keen to give them a true understanding of money.
      The Gypsy King wants his children to grow up working for their fortune and has made sure to normalise their lives as much as possible.
      Fury, 32, said: “For me it’s very important to stay close to my grassroots as I’ve got a lot of kids coming up, I’ve got five kids, very important for them to know the value of money.
      “It’s very important for them to know how to earn money.
      “So, if they see me splashing out all the time and living a move stars’ lifestyle they grow up thinking that’s the only way they can live.
      “To earn from a normal job, £200-300-a-week, however much they’re going to get, they might think that’s no good if they’ve been spoiled rotten by multimillionaire parents.
      “So I don’t do that. My kids don’t go to private school, I don’t have any private education, they just go to normal school, everyone does normal stuff.”

      Tyson Fury and Paris are long-time partnersCredit: Instagram @parisfury1

      Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris Credit: Tyson Fury Instagram

      Tyson Fury pictured with his wife Paris and their five kids Credit: Instagram

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      Derek Chisora ‘agrees fight with Joseph Parker’ as Brit looks to bounce back from Oleksandr Usyk defeat

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      DEREK CHISORA has reportedly agreed a deal to fight Joseph Parker next.
      The Brit will look to make a winning return to the boxing ring following his points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in October.

      Derek Chisora has announced on his Twitter that he will fight Joseph Parker next

      Chisora uploaded a fight poster of the pair of heavyweights onto Twitter, titled ‘Unfinished Business’.
      He titled it: “WAR is coming @joeboxerparker.”
      His manager David Haye also shared the poster on the social media site.
      Parker was forced to pull out of their scheduled 2019 scrap with ‘illness’.

      The New Zealand brawler’s team later revealed he was suffering the after effects of a SPIDER BITE that saw pull the plug at just three-and-a-half weeks notice.
      Parker has just two defeats on his 29-fight record – to Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte.
      Chisora has won 32 and lost 10 of his contests.
      Last time out, Chisora fell to a unanimous points defeat to Usyk, 117-112 and 115-113 twice but felt it was a lot closer than that.

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      But his old foe Whyte, who is 2-0 in their own mini-series, said Chisora ‘let himself down’ in defeat.
      Whyte, 32, criticised Chisora’s trainers for failing to order more body shots and said manager David Haye should have been in the corner.
      He told Sky Sports: “I thought Derek could have done much better.
      “He let himself down by not having any boxing experience in his corner to tell him and guide him on what to do and not to do.

      Chisora was outpointed by Usyk last time outCredit: Dave Thompson/Route One Ltd
      “He just went into the ring with the mindset of knockout, knockout, knockout, and that didn’t work. And he just stuck to that game plan.
      “Derek was the boss in the corner. There wasn’t anyone in there. He had some good MMA guys in there, but they’re not boxing coaches.
      “They weren’t giving him the advice that he needed to make the changes and adjustments to beat someone like Usyk.”

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      Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul fight delayed over purse talks as YouTuber says ‘every day I get better and he’s older’

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      LOGAN PAUL has revealed his fight against Floyd Mayweather has been postponed because of ‘the business side of things’.
      But the YouTube superstar, 25, issued a chilling warning to the boxing legend as he insisted the showdown is ‘still happening’.

      Floyd Mayweather is set to come out of retirement to face Logan Paul Credit: Alamy Live News

      Logan Paul will have a huge height and weight advantage over the veteran boxerCredit: Instagram @loganpaul

      The unlikely opponents were set to fight in a ‘special exhibition fight’ promoted by Fanmio next month.
      But the February 20 date for the fight has been scrapped as talks over the pursue and location rumble on.
      Paul, who has fought just once as a professional, insisted he will keep training as the fight is still ON.
      He taunted Mayweather as he claimed the veteran is ‘getting older everyday’ while he keeps improving.

      Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said: “The Mayweather fight is pushed [back] which I am completely OK with.
      “The fight’s still happening [but] we want to have a packed arena somewhere and then the business side of things, we have to iron them out.
      “He’s got a lot of people on his team, [his advisor] Al Haymon got involved, if you know boxing, you know what that means for getting an actual deal done and figuring out a venue.
      “I need as much practice, training, sparring under my belt against this guy.

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      How Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul compare ahead of their fight

      “With every day that goes past I get better and he gets older.”
      Mayweather, 43, officially retired in 2017 after he beat former UFC champion Conor McGregor.
      He returned one year later when he wiped out featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition bout.
      The unbeaten fighter will fancy his chances against Paul despite the YouTuber’s THREE STONE weight advantage.
      Mayweather has also been challenged to a rematch by old rival Manny Pacquaio.
      Money got the better of Pacman in their 2015 bout, which was dubbed the ‘The Fight of the Century’.

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      Floyd Mayweather offered Manny Pacquiao rematch but is warned former rival will send him into a ‘double retirement’

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER has been offered a blockbuster rematch against Manny Pacquiao.
      Mayweather, 43, got the better of Pacman in their 2015 showdown, which was dubbed the ‘The Fight of the Century’, beating him via unanimous decision.

      Floyd Mayweather got the better of Manny Pacquiao in 2015Credit: Getty

      Manny Pacquiao’s manager has challenged Floyd Mayweather to accept a rematch with the FilipinoCredit: GETTY

      Pacquiao has been hellbent on exacting revenge on the Money man ever since that fateful night at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.
      And the Filipino’s manager, Sean Gibbons, has challenged Mayweather to meet him inside the ring again.
      Alongside a poster of the rivals, Gibbons tweeted: “Floyd, you can come and get some! Senator Pacquiao will send you into double retirement.”
      Mayweather, who announced his third retirement from boxing in August 2017, is currently gearing up for an exhibition bout with YouTube star Logan Paul.

      But SunSport recently revealed the former four-weight world champion is in talks with UFC superstar Conor McGregor over a multi-million-pound rematch.
      That rematch, however, is in major doubt following McGregor’s UFC 257 defeat to Dustin Poirier.
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      How Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul compare ahead of their fight
      Mayweather’s clash with Paul is set to take place a fortnight on Saturday, although a venue for the fight has not yet been announced.
      It’s been reported the bout has been postponed to a later date, although neither man has confirmed that’s the case.
      Former eight-weight world champion Pacquiao, meanwhile, is also said to be gearing up for an exhibition of his own.
      Last week, it was reported the WBA welterweight champion is in talks to face WBC interim lightweight titleholder Ryan Garcia.
      But Golden Boy Promotions have denied suggestions of Garcia, 22, locking horns with the 42-year-old Pacquiao.

      Golden Boy executive Eric Gomez told ESPN: “There’s nothing to talk about there.
      “They contacted us, but it turns out there’s nothing to talk about. That fight isn’t going to happen.”
      Garcia’s agent, however, is open to making the shock fight.
      Valencia Guadalupe told ESPN late last month: “We’re discussing terms.
      “Manny and Ryan want it and instructed their teams to make it happen. That’s what we’re trying to accomplish.”

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