Boxing

A BOXER with a badly broken jaw split in two fought on for FIVE ROUNDS – despite only half his mouth moving when trying to talk.
Australian Benjamin Hussain, 21, incredibly carried on with his bout after suffering the gruesome blow – which he revealed the true extent of in a horrific Instagram video from his hospital bed.

Benjamin Hussain showed off his gruesome broken jawCredit: Instagram @benjamin_hussain1

Hussain’s jaw left him only able to move half his mouthCredit: Instagram @benjamin_hussain1

Ben Mahoney connects with Benjamin Hussain dislodging his mouthguardCredit: PA:Press Association

The Queensland fighter was eventually stopped from competing by the doctor and forced to take his first professional defeat in just his third fight.
Opponent Ben Mahoney delivered the sickening blow in the second round via a booming hook which sent his mouthguard flying.
But onlookers failed to realise it was anything more than a bad cut as blood poured from Hussain’s mouth.
His corner did not throw in the towel until the doctor told him his jaw was broken at the end of the sixth round.

The doc said: “Your jaw is broken, mate. I mean it’s badly broken, we’ve got to stop it.”
Hussain at first asked if the fight could be settled by the judges scorecards, thinking he may be ahead.
But – when told by the ref he would lose by TKO – incredibly tried to carry on before the medic put their foot down and ruled him out.
And the extent of the brutal break shocked viewers, including the commentators.

Hussain showed off the damage to his mouth and distorted face after the fightCredit: Instagram @benjamin_hussain1

The doctor inspects Hussain’s devastating injuryCredit: Instagram @benjamin_hussain1

On commentary, Ben Damon said: “Oh jeez, yeah, that is horrific. We thought it might have been a cut tongue or laceration inside the mouth.
“But it is a broken jaw and with that being said, Benjamin Hussain has shown he’s otherworldly tough.
“He’s gone through the vast majority of this fight with what appears to be a very, very badly damaged mouth and jaw.”
Boxing journalist Chisanga Malata tweeted: “Good lord. This is hands down the worst broken jaw I’ve ever seen.”
One fight fan said: “Honestly thought for a second, ‘How’d they break his teeth off so evenly?’ Damn.”
Another added: “That can’t be real.”
Hussain captioned his video: “This is boxing. Thanks to everybody I’ll be back 100 per cent.”

Gustavo Henrique had to be hauled off the pitch and checked over by medics after a testicle injury
Hussain is not the only sporting star to suffer a bloody blow this week after Flamengo footballer Gustavo Henrique went down with a testicle injury.
The 27-year-old sustained a cut which left his white shorts blood-stained.
Fans claimed it was ‘the most painful injury ever’ but Hussain’s could now rival it.
Other savage knocks include Liverpool Women’s star Fran Kitching splitting her head open in January and footballer David Busst’s sickening leg break.
The most infamous injury of the Premier League era is probably Alf-Inge Haaland’s broken leg after Roy Keane’s challenge in 2001.
And it’s not just football, Anderson Silva’s leg break against Chris Weidman in 2013 is probably the most famous injury in UFC history – and there have been plenty!
Plus ex-England cricketer Craig Kieswetter was sadly forced to retire when a ball from David Willey smashed through his helmet and fractured his eye socket.

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OSCAR DE LA HOYA has revealed he is drawing inspiration from George Foreman as he plans to return to the ring aged 47.
The five-weight world champion hasn’t fought since his defeat against Manny Pacquiao in 2008, but he is keen to dust off his gloves in 2021.

Oscar De La Hoya is keen to return to the ring after 12 years outCredit: Instagram

De La Hoya is drawing inspiration from heavyweight legend George ForemanCredit: Getty – Contributor

And the 1992 Olympic gold medallist believes that age is just a number, as he spoke of Foreman’s success after he won a world title at the age of 45 having come out of retirement.
De La Hoya has been putting himself through the paces in his bid to get in shape, and showed fans he still possesses blistering hand speed during a mitts session.
Speaking in an Instagram live video earlier this week, the 11-time world champ said: “I really am considering making a comeback.
“I have been training. I seriously feel incredible. I feel amazing.

“With me, I always fought the very best, and why not?
“If I make the comeback in the first quarter of next year, by the way, I have slimmed down 20 pounds, it’s going to be against the very best, like always.
“None of this ducking fighters like the way fighters duck everyone today. They make it impossible because they price themselves out. It’s a huge problem.”
Before adding: “George Foreman did it, and I think I can do it as well. I feel like a million, million bucks. It’s crazy.”

Unlike Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr and Evander Holyfield who want to compete in exhibition bouts, De La Hoya wants to jump back into professional contests.
Brit star Amir Khan teased a fight against the legendary boxer in August.
And De La Hoya has refused to rule out a potential fight against Saul Alvarez.
Meanwhile UFC legend Conor McGregor is another potential option after the duo spoke of facing each other.

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EDDIE HALL left his trainer ‘puking up blood’ after he unleashed The Beast on him during sparring.
The 2017 World’s Strongest Man then vowed to leave Hafthor Bjornsson in the same state when they meet in the boxing ring.

Paddy spat out a mouthful of blood as he fell to the ground

Eddie Hall did not hold back as unleashed a brutal combo on his trainer

Hall, 32, has been working closely with 6″ 5′ boxing trainer Paddy ahead of his first fight.
But The Beast left the 27-year-old needing urgent medical attention after a sparring session.
Hall was being filmed for his YouTube channel when he hit Paddy with a heavy combo.
After taking six shots to the body – while wearing a body bag – he collapsed to the ground.

Paddy grabbed hold of the ropes as he started to cough up blood.
Filming came to an abrupt end as Hall said: “Is he coughing up blood?
“Paddy, are you OK? Take a breath mate, breathe. Andy don’t film this.”
Paddy then shared a picture of himself in the back of an ambulance, with Hall alongside him awkwardly smiling.

Eddie Hall decided to pose for a selfie as Paddy was treated in the ambulance

The caption read: “Are you even best friends if one of you doesn’t end up punched into an ambulance? Thanks @eddiehallwsm.”
A week later, Eddie gave his fans an update on Paddy’s condition.
He said: “Hey guys, we are about a week on now from what happened with Paddy.
“Paddy, are you feeling ok buddy?”
Paddy replied: “I’m suffering still, but I’m getting better slowly. It’s been a nice week of recovery.”
When asked how his guts were feeling, he said: “Still tender. I’m still waking up in the night.
“It’s not too bad now, I recovered quite quickly.”
Before he added: “The first thing was I thought I was being sick as I couldn’t breathe, then I got down on the floor and started puking up blood.”
Hall is also working with a trainer called Lyndon, who claimed the legendary strongman will be able to take on Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

But Lyndon has also suffered at the hands of Hall in the build-up to the Thor fight – which is set to take place in September 2021.
He was left with broken ribs after a sparring session with Hall.
He revealed: “I did six rounds of body bag with Ed last week as Paddy was also broken.
“And Ed managed to break my ribs through my body bag.”
Hall is boxing four times a week ahead of his meeting with bitter rival Thor.

The English star appears to be in the best shape of his life despite gorging on 7,000 calories per day.
He weighed in at around 30st when he won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2017.
But now the shredded Beast is tipping the scales at just 25st 9lbs.
At the end of the video, he vowed to inflict the same pain on Game of Thrones star Thor.
He said: “Thor, I hope you’re watching boy, because that’s going to be you in the ring, coughing up your soul.”

Eddie Hall weighed around 30st during the prime of his strongman careerCredit: Rex Features

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MIKE TYSON has revealed he hated Michael Jackson’s guts after a backstage snub at one of the pop icon’s concerts.
The boxing legend is currently preparing for his in-ring comeback aged 54 in an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr next month.

Mike Tyson has revealed his hatred towards Michael Jackson before they became palsCredit: Instagram

The ‘King of Pop’ sensationally snubbed the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ backstage at a gigCredit: AFP

During his heyday of the late 80s and early 90s, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ was one of the most-recognisable and biggest names in the world
One man that enjoyed just as much popularity and spotlight was the late ‘King of Pop’ Jackson.
However, Tyson has admitted he held a lot of anger towards the musician until the pair did eventually hang out.
Speaking on T.I.’s expediTIously podcast, the former world champion said: “I met Mike one day, I think he was at a concert in Cleveland, I’m with Don King.

“So me and Don come in, right? And I’m champ and everything, did all this s***, undisputed.
“So Don goes and Don gives Michael Jackson the ‘peace’ sign, like this. And then so Michael gives Don the ‘peace’ sign, and so I give Michael the ‘peace’ sign, and Michael put his hand down.
“In a way, I say, ‘Did he play me? Nah, he didn’t play me, he just didn’t see me. I knew he didn’t play me, cause I’m f***ing champ.”

Tyson and King continued to go backstage for the show – but the disrespect continued.

He continued: “So we went backstage, right? So I’m backstage, and so there’s his backstage, some of his singers and stuff.
“He’s on stage, it’s over I’m signing autographs and stuff, so Michael comes over and he talks to Don, he doesn’t talk to me. … I say ‘Let me just go on and meet Mike’, cause that’s really why I’m here, I want to meet Mike.
“And then I go over to meet Mike, … and he goes like this, ‘Don’t I know you from somewhere? Where I know you from?’
“He broke my ego, he crushed me. 
“I said ‘No, I’m just a fan, pleasure to meet you, sir. He said, ‘OK’, and then he got out and went in the car.”
Tyson admitted he refused to let go of the snub for years until Jackson finally invited him to hang out – an offer initially rejected by the fighter.

He added: “I said ‘OK I’m coming, I’ll be over there’, right?
“So I got on a plane, went over there, hung out, and we just started hanging out together. And I said ‘F*** man, he’s a good guy.
“But in my mind, I said ‘Why’d you play me though, Mike, why’d you play me like that? You knew who I was, why’d you play me?’”

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