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      Floyd Mayweather shows off inside of his luxury private jet and wears stunning jewellery ahead of ring return

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      BOXING LEGEND Floyd Mayweather gave fans an insight into his life as he shared a snap of himself aboard his luxury private jet.
      The American has remained busy during lockdown, and his aircraft has come in handy both for business and relaxation.

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      Mayweather boarded his private jet dressed in all white

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      The American has previously used ‘Air Mayweather’ to travel back and forth from JapanCredit: Instagram / @floydmayweather
      Mayweather, 43, previously shared images aboard “Air Mayweather” back in April, when he took on a friend in a game of high-stakes poker.
      This time he appeared to be solo, as he posed in an all-white outfit, cap and a gorgeous array of jewellery.
      Mayweather retired from professional boxing back in 2017, after defeating MMA star Conor McGregor to make it 50 wins out of 50 for his illustrious professional career.
      He did make a brief return a year later, however, when he defeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Saitama, Japan.

      But SunSport revealed earlier this month that talks are ongoing between Mayweather and MMA promotion RIZIN about another bout in Japan.
      And Mayweather’s personal security guard Greg La Rosa has stoked fans’ excitement with his comments on his boss’ latest Instagram post.

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      Mayweather was last in exhibition action back in December 2018Credit: Getty Images – Getty

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      He wrote: “WHOS READY FOR 51-0? 🔥”
      And he then added: “The Winning never stops.

      “Wait till you see next fight….!! #51-0. Haters drop your salt🧂in the comments below I love watching y’all cry 😂.”

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      Roy Jones Jr out to settle score with UFC icon Anderson Silva after Mike Tyson showdown

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      ROY JONES JR is vowing to give 45-year-old UFC whippersnapper Anderson Silva a dream shot – if he can first prove he’s more nifty over 50 than Mike Tyson.
      Former four-weight world champion Jones Jr, 51, takes on 54-year-old ex-heavyweight king Tyson in an exhibition comeback bout on September 12.

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      Brazilian superstar Anderson Silva could finally swap UFC for boxing with a bout against fellow legend Roy Jones JrCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Roy Jones Jr will meet Mike Tyson on September 12 but is determined to then fulfil a long-made promise to take on Anderson Silva

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      Mike Tyson has been called a ‘strong lion’ with a ‘cheetah mentality’ by upcoming opponent Roy Jones JrCredit: Instagram
      Jones is then keen to meet former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Silva – a decade after they both promised the boxing showdown.
      He told  MMA Fighting: “He always wanted to make a fight with me.
      “They just never allowed him the opportunity to do it, or they never had the right time to do it
      “We both gave our words that if we ever got the opportunity, we would.

      ‘MIKE’S A KILLER’
      “I did give him my word that if the opportunity came, I would, so after this fight, he could get it.” 
      Before that, though, Jones admits facing Tyson is “risky” – calling him a “strong lion” with a “cheetah mentality”.
      So Jones believes he must stay out of danger early on to become king of the half-centurions’ jungle after fellow American Tyson tires.
      He said: “Not only does Mike look like a killer, Mike is a killer, but the whole thing people need to realise is, Mike is a killer, not a cheetah.

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      “Mike’s got to go kill quick, if he don’t kill quick he got problems on his hands.
      “He’s good early, he’s still a strong lion, but he’s got a cheetah mentality.
      “A cheetah mentality means… if he don’t get it quick, it belongs to me.”  

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      Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr PPV ‘will cost fans a staggering £39’ to watch exhibition bout

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      MIKE TYSON’S boxing comeback against Roy Jones Jr will reportedly cost fight fans a staggering £39 on pay-per-view.
      After months of teasing a sensational return to the ring on social media, 54-year-old Iron Mike signed the contract last week.

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      Mike Tyson will return to boxing at the age of 54 in SeptemberCredit: Instagram

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      Roy Jones Jr has admitted he is fearful of going to war against Mike TysonCredit: Getty – Contributor
      He will fight fellow boxing legend, 51-year-old Jones Jr, on September 12 in California.
      And according to The Athletic, fight fans in the US will have to stump up $49.99, around £39, if they want to watch the exhibition bout.
      But that is still well short of the highest PPV price in the US.
      It cost fight fans $99 to watch Floyd Mayweather easily outpoint Manny Pacquiao in May 2015.

      UK viewers had it much easier, costing £24.95 on Sky Sports Box Office.
      Tyson Fury’s controversial draw with Deontay Wilder back in December 2018 cost Americans $75.
      It is not known how much Tyson vs Jones Jr will cost for fans in the UK at the time of writing.

      Tyson has been inundated with fight offers since he announced he was coming out of retirement after 15 years.
      But it’s Jones Jr that will step into the ring with the former Baddest Man on the Planet first.
      JONES FEARS TYSON
      The bout will be an eight-round exhibition but the age of its competitors has split opinion.
      And even Jones Jr acknowledged the risk of fighting beyond the age of 50, especially against someone with the power of Tyson.
      He told World Boxing News: “His legs are huge and his thighs are huge. His arms are huge and his neck is huge!
      “It’s very risky, yes. But God’s in control of all.
      “[Previously] I was beating everybody in every weight class I was in, so what you gonna do?
      “It’s like David and Goliath. He’s a giant monster, we know.
      “I’m little David and all I’ve got is God on my side, which is all I’m gonna need.”
      FIGHT WITH NO JUDGES
      Tyson’s opponent last fought in 2018 and is a former pound for pound champ.
      Tyson has shed six stone in anticipation for his return to the ring and promised to give everything once he climbs between the ropes.
      Now it seems that the winner may only be determined via knockout – if either man even gets that chance.
      It has emerged that the clash will be stopped if either receives a cut.
      California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster spoke to Boxingscene.com to explain: “Tyson and Jones Jr won’t be wearing headgear for the fight.
      “They’ll be lacing up 12-ounce gloves and there won’t be any judges present at the fight to score the action.

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      “So, technically there won’t be a winner unless a knockout somehow occurs. Or, either fighter is deemed unfit to continue.”
      SunSport recently reported how fans could be forced to pay a record pay-per-view fee to watch the potential all-British showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
      World Boxing News claims “a fee of between £29.95 and £49.95 will be considered for the first time on Sky Sports and BT Sport Box Office” for the PPV extravaganza.

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      Anthony Joshua spars local lads in car park after training as smiling heavyweight champ winds down

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA was captured having a touch spar with local lads after finishing his own session.
      The WBA, IBF and WBO champion, 30, was filmed having a down to earth moment with some fans outside the Finchley Amateur Boxing club.

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      Anthony Joshua was captured having a touch spar with local lads after finishing his own session

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      Joshua was filmed having a down to earth moment with some fans outside the Finchley Amateur Boxing club

      AJ, who is preparing to face 39-year-old Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev, enjoys some shadow boxing with one supporter.
      He then held his hands up mimicking pads for another, who received a lesson on combination punching from the heavyweight.
      Joshua’s IBF mandatory defence against Pulev was initially set for June but later faced the axe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn now hopes to reschedule the title fight for November, with a reduced crowd at the O2 Arena.

      AJ has not boxed at the O2 since 2016, instead headlining at Wembley and the Principality Stadium.
      He was on the road twice last year, first losing in a shock upset against Andy Ruiz Jr in New York last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia six months later.
      Joshua looks set to fight just once this year, but has already agreed a double header with WBC champion Tyson Fury, 31, in 2021.

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      The pair bumped into each other in Marbella as they holidayed, and told one another to avoid defeat in their next bouts.

      Fury is signed to face Deontay Wilder, 34, for a third time, targeted for December.
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      Mike Tyson’s kids want him to axe comeback at 54 and ‘sit his old ass down’ but boxing legend dismisses protests

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      MIKE TYSON’S kids have urged him to sit his “old ass down” instead of making his boxing comeback.
      But the 54-year-old has insisted he is feeling “very confident” ahead of his showdown against Roy Jones Jr.

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      Mike Tyson’s nearest and dearest do not want him to fight again
      Heavyweight legend Tyson has not fought since his defeat to Kevin McBride in 2005.
      But the former Baddest Man on the Planet will come out of retirement to fight on September 12.
      Fans have been left fearing for Jones Jr after the 54-year-old shared some training footage.
      But Tyson’s seven kids, who range from aged nine to 30, think his return to the ring is a bad idea.

      Speaking to Jimmy Fallon, he said: “My kids think I should sit my old ass down.
      “But what do they know? I’m very confident.
      “They don’t know how to fight, neither one of my kids can beat me in a fight, so what are they talking about.”
      Jones Jr did not sound quite as confident when he admitted the fight is “very risky”.

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      He told World Boxing News: “His legs are huge and his thighs are huge. His arms are huge and his neck is huge.
      “It’s very risky, yes. But God’s in control of all.”
      Tyson has also claimed he would “kick Conor McGregor’s ass” in a boxing bout.

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      Floyd Mayweather fires dig at old rival Manny Pacquiao as he brags ‘he fights because he has to, I fight if I want to’

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER has reignited his rivalry with Manny Pacquiao by claiming his old foe has to continue fighting for financial reasons.
      Money – who topped the Forbes rich list of the decade with a £706MILLION fortune – officially walked away from the ring in 2017.

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      Floyd Mayweather has claimed that Manny Pacquiao has to continue fighting for financial reasons

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      The American’s 2015 bout against the Filipino remains the richest fight of all timeCredit: Rex Features
      The 43-year-old beat UFC star Conor McGregor in a lucrative crossover bout which is said to have earned the American £300m.
      Mayweather returned just a year later in an exhibition fight against Tenshin Nasukawa and earned £7m for the two-minute spectacle.
      In November he announced he is “coming out of retirement in 2020” and would be working with UFC boss Dana White on a “spectacular event”.
      Mayweather’s U-turn has led to accusations that he needs to make yet another comeback because he’s blown his extraordinary wealth.

      Pacquiao fights because he has to. Once again, I fight if I want to. So there’s a difference
      Floyd Mayweather

      But the former five division world champion took another dig at Pacquiao by claiming that he fights if he wants to.
      Mayweather taunted the Filipino, who last fought in July 2019, that he has to keep stepping in the ring to earn money.
      As reported by Boxing Scene, he told rapper Fat Joe: “My faculties and everything that I got come first.
      “We just talked about, your health is your wealth. And that’s why I got this towel on, I was working out today.

      “Now, Pacquiao fights because he has to. Once again, I fight if I want to. So there’s a difference.”

      Pacquiao, whose overall net worth is estimated to be £148m, rolled back the years to hand Keith Thurman his first ever pro defeat to become a world champion once again.
      But his most lucrative pay-day came in his 2015 defeat to Mayweather, as the fight became the richest of all time.
      Despite selling a record 4.6m PPVs and recording the highest gate in history, fans felt the fight took place with both boxers past their best.
      Yet Mayweather argued that critics are just trying to play down one of his biggest career wins.

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      He added: “You keep saying in our prime. I’m older than Pacquiao by two years. We keep saying ‘in your prime.’
      “When I beat Pacquiao, they said he wasn’t in his prime and I’m older than [him]. And then when I fought Oscar De La Hoya, they said he’s old and we’re both in our 30’s [for that fight].
      “No matter what happens it’s never good enough for anyone. As long as I’m happy that’s what’s important.”

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      Bernard Hopkins to come out of retirement at 55 for trilogy fight with Roy Jones Jr after Mike Tyson return

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      BERNARD HOPKINS has insisted he would come out of retirement to fight Roy Jones Jr for the third time.
      Jones Jr, 51, has agreed to take on Mike Tyson, 55, in an eight-round exhibition fight on September 12.

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      Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr squared off twice in the boxing ring
      Hopkins, 55, hung up his gloves in 2016 with a record of 55-8-2 including 32 knockouts.
      The American, known as The Executioner, fought Jones Jr twice during his career.
      He lost their first showdown in 1993, but bounced back to win the rematch in 2010.
      When asked about a third fight against Jones Jr, Hopkins told fighthub: “If I were to get in the ring again, it would be to settle, even though we met many times in circles, fights, and boxing, I think you know where I’m going.

      “He won one in 93, and I avenged myself 16+ years later or 14+ years later.
      “If I had a choice, the only critical question is what weight it would be?
      “It would be Roy Jones because we’re 1 and 1.
      “He got the first one; I wouldn’t say in the prime of my career.

      “I’d say the opening of the door of the future Hall of Famers, and then we became that.
      “In 1993, everyone knew that Roy was the Olympian, and should have got the gold. I believe that too.

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      “He should have got the gold.
      “I come from another place, another way to get to where we both actually wound up, but our travels were different.”
      Jones Jr has admitted his upcoming fight against Tyson is “very risky” as the 51-year-old is a “giant monster”.

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      Mike Tyson claims he would ‘kick Conor McGregor’s ass’ in boxing fight as legend appears on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show

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      MIKE TYSON has claimed that he would ‘kick Conor McGregor’s ass’ in a boxing fight.
      The 54-year-old is coming out of retirement to lock horns with Roy Jones Jr on September 12 in an eight-round exhibition showdown.

      Iron Mike has shed six stone in anticipation for his return to the ring and promised to give everything once he climbs between the ropes.
      The “Baddest Man on the Planet” won 44 of his bouts by KO and was a two-time world heavyweight champion.
      And despite his last fight coming back in 2005, Tyson is confident he’d have the edge over several fighting icons.
      While appearing on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the American claimed he’d destroy Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago.

      When asked about UFC legend McGregor, Tyson responded: “Imma kick his ass anyway, we’ll play boxing rules.”

      McGregor, 32, lost his first, and only, professional boxing match back in 2017 to Floyd Mayweather.
      And speaking on his podcast, Tyson had actually praised the Irishman for his skills on his in-ring debut.
      He said: “He never really had a boxing match in his life, right. He went 10 rounds with the greatest fighter in the last 100 years of boxing.

      “He went 10 rounds, scored punches on the greatest boxer in the last 100 years.
      “Did he do something? Did he accomplish something? People should look who he had the fight against and look what he did when he fought against him.”
      McGregor responded on social media and wrote: “Thank you Mike and just know that for the inevitable rematch, with the knowledge I now hold of Floyd’s style, plus under the tutelage of my old school boxing coach, I will crack the puzzle, and I will beat Floyd. I promise my life on it.

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      “It’s great to see you back Iron Mike.”
      Mayweather hasn’t fought professionally since his 2017 bout against McGregor where he stopped the Notorious in the tenth round.
      Though the 43-year-old admitted recently that he would welcome another match-up against the two-weight UFC world champion.

      Thank you Mike, and just know that for the inevitable rematch, with the knowledge I now hold of Floyd’s style, plus under the tutelage of my old school boxing coach, I will crack the puzzle, and I will beat Floyd.I promise my life on it.It is great to see you back Iron Mike ❤️ https://t.co/NDrVnEaukm
      — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 15, 2020

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