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      Anthony Joshua says Dillian Whyte was one of two boxers who have ever dragged him into trash talking ahead of a match

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA revealed only Dillian Whyte and Jarrell Miller have got under his skin as they dragged him into a verbal war ahead of their scheduled bouts.The former WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion knocked out the Body Snatcher in 2015, while his proposed fight to face Big Baby was scrapped in 2020 after the American failed multiple drug tests.
      Anthony Joshua has revealed he has engaged in trash talk with only two fighters
      After former WBC king Deontay Wilder labelled AJ not a true champion in 2021, Joshua was asked by SI Boxing’s Chris Mannix whether he feels the need to trash talk with boxers.
      He said: “Oh yeah, oh yeah. I went into my drawer and pulled out my long list of things to say, I’ve got a lot of things to say about Wilder.
      “But you don’t knock a man when he’s down, also. And that was at the top of the list. I have to stand by those principles.
      “But for sure, I think me and Wilder, as I say, are cut from a different cloth. He’s what we call… it begins with a ‘b’ and ends with a ‘h’. I’m not like that, I’m more of a man.”
      Before adding: “I don’t really get on the internet talking crap. The only times you’ve seen me talking recklessly is against Dillian Whyte and Jarrell Miller.
      “Other than that I’m an ambassador of the sport. I’m trying to be clean, representing my sponsorships, represent DAZN properly, I try to stay away from the typical stereotype of a heavyweight boxer.
      “It’s difficult but I have it in me to fire up and talk recklessly when needed.”
      Joshua was uncharacteristically outspoken in the build-up to his scheduled bout against Miller, as he branded the American as a “b***h” while declaring he pays his mum’s rent.
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      Speaking at their press conference, he said: “He is a former drug abuser, he hits like a fairy, he is the softest puncher in the division.
      “I pay his mum’s rent. He should bow down to me, I am his landlord. The only way he can win is a lucky punch. I am his landlord.
      “I am not here trying to play a gangster role, I am here to collect rent. Jarrell Miller is a b***h.”
      Prior to his seventh-round stoppage win against Whyte in 2015, Joshua branded his compatriot as ‘irrelevant’ and a ‘hater’.
      And in their last press conference, he stated: “He’s just another fighter. My heart don’t beat no fear for him.
      “I’ve trained for a 12-round fight, but I think it will go three or four rounds.”
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      Floyd Mayweather claims he was paid $1m just to hold TALKS for Deji fight as boxing legend and YouTuber face off

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER claimed he was paid $1million just to hold TALKS about an exhibition with YouTuber Deji. The boxing legend faces the brother of KSI on November 13 in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena.
      Floyd Mayweather ahead of his exhibition with DejiCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Mayweather, who said he made $20million for his last exhibition, expects to make eight-figures again.
      And that was after being transferred $1m just to discuss the possibility of returning for another fight.
      Mayweather told FightHype: “I said, ‘I’m not getting on the phone unless we know the numbers before we can talk.’
      “They said, ‘We’ll get you on the phone.’ They wired me $1million. I got on the phone ASAP. I said, ‘What’s going on?’
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      “They said, ‘We want you with a YouTuber.’ I said, ‘Let’s make it happen.'”
      Mayweather, 45, officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34.
      But he has boxed in four exhibitions since, most recently against MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura, 30, which he won in two rounds in September.
      That followed after facing featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 24, YouTuber Logan Paul, 27, and ex-sparring partner Don Moore.

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      Mayweather’s latest will come against Deji, 25, who won his first fight in August, stopping American Fousey, 32, following three prior defeats.
      The sole victory on his record caught the attention of promotional banner Global Titans, who Mayweather is partnered with.
      And the 50-0 unbeaten icon came face to face with Deji for the first time at a press conference in his Las Vegas gym ahead of their eight-rounder.
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      Deontay Wilder slams boxing saying ‘It’s dangerous, politics, cheating’ and will take psychedelic DRUGS to decide future

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      DEONTAY Wilder had claimed he will turn to psychedelics to help him decide whether or not to hang up his gloves.And the Bronze Bomber lashed out at boxing bosses for creating a ‘dangerous’ world of ‘politics and cheating’.
      Deontay Wilder was stopped by Tyson Fury in his last fight – and has claimed he will turn to psychedelics to decide his futureCredit: AP
      Wilder last stepped into the ring back in October for his trilogy fight against Tyson Fury.
      He was brutally dispatched by a huge Fury right-hand in the 11th round of the gruelling heavyweight slugfest.
      But he is set to return against Robert Helenius over the weekend – as he looks to bounce back from defeat.
      And the fighter, 36, has revealed he was planning to turn to Ayahuasca – a South American psychedelic brew – to help him decide his next steps before his return was finalised.
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      He told the Byron Scott Podcast back in February: “I’m thinking about doing Ayahuasca.
      “That’s gonna be my decision making process… Boxing’s put a bad taste because of what it’s done to me.
      “It’s dangerous, politics, cheating… I still have love for the sport though.”
      Promoter Eddie Hearn had been talking up the veteran Derek Chisora as a potential opponent should Wilder choose to step back into the ring.
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      But the Matchroom Boxing chief appeared to perform a U-turn on that suggestion after witnessing Del Boy’s lopsided defeat at the hands of Joseph Parker.
      Parker has since been mooted as a possible foe as he eyes his own American Dream to follow in the footsteps of pal Fury.
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      KSI backed to beat Jake Paul as Hasim Rahman Jr makes U-turn in fight prediction after training with BOTH YouTube stars

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      HASIM RAHMAN JR has made a U-turn by backing KSI to beat Jake Paul having trained with BOTH YouTube stars. Rahman, a former sparring partner of Paul’s, previously predicted the American would knock out KSI.
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      Jake Paul and Hasim Rahman Jr were former sparring partnersCredit: Instagram @_jr
      But after linking up with the British celebrity and training alongside him, his opinion has been drastically changed.
      Rahman, 31, told iFL TV: “I thought KSI was terrible, I thought he was not very good.
      “But I came out here and I’ve seen what he’s working on and how he’s working, man KSI’s work rate is severely underrated, severely underrated.
      “And I think if he keeps working hard, by the time he gets to a Jake fight, I just think he wins.
      “I think his engine is a lot better than the engine Jake has.Jake fights at a slow pace – I mean Jake’s fights put me to sleep – he’s incredibly boring.
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      “On the contrary KSI, he fights at a fast pace, a high level, he’s always bringing it.
      “He fights with more passion than what Jake fight with and I give him the edge to him.”
      Rahman signed to fight Paul, 25, on late notice in August after Tommy Fury, 23, was pulled out of his grudge match due to a visa issue.
      But a weight disagreement forced the bout to be axed with just a week to go, as Paul now prepares to fight UFC icon Anderson Silva, 47, next.
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      Rahman has since signed with KSI’s manager Mams Taylor and returns on November 19 against ex-UFC champion Vitor Belfort, 45.
      Meanwhile, KSI, 29, wants to fight Paul next year after he won TWICE in one night in August when making his boxing comeback.
      And he will have the help of Rahman if he does get a deal over the line with his arch nemesis.
      Rahman said: “If they fight, I’m going to be there 100 per cent of the way, giving him any pointers I can give him, letting him know anything I see. Just taking care of business.”
      KSI with Hasim Rahman Jr on the night of his boxing returnCredit: @_HasimRahmanJr
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      Anthony Joshua managed Shannon Ryan ’emotional’ ahead of O2 Arena fight having sold phones for the company as day job

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      SHANNON RYAN used to sell phones for O2 – now she will be fighting under lights of the company’s glittering London arena. ‘Kaos’ Ryan admits she feels “emotional” looking back on her meteoric rise from O2 assistant manager in the Watford branch to professional boxer.
      Former O2 worker Shannon Ryan takes part in her third pro fight on Saturday
      Ryan is signed for Anthony Joshua’s 258 Management agency
      The Watford-born 25-year-old used to juggle her part-time job with gruelling boxing training.
      But selling sim-only phone deals isn’t normally what boxers do in the build up to the blood and thunder of a professional fight. 
      She then switched to training full-time ahead of her second pro fight against fellow Brit Gemma Ruegg in June.
      But she still never quite imagined she would be helping to make history on the undercard of Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall’s main event fight at The O2 this Saturday as part of the UK’s first all-female card.

      She said: “I go back into the shop which is nice. Some of the colleagues will be watching on Saturday.
      “It’s also incredible just to see the journey.
      “And video went out recently looking back at the whole five years of the process of where I am today today.
      “When I look back on it it’s emotional because I remember the days when I was working and wanting to be where I am now and now I am.”
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      Ryan is scheduled to face Spain’s Bucha El Quassi in what will mark the Brit super-flyweight’s third pro bout following points victories over Claudia Ferenczi and Ruegg earlier this year.
      She started out at Barnet’s Finchley ABC gym in barnet where Anthony Joshua’s journey to stardom began and it was from there he took her under his wing.
      Ryan has since signed for Joshua’s 258 Management agency and bagged a major sponsorship deal with O2.
      She added: “It just goes to show that when you do put your mind to something you can achieve anything with the support and the help that you’ve got around you.” More

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      Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather to put record on line in rematch seven years after loss as legend targets UK fight

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      MANNY PACQUIAO has challenged Floyd Mayweather to risk his record in a rematch plus revealed plans to fight in the UK. The Filipino icon was beaten by 50-0 Mayweather in 2015, which ended five long years of waiting.
      Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao in 2015Credit: AP:Associated Press
      But despite around £500MILLION made, a rematch failed to materialise with both boxing legends now retired from the sport.
      Mayweather, 45, has competed in four exhibition bouts since hanging up his gloves after beating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 34, in 2017.
      Meanwhile Pacquiao, 43, returns on December 10 against Korean YouTuber DK Yoo, 42.
      The eight-division champion still holds out hope of a rematch with his great rival, but doubts it will be a sanctioned bout.
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      Pacquiao told the Daily Mail: “The Floyd fight, I am not sure a real fight is going to happen anymore. He doesn’t want to.
      “He would maybe do an exhibition. There is a chance for an exhibition fight to take place. That is possible. But, a real fight, I don’t think will happen.”
      Pacquiao retired last August after losing to Cuban Yordenis Ugas, 36, and focussed his efforts on a presidential campaign in the Philippians.
      But following defeat in the polls, PacMan is considering a comeback and would even be willing to fight in the UK.
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      He said: “I am hoping before my boxing career ends, I will have an exhibition or professional fight in the UK. I hope that a fight will happen.”
      Pacquiao revealed he is training as hard as ever and will use his exhibition return to decide whether he will fight again for real.
      He said: “I will fight anybody for an exhibition or a professional fight.
      “This December 11 fight is going to be a mixture of seeing if I want to return to my boxing career or continue doing exhibition matches.
      Pacquiao added: “My training for this charity exhibition is the same as I have done in the past. 
      “You saw what we were doing in the past and that’s what we are going to do during this training camp.
      “I will head back to the Philippines and start serious training.”
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      Floyd Mayweather owns a £50m private jet, where he plays poker and gambles some of his £506million fortune

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      AIR MAYWEATHER, Floyd’s private jet, has become a casino for high stakes games of poker.The boxing legend, 45, is known to own a stunning array of luxury toys and is reported to have a net worth of £560million.
      Mayweather posted a photo of a somewhat ridiculous poker game from his jetCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      Back in April 2020, he posted an Instagram snap of him playing a friend on his private jet with stacks of cash around them.
      He captioned the shot: “On my private jet playing a private game of poker against @tmtbside7 he thought he had me with his full house, but I smoked him with a 4 of a kind.”
      Mayweather claims he beat his opponent with a stunning four-of-a-kind hand of aces, beating an also staggering full house of kings and aces.
      Such an unlikely scenario led to sneaky suggestions from Mayweather’s 28.4million followers that the game wasn’t all it seemed.
      But the American’s wealth is pretty undeniable in the face of his lavish lifestyle.
      Not only does he own the £50m Gulfstream G650 jet, dubbed Air Mayweather, which he bought as a birthday present to himself in 2018 – he reportedly has a second jet worth £25m for his entourage to follow in.
      The plane is emblazoned with his TMT ‘The Money Team’ logo and his undefeated 50-0 professional boxing record.
      Carpets featuring the same number are rolled out for fliers as they embark and it is even stitched in the sleeves of the staff who serve him as he jets around the world.
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      Mayweather is set to take on YouTuber Deji Olatunji next month in his fourth exhibition bout.
      ‘Money’, whose last professional fight was against Conor McGregor in 2017, could also be set for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
      The Filipino icon was beaten by 50-0 Mayweather in 2015, which ended five long years of waiting.
      Pacquiao told the Daily Mail: “The Floyd fight, I am not sure a real fight is going to happen anymore. He doesn’t want to.
      “He would maybe do an exhibition. There is a chance for an exhibition fight to take place. That is possible. But, a real fight, I don’t think will happen.”
      Mayweather gifted himself the £50m jet back in 2018Credit: @floydmayweather Instagram
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      Deontay Wilder says Anthony Joshua fight is ‘biggest in the world’ ahead of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

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      DEONTAY WILDER said a fight with Anthony Joshua is the biggest in the world… ahead of a unification between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. AJ and Wilder in the past failed to agree terms for what would have been the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout.
      Deontay Wilder said a fight with Anthony Joshua is the biggest in the wordCredit: Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions
      Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder failed to agree terms in the pastCredit: Splash
      Now Fury and Usyk are set to cash in on that piece of history with an undisputed title decider in talks for next year.
      But Wilder insisted no fight in the heavyweight division could top what he and Joshua could bring if they finally settle their score.
      He said on the Breakfast Club: “Actually, me and Anthony Joshua is still the biggest fight in the world.
      “It is. Even bigger than Fury and Usyk. Everywhere I go, they still ask about it, they wanna see that fight.”
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      Wilder, 36, returns over the weekend in New York against ex-sparring partner Robert Helenius, 38.
      It will be his first fight since losing to Fury, 34, in their epic trilogy bout in Las Vegas.
      The Gypsy King is now set to return on December 3 himself and continues talks with Derek Chisora, 38, who he beat in 2011 and 2014.
      It came after he failed to negotiate a Battle of Britain with Joshua, 32, who is coming off two losses to Usyk, 35.
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      The Ukrainian is currently out until next year after coming back to his war-torn home for the first time following a period away in training.
      After Fury and AJ held talks to fight, Usyk turned his attention to Wilder and opened the door to facing the American.
      So the Bronze Bomber is still hoping the unified champion will be true to his word.
      Wilder told the press: “Many people have said many things to me about wanting to fight, but when the time came, they went another way.
      “I’ve asked around about Oleksandr Usyk and I’ve been told he’s a man of his word. Upon me being victorious, we’ll see what happens.”
      Deontay Wilder in New York ahead of his return fightCredit: Henry DeLeon/TGB Promotions More