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MANNY PACQUIAO left IShowSpeed in agony with a brutal punch during a boxing sparring session.The streamer joined the legendary former boxer for a light-hearted session during a visit to the Philippines.Manny Pacquiao dropped IShowSpeed with a brutal shot during their sparring sessionCredit: YouTube / IShowSpeedThe streamer was left in agony after a punch to the liverCredit: YouTube / IShowSpeedSpeed is in the country as part of his tour of South East Asia, following the success of his journey across Europe in the summer.His travels across the continent saw him watch Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2024 and meet Switzerland star Alisha Lehmann.The internet personality’s latest stunt saw him sprawled on the floor and screaming in agony, though.Footage of his sparring session with Pacquiao shows the pair trading punches to the body as a crowd watches on.READ MORE IN BOXINGHowever, Speed is then dropped to the floor by a brutal liver shot from PacMan.His telling blow was met with applause by those watching on before both Speed and Pacquiao posed for a photo together.Fans on social media were left pleased by the outcome as they reacted to the video.One viewer wrote: “Pacquiao doing the work of the people.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSAnother asked: “What was he expecting to happen?”A third fan also added: “Tremendous. Doing God’s work.”Manny Pacquiao 45 in training for boxing return fightPacquiao’s punch sent Speed falling to the floor during their meet upCredit: YouTube / IShowSpeedThe pair traded body shots in front of a crowd of fans in the PhilippinesCredit: YouTube / IShowSpeedMeanwhile, one more wrote: “He caught him smooth.”Pacquiao, who is the only eight-division world champion in boxing history, has not fought professionally for three years.His last official bout came in August 2021, losing via unanimous decision to Yordenis Ugas in a WBA welterweight title bout.The loss left Pacquiao with a professional record of 62-8-2, with 39 of his wins coming via knockout.However, the 45-year-old has been linked with a sensational return to the ring following talks with Amir Khan.Both fighters are forming training partners and saw rumoured bouts between them fall through during their careers.Khan himself is a former unified light-welterweight world champion but retired from the sport in 2022.Fans joked Pacquiao was ‘doing the work of the people’ with his punch on SpeedCredit: YouTube / IShowSpeedSpeed and Pacquiao posed for a photo following their light-hearted sparring sessionCredit: X / @IShowSpeedSui More

ANTHONY JOSHUA is no longer content with just beating his opponents… he wants to completely iron them out.Joshua has never had any issues with stopping power in his decorated career, which is destined to one day land in boxing’s Hall of Fame.Anthony Joshua’s career was on a knife edge after his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr UsykCredit: GETTYHe returned to winning ways last April with a cagey points victory over Jermaine FranklinCredit: THE TIMESBut he’s racked up three emphatic KO’s in his last three outingsCredit: GETTYAJ plans to produce showstopping finishes for the rest of his careerCredit: GETTYRendering his opponents unconscious, however, seemingly became a secondary objective for the 34-year-old after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk left his career on the knife edge.But he’s followed up his cagey return to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin last April with emphatic stoppages of Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.And the Watford warrior is now focused solely on securing showstopping finishes, which wasn’t the case shortly after he joined the professional ranks.As he rewatched his 2014 knockout of Matt Legg at Wembley, where he throws down with fellow Brit Daniel Dubois later this month, he said: “It’s crazy.READ MORE BOXING NEWS”I don’t even put much into the punches. But they’re devastating.”But the difference is. now, I want to flatline people if I can.”In stark contrast to his decimation of Legg, AJ’s eagerly anticipated domestic dust-up with Dubois will take place in front of 96,000 fans.The IBF heavyweight title will be up for grabs, as well as the chance for AJ to become a three-time world champion.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSJoshua knows all too well what’s at stake in his return to the home of English football, which has been a happy hunting ground for him over the years.But he’s refusing to think about hearing veteran announcer Michael Buffer proclaim his as the “new” holder of the prestigious IBF strap.How Anthony Joshua has become ‘unbeatable’ in boxing career turnaround with insiders left stunned by heavyweight starWhen asked if he’s processed the prospect of becoming a three-time heavyweight champ, he replied: “Inshallah [God willing].”We’ll see, I don’t like to talk about what’s going to happen.”Do you know what it is: I watch a lot of stuff, I watch a lot of boxing and I see people make bold predictions.”And [they] say this and say that. And what matters is the result. Let me get the job done.” More

JOE ROGAN has called for Mike Tyson to prove he is fit enough to take on Jake Paul.Tyson is just over two months away from his shock return to professional boxing to take on Jake Paul in Texas on November 15.Mike Tyson has been urged to prove he is ready to Jake Paul in NovemberCredit: EPAJoe Rogan has suggested that Tyson posts longer training videos ahead of the fightCredit: ReutersDespite boasting a 50-6 record and being a previous world champion, fans have become concerned that Tyson won’t have the stamina to take on Paul in the upcoming bout.That’s because Paul, 27, is some 31 YEARS younger than Iron Mike, 58. And although Tyson has looked sharp and dangerous in the clips of his training camp he has shared online, UFC pundit and podcaster Joe Rogan has claimed that those videos are too short to prove that he is able to take on Paul.Speaking on his podcast, Rogan urged Tyson to show extended clips of his training camp to prove he’s up to the task.READ MORE ON MIKE TYSONHe said: “I wish he didn’t do it. I wish it wasn’t a thing. I wish it wasn’t a thing where a 58-year-old guy was going to fight a 27-year-old. “That said, I fully support his desire to do it. What, is he going to live forever? No, he’s not going to live forever. “Maybe he wants one more shot at it. Maybe his body can do one more fight.”I don’t know. He looks great on the mitts, but I can look good on the mitts, especially if you’re watching 30-second clips.Most read in BoxingMike Tyson has been sharing short clips of his gym work in the build up to the fightCredit: Twitter @MikeTysonJake Paul is some 31 years younger than Mike TysonCredit: GettyCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”What you want to see is him sparring. You want to see him hitting the bag for multiple rounds. Let’s see three rounds hard on the bag. I want to see what you can do.”I want to see how your feet move. I want to see what it looks like if you’re off balance when you’re throwing combinations.”Watch Francis Ngannou brutally tell Jake Paul what ‘specimen’ Mike Tyson will do to him after training with boxing iconTyson hasn’t fought competitively for nearly 20 YEARS, meaning his last fight – a 2005 defeat to Kevin McBride – took place when Jake Paul was just eight years old.The veteran fighter lost three of his last four pro fights, showing signs of physical decline towards the back end of his glittering career.And he has already had to delay his bout with social media star Paul after an ulcer flared up earlier in the year. All that said, Tyson has insisted he is ready and raring to take on ‘The Problem Child’ in the ring.Telling Fox News earlier this month that you can “bet your life” that he will take on Paul.Adding: “I’m always going to test myself. I’m always gonna push the envelope. I’m always very nervous and apprehensive until it gets closer to the fight.”Then, I understand this is reality. I’ve been through this many of times, and I know how to handle this situation.” More

ANTHONY JOSHUA has finally had his say on THAT infamous spar with Daniel Dubois.The build-up to the pair’s Wembley war later this month has been dominated by rumours of what happened in one of their sparring sessions at the GB Performance Institute in Sheffield in 2016.Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois throw down at Wembley later this monthCredit: GETTYRumours of Dubois knocking out AJ in a 2016 spar have dominated the build-up to the fightAJ has issued a stern message on the numerous claims made about the sparCredit: INSTAGRAM@ANTHONYJOSHUAIt’s been claimed over the years that Dubois, who at the time was a fresh-faced 18-year-old, nearly knocked out the former two-time unified heavyweight champion.Dubois has inadvertently fuelled the rumours by refusing to shed light on his time in the ring with AJ, who has grown tired of the “narrative” being painted ahead of their domestic dust-up.Recalling the spar in question, Joshua told Sky Sports: “He just cracked me with a good shot. I stood on my feet.”I don’t know where this whole narrative of someone turned my lights off came from.READ MORE ON AJ VS DUBOIS”There were a lot of people in the gym that day as well. “And people have come out and said, ‘Nah, nothing [happened].”But anyway, people say what they say.”Joshua, 34, isn’t surprised that conflicting tales have emerged from his gym war with the IBF heavyweight champion.Most read in BoxingHe said: “With me, there’s always been like an inch that makes a mile. But it’s all good. It’s all good.”BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSJoshua and Dubois enter their showdown at the home of English football at the peak of respective career resurgences.AJ has bounced back from the brink of divisional irrelevance with four wins on the spins, including a brutal KO of former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.Watch moment Daniel Dubois smashes fist through birthday cake with Anthony Joshua’s face on it… two weeks before fightDubois, meanwhile, has recovered from a disappointing display against Oleksandr Usyk with back-to-back stoppage wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic.And the 26-year-old is on a mission to become the new face of British heavyweight boxing. He said: “AJ’s been the king for a long time and on the night, I need to become a king slayer.”And that’s my goal, that’s the mission at hand.”I’m learning more about myself as a fighter, as a person, coming out of the darkness and into the light, improving all around as a fighter and as an athlete.”I’m up for this and ready to go.”Joshua, however, insists he won’t let Dubois dethrone him as the poster boy of British boxing.He said: “I’m not saying that he has the chance to do it on September 21 because what you speak is sometimes what comes into existence.READ MORE SUN STORIES”But I won’t let it happen, I’ll show you how good am.”Whether it’s in the ring sparring or whether it’s in the ring fighting, I won’t let anyone manhandle me or try to knock me out. No way.”Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will throw down in front of 96,000 fans at WembleyCredit: GETTY More