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      Jake Paul compared to Floyd Mayweather by Mike Tyson’s ex-coach but says YouTuber will never be a ‘world-class fighter’

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      JAKE PAUL has been compared to Floyd Mayweather – despite being told he will never be a “world-class fighter”. The YouTuber-turned pay-per-view boxer is 6-0 since making his debut just three years ago.
      Jake Paul has been compared to Floyd MayweatherCredit: Reuters
      Floyd Mayweather after his last pro fight in 2017Credit: AP:Associated Press
      And in 2022, he celebrated being named the sixth highest-paid athlete under 25.
      Paul’s ability to sell tickets and PPVs has seen Hall of Famer trainer Teddy Atlas liken him to an all-new “Money” Mayweather.
      Atlas said on his YouTube channel: “He’s almost been an understudy of the great Floyd Mayweather, really, and that’s a positive thing.
      “We’re not talking about as a fighter. We’re talking about in this business, as a businessman, as a matchmaker, as a manager, just as a smart calculated man.
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      “Jake Paul has been every bit of Floyd Mayweather.”
      Paul has beaten ex-UFC champions Ben Askren, 38, Tyron Woodley, 40, and Anderson Silva, 47, in the last two years.
      But he faces his first opponent with a recognised boxing record in Tommy Fury, 23, who twice pulled out of the grudge match before.
      Atlas, Mike Tyson’s first coach alongside Cus D’Amato, credited Paul, 26, for upping his class of opposition but claimed the American’s boxing potential is limited.
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      He said: “He’s still trying to get better. He’s never gonna be a world-class fighter.
      “We understand that, but he’s gonna be the best he can be, and he’s trying to be the best he can be.
      “He respected the sport enough to go about it the right way. Yeah, he’s careful picking [his opponents], but there’s still risk.
      “There’s still risk. He deserves respect. There’s still a risk when he gets into that freakin’ ring.
      “He’s getting in there with real people that throw real punches.”
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      ‘I don’t know who the f*** you are’ – Watch Jake Paul fume after being asked what he would do if Tommy Fury wins fight

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      JAKE PAUL was left fuming after being asked what he would do if Tommy Fury was to beat him in their fight. The celebrity boxing rivals are finally due to settle their score on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      HBO’s Bomani Jones clashing in an interview with Jake Paul
      Paul comes into the box office bout at 6-0, but faces his first opponent with a recognised boxing record in Fury.
      And the YouTuber-turned prizefighter did not take it well when probed on the prospect of losing the grudge match.
      HBO’s Bomani Jones asks: “After Tommy Fury, where do you go from there? Like, what happens if you lose one of these fights?”
      Paul responds: “I don’t plan on losing, I don’t train to lose. I feel like that’s probably like your mindset.
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      “A lot of people try to project their mindsets on me.”
      Jones hit back: “There ain’t no projecting of a mindset, my question is, this is work because we’re all surprised you keep on winning these fights.
      “But if someones does beat you, how much interest stays in this?”
      Paul, evidently annoyed, replied: “They won’t and I’m going to be honest bro, I don’t know who the f*** you are.
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      “My PR team set up this interview…”
      Cutting Paul off, Jones said: “Dude, all I know about you is that people don’t like you.”
      Paul, 26, is finally set to get his hands on Fury, 23, after a pair of cancelled fights in the past.
      Fury suffered a rib injury in December 2021 and then US visa issues last August, which has taken the two to the Middle East.
      The pair officially came face to face at Wembley Arena last weekend, staring each other down for the first time.
      And Paul posted online: “I saw the fear and insecurity in this boy’s eyes. The truth awaits. Sunday February 26th.”
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      Jake Paul will mess with Tommy Fury mentally and beat him before the fight, says Eddie Hearn as he reveals prediction

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      JAKE PAUL will mentally pummel Tommy Fury into defeat before they collide in their Saudi showdown, according to Eddie Hearn.The social media sensations will meet in a Diriyah dust-up nearly two years in the making at the end of the month.
      Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will clash in a Saudi showdown later this monthCredit: MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS
      Paul has seemingly got under the skin of former Love Island star FuryCredit: GETTY
      Eddie Hearn expects The Problem Child to mentally batter Fury into defeat before they trade blowsCredit: GETTY
      Problem Child Paul has played plenty of mind games with the youngest Fury brother – including revealing the birth of his child.
      Fury cut a frustrated and angry figure when the pair faced off in London last week, so much so that Hearn reckons Paul may strike a telling blow before they trade heavy leather.
      During an appearance on The MMA Hour, the Matchroom Boxing chief said: “The way that Jake talks about, personally, about stuff like the Tommy Fury fight, you’ve got to be careful.
      “Not necessarily with Tommy Fury, but there’s a fine line in that world between something going badly wrong.
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      “But I think he’ll mess with Tommy mentally.
      “And I just think by the time they get in the ring — if they do get in the ring — I think Tommy will be defeated.”
      Fury – the 23-year-old brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson – is a perfect 8-0 in his professional career but has, so far, failed to impress boxing purists.
      Hearn said of the Love Island star: “Tommy Fury’s unbelievably limited, but he is a fighter, he is a boxer.
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      “All the criticism about Jake is ‘you’ve never fought a boxer’ — he’s about to.
      “Not a very good one, but still a boxer.
      “For Tommy Fury, it’s just a bit embarrassing if he was to lose.
      “It’s embarrassing full-stop to lose to Jake, that’s the reality — for a boxer.

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      “I mean, I’d be embarrassed to lose to Jake Paul, and I would.
      ‘”He’s still not very good.”
      Paul has vowed to end Fury’s career with a viral knockout, something Hearn believes will come to fruition.
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      Tyson Fury fight with Oleksandr Usyk new target date revealed with two venues in running to host unification title bout

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      TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk are “100 per cent” set to fight on a new target date – with two venues in the running to host. The pair of unbeaten champions have been negotiating the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed decider since the new year.
      Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk squaring up in DecemberCredit: REUTERS
      Saudi Arabia are frontrunners to host on April 29 with the UK a back-up alternative.
      Frank Warren told talkSPORT: “The fight will take place 100 per cent the last Saturday in April.
      “Where it takes place I genuinely think will be determined within the next six or seven days maximum.
      “If we can’t do what we’re being asked to do with Tyson and Usyk [in Saudi Arabia], then the fight will take place in the UK.”
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      Usyk, 36, is believed to have already come to financial terms with the Saudis.
      Fury, 34, is now left to do the same and his Hall of Fame promoter Warren claimed they are getting close.
      He said: “I don’t think we’re that far apart from where we need to get to.”
      Wembley is another avenue promoters can explore if a deal in the Middle East cannot be agreed.
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      But Fury admitted he will follow the cash – even if that means heading to Derek Chisora’s back yard.
      He said: “I’m a prizefighter. I go where the money is. If it’s in Saudi Arabia, if it’s in Hong Kong, or if it’s in Derek’s back garden.
      “I go for the money. That’s what I do. I go in, get my brains beat out of me for a few quid.
      “And it becomes obsessive, the old prize fighting game, and that’s why it’s difficult to walk away.”

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      Tommy Fury reveals Molly-Mae and baby Bambi are reason he’s taken Jake Paul grudge match as Saudi showdown draws near

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      TOMMY FURY revealed girlfriend Molly-Mae and baby Bambi are the reason he accepted his grudge fight with Jake Paul. Fury and Paul are finally braced to settle their score in the ring on February 26 in Saudi Arabia.
      Tommy Fury with partner Molly-Mae and their baby daughter BambiCredit: Instagram
      Jake Paul fights Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia on February 26thCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      The pay-per-view bout will come just a month after the 2019 Love Islander welcomed his baby daughter Bambi into the world with Molly-Mae.
      And in an interview with Rob Moore, before his baby’s birth, Fury admitted the mega-money fight with Paul was too good to turn down.
      He said: “I was earning my stripes. But if you want to slap millions of pounds in front of my face to fight Jake Paul, why am I not going to do that?
      “I’ve got a family to feed now any day – the reason I’ve taken the Jake Paul fight is it’s financially good.”
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      Fury, 23, is finally set to get his hands on Paul, 26, after twice being forced to pull out against the American before.
      He suffered a rib injury in December 2021 and then US visa issues last August, which has taken the two to the Middle East.
      Both are set to pick up life-changing cheques for their duel in the desert, but Fury recognises there is more than just money on the line.
      Fury added: “He can’t get underneath my skin because I know what he’s doing.
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      “He’s a whizz on social media, he’s made a living off being an idiot, arrogant and calling people out. It is what it is, but he can’t get underneath my skin.
      “All I see with Jake Paul is a business and if you want me to beat a man who can’t fight and throw millions of pounds in my face, not a problem, sign me up and that’s purely what this is.
      “I’ve described it all the time as being on Route 66 and I need to stop off in my campervan, fill it up and get back on the road.
      “I am on a straight and narrow road to world titles. But you want me to take a slight detour for an awful lot of fuel, pick that up and then jump back on the road?
      “That’s exactly what I’m doing here at the end of the day. This is a business; you’ve got to use your head and every fighter in my position would take that fight if it got offered to them.”

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      Cheeky Anthony Joshua jokes he would buy ‘more h**s’ when asked how he would spend his ‘body count’ in cash

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      CHEEKY Anthony Joshua joked he would “buy more h**s” when asked how he would spend his “body count” in cash.The British boxing ace made the naughty remark while playing a TikTok game with The Shade Borough.
      Anthony Joshua joked he would ‘buy more h**s’ after being asked a cheeky questionCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      AJ is preparing for an April 1 fight against American heavyweight Jermaine FranklinCredit: Reuters
      Joshua, 33, was required to choose a random card with a question on it.
      And after picking the one he wanted, AJ was asked: “If your body count was money, what could you buy?”
      Joshua pulled a face as he absorbed the words from the card.
      But as he burst out laughing, the heavyweight star quipped: “More h**s.”
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      AJ’s bruising banter came after his April 1 fight against Jermaine Franklin was all-but-confirmed.
      The two-time champ will collide with the American at the O2 Arena.
      And Joshua hopes to get back to winning ways after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with the Ukrainian now looking to fight Tyson Fury in a division unifier.
      Meanwhile, AJ’s fight with Franklin means Dillian Whyte will have to continue waiting for a British grudge match.
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      SunSport revealed the Brixton ace is FUMING he didn’t get a shot against Joshua after beating Franklin himself in November.
      But AJ is remaining focused as he gets his head down in a training camp in Texas, USA.
      Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “This guy is out there, he’s in Texas, he’s working and grinding every day.
      “This guy’s got money in the bank, he’s got world championship belts on the wall, he don’t care about either of them.
      “He cares for the sport of boxing, he cares for regaining his world heavyweight title, and I’m telling you, he’s coming back with a vengeance.
      “Anyone who wants to doubt Anthony Joshua, this guy’s a fine young man who’s about to make an assault on the world heavyweight title again.
      “I can’t wait, I’m so excited. I’m more excited than when this journey began.” More

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      Former boxing champion, 30, to stand trial accused of violent robbery & string of offences

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      A FORMER boxing champion will stand trial after being accused of a violent daylight robbery.Ex-WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Damien Duncan Hooper was in custody for his hearing today.
      The light heavyweight champion appeared via video link for his hearingCredit: Instagram/@damien_super_hooper
      He is accused of a daylight robbery in BrisbaneCredit: Instagram/@damien_super_hooper
      Police believe the 30-year-old Aussie fighter used “personal violence” in a July 2022 robbery in Brisbane.
      He will also face four counts of entering premises, two each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and wilful damage along with charges of assault occasioning bodily harm.
      He also is charged with driving without a licence, obstructing police, trespassing, and attempted entering a dwelling with intent and breach of bail at various dates.
      The former Olympian has been charged and will stand trial in Brisbane District Court at a date that will be announced soon.
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      Hooper did not apply for bail.
      In his five-year boxing career, he boasts a 14-1 win-loss record with nine knockout victories.
      In 2012, the boxer was reported to the International Olympic Committee for breaking Game rules, for wearing the Aboriginal flag into the ring where he fought America’s Marcus Browne.
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      ‘The usual b******s!’ – Dillian Whyte FUMING grudge rematch against Anthony Joshua axed as Franklin gets a shot

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      DILLIAN WHYTE is raging that his Anthony Joshua showdown has been axed for an April 1 ‘battle of the fools’.Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn billed Whyte’s November win over Jermaine Franklin as the semi-final for the chance to meet his man.
      Dillian Whyte beat Jermaine Franklin back in NovemberCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      Now he is fuming that the American will face Anthony Joshua instead of himCredit: Sportsfile
      AJ got his revenge in a 2015 British title barnburner after Whyte’s amateur victory six years before.
      So, when Whyte beat Franklin with new trainer Buddy McGirt, the trilogy fight was expected  to be signed and sealed.
      But Joshua is now set to face Franklin on April 1 — on a pricey DAZN pay-per-view — and Whyte believes fans deserve better.
      Whyte told SunSport: “I am all right but facing the usual b******s, I just want to make some fights but it’s f***ing frustrating.
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      “Everyone was told, all the boxing fans, the winner of me and Franklin fights AJ, so this is a f***ed up thing.
      “I would have been better off losing the Franklin fight and getting the AJ fight!”
      He continued: “I know DAZN need content for their subscribers but why choose to fight a low-profile American coming off a loss instead of having a massive British tear-up?
      “It’s no surprise to me that they have chosen April 1 for this battle of the fools.
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      “I faced Franklin, the most dangerous and undefeated version of him, and beat him.
      “Eddie was promising him many millions to fight AJ if he beat me.
      “It’s protecting AJ because they all know if he loses again he will probably jack it in and a lot of people will be left with limp d***s in their hands.” More