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      Fans stunned by Olekansdr Usyk’s body transformation since Anthony Joshua fight as he trains in gym

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      BOXING fans have been left stunned by Oleksandr Usyk’s stunning body transformation ahead of his return to the ring.The WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion appears to be set to defend his belts against Daniel Dubois next.
      The bulked-up Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua for a second time in AugustCredit: Reuters
      Fans are now torn after seeing the new slimmed down version of the champCredit: Twitter
      He is believed to be preparing to face the Brit on August 12 in Poland after talks for a unification showdown broke down with Tyson Fury.
      However Usyk, who bulked up to 221.5 lbs for his second victory over Anthony Joshua last year, looks to be a lot leaner now.
      The undefeated 36-year-old posted some photos of him with his trainer during a gym session over the weekend.
      And fans were left debating whether or not his transformation was a good or bad thing.
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      “Too small,” commented one fan in reaction to the snap.
      Another called him a “small guy” as another said he was a “middleweight” after apparently shedding the pounds.
      And a fellow concerned fan said: “He looks slim as hell.”
      However, not everyone was trolling the champ and, in fact, many were left worried for Dubois having seen the trimmed down southpaw.
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      “Dubois is in trouble” predicted one.
      Another wrote: “Dubois going to sleep in round five,” said another.
      Although a fellow boxing fan declared: “Usyk is trying to look hard but can’t even knock down a glass of milk.” More

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      Conor McGregor is ‘brutally bad’ at boxing and even a YouTuber like AnEsonGib would beat him, says UFC star’s rival

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      PAULIE MALIGNAGGI claimed Conor McGregor’s boxing ability is so “brutally bad” a YouTuber like AnEsonGib could beat him. Malignaggi has feuded McGregor ever since their infamous sparring sessions in 2017.
      Conor McGregor stops for fans in New YorkCredit: Splash
      Retired ex-boxing world champion Paulie MalignaggiCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And the retired ex-boxing world champion even fancies YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul’s chances against the UFC legend in MMA.
      He told Lord Ping: “This guy posts pictures of him running up mountains, swimming 25 miles, bicycling through the desert – just to make himself look like he’s Rocky during training and then he gets in the cage and he’s tired after 30 seconds.
      “He’s got no balls. There’s no way you can get that tired unless your anxiety levels are through the roof. He gets scared in there. 
      “Jake just needs the ability to hang in there and he can start to trouble him a little. He can put himself in the position to win the fight.
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      “I think McGregor’s boxing is brutally bad, but at this point, even in MMA, if you hang with him he will get uncomfortable.”
      Malignaggi sparred McGregor before the Irishman’s crossover super-fight against boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, which he lost in ten rounds.
      But after images and videos were leaked – including a disputed knockdown – the American stormed out of the camp.
      Malignaggi, 42, has rivalled McGregor, 34, ever since and continues to aim digs his way.
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      He added: “Conor McGregor’s boxing skills are so brutal that I think even a YouTube boxer like AnEsonGib would beat Conor McGregor in a boxing ring.
      “I worked with Gib for his first last year against Austin McBroom and Gib brings a lot of stress and a lot of pressure.
      “At this point, I think he’d even beat up Conor McGregor in a boxing ring.”
      YouTube boxing star AnEsonGibCredit: @AnEsonGib

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      Tyson Fury reveals his sons have started training and he’ll be ‘fully supportive’ if they want to be boxers

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      TYSON FURY revealed two of his sons have started training and he will be “fully supportive” if they want to be boxers. The heavyweight champion has six children – three boys and three girls – with wife Paris pregnant with a seventh.
      Tyson and Paris Fury’s kids Venezuela, far left, Prince John James, Valencia, Athena, Prince Adonis Amaziah and Prince Tyson IICredit: Instagram
      Prince John James, 11, and Prince Tyson II, six, are the two oldest boys of the Fury family.
      And both are now following in the footsteps of their legendary dad by picking up the gloves.
      Fury, 34, said on a Foxify Trade Twitter Space: “I’ve got my oldest son who’s 11 and my middle son who’s six – they both are in the boxing gym right now.
      “They’re in training, they’re starting, only young, kids having fun in the gym and all that.
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      “If they want to pursue it as a career later on in life then I’m fully supportive.
      “Because who am I to tell somebody not to do something, not to follow their dreams?
      “I don’t believe in crushing kids’ dreams because I was once a kid with a massive dream.
      “I had an unreachable dream and everybody told me that it was a stupid idea, you’re probably not gonna make it, you’re gonna waste your life, you’re gonna have nothing at the end of it.
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      “I didn’t believe any of them and I followed my dreams, followed my heart and here I am today. I’m living proof that dreams do come true.
      “With hard work, dedication, being in the right place at the right time, the right mindset, and a lot of other stuff as well, dreams do come true for sure.”
      Boxing is a family affair for Fury, whose dad John and uncle Peter were both fighters and trainers.
      His cousin Hughie is a current heavyweight contender and half-brother Tommy is an unbeaten prospect.
      Fury is hoping to fight Oleksandr Usyk, 36, this year in the division’s first four-belt unification after talks earlier in the year collapsed.
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      Anthony Joshua ‘totally disregarded’ his former coach by refusing to spar or do hard runs, claims Carl Froch

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      CARL FROCH said Anthony Joshua “totally disregarded” his former coach Rob McCracken before losing to Oleksandr Usyk. McCracken led AJ to gold in the Olympics and professional ranks at his Team GB base in Sheffield.
      Anthony Joshua in training for his next fightCredit: Instagram/@anthonyjoshua
      Carl Froch said Anthony Joshua ‘totally disregarded’ his former coach Rob McCrackenCredit: AFP
      But the partnership was KO’d after Joshua was beaten by Usyk on points in September 2021.
      Former world champion Froch – formerly trained by McCracken – claimed Joshua refused orders during the training camp.
      He said on William Hill’s podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan: “It’s quite simple. It’s a really short answer. He didn’t listen to Rob McCracken.
      “He didn’t do what he was told. He totally disregarded him. And that relationship broke down, and Rob wasn’t in the corner for the rematch.
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      “He must’ve known that their relationship was gonna end. Because I’m friends with Rob, and because I have conversations with him, I can’t talk too much about what me and Rob talk about.
      “All I will say is, it’s quite easy for everybody who saw that first fight to see that Anthony Joshua did not listen to Rob McCracken.
      “And the training camp – I know by the way because you get little insights from the camp and you hear other people talking about it, I’m not talking about Rob – not wanting to do hard runs.
      “Not wanting to spar. If you don’t do that sparring and you don’t do the running, they’re the two most important fundamental things, you’re not ready for the fight.”
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      Joshua, 33, parted ways with McCracken following defeat to Usyk, 36, and instead hired American Robert Garcia for the Saudi Arabia rematch.
      But again, AJ was bettered over 12 rounds causing him to change cornerman again after a fallout with Garcia.
      Joshua linked up with trainer of the year Derrick James in Texas and he returned with victory over Jermaine Franklin, 29, in April.
      The two-time unified champ is now in talks to return against Dillian Whyte, 35, and to fight Deontay Wilder, 37, in December.
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      Anthony Joshua moves step closer to confirming next fight after rival is ‘sent contract’

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      EDDIE HEARN said an offer has been sent to Dillian Whyte to fight Anthony Joshua next. The heavyweights were in negotiations for August 12 but Hearn came out to say the deal broke down.
      Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte are in talks to rematchCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
      So a fuming Whyte, 35, hit back to SunSport and claimed he never down the fight as no real offer was ever made.
      Hearn has since responded and revealed a contract was being sent Whyte’s way in a late bid to get the bout on.
      He told Boxing Social: “They say no contact has been made but they’re happy to accept the offer, so they’ve obviously received the offer.
      “Obviously what’s happened is that that’s the fight I was asked to make.
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      “We made an offer to Dillian Whyte four or five weeks ago and they came back and the exact wording was ‘absolutely not, this is unacceptably low’ and basically nowhere near a number that they’d accept.
      “I funneled that back to AJ and the team and we said, ‘okay, we’ll move onto another opponent’. That was it.
      “Now they come out today out of the blue and say ‘we accept that offer’, right when we’re about to announce or are in final negotiations with another opponent.
      “We went straight back to Dillian and said ‘can you confirm that you accept that offer’ and they said ‘yes, we do’ and I said ‘fantastic’, so we’re getting them a contract.
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      “They’ll have a contract today, we need to move at pace but if they’re serious that fight can 100 per cent happen.
      “It’s still the fight that AJ wants for August 12th so again, if Dillian is serious, that fight is going to happen.”
      Joshua, 33, is also in talks to face Deontay Wilder, 37, in Saudi Arabia in December but wants another bout beforehand.
      So AJ is fighting against the clock to get an opponent finalised but Hearn hopes a deal with Whyte – beaten by Joshua in 2015 – can be wrapped up.
      He said: “This contract is not going to be difficult.
      “It’s a set purse, there’s no travel or obscene media obligations – he’s going to have to attend the press conference and get whatever tickets he wants and things like that, but it’s pretty simple.
      “We don’t want to come back with a million things on the contract.
      “We do have to move at pace because it’s seven weeks on Saturday, but I’d love that fight to happen and hopefully they’re real.”
      Anthony Joshua beat Dillian Whyte in 2015Credit: AFP

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      Deontay Wilder hits out at ‘daddy’s boy’ Andy Ruiz Jr and demands he accept fight offer for huge heavyweight clash

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      DEONTAY WILDER hit out at “daddy’s boy” Andy Ruiz Jr and demanded he accept the fight offer sent his way. The American pair have been lined up to face each other for some time but Wilder claimed a deal has now been put to Ruiz.
      Deontay Wilder hit out at Andy Ruiz Jr and demanded he accept the fight offer sent
      And in a social media video, he implored the former unified champion to take the offer while he can.
      Wilder, 37, said: “Let’s get this fight on, man. We offered you a hell of a lot of money.
      “One thing I don’t want, I don’t want you to allow others to dictate your career at this moment in time.
      “It’s only a short period of time that you have, you’ve got to man up to your responsibilities because if you allow others to dictate your life at this point in time, you’re going to end up with zero, broke my man.
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      “So make wise decisions. I don’t have no more time to wait on you about this situation.
      “We offered you a lot of money, I think that you should take it. One thing I don’t want you to do though is allow others to dictate your career in this moment of time, bro.
      “You only have a limited time left to make as much money as you possible can. Don’t allow others to interfere with this.
      “You make the decision, it wouldn’t be fair to you or your kids that you miss out on zero because you allow others to interfere with your career at this moment in time.
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      “So think about it bro, let’s get this thing done, man. Let’s get it signed, sealed and delivered.
      “As I said once again, I’m sick and tired of sitting around, man. Let’s give the people what they’re asking for and what they want.
      “Enough is enough, ball is in your court now, baby. Let’s get it. I’ll see you soon, man.”
      Wilder has been out of action since October of last year when he knocked out Robert Helenius, 39, in a round.
      A month earlier, Ruiz, 33, beat Luis Ortiz, 44, on points but he has also not returned since.
      Wilder added more fuel to the fire with his Instagram captioned which took aim at Ruiz’s dad.
      He wrote: “Stop playing around @andy_destroyer13 and be a man and make your own decisions and not allow your daddy to mess up your last few years #DaddyBoy.
      “It’s okay to be that but you’re a grown-ass man with children depending on you.
      “Remember that before it’s too late then you’ll have regrets while your father lectures you on how you should have saved your money lol.”
      Ruiz simply replied: “Lets goo.”
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      Wilder is also in talks to fight Anthony Joshua, 33, in a Saudi Arabia blockbuster in December.
      Meanwhile, Ruiz was linked with facing WBC champion Tyson Fury, 34.
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      Tyson Fury’s dad reveals surprising reason he turned down son’s offer of a Rolls-Royce

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      TYSON Fury’s dad has told how he turned down his son’s offer of a Rolls- Royce — because he preferred his old VW Golf.John Fury, 58, said the world boxing champ, 35, tricked him into going to a dealership, saying it was for his wife Paris.
      Tyson Fury’s dad John turned down his son’s offer of a Rolls- Royce — because he preferred his old VW Golf
      John admitted he was choked up by his son’s generosityCredit: Getty
      He recalled: “I see the price. It’s a £500,000 car.
      “I said, ‘She doesn’t need that to do the school run.’
      “We had a little bit of an argument and he said, ‘No dad, it’s yours.
      ‘”You are driving a 30-year-old car around.’”
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      John was “gobsmacked” but told Tyson: “It’s not me.
      “I’m not a poser and I don’t want to try to be in anybody’s face.
      “I don’t want to make people jealous.
      “I love my VW. It’s got memories from when I was a young man.”
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      He said the car dealer near Manchester told him nobody had ever turned down a Rolls-Royce Phantom II before.
      John admitted to freebets.com he was choked up by his son’s generosity.
      He added: “But give me a cheese sandwich, a cup of tea and put me a western on and I’m away.” More

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      Wilder breaks silence as he tweets for first time since he was arrested after ‘gun and drugs found in Rolls-Royce’

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      DEONTAY WILDER has broken his silence following his arrest after a gun and drugs were allegedly found in his Rolls-Royce.The heavyweight legend urged fans to “never let anyone dim your light” in his first tweets since Los Angeles traffic police pulled him over on May 2.
      Deontay Wilder has returned to social media after an eight-week breakCredit: AFP
      Knockout specialist Wilder has not fought since a swift win in OctoberCredit: Getty
      The ex-world champion, 37, was charged with “possession of a concealed weapon” following what was described as a routine stop.
      But on his return to social media the Bronze Bomber made no reference to the case – instead treating fans to some philosophical musings.
      Wilder was beaten twice by unbeaten Brit Tyson Fury in their iconic trilogy before knocking out Finn Robert Helenius in round one of his comeback fight last October.
      And he told his followers how to win at life with a series of deep tweets.
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      Wilder shared this mantra with fans: “You’re an amazing human being and it’s deserving to be acknowledged.”
      But with his next step in the ring uncertain, he also posted: “Certain things come to an end as the years get older it’s called growth.”
      He didn’t explain if that was a reference to his boxing career.
      Arguably most Wilder’s most heartfelt message was his longest.
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      The American pleaded: “Never let anyone dim your light. We all are capable of doing multiple things in this world.
      “Some people will not like what you do because they can’t figure out their problems but, that’s ok bec many will LOVE & appreciate what you give to this world. My light will always shine.” More