Heavyweight boxing

BOXING fans in the UK are furious at the pricing of Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Logan Paul.The former five-weight world champion is set to lock horns with the YouTuber turned boxer in Miami in just a matter of hours.
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Floyd Mayweather will throw down with Logan Paul in a matter of hoursCredit: Rex
Floyd Mayweather’s clash with the YouTuber will cost a whoping £16.95 in the UKCredit: Rex
Fight fans in the UK will have to cough up a hefty £16.95 to see Money’s eight-rounder with the Maverick.
And many of them are far from happy with the pricing of the event.
One tweeted: “Whos gonna stay up till 4am on a Sunday to watch a retired boxer against a YouTuber and pay 17 quid on top?
“Shouldve stuck Taylor Ramirez on instead of this b******s i cant see many people buying it at all.”
Another said: “Ridiculous how desperate Sky Sports gets as soon as the football stops.
“Next week on Box Office a p****d up ruck out the back of the Red Lion.”
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And another said: “I wouldn’t even stay up to watch this if you paid me 20 quid never mind me having to pay the 20 quid.”
One furious fan remarked: “PPV for this!
“Sorry, but it’s beyond a joke, lining the pocket of someone who has more money than they could ever hope to spend, and a youtuber who is probably in the same boat. Not for me.”
Despite being 0-1 as a pro, Paul is adamant he’ll become the first man to beat the 44-year-old Mayweather in over 25 years.
He said: “I’m going to knock him out and become the greatest boxer on the planet.
Logan Paul is adamant he’ll shock the world and beat Floyd MayweatherCredit: Rex

“Then I’m going to retire and not give Floyd the rematch. He doesn’t know who he’s getting in the ring with.
“He really thinks I’m a YouTuber. He really thinks I’m a fake fighter. I get it.
“Everything that I’ve portrayed online says the same thing. But we’re really about this life now.
“Floyd underestimating me is going to hurt him, I think.
“If you think about it, this truly is one of the most special, historic events ever.
“You have one of the greatest boxers of our generation, fighting, uh, me.”
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COMEBACK king Daniel Dubois secured a Super Saturday for the family by battering Bogdan Dinu just hours after little sis Caroline booked her place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.The 20-year-old Youth Olympics golden girl was heartbroken in November after watching her big bro get jabbed into submission by Joe Joyce and left needing surgery on a shattered eye socket.
Daniel Dubois followed in his sister Caroline’s footsteps to win on Saturday nightCredit: Getty
Dubois landed a devastating overhand right in the second round to finish Bogdan DinuCredit: Getty
But six months later the lightweight sensation, who had to start her boxing career secretly around London’s gyms disguised as schoolboy Colin, won her second bout at the Paris qualifying tournament to book her ticket to Japan.
And 23-year-old Dynamite Dan blasted his way back into the heavyweight win column by demolishing a 20-2 opponent who towered over him until he was chopped down viciously in the second.
With new trainer Shane McGuigan behind him, Dubious came to the ring to the perfect tune of defiance ‘That’s Life’.
And almost like Frank Sinatra sang he picked himself up, from being flat on his face – and got back in the heavyweight title race – with this high-risk win.
Dubois only really used his piston-like jab in the opener, though Dinu did get one right wrapped around his thick whiskers but it was not concussive.
There seemed to be a sense of nerves from the Londoner in the opener, coming back from such a career-threatening injury.
But as soon as the second started he dropped him with a right hand and it was all over.
Dinu threw out a lazy jab while meaning back on the ropes and a right hand scythed through his dropped guard and smashed into his chin.
RESULT: CAROLINE DUBOIS IS AN OLYMPIAN!! 🇯🇵🔜At just 20-years-old, the lightweight is on her way to @Tokyo2020 after beating Rebecca Nicoli 🇮🇹 via unanimous points decision.What an achievement – congrats, Caroline! 👏 pic.twitter.com/hX9hggeTJW— GB Boxing (@gbboxing) June 5, 2021

Dubois roared his delight after winning easily in his comeback fightCredit: PA
Dubois was crowned the WBA interim champion but even his most die-hard fans must know it is a meaningless bauble.
Instead it should be a clear sign that his fractured skull and confidence have healed.
Dubois said: “It’s been a rough ride and I’m glad to be back.
“There were a few thoughts going through my head but I listened to Shane and stuck to instructions. I’m so happy man, it’s great.
“My sister just qualified for the Olympics and I’m glad I’m back, picked up a belt as well.”
When asked if he felt his career was back on track, he added: “Yeah definitely. I want to get back in the mix.
“We’re going to get there.
“I’ll fight whoever they bring for me, I’ll knock them out. I need to have the re-run with Joe Joyce and set it right.”
Dubois said he will fight whoever – but wants a rematch with Joe JoyceCredit: PA
Dubois didn’t show any signs of injury and looked confidentCredit: PA

Caroline would have been leaping all over her Paris hotel room watching the action but she will not be rushing home for the party.
The wonderkid could put her feet up now but wants to win the event and boost her seeding, she roared: “I have come here and achieved what I set out to achieve.
“I did not come all this way to stop now. I know who I have got next and I want to go all the way.”
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER has taunted Canelo Alvarez for fighting on DAZN by claiming not to have seen the pound-for-pound king’s clash with Billy Joe Saunders.The hard-hitting Mexican claimed the WBO super-middleweight title in Dallas last month with an eighth-round TKO victory over the Brit.
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Canelo Alvarez registered an eighth-round TKO victory over Billy Joe Saunders last monthCredit: Getty
But the Mexican’s old foe Floyd Mayweather claims to have not seen the fightCredit: Alamy
But Canelo’s impressive stoppage of the Hatfield hitman went past Mayweather, who couldn’t help but have a dig at his old foe.
When asked if he watched the fight, Mayweather said: “I didn’t even see it.
“He fight on an app now, right? Real fighters fight on Showtime.”
The retired Mayweather – who is gearing up for an exhibition with YouTuber Logan Paul – locked horns with Canelo in September 2013.
Money put on an absolute clinic against the then 23-year-old on his way to earning a majority decision victory.
And the multi-millionaire reckons he’d turn in a repeat performance if he were to rematch Guadalajara gladiator.
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Floyd Mayweather bested Canelo Alvarez eight years ago in Las VegasCredit: Getty
When asked about a potential rematch, he said: “You mean Canelo? Easy work.”
Canelo hasn’t tasted defeat since losing the Sin City showdown and is confident he’d get the better of Mayweather second time around.
He said: “I’m a more complete fighter now. It would be much more competitive.
“I have a lot more experience. I have improved a lot, so it would be different.
“It was experience that defeated me that night and that’s why it was a boring fight, as well, because he didn’t do too much to me, either.

“It was experience and I’m a much more mature fighter.
“I am a better fighter that fought that night.
“After Mayweather, we’ve faced very good fighters. We fought Miguel Cotto, GGG twice.
“It will be different and I’m a more complete fighter now with more experience.
“If this fight were to happen again, we’d defeat him no problem.”
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DANIEL DUBOIS and his rebuilt left eye will never look at boxing the same way again.On November 28, the 23-year-old British heavyweight champion was favourite to demolish Joe Joyce.
Heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois lost against British rival Joe Joyce in his last boutCredit: The Sun
Dubois faces Romanian Bogdan Dinu on Saturday night at the Telford International Centre in his comeback fightCredit: Reuters
But a virtuoso jabbing performance by Olympic silver winner Joyce, 35, cracked his rival’s orbital bone in two places and inflicted a retinal bleed.
Dubois took a knee in the tenth and senior pros dubbed him a quitter, as he sat in hospital hoping his career could be saved.
Ahead of the comeback fight against Romanian Bogdan Dinu, 34, in Telford, he said: “I was too exhausted to be aware of it at hospital.
“But it was interesting to see how quickly everyone turned on me.
“It was strange, all of my fights up until then were about ‘beat this guy and then who is next?’
“After that loss I was in no-man’s land. I never want to go through that ever again. I just want to get back into the sport again and give it my absolute best shot.
“It was an awakening. It reminded me of how the industry worked, I always knew but not first hand.
“Now I know my script. Now I feel stronger. The things that don’t break you make you stronger.
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Dubois has spoken of criticism he received following his defeat to Joyce in NovemberCredit: Reuters
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“It showed me we are all human, all flesh and blood. To be successful in this game you have to be smart as well as tough. That’s what I’m going to have to improve on.”
Boxing history is littered with factual and fictional comeback stories – and Dubois will use those for inspiration against the dangerous Dinu.
He said: “History has countless stories of beaten fighters who have come back and gone on to do great things.
“That is what people really want to see. The underdog is usually what everybody loves – I love all the Rocky movies.”
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ANTHONY JOSHUA’s WBO mandatory with Oleksandr Usyk is on the verge of being finalised, his promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed.Negotiations over the fight began immediately after the collapse of Joshua’s proposed undisputed heavyweight title bout with Tyson Fury, which fell through after the WBC champ was ordered to face Deontay Wilder.
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Oleksandr Usyk is the mandatory challenger for Anthony Joshua’s WBO titleCredit: Getty
AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed a showdown between the pair is ‘close’Credit: Matchroom Boxing
A deal looked unlikely but is now on course to be finalised following productive talks between Hearn and Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk.
The Matchroom Boxing chief told talkSPORT: “I actually had a couple of calls with [his promoter] Alex Krassyuk this morning.
“Today is the day the WBO will order purse bids – that gives you another seven days before purse bids to make a deal.
“We are quite close now to making a deal with Oleksandr Usyk.”
Joshua was bitterly disappointed with the collapse of his long-awaited showdown with Fury, so much so he launched a blistering attack on The Gypsy King on social media.
But Hearn insists the unified heavyweight champ of the world is ‘over’ the pain of the legacy-defining fight slipping through his hands.
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He said: “AJ’s over that initial disappointment of the Fury fight falling out.
“He’s a very proud man, he loves to take on all challengers and the challenge of Usyk is a very dangerous one.
“It’s very likely you will see AJ vs Usyk at the back end of this summer.”
Hearn fought tooth and nail to secure a lucrative deal with the Saudis to stage the fight, which many thought wouldn’t be possible given the current global financial climate.
And the 41-year-old insists he did everything in his power to put on the biggest fight in the history of British boxing.
Hearn was bitterly disappointed by the collapse of Joshua’s long-awaited clash with FuryCredit: Getty

He said: “We never forgot about the arbitration, we were just lied to by Bob Arum and by Team Fury.
“We were told consistently by that side of the team – this arbitration will have absolutely no bearing on the AJ vs Fury fight.
“Everybody signed a contract to move forward with this fight.
“They then refused to help [with the site deal], ‘Eddie Hearn won’t deliver this fight, he can’t deliver this deal, who’s gonna pay for this in the middle of a pandemic?’
“So I went out with my travel bag all around the world and I signed an absolutely beautiful opportunity for Anthony Joshua – the opportunity of the Tyson Fury fight in Saudi Arabia.
“Both fighters absolutely delighted, over the moon with the offer, with the numbers, we’ve got it, it’s done.
“Tyson Fury comes out and says, ‘Deal’s done, spoke to Saudi Arabia, August 14.’
“And then the world comes crashing down.
“Do I feel like I’ve let fight fans down? Yeah, you can blame it on me I suppose.
“But at the end of the day I can look myself in the mirror and say, ‘I couldn’t have done any more.’”
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