Heavyweight boxing

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 Miami 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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BOXING legend Frank Bruno has revealed he has been offered a mega money fight with Roy Jones Jr.But the retired World Champion – who turns 60 in November – said he had to turn down the chance of an exhibition fight due to his vision.
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Frank Bruno has revealed he’s been offered a fight against boxing legend Roy Jones JrCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Bruno is still in fine fettle at the age of 59Credit: Louis Wood News Group Newspaper Ltd
He suffered an eye injury which led to him having to retire following his 1996 defeat to Mike Tyson. 
Frank has also revealed how former opponent James Bone Crusher Smith – who was one of only three men to beat Bruno – is also keen on a rematch.
Revealing the offers on social media Frank, who now runs a mental health charity the Frank Bruno Foundation, said: “My office gets some interesting calls.
“Today, do I want an exhibition match with James Bone-Crusher Smith.
“Two weeks ago it was Roy Jones Jr. I would love to fight but my eyes are not good and sadly we had to decline. I am disappointed.”
Frank’s comments come amid reports two of his former opponents are planning to lock horns. 

According to reports Tyson wants to step in the ring with Lennox Lewis. 
Tyson recently declared himself ‘invincible’ following his successful return to the ring last year.
The former undisputed heavyweight champion returned to the squared circle last November for an exhibition bout against Jones Jr.
Tyson’s clash with the four-weight champ ended in a draw, although the 54-year-old turned in a much better performance than expected.
And Iron Mike still feels on top of the world after getting himself back in shape and back in the ring.
During a recent episode of his Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast, he said: “F**k the comeback.
Roy Jones Jr took part in an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson last NovemberCredit: EPA
“Everybody knew I was in the gutter, everybody knew I was doing dope, it’s about this.
“I want to be up more than anybody in the f***ing world deep down.
“No one can stop me, I’m invincible.”
Tyson was in talks over a trilogy fight with former rival Evander Holyfield later this year.
But The Real Deal has agreed to box Kevin McBride, the man who retired Tyson in 2005.
Tyson has since claimed he’s set to have a rematch with Lennox Lewis, telling TMZ: “I’m going to fight Lennox Lewis. Yeah, September.”
Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson are in talks over a lucrative trilogy fightCredit: PA

The last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world told TMZ: “If the public wanted it then we would probably talk.
“I don’t know. I don’t really have nothing pushing me in the ring right now.
Lewis recently confirmed talks over a blockbuster bout are underway, saying: “We’re talking.”
Lewis, 55, is open to the fight but admits he has no real motivation to get back inside the ring.
“People would love to see that fight but I don’t know.”
Tyson and Lewis fought one another 19 years ago at the Memphis Pyramid in Tennessee.
Lewis came out of the bad-blooded contest on top, knocking out Tyson to retain the WBC, IBF, IBO, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles.
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LOGAN PAUL cannot wait to take on Floyd Mayweather – but he’s running scared of Tyson Fury.The YouTube star takes on the legendary American in Miami on Sunday night and even though Mayweather boasts an incredible 50-0 record, Paul reckons he’s got a fighting chance.
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Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul faced off at the Versace mansion in MiamiCredit: Getty Images – Getty
But YouTuber Paul has snubbed the chance to share the ring with WBC heavyweight champ Tyson FuryCredit: Reuters
He may be the only person dreaming of sending Mayweather tumbling to the first defeat of his legendary career but when heavyweight king Fury came calling recently, there was only one answer.
The Gypsy King wanted to set up Jake Paul, Logan’s brother, with Tommy Fury and tried to fix up a scrap himself.
Logan doesn’t fancy that though and said: “I am so ready for Floyd but one boxer I don’t want to fight is Tyson Fury.
“He pitched me in my DM’s and said my brother can fight Tommy Fury and I can fight him.
“But I was like, no I’ll pass.”
Massive pay-per-view figures are expected for the eight round tussle, especially considering Jake Paul insists his last fight in April against Ben Askren brought in a reported 1.5 million buys, thereby generating around $75 million.
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The media scrum here in Miami showed that while many think this is nothing more than a money making joke, whenever Mayweather is in town, massive interest always follows.
Logan, who will weigh around 190lbs with Mayweather likely to tip the scales at around 160 lbs, added: “This whole thing is just so crazy, we have already defied the odds.
“When my manager asked if I wanted to fight Floyd Mayweather I just laughed.
“But I will never laugh at him again. I can’t believe all this but I am determined to put on a show.
“They can say it’s an exhibition but I am ready to fight. I really do believe that people will be surprised at my skills.
“I am that dude, the guy who does something no-one else thinks they can do. That’s been me my whole life, I am here to achieve the impossible. Sunday night will be an extension of that.
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul will fight in the early hours of Monday morningCredit: AP
Logan Paul is adamant he’ll shock the world and beat Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty

“I don’t give a f***. He hasn’t knocked anyone out in a decade and I can take a shot. “
Paul, 26, took on fellow YouTuber KSI in 2018 which reportedly generated 1.3 million pay per view buys worldwide, before a rematch in 2019 in Los Angeles.
Mayweather, meanwhile, last appeared in an officially sanctioned boxing bout in 2017 when he defeated UFC superstar Conor McGregor despite hanging up his gloves two years earlier.
His most recent ring appearance was a first-round demolition of Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve 2018 .
This event is being labelled as an exhibition so judges won’t be ringside at the Hard Rock Stadium. That means there will be no winner unless someone is knocked out or stopped.
Mayweather said: ”I may have retired from boxing but I never retired from entertaining, having fun and making money.”
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ANTHONY JOSHUA’s next fight could end being against Dillian Whyte if a deal for him to face Oleksandr Usyk can’t be reached.Negotiations over a showdown with the former undisputed cruiserweight king have been ongoing ever since the collapse of AJ’s blockbuster showdown with Tyson Fury.
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Anthony Joshua is currently in talks to face former cruiserweight king Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty
But a remacth with Dillian Whyte could be on the cards if a deal can’t be reachedCredit: SUNSPORT
A deal for AJ’s WBO mandatory, however, has yet to be reached.
And the delay has prompted Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, to entertain the prospect of vacating the belt and taking another fight – including a rematch with Whyte.
The Matchroom Boxing chief told iFL TV: “Usyk is our preferred opponent, we want to hold onto the belts.
“But there is a little bit of tiredness over being told who to fight and what split they have got to get and the inability to have flexibility in AJ’s schedule.
“But at the same time, he hasn’t worked this hard to get the belts just to give them up.
“We have made Usyk what we feel is a very fair offer we don’t have a deal yet but again it is our intention to make that fight but if we can’t we will make other plans.”
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He added: “I still feel the Dillian Whyte fight is one that is bound to happen in time and if we didn’t have so many mandatories I think that would have happened before.
“Andy Ruiz has been on for no3, Luis Ortiz is another one that could be made in the US.
“There are a few options. But our absolute preference is to defend against Usyk and maintain those belts.”
Joshua vs Usyk is dangerously close to going to a purse bid, a scenario Hearn is eager to avoid.
He said: “We’ll either make a deal or we’ll vacate.
Eddie Hearn doesn’t want Joshua’s mandatory against Usyk to go to a purse bidCredit: Matchroom Boxing

“I mean, we won’t be going to purse bids or anything like that, and mucking around.
“By the way, I don’t blame the WBO. They were actually quite generous to us with our time. I mean, let’s be honest – it dragged on a lot, didn’t it?
“So, I have to take my hat off to [WBO president] Paco Valcarcel, because he did put himself, his neck on the line, to allow that fight, when Usyk had a strong case for it not to be allowed.
“But when the time come, [Valcarcel] had to do what he had to do. So, I’m not annoyed with the WBO.
“I’m just annoyed that it seems that basically AJ is told who he’s got to fight every single time.
“But that’s the problem of having three or four belts. That’s just how it is.”
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LOGAN PAUL reckons Floyd Mayweather could be tempted to BACK OUT of their showdown by faking an ‘injury’.The YouTuber-turned-boxer will lock horns with the former five-weight world champion in a boxing match early on Monday morning in Miami.
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Logan Paul is just days away from his showdown with Floyd MayweatherCredit: Alamy
But Paul reckons Mayweather may get cold feet and fake an ‘injury’Credit: Instagram
Paul, 26, is in tremendous shape ahead of his return to the ring and reckons his hulking physique could prompt Mayweather to think twice about the fight.
During his open workout on Wednesday, the social media star said: “This whole thing is surreal. Everything about it.
“I told my manager and we kind of had an inside joke that until I get in the ring with him, I didn’t think this fight was happening.
“But I think it’s safe to say that I can believe it now. I think it’s happening. It’s fight week.
“I can’t imagine Floyd would back out now, but who knows? Old man fakes an injury. Gets scared of the big kid. I’m excited.”
The 6’2” Paul reckons his size, weight and reach advantages will guide him to victory over the 50-0 Money man.
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He said: “I’m not going in there at 155 lbs. I’m not going in there with the fight meaning the entire world to me.
“I have nothing to lose. This whole thing is going to be fun for me. I’m going to play with Floyd, gonna dog him and hit him hard.
“I’m going to break him down physically, mentally, everything.
“I don’t like comparing myself to other guys. As great as they might be, I’m not them.”
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 has vowed to shock the world and beat Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty

“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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