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      Jake Paul reveals Francis Ngannou’s ‘real’ earnings for Tyson Fury fight and fumes ‘get it right’ after $8million claims

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      JAKE PAUL has revealed that Francis Ngannou will be earning far more for fighting Tyson Fury than the rumoured sum of $8million (£6.1m).It was confirmed this week that the former UFC heavyweight champion would be facing the Gypsy King in Saudi Arabia on October 28.
      Jake Paul has lifted the lid on Francis Ngannou’s true fight purseCredit: Getty
      Ngannou is set to fight Tyson Fury on October 28Credit: AP
      The pair will fight for ten rounds under Queensberry rules – with Fury’s heavyweight belts NOT on the line.
      Following the official announcement, it was rumoured that Ngannou would be earning $8m for the bout.
      But Paul has clarified that this figure is way off – and that is merely what he’d been offered by the UFC, before he ditched Dana White’s promotion.
      The Problem Child, like Ngannou, is signed to PFL’s Super Fight Division.
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      He has also fought in Saudi Arabia this year, losing to Tommy Fury in February.
      Addressing rumours surrounding Ngannou’s purse, Paul tweeted: “Francis got eight figures. Not $8million. Get it right.”
      The 26-year-old then added: “To all the Twitter geniuses: eight figures = $10,000,000+ and Francis deserves every bit of it.”
      White, 53, has called Ngannou vs Fury a “gimmick fight”.
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      Fury’s belts will NOT be on the line against NgannouCredit: PA
      After securing the biggest payday of his career, Ngannou cheekily set up his own company, calling it “GIMIK Fight Promotions”.
      Appearing on Sirius XM, the 36-year-old said: “For some reason, I always prove Dana White wrong – even when he’s on my side. I always prove him wrong, every single time. This is just our story.
      “They were ready to do Jon Jones and Tyson Fury in MMA – why couldn’t they do Ngannou and Fury in boxing? I don’t know. I think [he] did that to try to take the fight away from me, and Dana did send out a contract [for the Jones fight].
      “He sent out the contract, which I think was very embarrassing because that contract was rejected, and he signed mine for the GIMIK Fight Promotions.
      “It’s not a secret that so many people wanted me to fail. They don’t want me to succeed, it’s not a secret, it’s quite obvious, and you all know about it.” More

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      Tyson Fury’s dad John fumes at ‘snake’ within camp and warns ‘it’s in his best interest to avoid me’

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      JOHN FURY has blasted SugarHill Steward as a “snake” within son Tyson’s camp.The Gypsy King has been working with coach Steward since 2020, with the duo enjoying great success together.
      Tyson Fury has been working with SugarHill Steward since 2020Credit: Getty
      John Fury has labelled Steward as a ‘snake’ and a ‘traitor’Credit: PA
      Fury, 34, was linked with an April 29 heavyweight unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year.
      He appeared to have begun working with Steward ahead of the huge proposed bout.
      But Fury’s trainer later denied that he’d been in the UK to work with Fury, instead claiming to have only been over to work with Lawrence Okolie ahead of his fight with David Light.
      These comments appeared to enrage John Fury, who accused Steward of lying while calling on his son to SACK his “Judas” coach.
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      Four months on, John is still furious with Steward, branding him a “traitor”.
      He told All Out Fighting via Freebets.com Ireland: “I stand by what I say.
      “If a man’s a traitor to you and betrays you, turns his back on you and tells lies on you, they’ve got to go haven’t they? But that’s up to Tyson, not me.
      “I’m an old fashioned man. Going back to SugarHill, what he said, that he wasn’t training Tyson, that was a lie.
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      “He had no need to say that. And I’m waiting to see him and tell him to his face that it was a lie.
      “It’ll probably cause problems, but I don’t care what it causes. But he’s getting told off me, one way or another.
      “He’ll probably avoid me, and it’s in his best interest to avoid me.
      “I won’t have them snakes near me. Be straight. Where was he coming from with that bull****?
      “But it’s not my call, if Tyson had any sense he’d get rid of him – he’s not doing a good job for other fighters is he?”
      It remains to be seen whether Steward will corner Fury for his exhibition against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
      The duo will meet in an October 28 crossover bout in Saudi Arabia – without Fury’s WBC title on the line.
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      Eddie Hearn tells Anthony Joshua the three fighters he MUST beat to go down in boxing Hall of Fame

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      EDDIE HEARN reckons Anthony Joshua only needs three more wins to make himself a shoo-in for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.The Watford warrior’s two stints as unified heavyweight champion have already made him a dead cert to go in the British Boxing Hall of Fame.
      Anthony Joshua is already a shoo-in for the British boxing Hall of FameCredit: REUTERS
      Promoter Eddie Hearn reckons AJ needs to beat three more fighters to land in the International Boxing Hall of FameCredit: INSTAGRAM@EDDIEHEARN
      Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury are two of the names on Hearn’s three-man listCredit: GETTY
      Despite having had less than 30 pro outings, Joshua has been involved in a whopping 12 world title fights and one unification bout.
      While AJ has already certified himself as a British boxing great, his admittance into the International Hall of Fame is by no means guaranteed.
      Hearn, however, believes the Brit can punch his ticket with wins over Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
      The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “If you beat Dillian [Whyte], [Deontay] Wilder and [Tyson] Fury, you’re in the Hall of Fame.
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      “No pressure.”
      Joshua, 33, will have the opportunity to tick the first of those names off that list next month.
      The Olympian will renew his rivalry with Whyte in a domestic dust-up at the O2 Arena on August 12.
      A win over Whyte will see Joshua finalise a long overdue grudge match with former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder.
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      Joshua had hoped to face Gypsy King Fury later this year but negotiations over the Battle of Britain fell through for a third time.
      He told Sky Sports: “I’m not disappointed.
      “That’s just the reality that we live in. That’s the reality.
      “Unfortunately it didn’t happen, but I’m not disappointed because we know why. People are starting to see.

      “This is just how boxing goes sometimes. People are just…it’s just a shame.
      “But it is what it is, none of my business. If that was me, I would have gone in there and fought, but it’s not me so I can’t really comment on another man’s decisions.
      Joshua’s sights are firmly set on winning his latest showdown with Whyte, but he can’t help but admit subsequent fights with Wilder and Fury would be the “dream” scenario.
      He said: “Yeah, it would be [the dream scenario fight Whyte, Wilder, and then Fury]. But dreams are fake. This is reality.” More

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      Prince Naseem Hamed casts doubt over Anthony Joshua’s career as boxing legend says ‘we all have a sell-by date’

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      BOXING legend Prince Naseem Hamed has cast doubt over Anthony Joshua’s future after saying “we all have a sell-by date”.Joshua will fight Dillian Whyte on August 12 ahead of a heavily-rumoured showdown with Deontay Wilder in December.
      Prince Naseem Hamed doubts Anthony Joshua’s ability to return to the topCredit: Getty
      Hamed was unimpressed by Joshua’s performance against FranklinCredit: Getty
      But Hamed poured cold water on the idea of AJ reviving his career and returning to the top level of boxing.
      Joshua began his attempts to come back from back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk when he fought Jermaine Franklin in April this year.
      He entered the bout as heavy favourite but was forced to go 12 rounds with the American, in what many saw as an underwhelming performance.
      Speaking to talkSPORT boxing about whether AJ can get back to the top, Hamed said: “That’s a question AJ can only answer.
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      “For me personally, it’s gonna be hard, very, very hard for AJ.
      “I remember seeing him before his last fight [against Jermaine Franklin], I looked him in his eyes and I said, ‘This is the time where you’re gonna have to prove your heart, you’re gonna need to smash this guy around, show that you’re in charge.’
      “That didn’t happen.
      “What kind of level are we talking about [returning to]? Right at the very top? He had his time, we’ve all got sell-by dates.”
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      Prince Naseem also gave his views on the heavyweight boxing scene more generally, and criticised Tyson Fury’s decision to fight former UFC star Francis Ngannou.
      The two will face-off in a boxing match in Saudi Arabia in October.
      Reacting to the fight, Hamed said: “I think it’s a great business move,
      “Tyson’s proven that he’s an amazing champion.
      “But what can I say? For me personally, I really wanted to see him fight Oleksandr Usyk after what he did to Anthony Joshua.
      “His next fight, what does it really mean to us? He’s not even fighting a boxer.
      “It’s gonna probably be a big fight in Saudi Arabia, but does it really mean anything in the sport of boxing?
      “It is a money fight, it may be a good business decision from Tyson Fury.
      “But listen, Tyson Fury – people have not seen him get beat. He’s still number one, he’s still the man.
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      “So credit goes out to Fury, we like him.”
      The finer details of the fight purse between Ngannou and Fury have not been revealed but Ngannou’s manager Marquel Martin described the amount of money on offer as “life changing”. More

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      Dillian Whyte delivers X-rated blast at Eddie Hearn after promoter doubted Anthony Joshua rematch would sell out

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      DILLIAN WHYTE fired an obscene insult at Eddie Hearn after hearing of the promoter’s doubts about his rematch with Anthony Joshua.The Brixton Body Snatcher will renew his rivalry with AJ on August 12 in front of a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena.
      Anthony Joshua will renew his rivalry with Dillian Whyte at The O2 Arena on August 12Credit: GETTY
      Promoter Eddie Hearn was initially skeptical about the fight being a sell outCredit: REX
      Dillian Whyte blasted Eddie Hearn after learning of his doubtsCredit: INSTAGRAM@BOXSTORY_RKM
      Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn doubted his golden boy’s second grudge match with Whyte would sell out the North Greenwich dome, revealing his scepticism in a recent interview.
      It didn’t take long for Whyte to get wind of the clip, on which he commented: “What a c**t.”
      Hearn revealed his doubts about the selling power of the fight in an interview with Boxing UK, saying: “‘I made a mistake.
      “I started looking at Twitter and I started to let people dim my light.
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      “Started letting people get into my head about whether this is actually a big fight.
      “And then I started to think, ‘Oh maybe it’s not going to sell-out’.
      “And I sat down with Frank Smith and I was like, ‘Do you think this is going to sell-out?’
      “And he’s like, ‘Are you ‘f***ing mad.'”
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      Former two-time heavyweight champion Joshua will bid to pick up his second win on the bounce in his domestic dust-up with Whyte.
      A multi-million-pound December dust-up with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will await Joshua should he get past Whyte again.
      But Hearn admitted to talkSPORT: “I don’t know how the Whyte fight goes.
      “But we’ve been told categorically that the deal on the table is not the deal if he loses to Dillian Whyte.

      “They didn’t want him to fight Dillian Whyte.
      “It was almost like, ‘Please, don’t fight Dillian Whyte.
      “‘You don’t need to. We’ve got this fight in December.’ But AJ was like, ‘No. I want to fight.'”
      Joshua, 33, returned to the win column in April with a scrappy points win over Jermaine Franklin, his first opponent since his back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk. More

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      Conor McGregor called out by Oleksandr Usyk as heavyweight as champ’s rival Tyson Fury agrees Francis Ngannou fight

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      OLEKSANDR USYK has mocked Tyson Fury’s ring return – by calling out Conor McGregor.WBC heavyweight champion Fury finalised a controversial crossover clash with former UFC star Francis Ngannou earlier this week.
      Tyson Fury finalised a shock showdown with Francis Ngannou this weekCredit: ESPN
      The fight has scuppered a potential end-of-year showdown between Fury and Oleksandr UsykCredit: AP
      Boxing’s P4P king has jokingly out UFC star Conor McGregor in response to the fightCredit: SPORTSFILE
      The Saudi showdown was booked just months after The Gypsy King’s proposed undisputed title fight with pound-for-pound king Usyk fell through.
      And undefeated Ukrainian Usyk has derided Fury’s decision to face the MMA man by jokingly calling out McGregor – the biggest name in the history of the sport.
      He told SecondsOut: “I have no ambitions besides one ambition – it’s to fight Tyson Fury.
      “I saw that Conor McGregor put some significant weight on his body.
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      “Hey Conor, why don’t we make a fight at Wembley?”
      The mouthwatering showdown between Usyk and Fury fell through after very public negotiations.
      An end-of-year showdown was mooted but is now up in smoke as Fury has opted to fight Ngannou on October 28.
      Usyk will now defend his unified heavyweight titles against Fury’s stablemate and fellow Brit Daniel Dubois in Poland on August 26.
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      When pressed further on Fury’s latest outing, Usyk told Sky Sports: “This is a great opportunity for Francis Ngannou.
      “For Tyson Fury, it’s definitely not.
      “Doesn’t it seem strange that instead of choosing a top 10 guy, Tyson Fury’s choosing a guy who has never boxed before?”
      Usyk, 36, believes Fury’s decision to throw down with Ngannou was driven by fear of losing their undisputed clash.

      He said: “Of course [he’s afraid of me[. Of course.
      “Greedy belly is afraid of me.”
      Fury’s clash with Ngannou will be a ten-round affair but the Brit’s WBC title will NOT be on the line.
      The fight will be under Queensberry boxing rules, although it’s unclear whether or not it will go on both men’s professional records. More

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      Carl Froch reignites Conor McGregor feud as he calls his whiskey ‘s***’ and reveals what would happen in crossover fight

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      CARL FROCH has reignited his feud with Conor McGregor by calling Proper 12 whiskey “s***” and warning him off a crossover fight. The bad blood goes back to 2017 when Froch was a commentator for McGregor’s blockbuster bout with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.
      Carl Froch has reignited his feud with Conor McGregor by calling Proper 12 whiskey “s***”Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      Conor McGregor has feuded Carl Froch in recent years
      He criticised the UFC star’s punch power and it sparked the rivalry which is still brewing to this day.
      Froch told Betting Sites: “Conor McGregor was talking s***, wasn’t he? Talking nonsense about me and piping up.
      “Then I think he realised that actually, if he takes me on in my discipline in boxing, it’s going to be even worse than what happened to him when he fought Mayweather.
      “Mayweather is a quality fighter, but he’s small, he’s a light boxer. I’m quite heavy and I’m even heavier now.
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      “Been retired for nine years and I keep myself in shape. So I think he realises that you don’t want to be getting in the boxing ring with me which is fair enough.”
      Froch, 46, retired in 2014 after knocking out George Groves in front of 80,000 at Wembley Stadium.
      Meanwhile McGregor, 34, is yet to return to the UFC for over two years and has not boxed since defeat to Mayweather.
      And Froch added: “Conor McGregor, I’ve got to be honest, I’ve got loads of respect for him because he’s smashed it.
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      “He’s had some real tough and brave fights. He’s had his leg snapped, his head smashed in and he’s been choked out.
      “He’s made himself a fortune. I’ve got a lot of admiration for him.
      “But if a crossover fight between me and Conor McGregor could happen and people wanted to see it, that’s the important thing, then I’d happily participate in a boxing match.”
      Froch addded: “Whatever McGregor’s got, if he’s blowing it and spending it and buying Lamborghini boats and being frivolous with it by gambling, I hope he isn’t.
      “He’s earned his money the hardest way. He’s got his whiskey brand too but everyone says that whiskey tastes like s*** by the way.”
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      Oleksandr Usyk not bothered about Tyson Fury’s world title any more as Ukrainian says ‘we just need to fight’

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      OLEKSANDR USYK doesn’t even care about Tyson Fury’s WBC world title any more – he just wants to beat him up.The 34-year-old Gypsy King turned down a mega-money Saudi Arabia offer to fight Ukraine’s WBA, IBF and WBO champ last year, to decide an undisputed ruler.
      Oleksandr Usyk ‘needs’ to fight Tyson FuryCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      The Ukrainian is not even bothered about taking Fury’s belt – he just wants to fightCredit: AP
      And when they tried to renegotiate for a Wembley showdown Fury made so many demands for purse splits and rematch clauses that the 36-year-old walked away and accepted on August 26 mandatory defence against Daniel Dubois instead.
      London 2012 gold winner Usyk has always dreamed of replicating his four-belt cruiserweight dominance up in the blue-riband division.
      But Fury will instead face MMA giant Francis Ngannou in a ten-round crossover exhibition in Saudi Arabia.
      Usyk said: “I don’t think about Fury at all, I just need to meet him in the ring.

      “I don’t care about the belt any more. I need him. The WBC title is just a little extra motivation but the people and the fans just need to see us fight.
      “We need to fight, we need to fight. People will talk about this fight for 20, 30, 40 years so we need to have the fight.
      Usyk has been called almost every possible expletive by the Morecambe showman, with “gap-toothed rabbit” the least offensive.
      But the moustachioed mastermind is too cool to hurl insults when he would much prefer to throw his fists in Fury’s direction.
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      “He’s beautiful,” Usyk said about the undefeated 20st superstar. “He’s funny.”
      Team Usyk won the purse bid and are holding the bout in the Polish city of Wroclaw, where around 200,000 Ukrainians are believed to have taken refuge from the Russian invasion.
      It is the closest the southpaw can get to fighting in his ravaged homeland and it sounds like he is keener than ever to put on a show for his people, on the weekend of their annual Independence celebrations.
      “I think highly of Dubois,” he grinned in traditional Cossack clothes.
      “He’s a nice guy and a good athlete.
      People will talk about this fight for 20, 30, 40 years so we need to have the fightUsyk on facing Fury
      “I have all the respect for him and his team but we need to finish talking and see each other on August 26.
      “I am going to destroy my enemy and bring peace.”
      Dynamite Dan is a 9-1 longshot with some bookies – after losing to Joe Joyce in 2020 and getting dropped three times in the first round of his December win over unknown Kevin Lerena.
      But he wants to upset the applecart and odds with a destructive changing of the guard.
      “Usyk has been a great champion but the belts will come home with me,” he said.
      “I need to outdo him at everything, I need to unleash hell on this guy.
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      “I was born for this. Everything has led to me getting here. I am different and you guys will see that.
      “The bookies can say what they want, it takes the pressure off me. I am just ready to take those belts away with me back home.”
      Usyk will take on Daniel Dubois on October 26Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More