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      Jake Paul vows to cut his own ‘D**K’ off’ if KSI agrees to fight him and claims Brit is “using” his name for promotion

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      JAKE PAUL has claimed he’ll cut off his “D**K” if YouTube sensation KSI agrees to fight him.A grudge match between the YouTubers-turned-boxers has been on the cards for nearly three years – ever since Paul defeated KSI’s brother Deji.
      Jake Paul and KSI have been at loggerheads for the best part of three yearsCredit: GETTY
      KSI recently made his return to boxingCredit: GETTY
      And Paul has claimed he’ll cut off his own penis if KSI agrees to fight himCredit: REX
      The pair have repeatedly thrown verbal jabs in person and on social media – stoking their respective fans’ interest in a potential bout.
      But Paul doesn’t believe KSI – real name Olajide Williams – will ever face him – so much so he has claimed he’d chop off his genitals if the Brit steps up to the plate.
      He told Adin Ross: “If KSI ever fights me, bro, I will cut my d**k off. Honestly, because it’s never going to happen.
      “It’s never going to happen, bro. He’s a smart kid and he knows that I would literally f*****g knock him out.
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      “He keeps using me and all this for promotion and it’s smart.
      “But I promise you, and I’ve said it since before my first professional fight, I promise you he’s never going to fight me.”
      KSI returned to the ring in August for back-to-back fights on the same night – ending a near three-year hiatus from action.
      And Paul believes KSI has focused his energy on boxing again because of his “failed” music career.
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      He said: “At the end of the day, his music career failed.
      “So now, he’s looking for some other shit and that’s why he’s getting back into boxing. Clear as day bro.”
      Despite a fight with Paul not coming to fruition KSI is adamant he’ll face The Problem Child before he hangs up his gloves.
      He said: “I figured it out, you guys will not be happy until I fight Jake Paul.
      “So that’s why I don’t see the eagerness for you to want me to fight Jake Paul so quickly.
      “I said I’m going to fight him in 2023, the only reason I’ve come back into the boxing scene is to fight Jake Paul and beat him.
      “So I don’t really understand why people are complaining about the people that I fight.
      “Why don’t we just enjoy the journey? Enjoy the ride because ladies and gentlemen, once I fight Jake Paul, I’m done.
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      “I’m not boxing any more, I would have solidified my legacy and then I’m hanging up the gloves forever.
      “So why do we want to rush that?”
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      Anthony Joshua admits he would get his ‘ass kicked’ in MMA but reveals shock discipline he trained as ten year old

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA admitted he would get his “ass kicked” in MMA… but revealed he trained in martial arts as a youngster. In an interview with GQ, AJ was asked how he would fare in the UFC octagon.
      Anthony Joshua admitted he would get his ‘ass kicked’ in MMA
      Joshua, 33, replied: “I would get my ass kicked.
      “All credit to them guys, but it’s not my profession and I’m going to respect them guys who have spent years putting in time, training, grappling, wrestling, stand-up, takedown, submissions.
      “It’s like them coming over to boxing, I know I would smoke them as well.”
      Current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, 36, has called out Joshua and his boxing rival Tyson Fury, 34, before.
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      But it appears AJ has no interest in swapping the cage for the ring – despite having a bit of grappling experience.
      He said: “I did try judo when I was younger.
      “It was very challenging and when you’re ten-12 the last thing you want to be doing is getting flipped in the air and landing on your head, so I stopped.”
      Joshua took some time away from boxing following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, 35.
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      But he is set to return in spring as part of a massive 2023, in which he believes a fight with Deontay Wilder, 37, will finally come to fruition.
      Joshua said: “Let’s look to the future. It will definitely happen.
      “We’re in the same division, we’re in the same era, that means the fight has to happen.
      “2023 is looming, it’s a big year for boxing, and that fight will definitely happen.”
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      Footballers who swapped the beautiful game for fighting, like Rio Ferdinand, Marcin Wasilewski, Wayne Bridge and more

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      FOOTBALLERS are always encouraged to think about what career path they will take when they hang up their boots.Some choose to go into coaching, others invest in property… and some decide to knock lumps out of one another.
      Marcin Wasilewski is set to begin a career in cage fightingCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Former Leicester defender Marcin Wasilewski has become the latest ex-pro to swap shin pads for mouth guards.
      The Pole, 42, retired from football in November 2020 and is set to enter the world of cage fighting.
      A bout with ex-Bolton and Hearts defender Blazej Augustyn is even being lined up.
      Here, SunSport details the fighting careers of five other footballers who have turned to the ring.
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      Rio Ferdinand
      England legend Ferdinand’s football career brought several glittering moments but his boxing days were over before they really started.
      Sponsored by a betting company to step into the ring in September 2017, the former defender was jarringly denied a licence.
      The British Boxing Board of Control deemed it ‘not beneficial’ to allow Ferdinand his second career.
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      And the Manchester United hero quickly called time on his boxing comeback.
      He said: “It is with a heavy heart that I am hanging up my gloves.
      “To not be given the chance to demonstrate my ability to the BBBofC through the standard assessment afforded to others is hard to take.”
      Fast forward to October 2020 and Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn revealed his desire to stage an Old Trafford showdown between Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney.
      Rio Ferdinand won a shedload of trophies as a footballerCredit: Getty – Contributor
      The ex-defender was unsuccessful in his attempt at a boxing careerCredit: OnEdition
      Katie Taylor
      Arguably the world’s top female boxer, Taylor is also a former Republic of Ireland international footballer.
      The ex-winger starred for Peamount United in the late 2000s yet missed her side’s FAI Women’s Cup final in 2009 to be crowned Europe’s best amateur fighter.
      Taylor won 11 caps for her country, scoring twice, before choosing to focus on boxing a decade ago.
      Former team-mate Marie Curtin would later tell the Mirror that Taylor ‘would have excelled to the highest level’ had she stayed in football.
      Curtin added: “There were no barriers. Her mindset is so strong and you need leaders like that on your team to win.”
      And Taylor fondly remembers her playing days, even recalling a crunching tackle that was posted on Twitter a couple of years ago.
      I remember it well Derek, it was intentional haha! Thanks for sharing!!— Katie Taylor (@KatieTaylor) January 5, 2018

      Katie Taylor played a number of times for the Republic of Ireland women’s teamCredit: Sportsfile – Subscription
      Wayne Bridge
      Hardly the most aggressive left-back of his day, ex-Chelsea man Bridge showed the fire in his belly with a stint in boxing two years ago.
      A Sport Relief clash with Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews saw the defender take on a man nine years his junior.
      The three-round affair started tightly before Bridge unleashed a barrage of blows.
      Matthews hit the deck twice and yet made it to the final bell, at which Bridge won on points.
      The former England international, who has also appeared on I’m A Celeb, retired from football aged 33 in 2014.
      His boxing career ended with that one charity fight and he is now said to refer to himself as a ‘stay-at-home dad’ for the two kids he shares with wife Frankie.
      Wayne Bridge retired from football aged 33 due to an injury nightmareCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      He agreed to a charity contest for BBC Sport ReliefCredit: BBC
      Leon McKenzie
      A star forward for the likes of Norwich, Peterborough and Coventry on the pitch, McKenzie would later forge a decent super-middleweight career.
      Having hung up his boots in January 2013, he pulled on the gloves just six months later.
      A debut win over John Mason at Bethnal Green’s historic York Hall set him on a string of nine fights without defeat.
      An English title fight with Jahmaine Smyle saw McKenzie suffer a first defeat before he rounded off an 11-fight career with a nine-round loss to Cello Renda.
      The ex-striker also joined forces with former England cricketer Steve Harmison for a talkSPORT podcast on sports stars’ post-retirement plans.
      He said: “For a while I was trying to hold on to ‘former professional boxer and footballer’. That was my identity. I’ve accepted my position now.”
      Leon McKenzie helped Norwich win promotion to the Premier League in 2004Credit: PA:Press Association
      The 42-year-old put together an impressive 11-fight boxing careerCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Curtis Woodhouse
      Few footballers have made the switch to boxing as convincingly as Woodhouse.
      Birmingham paid £1million to sign the midfielder from Sheffield United in 2001 before spells with Peterborough, Hull and more.
      Disenchanted with the game, he quit aged 26 to spark a long career in the ring.
      An assault conviction halted Woodhouse’s rise but he soon began teaming both of his sports.
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      Over 31 fights, he claimed 24 wins and went 12 rounds with Frankie Gavin for the WBO Intercontinental welterweight belt in 2011.
      The Driffield Destroyer won English and British level titles before retiring in 2017, and can now be found managing non-league Gainsborough Trinity.
      Birmingham once paid a seven-figure fee to sign Curtis WoodhouseCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The midfielder teamed a non-league career with a number of boxing boutsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Woodhouse lost six stone in weight when returning from a spell away from the ring
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      Jake Paul says fight with his own BROTHER Logan will be biggest boxing PPV of all time… and predicts he will win

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      JAKE PAUL believes a fight with his own BROTHER Logan would be the biggest pay-per-view in boxing history – and backs himself to win. The pair of social media stars-turned boxers have both left the door open to an extraordinary bout against each other.
      Jake Paul after beating UFC legend Anderson SilvaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Logan Paul has been called out by his own brother JakeCredit: Getty
      That is despite their parents pleading for them to drop the idea, but Jake admits the chance to make history could be too appealing.
      Asked by Anthony Pompliano if it would be the biggest PPV ever, Paul said: “I think it is.
      “No one has ever done it before. Like the brothers that both box have never done fought each other.
      “The Klitschkos never did it, Charlo brothers haven’t done it and there’s a bunch of others.
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      “We like talk about it and our parents are like, ‘Absolutely not.’ They get p****d when we even talk about it.
      “But also, gotta give the fans what they want but I’m also not the other that would lose.
      “So he would be the one who would have to live with that result.”
      Logan, 27, has boxed only three times before, first drawing and then losing to YouTube rival KSI, 29, who he now owns energy drink Prime with.
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      The American returned in June 2021 to take boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, 45, the distance in their eight-round exhibition.
      Logan was set to return in January on KSI’s undercard but a knee injury sustained in the WWE ring leaves him sidelined.
      Younger brother Jake, 25, however is now 6-0 after beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in October.
      He announced his return in set for February and the likes of Tommy Fury, 23, and ex-UFC star Nate Diaz, 37, have both been sent fight offers.
      Brothers Jake and Logan Paul have both opened the door to a fightCredit: Instagram More

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      KSI reveals three opponents he could fight next after boxing return including Tommy Fury but says it WON’T be Jake Paul

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      KSI has three opponents lined up to fight after his ring return – but admitted it will not be against Jake Paul. The YouTube, rap and crossover boxing star faces Dillon Danis on January 14 at Wembley Arena.
      KSI makes his boxing return against Dillon Danis on January 14Credit: Getty
      Tommy Fury has been called out by KSICredit: Jamie McPhilimey
      It will be KSI’s third bout since returning and already he is looking ahead to future fights with the likes of Tommy Fury.
      But an anticipated grudge match with fierce rival Paul, 25, will not come next as he eyes an end of the year showdown.
      KSI, 29, told Twitch streamer, Kai Cenat: “Who’s next? It could be [Tyron] Woodley, it could be Joe Fournier.
      “Jake Paul’s at the end of the year, we’re working on it. The contract, we’re going back and forth already.
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      “He’s already putting in crazy demands and I’m like, ‘Nah nah nah, who do you think you are?’
      “So, we’ve got to go back and forth so it’s going to take some time. In the meantime, I want to fight some people.
      “It could be Tommy Fury. Bro, I’ve got to show everyone why I’m the GOAT.
      “Bro, I’ve got to show everyone why I came back to the YouTube boxing scene.
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      “To show everyone why I am the ultimate man in this scene, it’s as simple as that.”
      KSI’s rivalry with Paul dates back to his pair of bouts with the American’s brother Logan, 27, which ended in a draw and points win.
      But the online enemies are yet to settle their score in the ring once and for all.
      Paul in October beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in the biggest victory of his 6-0 career.
      Meanwhile, KSI returned after three years out in August beating rapper Swarmz, 25, and boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, 23, on the same night.
      He considered fighting millionaire businessman-turned 9-0 boxer Fournier, 39 and ex-UFC champion Woodley, 40.
      But he settled on 2-0 MMA fighter Danis, 29, most commonly known as Conor McGregor’s training partner.
      Dillon Danis pictured in training with Conor McGregorCredit: Instagram @dillondanis More

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      ‘It is not cheating’ – Manny Pacquiao responds to referee who claims he helped boxing legend avoid KO loss

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      MANNY PACQUIAO has responded to a referee who claimed he helped the boxing legend avoid a knockout loss. Official Carlos Padilla, from the Philippines like Pacquiao, officiated a bout between the future eight-division champion and Nedal Hussein.
      Manny Pacquiao responded to a ref who claimed he helped the boxing legend avoid a KO lossCredit: AP
      Carlos Padilla laughed as he admitted to giving Manny Pacquio an 18-second countCredit: WBC
      In round four, Hussein scored a knockdown and the ref admitted to giving PacMan almost DOUBLE the amount of time to beat the ten-count. 
      But Pacquiao, 43, hit back: “It is not cheating. We just got favoured because we were on our home court.
      “As a boxer I just did the right thing. For me, I’m only just a boxer. I just did my job in the ring.”
      It comes after told the WBC in a now-scrubbed interview: “Manny was not a world champion yet, he was only good in the Philippines.
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      “That fight, I’m about to go and leave the following day and they told me, ‘Carlos, please – this is an important fight for Pacquiao, because the winner will have the chance to fight for the world championship’.
      “So, you know the opponent, Hussein, or whatever his name was. He is taller, younger, stronger, and a dirty fighter, managed by Jeff Fenech.
      “So in the seventh round, I think [it was the fourth], Manny got knocked down, I thought he was going to get up, but his eyes were cross-eyed.
      “I am Filipino, and everybody watching the fight is Filipino, so I prolonged the count. I know how to do it. 
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      “When he got up, I told him, ‘Hey, are you okay?’ Still prolonging the fight. ‘Are you okay?’ ‘Okay, fight!’ 
      “And then Hussein – because Manny was not like Manny is now, he wasn’t trained by Freddie Roach yet, he holds on for his dear life, and the guy throws him, and he went down again. 
      “I said to the opponent, ‘Hey, you don’t do this.’ You know, I was prolonging the fight. ‘You don’t do that. Okay, judges, [point] deduction’.”
      Padilla then admitted he scored an accidental headbutt that cut Hussein as a punch. 
      If an accidental blow – such as a headbutt – causes a cut and the fight to be halted it will go to the judges scorecards and the time of the stoppage. 
      It is not cheating. We just got favoured because we were on our home court.Manny Pacquiao responds to cheating claims
      But if the ref deems it a legal blow, the cut boxer loses by technical knockout. 
      Padilla said: “Manny is still groaning and then [I said to Pacquiao] ‘Get up, are you OK?’ 
      “And then because he is shorter he headbutted the other guy and there is a cut but I declared it a punch. 
      “If there is a headbutt you have to stop the fight and declare to the judges a point deduction, but I didn’t do that, meaning the fight could continue.
      “The cut] is not really big – but I never got the doctor to check it [because] I want to see it serious.”
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      Aussie boxer Hussein, who last fought in 2007, slammed Padilla on Instagram. 
      He fumed: “This putrid dog admitted to cheating me.”
      Manny Pacquiao was knocked down by Nedal Hussein
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      Jake Paul will be an ‘easy fight’ for Tommy Fury if Love Island star builds that ‘stamina up’, says Ricky Hatton

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      TOMMY FURY will have a walk in the park against Jake Paul, but only if he gets his stamina up.A grudge match between the two social media stars is seemingly on course to take place early next year, with negotiations currently ongoing.
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are on course to have a grudge match early next yearCredit: BT SPORT
      Fury has less rounds in the bank than Paul – despite being immersed in the sport from childhoodCredit: GETTY
      Ricky Hatton reckons the fight will be a walk in the park for Fury if he gets his cardio upCredit: REX
      Bur boxing fans’ opinions about who will win the fight are divided – despite Fury being immersed in boxing since childhood.
      That of former two-division champion Ricky Hatton, however, isn’t and he firmly believes Fury will teach The Problem Child a lesson once he gets his cardio up.
      He told Fair Betting Sites: “I think Tommy Fury beats Jake all day long, as long as he gets a few more rounds in the bank.
      “Jake Paul has done more rounds than Tommy Fury. Once Tommy has banged out a few six-rounders and got a few eight-rounders under his belt, then I think it’s a no-contest.
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      “As he hasn’t done too many rounds himself, he probably hasn’t got that natural stamina.
      “It’s not just for Tommy, it’s for [Floyd] Mayweather, for me – you need those rounds under your belt and so far Tommy’s not done that yet and that’s the only thing that gives Jake Paul half a chance.
      “If Tommy got a few rounds under his belt and built that stamina up then I think it’s an easy fight for Tommy.”
      YouTuber turned boxer Paul, 25, recently accused Fury – the brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tyson – of ducking him.
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      He said: “Tommy Fury…the contract is with your team.
      “7 figures. 6x what you made in your last fight. You signing right?”
      He later added: “Tommy Fury ducking. Tyson Fury now trying to get me to fight his dad instead?
      “Nate Diaz ducking. I heard he’s boxing a novice YouTuber?
      “Paddy [Pimblett] ducking a spar. Knows I can’t go to UFC HQ. Offered him Jan 5 but happy to fly him out any day he wants that works for us both?”
      YouTuber turned boxer Paul has made waves in the boxing world in only six fightsCredit: EPA
      Fury, 23, hasn’t set foot in the ring since his decision victory over Daniel Bocianski on the undercard of brother Tyson’s Wembley clash with Dillian Whyte in April.
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      Jake Paul says Tommy Fury is ‘ducking’ him after sending out ‘seven-figure’ fight offer to reschedule grudge match

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      JAKE PAUL has accused Tommy Fury of “ducking” him after sending out a “seven-figure” fight offer to reschedule their grudge match.The YouTuber-turned boxer confirmed he will return to the ring in February and Fury is one of the three names in talks.
      Jake Paul has accused Tommy Fury of ‘ducking’ himCredit: Getty
      Tommy Fury has been sent an offer to fight Jake Paul
      But Paul, who also called out Nate Diaz and offered UFC star Paddy Pimblett a $1million sparring session, claimed he has heard nothing back.
      He tweeted: “Tommy Fury ducking. Tyson Fury now trying to get me to fight his dad instead?
      “Nate Diaz ducking. I heard he’s boxing a novice YouTuber?
      “Paddy ducking a spar. Knows I can’t go to UFC HQ. Offered him Jan 5 but happy to fly him out any day he wants that works for us both?”
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      Paul, 25, in October beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, the biggest win in his 6-0 career.
      A month later he travelled to Dubai to watch Fury, 23, box in a late-notice exhibition and the two camps agreed to fight in 2023.
      Now Paul has claimed a deal worth over $1million has been put forward.
      He posted online: “Tommy Fury…the contract is with your team. 7 figures. 6x what you made in your last fight. You signing right?”
      Twice the celebrity boxing rivals have put pen to paper on a fight but both times Fury has been forced to withdraw.
      Last December he suffered a rib injury and in their rehashed date of August, the Brit was hit with US visa issues which still persist today.
      It leaves the UK or Middle East as frontrunners to host the long-anticipated bout.
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul are still linked with a grudge matchCredit: BT Sport More