FightersTalkTV.com – After being held up by the disagreement on the rehydration clause, the fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn is finally confirmed. The pair are set to fight at the O2 Arena in London on October 8 as scheduled in a 156lb catchweight contest.
The sensational showdown between the sons of two of British boxing’s most iconic figures is about more than just bragging rights – it’s about family honour. Fathers Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn fought twice in 1990 and 1993 in one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport. Eubank Sr stopped Benn in the ninth round of their first encounter before a controversial split draw three years later left fans calling for a third fight – but it never came.
Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn first fought in Birmingham in 1990.
Now their sons will complete the trilogy and settle the score two months later and right one day ahead of 29 years after their fathers’ last bout. 160lb middleweight Eubank Jr. will fight 147lb welterweight Benn in their 156lb agreed catchweight fight that both fighters have had to compromise.
“I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis… could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out,” said Eubank Jr.
Chris Eubank Sr’s son Chris Eubank Jr usually competes at middleweight (160lbs).
“He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
“It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.”
Nigel Benn’s son Conor Benn usually competes at welterweight (147lbs).
Benn said: “This fight is for the legacy and was an opportunity I felt I couldn’t pass up. My team and I had other options on the table as I’m currently ranked top five with all governing bodies at welterweight and no doubt I’m looking for a world championship fight very soon, but this fight is embedded with so much history and I know it’s one the public really want to see. To me this fight is personal – it’s more than titles and rankings, this is unfinished business between our families! “All I know is that from my side, this will be an all-out war, last man standing kind of fight. Neither will give up until the last bell rings. I won’t be looking to take this to the score cards though, this will be explosive from the off. I’m so up for this.” The duel between Benn and Eubank Jr had been mooted earlier this year but it was thought to be a future fight when the former had moved up in weight. They were locked into a dispute over how much weight they can put on between the weigh-in on Friday and the day of the fight. The pair haven’t agreed on the second-day weigh-in limit. The clause would be in place to stop Eubank Jr having a big size advantage after rehydrating. Benn’s team will want as low a weight as possible, while Eubank Jr’s camp would probably request no rehydration clause at all. For Eubank Jr, a fighter that competed at super middleweight from 2017 to 2019, it makes sense for the rehydration limit to be as close as possible to 170 lbs to prevent him from being weakened. It’s already hard enough on the 32-year-old Eubank Jr that he must melt down to 156 lbs to accommodate Benn with a catchweight handicap. Eubank (32-2, 23 KOs) has never fought that low before during his 11-year professional career, so it will not be easy for him. His career has stalled since his loss to George Groves in 2018. For his part, the welterweight Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought above 147 during his short six-year pro career. Also, Benn has never competed against a top 15 contender and has been matched against older, weaker fighters without much pop in their punches. If the Eubank Jr-Benn fight can’t get made, Matchroom Boxing may look to bag former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman as the opponent for Benn. Beating old ‘One Time’ Thurman would be a massive scalp for Benn to add to his collection and would put him in the pole position to capture one of the four 147-lb titles once they’re vacated by the winner of the undisputed welterweight match between champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford.
Eubank Jr’s options for his next fight would be less interesting than Benn’s, as his promoters will likely match him against former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith.
Let’s hope they meet their catchweight in the fight day to satisfying the fans who is the best generation in British.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Forty is a crucial number of age for a sportsman, especially those who count on his physic in the sport, and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is one of them. The WBA, IBF and IBO middleweight champion Golovkin is nearing the end of his career and many observers have tabbed him as a solid underdog against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in their trilogy. GGG will challenge Canelo for his undisputed super middleweight crown on September 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In 2017, they fought to a controversial twelve-round split draw, and a year later, Canelo secured a close twelve-round majority decision in the rematch. Golovkin believes he was robbed on the cards in both fights.
“A lot of time has passed. We are different fighters now,” Golovkin told the Las Vegas Review Journal. “It’s the right approach to move on. Not to look back at the previous two fights and train with this idea that is a separate fight.
“I’m sure it’s not going to be an easy fight. My opponent is a champion, he has four belts, and he’s arguably the best fighter at that weight class. I’m jumping to the weight class for the first time and I’m fighting the best fighter in that class. Most likely I’ll feel fresh in that weight category. I think I’ll be ready for the physical standpoint. I think I’ll feel more comfortable in that weight class. On the other hand, I should say I feel extremely comfortable in my class. At 160.”
Their first two encounters took place at the middleweight limit of 160 lbs, while in the upcoming bout, Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will head up to 168 lbs. During his long run at 160 lbs, Golovkin has picked up numerous big wins in the ring. He admits, a win over Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) in their upcoming trilogy would be the biggest victory of his career.
“It would be the biggest win in my career. It would be the best thing that happened. That would be very fulfilling,” Golovkin said.
Canelo is Favored Will Beat GGG
Many observers believe that Canelo will get a victory over Golovkin in their upcoming trilogy. Although has lost to Dmitry Bivol last May by unanimous decision, the 32-year-old Canelo has more motivation to improve his skill by working harder in training camp.
In his fight at WBA light heavyweight against Bivol, Canelo plodded forward behind a high guard and loaded up on single-power shots in that fight. He gassed out after three rounds and was fighting literally on fumes in the last nine rounds. What Canello has going for him is the 40-years-old Golovkin and his habit of loading up on single power shots.
“I got Canelo. Canelo, in my opinion, has a lot to prove. He let his fans down last time out,” said Tim Bradley when asked who wins the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin trilogy.
“He’s going in with a chip on his shoulder,” Bradley continued about Canelo being bitter about his recent loss to Bivol. “You could see it in his energy with the way he was looking at GGG.”
It’s doubtful that Canelo will make any real changes to his game other than being less aggressive to conserve his energy better. He gassed not only against Bivol but also in his two fights with GGG and his match against Daniel Jacobs.
If Canelo tries to throw more punches, he’ll tire earlier and leave himself vulnerable to Golovkin’s power jab and single shots. That fight will be harder for Canelo than it would be.
“I think that’s going to compel him to work harder, get back to his craft, get back to boxing, and come in differently in the ring. Not just trying to walk guys down.
“He’s [Canelo] got accustomed to that, and he got in with the wrong guy [Dmitry Bivol] that knew how to isolate all of that, took advantage of that, and beat him,” said Bradley.
Bernard Hopkins, who is no longer involved in promoting Canelo Alvarez, clearly sure Canelo could stop Golovkin when those two rivals meet for a third time next month.
“I’m predicting Canelo will find his groove and then get a stoppage in the sixth or seventh round,” said Hopkins. “It looks like it will be a beat down. I think it’ll be a liver shot, and that’s going to happen in the first four rounds.”
It could very well be a “beat down” as Hopkins says, but Canelo will need to raise his game from what we saw in his loss to Dmitry Bivol last May for that to happen.
“Canelo is a better shot type of guy that wears you down, and then the head will be exposed to do what he wants to do, but that’s where it’ll start from. It’ll start from the bottom in bringing the head down. It will be a stoppage, but it’ll start from the body,” said Bernard.
Canelo is now 32, but he’s coming off of a pretty humbling defeat, where he was thoroughly out-boxed by major underdog Bivol at 175 lbs, while Golovkin is 40 and has fought just once since 2020, an April stoppage win over Ryota Murata in Japan.
The best news for all of us is that after a summer that has been a desert for actual big fights, we’re just over five weeks away from this one, and it is going to be a very big fight.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The knockout streak of Vergil Ortiz Jr. continued after stopped Michael ‘The Problem’ McKinson in the ninth round in their fight at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night. Talented Texan Ortiz (19-0, 19 KOs) retained his WBO International Welterweight title by winning with TKO over McKinson (22-1, 2 KOs), who was defeated for the first time in his eight-year pro career.
Ortiz extended his strong start to the year to win via technical decision with a ninth-round stoppage, which was his 19th knockout in as many fights. When it came down to it, the brutality of Ortiz’s shots wore McKinson down as the former stopped the Englishman at the 0:27 mark of the ninth round. But the top welterweight contender didn’t feel like he was at his best.
“Honestly, I thought I didn’t really do anything good (in the first seven rounds),” Ortiz told DAZN’s Chris Mannix in his post-fight interview. “I had to adjust big time. I should have listened to my corner from the beginning.
Talented Texan Vergil Ortiz Jr. continued his devastating winning streak with a ninth-round TKO over Briton Michael McKinson at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night.
“I felt like I figured him out in the first round but just went away from it. My corner had the game plan laid out, my dad bitched me out for three or four rounds, and I finally listened to him, and we got him out of there.”
Ortiz and McKinson were initially scheduled to fight in March. The fight was postponed when Ortiz was hospitalized because of rhabdomyolysis. And Saturday’s bout, just a few miles away from Ortiz’s hometown of Grand Prairie, was considered a WBA eliminator. Ortiz will certainly maintain his status as the WBO and WBA’s No. 1 contender in the 147-pound division.
But McKinson proved to be a tricky opponent. He was slippery around the outside of the ring and roughed Ortiz up on the inside as well. Eventually, all the bodywork Ortiz’s corner asked for at the beginning of the fight manifested itself and paid dividends. In the final 30 seconds of the eighth round, Ortiz dropped the British fighter with a left hook to the body. McKinson went down in a similar fashion at the beginning of the ninth round. After he limped around the ring, his corner jumped to the top of the apron and threw in the towel.
“I know I was losing the fight. There was never a time when I thought I was going to get stopped,” confessed McKinson during the post-fight press conference. “I thought I was going to take him to points, being the first person to end that knockout streak. I really did.
Ortiz (right) dropped McKinson with a left hook to the body in the final 30 seconds of the eighth round.
“In round eight, he caught me with a body shot. It hit my hip bone. My whole side of me, I couldn’t use that side. The ninth round, he hit me there again and that was it.”
Ortiz floored McKinson with a wicked body shot that produced lingering effects. The 28-year-old from Portsmouth, England beat the count but favored his hip, where he was struck again in the opening seconds of round nine. It clearly affected his mobility, as detected by father and head trainer Michael Ballingall who signaled for referee Laurence Cole to end the fight.
The eighth-round knockdown marked the first time that McKinson has been down as a pro, thus eventually leading to his first defeat. Prior to that point, he remained confident of at least hearing the final bell.
“The plan was definitely to stay long and try and take it to the late rounds where he’s never been before,” McKinson revealed. “Then I would try to get to him mentally. I only took him one round deeper than he’s ever been but I still took him the furthest out of anyone.”
A path to a title remains tricky because of the landscape within the welterweight division. Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, who was ringside Saturday, hold all four major belts and are in talks for a potential undisputed title fight. In his postfight interview with DAZN, Ortiz acknowledged securing a title shot soon will be difficult because of that impending matchup.
But when it comes to taking on anyone else, he’ll fight whomever that opponent is.
Michael McKinson (left) had to be defeated for the first time in his eight-year pro career.
“As long as they’re involved with my path to a world title, I don’t care,” Ortiz Jr. said.
In the co-main event, Marlen Esparza successfully defended her WBA and WBC flyweight titles against Eva Guzman. Esparza controlled a high-action fight and won a unanimous decision 98-92, 98-92, 99-92.
Esparza (13-1, 1 KO) won her sixth fight in a row since her loss to current champion Seniesa Estrada in Nov. 2019. Guzman (19-2-1, 11 KOs), a mandatory challenger made her U.S. debut.”
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FightersTalkTV.com – August 20 definitely is one of the big days in boxing history, where two big names in the heavyweight division reunite in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for their rematch billed as the Rage On The Red Sea. Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) once again will face Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in his attempt to reclaim the WBA (Super)/WBO/IBF/IBO titles and become a three-time world heavyweight champion.
The boxing world especially Jeddah is ready to greet the two fighters who will take their rematch at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena. The stunning cinematic promo for Oleksandr ‘The Cat’ Usyk and Britain Anthony Joshua fight has been released and got viral on social media. Featuring hundreds of Saudi nationals, the film is shot on location in both London and Jeddah and is part of the build-up of the fight.
Saudi youth star in promo video ahead of boxing showdown Usyk Vs Joshua in Jeddah | Al Arabiya English The face-off scene in the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua’s promo video is set in the historic old town of the city of Jeddah.
The promo produced by Whisper and led by Executive Producer Jemma Goba, brings to life the vision of Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of SCEE, who wanted to capture the excitement of the fight taking place in the city of Jeddah.
“The promo is stunning and we’re delighted with how it reflects the excitement of the year’s biggest fight taking place in our transforming country,” said Prince Khalid.
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Anthony Joshua has already fought in Saudi Arabia when he had his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr, so he will be in familiar surroundings on fight night.
Ravi Samani of Skill Challenge added about the complexities of shooting the promo across multiple locations were overcome by incredible collaboration and hard work from everyone involved, including the local people in Jeddah who really bring the film to life. As seen at the promo’s conclusion where 300 local men and women looking on at both fighters when coming face-to-face in the historic old town in the city’s al-Balad district.
Prince Naseem Hamed holds his WBC belts and takes part in the making of the promo video with 300 local men and women.
“It was an amazing experience to shoot in the historic location of al-Balad for the face-off scene,” said Dominic O’Riordan, who directed the film. “It was really important to me that we give viewers a taste of Saudi culture that for so many, is still an unknown. I think you can tell in the film that both boxers fed off the awesome energy from the local people and their music and dancing.”
“Part of what I love about being a director is getting the opportunity to shoot in locations I have never been before and Saudi Arabia has always been a place I have wanted to visit. I knew that this film deserved a very cinematic treatment to mirror the occasion of the fight being held in Jeddah,” added O’Riordan, whose CV includes films for the likes of Adidas, BAFTA, Nike, and Visa.
Oleksandr Usyk Is Going To War
Oleksandr Usyk who never fought outside of Europe and America was posed for the face-off scene.
The Rage on the Red Sea is the latest international sports event to take place in Saudi Arabia, which has recently emerged as one of the fastest transforming countries in world sport. Since the ‘Clash on the Dunes’ between Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, there has been a nearly 300 percent surge in male and female boxers in the Kingdom, with the number of boxing gyms growing from just seven to 59.
As part of the country’s aims to get its people engaged and participating in sport, the Saudi Boxing Federation is aiming to inspire 500,000 into the sport in the next four years. If this occurs, new faces from Arabia will compete against the British and American boxers who have dominated the sport.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Someone has to let his ‘0’ go when two undefeated welterweight fighters, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Michael ‘The Problem’ McKinson square off at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, August 6. The pair who recorded a perfect win will face off in the 12-round fight for Ortiz Jr.’s WBO International Welterweight title.
Ortiz and McKinson were scheduled to meet in March, but during fight week Ortiz had to bow out after being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. McKinson remained on the show and defeated Alex Martin via unanimous decision. This victory makes him get his twenty-second of 22 fights.
While Ortiz Jr. retained his WBO International Welterweight title after defeating Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO a year ago. The 24-year-old Ortiz showcased a sharp jab that was used to largely control the aggression and finally dropped Kavaliauskas in a second before the eight rounds ended. It becomes the eighteenth knockout strike of 18 fights for Ortiz who turned pro right six years ago.
Michael McKinson remained unbeaten with a dominant win over Alex Martin in March.
The 28-year-old McKinson realized that he is a huge underdog, but said this fight is the one to earn the place he believes he deserves. Even though he only has two knockouts, The Problem is a fighter who relies on his ability to outbox his opposition. He got twenty victories by decision, and that showed how precisely his punches hit the targets and how bold his defense was.
“I’m a fighter who doesn’t know how to lose, doesn’t know what it means. I’m very proud of that and Vergil hasn’t faced anyone like me. Undefeated fighters we are hungry, we are brave. But I’m built different, I can go to the opponents’ house and fight these young hungry guys and take their undefeateds,” McKinson told a media roundtable.
“Vergil Ortiz is 18 fights, zero losses and 18 knockouts. He’s being tipped to be a future pound-for-pound king and he’s ranked number one in the world by the WBO and WBC. There’s a lot of momentum and a lot of hype around him – and I’m here to end it all. I beat him and I’m the man – that’s how it is.
“A win over Vergil would change my life, everyone around me. It would change everything. Nothing has ever been given to me, nothing has ever been handed to me on a plate.
“A win over Vergil would change everything and so for me there is no other focus, I don’t look beyond that because this is like my world championship fight.”
Vergil Ortiz Doesn’t Care About the Record The knockout streak of Ortiz could come to an end when he faces a British southpaw McKinson this Saturday night. Ortiz who has stopped all of his 18 opponents by knockout knows that his fabulous record is not a guarantee that can beat the skillful McKinson easily. And the WBA and WBO top rank couldn’t care less if it will end.
“As far as being concerned about keeping (my stoppage streak) alive, I’m not gonna lie, I really don’t care,” Ortiz said. “Ï always train to go the distance in every fight. I don’t go into the ring looking for the knockout. If the opportunity comes to finish the contest with a knockout, I will take it.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. stopped Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO in eight round last year.
“It’s a good thing and I’m grateful for having it. I’m kind of known for that and it’s like it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. It’s a blessing because people are like ‘oh, let’s watch him, he’s won all his fights by knockout’. But at the same time a lot of people only see me as some reckless punching machine that only goes in for the knockout [and] can’t think.
“That’s not the kind of fighter I am. If anything, a lot of my knockouts have come from me thinking and exploiting their weaknesses and stuff like that.
“So anyways, long story short, I’m not really worried about if I get a knockout this fight or not. I would like one but I’m not concerned about losing my knockout streak or anything like that.”
Ortiz fought twice last year, earning knockout victories over former world champion Maurice Hooker and former world title challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas, before being sidelined for a year. As a result of the layoff the softly-spoken Ortiz has drifted from the forefront of the minds of boxing fans, but he plans to remedy that this weekend.
“If I start talking outside of the ring you’re gonna tell right away that that’s not the kind of person I am so I’m not gonna sit here and try to fake it and be someone that I’m not,” Ortiz said.
“I’m not good at doing that. I can do it if I want to but it’s gonna be pretty obvious that that’s not the kind of person I am so I’m just gonna stick to letting my fists do the talking, letting my skills pay the bills.”
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FightersTalkTV.com – Hasim Rahman Jr. was scheduled to fight against Jake Paul this upcoming Saturday, August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But a week before the match day, Paul and his team canceled the fight due to a weight dispute.
The cancelation was confirmed by Most Valuable Promotion, which was co-founded by Paul, that the show would not go forward because of Rahman’s inability to make the agreed upon weight of 200 pounds. A statement from MVP says that Rahman weighed in at 216 pounds when he accepted the fight on July 7. They also claim that weekly weight checks required by the New York State Athletic Commission were “not made in good faith” and that Rahman had lost less than a single pound after more than three weeks.
Jake Paul canceled his upcoming fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. which scheduled this Saturday, August 6.
“MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event,” reads the statement.
Jake Paul Decided To Canceled The Fight Against Hasim Rahman Jr. Rahman Jr, a heavyweight with a record of 12-1, responded by tweeting: “Jake and his ‘team’ cancelled this fight, not me! The fight isn’t happening on there accord not MINE!” He also retweeted several users who claimed it was Paul who had backed out of the bout.
The son of the legend Hasim Rahman also says in the video released on social media to dispute Paul’s reasoning, saying that he would have taken a pay cut to fight. Rahman added that by cancelling the fight a week out deprived him of the chance to try and lose as much weight as possible.
“I signed a contract to make 200 pounds within a three, three-and-half weeks that I had to do it,” Rahman said in a video post on Instagram a few hours after the cancellation was announced. “But I couldn’t do it. I said my body simply would not let me do it. It would not let me get down to 200 pounds.
“But where in boxing do you see them canceling fights a whole week in advance? I didn’t even get my last week to get down as low as I could. I told this man, ‘If penalties involved, keep the purse. Keep the purse. I’d fight you for the $5,000 minimum.’ That’s how much it means to me, and that’s how much faith I have in knocking him out.”
Rahman questioned that Paul has been claiming he beat him in sparring, when Rahman would have been at a weight closer to 230 pounds. If that was the case, Rahman said, why get “scared” at fighting 210 or 215 pounds?
“I would’ve beat this man with one hand, just like I did in the gym,” Rahman continued. “But let him tell it, he already beat my ass in the gym when I was 230. So if you beat me up when I was 230, what’s the problem of fighting me when I’m at 215, what’s the problem of fighting me when I’m 210?
“It’s clearly been them not wanting to fight. It’s not me pulling out of the fight. It’s them not wanting the fight. I never said that I didn’t want this fight. The only thing that I can conclude is they’re scared. They tried to drain me down. I told them I ain’t gonna be able to get all the way down to cruiserweight. It was an astronomical fee in and of itself from the beginning when they called me to spar for Anderson Silva. I told them what my weight was. I would have had to lose a pound a day for 30 days in order to make 200 pounds.”
Rahman said he was left with no other conclusion than that Paul simply did not want to face a real boxer.
“Jake Paul could’ve fought a real boxer, but he don’t want to fight a real fighter,” Rahman said. “He don’t want to fight a real fight. He wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me, which I’m not going to allow him to do. Now, they didn’t move the goalposts and move the finish line closer and have me weigh in all these extra days early and then pull the plug on the fight like, ‘We don’t want to fight.’
“My team 100 percent still wanted to fight, still ready, willing, and able to knock out Jake Paul on Aug. 6. So y’all blame your boy Jake Paul for this fight not happening. It ain’t have nothin’ to do with me or my team. We let them know what the real reason was, and Jake Paul is scared to fight.”
If it’s just because of Rahman’s weight issue, Paul can choose to postpone the event and wait until Rahman meets the weight as contracted. But if he decided to cancel, either Paul is not ready yet to fight a real boxer, or he won’t spend much money to turn on the lights in Madison Square Garden.

FightersTalkTV.com – The upcoming Saturday, August 6, should be a special day for boxing fans around the world, especially those who follow the YouTube star-turned boxer, Jake Paul. Regardless of like or dislike, they were looking forward to watching Logan Paul’s brother fight against a real boxer in the ring. And they finally got to see and prove on Saturday night that Paul’s roar on social media was as loud as his punch over his opponent’s face.
Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) was set to fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs) which was scheduled on August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But unfortunately, the fans have to be waiting (again) after Paul and Rahman’s cruiserweight bout was canceled due to the weight dispute. This is the second straight time Paul has had a fight essentially canceled after his originally supposed to face Tommy Fury unable to travel to the US because of a visa issue.
Jake Paul canceled his upcoming fight against Hasim Rahman Jr., which was scheduled for this Saturday, August 6.
Most Valuable Promotion, which was co-founded by Paul, confirmed that the show would not go forward because of Rahman’s inability to make the agreed upon weight of 200 pounds. A statement from MVP says that Rahman weighed in at 216 pounds when he accepted the fight on July 7. They also claim that weekly weight checks required by the New York State Athletic Commission were “not made in good faith” and that Rahman had lost less than a single pound after more than three weeks.
A new contract was sent to Rahman for a 205-pound catchweight on Saturday, but Rahman’s team allegedly declined the new weight and voiced their intention to weigh in at 215 pounds.
“MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event,” reads the statement.
Because of this Paul and his team decided to cancel the fight.
“First Tommy Fumbled and now Hasim Rahman crumbled,” Jake Paul tweeted. “These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me. I apologize to all of the of the other fighters on the card, our partners, our team and the fans.”
In a video released on social media, Paul said: “Hasim Rahman Jr has pulled out of the fight. This is not a joke, I am devastated, I cannot f***ing believe this; we just found out this news. This is another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury, being scared to fight me.
“It is as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event, to coerce us into doing things and I knew from the jump that this guy didn’t want to get in the ring with me.
“The biggest pay day of his life times 10 and he’s fumbling it. For what? Because he knows he’s going to get knocked out by me. The pressure starts to set in and it’s exactly what happens with all these guys. I’m sick of it, I’m devastated and I apologize to everyone on the undercard. This is absurd but there’s nothing I can do about it; I apologize to the fans and I’ll be back at some point.”
Rahman Jr. responded on his tweet and blamed Jake Paul for the cancelation. He says that the cancelation is not on him, but Paul and his team who have pulled out of the fight.
“I didn’t even get a chance to hit the scale on 8/5 like the contract said,” Rahman Jr. tweeted. “How [is] the fight off on me when THEY cancelled the event.”
Rahman Jr. Blames Jake Paul For Cancellation and Claims YouTuber Is Scared Of Him In combat sports it is relatively normal for fighters to cut weight closer to the fight, by losing water weight rapidly. Many fighters, particularly in MMA, use this technique in an attempt to gain a weight advantage on fight night — dehydrating themselves for weigh-ins and putting the weight back on quickly in time for the fight. Most likely these initial weight assurances were made to ensure Rahman Jr. didn’t try to dehydrate himself in this way, giving him a massive weight advantage over Paul.
Making 200 pounds was always going to be a long shot for the 6’3” Rahman, who has weighed as much as 269 for a bout and never weighed less than 211 3/4 pounds for a fight. Rahman weighed 224 pounds for his most recent bout, a fifth round stoppage loss to James Morrison in April. Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) weighed 191 1/4 pounds for his last bout in December, a sixth round knockout of Tyron Woodley.
The two rivals have since engaged in a back-and-forth row on social media with contrasting views on the cancellation. Anyway, if this is all about the weight issue, why does Paul should cancel the fight? Didn’t he ever tell Eddie Hearn that he would fight anyone at any weight?
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FightersTalkTV.com – Danny Garcia celebrated his super welterweight debut after cruising to a majority decision victory over exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in the SHOWTIME main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday night. The two-division world champion Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia dominates the eleven of 12 rounds over the unbeaten super middleweight David Benavidez’s brother.
Philadelphia’s Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) has become a staple at Barclays Center ever since headlining the arena’s first boxing event in 2012, and his return against Benavidez (27-2-1, 18 KOs), saw him pick up his seventh victory in Brooklyn. He saved perhaps his most expressive moment post-fight when he broke down in the ring discussing his struggles with mental health with SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray, showing the authenticity that has made him such a fan-favorite in Brooklyn.
“I did take a break going through mental things, things went dark, I went through anxiety, deep depression, just trying to be strong,” said a visibly emotional Garcia. “It was the pressure of life, being a good dad, just letting it out right now, because it was all stuck inside. It rained on me for a year and a half and the only way to do better was to fight again. I’m a fighter. If you battle anxiety and depression, you can get out of it, that’s what I did today. I fought.”
The two-division world champion looks as good as ever in his 154-pound debut as he outpoints a game Jose Benavidez Jr. Saturday night. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
Garcia who hadn’t fought since losing a unanimous decision to undefeated, unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in December 2020, boxed smartly from the opening bell and never relinquished control against Benavidez.
The counter punching, the body work, the quick head movement and combination punches were all on display as Garcia made a point with a brilliant, 12-round majority decision over Benavidez atop a SHOWTIME tripleheader in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The 34-year-old Garcia won on the scorecards of judges Glenn Feldman (116-112) and Tony Paolillo (117-111) overruling Waleska Roldan’s 114-114 score.
After runs as a world champion at 147 and 140 pounds, Garcia debuted at 154 pounds after a nearly 20-month layoff. Known as a counterpunching expert, Garcia went on the attack early and often, targeting Benavidez’s body on his way to landing a career-high of 153 body shots according to CompuBox. Garcia’s superior hand and foot speed left Benavidez trailing him for much of the night, looking to land right hands over Garcia’s vaunted left hook.
Garcia (right) dominates a 12-round bout against Benavidez.
The 30 year old Benavidez appearing supremely confident pretty much throughout that his size and power would surely bring about Garcia’s demise before the final bell. It simply didn’t happen, and all the showmanship in the world on the part of the Phoenix fighter couldn’t change that. Oddly enough, Benavidez appeared fine eating Garcia’s punches for the first eight rounds while doing little himself. And when he did punch, he didn’t exactly land effectively all that often. Garcia had a lot to do with that, of course, but Benavidez’ strategy remained completely puzzling.
Benavidez best moment came in round nine when he connected on one of those right hands and popped Garcia’s head back, but he was unable to capitalize on the attack enough to change the trajectory of the fight.
“I’m happy with my performance,” said Benavidez. “I feel like I did good. I’m fighting in his backyard, one of the best, I took his punches like they were nothing. I thought I won the fight. But it is what it is, a loss makes you stronger.
garcia-benavidez-fight (17) Benavidez’s confidence unable to beat Garcia’s superior hand and foot speed.
“It’s tough, things don’t always go your way, there are ups and downs. I try to be positive, like when the doctor said I would never walk again. I didn’t let that get to me. I kept on going.”
Many boxing fans were disappointed with Benavidez’s performance during the fight, while Garcia did look good on both offense and defense in his 154lb debut. Obviously, this victory is very important for Garcia to keep on track and find the next opponent.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Jose Benavidez Jr. had to ‘fight’ against Angel Garcia at his and Danny Garcia’s final pre-fight press conference. Instead of the statement war between the two fighters who were about to fight, which usually happens at the final presser, Jose actually responds to Danny’s father’s statement.
That happened before the two fighters, Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-1-1, 18 KOs) and Danny Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs), went face-to-face at a final press conference on Thursday and gave verbal clues of the explosive action they plan to dish out in a super welterweight clash. The fight will be set for this Saturday, July 30, and live airing on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Angel Garcia talks at Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez’s final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
Danny’s father and trainer, Angel Garcia give an irrelevant rant about corruption in amateur boxing before responding to the question of Showtime’s Brian Custer, who moderated the event, about Benavidez. His comments initiated the back and forth between Benavidez and Angel Garcia.
“Jose Jr. doesn’t have the skills. We’re ready for him. July 30 on Showtime, the ‘Danny Garcia Show’ is back. It’s the greatest show on earth.”
“He (Benavidez) ain’t a bigger man,” Angel Garcia said. “He only like one inch bigger than Danny. That’s it. What’s up with that? Like when you eye-to-eye, you the same size. Don’t underestimate Danny. It doesn’t matter. Listen, when you eye-to-eye, you the same size. Big dog, listen.”
Jose Benavidez Jr. eventually had heard more than enough from one of boxing’s greatest agitators. He then reminded Angel Garcia that he hasn’t accomplished anything that warrants talking trash the way he does.
“I’ll show you who the big dog is,” Benavidez said. “I’m gonna show you guys. Be ready. You know, I don’t wanna, I don’t have to say much. You know, I’m gonna let my fists do the talking. All right? That’s it.”
“Nobody’s underestimating anybody,” Benavidez replied. “I told you guys, thank you for the opportunity.”
“It’s gonna be the end of the Danny Garcia show,” Benavidez told Angel Garcia. “It’s gonna be a good fight. It’s gonna be fireworks. Like I said, I respect Danny Garcia. His dad just talks too much. Danny Garcia, you know, he’s a good fighter. Nothing against him, but his dad just barks too much.
“Hey, imagine if you were that good of a fighter how you’d run your mouth?,” Benavidez quipped Angel Garcia. “You’re not the one that’s gonna fight. You’re not the one that’s gonna fight. You’re scared.”
Danny Garcia finally grabbed the microphone from his father toward the end of a press conference and joked to Custer that he had been warned what would happen if they gave the microphone to the rambunctious man who has trained the former two-division champion throughout his career.
Benavidez at The Final Presser: Ready & Confident “I’m ready. I feel strong and I’m happy to be here. It’s exciting to be fighting in this big arena. I’m ready to show the world that I’m the one at 154 pounds.
“I’m the bigger guy at this weight. I’m confident, I’m strong and I’m ready. This is a new and improved me. Nobody is going to touch me.
Jose Benavidez Jr. says he is going to end the Danny Garcia show in their final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
“I don’t have to look impressive. I’m going to show what I am. I’m a beast. I know where my talent is and I’m going to make it look easy.
“This is going to be a good fight. It’s going to be fireworks. I respect Danny Garcia, but his dad talks too much. I’m thankful for the opportunity, but we’re going to let the fists talk.
“I’m done with the trash talk. I’m happy and I’m excited. I can’t wait to get it on Saturday night.
“They can think what they want to think. I know what I’m capable of and I’m going to prove it on Saturday. I’m only focused on my work ethic and I’ve been training hard for this fight.
“To me, the talk is just a game. I respect everyone. I’m more mature now. I’ve grown and I only care about what I’m going to do on Saturday.
“This is going to be the end of the ‘Danny Garcia Show’.”
Garcia at The Final Presser: Aims To Be The Three-Division Champion “It’s been 19 months since I’ve been in the ring and I’ve been enjoying my life in and out of the ring. I’ve spent time with my family, but I’ve still been staying in the gym the whole time. I trained with young guns Chris Colbert and Stephen Fulton Jr. To be honest, it feels like I never left.
Danny Garcia says ready for his new journey in his and Jose Benavidez’s final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
“We had a tremendous training camp in Philly. We’ve done everything we were supposed to do and my body feels great. I knew that I was coming up to 154 pounds, so I built more muscle. But most importantly I feel good mentally.
“Once Danny Garcia is mentally and physically strong, no one can touch him. I’ve proved that before. I’m just excited to be back at Barclays Center.
“I’m excited to be on this card with a lot of young fighters. It’s tremendous and I can’t wait. The ‘Danny Garcia Show’ is back. I definitely feel good and come Saturday night you better make sure you get your tickets or tune in on Showtime.
“It feels good to be back. I’m back because I love to fight. I’m a fighter and I love boxing. I knew once I took that break, that I’d come back at 154 pounds. A lot of people don’t know how I’ve been squeezing my body down. I think people will be surprised about how strong I am.
“I want to chase a new dream. I want to be a three-division champion. I have the skill and I have the will and I’m not going to let anyone take it away from me.
“Nothing ever comes easy against Danny Garcia. Don’t try too hard, because you might knock yourself out (to Jose Benavidez Jr.).
“I’m going to go out there and have fun and do what I do best. I’m going to find a way. It’s going to be the same thing you always see. I’m going to get this ‘W’.”
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FightersTalkTV.com – After 18 months inactive in the sport, Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia will be turning to the action this Saturday night against Jose Benavidez Jr. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight marks Philadelphia’s own for his super welterweight debut since his loss at the hands of current WBC, WBA, and IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr (28-0, 22 KOs) in December 2020. He lost by scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112.
The former two-weight world champion Garcia had decided to take a break from boxing for two years, which was a questionable move, as he’s lost a lot of time in his career. Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs) has revealed how the global coronavirus pandemic affected him mentally and kept him out of the ring.
“2020 was a good and bad year for me. I fought twice and made a lot of money, but at the same time, there was the pandemic. It was a tough year for me outside of the ring. It was stressful for everybody. I just needed a break. I was tired. I trained hard at the beginning of the year and then we went through the pandemic. I had to wake myself up to train hard again for one of the biggest fights of my career. It just took a mental toll on me. I was mentally tired.
“I just needed a little time off,” Garcia told Yahoo Sports. “Mentally, I was kind of burned out. I was pretty worn out mentally and it didn’t make sense to fight in that mind frame. But I’ve gotten the hunger back. That was a rough year for me with the pandemic and everything else going on. So I needed a break but I feel like I’m back to my old self now.”
Danny Garcia failed to beat Errol Spence Jr. by unanimous decision in his last fight, December 2020.
Held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including WBC/WBA (Super) light welterweight and WBC welterweight, the 34-year-old Garcia considered his credentials worthy of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and he intends to better present his case by campaigning in a new weight class.
“Definitely we definitely want to be in the Hall of Fame. That’s why we do this, to put our names in the history books. That’s why I’m going up to 154 because I want to be a legend, I want to be a guy that’s fearless. A person that’s not afraid to fail, takes risks,” said Garcia.
“No risk, no reward. That’s been me my whole career. We always want to do bigger and better things. That’s why we’re doing this. Not because we have to, because we want to. It’s a big difference.”
In order to be a three-division champion, Garcia would have to unseat the current undisputed king of the super welterweight division in PBC stablemate Jermell Charlo. And beating Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-1-1, 18 KOs) is the first step of the journey.
Ready For New Division Debut Considered small for a welterweight, Danny will be even more outsized at junior middleweight, going up against bigger fighters like Jermell Charlo, Sebastian Fundora, and Tim Tszyu. At 5-foot-8 Garcia will be at the smaller end of the scale for a 154-pounder but he insists he will be able to perform at the higher weight.
“I always knew that 154 was my walkaround weight. A lot of people think I’m naturally small because I used to fight at 140 and 147. But I was squeezing myself down to get to those weights. Now I’m a little bit older, a little bit wiser. I don’t think that’s the right thing for me to do to lose all that weight.
“I’m eating the right things, I’m doing more with the weights and I feel I have more stamina and can hold the weight better,” he said. “I feel this is a more natural weight for me and I have the strength to compete here.
“You have to know in your heart that you have the skills and that you’ve put in the work. If you’re going to fight these guys, you can’t have any doubts and you eliminate doubts by the work you put in in the gym.
“I’ve been pushing really hard in this camp. The time off helped me because I missed the gym, I missed everything about it. Now, I’m back where I feel like I belong and I am motivated to show everyone what I’ve done.”
Fighting against Benavidez will be the first test for Garcia in the division. The brother of the popular unbeaten 168-lb contender David Benavidez, who many boxing fans believe is the best fighter at super middleweight, has fought lesser opposition in record-padding fights during his 12-year career.
In 2018, Benavidez Jr temporarily took a break from fighting second-tier opposition when he fought superstar Terence Crawford, but it ended badly for him, losing by a 12th-round knockout. After that loss, Benavidez Jr took a three-year break from action before returning to the ring last year against journeyman Francisco Emanuel Torres in November 2021. The judges scored it a 10-round draw, but it appeared Torres had done enough to deserve the victory over Benavidez Jr.
Jose Benavidez Jr. (right) hits the mitts during a training session – Photo by Lalo Hernandez/Team Benavidez.
“Benavidez is a tough fighter. He has some skills. Obviously, he’s 27-1-1 and he’s fought some good fighters. I expect the best of him.
“He’s a very skilled guy and he comes to fight,” Garcia said. “I feel like I have more experience and I’ve fought at a higher level and for longer but I respect him and I’ve trained so hard for that reason.
“He’ll push me but I’m confident in the work I’ve done that I’m going to put on a good show. I want to knock him out but if the knockout doesn’t come, then we’re ready for 12 rounds. I just want to go in there and give the fans a great show.
“I already got the advantage. I got an extra body part. He’s gonna need an extra arm to beat me.” Garcia throws a joke about his six-toe.
As we all know, Garcia was born with a six-toe on his right foot, which prevented him from ever being knocked out in his career. Will it give him a good start on his journey? We’ll see.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The fight between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford is the top of must-watch list for boxing fans in the world. It would be the best present of the year if they could see these two unbeaten champions try to drop each other in one ring. Spence Jr. and Crawford are the two best boxers who fight in the most competitive division in the sport and both are at the peak of their powers.
Errol Spence Jr. with his WBC/IBF/WBA (Super) belt after defeated Yordenis Ugas in Texas last April.
The Long Island Errol Spence Jr. is a unified welterweight world champion who held the IBF, WBC and WBA (Super) title. The Truth (28-0, 22 KOs) won his WBA (Super) title in the unification bout by defeating Yordenis Ugas in the tenth round via technical knockout in Texas last April. Spence locked the title after the ringside physician advised the fight to be stopped due to Ugas’ severely swollen right eye.
Terence Crawford after five times retained his WBO title by knocked out Shawn Porter last November.
While, Terence Crawford had a more fantastic record, he won all 38 of his fights with 29 KOs. Bud has been the WBO welterweight champion since defeating Jeff Horn in June 2018. And he has successfully defended the title five times, all of those by technical knockout, most recently with a 10th-round TKO win over Shawn Porter in November.
Spence and Crawford must get this fight made this year because they both have mandatory defenses they’ll need to take care of in 2023 involving talented contenders that could unseat one of these belt holders. Many boxing fans believe Crawford is the #1 fighter in the 147-lb division, is turning 35 in September, and has only been fighting once a year against fringe-level opposition for the last two years.
The combination of age, inactivity, and marginal opposition could prove to be the undoing for Crawford when he gets in there with Spence (32). That would be a tremendous step up for the Nebraska native Crawford with him being on the wrong side of 30.
Who Will Be The Tank’s Next Target? Carl Froch Mocked Jake Paul’s Credentials “That fight has to happen. It has to happen. The welterweight division is so deep. But as much as it’s deep, you’ve got those two guys at the top. I think even number three is way below them. It’s number one and number two, they have to fight,” says the former WBO super-lightweight title holder, Chris Algieri who boxed Spence in 2016.
As far as technical and professional thought, there are no obstacles standing in the way of the mega-fight from happening this year. But it doesn’t exist for the business, Promoter Bob Arum has doubts the fight can get made because of the piracy problems that exist in boxing in the form of illegal streams.
Arum points out that fans don’t want to pay the expensive price of pay-per-view, which can run as high as $80, so they turn to piracy on the Internet to watch it for free on a stream. He says one option to combat piracy is to lower the price of pay-per-view in theory that if they drop it to such a low number, fans won’t feel the need to watch it on an illegal stream.
But, if the fans paid a lower price, the promoters are out a lot of money that they gave to the fighters in guaranteed purses. “It has tremendous interest from people who follow boxing, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into revenue from pay-per-view, which is the biggest source because of the piracy,” said Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum when asked about the potential Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford fight.
Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum doubts Spence vs Crawford’s fight can get made.
“The fighters realize how big a fight it is, and they want to get paid big amounts of money,” Arum continued about Spence – Crawford. “The promoter, in this case, PBC, has to look at it and say, ‘Hey, we’ll put it on, we’ll give you nice guarantees, but you’ve got to really live from the upside,’ which the fighters realize now will not develop.
“So again, unless somebody wants to subsidize that fight, I don’t know how it gets done. One solution might be, and if you pay big guarantees to the fighters, you can’t crap around with experiments. But if you look at our friends in the UK, who still do very robust numbers on the pay-per-view.
Rehydration Clause Delays Chris Eubank Jr. VS Conor Benn “You say, ‘Why?’ Is it because the English fans are so honest that they won’t tap into a stream? Or is it because it’s a much smaller course to get the pay-per-view into the UK. It’s 20 pounds or 25 pounds for a really big fight.
“My inclination is you reduce the piracy in that way. But again, to put up hard-earned money on a hope, that’s not a good business decision,” said Arum.
Yeah, sport now is a business, no exception in boxing. If you want a good show, you have to pay with the big flow. However, do you think this mega-fight is worth the big money? Or that is all just a number of saturday night entertainee.
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FightersTalkTV.com – After being called up by Ryan Garcia in his latest fight against Javier Fortuna, Gervonta Davis is still silent. Tank just reply a short but simple response on his social media, “See y’all the end of the year..#TheONE”. His statement raises questions among boxing fans and observers, which have to patiently await some Davis’s next fight news. The undefeated lightweight star will likely return sometime this fall and there are endless big fight options for the WBA lightweight champion.
Gervonta Davis knocked out Rolly Romero in sixth-round in Atlanta last May.
Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s hard to ignore what he can do in a boxing ring. The 27-year-old currently holds the WBA (Regular) lightweight title and in his last fight, he settled the score with foe Rolando Romero in Brooklyn. Romero was doing some nice work throughout the early stages of the contest but ultimately, it was ‘Tank’ who landed the final blow in the form of a devastating TKO that showed the masses exactly what he’s capable of.
Ryan Garcia Wants Tank Davis Next Carl Froch Mocked Jake Paul’s Credentials Last year, Davis competed at junior welterweight in June 2021, when he knocked out Mario Barrios for the WBA ‘regular’ title, but then dropped down to 135 in the aftermath.
With the backing of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Davis has become one of the top young fighters in the sport. He is an elite talent at lightweight, a champion, and is becoming one of the more notable brands in the fight game. Although, the Baltimore’s rise to fame has had some notable bumps in the road.
The kid from Maryland has had several run-ins with the law, including arrests for punching a friend in 2017, a domestic altercation with his girlfriend in 2020, and several charges for a hit-and-run in 2021. He has not served any jail time thus far.
Gervonta Davis hits Mario Barrios in their WBA Super Lightweight World Championship boxing match in Atlanta.
He also has had issues making weight during his career. He was stripped of the IBF junior lightweight title in 2017 for being overweight by two pounds and then lost the opportunity to win the lightweight belt in 2019 when he was 1.5 pounds of the limit for a title bout against Yuriorkis Gamboa.
However, ‘Tank’ has been more like a run-away train over of his career, with his wins to knockouts ratio is 27/25. He has become one of the sport’s brightest young stars and has the resume and brand value to deserve a fight with the biggest names in the division. That is why matchups with Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney. or George Kambosos Jr. make sense next.
VS KingRy Davis and Garcia have seemed on a collision course for several years, and Garcia once again called for a matchup following his July win over Javier Fortuna. Unless a unification bout with Haney is made, Davis vs Garcia is probably the next biggest fight to book at lightweight.
VS The Dream
Devin Haney is most boxing observer’s #1 fighter at lightweight. He is the man with the biggest target on his chest and would make a lot of sense next for Davis. However, boxing is notorious for not making obvious fights happen so “Tank” can’t get his hopes up on that one.
VS The Aussie
George Kambosos was the “it” guy at lightweight following his victory over Teofimo Lopez in 2021. “Ferocious” loss this year to Haney stopped much of the momentum but he still remains a top name in the division. If bouts with Haney or Garcia can’t be made next a scrap with the Australian would be a strong plan C.
There are many possibilities ahead for Gervonta Davis, but the most likely scenario sees him getting matched up with Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney next.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch questioned Jake Paul’s credentials as a boxer. The British former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2014 claimed he ‘wouldn’t train’ to fight the YouTube star Paul. And has made it clear that he is not an admirer of the 25-year-old and his older brother Logan, who recently signed for WWE.
The 45-year-old Carl Froch has been retired since defeating George Groves in an epic rematch at Wembley Stadium back in 2014, but would not hesitate to step back in the ring and face Paul as he wouldn’t consider it a fight. The Sheffield star has yet to make a return to the ring but has been outspoken about YouTube star Paul’s boxing career. And Froch would be so confident of beating Paul that he would be willing to touch gloves without any kind of training.
“I would yeah, because I wouldn’t consider that to be a fight,” Froch told the Daily Star when asked if he would consider fighting Paul. “I know he’s doing what he is doing, and he is improving, and he has people that want to watch him box, which is great, fair play to him. But somebody like that, how do I put it, if I tried to play football against the top clubs, it’s going to be pointless me being on the bench, or me playing tennis against the top players. Jake Paul, is playing at being a professional boxer, but he is not.”
Hashim Rahman Jr Exposed Jake Paul For Running Away In Sparring Session The four-time super middleweight world champion has regularly highlighted his dislike of the 25-year-old and his brother Logan Paul, recently claiming he would love to fight the pair in a “tag-team” bout. Froch is one of a long line of individuals who find the former Disney duo extremely unpalatable, especially when it comes to their respective boxing endeavors.
Logan has already fought and lost to Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout, while Jake is set to face Hasim Rahman Jr in what will be his first bout against an experienced, professional boxer. And by the sounds of things, Froch would like to jump ahead of Rahman and get into the squared circle with Paul.
“He [Jake] can’t really fight, he knows how to stand up straight and he knows how to swing a punch, but he’s not a professional boxer,” Froch added. “So to answer your question, if Jake Paul called me out, then absolutely.
“I wouldn’t even train for it, I’d take him on, I’d beat him up, and I’d get a good pay day because it’s Jake Paul, then I would go home happy.” This comes after Froch claimed Anthony Joshua will need a brain transplant in order to beat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch next month.
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Carl Froch has not fought since beating George Groves at Wembley in 2014.
Froch retired in 2015, with a stunning record of 33 victories, 24 knockouts and only two defeats against Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler. He ended on a high with a spectacular knockout victory over George Groves in front of 80,000 people at Wembley.
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The October 8th potential fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London is being held up by the disagreement on the rehydration clause.
FightersTalkTV.com – Eubank Jr is a middleweight (160 lbs) while Benn fights at welterweight (147 lbs) but they have agreed to a 156 lbs catchweight fight. However, they are now locked into a dispute over how much weight they can put on between the weigh-in on Friday and the day of the fight.
The Daily Star reports that the pair haven’t agreed on the second-day weigh-in limit. The clause would be in place to stop Eubank Jr having a big size advantage after rehydrating. Benn’s team will want as low a weight as possible, while Eubank Jr’s camp would probably request no rehydration clause at all.
Chris Eubank Sr’s son Chris Eubank Jr usually competes at middleweight (160lbs).
For Eubank Jr, a fighter that competed at super middleweight from 2017 to 2019, it makes sense for the rehydration limit to be as close as possible to 170 lbs to prevent him from being weakened. It’s already hard enough on the 32-year-old Eubank Jr that he must melt down to 156 lbs to accommodate Benn with a catchweight handicap.
Eubank (32-2, 23 KOs) has never fought that low before during his 11-year professional career, so it will not be easy for him. His career has stalled since his loss to George Groves in 2018.
Nigel Benn’s son Conor Benn usually competes at welterweight (147lbs).
For his part, the welterweight Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought above 147 during his short six-year pro career. Also, Benn has never competed against a top 15 contender and has been matched against older, weaker fighters without much pop in their punches.
If the Eubank Jr-Benn fight can’t get made, Matchroom Boxing may look to bag former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman as the opponent for Benn. Beating old ‘One Time’ Thurman would be a massive scalp for Benn to add to his collection and would put him in the pole position to capture one of the four 147-lb titles once they’re vacated by the winner of the undisputed welterweight match between champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford.
Eubank Jr’s options for his next fight would be less interesting than Benn’s, as his promoters will likely match him against former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith.
But, if it gets made, the Eubank Jr vs. Benn fight will be streamed on DAZN pay-per-view. Both fighters will make a lot of money from the clash, which is ideal for both.
What Is Rehydration Clause A rehydration clause is a contractual pact which binds both fighters to a second weigh-in on the day of the fight, 24 hours after the standard weigh-in on the day before. In recent years, these have become more common with the IBF even making them mandatory for their world title bouts.
Typically a fighter would weigh in on Friday, make the agreed limit and then rehydrate and fuel up to be significantly bigger by the time they step into the ring. With a rehydration clause, this would restrict how much weight both men can put on in that time.
In the case of Eubank Jr vs Benn, such a clause would be put in place to prevent the bigger man (Eubank Jr) from having such a big size advantage after rehydrating. For IBF world title fights, the rehydration clause is 10lbs above the standard limit.
However, Eubank Jr and Benn will of course not be meeting for an IBF world title and so they can attempt to negotiate any rehydration clause they wish. At present, it’s claimed they cannot find an accord, though parties involved remain confident that they will finalize the deal and make the fight as talks continue.
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After dropping Javier Fortuna three times in an awe-inspiring performance last Saturday night in Los Angeles, undefeated contender Ryan Garcia had only one thing on his mind – Tank. ‘KingRy’ Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) remains focused on securing a fight with rival Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for his next appearance that would pit the two young boxing superstars in a much-anticipated mega-fight.
“I felt way better at this weight. I’m not going down to 135 for nothing. But I will fight Tank next if he wants it at 140. I’ll make sure to record all the negotiations so you can’t say I was ducking. I want that fight because it’s going to give me the respect I deserve. I’m never afraid. I have a spirit of competition in me and you’re going to see that come out when I fight Tank and whoop his ass,” Garcia said the following.
No secret of the fact that Garcia wants to fight Davis in the past and immediately after the contest came to an end, he wanted the world to know that his rival was still on his mind. In a short but simple response to Garcia’s performance, Davis had the following to say on social media.
“See y’all the end of the year..#TheONE”.
Ryan Garcia KOs Javier Fortuna With Three Punches Garcia and Davis are among a number of stars that the lightweight division has to offer as it includes Teofimo Lopez who has also moved up to 140 lbs, Vasiliy Lomachenko and undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney.
The Match Could Happen Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s hard to ignore what he can do in a boxing ring. The 27-year-old currently holds the WBA (Regular) lightweight title and in his last fight, he settled the score with foe Rolando Romero in Brooklyn. Romero was doing some nice work throughout the early stages of the contest but ultimately, it was ‘Tank’ who landed the final blow in the form of a devastating TKO that showed the masses exactly what he’s capable of.
Gervonta Davis knocked out Rolly Romero in the sixth round in Brooklyn last May.
Last year, Davis competed at junior welterweight in June 2021, when he knocked out Mario Barrios for the WBA ‘regular’ title, but then dropped down to 135 in the aftermath.
Even before Garcia took a break from the sport last year, he was calling out Davis following his win over Luke Campbell and while it was a fight which got boxing fans salivating, there were a number of obstacles which would stop it from happening involving promotional ties and broadcasters.
Now, the fight seems closer than ever after Davis became a free agent following his final fight under the Mayweather Promotions banner which was a win over Rolando Romero. Garcia vs. Davis would certainly be a fight which the world would take notice. Two men with bombs in their hands, outspoken personalities and under the age of 30, the winner would easily make themselves one of, if not, the biggest star in world boxing.
However, if Garcia and Davis do go head-to-head at some point this year, it could be the spark the lightweight and super lightweight division needs in order for the big names to face each other and create some memorable fight nights. American boxing fans are also craving a mega-fight between two of their own. Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are apparently close to an undisputed welterweight title fight, but that will be believed once an announcement is made. Garcia vs. Davis meanwhile could suit that billing.
Garcia’s promoters and network, DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions have expressed their desire to do a joint deal with Davis’s Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime, if necessary, in order to make Garcia vs. Davis happen. If the two broadcasters can indeed strike a deal, it will be a decision rejoiced by fans across the globe.
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Oleksandr Usyk spars ferociously hard for his August 20 rematch with Anthony Joshua. Kazakh heavyweight Nursultan Amanzholov, who had sparred with Usyk was recalled to his team to help prepare the champion for the rematch. Amanzholov revealed and gives an insight into the champion’s mindset for the Joshua fight, that Usyk is highly motivated and ‘is going to war’ mood in camp in Dubai.
Amanzholov’s manager Aamir Ali said the Ukrainian Usyk is looking “dangerous” in training.
Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine fights Anthony Joshua of Great Britain during their first Heavyweight Title fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
“He (Amanzholov) says there are days when Usyk goes to war with him. It’s not easy to hurt to Nursultan but he’s been on the receiving end a few times. But a lot of his heavyweights have been sent back home, if they can’t stay in camp,” Ali said. “They can’t keep up.”
The Kazakh prospect has been training in Dubai with Usyk since June for this fight. “He says (Usyk) is in tremendous shape for this camp,” Amanzholov’s manager said.
Rage On The Red Sea: Usyk vs Joshua 2 Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua “He said as soon as (Usyk) came back from Jeddah, from the press conference, the day he arrived back, he phoned up Nursultan who was sitting in his hotel and said to him, ‘I want you sparring today.’ Literally got off the plane and started sparring straightaway and (Amanzholov) said he was in a foul mood. He was in a really angry mood, wanted to go to war.”
The 29-year-old Amanzholov was a seasoned amateur before he turned professional and is durable. He’s sparred heavy punchers before. “He took every shot in the book from (Daniel) Dubois, every shot in the book and didn’t move,” Ali said. “His feet, for a guy that big, are amazing.
“He’s had over 300 amateur fights so he’s a really, really tough kid. (He can take) a lot of punishment.”
But sparring Usyk has pushed his limits. He trained with the Ukrainian for his first fight with Anthony Joshua last year. Ali explained, “He was sending heavyweights, six foot six and whatnot back home. Nursultan was the one of the only heavyweights that he kept on throughout the whole camp. Because he would actually challenge him and give him a very tough time and from what I understand there were points where Nursultan was being told by Usyk, ‘No I need you to come on harder.’ Like don’t hold back on me, just go to war.”
Anthony Joshua Lose Again to Oleksandr Usyk, Should He Retire? After Usyk VS Joshua Rematch, What Is Next? The signs are that an inspired Usyk is leaving nothing to chance as he goes into his second bout with Joshua. His IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles are on the line as well as the Ukrainian’s status in the division. That will all be decided on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
If that is the situation that will be faced by Anthony Joshua next month, then he is indeed in big trouble.
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Lightweight contender Ryan Garcia maintained his unbeaten record in front of a passionate crowd at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Saturday night. ‘King Ry’ Garcia delivered a spectacular performance against former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna (37-4-1, 26 KOs) and stopped him by sixth-round knockout.
With this victory, Ryan Garcia improved to 23-0 and recorded his 19th knockout by stopping the shorter, slower Fortuna. The 23-years-old was away for more than a year after defeating Luke Campbell in January 2021 when he decided to step away from the sport with mental health problems. That layoff was extended when he had to undergo surgery to resolve a hand injury. He returned to the ring earlier this year when he defeated Emmanuel Tagoe, but Javier Fortuna was seen as a step up in quality.
Garcia was unable to stop his Ghanaian opponent in his previous outing but sent Fortuna to the canvas three times, stopping him with a third and final knockdown in the sixth round.
“I know that I performed well for myself,” Garcia said.
“And I know that I was crisp, I was sharp and I stayed in my truth. I didn’t do anything crazy. I know how good of a fighter I am. I just had to put it all together and you seen that come together today. … I mean, the fight speaks for itself. I don’t need to say anything. You seen how I fought.”
The 23-year-old American explained how Fortuna had drawn a better performance from him than Tagoe.
“He hit hard,” he explained.
“He has a hard fist. I just told you when I face harder punchers, I box better.”
Garcia Stopped Fortuna by Three Punches Ryan Garcia gave Javier Fortuna the beating he promised Saturday night. The hard-hitting lightweight contender dropped Fortuna three times – once apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds – on his way to a sixth-round knockout. Referee Jerry Cantu counted out Fortuna after Garcia sent him to the canvas a third time with a left hook 19 seconds into the sixth round. Their 12-round fight, which was contested at a 140-pound limit, was officially stopped at 27 seconds of round six.
Ryan Garcia stopped Javier Fortuna by a three-punch combination in sixth round.
Few knew what to expect between Fortuna and Garcia except that it was the Southern Californian’s toughest fight yet. He had never faced a world champion before and though he had promised an easy victory, seasoned fighters have their own set of tricks to the trade. Garcia, who fought for the second time with trainer Joe Goossen in his corner, didn’t need nearly 12 rounds to defeat Fortuna.
Garcia opened up quickly behind a strong and lightning left jab. He also maintained a disciplined distance for most of the fight. Fortuna was cautious and waiting for Garcia to relax and give up the distance, but that moment never came. Then he tried to roughhouse (as he’s known to do) but wasn’t all that successful. His offense was otherwise sporadic and not very effective.
Instead of the patented check left hook that Garcia is known for, he worked behind a lead right cross to open up Fortuna’s defense. It worked until the second round but Fortuna found an opening and caught Garcia with an overhand right. The crowd booed the powerful Fortuna punch. Fortuna had disposed of twenty-six foes in his previous fights.
About midway through the fourth round, Garcia put Fortuna down with a vicious body shot not too dissimilar from the punch that knocked Luke Campbell out. Cleverly and cynically, Fortuna beat the count and bought himself extra time by spitting out his mouthpiece. Garcia didn’t go all-out for the finish but he did shake Fortuna twice more with hooks.
In the fifth round, Garcia cornered Fortuna again and launched a three-punch combination. A left hook to the head collapsed Fortuna again. That was a heavy knockdown and Fortuna was definitely hurt. Fortuna did catch Garcia with a right hand that live looked like it stunned him, but Garcia was more off balance than actually hurt.
Garcia was in full hunt mode in the sixth and Fortuna realized it. The Southern California fighter had a look of calm but was intent on finishing the fight. A sizzling three-punch combination connected and Fortuna was counted out this time by Referee Jerry Cantu at 27 seconds of the sixth round.
“First, before I do anything I want to look up and thank God,” said Garcia. “The fight speaks for itself. I don’t need to say anything else.”
Many had questioned Garcia’s willingness to fight and opinions varied on what his true goal was as a pro boxer.
“They said I was a guy that didn’t care about boxing. You seen today when I step in the ring I take all the negativity out and make it into a positive,” said Garcia about the constant criticisms. “I will fight Tank next.”
“That’s going to give me the respect that I deserve,” Garcia explained. “I have a spirit of competition and you’re going to see that when I fight Tank.” Garcia told when asked why he wants Tank Davis.
Garcia did what he had to do against a heavy underdog and was impressive in the process, but at this stage of his career, it’s obvious that he needs a truly big fight against one of the division’s elite to really test just how great he is. In the post-fight interview with DAZN’s Chris Mannix, ‘KingRy’ called out WBA “regular” champion Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) for his next fight. Davis is supposedly a contractual free agent after his deal with Mayweather Promotions ended with his recent KO of Rolando Romero in May. We’ll see if this fight does get made and if it does it would be a massive bout both for relevance and money.
The Saturday night win by Garcia possibly sets up a pivotal match with burgeoning superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis whose penchant for spectacular knockout wins makes boxing fans salivate at the possibilities of a clash with Garcia. It would be star power versus star power.
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The biggest heavyweight rematches in the history of boxing, between the unified heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk, and the British former world champion, Anthony Joshua, is still a month to go. Usyk and Joshua will meet for a second time on 20 August in the coastal city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Whoever emerges victorious is likely to be in the hunt for a unification showdown with the WBC champion – a belt still in the possession of Tyson Fury despite his retirement vow.
Even though, there are already some projections prepared by the fighters, especially the heavyweights, after the bout which is titled Rage On The Red Sea is completed.
Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua One of those is the former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder. The manager, Shelly Finkel, suggests The Bronze Bomber could face the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua. Wilder has not fought since his knockout defeat to Tyson Fury last October but recently insisted he intends to fight again after considering retirement.
“Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK (between those two) – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight,” Finkel said.
“I don’t care what Fury says, we’re waiting to see what he really wants to do because if he wants to fight the winner then he’s going to get it. But after that, where are the top guys?
Wilder has not fought since his October defeat to Tyson Fury.
“There’s only four real top guys in the heavyweights right now – Usyk, Joshua, Fury and Deontay.”
The American Wilder spent months out of the public eye following his defeat to Fury last year but revealed in May he would ‘continue his journey’ in boxing.
“I can’t stop right now. I love you guys so much. I can’t end it like this. This journey’s not over with. I must continue my journey.” Wilder said after defeat to Fury last year.
Anthony Joshua Lose Again to Oleksandr Usyk, Should He Retire? Besides Wilder, the other fighter who already has plans after Usyk vs Joshua is Anthony Joshua himself. He will not be forced into retirement if he loses once again in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua is hoping to avenge the result last year after he suffered the second defeat of his illustrious career.
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will look to reclaim his titles when he faces the Ukrainian next month. If he emerges victorious, Joshua would become a three-belt unified champion – and it may set up a mouth-watering undisputed clash with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
“No, I would be shocked,” Hearn told when quizzed about the prospect of Joshua retiring if he loses to Usyk for a second successive time. “AJ loves fighting, boxing is everything to him. He loves the sport, and I’m sure he’ll be around for a long time, but obviously we’d much rather win.”
Anthony Joshua knocked out Kubrat Pulev in 9th-round, December 2020.
The reassuring words from Matchroom Boxing boss Hearn comes after former heavyweight champion David Haye claimed Joshua faces premature retirement should he lose again to Usyk. Haye believes Joshua’s mentality would essentially force him to walk away from the sport.
“If he doesn’t win, I am not sure he wants to be in a sport where he knows he is not the best,” Haye said. “He got out-hustled by someone he knows he can beat and if – he does everything right and Usyk still beats him – I don’t know if there is anything else for him to do in the sport.”
It is getting more interesting to find out what is the agenda of big four heavyweights after the fight of The Rage On The Red Sea.
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Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will look to reclaim his titles when he faces Oleksandr Usyk at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia on August 20. If he emerges victorious, Joshua would become a three-belt unified champion – and it may set up a mouth-watering undisputed clash with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Joshua will not be forced into retirement if he loses once again in his rematch with The Ukrainian – that’s according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua is hoping to avenge the result last year after he suffered the second defeat of his illustrious career.
Back in September, Joshua was comfortably outclassed as the Ukrainian took his WBA, WBO and IBF world titles in front of 65,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk stunned Joshua on a number of occasions and was simply too fast for the Brit, landing a number of impressive hits to win unanimously on points.
However, the 32-year-old would find himself cut adrift of the of the heavyweight picture if he suffers defeat at the hands of Usyk. Regardless, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn remains adamant that a loss to the 35-year-old Ukrainian – who admirably returned home to defend his country from the Russian military invasion – would not force the Brit into retirement.
After Usyk VS Joshua Rematch, What Is Next? “No, I would be shocked,” Hearn told when quizzed about the prospect of Joshua retiring if he loses to Usyk for a second successive time. “AJ loves fighting; boxing is everything to him.
“When he lost to Usyk, the amount of people in the industry messaged me, saying, ‘I think he should retire now.’ I said, ‘He just lost to the pound-for-pound No 1 or 2. He’s not had that many fights.’
“He loves the sport, and I’m sure he’ll be around for a long time, but obviously we’d much rather win.”
Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua will be around for a long time.
The reassuring words from Matchroom Boxing boss Hearn comes after former heavyweight champion David Haye claimed Joshua faces premature retirement should he lose to Usyk in Saudi Arabia next month. The 41-year-old believes Joshua’s mentality would essentially force him to walk away from the sport.
“If he doesn’t win, I am not sure he wants to be in a sport where he knows he is not the best,” Haye said. “He got out-hustled by someone he knows he can beat and if – he does everything right and Usyk still beats him – I don’t know if there is anything else for him to do in the sport.
“He is such a winner that I don’t know what he does next, if he loses again. He believes he has all the physical abilities to beat Usyk, so do I, so with the right plan he can get the victory.”
Rage On The Red Sea: Usyk vs Joshua 2 Yeah, we think it is too early for Joshua to retire from the sport that made him shine. Moreover, he is still 32 years old and has a fantastic record, 24 wins with 22 KOs. The big fighters he has defeated are Dillian Whyte, Wladimir Klitschko, and Kubrat Pulev, all knocked out. That’s not bad at all.

Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel has suggested ‘The Bronze Bomber’ could fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua next – and shut down talk of a meeting with Dereck Chisora. Usyk and Joshua meanwhile will meet for a second time on 20 August with whoever emerges victorious likely to be in the hunt for a unification showdown with the WBC champion.
The former WBC heavyweight champion has not fought since his knockout defeat to Tyson Fury last October but recently insisted he intends to fight again after considering retirement.
Shelly Finkel and Deontay Wilder at press conference before the bout against Tyson Fury last year.
“Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK (between those two) – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight,’ Finkel told Planet Sport.
‘I don’t care what Fury says (about his retirement), we’re waiting to see what he really wants to do because if he wants to fight the winner then he’s going to get it. But after that, where are the top guys? There’s only four real top guys in the heavyweights right now – Usyk, Joshua, Fury and Deontay”.
After Usyk VS Joshua Rematch, What Is Next? Rage On The Red Sea: Usyk vs Joshua 2 Chisora meanwhile ended a three-fight losing streak with a thrilling win over Kubrat Pulev in London last Saturday. ‘Del Boy’ has vowed to continue fighting, insisting he only wants hard fights before calling out Wilder. Finkel however suggests there is little interest from their side in a fight with the 37-year-old Briton. “Derek Chisora? He just edged a split-decision over Kubrat Pulev, no way,” Finkel said.
Wilder has not fought since his October defeat to Tyson Fury. Wilder spent months out of the public eye following his defeat to Fury last year but revealed in May he would continue his journey in boxing.
“I can’t stop right now. I must continue with my journey,” Wilder said. “I love you guys so much. I can’t end it like this. This journey’s not over with. I must continue my journey.”
As we know, Wilder’s journey is very fascinating, with 41 KOs of his 42 wins. He has only been defeated twice, both times by Tyson Fury alone. No wonder Finkel, maybe Wilder too, don’t want to talk about the fight against Fury again.
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