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Joe Rogan speculates ‘the fix was in’ for Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match…

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Francis Ngannou’s great effort against Tyson Fury in his professional boxing debut remains legendary in recent combat sports history.

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Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion shut up all doubters this past October 2023. Manifesting his dream of boxing an all-time great, Ngannou went toe-to-toe with the then-undefeated 33-0-1 Fury. Ngannou lost the bout by split decision (watch highlights) on the judges’ scorecards but performed so well that many believed he was the true winner in every sense.

Amongst that party was longtime UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, who believes Ngannou probably needed a finish for a clean win, considering Fury had his follow-up match already scheduled.

“I thought he won that fight,” Rogan said on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “But, you know, they were setting up that [Oleksandr] Usyk fight. They were not gonna let — yeah, it just seemed like the fix was in a little bit.

Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury

“It was close enough that they could pull it off,” he continued. “You could go, ‘Okay, maybe. Maybe you could see him winning that,’ but I don’t think so. I thought Francis won it. A lot of people thought Francis won it.”

Ngannou and Fury have suffered the same fates in their matches since they fought. Ngannou, 37, took on Anthony Joshua in his sophomore boxing appearance when he suffered a second round knockout loss (watch highlights) in March 2024. Fury, on the other hand, was dealt his first loss against Usyk, who earned the split decision win in May 2024 (watch highlights).

 

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Gervonta Davis’ trainer has no fear and challenges Floyd Mayweather to a fight against Tank…

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Gervonta Davis AND Floyd Mayweather

It would be a huge fight

They can sometimes go under the radar, but the people who train the best boxers are pretty brave as well and Gervonta Davis‘ trainer has gone after Floyd Mayweather.

As Mayweather once declared: “I’m the best, nobody can beat me.” Davis‘ trainer is planning to put that statement to the test.

Mayweather retired from professional boxing with a record of 50-0, with huge names like Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez failing to beat him when the chance came around.

Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather

He has never even been knocked down by an opponent’s punch, so you’d have to be brave or stupid to take him on.

The trainer’s statement

Taking to Instagram, Gervonta Davis‘ trainer wrote, “Gervonta Davis can decode the shoulder roll if Floyd can fight another exhibition. He can fight another fight if he is great as he says he is. Let’s stop spinning the fans, Gervonta vs Floyd.”

Davis was actually a part of Mayweather Productions in the past when he was trying to make his name, but since departing in 2022, he has been at loggerheads with Mayweather and a fight has been on the cards.

 

Mayweather had big hopes for Davis when they started working together.

“Uh, no I asked [was] what [Floyd] for the whole summer before I signed with him you know before I even you know signed anything on paper he already bought me cars, he bought me jewelry, and things like that,” Gervonta once said in an interview.

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Claressa Shields on Lauren Price: ‘We can fight and prove who’s the best Olympic champion!’….

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CLARESSA SHIELDS

Claressa Shields and Lauren Price are the only two women to have won Olympic middleweight gold medals so far; Shields and Price are now professional world champions operating in different weight divisions but the American star can see a super-fight with Price taking place down the line

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Claressa Shields is a unique fighter. An undisputed champion, she is a multi-weight titlist who has also competed in MMA and who will go for a title in a fourth division later this month.

She will challenge Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse for the WBC heavyweight championship in Detroit.

The Olympic middleweight gold medal has only been won by two women, Shields in 2012 and 2016, and most recently Wales’ Lauren Price, who triumphed at the Tokyo Games.

Price dropped down to welterweight after the Olympics and is only seven bouts into her professional career, but has won the inaugural women’s British title and the WBA world title already.

Shields does not rule out Price becoming one of her future rivals.

“It’s hard to put anything past Olympic champions. She won the Olympics 2021,” Shields told Sky Sports.

“I feel like when you’ve been all over the world and you’ve boxed and you’ve won World championships, it’s kind of destined for you to be great in the pros. I wish her the best of luck.”

They are not on a collision course in the immediate future. Price has plenty of ambitions to realise at welterweight and Shields is moving up in weight for the Lepage-Joanisse fight.

But heavyweight is what the WBC calls its 12st 7lbs division, i.e. light-heavyweight (the WBO light-heavyweight title will also be on the line in their fight).

Shields has operated across several weight classes, super-welter and super-middle included, but is a natural middleweight.

Price’s greatest amateur successes were at middleweight, where she won World and European gold medals as well as the Olympic Games. Along the way, she also beat a light-heavyweight World champion at 75kgs.

Shields doesn’t think their current weight classes will necessarily keep them apart.

“She won the Olympics at 165lbs (75kgs) just as I did – two times – and if she ever wants to fight I would love to fight against her too,” Shields said.

CLaressa Shields

“I believe anything is possible and I really want to fight anybody that wants to fight me. So if Lauren Price keeps winning and comes to 154lbs, 160, 168, we can fight and prove who’s the best Olympic champion.”

Shields’ great rival is another Briton, Savannah Marshall. The American beat Marshall in their 2022 grudge match. But Marshall is now also competing in MMA as she pursues another clash with Shields.

“I beat her in the UK with 20,000 of her fans. She needs to come to America and fight me in front of 20,000 of my fans and let’s see if she can handle being booed and her national anthem being booed and people telling her she sucks!” Shields declared.

“I would love to fight her again and prove that I’m not just one time better than you, I’m two times better than you either inside the cage and definitely inside the ring. It really doesn’t matter which one.”

But first Shields has a more immediate task, winning yet another accolade against Lepage-Joanisse.

“I’m going for my fourth division,” she said. “It’s going to be big and it’s going to be history-making.”

 

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SZA HANDSTAND-OFF W/ SIMONE BILES … Puts Flexibility On Display….

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Claims made that Simone Biles could miss Paris Olympics
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast ever, but R&B sensation SZA impressively held her own against the GOAT on the mat — with the two going head-to-head in a handstand competition!!

The friendly contest went down at Biles’ gym in a promotion for the 2024 Summer Olympics … with the Grammy winner meeting the American athlete for the first time, which she called a dream come true.

SZA VS SIMONE BILES

The “Snooze” artist — a former gymnast herself — opened up on her own experiences in the sport … saying once she knew she wasn’t going to be able to compete at the national level, it was time to try her hand at music.

The two stretched as they chopped it up a bit more before the handstand showdown … with SZA showing off her wild flexibility as she did the splits and answered Biles’ questions.

Then, it was time for the main event … and the two got in formation to see who could stand on their hands the longest.

SIMONE BILES

SZA playfully tried to throw Biles off by getting in her territory … and while some would consider that cheating, Simone took it in stride.

“She’s coming over here?! Haha, she’s gonna knock me over,” Biles laughed.

Eventually, the tactic worked … ’cause Biles gave up — crowning SZA the winner of the handstand-off.

“That was sooooo good,” Biles said after taking the L.

SZA

Of course, it’s not every day you hear about someone beating Biles in gymnastics — she’s got seven Olympic medals … including four golds. She has also won 23 gold World Championships.

Don’t expect the losing streak to continue when Biles competes in Paris in a few weeks … ’cause we’re sure she’ll be taking that just a bit more seriously.

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Dillian Whyte Delivers Harsh Verdict On Fury-Usyk Rematch: “It’ll Be Much Harder This Time”…

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OLEKSANDR USYK VS TYSON FURY

Tyson Fury is currently dealing with something he never has before in the sport of boxing – bouncing back from defeat.

TYSON FURY VS DEONTARY WILDER

The Morecambe heavyweight lost out to Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed title fight, suffering a brutal ninth round that resulted in a count from the referee and ultimately a loss on the cards. The rematch is set for December 21.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Dillian Whyte – who made a low-key return to the sport in March after he was cleared to box when a doping investigation found he had used a contaminated supplement – told IFL TV that it was possible for his former opponent to win second time around but questioned if he was the same fighter he used to be.

Tyson Fury VS Dillian Whyte

“It’s heavyweight boxing so anything is possible and you can’t write Fury off but maybe these hard fights he’s had have taken a toll on him, you never know, he’s human and he’s had a lot of hard fights, a lot of knockdowns and maybe it’s taken a toll on him and maybe he’s not even bothered or motivated anymore.

If he trains right he’s big so stands a chance but Usyk’s self confidence will be through the roof and before he thought he could outbox him but now he knows he can hurt him so it’ll be a much more difficult task [for Fury] this time around.”

Fury was in a demanding trilogy with Deontay Wilder before two more straightforward title defences against Whyte and Chisora. The bout before Usyk was against Francis Ngannou, in which the Brit was knocked down heavily before scraping a split decision win.

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Tiger Woods turns down US captaincy at 2025 Ryder Cup….

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TIGER WOODS

Exclusive: US captaincy for tournament will be announced on Tuesday, with Stewart Cink, Davis Love III and Fred Couples in line for role

Tiger Woods is believed to have turned down the opportunity to captain USA at next year’s Ryder Cup.

Stewart Cink VS TIGER WOODS

The PGA of America will announce their appointment in New York on Tuesday, with the likes of Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Davis Love III in the frame for the role.

The 48-year-old raised doubts at the US PGA two months ago that he would succeed Zach Johnson, citing his time-exhaustive involvement in the peace negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, which bankrolled LIV.

Luke Donald

It is understood that Woods was prepared to take on the role if the PGA of America – which oversees the US arm of the biennial dust-up – reduced the normal captaincy commitments ahead of the match. But no deal was evidently reached and with the clock ticking, they were forced to look elsewhere. Europe confirmed that Luke Donald was to serve a second term last December.

Cink, the 2009 Open champion, is the most obvious alternative, but with the match taking place at Bethpage, just 15 minutes from Manhattan, they may have gone elsewhere for what they consider to be a bigger name to harness the support of what us expected to be a raucous home crowd.

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Gervonta Davis’ trainer believes Vasiliy Lomachenko will delay fight to give other boxer a chance…

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GERVONTA TANK DAVIS

There are a few suiter to face him and even when the list is short there are many interesting encounters to please the fans

Vasiliy Lomachencko is the IBF lightweight champion, and according to reports, he was negotiating with Gervonta Davis to try and unify the title as Davis is the WBA champion, however things could change, as trainer Kenny Ellis believes differently.

Gervonta Davis vs Vasiliy Lomachenko

“Lomachenko said he will step aside and let Gervonta Davis fight Shakur Stevenson this fall, and he’ll fight the winner early 2025,” Ellis said on Instagram. If that is the case, the tide has turned on this boxing division for the near future.

The fact the Stevenson is holding the WBC title, Lomachenko could fight for three belts rather than two if he waits a little longer to then later try and unify the division making it more interesting for the parties involved.

Shaku Stevenson is a good fit for now

Shakur Stevenson is the boxer that many wanted to see in action again. The Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro 2016 will have his debut in 2024 against Artem Harutyunyan where the WBC lightweight title will be at stake and the expectation is to see what his presentation will be like.

Gervonta Davis vs Shakur Stevenson

Because if he leaves a good image, the hope grows for the fight that has been expected for a long time to gain strength against Gervonta Davis. The lightweight champion will put his title at stake this Saturday, July 6 in New Jersey. Shakur has not fought since November, when he defeated Edwin De Los Santos in a fight that did not satisfy the spectators, who called Stevenson boring.

This test against the German Harutyunyan will serve for the 27-year-old boxer to demonstrate that he is in a position to have a chance against someone who looks unbeatable like Gervonta.

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Unapologetic Ryan Garcia Confirms He Crossed a Line as Claressa Shields Leaks NSFW DMs….

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CLARESSA SHEILDS

Ryan Garcia and Claressa Shields are at war. The two boxers were going at X and unleashed some verbal jibes. But things took a nasty turn when ‘GWOAT’ shared some messages that ‘KingRy’ dropped in her DMS. What’s more? The latter owned up to his deed and accepted that it was “all” him. What happened exactly?

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Claressa Shields v Ryan Garcia

Garcia, 25, and Shields, 29, have been at loggerheads since she favored Devin Haney as the two childhood rivals tussled over the ostarine saga. The American boxer has openly opened fire on Garcia, as she blasted him for cheating. But she expected it the least when Garcia sent her derogatory messages, which she shared on her X handle. Garcia, at 24-1, went on a rampage and insulted Shields, as he wrote, “I’m saying you said my mom don’t got cancer crack head. Are you f*king an idiot. Dumb a*s crack head read b*tch. Screenshot b*tch.”

After the 14-0 record holder shared the shocking conversation on X, Garcia candidly responded to her claim and accepted, “That’s all me.”

The two boxers hadn’t found a middle ground in these months, with taunts and accusations flying across their social media handles. In addition, they didn’t let any opportunity slide by to make a jibe at each other. But the friction between them is reaching a tipping point, as the Flint native blasted Garcia and called him a “piece of sh*t.” What else did she say?

Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia VS Claressa Shields

Claressa Shields labels Ryan Garcia as “the problem”

After Garcia labeled Shields as “anti-humans” and slandered her, the latter penned a lengthy note, calling out the Victorville native. The light middleweight champion pointed out that Garcia was using the platform to mislead people. She penned, “Man @RyanGarcia you are a piece of sh*t! You use your platform to lie and mislead the people. It’s sad.”

The undisputed champion added, “And now that your roller coaster is going down you are pointing the finger at everyone else! Go look in the mirror! You are the problem! You are The reason. Stop using God to make excuses for you being a terrible person! The jig is up! GO GET HELP!!” 

claressa shields

Notably, Shields has also floated the idea of a man-vs.-woman boxing match against Garcia to settle their beef once and for all. However, it might not materialize anytime soon because Garcia has to serve a year-long ban after NYSAC slapped him with a year ban, along with a fine and a forfeit of the guaranteed purse.

What do you make of this exchange between Ryan Garcia and Claressa Shields? Do you believe Garcia crossed a line? Let us know in the comments below.

 

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