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Teddy Atlas Didn’t Hesitate When Asked Who Would Get KO’d In A Prime George…

By Admin February 4, 2025

Teddy Atlas Didn’t Hesitate When Asked Who Would Get KO’d In A Prime George Foreman vs Mike Tyson Fight

Legendary trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas has had his say on who he believes was better between heavyweight legends Mike Tyson and George Foreman.

Tyson’s formidable prime came during the mid to late 1980s, where he became the youngest world heavyweight champion in boxing history with an explosive second round knockout win against Trevor Berbick in 1986.

He then went on to hold the undisputed championship between 1987 and 1990 before eventually surrendering his titles to James ‘Buster’ Douglas.

‘Big’ George’s glittering career came in two parts, which culminated in him becoming the oldest world heavyweight champion in boxing history in 1994. Foreman captured world honours for the first time in January 1973 in a famous second round stoppage win over Joe Frazier.

Speaking on VladTV, Atlas, who once trained Tyson, made no mistake in favouring ‘Big’ George as the better fighter out of the two, claiming the once-formidable puncher was ‘greater’ than ‘Iron’ Mike.

“Call me a hater, come on go ahead, he’s greater for me than Tyson, and Tyson’s great but he’s greater.”

Atlas would go on to detail how Foreman would have caught Tyson coming in.

“You ain’t gonna like this Tyson fans … Foreman’s style was wrong for Tyson. He would’ve came in trying to slip and bob and I think it would’ve been a replay of the fight with Foreman and Frazier, twice, and we all know what happened in that – Foreman knocked him out.

Bad style match up, the right punches to catch him, the size advantage. And they are from the same era do we don’t even have to play the game to conform and adjust. Foreman was naturally the bigger guy. He would’ve been able to catch Tyson coming in, time him. Foreman had a great chin. Tyson would’ve landed maybe a left hook, Foreman could’ve handled it.”

Foreman walked away from boxing in 1977 after a shock defeat to Jimmy Young, making his sensational return to the sport 10-years later. In November 1994 he defeated Michael Moorer via 10th round knockout to claim the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles, breaking the record for being the oldest heavyweight champion in history at 46 years and 169 days old.

A fight between ‘Big’ George and ‘Iron’ Mike never ended up materialising, although it was heavily speculated that the pair had been interested in facing each other in the early to mid 1990s, leaving fans wondering what could have happened in one of the great heavyweight showdowns that didn’t come to fruition.

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‘Number One Heavyweight In The World’ Has Now ‘Signed’ To Fight Anthony…

By Admin February 4, 2025

‘Number One Heavyweight In The World’ Has Now ‘Signed’ To Fight Anthony Joshua: “It’s Done”

Anthony Joshua is likely to fight twice this year as he looks to bounce back from a fourth career loss.

‘Anthony Joshua’s latest defeat came at the hands of Daniel Dubois as he attempted to become a three-time world heavyweight champion

A bad first round for Joshua saw him knocked down before the bell and fail to properly recover fully thereafter. Just as he was beginning to get a foothold in the fight during the fifth round, he was caught again and put down, this time out for the count.

The Brit has rebuilt well after previous losses. His first came to Andy Ruiz in 2019 and in the immediate rematch six months later he won wide on the cards. After two back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, the former Olympic Gold Medalist then put together four wins against Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou before that fight with Dubuis derailed his progress once more.

It is now being reported by talkSPORT that Joshua will take on Martin Bakole, the division’s ‘most avoided heavyweight,’ later this year in Africa.

“He’ll Win” Roy Jones Jr Makes New Canelo vs Terence Crawford Prediction…

By Admin February 4, 2025

“He’ll Win” Roy Jones Jr Makes New Canelo vs Terence Crawford Prediction As Fight Agreed: “He’ll Win”

Terence Crawford looks to have landed a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after first mentioning it around 18 months ago.

Though initially dismissed by Alvarez, who holds three of the four major belts at super-middleweight, due to the American being naturally smaller and last competing two divisions down at super-welterweight.

Crawford persisted, however, and, with the backing of Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh, the fight looks set for September this year. It will see ‘Bud’ pack on a further 14 pounds should he want to come in at the 168 limit as he attempts to be the first man to beat Alvarez in that division.

Speaking to the Ring Magazine, multi-weight great Roy Jones Jr said that the outcome of the fight was in the Mexican’s hands and that, with the right gameplan, it goes in his favour.

“The weight won’t be the factor. The factor will be how Canelo chooses to make the fight. If Canelo comes out and does what Canelo should do, he wins the fight. If he comes out and does what he shouldn’t do, Crawford wins the fight.”

As for what that entails, Jones believes that if Alvarez lets Crawford control the centre, the American gets the victory and Canelo will be dealt just his third defeat in over 60 fights.

Claressa Shields Beats Danielle Perkins to Become Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

By Admin February 3, 2025

Congratulation as Claressa Shields Beats Danielle Perkins to Become Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

Claressa Shields continued her case as the GWOAT with a unanimous decision win over Danielle Perkins to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in front of a hometown crowd at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan.

The stark size difference was noticable from the jump. Perkins’ build as a legitimate heavyweight towered over Shields

However, it didn’t take long for the big skills gap to show up either. Shields took it to her opponent and immediately put pressure on Perkins to return fire.

The GWOAT had her first major moment in the third round when she rocked Perkins with a clean right hand.

Perkins did settle in to some degree after the first few rounds. Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter gave Perkins a round after she forced Shields into some exchanges.

If there’s a criticism to be made of Shields it was that she may have taken her foot off the gas in the later rounds. She was countering Perkins hard, but wasn’t exactly going all-out to finish the fight.

That was, until she landed an absolute missile of a right hand that floored Perkins in the final seconds.

Shields had previously won the WBC heavyweight championship, but her victory over Perkins added the previously vacant WBO and IBF championship belts to her stacked trophy case. Shields now holds active belts in three different weight classes with two middleweight titles and the WBO light heavyweight championship currently on her resume.

“Pull Yourself Together” Frank Bruno Didn’t Hesitate When Asked Who….

By Admin February 3, 2025

“Pull Yourself Together” Frank Bruno Didn’t Hesitate When Asked Who Wins Tyson Fury vs Joshua

Frank Bruno has predicted who he believes will prevail in an all-British heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Despite the shock retirement announcement made by Fury earlier this month, it is expected that ‘The Gypsy King’ could be tempted to make a return to the sport to face Joshua in a fight that has been speculated for many years.

The 36-year-old was unsuccessful in his bid to become a three-time world heavyweight champion last December, when he was outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk in their huge rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

‘AJ’ is preparing to make a return to boxing after suffering a shock knockout defeat to newly crowned IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in September, although it remains unclear when he will be returning and who his next opponent will be.

Now Eddie Hearn is scared to mention me, I wobbled Anthony Joshua’s ‘head…

By Admin February 3, 2025

Now Eddie Hearn is scared to mention me, I wobbled Anthony Joshua’s ‘head and legs’ in sparring with huge shot

Martin Bakole has a unique story to tell from sparring British heavyweight Anthony Joshua.

Martin Bakole is considered by many to be the ‘most avoided’ heavyweight in the division, carrying dynamite in both hands and a really powerful style.

The Congolese KO artist has yet to receive his flowers at world level in a big-name fight, despite mixing it with some of the best in the gym including Daniel Dubois and current champion Oleksandr Usyk, who he claims he knocked out.

One fight Bakole has always had his eye on in the professional ranks is British star Joshua, whom he sparred while AJ trained in Sheffield under the stewardship of Rob McCracken.

And when giving insight into his time he has already shared in the ring with Joshua, Bakole claims he rocked Joshua with his trademark left hand.

“Eddie was ringside in the gym in Sheffield when I was sparring Anthony Joshua,” he told talkSPORT.

“And he knows and sees what I did to Anthony Joshua. That is to this day why he doesn’t mention me.

“When I first came to the gym, six or seven people came to spar him and I gave him a hard time.

“The next day they took everyone out except me and Agit Kabayel, I came to spar him but I was surprised I was asked to do six rounds.

‘Courtside baddies’ – Coco Gauff watches on as Angel Reese makes Unrivaled….

By Admin February 3, 2025

‘Courtside baddies’ – Coco Gauff watches on as Angel Reese makes Unrivaled history after ejection

Coco Gauff watched Angel Reese make history after seven minutes on Saturday night – but not the way she would have wanted.

The tennis superstar took her support for Unrivaled as an investor to the next level as the guest of honour between the Rose and Laces.

The inaugural campaign of the start-up women’s basketball league has proven a success thus far as it continues to shake up the sport.

Gauff, no stranger to breaking records with a racket, was keen to see what it was all about as she watched high-profile Reese in action.

However, the ‘Bayou Barbie’ endured a frustrating start after failing to score in the first quarter while going 0 for 2 from the field.

Reese had begun finding her flow in the second when she erupted for six points and 11 rebounds before her night was cut short.

RELATED : Coco Gauff looks up to ‘friend and mentor’ Serena Williams before Olympics debut

After playing in Unrivaled, Reese will then spearhead an exciting Sky team heading into the 2025 WNBA season with a new coach and championship aspirations.

The 13-27 Sky failed to make the playoffs last season, prompting the franchise to part ways with former head coach Teresa Weatherspoon — who is Reese’s coach in Unrivaled with Rose — and replace her with Tyler Marsh.

The 2025 WNBA regular season tips off on Friday, May 16, with Reese’s Sky taking on longtime rival Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever a day later in Indianapolis.

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‘It’s done’ Ben Shalom has revealed that a blockbuster clash between Martin…

By Admin February 3, 2025

‘It’s done’ Ben Shalom has revealed that a blockbuster clash between Martin Bakole and Anthony Joshua is ‘done’.

Shalom was in attendance for Adam Azim’s victory over Sergey Lipinets on Saturday night at OVO Arena Wembley.

Azim record his best victory to date by blasting out the Russian inside nine rounds to claim the the vacant IBO super lightweight title.

During the event, Shalom spoke with talkSPORT boxing pundit Spencer Oliver to discuss the fight, but ended up revealing some tasty fight news for another one of his clients.

“The promoter of Martin Bakole that’s what I want to be known as,” he told Oliver.

“The number one heavyweight in the world.”

Shalom proceeded to confirm that Bakole vs Joshua was a ‘done’ deal after the former asserted that he would fight AJ in Africa in the summer.

“It’s done. I’m hearing he’s signed and we’re off to the Congo,” Shalom said.

Anthony Joshua and Bakole, 31, have been naturally thrust into a potential showdown ever since Tyson Fury announced in January that he was retiring from the sport.

Bakole, who boasts a record of 21-1 with 16 KOs, is considered by many to be the ‘most avoided’ heavyweight in the division.

However, the Congolese knockout artist has yet to receive his flowers on the world stage in a big-name bout.

This comes despite Bakole locking horns with some of the best in the gym, including Daniel Dubois and current champion Oleksandr Usyk, who he claims he knocked out.

One fight Bakole has always had his eye on in the professional ranks is British star Joshua, 35, whom he sparred while ‘AJ’ trained in Sheffield.

live results, Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins round-by-round updates…

By Admin February 3, 2025

live results, Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time for heavyweight title fight

Uncrowned has Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Shields vs. Perkins fight card on Sunday night at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan. WBC heavyweight champion Shields defends her belt against Perkins with the vacant WBA, IBF and WBO belts also on the line.

Shields (15-0, 3 KOs), Uncrowned’s No. 1 pound-for-pound women’s boxer in the world, is a five-division champion and former two-division undisputed champion, having held the undisputed super welterweight crown in 2021 and the undisputed middleweight title twice between 2019 and 2024. Shields won the WBC heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse this past July.

Perkins (5-0, 2 KOs) has never been scheduled for more than eight rounds and comes into the bout as far less experienced than her championship opponent. Perkins boxed on the undercard of Shields’ fight with Lepage-Joanisse, winning a wide unanimous decision over Christianne Fahey.

Main Card (7:30 p.m. ET, DAZN)

Undisputed heavyweight title: Claressa Shields vs. Danielle Perkins

Heavyweight: Brandon Moore vs. Skylar Lacy

Super welterweight: Joseph Hicks Jr. vs. Keon Papillion

Super lightweight: Joshua Pagan vs. Ronal Ron

Super featherweight: Caroline Veyre vs. Carmen Vargas

Super bantamweight: Ashleyann Lozada def. Denise Moran via unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

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Congratulations as Severely Curmel Moton Go down Frank Zaldiva just within….

By Admin February 2, 2025

Congratulations as Severely Curmel Moton Go down Frank Zaldiva just within three rounds, Jose Benavidez Jnr returns with win

LAS VEGAS – If lightweight prospect Curmel Moton isn’t quite ready for prime time, he is certainly earning all the air time he has received in his early career.

Not that he has needed much of it. Moton, who was moved into the preliminaries broadcast portion of Saturday’s David Benavidez-David Morrell Jnr undercard at the last minute, made fairly quick work of Frank Saldiva, overwhelming him for a third-round stoppage win here at T-Mobile Arena.

Moton, 7-0 (6 KOs) a dazzling 18-year-old prospect from Salt Lake City who now trains out of Floyd Mayweather Jnr’s gym in Las Vegas, notched his fourth consecutive stoppage – and his sixth career finish inside three rounds.

But by comparison, Saldiva, 5-2 (3 KOs), was a slow-burner. A Cuban southpaw with a strong amateur background, Saldiva seemed to give Moton pause as he tried to find his way in during a quiet first round. But Moton began uncovering the angles in Round 2, putting in body work and landing left hooks, an uppercut and a hard right hand.

Saldiva put up more resistance than past Moton opponents, letting his hands go and landing a sharp left hand that stood Moton up straight – but also only seemed to convince him to get down to business. He immediately stalked Saldiva and began unloading. First up against the ropes and then pinned in the corner, Saldiva was taking on heaps of leather and not throwing back, prompting referee Harvey Dock to step in and call it at 1:51 of the third.

“I’m only 18 and I’m growing a lot,” Moton said after the fight. “I’ve definitely noticed my body has changed, too. I’m getting stronger and stronger, and I’m learning how to place my punches better and better. So I feel like, as time goes on, I’m gonna be getting a lot more knockouts.”

In earlier preliminary action, Jose Benavidez Jnr broke down Danny Rosenberger for a fifth-round stoppage in a scheduled eight-round middleweight fight.

Benavidez, 29-3-1 (20 KOs), from Phoenix and the older brother of headliner David Benavidez, got back in the win column for the first time since August 2023 – and only the second time since 2018. Rosenberger, of Youngstown, Ohio, fell to 20-9-4 (10 KOs).

Additionally, Milwaukee’s Daniel Blancas, 11-0 (5 KOs) outpointed Juan Barajas, 11-0-2 (7 KOs), of Victorville, California, in a super middleweight eight-rounder; San Antonio’s Gabriela Tellez, 4-0 (1 KO), edged Abril Anguiano, 4-1 (2 KOs), of Garland, Texas, for a majority decision in a featherweight six-rounder; and John Easter, 8-0 (7 KOs), of Las Vegas, was taken the distance for the first time but earned a unanimous decision over Portland’s Joseph Aguilar, 6-3-1 (3 KOs) in a super middleweight six-rounder.

Jason Langendorf is the former Boxing Editor of ESPN.com, was a contributor to Ringside Seat and the Queensberry Rules, and has written about boxing for Vice, The Guardian, Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. A member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, he can be found at LinkedIn and followed on X and Bluesky.

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