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“Mayweather vs. Loma Would Do Better Than Tank”: See Why

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Through ups and downs, through beefs and buys, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back to the place where he is known to be the best—the ring. It’s been seven years since he hung the gloves professionally. However, it seems, ‘The Money’ magic has yet to fade. One often gets a glimpse of those exceptional moves in the exhibition bouts that he fights every year. After their last fight ended in the most disastrous fashion, Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III will circle back next month to conclude their argument. So to prepare himself for the match, the undefeated former champion is back in the gym.

READ MORE:Oscar De La Hoya Gives Surprising Answer To Who Hit Harder Between Mayweather and Pacquiao

Footage of Floyd Mayweather Jr. executing the speed drill on the pads with his new trainer has been going viral. The fact that he has been boxing since his childhood is fairly well known, but still, even at age 47, he can throw punches with such dexterity. It might put men half his age to shame. Needless to say, the post has been witnessing a stream of comments ever since it appeared.

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TalkSPORT‘s Michael Benson shared the nearly minute-long video. The message of the post read, “Floyd Mayweather bringing back his masterful pads routine at age 47 today…” The clip begins with the former world champion calling out Mexico City, which will play host to the Gotti III rematch on August 24.

“Let me give you guys a little show,” and off he started. His trainer held the pads on both hands. Mayweather Jr. first started with a straight hit on the inside. A short upper cut (right hand) at the trainer’s right, followed by a quick short straight with the same hand. Then his left hand took the third turn. One more straight right, and then left. He repeated the sequence with a slight variation.

RELATED:Fans mock Floyd Mayweather after his workout on the bag as he prepares for August 23 fight

The third sequence was reserved for defense. The trainer threw her left hand at Mayweather Jr.’s face, forcing him to move his head, first to his right, then left, and then backwards. Another round of combinations. and a quick change of direction followed. The seamless execution and sheer speed of Mayweather Jr.’s shots were simply breathtaking.

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No wonder most fans had nothing but words of appreciation for the retired champion. Though a few didn’t hesitate to take digs, by and large, the comments largely reflected Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s greatness with gloves.

Wonderstruck, this fan expressed disbelief at how Floyd Mayweather Jr., even at this age, remains hugely talented and capable. According to the fan, the former champion still has it in him to compete against and potentially defeat some of today’s best welterweights.

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This fan found it remarkable that someone at age 47 could accomplish such a challenging task so impressively. They stated that it would be difficult for those who might be half his age.

This fan probably stretched their imagination. According to them, perhaps Vasyl Lomachenko‘s matchup with Mayweather Jr. would have been a better alternative to the one initially planned with Gervonta Davis.

For the following fan, maintaining hand speed at an advanced age is simply extraordinary.

But to this fan, instead of Mayweather Jr.’s new trainer, they would rather watch the former champion while in his prime, training together with his late uncle Roger Mayweather. The sheer magic they used to create while working on the pads was something else.

UPDATE:Floyd Mayweather Promises Two Lucky Fans a Trip to Mexico for John Gotti III Rematch, Find Out How to Participate

Even the other day, fans had mixed reactions to ‘Money’ training with a heavy punching bag. While it impressed a few, some appeared a bit critical.

The fight with John Gotti III follows rumors of a rematch with former opponents Victor Ortiz and Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately, neither of those fights materialized. Given the brawl that broke out during the first match with Gotti III, fans might be hoping that the second edition comes out clean and with a formal closure.

What is your take on Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s skills? Do you also feel that the former world champion can still give a lot of young men a run for their money?

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Mike Tyson Posts Countdown Clock to Jake Paul Fight and Video Watching Paul vs. Perry

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Mike Tyson is gearing up for his fight with Jake Paul.

Following Paul’s knockout victory over Mike Perry Saturday, Tyson posted a countdown for his fight against Paul and also included a video of him watching Paul’s introduction to the fight against Perry.

This comes after Paul called out Tyson following the victory, declaring “Mike Tyson, you’re next,” during his post-fight interview.

Mike Tyson training again, Jake Paul in sights

 

The Paul-Tyson fight nearly occurred on Saturday night, as the original date was for June 20. Tyson postponed the fight due to suffering an ulcer flare up, and that led to Perry stepping in to face Paul instead.

Paul knocked down Perry in the sixth round and improved his overall record to 10-1 with seven knockouts. While it has been an impressive run for the 27-year-old, his accomplishments pale in comparison to what the 57-year-old Tyson has done.
Tyson was the undisputed world champion from 1987-1990 and boasts an overall record 50-6-2 with 44 knockouts. His last professional fight was in 2005 when he fell to Kevin McBride while his last exhibition fight came in 2020 when he fought to a draw with Roy Jones Jr.

The fight with Jones Jr. saw Tyson fight a boxer just a two-year age gap, but the significant age disparity between Tyson and Paul will make the upcoming bout interesting.

The fight is currently set for Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Oscar De La Hoya Gives Surprising Answer To Who Hit Harder Between Mayweather and Pacquiao

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao

Oscar De La Hoya fought the best of his era during a decorated career that saw him become a global star and multi-weight champion of the sport.

The East Los Angeles native saw success in the amateur ranks on his way to an Olympic gold medal at the Barcelona Games in 1992 and then picked up 10 world titles across six weight classes on his way to becoming a Hall of Famer.

He was asked by Combat Podcast who hit him the hardest out of the two legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, both of who beat him at the tail end of his career. He started by down-playing Mayweather’s power.

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“We all know that Mayweather is not known for a big punch. It stings, you know it stings, yes.”

He then claimed, which will come as a surprise to many fans, that Pacquiao hit no harder than ‘Pretty Boy’, but just more often.

“I’d have say they were about the same.

It’s funny, because I didn’t feel Pacquiao’s punch, it didn’t do anything to me, maybe it’s because Pacquiao was coming up in weight, I believe that was his first fight at welterweight so I didn’t really feel his punch. With him it was more of an accumulation, you know, but I would say about the same, they punch the same.”

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Pacquiao is on the verge of an unlikely comeback as he has been offered the opportunity to head straight into a world title fight against Mario Barrios for the WBC belt. The opportunity comes despite not having fought for two years since his bruising loss to Yordenis Ugas.

Mayweather on the other hand is sticking to exhibition fights with and will return to the ring on August 24 for a rematch against John Gotti III.

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Fans mock Floyd Mayweather after his workout on the bag as he prepares for August 23 fight

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Mayweather worked the bag but got criticized for his lack of power punches

Floyd Mayweather may be one of the best fighters of all time with no losses to his record, but he is not above the court of public opinion as fans slammed his workout on the bag as he gears up to fight John Gotti III on August 23.

Mayweather officially retired from professional boxing in 2017 but seven years later, the 47-year-old continues to step into the ring in a series of exhibition bouts showing that he can never truly get away from the game.

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And perhaps that’s why he still looks so fluid, fast and natural although some fans were not particularly impressed with his efforts as they took to X.com, formerly Twitter, to criticize the fighter.

“Couldn’t destroy a real fighter in his prime,” one user wrote in the comments of Boxing Kingdom’s post.

“He never destroys the heavy bag! He’s punching the bag like a lightweight,” added another.

“Even in Floyd’s prime on his best day ever, he never destroyed no heavy bag,” said a third.

When is Floyd Mayweather’s next fight?

Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti

Mayweather steps into the ring on August 23 to fight John Gotti III in Mexico City in his latest post-retirement fight in a rematch of their June 13, 2023 clash that prematurely ended in a brawl.

The flash point came when the referee waved off the fight after six rounds following Mayweather domination, although Gotti III got licks in too, enraging the latter. He then tried to attack Money and his team after the bell in Florida.

With the feud continuing on in the subsequent 12 months, it will be interesting to see how proceedings play out at the Arena CDMX and tickets are still on sale for the bout ranging between $76 to $23,280 according to StubHub.

The fight can be watched live on DAZN, who hold the broadcast and streaming rights around the entire world.

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Floyd Mayweather Promises Two Lucky Fans a Trip to Mexico for John Gotti III Rematch, Find Out How to Participate

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All your life you admired Floyd Mayweather‘s boxing. You often wished you saw ‘TBE’ in action live! However, you could never afford the tickets. But, what if Mayweather himself now decided to treat you and sponsor a visit to his next exhibition? Sounds interesting, right?

Well, Floyd Mayweather cannot help but be generous. After taking 34 people to Super Bowl LVII by spending one million, Mayweather now wants to provide two lucky fans with the time of their lives! How? He wants to make sure they catch his rematch with John Gotti III live in Mexico City. Bang on!

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In June this year, Floyd Mayweather announced that the rematch with John Gotti III was taking place at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, on August 24th. Additionally, it was revealed that Victor Ortiz was returning against Rodrigo Damian Coria. So, the card is not going to be boring at all. Meanwhile, since the last fight between Mayweather and Gotti III ended in chaos with Gotti III willing to attack Floyd even after the official stoppage, one can expect at least full-fledged entertainment from the rematch if not excellent boxing. But, how to be one of the two lucky fans?

While we await more details, Floyd Mayweather took to Instagram and, in one of his stories, wrote, “Two people will win an all-inclusive trip to Mexico for my next exhibition.” For more details, it has been advised to keep an eye on his Instagram account. Soon, he also posted some training videos, showing him preparing for the Gotti III rematch.

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Now that the tickets are on sale, Floyd Mayweather is devoting most of his time to training. Although he had out-performed John Gotti III in their first match, Mayweather does not want to take the rematch lightly as he understands that “anything can happen in a fight.” So, he has teamed up with Crystal Thomas! With an Instagram video, Mayweather introduced Thomas to the world.

“As you guys know, I’ve been working for a while. I’ve been working for like thirty minutes or forty minutes. I don’t know the exact time,” said Floyd Mayweather, taking a break. “My trainer, I chose her for a reason. She works extremely hard. Anytime you call, she shows up,” he said about Crystal.

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Claressa Shields vs. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse: How to Stream, Betting Odds and Fight Card

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On Saturday, July 27, Claressa Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) attempts to add another world title to her ever-growing collection as she moves up to heavyweight to face Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-1, 2 KOs) for the Canadian’s WBC title. The entire card at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan will be shown live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe.

Shields was last seen in the ring on June 3, 2023, when she defeated Maricela Cornejo. She holds notable wins against Savannah Marshall and Ema Kozin. Lepage-Joanisse won the WBC crown by a split decision against Abril Argentina Vidal.

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Can Shields create history at heavyweight? All eyes turn to Detroit, Michigan as the GWOAT moves up to heavyweight.

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Betting Odds

Per Sportsbook Draftkings, Shields will enter the bout as an overwhelming -2500 betting favourite. Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse is the +1200 underdog as we get closer to fight night.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti Rematch Date, Location Set; 2024 Fight Ended in Brawl

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Saturday he and John Gotti III agreed to a rematch on Aug. 24 in Mexico City.

The pair previously fought in June 2023. The exhibition was ended in the sixth round. Gotti continued to throw punches at Mayweather after the stoppage, which sparked a wider brawl in and out of the ring.

Gotti, who’s the grandson of the late New York mob boss John Gotti, told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour shortly after the event he was open to a return encounter. He said Mayweather might have a hard time turning down the idea based on how much attention they generated from their post-fight melee.

Mayweather previously announced the two would square off during the week of Super Bowl LVIII. However, that came to nothing.

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The 47-year-old has maintained his retirement from boxing after beating UFC star Conor McGregor in 2017 and running his record to a perfect 50-0. Since then, he has scheduled a series of exhibitions, making no bones about the fact he’s getting paid handsomely for much less work than would be required in an official fight.

Gotti got his combat sports career started in MMA, debuting in 2017 and compiling a 5-1 record before pivoting to boxing. He’s 2-0 so far as a professional.

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Shakur Stevenson’s team claim they are very close to Gervonta Davis fight but it’s not up to him

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Tank needs to be the one to make the decision, as long as it’s financially viable.

Alot of high-profile boxers are currently in holding patterns when it comes to deciding what their next moves will be. Canelo Alvarez still doesn’t have an opponent for September. No one knows what Devin Haney might do after the Ryan Garcia debacle. And Gervonta Davis just saw a potential opponent, Vasiliy Lomachenko, fall through.

That last big name is of particular importance to Shakur Stevenson, who is coming off of a recent victory and needs a notable win to stave off the criticism. Fighting and beating Tank would certainly accomplish that, and it sounds like Stevenson is open and willing to making it happen.

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Shakur Stevenson waiting for Tank Davis to make the call

Stevenson’s co-manager, Josh Dubin, spoke to BoxingScene on Tuesday and revealed that they’re just waiting on Davis to come through.

It’s all up to Tank. The one thing about Shakur: he will take anyone you put in front of him. We’re here and waiting and ready to negotiate. We’ll know how realistic [it] is by how financially viable they make it for Shakur… [We] have our phone lines open, ready for a call, and they have our numbers. It’s a fight Shakur really wants. He’s been begging for it for a long time.

It appears that Stevenson wants it badly, but it will come down to the numbers, as is usually the case when two elite boxers try to plan a fight. We’ll see if both sides can make sacrifices and come to a compromise some time within the next couple of months.

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Why Gervonta Davis knocks out Frank Martin to retain WBA lightweight title

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After the longest layoff of his professional career, Gervonta Davis “Tank” made a triumphant return to the ring, reminding the boxing world of his formidable one-punch power.

Davis secured an eighth-round knockout against Frank Martin on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, retaining his WBA lightweight title.

Gervonta Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) showcased his signature power with a devastating left uppercut followed by a straight left, sending Martin crashing into the ropes and onto the canvas. This victory marked Davis’s fourth consecutive knockout win. Despite conceding five of the first six rounds to gather data on his opponent, Davis ended the bout in spectacular fashion.

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“A couple rounds, I didn’t feel like I warmed up completely like I wanted to, but I did warm up as the fight was going on,” said Davis, who was fighting for the first time in 421 days. “I knew that he was going to tire down, so I was just standing there, being a target for him so he could tire himself out. And once he tired himself out, I started picking him apart.”

Entering the seventh round, Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) held a slight edge in power punches, leading 37-31 according to CompuBox statistics. However, Davis reversed this margin dramatically by landing 19 power punches to Martin’s 11 in that round.

The seventh round set the stage for Gervonta Davis brutal finale. He stalked Martin into the corner and began unloading a flurry of punches. A clean left hand stunned Martin, and Davis unleashed another powerful shot that sealed the knockout victory, drawing cheers from the announced crowd of 13,249.

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Davis had not fought since his seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia in April 2023, also in Las Vegas. His time away from the ring included a 44-day stint in a detention center for violating the terms of his house arrest related to a car accident that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.

“I’ve been around for a long time,” said Davis, whose right cheek was swollen and red from absorbing blows in the early rounds. “I’ve been training since I was 7 years old and competing since I was 8. It’s like second nature. It’s about staying focused, making sure my mind is on a goal, and that’s always to come out on top.”— Gene Wang

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Why Jaron Ennis Delivers Honest Verdict On Gervonta Davis vs Shakur Stevenson: “He Can Do It All”

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Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is one of the new breakout stars of boxing.

The Philadelphia fighter recently signed with Matchroom and got his latest win at home in front of the largest crowd in the city for many years. His impressive fifth-round stoppage of former European champion David Avanesyan was his 29th knockout from 32 fights overall and was the first defence of his IBF welterweight belt.

On a similar level are Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, two lightweight belt holders who have long been linked with fighting each other.

 

‘Tank’ is an all-action knockout artist and pay-per-view star, while Stevenson is more of a technical fighter who often takes a safety-first approach on his way to patient wins, and that has brought some ire from fans in recent times.

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Speaking to Cigar Talk, ‘Boots’ was asked about how a fight between the two might go and, like many, found it a hard one to call.

“That’s a great fight, you know, I think that’s 50-50, two great guys, two sharp guys. That’s a great fight. I really think it’s 50-50, they both great fighters, we’re not gonna know ’till they get in the ring. That’s a great match, Shakur is sharp, he knows how to box, he’s technical, ‘Tank’, he’s sharp, he can box, he’s got power, he can do everything. I think that’s gonna be a sharp type of fight.”

A possible unification fight between the two just moved a step close after Vasiliy Lomachenko pulled out of negotiations to fight ‘Tank’ next.

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