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Canelo Alvarez offered immediate world title shot by dangerous 6

By Admin September 25, 2025

Canelo Alvarez offered immediate world title shot by dangerous 6’2 champion after Terence Crawford loss

David Benavidez is offering Canelo Alvarez a chance to settle their long-term rivalry and potentially claim a world title while doing so.

For the first time in seven years Canelo woke up this month without a title to his name, after Terence Crawford claimed the Mexican’s undisputed super-middleweight crown.

Despite the defeat, Alvarez is still a top target for anyone that wants to fight a highly regarded pound-for-pound legend.

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One man that’s made it clear that he has his sights set on the 35-year-old is the reigning WBC light-heavyweight champion, Benavidez.

In his latest call-out, on the Inside The Ring show, he explained: “I feel like everything that’s happening in my career, I’m in a great position in every single way.

“I wasn’t going to go down to 168lbs but now if Canelo wants to come up then come, I got the WBC world title at 175lbs.

“After I beat Bivol I’m going to have all the belts so after that happens, now I’m the one that has the power, now I’m the one.

“Canelo says he doesn’t fight for greatness, he fights for titles.

“Well let me go pick up all the titles and let’s come back to the table and talk.”

Just four years after emerging on the professional scene, Benavidez came into possession of the vacant WBC super middleweight title after beating Ronald Gavril via split decision.

As the 6’2 dangerous monster was then the No.1 WBC contender in line to challenge Canelo for his super middleweight belt, it was anticipated that they would one day face-off.

It’s undeniable that the pair share a complex history, having been in a verbal back-and-forth for years but Benavidez remains eager to settle their score.

Alvarez retained boxing fans’ hopes of facing Benavidez, given his camp denied that he rejected a $55 million offer to face his rival.

But it has still yet to materialise, and Alvarez is now at a crossroads in his boxing career.

Benavidez then decided to move up to light-heavyweight last June to meet Oleksandr Gvozdyk instead.

In defeating Gvozdyk, he became the interim WBC light-heavyweight world title, before being upgraded to the WBC’s full champion at 175lbs, after defeating David Morrell in February.

Are we likely to see Canelo Alvarez and David Benavidez fight?

Benavidez has made it clear that he has a bout with Canelo on his mind, and hopes that his rival will be enticed by his titles.

After his initial success at light heavyweight, Benavidez has found himself gearing up for his first title defence against Anthony Yarde on November 22.

But from Alvarez’s end, his future is completely up in the air.

The Mexican in the past has leapt up to 175lbs, first putting on a stunning display to beat Sergey Kovalev in 2019.

Although in his most recent leap up to that weight, Alvarez was comprehensively outboxed by Dmitry Bivol three years later.

It is hugely unlikely the bout will now ever take place, with the pair on different trajectories entirely.

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10 things we now know about Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis

By Admin September 25, 2025

Some things need to be seen to be believed and a 10-round exhibition bout between Jake Paul, a cruiserweight, and Gervonta Davis, a lightweight, is one of them.

The exhibition, or spectacle, is set to take place in Miami, Florida on November 14, but before that, on Monday, Davis and Paul met at a press conference, where the world saw for the first time the size difference between the pair and received confirmation of what they already knew: it’s all a bit silly.

We also learned some other key bits of information at Monday’s press conference and understood that for as much as we tried to deny the possibility of its existence the fight – or exhibition – has now moved a step closer to becoming a reality.

Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis Size Difference Seen in Viral Video of Fight Faceoff

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1) It means absolutely nothing

This we knew the moment the fight was announced, of course, but Monday’s press conference only hammered home the triviality of it all. It is, like so many these days, a fight as forced as it is shallow and there is nothing between Davis and Paul to make the pre-fight build-up remotely compelling as even a bit of amateur theatre. At the very least it should have been that.

2) It is Jake first, then Tank

If it wasn’t clear beforehand who was running the show, now it is. The man running the show is Jake Paul, whose name came before Davis’ on the press conference backdrop – “JAKE VS. TANK” – and without whom an abomination like this would not be possible. Davis, the WBA lightweight champion, has no real power in this situation, nor does he have anything like the pull Jake Paul has in this odd corner of the combat sports world. It’s perhaps why Davis is content to play second fiddle and why he genuflects at the feet of a man who is not only bigger in stature and shoe size but whose profile sadly dwarfs Davis’ as well.

3) There will be 10 three-minute rounds

At least with 10 three-minute rounds it will have the smell of a proper boxing match without ever feeling like one. At least in that time – half an hour – there is the possibility of one of the two boxers becoming tired with the charade and keeling over due to either exhaustion or, more likely, embarrassment. Whether that’s Paul or Davis hardly matters in truth. It would just be nice if on a night like November 14 we didn’t have to experience the added indignity of calling on three professional judges and have them pretend like any of it matters.

4) Paul is six inches taller than Davis

The face-off pictures looked every bit as ridiculous as you imagined they would and did nothing to change the consensus view that this fight shouldn’t really be happening. Jake Paul, on social media, captioned one of the pictures with “Bring your kid to work day” and in less than two months he will be trying to fight and knock out that “kid”. Sounds fun.

5) The fight has a 195-pound weight limit

Jake Paul isn’t just bigger than Gervonta Davis, he is a lot bigger. In fact, Paul weighed 227 pounds when he fought Mike Tyson last November and was then just shy of 200 when boxing Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr in June. For this one he has promised to come in lighter, aware that Davis competes at around the 135-pound mark, although it is worth noting that Paul has not been lighter than 195 pounds – the stipulated weight limit for this exhibition – since he fought Nate Diaz in 2023. Davis, meanwhile, believed the weight limit had been set at 190, not 195, and expressed his dismay when he was corrected on Monday.

6) USADA will handle the drug testing

While you always worry when the promoters announce the drug-testing agency for a fight as though it is an undercard bout, in some cases transparency is essential. This is one such case, by all accounts, and therefore the involvement of USADA was announced on Monday like it was all that was needed to show that everything was fine and above board. If only it were that simple.

7) They are both “f****** clowns”

It didn’t take long for Davis and Paul to start going at each other on Monday and for us to in turn realise how difficult this one will be to sell beyond its little and large angle. In Paul, you have a man whose pro wrestling approach is now trite, with all his tricks seemingly played, while in Davis you have someone so bored of the sport that he slurs his words with the lethargy of a man halfway up the stairs on his way to bed. On Monday, Davis went after Paul for his lack of style, telling him, “Anybody who rocks a mohawk is a f****** clown,” to which Paul replied: “Gervonta, you’re the f****** clown, buddy. Any man who puts his hands on a woman is the clown.” By that point two men dressed as clowns had appeared on stage – no, really – which brought the total of clowns on stage to four.

8) Davis is dead inside and bored

Rather than stand his ground, or even stand straight, it was noticeable how during Monday’s face-off Davis made the decision to slump his shoulders and almost cower in the presence of Paul. In doing so Davis made Paul look rather ludicrous by virtue of giving him nothing. It also showed a level of contempt, I felt, both for the man Davis will fight on November 14 and for the sport in which he occasionally competes.

9) Paul continues to get away with it

When Paul looked down at Davis during their face-off, he didn’t just look down on his next opponent, he looked down on the sport of boxing. It certainly gave that impression anyway. There he was standing tall, allowed to get away with acting the fool, while Davis, or boxing, just stood opposite and let it happen, a cuckold in all but name. There was at no stage any resistance or retaliation on his/our part. Instead, he – or we – thought only about the money and the attention Paul could bring and clenched our fists and bit our tongue.

10) A lot of people will watch it

It goes without saying that Paul vs. Davis will be a ratings success. After all, not only does it involve the great Jake Paul, a man who attracts attention like nobody else, but it is also being shown on Netflix, a platform similarly adept at forcing braindead doom-scrollers to watch things with zero artistic merit just to pass the time/distract from daily life. Whether this fight in November does Paul vs. Tyson numbers (104 million) remains to be seen (though it is unlikely), but there’s every chance it surpasses the number (41 million) that watched Terence Crawford dazzle against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 10 days ago. If it does, consider it a win for Jake Paul, not a win for boxing.

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After Conquering Canelo, Terence Crawford Faces A New Threat In

By Admin September 25, 2025

After Conquering Canelo, Terence Crawford Faces A New Threat In Middleweight King Janibek Alimkhanuly

Janibek Alimkhnuly posted today on X, saying he would “gladly” like to face Terence Crawford if he chooses to move down to 160 to challenge for a world title. Crawford needs to win a world title at middleweight to become a six-division world champion.

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The IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek (17-0, 12 KOs) is one of three world champions at 160, and is considered by many boxing experts as the best fighter in the division.

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Crawford would likely have an easier time challenging WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara or WBC champion Carlos Adames for his belt.

The 42-year-old Lara might be the safer bet for Crawford because he wouldn’t have to take as much punishment as he would if he chose to fight Adames or Janibek for their titles.

Unlike Canelo, those fighters won’t tire after eight rounds, nor will they be hesitant to attack as he was. Crawford would be under a constant bombardment, and he would have to rely on his movement to save him from getting worked over by those younger fighters.

Madrimov Already Exposed the Cracks

They arguably hit harder than Israil Madrimov, who gave Crawford a lot of problems in their fight on May 3, 2024.

Crawford may think it’s a given that he can move down to 160 and snatch world titles because he beat Canelo Alvarez at 168. It’s a different story with middleweight champions Adames and Alimkhnuly.

They’re both still in their primes, and would likely show a lot more aggression than the tired, depleted-looking Alvarez did.

What’s unclear is whether Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) will choose to come down in weight from 168, as he captured the undisputed super middleweight championship on September 13, dethroning Canelo Alvarez via 12-round unanimous decision.

Crawford’s Legacy On The Line

Crawford has options if he chooses to stay at 168, but they entail a lot of risk for him. The fighters on his doorstep could defeat him and ruin his legacy and dreams of being included on the all-time great list. Moving down to 160 might be the safer move for Crawford, who turns 38 on September 28.

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Terence Crawford’s Throne Under Threat as Naoya Inoue

By Admin September 24, 2025

Terence Crawford’s Throne Under Threat as Naoya Inoue Emerges as Boxing’s Next Great

Naoya Inoue doesn’t yet have a firm grip on boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound spot, though he insists he should. The undisputed super bantamweight champion from Japan, currently ranked No. 3 by The Ring, is locked in a three-way battle for supremacy with No.2-ranked Oleksandr Usyk and the king Terence Crawford.

Even before Crawford made history by becoming a three-division undisputed champion, Inoue had declared, “I am the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.” And he backed up that bold claim last week with a dominant win over Murodjon Akhmadaliev, leaving little doubt about where he stands.

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“This is the greatest fighter in the world,” his promoter Bob Arum roared to the sold-out crowd at IG Arena, as the 31-0 boxer dismantled a fearless Akhmadaliev just hours after Crawford’s historic triumph in Las Vegas. Once again, Inoue showcased why he belongs at the top of the sport. Beyond his dominance in the ring, the Japanese superstar has become a global force, with his popularity now stretching well beyond his home country. And with that kind of momentum, there’s a strong chance he could soon unseat Terence Crawford as boxing’s next pound-for-pound king.

Can Naoya Inoue seize the pound-for-pound throne?

Yesterday, SourceofBoxing took to Instagram to post a picture of Naoya Inoue and posed the question: “If Naoya Inoue beats Alan Picasso in December, defeats Junto Nakatani in 2026, and then moves up to claim world titles at featherweight, would that cement him as the greatest fighter of this generation? 🤔”

And honestly, Naoya Inoue deserves respect for staying as active as he has. While champions like ‘Bud’ Crawford and Oleksandr Usyk typically fight once or twice a year at most, Inoue has been dominating opponents in three to four fights annually, often finishing with knockouts. For perspective, Terence Crawford’s last knockout came two years ago against Errol Spence Jr. In contrast, the 31-0 Japanese star has already beaten Ye Joon Kim by fourth-round KO, Ramon Cardenas by eighth-round TKO, and most recently scored a unanimous decision win at IG Arena in Nagoya, all in the same year. And he’s still not done, with another fight lined up for December.

Meanwhile, the undefeated Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk has earned the luxury of charting his own path. After his latest victory over Daniel Dubois via a fifth-round knockout, his mandatory WBO defense against Joseph Parker was put on hold due to a back injury. Meanwhile, a surprising potential opponent has emerged, a fight that, if Usyk takes it, could mark the final chapter of his career, as the 38-year-old champion edges closer to retirement.

Similarly, Terence Crawford, who turns 38 next week, has already secured his place among boxing’s all-time greats. Should Crawford take just a couple more fights before retiring, the path would be clear for Naoya Inoue to solidify his status as the greatest fighter of this generation, with the 32-year-old still in his prime and plenty of time left to leave his mark on the sport. The same is the case with Usyk.

The news Naoya Inoue would hate to hear

Before Ring Magazine’s latest update, Oleksandr Usyk held the No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking, with Naoya Inoue at No. 2 and Terence Crawford at No. 3. Canelo Alvarez was further down the list. But after the historic fights on September 13, the landscape shifted dramatically. Crawford surged to No. 1, pushing Usyk and Inoue each down a spot, while Canelo slipped to No. 10, now trailing behind David Benavidez.

Ultimately, the shake-up has fueled debate, particularly since Naoya Inoue also delivered a dominant performance and has cleared out his division over the past 26 months with six fights. In comparison, Crawford has fought just three times in the same span. Still, his accomplishment of becoming a three-division undisputed champion, a milestone no other male boxer has achieved in the four-belt era, earned him the edge in the rankings.

Even so, the Japanese ‘Monster’ has a strong case. Usyk has fought only four times in the last two years and is not expected back in the ring again this year, while Inoue is already lined up for a December fight against David Picasso and a possible showdown with Junto Nakatani next year.

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Anthony Joshua’s coach provides worrying new update on Tyson Fury grudge match

By Admin September 24, 2025

Expected to make good on his comeback next year, fans have been warned about getting their hopes up about Anthony Joshua finally facing Tyson Fury in the ring.

Linked with a massive return to boxing as part of a premier trip to Ghana to compete, former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been tied to a laundry list of potential opponents.

And expected to fight toward the start of 2026, Joshua is then planned to return in the summer with a view to potentially settling his historic rivalry with former world champion Tyson Fury.

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However, the Watford puncher’s long-time head coach is not sold on his student ever sharing the ring with the Morecambe native in an all-British showdown.

Anthony Joshua’s grudge fight with Tyson Fury not looking “promising”

Tied at the hip for years, it seems, Joshua and Fury have been on a definite collision course since their initial runs as world champions began in the 2010s.

However, failing to ever settle their long-standing differences, Joshua’s lead promoter Eddie Hearn claimed he was hopeful of eventually booking the Olympian against Fury, as soon as next summer, in fact.

But in a new update from Joshua’s camp, his head trainer Ben Davison has claimed a pairing is not “looking promising”, despite Hearn’s continued efforts.

“I don’t have the answer, if I did I’d be a very rich man,” Davison told Sky Sports on whether a fight with Joshua and Fury will take place. “However, at the moment, I think that — currently at the moment, we’re talking about somebody who’s nearly been retired for a year.

'At the moment, it's not looking too promising' ❌

Ben Davison shares his thoughts on the prospect of Anthony Joshua fighting Tyson Fury 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/XUyZdrcyXt

— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) September 23, 2025

“And we’re talking about somebody who boxed over a year ago,” Davison explained. “At the moment, it’s not looking too promising. …I think it would be a shame if they do fight again, and it’s not against each other. However, we have no right as the public to tell any fighter that they can’t retire.”

And it’s not just Davison who claims Joshua and Fury failing to fight would be shameful, but one of the biggest talents in the sport’s history.

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury warned they will lament failed fight

Sharing the ring with the biggest and baddest of heavyweight stars during his prime, British megastar Lennox Lewis fought names like Mike Tyson, as well as Vitali Klitschko, before his ultimate retirement.

And citing his eventual clash with Tyson, the Olympian claimed he would have lamented never sharing the ring with the Catskills puncher if he retired amid uncertainty regarding the bout.

Offering some advice to both Fury and Joshua, Lewis claimed both would regret never sharing the ring together if they suddenly hung up their gloves for good.

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Terence Crawford Reveals How He Frustrated Canelo Alvarez Du

By Admin September 24, 2025

Terence Crawford Reveals How He Frustrated Canelo Alvarez During Historic Win

Terence Crawford has looked back on his September 13 win against Canelo Alvarez, detailing how he managed to frustrate the Mexican during their fight.

Crawford took Canelo’s shots well despite moving up two weight classes. He timed his shots perfectly, not allowing Alvarez to implement his game plan at all. Canelo’s frustration was visible as he tried to get himself going but couldn’t execute what he was looking for.

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Crawford walked away with a unanimous decision, 116-114, 155-113, and 115-113, becoming the undisputed super middleweight champion. And during a recent chat with Shawn Porter, Crawford detailed how he neutralized Canelo inside the ring.

Terence Crawford analyzes Canelo Alvarez win

Crawford pointed out Canelo’s fights against Floyd Mayweather, Erislandy Lara, Caleb Plant, and Dmitry Bivol, claiming he could do all those styles. ‘Bud’ added that he was prepared for everything Canelo could offer and knew Alvarez hasn’t been using his jab as effectively in the last few years.

Speaking on The Porterway Podcast, he said, “I see is him fighting Lara, him fighting Caleb Plant, him fighting Mayweather, him fighting um uh Bivol, all those styles. I’m capable of doing all those in one.”

My train of thought is if I can take your punch, you in for a long night. I felt I took his punch really well and it wasn’t nothing that I needed to worry about. That’s why I was so comfortable in there. But my coaches just like the whole camp, stay disciplined.”

– Terence Crawford

Crawford added, “We knew Canelo going to bring out all the old tricks and things like that. So, we prepared for everything. We prepared for him to jab. We prepared for him to counter. We prepared for him to, you know, go backwards and box. I know in at times you see him he back up and put himself on the ropes and I just look at him you know we’re not going to fall into that.”

Terence Crawford after defeating Canelo (2025) pic.twitter.com/QKotov08bP

— Fight Pics That Go Hard (@fightpicsgohard) September 14, 2025

Crawford previously said in the same interview, “Round by round you could tell that he was getting more frustrated and then he’ll just start, you know what I mean? Saying, “Come on, champion. Come on. Come on, champion. Come on.”

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Why Canelo Alvarez Won’t Take Terence Crawford Rematch As Re

By Admin September 24, 2025

Eddie Hearn Reveals Why Canelo Alvarez Won’t Take Terence Crawford Rematch

There is a lot of intrigue about where both Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford will go next in their respective boxing careers after their fight on September 13, which resulted in Crawford winning a unanimous decision and taking Canelo’s undisputed super middleweight belts.

The world appears to be Crawford’s oyster right now. Not only can he choose between numerous opponents, but there are also multiple weight divisions he could fight in. Not to mention that a potential rematch against Canelo would appear to be on the table, which could earn Crawford nine figures.

The future isn’t as bright for Canelo. While he’s still one of boxing’s biggest stars and will make an absurd amount of money in his next bout, there’s strong evidence his best days are behind him. And Canelo’s fan base doesn’t want his career to end with consecutive defeats or, even worse, with Canelo getting knocked out for the first time.

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Many assume Canelo’s first choice for his next fight would be to rematch Crawford. However, others don’t think that’s a smart idea, given how the first fight went.

Eddie Hearn Gets Brutally Honest About Canelo’s Career

One of those in the latter group is Matchroom Boxing head honcho Eddie Hearn, who revealed as much in a September 21 interview with Keith Idec of Ring Magazine.

“I don’t think Canelo will want the rematch. I think there’s a rematch clause. I don’t know,” Hearn said. “It’s very unusual for Canelo to go into a fight without a rematch clause. But, for me, I just can’t see Canelo going, ‘Yes, I want to run that back.’

“A certain style is not good for Canelo. When I talked about the Crawford fight with Canelo two years ago, he had no interest in that fight because he knew. Talk about Crawford’s IQ, Canelo’s IQ, Reynoso’s IQ — they know \\boxing. They knew that fight was a nightmare for them, really,” Hearn added.

Eddie Hearn tells The Ring he doesn’t think Canelo Alvarez will be interested in a rematch with Terence Crawford 👀

Do you want to see the two run it back? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/12fnrQROvz

— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) September 21, 2025

“But financially, obviously it was a huge opportunity. But when you start saying, ‘My body just can’t do it anymore. It can’t,’ that’s a telltale sign that he knows that physically he’s just not the same. I think what we shouldn’t be saying is, ‘Canelo’s old. Canelo’s shot,’ because you’ve got to give the credit to Crawford.

“But Canelo is nowhere near the fighter he once was,” Hearn added.

Props to Hearn for willing to speak his truth, despite how others might feel about it.\

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Why Shakur Stevenson Blames His Idol Floyd Mayweather for Mo

By Admin September 23, 2025

Shakur Stevenson Blames His Idol Floyd Mayweather for Modern-Era Boxing’s Biggest Problem

“God only made one thing perfect: my boxing record,” Floyd Mayweather once said about his undefeated record. It has been eight years since the 50-0 former champion retired.

Active in the exhibition circuit, he’s now set to face Mike Tyson in a spring friendly exhibition bout next year. Yet the buzz of the Olympian’s scintillating achievements, which defined the first two decades of this century, still reverberates. Many eulogize his achievements.

Still, underscoring a renewed narrative, Mayweather’s quest to stay unbeaten may have done more harm to boxing.

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During an interview, legendary ring commentator Jim Gray highlighted how Floyd Mayweather‘s focus on staying undefeated potentially ‘ruined’ the sport. In the past, boxers like Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray Leonard, at the top of their game, fought the very best, sometimes climbing up multiple weight classes. They weren’t afraid of losing. Today, many fighters appear to stay in a safe lane. They avoid risks. They fear a loss might hurt their record or cost them future titles and payouts. Many believe Mayweather influenced that mindset. Even some of his fans seem to embrace this narrative.

Floyd Mayweather was the undefeated strategist, but…

The latest episode of ‘The Arena‘ featured Shakur Stevenson. After his sensational win over William Zepeda, where many compared him to Floyd Mayweather, Stevenson appears to be in talks for a super fight with Teofimo Lopez in 2026. Speaking on boxing greatness and the current era, he sharply critiqued some fighters. “I feel like guys in this generation are scared to put it all on the line,” he remarked. The point invariably had one of the hosts asking, “Do you think the fact that Floyd made his O such a big thing over time that that became the thing in the sport?”

The WBC lightweight champion acknowledged the influence. Almost everyone knows how Mayweather changed how fighters view the sport. “Everybody wants to be undefeated,” Shakur Stevenson said. “People are scared to take chances. They would rather go fight a bigger notoriety fight than fight a guy that’s the best guy.”

Instead of facing the top fighter, many focus on popularity and its perks, Stevenson claimed. “So, Floyd definitely changed that when he went undefeated and talked the way he talked and did everything that he did. He changed the sport of boxing.”

Call out, but do look closer

Speaking with Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson, the veteran commentator, who turns 66 in November, observed, “Floyd Mayweather ruined this sport.” His statement was not personal. He is friends with Mayweather. Yet, like Stevenson, Gray felt, “The only thing that mattered was the zero.”

Now Jim Gray’s comments come from decades of observing fighters at ringside. But Shakur Stevenson’s claims may surprise some. Fans still watch clips of him training with Mayweather. Stevenson has also said in interviews that the former world champion mentored him.

Perhaps the narrative that Mayweather started the trend of protecting one’s record requires deeper thought. No fighter likes defeat. There is no denying that Mayweather faced some of the era’s biggest names. He was 36 when he fought 23-year-old Canelo.

Many times, defeat almost struck, but Mayweather turned the tables on his opponents.

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Gervonta Davis Makes It Perfectly Clear Whether He Still Wants To

By Admin September 23, 2025

Gervonta Davis Makes It Perfectly Clear Whether He Still Wants To Face Shakur Stevenson

Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson remain on a collision course for a potential ‘super fight’ in the future.

‘Tank’ Davis currently holds the WBA lightweight title, making the most recent defence of his crown back in March when he fought to a majority decision draw against countryman Lamont Roach Jr, although many fans and analysts believe the challenger had done enough to be declared the winner.

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As for Stevenson, the 28-year-old Newark-native reigns as the WBC world champion at 135lbs with his latest defence coming against William Zepeda on July 12, defeating the previously unbeaten Mexican via unanimous decision at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City.

Despite fans calling for a showdown between the American duo for a number of years now, the fight is yet to come to fruition with both fighters seemingly on different paths as it stands.

Speaking on Sway’s Universe, former Showtime and current PBC executive Stephen Espinoza revealed to Stevenson that ‘Tank’ has expressed his desire to face the unbeaten WBC lightweight champion on multiple occasions in the past, sparking rumours that a showdown between the duo could take place sooner than expected.

“I’ll tell you this. Tank has definitely said repeatedly ‘I want to fight Shakur, I want to fight Shakur.”

Davis is set to make his return to the ring later this year as he gears up to face Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

Stevenson is expected to return to the ring for the 25th time as a professional in the early stages of 2026, with rumours circulating that the 28-year-old will move up to super-lightweight to challenge WBO world champion Teofimo Lopez next.

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How Terence Crawford loses WBA title just one week after upset wi

By Admin September 23, 2025

Terence Crawford loses WBA title just one week after upset win over Canelo Alvarez

Terence Crawford turned the boxing world upside down with his stunning, unanimous decision victory over Mexican phenom Saul Alvarez, capturing the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight titles on Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. “Bud” moved up in weight to secure his “Canelo” fight on Netflix and following his commanding performance in “Sin City,” has no immediate plans to move back down.

The decision cost Crawford the WBA super welterweight title.

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That means current interim champion Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs), who thumped Yoenis Tellez to score the substitute strap last August in Orlando, will now carry the undisputed title, not unlike this heavyweight situation that recently played out for UFC fans.

WBA officials are expected to name Baraou’s first title defense in the coming weeks, with names like Conor Benn and Josh Kelly at (or near) the top of the list. As for Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), he’s taking some time off before shuffling through his list of available opponents.

Which may not include David Benavidez or “Boots” Ennis.

“This is the top of the top,” Crawford said during the post-fight press conference. “Canelo is an all-time great, like I said before. He’s the last one. There’s no more Canelos, there’s no more. So when you look around, you say that I’m Canelo. I’m the face of boxing now. I’m the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, like I’ve always been.”

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