Tyson Fury gives props to Khan and Crolla then exits Twitter “So I can focus on my job”

05/09/201605/09/2016 James Slater

Controversial heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury rarely, if ever, gets credit for the classy things he does. The press and media, more motivated to write up stories telling of Fury’s bad side, are less keen to report on his good side. And deep down, Fury is indeed a good man. Out of his own pocket, this past Saturday, he flew to Germany to support once bitter rival Dereck Chisora ahead of his European title fight with Kubrat Pulev (Chisora lost via 12-round split decision) and the two had mutual respect in the dressing room both before and after the fight.

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Canelo-Golovkin next? Oscar De La Hoya says “Negotiations will begin tomorrow, behind closed doors”

05/09/201605/08/2016 James Slater

One big fight ends, another even bigger fight starts being made. The fight we all want, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin, should, and actually could, happen later this year. This fight, a guaranteed blockbuster, has been in the works for months now, but for one reason or another (the critics pointing Canlo’s way as far as these reasons for it not happening) it has not been agreed upon quite yet.

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Amir Khan Tweets he is okay after suffering brutal KO at the hands of Canelo Alvarez

05/09/201605/08/2016 James Slater

The devastating punch Mexican star Saul Canelo Alvarez knocked out Amir Khan with last night in Las Vegas was a stark reminder of how dangerous the sport of boxing is and of how brave the fighters have to be. Khan was left flat on his back from the right hand of the year, disturbingly motionless for agonising seconds and it was if reality had returned with a brutal thud. Nothing mattered now apart from Khan’s wellbeing. The fight was all hype – and it lived up to a fair share of it – but now the health of a stricken fighter was all that mattered.

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Kell Brook wastes zero time in calling out Amir Khan

05/09/201605/08/2016 James Slater

In what has to be looked at as a pretty classless move, IBF welterweight champ Kell Brook wasted no time at all in taking to Twitter to call out Amir Khan. Yes, the same brave but ultimately outgunned Khan who was brutally knocked out by Saul Alvarez in Las Vegas a few hours ago. Brook, who no doubt watched the fight, sent his Tweet at just before 5 A.M UK time; not too long at all after the fight had ended so devastatingly.

“I’m here all British showdown @amirkingkhan,” he wrote.

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Lennox Lewis picks Fury to repeat win over Klitschko: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

05/07/201605/07/2016 James Slater

Retired heavyweight great Lennox Lewis, who had his very last fight against a Klitschko, in Vitali, is an interested observer going into the rematch between Tyson Fury and Vitali’s younger brother, Wladimir. Fury upset Klitschko as we know, but a lot of things have happened since last November. Firstly, and most notably, Fury piled on a ton of weight (weight he is currently shifting during training camp for the July 9th rematch), and secondly, Klitschko has vowed to be “mentally there” this time and KO Fury.

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Ilunga Makabu vows to smash Tony Bellew, ruin his world title dream

05/07/2016 James Slater

British boxing could see another champion crowned tonight in Las Vegas, and at the end of the month, on the 29th, still another Brit could win a world title. Amir Khan goes up against the formidable Saul Canelo Alvarez tonight, in what is arguably the biggest fight of the year. And on May 29th in his native Liverpool, Tony Bellew goes in with another formidable, if less known foe in rock-hard and tricky southpaw Ilunga “Junior” Makabu.

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Khan, Fury, Joshua, Brook, Haye, DeGale: British boxing’s biggest stars – but who is the best and who can attain true superstardom?

05/09/201605/07/2016 James Slater

British boxing is flourishing right now, and thanks to fighters names Tyson Fury, Amir Khan, Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook, David Haye and James DeGale, fans have a number of reasons to tune in to some important and potentially explosive fight nights. World titles abound for British boxing’s finest, from welterweight all the way up to heavyweight. But who of the UK’s finest has the best chance when it comes to becoming an international superstar?

Let’s break down the upcoming fights for the special six and see what their chances are of winning, and, most crucially, going on to bigger, world domination super-fights!

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Brief buzz about Mayweather-McGregor mega-bucks fight put to bed by Dana White: “Complete fiction”

05/06/2016 James Slater

Well, that was short-lived. Earlier today, a “news” story broke regarding a possible, in fact an imminent, Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor super-duper-mega-fight set for Las Vegas. As per a report in UK tabloid The Sun, who quoted “a source close to Mayweather,” the fight would be announced soon. Well, no it won’t.

Few fans believed it anyway, but UFC President Dana White, in speaking with Lance Pugmire of The LA Times, put the story firmly to bed today.

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Mayweather-McGregor: “The Billion Dollar Fight” announcement coming soon says “source”

11/25/201605/06/2016 James Slater

Could “retired” superstar Floyd Mayweather be set to return to the ring to face UFC star, the also “retired” Conor McGregor? The mega-match, dubbed “The Billion Dollar Fight,” is said to be on the verge of being announced soon, an unidentified “source close to Mayweather” has said. The story first broke in UK tabloid, The Sun, and since then a large number of publications have reported on the news. Twitter has also exploded, with many people saying the talk is just that, talk, and that the fight will never happen.

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You cannot be serious! – Saul Alvarez says Gennady Golovkin “needs to earn his shot”

05/09/201605/05/2016 James Slater

Forget the fact that it is THE biggest and most sought after fight in all of boxing today, and forget the fact that the WBC have mandated the fight; Mexican star Saul Alvarez is seemingly asking feared puncher Gennady Golovkin to prove himself worthy of a shot at him! Speaking with Lance Pugmire of The LA Times, Canelo said the following:

“He needs to work his way up, he needs to earn his shot. He would have to fight somebody …. who has skill, somebody that brings it. Yes, he has all these knockouts, but who has he fought?”

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