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Usyk probably punched a Hall of Fame ticket by beating Joshua with no controversy. Dominating cruiserweight champion, was undisputed, longtime P4P guy and now holds three of the four heavyweight titles. Throw in an Olympic gold medal. That's HOF stuff.
#boxing
#JoshuaUsyk
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People moaning
@Canelo
is somehow ducking 160-Charlo or twice-stripped 168 titlist Benavidez because he'd rather make history by fighting cruiserweight titlist Makabu, a 200-pound southpaw with real power, who is much bigger than him? Gimme a fucking break.
#boxing
@CANELOTEAM
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To the
@GGGBoxing
haters on my timeline: GGG was 345–5 as an amateur (Olympic silver). As a pro, he's 40-1-1, 35 KOs (arguably 42-0), had record-setting 160 title reign, is one of greatest punchers in history & never been dropped or visibly hurt. He'd compete with any 160 ever.
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Yes, Garcia won. Props to him. But let’s not forget he was 3.2 pounds over 140, meaning he didn’t suffer to cit those last few pounds like Haney did. A big win and a the weight advantage can both. E true.
#boxing
#HaneyGarcia
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Per sources: A deal for
#SpenceCrawford
is nearing completion & the fight is penciled in for Nov. 12 or 19, likely in Las Vegas, assuming it's finalized. PBC is already looking at undercard possibilities with WBA "regular" 147 titlist Eimantas Stanionis likely to appear.
#boxing
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FYI:
@francis_ngannou
, UFC heavyweight champ, made paltry $600k the other night. Dillian Whyte, at 20% of the bid, will make $8.2M to challenge for the
#boxing
heavyweight title. Fury, boxing's equivalent to Ngannou, will make $32.2M - or 54x (FIFTY FOUR TIMES!) what Ngannou got!
#FuryWhyte
purse bid results: Frank Warren's Queensberry wins with bid of $41,025,000. Matchroom bid $32,222,222. MASSIVE bids!!!
#boxing
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A sad day for
#boxing
but not unexpected. Showtime Sports will be shuttered at end of the year and with it Showtime Boxing will pass into history after a 37-year run that includes many of the biggest and best fights of that time. I feel for the many who will lose their jobs.
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Stop bitching about
#CaneloYildirim
. If boxing's No. 1 fighter/star wants to make a mandatory as a stay busy fight when he plans to 4 times in 10 months I have NO issue with that. He fought Dec., plans for Feb, May, Sept. Not every fight is going to be a top foe. I say bravo.
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I've had
@Canelo
P4P No. 1 for quite awhile. No knock on any other top fighter but he's CLEARLY No. 1. Massive resume, 4-division champ, consistently fights the best & has tremendous skills-offense & defense. There's really no discussion about who's No. 1.
#boxing
#CaneloSmith
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AND THAT'S IT! FURY ERASES WILDER WITH A RIGHT HAND IN RD 11! FACE FIRST! FURY IS STILL THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! INCREDIBLE FIGHT! I AM HUMBLED BY THESE WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!
#boxing
#FuryWilder3
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Vargas dropped Salka and gave him a ruthless beating. Corner stops it in corner after rd 6. And Vargas with no cuts.
#boxing
#VargasSalka
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Let's just be real. I'm a Tank Davis fan but if it took him 12 rounds to get rid of Gamboa, who is 38, had a ruptured Achilles from rd 2 on and is way past his prime and fighting only on heart, Tank vs Loma does not go well for him. Not hating, just being real.
#boxing
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CANELO WITH A MASSIVE DESTRUCTION IN ROUND 11!! HE WENT FOR IT! TWO KNOCKDOWNS AND THE SECOND ONE PUT PLANT OUT! WE HAVE AN UNDISPUTED SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION!
#boxing
#CaneloPlant
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Ryan Garcia is indeed waaaay overweight for the fight. He scales 143.2 pounds, per source in the room. He will not be eligible to win the WBC 140 title. Sides negotiating how to move forward. Absolute disaster and absolutely expected.
#boxing
#HaneyGarcia
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The
#CaneloPlant
#boxing
main event combined guaranteed money is $50 million -- $40M for Canelo, $10M for Plant. What's the entire
#UFC268
card combined purse? I'd imagine a tiny fraction of that.
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I know we're all excited about
#LomaLopez
but take a minute today to think about Patrick Day, a fine young man who died one year ago today due to the injuries he suffered in a bout, and his family that still deals with that tragedy every day.
#boxing
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You still think Ryan is trolling? Please. Kid shouldn't be fighting. He's not mentally or physically ready obviously. He has problems & I feel bad for him. He has a good heart but is messed up & has nobody around him who gives a damn. Haney going to hurt him.
#boxing
#HaneyGarcia
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Lopez crashes Kambosos interview and says he won the fight. Not a good look.
#boxing
#LopezKambosos
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The legendary
@MannyPacquiao
is in his 26th year as a pro boxer, has had 71 fights, is 42 years old, has won titles in a record 8 divisions and is still fighting at an elite level. Now he's fighting
@ErrolSpenceJr
next. Just another example of his all-time greatness win or lose.
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Apparently
#boxing
star
@jakepaul
is also a
#SuperBowl
star receiver who goes by Cooper Kupp! Is there anything this man can’t do???????
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Here we go!!!! Deontay Wilder has accepted the terms offered to him by Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn for them to meet in the United Kingdom for the undisputed heavyweight championship this fall, Shelly Finkel, Wilder’s co-manager, told ESPN on...
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The night Kovalev got robbed.
#OnThisDay
in 2016 - Andre Ward defeated Sergey Kovalev by UD12 to win the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight titles. S.O.G becomes a two-division champion.
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Sources: Trump says he lost because somebody spiked his water and his suit was too heavy!!!
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I love
@Canelo
's audacious move to go to cruiser to fight for a title vs. Makabu, who may not be well known but he is much bigger & big puncher. The guys from 160-175 waiting for a Canelo lotto ticket: Want the big payday? Earn it by fighting each other.
#boxing
@CANELOTEAM
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If somebody asks who’s the junior welterweight champion it’s a beautiful thing for
#boxing
that there is only a singular answer:
@JoshTaylorBoxer
. No explanation of this belt or that belt. There’s one champ. Period. Boxing would be better if there were more undisputed champs.
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I've watched probably tens of thousands of fights and have never seen anything quite like that ending of
#WoodConlan
. Just incredible.
#boxing
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No disrespect to Lopez or Kambosos but they were never undisputed despite the ESPN propaganda.
@Realdevinhaney
IS undisputed.
#KambosoHaney
#boxing
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Reading my timeline & there are actually folks complaining
@canelo
faced easy opponent & ducks guys. WTF are you talking about??? Made Smith (unefeated) look easy! Gave up 7 inches in height, 8 in reach, naturally smaller man his same age! Holy shit what do you want him to do?
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Snapped this pic at one of the great moments in sports: the seconds before the opening bell of a big fight.
#boxing
#CaneloSaunders
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Now it' time for the round robin to begin between Garcia, Tank, Haney and champ Teofimo. Those 4 lightweight young guns (all 25 & under) can carry
#boxing
for years if they fight each other like Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Duran did in 80s. But they have to fight.
#GarciaCampbell
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WOW! ONE SHOT! Wilder absolutely DRILLS Ortiz for a 7th-round KO win. One shot is all it takes. He retains his heavyweight world title. Bring on Tyson Fury II!!!!!!!!!!
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While
@Canelo
is off going for history at cruiserweight, let Benavidez fight Charlo at 168, Beterbiev fight Joe Smith at 175 and GGG fight Andrade at 160 or 168. Winners set themselves up for Canelottery.
#boxing
@CANELOTEAM
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⬇️ This is the worst, most massive KO I’ve ever seen. OMG.
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Roy Jones. This is not a hard pick. At all. Roy Jones at his best at 168 beats any fighter on the planet ever at that weight. EVER.
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It's disappointing that the 4 excellent young lightweights have barely boxed this year.
Teofimo Lopez = 0 fights & mired in Triller hell
Gervonta Davis = 1 fight in June
Devin Haney = 1 fight in May
Ryan Garcia = 1 fight in Jan
Hopefully, all 4 will fight before end of year.
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No Ryan-Tank.
No Fury-AJ.
No Spence-Crawford.
But at least we have:
Fury-Chisora 3,
Crawford-Avanesyan,
Munguia in yet another absurdly meaningless fight.
Yaaaay,
#boxing
🤦🏻♂️
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Whatever you think of the decision in
#TaylorCatterall
we can all agree referee Marcus McDonnell was an embarrassment.
#boxing
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I hope you’re all done comparing Fury to Ali or any other legit great heavyweight. And you know who you are. The comparisons were always laughable. Never bought it for a moment. Never will.
#boxing
#FuryNgannou
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Woodley demanding a rematch. Stop that. I watched this. I have no interest in a rematch whatsoever. Woodley won one round legit, maybe 2-3 max. Stop that.
#boxing
#PaulWoodley
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! THIS IS THE REAL THING!!!
#MayweatherPacquiao
IS ON!!! MAY 2, MGM. I REPEAT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Couple of weeks ago looked like we’d get Fury-Joshua and Spence-Crawford. Instead we’re getting Fury-Chisora 3 and Crawford-Avanesyan. 🤮As usual,
#boxing
fans fucked again.
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Don’t let the shitty score be the focus. Give credit to an excellent and very smart fight from Lopez.
#LomaLopez
#boxing
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IT IS FIGHT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#LomaLopez
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I hope they both retire. Both had good careers, both made a lot of money, both always good guys to deal with and that should be it.
#boxing
#KhanBrook
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Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns didn't talk about fighting the best. They did it. Regularly. That's why, whether they won or lost, they're legends. They also made millions as 2 of highest paid fighters of their time. Today's young fighters take note. Fight, don't tweet.
#boxing
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Lomachenko's next fight supposed to be Dec. 9 at MSG Theater on ESPN. Arum said he has deal for opponent. I'm told it's Rigondeaux.
#boxing
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Gimme
@TeofimoLopez
vs.
@Gervontaa
. TAKE MY F'N MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Turns out that like
#HolyfieldBelfort
, the Silva-Ortiz and Haye-Fournier bouts were also exhibitions and not official fights and won’t count on records. The amount of lies associated with this event are shocking even by low
#boxing
standards.
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IT IS OVER!!! Andy Ruiz has won three heavyweight titles in a massive upset!!!!!!!!!! Stopped Anthony Joshua in the seventh round. Dropped him twice and Joshua appeared to be in no shape to go on and referee waved it off! INCREDIBLE UPSET!!!!
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Canelo wins!!!!!!! TKO end of 8!! Saunders quits on stool!!!!!! Unbelievable!
#CaneloSaunders
#boxing
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Good to see
@joeboxerparker
show so much class in defeat. You can tell a lot more about people by how they act in their difficult moments than their great ones.
#JoshuaParker
#boxing
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BREAKING: Errol Spence Jr. is out of the Manny Pacquiao fight next week due to a torn retina in his left eye. Yordenis Ugas, who was on the undercard defending his welterweight title, will step in and take his place.
#boxing
#PacquiaoSpence
#PacquiaoUgas
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@realDonaldTrump
You’re a fucking POS clown. And, by the way, they did certify it you loser. Jan 20 can’t come soon enough.
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It's mercifully over. Brook TKO6 Khan. Beat the shit out of him pretty much. Khan all heart, but no chin or punch resistance. Had him on the ropes, mashing him up and ref stops it. Good stoppage.
#boxing
#KhanBrook
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Never gets old. Ever.
Hagler vs. Hearns, Round 1. If you’ve seen it, you’re welcome. If you haven’t, the next three minutes may change your goddamn life.
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Congrats to
@Canelo
, whose Canelo Promotions was granted a promoters license from the Nevada commission today.
#boxing
@CANELOTEAM
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🔽🥊 Never gets old. Ever.
Hagler vs. Hearns, Round 1. If you’ve seen it, you’re welcome. If you haven’t, the next three minutes may change your goddamn life.
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Per sources, 130 title unification fight between
@oscarvaldez56
&
@ShakurStevenson
close to being set for April 30 at MGM Grand on ESPN.
#boxing
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Happy to make it official! I have signed a new contract to remain at ESPN covering
#boxing
for years to come!
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It's really time to make
@ErrolSpenceJr
-
@terencecrawford
. Neither has a due mandatory (often an excuse to not make a big fight) & both coming off wins weeks apart. Spence turns 31 in Jan. Crawford is 33. Perspective: Ray Leonard was 25, Tommy Hearns was 22 when they met to unify.
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Every one of Usyk's fights have come on the road. Every one. He is by far the best road warrior in
#boxing
and it's not close.
#JoshuaUsyk
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We go to the scorecards in
#CharloCastano
: 114-113 Castano, 117-111 Charlo and 114-114. It's a split draw!!!!!!!!!! BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#boxing
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FYI: When you're the biggest star in
#boxing
& the P4P king you get to dictate certain things as it's always been. That means if
@canelo
wants a legal 18-foot ring & size isn't in the contract guess who gets his way? The MAN not the opponent. Carry on.
#CaneloSaunders
@EddieHearn
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Public ultimatums on signing for fights don’t work. They usually mean a guy doesn’t really want a fight.
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This is the letter from Jerry Jones to Manny in his dressing room.
#MayweatherPacquiao
#boxing
http://t.co/pDoTpTWvIu
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Classy.
Tons of respect for Ryota Murata! You are the champ 🙏🏻 Arigato!
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Canelo announces Sept. 16 he will figt GGG, who comes to the ring to his music!!!!!! IT'S ON!!!
#CaneloChavez
#CaneloGGG
#boxing
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By the way, couldn’t be happier to see the cheating pieces of shit Astros eliminated in Game 7 of the
#ALCS
.
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Knowing Crawford, I'm sure he's taking Brook very seriously. I think
#boxing
fans are dramatically overlooking Brook though. He's a real fighter, a big welterweight with experience, ability, desire & seems to be in incredible shape. I have always thought this was a legit fight.
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My official top 15 P4P
1-
@ErrolSpenceJr
2-
@terencecrawford
3-
@Canelo
4-
@Tyson_Fury
5-
@usykaa
6-
@bivol_d
7-
@naoyainoue_410
8-
@VasylLomachenko
9-
@ShakurStevenson
10-
@TwinCharlo
11-
@GGGBoxing
12-
@chocolatitobox
13-
@filipinoflash
14-
@GalloEstradaOfi
15-
@JoshTaylorBoxer
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Today was supposed to be the day I fought a “real boxer” at MSG. It wasn’t meant to be. My opponents were both frauds.
I will be back. Much bigger fights ahead.
Again I want to thank all of the undercard fighters. We got you.
@MostVpromotions
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Most significant fight of year so far and ESPN doesn't bother to show the interviews on the network. SMH.
#RamirezTaylor
#boxing
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GGG is right.
@andreward
Andre, stop lying to the fans. Your team made the offer AFTER I announced the fight with Lemieux and sold out MSG. You are still angry since that you never sold tickets like me. HBO knew you used the offer for publicity to move to 175. Happy Birthday
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This is one of the most famous sports photos ever, taken 55 years ago today by Neil Leifer as Ali KOs Liston in their rematch. The man at ringside in center of lower part of the photo with his mouth open in shock is a young Larry Merchant, when he was 50 years younger.
#boxing
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The
@MikeTyson
that destroyed Michael Spinks in 91 seconds 34 years ago today was at his absolute peak and could have knocked out any heavyweight who ever walked the face of the earth.
#boxing
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