As Tyson Fury searches for an August opponent, fan-favorite four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. advises “The Gypsy King” to stay away from two rumored opponents who he believes “could crash the party” ahead of his highly anticipated fight with Anthony Joshua.

Although AJ is scheduled to face Kristian Prenga on Saturday, July 25 in preparation for his clash with Fury, the latter is yet to announce who will be in the opposing team’s corner for his next fight.

As a result, many names have been linked to an attempt to thwart Fury’s plans for a “Battle of Britain” between himself and “AJ”; with Nelson Hysa understood as the current “leading option”.

However, both Andy Ruiz Jr and Jarrell Miller were also mentioned for away corners. I’m talking to Betting showroomJones told Fury to avoid both men, believing that any “real challenge” could foil his plans.

“I know what they’re doing and I understand the warm-up fights for both of them. I just hope they’re warm-up fights and not real challenges, because if they’re real challenges, no one will win.”

“It happens every time. Every time they fight a real challenge, before they start fighting each other, someone gets defeated.

“So I hope they take real warm-up fights and not real fights, because if they take two real fights, someone’s going to lose. I hope it’s not Andy Ruiz and I hope it’s not ‘Huge Baby’ Miller for Fury.”

“I think Fury can really beat them both, but Andy Ruiz ruined the party on Joshua’s side one time. Please don’t let him ruin the party again.

“Miller is no bum either. Both Miller and Andy Ruiz can crash a party.”

Fury’s opponent is expected to be confirmed soon, along with his The “run out” is scheduled to take place in August.

Devin Haney may have his sights set on the long-talked-about fight against Shakur Stevenson, but the WBO has made it clear that another opponent is on the agenda.

Haney and Stevenson recently exchanged messages online in which both men appeared ready to face each other at the 144-pound catchweight division. With neither fighter currently scheduled to return, speculation surrounding the matchup quickly escalated.

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Hailed as the number one pound-for-pound advantage in boxing history, Sugar Ray Robinson is appreciated by purists, while Floyd Mayweather is considered by many to be the best fighter since the turn of the millennium. Now undefeated four-division champion Shakur Stevenson has commented on what a fight between the two would look like.

One of the reasons for the pound-for-pound classification is that Robinson lost only one of his first 132 professional fights and is considered by the masses to be the greatest boxer to ever grace the sport.

But speaking further Ward’s Art Podcastcurrent pound-for-pound star Stevenson has stated that he doesn’t believe a fight between Robinson and Mayweather would be competitive at all, confidently choosing contemporary great go upstairs.

“Floyd Mayweather [would have won]without a doubt. Floyd Mayweaher, no doubt, not even close, nothing to even think about.

“I don’t think it would be a competitive fight.”

Stevenson then expanded on his opinion, stating that Mayweather’s style is simply much more “evolved” and that his defensive advantage would prove too much for Robinson to overcome.

“Floyd Mayweather had a different look, so Floyd put his hands up [high guard]he would have his hands right here [in front of his chest] sometimes he had it here [Philly Shell]he had a different look. I feel like his game was much more developed than Sugar Ray Robinson’s.

“A lot of times, if you watch Sugar Ray Robinson, his hands were always there [left hand low, right hand on chin]. From an offensive standpoint, Sugar Ray Robinson would be harder to deal with than Floyd Mayweather.

“But from a defensive standpoint and who could have done more, who has the better boxing, IQ and skill, I think Floyd Mayweather was way ahead of Sugar Ray Robinson.”

This debate is arguably one of the toughest fantasy matchups in boxing, not only because of their extraordinary talent, but also because they competed in very different eras, under different rules, training methods and levels of competition, making any direct comparisons speculative.