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Lennox Lewis to Oleksandr Usyk: “Retire like me.”

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Lennox Lewis is known as one of the greatest heavyweight champions in history, and for good reason. Lewis defeated all comers – at least those who wanted to fight him. Tyson, Holyfield, Ruddock, Bruno, the list could go on. What’s more, the two times Lewis lost, he didn’t let himself be swept away by the kind of negative attention that can ruin a fighter. Instead, he came back and won the rematch. The man was a professional in every sense of the word. In this he has a lot in common with the current ruler of the heavyweight division. OLKESANDR USYK.

They may come from completely different backgrounds and fight with completely different styles, but you can’t deny the seriousness of both Lewis and Usyk. Lewis may be long retired, but he’s easily remembered at his best. Incredible speed, power, ability to become the first true super-heavy power king. Usyk is, of course, the Buzzsaw that moves in and out of his opponents; Very hard to fight and also quite powerful. Again, these two don’t have much in common when it comes to styles. When it comes to adult resolutions about a very unsafe sport, they are starting to be more similar. Perhaps Lewis was aware of the similarities between his career and Usyk’s when he declared that it would not be crucial to Sky Sports for Usyk to get out of the sport while it was good.

“When a guy retires,” said the former undisputed champion, “it’s really up to him. He’s got to feel like he pushed, that he wants to retire, but he can teach a lot of youthful boxers a lot of different things: dedication, strenuous work, sacrifice, because he’s been through it. Only a handful of men have ever known what it’s like to be the undisputed heavyweight champion. Being one of the few, Lewis knows about which language he speaks. “There are always other boxers out there,” he warned, “who don’t want you to make it (undisputed). They’re standing there, they want to beat you, they want to be the first guy to beat you, so that’s why you have to make sure you retire.”

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Jose Benavidez Sr. calls on Artur Beterbiev to “sit down” and make the fight happen

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Jose Benavidez Sr. publicly invited Artur Beterbiev and his team to enter into negotiations to fight David Benavidez.

The comments came after Beterbiev recently discussed previous talks involving both camps. Benavidez Sr., who is David’s father, trainer and manager, said he is ready for the fight to continue.


“Right now, if Beterbiev is watching, their managers are watching, or whoever is making this decision, I am David’s father, coach, manager. Let’s sit down. Let’s make these fights happen. These are the fights we want to make,” Benavidez Sr. he told Fight Hub TV.

“We never got an offer. Like I’m telling you, we never got an offer. But these are the fights we want. With all due respect, I think Beterbiev is a great fighter, man. He’s a very threatening fighter. He’s one of the best right now. He and Bivol are some of the top fighters, but these are the fighters we want to prove ourselves and want to fight.”

Benavidez Sr. added that organizing the fight shouldn’t be a major problem if both sides are interested.

“Let’s organize this fight. It can be fought in five minutes,” said Jose Senior. “These are the fights we want. We are ready to give the people what they want.”

David Benavidez became a three-division world champion earlier this year when he defeated Zurdo Ramirez in the cruiserweight division. Since then, Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are often mentioned among the potential opponents of Benavidez’s next fight.

“Let’s go,” Benavidez Sr. said. “We are ready. These are the fights we want.”

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Muhammad Ali recognized one boxer as the true greatest boxer of all time: “I still say he was the best”

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Muhammad Ali ranked one boxer as the true greatest of all time: “I still say he was the best”

Many boxing fans consider Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time, but he once revealed his own choice.

Ali’s notable achievements include winning the world heavyweight title three times while talking about the greatest fights in history, including “Rumble In The Jungle” against George Foreman and “Thrilla In Manila” against Joe Frazier.

His final record was 56 wins in 61 fights, also defeating the likes of Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton, and also became a cultural icon outside the ring.

These achievements are why many fans consider Ali to be the greatest of all time, but in a renewed interviewthe heavyweight legend once revealed that he chose Sugar Ray Robinson for the honor.

“This man was attractive. The timing, the speed, the reflexes, the rhythm, his body, everything was attractive.

“I’d say I’m the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the best of all time.”

Robinson reigned as the world welterweight champion for five years, from 1946 to 1951, and went on an incredible 91-fight unbeaten streak.

His record at one stage was 129 wins from 132 fights, 85 of which were knockout victories. After reigning at welterweight, he moved up to middleweight, where he became a five-time world champion in that category.

When he finally hung up his gloves in 1965, he finished his career with a record of 174 wins in 201 fights, and it’s clear why Ali considers him the best.

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Tim Bradley explains why Lamont Roach can beat William Zepeda

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Bradley says Roach’s experience against pressure players and southpaws will give him an advantage on August 1

Tim Bradley thinks Lamont Roach Jr. he is the player best placed to make William Zepeda lose. In a speech on his YouTube channel, Bradley selected Roach as the winner of the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1 and cited the fight’s stylistic advantages as a key factor.


“I’m picking Roach to win this fight,” Bradley said on his channel. “I think it’s a perfect match in style. I think Roach fights southpaws better than orthodox fighters.”

Roach comes into the fight coming off a draw with Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and a contentious draw with Gervonta Davis, as well as two physically demanding fights against high-pressure fighters that Bradley says has prepared him for Zepeda’s relentless approach.

“I think he fought one of the best southpaws in the world in Tank Davis. And he did damn well against him,” Bradley said. “He wasn’t scared by the force of the impact.”

Bradley believes Roach has the tools needed to neutralize Zepeda’s pressure.

“When guys who like to get forward and be aggressive, nine times out of 10 they don’t like being tackled,” Bradley said. “Roach has the ability to do it. He has the knowledge and the IQ to be able to do it. And if he does it, he will win this fight.”

Bradley also cautioned that Roach cannot afford to leave matters in the judges’ hands, arguing that he needs to create more separation than in recent draws with Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis.

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