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http://www.boxingscene.com/gervonta-davis-set-return-early-2018-says-ellerbe--122460

Gervonta Davis Set To Return in Early 2018, Says Ellerbe

By Ryan Burton

2017 was a year of mixed results for former IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis (19-0, 18 KOs). He kept his perfect record intact by going 3-0 with three knockouts.

His year was highlighted by his title winning performance against undefeated Jose Pedraza in January and then coming back to blow out mandatory challenger Liam Walsh in May.

But after making his mandatory defense, Davis lost his title on the scale in August when he stopped Francisco Fonseca on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor undercard.

Even though he lost his title, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe believes that his fighter will learn from the experience and win another world title in the near future.

"Gervonta is a very exciting fighter. We are very excited for him to get back in the ring. He had a minor setback with not making the weight but he has put that behind him. He understood the severity of what happened but that is a thing of the past and he will be looking to get back in the thick of things and challenge for a world title very soon," said Ellerbe to BoxingScene.com.

As for the the time table for his next fight, Ellerbe said that Davis and two-division champion Badou Jack will both be back in the first quarter of the new year.

"Gervonta will also be fighting at the top of the year with a to be determined high level opponent," Ellerbe told BoxingScene.com.

Davis had planned to fight in the fall, but ran into some trouble with a misdemeanor second-degree assault charge in Baltimore.

Davis is facing charges in connection with an August 1 incident in which a claimed childhood friend, Anthony Wheeler, alleges that Davis punched him in the side of the head with a gloved fist. A court date was set for late November.

Wheeler said he was knocked out by the punch and afterwards he was diagnosed with a concussion at St. Agnes Hospital. He pressed charges with the District Court Commissioner on August 3, and a warrant for Davis' arrest was served in mid-September. As previously reported, the boxer was released after posting a $100,000 unsecured property bond.

 

[OmegaConflict]

What year was dela hoya last fight lmao

He should be focusing on Canelo rematch fuck is he talking about right now

 

[Mastery]

What year was dela hoya last fight lmao

He should be focusing on Canelo rematch fuck is he talking about right now

2008, when he got beat up by Pacquiao haha

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Farhood: Mayweather Struggles With Spence, Crawford, Thurman

Showtime Boxing's broadcast analyst, Steve Farhood, believes at this point former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. would struggle against the very best fighters in the welterweight division.

Mayweather, 40 years old, snapped a two-year retirement back in August - to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his pro debut.

McGregor did well in the first three to four rounds, but he was broken down and stopped in the tenth round.

The victory over McGregor raised Mayweather's record to a perfect 50-0, which allowed him to break the undefeated record of heavyweight great Rocky Marciano.

Mayweather, who retired following the contest, received a lot of heat for the fight.

Most fans and experts felt that he should have faced a top level fighter to reach a 50-0 record.

But Farhood explains that there simply wasn't enough money to face a top level boxer - when Mayweather stood to earn well over $100 million for a much easier fight against McGregor.

"I think he’s in an unusual position and I say that because the average fighter would kill for a $30 million dollar pay day, that’s money that Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter or Terence Crawford could very well never see, but for Floyd, a $30 million dollar pay day just doesn’t turn him on. The McGregor fight was perfect for him because he was basically against a guy who had never fought before and he was handed somewhere between $100 and $200 million dollars. That’s not going to happen against any boxer we know," Farhood told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

And if he did take a pass on McGregor and fought a boxer on the level of a Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence - Farhood believes the former pound-for-pound king would struggle in the right.

"I think he probably struggles against the very best, against Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence. I don’t think it’s as easy as it used to be. Floyd is a fighter who relies a lot on reflexes and on his athletic ability, and just a very small diminishment in his skills could really affect him. We saw with Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones, when these fighters who are superior athletes lose that half second of timing, it can bode very badly for them," Farhood said.

"I think we may be at that point with Mayweather — it’s a little difficult to tell strictly from the McGregor fight, but he is forty and there’s nothing to say that he couldn’t lose that half second in reflex time, and I think there’s a good chance that that’s happened."
http://www.boxingscene.com/farhood-mayweather-struggles-with-spence-crawford-thurman--122467

What say you boxing fans?

If he doesn't get caught, I say Floyd could win on points against Thurman & Porter because they have stamina issues. Spence & Crawford would cause problems for Floyd tho. And

In what fight or fights did this happen in? I don't remember Porter ever having stamina problems

You right. I meant Thurman and Spence. Porter & Crawford would give Floyd issue. Porter reminds me of a more physical Mosley.

That's not what you meant either

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[Mastery]

Farhood: Mayweather Struggles With Spence, Crawford, Thurman

Showtime Boxing's broadcast analyst, Steve Farhood, believes at this point former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. would struggle against the very best fighters in the welterweight division.

Mayweather, 40 years old, snapped a two-year retirement back in August - to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his pro debut.

McGregor did well in the first three to four rounds, but he was broken down and stopped in the tenth round.

The victory over McGregor raised Mayweather's record to a perfect 50-0, which allowed him to break the undefeated record of heavyweight great Rocky Marciano.

Mayweather, who retired following the contest, received a lot of heat for the fight.

Most fans and experts felt that he should have faced a top level fighter to reach a 50-0 record.

But Farhood explains that there simply wasn't enough money to face a top level boxer - when Mayweather stood to earn well over $100 million for a much easier fight against McGregor.

"I think he’s in an unusual position and I say that because the average fighter would kill for a $30 million dollar pay day, that’s money that Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter or Terence Crawford could very well never see, but for Floyd, a $30 million dollar pay day just doesn’t turn him on. The McGregor fight was perfect for him because he was basically against a guy who had never fought before and he was handed somewhere between $100 and $200 million dollars. That’s not going to happen against any boxer we know," Farhood told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

And if he did take a pass on McGregor and fought a boxer on the level of a Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence - Farhood believes the former pound-for-pound king would struggle in the right.

"I think he probably struggles against the very best, against Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence. I don’t think it’s as easy as it used to be. Floyd is a fighter who relies a lot on reflexes and on his athletic ability, and just a very small diminishment in his skills could really affect him. We saw with Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones, when these fighters who are superior athletes lose that half second of timing, it can bode very badly for them," Farhood said.

"I think we may be at that point with Mayweather — it’s a little difficult to tell strictly from the McGregor fight, but he is forty and there’s nothing to say that he couldn’t lose that half second in reflex time, and I think there’s a good chance that that’s happened."
http://www.boxingscene.com/farhood-mayweather-struggles-with-spence-crawford-thurman--122467

What say you boxing fans?

If he doesn't get caught, I say Floyd could win on points against Thurman & Porter because they have stamina issues. Spence & Crawford would cause problems for Floyd tho. And

In what fight or fights did this happen in? I don't remember Porter ever having stamina problems

You right. I meant Thurman and Spence. Porter & Crawford would give Floyd issue. Porter reminds me of a more physical Mosley.

That's not what you meant either

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You couldn't choose a more manlier gif my nigga? haha

Sassy ass :joy:

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Farhood: Mayweather Struggles With Spence, Crawford, Thurman

Showtime Boxing's broadcast analyst, Steve Farhood, believes at this point former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. would struggle against the very best fighters in the welterweight division.

Mayweather, 40 years old, snapped a two-year retirement back in August - to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his pro debut.

McGregor did well in the first three to four rounds, but he was broken down and stopped in the tenth round.

The victory over McGregor raised Mayweather's record to a perfect 50-0, which allowed him to break the undefeated record of heavyweight great Rocky Marciano.

Mayweather, who retired following the contest, received a lot of heat for the fight.

Most fans and experts felt that he should have faced a top level fighter to reach a 50-0 record.

But Farhood explains that there simply wasn't enough money to face a top level boxer - when Mayweather stood to earn well over $100 million for a much easier fight against McGregor.

"I think he’s in an unusual position and I say that because the average fighter would kill for a $30 million dollar pay day, that’s money that Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter or Terence Crawford could very well never see, but for Floyd, a $30 million dollar pay day just doesn’t turn him on. The McGregor fight was perfect for him because he was basically against a guy who had never fought before and he was handed somewhere between $100 and $200 million dollars. That’s not going to happen against any boxer we know," Farhood told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

And if he did take a pass on McGregor and fought a boxer on the level of a Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence - Farhood believes the former pound-for-pound king would struggle in the right.

"I think he probably struggles against the very best, against Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence. I don’t think it’s as easy as it used to be. Floyd is a fighter who relies a lot on reflexes and on his athletic ability, and just a very small diminishment in his skills could really affect him. We saw with Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones, when these fighters who are superior athletes lose that half second of timing, it can bode very badly for them," Farhood said.

"I think we may be at that point with Mayweather — it’s a little difficult to tell strictly from the McGregor fight, but he is forty and there’s nothing to say that he couldn’t lose that half second in reflex time, and I think there’s a good chance that that’s happened."
http://www.boxingscene.com/farhood-mayweather-struggles-with-spence-crawford-thurman--122467

What say you boxing fans?

If he doesn't get caught, I say Floyd could win on points against Thurman & Porter because they have stamina issues. Spence & Crawford would cause problems for Floyd tho. And

In what fight or fights did this happen in? I don't remember Porter ever having stamina problems

You right. I meant Thurman and Spence. Porter & Crawford would give Floyd issue. Porter reminds me of a more physical Mosley.

That's not what you meant either

[/img]

You couldn't choose a more manlier gif my nigga? haha

Sassy ass :joy:

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Say bruh, who you talking to?

 

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https://twitter.com/floydmayweather/status/930658201816637440

 

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rip Rafael Garcia

https://twitter.com/mayweatherpromo/status/930506919608860672
https://twitter.com/premierboxing/status/930511938186088448
https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/930568055209517057

 

[playmaker88]

Lmao c'mon son can't be using females gifs old two snaps and a circle ass nigga

 

[buttuh_b]

https://twitter.com/rigoelchacal305/status/930976404778369025

 

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Farhood: Mayweather Struggles With Spence, Crawford, Thurman

Showtime Boxing's broadcast analyst, Steve Farhood, believes at this point former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. would struggle against the very best fighters in the welterweight division.

Mayweather, 40 years old, snapped a two-year retirement back in August - to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his pro debut.

McGregor did well in the first three to four rounds, but he was broken down and stopped in the tenth round.

The victory over McGregor raised Mayweather's record to a perfect 50-0, which allowed him to break the undefeated record of heavyweight great Rocky Marciano.

Mayweather, who retired following the contest, received a lot of heat for the fight.

Most fans and experts felt that he should have faced a top level fighter to reach a 50-0 record.

But Farhood explains that there simply wasn't enough money to face a top level boxer - when Mayweather stood to earn well over $100 million for a much easier fight against McGregor.

"I think he’s in an unusual position and I say that because the average fighter would kill for a $30 million dollar pay day, that’s money that Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter or Terence Crawford could very well never see, but for Floyd, a $30 million dollar pay day just doesn’t turn him on. The McGregor fight was perfect for him because he was basically against a guy who had never fought before and he was handed somewhere between $100 and $200 million dollars. That’s not going to happen against any boxer we know," Farhood told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

And if he did take a pass on McGregor and fought a boxer on the level of a Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence - Farhood believes the former pound-for-pound king would struggle in the right.

"I think he probably struggles against the very best, against Keith Thurman, Terence Crawford or Errol Spence. I don’t think it’s as easy as it used to be. Floyd is a fighter who relies a lot on reflexes and on his athletic ability, and just a very small diminishment in his skills could really affect him. We saw with Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones, when these fighters who are superior athletes lose that half second of timing, it can bode very badly for them," Farhood said.

"I think we may be at that point with Mayweather — it’s a little difficult to tell strictly from the McGregor fight, but he is forty and there’s nothing to say that he couldn’t lose that half second in reflex time, and I think there’s a good chance that that’s happened."
http://www.boxingscene.com/farhood-mayweather-struggles-with-spence-crawford-thurman--122467

What say you boxing fans?

If he doesn't get caught, I say Floyd could win on points against Thurman & Porter because they have stamina issues. Spence & Crawford would cause problems for Floyd tho. And

In what fight or fights did this happen in? I don't remember Porter ever having stamina problems

You right. I meant Thurman and Spence. Porter & Crawford would give Floyd issue. Porter reminds me of a more physical Mosley.

That's not what you meant either

[/img]

Lmao c'mon son can't be using females gifs old two snaps and a circle ass nigga

 

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http://www.boxingscene.com/jackson-virgil-hunter-taken-sergey-kovalev-crap--122490

Jackson: Virgil Hunter Wouldn't Have Taken Sergey Kovalev's Crap

By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – John David Jackson never believed Sergey Kovalev was serious about hiring Virgil Hunter as his new trainer.

Kovalev revealed before choosing Abror Tursunpulatov as Jackson’s replacement that he was considering working with Hunter, who helped prepare Andre Ward to defeat Kovalev twice. Hunter had expressed interest in becoming Kovalev’s trainer, despite all of the bad blood between their camps before and after the former light heavyweight champion’s two losses to Ward.

After working with Kovalev for several years, Jackson knew the demanding, no-nonsense Hunter wouldn’t work well with Kovalev.

“If Virgil would’ve taken him, that would’ve been stupid of Virgil,” Jackson told BoxingScene.com recently. “Sergey doesn’t listen to you at all. If Virgil works with you, you’re gonna listen to Virgil. He’s not gonna take that crap. I knew that would’ve been a mistake right there. [Kovalev] wants to run his whole show. I know whoever he got, he would run the show however he wants it. He doesn’t want someone who can teach him. He wants someone he can dictate to.”

Jackson thinks Kovalev found just that type of trainer in Tursunpulatov, who is preparing Kovalev for his return to the ring November 25. That’s when Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KOs) will square off against Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title in a fight HBO will televise from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Kathy Duva, whose company promotes Kovalev, and Egis Klimas, Kovalev’s manager, have expressed recently that their fighter has learned from previous camp mistakes and has taken a different approach to this training camp. Jackson doesn’t believe that’s possible because the Russian knockout artist is so stubborn.

“He wants to dictate everything in his camp,” Jackson said. “That’s all he wants. That’s the kind of guy he is. That’s why I told another reporter, whoever [works] with Sergey, get a contract. I guarantee you he’s paying these guys less money. He’s paying them what he wants to pay them. That’s why he picked who he picked.”

 

[Mastery]

http://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-sergey-kovalev-eager-settle-their-old-dispute--122511

Beterbiev is ready to unify and fight all the other champions RIGHT NOW (making clear he has no preference between Bivol Dmitry, Sergey Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson).

If Kovalev wins his upcoming fight this month, we could very well have Beterbiev vs Kovalev.

All you niggas hatin' on my boy, be prepared to put your money up...

@JLacey

@Negro_Caesar

@buttuh_b

and whoever else wanna lose they shit. I'm taking Beterbiev over everyone else at 175.

 

[Negro_Caesar]

Lol throw 50 on Kov. ain'ti ain't losing 100 on a fight I don't care about lol. But I will take 50

 

[aneed123]

http://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-sergey-kovalev-eager-settle-their-old-dispute--122511

Beterbiev is ready to unify and fight all the other champions RIGHT NOW (making clear he has no preference between Bivol Dmitry, Sergey Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson).

If Kovalev wins his upcoming fight this month, we could very well have Beterbiev vs Kovalev.

All you niggas hatin' on my boy, be prepared to put your money up...

@JLacey

@Negro_Caesar

@buttuh_b

and whoever else wanna lose they shit. I'm taking Beterbiev over everyone else at 175.

he should drill kovalev but bivol beats him. so does Adonis

 

[Mastery]

http://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-sergey-kovalev-eager-settle-their-old-dispute--122511

Beterbiev is ready to unify and fight all the other champions RIGHT NOW (making clear he has no preference between Bivol Dmitry, Sergey Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson).

If Kovalev wins his upcoming fight this month, we could very well have Beterbiev vs Kovalev.

All you niggas hatin' on my boy, be prepared to put your money up...

@JLacey

@Negro_Caesar

@buttuh_b

and whoever else wanna lose they shit. I'm taking Beterbiev over everyone else at 175.

he should drill kovalev but bivol beats him. so does Adonis

Tough talk from someone who won't put his money up.

FOH you well done steak eating punk haha

 

[aneed123]

http://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-sergey-kovalev-eager-settle-their-old-dispute--122511

Beterbiev is ready to unify and fight all the other champions RIGHT NOW (making clear he has no preference between Bivol Dmitry, Sergey Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson).

If Kovalev wins his upcoming fight this month, we could very well have Beterbiev vs Kovalev.

All you niggas hatin' on my boy, be prepared to put your money up...

@JLacey

@Negro_Caesar

@buttuh_b

and whoever else wanna lose they shit. I'm taking Beterbiev over everyone else at 175.

he should drill kovalev but bivol beats him. so does Adonis

Tough talk from someone who won't put his money up.

FOH you well done steak eating punk haah

ha ha,love u 2,b

 

[OmegaConflict]

 

[Mastery]

Anthony Dirrel should be fighting right now on Fox Sports 1.

 

[Negro_Caesar]

http://www.boxingscene.com/artur-beterbiev-sergey-kovalev-eager-settle-their-old-dispute--122511

Beterbiev is ready to unify and fight all the other champions RIGHT NOW (making clear he has no preference between Bivol Dmitry, Sergey Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson).

If Kovalev wins his upcoming fight this month, we could very well have Beterbiev vs Kovalev.

All you niggas hatin' on my boy, be prepared to put your money up...

@JLacey

@Negro_Caesar

@buttuh_b

and whoever else wanna lose they shit. I'm taking Beterbiev over everyone else at 175.

he should drill kovalev but bivol beats him. so does Adonis

Tough talk from someone who won't put his money up.

FOH you well done steak eating punk haha

That’s the only way to eat a steak. And that dirrell fight was terrible. Accidental headbutt ending. Trash