Joshua however points out that even though bouts with those opponents never came to fruition, for his part he has previously agreed to fight both men.
Talks for a fight with Tyson Fury have stalled and collapsed in the past, while Joshua had inked a deal to fight Wilder this year, only for the American to suffer a surprise upset loss to Joseph Parker and nix the arrangement.
Tyson Fury may have been fooled by Francis Ngannou before their boxing match. In October, the 37-year-old swapped the UFC cage for the boxing ring when he made his debut against none other than the WBC Heavyweight champion.
The Cameroon fighter exceeded expectations and pushed ‘The Gypsy King’ to his limi, even knocking him to the canvas in the third round. He was incredibly competitive throughout the 10-round encounter and only beaten via split decision, which some fans felt was the wrong call.
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It is possible Fury and his team went into the fight not expecting much from Ngannou, if his workout posted to social media was anything to go by. Footage emerged of the former UFC Heavyweight Champion getting some reps in on the pads with new coach Mike Tyson watching on.
He looked somewhat lacklustre and some of boxing’s biggest names voiced their displeasure with Ngannou’s display. Former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch added: “Fury’s not going to be worried about getting hit by that monstrous punch, because I’ve seen Ngannou on the pads and he looks terrible.
In the realm of boxing, where strength and strategy intertwine, few individuals achieve the level of greatness possessed by Floyd Mayweather Sr. This American boxing trainer and former boxer is a true living legend, with a remarkable net worth of $5 million, which he accumulated through his illustrious sporting career and subsequent triumphant training ventures.
From the moment Mayweather Sr. stepped into the ring in 1974 until his well-earned retirement in 1990, he mesmerized audiences with his extraordinary talents. With an aura of invincibility surrounding him, Mayweather Sr. crafted an impressive record that many pugilists would envy. His awe-inspiring track record boasts 28 wins, only six losses, and a solitary draw – a testament to his unwavering determination and relentless drive for success.
However, it was upon waving goodbye to his own gladiatorial pursuit that Mayweather Sr.’s true journey began. Transcending from a formidable competitor to a trailblazing mentor, he emerged as one of the most celebrated trainers in the realms of professional boxing. Fighters sought after his invaluable expertise and guidance, drawn by his reputation for transforming raw talent into greatness.
Mayweather Sr.’s immense knowledge and contagious passion propelled him to work alongside some of the most esteemed figures in the sport. Notable fighters such as Chad Dawson and Joan Guzman entrusted their careers to his seasoned tutelage. It is little wonder why these remarkable athletes sought solace under Mayweather Sr.’s watchful eye – they recognized that being coached by this virtuoso was akin to gaining access to an inexhaustible reservoir of wisdom.
Tim Tszyu has long spoken of his desire to feature in boxing’s biggest fights and that dream appears to have moved one step closer.
The Australian first has to get by Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on March 30 (Mar. 31 in Australia).
Should he be successful, a potential meeting with two-division undisputed world champion Terence Crawford awaits.
Crawford currently holds three of the four major belts at welterweight, having stopped Errol Spence to unify the division last July, before later being stripped of the IBF title.
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With the WBO, “Bud” has been designated as a “Super Champion.”
As part of that organization’s rules, Super Champions can be installed as mandatory challenger to the WBO champion in the division above or below.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, known most lately for his shocking switch to Ferrari next year, revealed that even his parents didn’t know of his decision to move to the Red team until it was announced. The seven-time world champion said that since he didn’t have much time to make a call, the decision to move on from Mercedes was purely based on gut feeling.
Elite gymnast Simone Biles is inarguably one of the greatest and most well-known gymnasts of all time.
It’s impossible to think about gymnastics without her name coming to mind. With 30 medals, Biles is the most decorated gymnast in World Championship history; she holds the record for the most World Championship gold medals with a total of 23, she holds the record for the most World all-around titles in women’s gymnastics, and she has a total of seven Olympic gold medals, tied for the record with Shannon Miller, and in 2022, Biles was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden.
In short, even if someone has absolutely no ties to the world of gymnastics, it’s harder to not know who Simone Biles is than it is to know her. For this reason, many people were surprised when Biles’ husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, said in an interview that he had never heard of Biles before they met.
In an interview about their relationship for the podcast The Pivot, Owens said, “I’m like, ‘Lemme see who this is.’ I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity. When she won the Olympics, I was in college, and we didn’t have NBC; we didn’t have Olympics channels, and we were in [training] camp [in] late July, early August.”
Tennis fans on the internet recently recalled Venus Williams taking down her younger sister Serena Williams at Indian Wells 2018.
Venus and Serena clashed for a spot in the fourth round of the Indian Wells 2018. Notably, this was Serena’s comeback tournament after a 14-month-long pregnancy break. She welcomed her first daughter Olympia with her husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on September 1, 2017.
Serena entered the match on the back of two impressive wins, over Zarina Diyas and Kiki Bertens. Venus, meanwhile, had downed Sorana Cirstea after receiving a bye in the opening round.
Venus Williams secured the opening set against Serena in a straightforward manner, with a solitary break of her sister’s serve in the sixth game. The following set, however, witnessed some drama as Serena Williams fought hard to stay in the match.
The second set had five breaks of serves, with three of them in favor of the seven-time Grand Slam champion. She closed the set and match out 6-3, 6-4, after one and half hours of play.
Tiger Woods once claimed he had never seen anyone play like Anthony Kim, with the former PGA Tour prodigy being the only golfer to swing every club with a choked-up grip.
In 2008, Woods commented on Kim’s unique ability to control his golf clubs during a Nike golf clinic. Both Woods and Kim were signed to the company at the time as signature players before parting ways with the brand.
“He’s the only player I’ve ever seen that actually plays pretty much the entire bag choked up. It does provide a lot of control; you don’t hit the ball as far offline. You hit the ball very straight that way,” said Woods.
It’s amazing that a lot of amateurs don’t try and do that,” Woods continued. “They like to grip the club like in baseball, with the pinky off the club because some pros have taught them that if you grip the very end of the club, you get more whip at the bottom.”
Andy Murray has opened up on a drastic technical change he made before going on a losing run. The former world No. 1 explained that he switched his usual racket stringing set-up to copy Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic during the off-season. After 20 years of playing with the same strings, the tactic left him feeling doubtful when he started the year on a four-match losing streak.
Murray has only just started to find his groove this year, winning his opening-round matches in both Doha and Dubai. Before that, the Brit went four months without a victory, going on a six-match losing streak from the end of the 2023 season to the beginning of 2024.
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And there may be a reason for his difficult start to the season, as the world No. 67 has now revealed that he recently altered his racket stringing pattern, something that took a lot of getting used to after two decades of using the same set-up. “I’ve always played with natural gut in the cross-strings of my racket,” the three-time Grand Slam champion said ahead of the Dubai Championships.
