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Legacy, Prestige, and wealth. You name it, Tyson Fury has it. ‘The Gypsy King,’ is widely regarded as one the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Moreover, he has his way with words and can entertain just as much outside of the ring. It was only inevitable that he’d be a household name. This is also reflected in his financial transactions.

Just his name draws money. Only last year, he fought a single match against Francis Ngannou and added another $50 million to his net worth. Safe to say, his affluence is only increasing by the year. However, how important is money for him? In a recent Instagram story, he shares an eye-opening message about wealth that you may not expect from him.

Fury Agrees with 50 Cent’s Views on Wealth

Tyson Fury shared a clip of 50 Cent asserting that money is not the means for a happy life as it is possible to be happier even while having less. The clip which is a reel was shared by ‘afrogoats’. In it, 50 Cent goes on to explain the relationship between wealth and happiness. The American rapper while relaying his thoughts, states, “Some people know how to live better than others, with or without money. They just sort out and pick a better person to share their time with, you feel what I’m saying. Even if you sleep in a one-bedroom apartment they may be richer than a rich guy, your life, the fabrics of your life, and what you’re doing and how you feel about yourself at the moment.”

Fury was in agreement with the opinions advanced by 50 cents. In his Instagram story, he reposted the same and captioned it by stating, “Wise Words.” Moreover, this has not been the only instance the boxer has used his platform to spread a profound message.

Tyson Fury shares a food for thought

According to Fury, one should not take life for granted. In a video posted by him on X. a few months ago, he recorded himself and demanded his fans to talk to their loved ones frequently and tell them that they are loved. Reflecting on the same, he stated, “Time flies, we go from young people to old. So now is the time to tell that somebody, give him a call, tell him you love them, tell them you are sorry, whatever it may be.”

Such thoughts only validate the claim that the heavyweight champion is more just a boxer and a champion insider or outside the ring. Bearing the above revelations in mind, we ask you, what do you make of Fury’s claims? Share with us your thoughts and opinions with us in the comments below.

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Tyson Fury Sends Usyk Fresh ‘Little Rabbit’ Warning Ahead Of Undisputed Fight

The biggest fight in boxing is fast approaching and, as the final weeks count down, Tyson Fury has once again been online to send messages to Oleksandr Usyk.

This heavyweight undisputed fight is the first in 24 years and will settle once and for all who is the best current heavyweight out there. The UK’s Fury is putting his lineal and WBC titles on the line, while former undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk adds his WBA, WBO and IBF belts to the mix.

The contest takes place on February 17 in Saudi Arabia with Usyk coming off the back of solid victories over Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua – twice – and Fury having brushed aside the likes of Derek Chisora and Dillian Whyte before struggling to a points win over MMA star Francis Ngannou last time out.

That below-par showing has got plenty of people talking, including his own father, about whether or not the dip in his ability was a temporary moment of poor form or showed he was in steady decline as he enters the latter half of his thirties.

In a video posted on Instagram, he said:

Meanwhile, Usyk stays in the gym with an innovative way to bring in sparring partners.

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“RIP”: Amidst Outrage Over Controversial Promoter’s “Good Riddance” Remarks, Terence Crawford Mourns the Death of His Boxing Manager

Boxing has lost yet another gem! The legendary boxing manager Cameron Dunkin passed away at the age of 67 after fighting cancer for a while. The incident happened on the birth anniversary of another late boxing legend, Pernell Whitaker, on 2 January. So, Terence Crawford paid his respects and mourned the death of his former manager. Despite the sensitivity of the matter, a controversy was looming above!

As Dunkin’s family members broke the news on social media earlier today, popular boxing matchmaker Rick Glaser turned to X (formerly Twitter) with an extremely insensitive remark about Dunkin’s passing. Hours after Glaser’s tweet, ‘Bud’ Crawford also found himself penning a note for the late boxing manager. However, unlike Glaser’s tweet, Crawford’s message reflected gratitude.

A final message from Terence Crawford

Among the 30-plus champions Dunkin managed, Crawford is perhaps the most popular name in boxing today. So, he thanked the late manager for all the good things he did for his career and the bad. His tweet did not reflect any ill will or animosity – all it showed was the brotherly love Crawford had for his friend. “RIP Cameron Dunkin appreciate what you done for me, the good and bad,” wrote ‘Bud.’

However, the same can not be said about the tweet from Glaser! The New York-based boxing matchmaker announced Dunkin’s death and followed that with what some would say was unnecessarily rude. “There’s no R.I.P. here, it’s Good Riddance Cameron Dunkin. The lies have now officially stopped,” Glaser wrote. What’s more, unlike Glaser, Jaron Ennis’ father just had good things to say after Dunkin’s passing.

Derek Ennis claims he knew Cameron Dunkin well

Despite his declining health, the prized boxing manager was working closely with Jaron Ennis. So, while in an interview with Boxing Scene, Derek Ennis expressed his thoughts about Dunkin. “Cameron was a great businessman…He knew how to move fighters. He had what, 35 world champions? He knew the game,” said Derek.

He went on to suggest that he had worked with Dunkin for a long time and had an idea of what kind of person he was. “I’ve been with him for a while. I knew him real good…Cameron was a great guy. He took care of his fighters,” Derek said. Later in the interview, Derek praised Cameron for his ability to pick good fighters and take them right to the top. Derek concluded by saying, “I had nothing but respect for him. We was real close.”

The boxing world might have lost a prized manager, but his legacy and contributions will live on with the boxers he managed. Now, all everyone in the community wants is peace for the late legend, as Robert Garcia wrote in a tweet. “RIP to my good friend and mentor Cameron Dunkin.”

BOXING

Conor McGregor mocks Manny Pacquiao as Floyd Mayweather rematch announcement falls flat

Conor McGregor poked fun at Manny Pacquiao after he shockingly announced a rematch with Floyd Mayweather will take place in 2024.

The eight-weight boxing world champion made a special guest appearance during an MMA event at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on New Year’s Eve.

RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara, who put on the show, invited Pacquiao into the ring and together they revealed a fight with Mayweather was official.

Pacquiao began his speech by vaguely talking up a ‘big fight’ but hesitated to name his opponent until being prompted to do so by Sakakibara.

He said: “Next year, I hope to see you here in Japan with a big fight against… Floyd Mayweather.

“I thought you didn’t want me to say that. I’m excited for that.”

The major announcement didn’t get much of a reaction from those in the audience, and people watching at home were shocked to see such a big fight being revealed in that manner.

Mayweather hasn’t confirmed he is set to face the Filipino boxing legend again after outpointing him when they first met in the highest-grossing boxing fight of all time nine years ago.

McGregor couldn’t help but laugh at Pacquiao’s poor promotional skills.

‘Notorious’ shared a video of the announcement to his Instagram story and mocked Pacquiao with a snarky caption and crying laughing emoji.

“A lesson in how not to make an announcement,” McGregor wrote.

The former dual-weight UFC champion showed Pacquiao how it is done by sharing a video which showed him announcing the date and weight for his fight with Michael Chandler.

Both men confirmed alternative opponents just days after McGregor told talkSPORT that he was in talks to fight the boxing icon, whom he was supposed to face in 2021.

It appears until they finally clash, McGregor will continue building their beef by taking shots at Pacquiao on social media.

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Callum Smith Vows To Derail Beterbiev-Bivol: I Think I Can Ruin People’s Plans

We are constantly reminded that boxing is a business and the last few months have served as a strong reminder that money does indeed talk.

The influx of interest and cash from Saudi Arabia means that fights that boxing fans have wanted for years are suddenly being put together in weeks.

There have been plenty of not so discreet rumors that the long awaited light heavyweight unification fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will be one of the next superfights to be confirmed.

WBA, IBO champion, Bivol, cleared his slate for 2024 by comfortably outpointing Lyndon Arthur in Saudi Arabia last month. Beterbiev must now fulfil his part of the bargain, but it may not be as straight forward as many seem to think it will be.

The WBC, IBF and WBO champion faces another British fighter, Callum Smith, in Quebec City on January 13th and both Smith, and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, believe that a big upset is on the horizon.

“I don’t blame people for wanting to see Beterbiev-Bivol. As a boxing fan, that’s a fight that I would like to see. It is a little disrespectful when there are people in boxing posting, and I’m due to fight [Beterbiev] in January,” Smith said to Boxing Social.

“I’m confident in my own ability, and I feel I can beat him when I’m at my best. I believe the best version of me beats anyone in the world. In my eyes, it’ll be me [winning against] Beterbiev and then me against Bivol after that. So, I think I can ruin people’s plans. I’m not angry for people wanting to see the fight because it’s a fight that people want to see. At the moment, they’re the two champions in this weight division – so I can’t really take too much offense about it,”

So far, no opponent has been able to withstand Beterbiev’s combination of thudding power and educated but relentless pressure but former super middleweight champion, Smith, may well be the most accomplished fighter the Russian-Canadian has faced so far.

Smith, of course, has never faced an opponent with Beterbiev’s unique set of gifts. He faces a stiff task but if he can stand up to the assault, there is little doubt that the 33 year old has the experience, pedigree and power to spring the upset.

As well as being a fearsome puncher, Beterbiev is an intimidating physical presence but he has been dropped and hurt in the past. Smith may have spent much of his career at 168lbs but won’t be a small light heavyweight and possesses the ability to finish a fight with a single shot. The Liverpudlian stands at 6ft 3in tall, has broad shoulders, good balance and knows exactly how to use his leverages. He scored a frightening stoppage of Gilbert Castillo with a perfectly timed right hand and then earned his shot at Beterbiev by knocking out Mathieu Bauderlique with a beautiful left hook in their WBC final eliminator.

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Dmitry Bivol: “If I Get All The Belts, Mission Is Done”

Dmitry Bivol desperately needed a fight. The 2023 calendar was just about over with and the WBA titleholder didn’t have anything planned.

As the months went by, it appeared more and more likely that Bivol would remain on the shelf. But, seemingly out of nowhere, he was given an arbitrary phone call, telling him to get himself ready by December.

There was no time to question things, Bivol simply knew that he was being thrown into the ring with Lyndon Arthur. In short order, Bivol, who remains in the gym at all times, got himself in fighting shape and proceeded to hand Arthur a beatdown. Once his hand was raised in victory, the 33-year-old was also given the IBO title.

Although it’s viewed as a secondary trinket, Bivol needed to add something to his lonely WBA belt. Now, with Arthur out of the way, Bivol can move on to more pressing matters.

Artur Beterbiev currently holds the WBC, IBF, and WBO titles. For countless years, both have barked at one another, hoping and praying for an undisputed clash. Before anything becomes solidified, Beterbiev has to knock Callum Smith’s head into the third row on January 13th.

Bivol won’t make the trip to Quebec but he fully plans on watching from his palatial estate at home. Picking a winner isn’t an easy task for him. But also, it’s irrelevant. To Bivol, he couldn’t care less who actually picks up the victory. The sole focus is primarily on the titles.

To a certain extent, Bivol looks at the sport of boxing like a game. We’ve all picked up a remote controller and engaged in countless hours of mindless gaming. Once you’ve mastered it, you eventually reach the end. For Bivol, that’s how he envisions a victory over Beterbiev. Simply put, once every world title is sitting safely on his championship mantle, there will be nothing left to do.

“If I get all the belts, mission is done,” Bivol told Matchroom Boxing. “I achieved what I wanted.”

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Francis Ngannou being considered as Anthony Joshua opponent for March

Francis Ngannou has been named as a potential opponent for Anthony Joshua after his stunning boxing debut against Tyson Fury.

Former UFC champion Ngannou pushed Fury to the brink in their crossover fight last October but lost a controversial decision. Fury was expected to make easy work of Ngannou to set up an undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk just two months later, but he needed to pick himself up off the canvas after being dropped and only won by one point on the judges’ scorecards.

Joshua rebounded after his consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk by winning three fights on the spin last year. ‘AJ’ previously dismissed a ‘gimmick’ fight against Ngannou but the Brit’s promoter Eddie Hearn changed his stance on the fight after Ngannou’s jaw-dropping performance against Fury.

“Right now, we have three fights that we’re in discussions for they’re all big and that doesn’t involve Deontay Wilder,” Hearn said whilst discussing Joshua’s fight plans with iFL TV. “Before March our aim, and we’ve discussed this, is to fight the winner of Fury versus Usyk. That is all we want to do. Obviously there’s a [Filip] Hrgovic fight out there for the world heavyweight title.”

“There’s a Francis Ngannou fight out there which would be absolutely colossal. There’s other heavyweights as well, the [Zhilei] Zhang fight possibly as well with Queensbury. Our conversations right now are about mapping out Joshua’s next four or five fights. To map out his 2024 and potentially the rest of his career.

Hrgovic is the most likely opponent for Joshua in March as a world title is expected to be on the line for the fight if Usyk is stripped of his IBF belt after facing Fury. Ngannou’s chances of fighting Joshua would be boosted if the Ukrainian’s title isn’t taken away it as Hearn admitted a potential Hrgovic fight could be delayed for ‘AJ’.

“A lot has to happen by March to make that possible with Hrgovic. Are Fury or Usyk going to be able to keep the belt, or do they have to let it go? Is Joshua going to replace [Otto] Wallin in the rankings? There’s a lot of discussion, maybe that’s a fight that when everything plays out could be one for the summer,” he added.

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Francis Ngannou’s trainer was ‘brought to tears’ after Tyson Fury fight payday

Francis Ngannou brought his coach tears of joy with the amount of money he paid him for his crossover bout against Tyson Fury.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou earned more in his boxing debut against Fury last October than he did in his entire MMA career. Ngannou was being counted out by pundits and fans before the fight but he put on a stunning performance as Fury needed to pick himself up off the canvas to win by a single point in a controversial split decision.

Eric Nicksick has served as one of Ngannou’s main trainers at Xtreme Couture ever since he made the permanent move from Paris to Las Vegas in 2019. The coach explained how he was brought to tears after checking his bank account the morning after Ngannou’s fight against Fury.

“It was the most money I’ve ever been paid by a fighter, it was unbelievable,” Nicksick told MMA Junkie. “It was more than I expected. Obviously, Francis has always taken great care of me, but it floored me. When I saw my Wells Fargo account that morning, it literally brought me to tears.

“That’s a true story. Literally brought me to tears, because he changed my life. Not only from a professional standpoint but a monetary standpoint. It allowed me a lot of financial freedom to allow me to be able to enjoy my coaching, enjoy being a dad and a husband.”

“I get to take my kids to Park City this weekend, my daughter’s 16th birthday. It helped us buy a new car. There’s a lot of things with Francis moving over to boxing, and the way he takes care of his team. He loves every single one of us, and he shows it. He takes care of us, and I couldn’t thank him enough.”

Ngannou is holding out for a rematch against Fury but he will be waiting until the final quarter of this year as the Brit is locked into a two-fight deal with fellow heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Ngannou could be set for a return to the ring in March as he was recently named as a potential opponent for Fury’s domestic rival Anthony Joshua.

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Phil Mickelson says this is the key to making every 3-footer

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf.

Three-footers are often scooped up on the weekends, but when you’re playing for something, these putts can make the knees shake. Pros and other high-level players are quite good at making these testers. Weekend warriors? Not so much.

Leaving your lag putts inside the leather should always be the goal, but that’s only half the battle. To make those lag putts really count, you’ve got to make the clean-up putt, too.

The shorties are easy to ignore, but crucial for scoring. A three-footer might not seem like much, but once you miss a couple, they can make you sweat. Everyone — pros included — has missed a three-footer before, and it’s never a fun experience.

The only way to make sure you’re up to snuff on these putts is to practice them (obviously). But instead of mindlessly swiping away on the putting green, you should go into the practice session with a goal.

In the video below, Phil Mickelson details the key to making all your three-footers, and a great drill to help you practice it.

The 25-75 rule

Mickelson has wowed fans with his wedge play his entire career, but he’s tidy with a putter in his hands, too. And some of that can be attributed to a tip he learned from Jackie Burke Jr.

“The trick that Jackie Burke taught me is 25-75,” Mickelson said. “We want to go back 25 percent [and] through 75 percent. That really helped me because when I was going so long [in the backstroke] my face angle would move as I would ease into the ball.”

By shortening the backstroke, it gave Mickelson’s putter face less time to open or close during the stroke. And additionally, it promoted a more aggressive stroke through the ball.

“I want to hit this ball aggressively, but still have it die into the hole,” he said. “That’s the basis for the technique.”

To practice this when hitting his three-footers, Mickelson used what he called the three-foot circle drill where he set up 10 tees in a three-foot circle around the cup. Before he would leave the putting green, Mickelson would go around this circle until he made 100 putts in a row.

“I do it three or four times a week while I’m competing,” Mickelson said. “This is the foundation of it.”

If you can remember 25-75 while doing this drill, you’re sure to make more than your fair share of three-footers.

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“He’s a Dk Eater”: Amid Ongoing Beef, Gervonta Davis Slams Devin Haney for Copying This Thing

In the world of boxing, blows are exchanged in the ring. But what about fashion jabs outside it? Imagine two renowned fighters, Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, embroiled in a feud. This has already been the case with them for weeks, but this time, it’s not about contracts or fights.

It’s about tank tops and necklaces. Sounds odd, right? A recent Twitter post showcased both boxers in strikingly similar attire. The observation was amusing, but Davis’ response? That’s where the intrigue lies. He didn’t just jab; he swung with words. But what exactly did he say?

From gloves to garments: Gervonta Davis and Haney’s face-off

In the heated saga of Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, their rivalry has taken an unexpected turn. Beyond Bill Haney’s “monkey” remarks, their beef now extends to a realm as superficial as fashion. A fan recently stoked these flames with a tweet. The post featured photos of Haney and Davis, both donning tank tops and necklaces. The fan’s caption read, “I feel like this year @Realdevinhaney you gotta start paying @Gervontaa for his styling services it’s getting outta hand now.”

Davis, known for his straightforwardness, didn’t hold back. He responded with a blunt comment, “He been doing this for years..he’s a d**k eater.” This retort, bold and unfiltered, was soon deleted. Yet it resonated with the intensity of their ongoing rivalry. It’s more than just boxing; it’s about asserting dominance in every aspect.

Davis isn’t new to deleting some of his comments on other tweets. Not so long ago, he made some remarks on a fan’s niece.

Gervonta Davis

Davis’ heated response to fan’s provocative comment

Davis finds himself in a heated social media exchange more often than most other boxers. It all started when a fan dismissively labeled him an “email champion,” referencing a remark by boxing reporter Michael Benson about Davis being the WBA champion.

The comment struck a nerve. Davis’ reaction was swift and fierce. He retaliated by mentioning the fan’s niece, coupling it with a distasteful remark. This outburst sparked immediate backlash. Fans and followers, unaccustomed to such aggressive conduct from the champion, flooded the comments, calling him out for the inappropriate and alarming response. Davis’s tweet, a volatile mix of personal and professional elements, added a controversial chapter to his public persona.

Where should the line be drawn between an athlete’s professional prowess and their expressions, especially in the era of social media scrutiny? How do these outbursts affect the perception of an athlete in the public eye?