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It seems that the UFC’s new bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley, wants to broaden his horizons by stepping into the boxing world. O’Malley achieved the biggest victory of his career by knocking out Aljamain Sterling. ‘Suga’ and ‘Funk Master’ came face-to-face on August 19 at TD Garden, Boston. The bout was a highly entertaining affair, with Sterling using combinations of high and low kicks in the first round. On the other hand, the 28-year-old went for some perfect strikes, which were mixed with some shallow moves. When the bout reached the second round, O’Malley’s one perfect move changed his fighting career.

After the victory, O’Malley called out bantamweight star Marlon Vera for his first title defense. O’Malley has faced just one loss in his MMA career, and that was against Vera. After his glorious victory against Sterling, he felt that it was the right time to take revenge. However, ‘Suga’ was not done with that. He even went on to call out boxing star Gervonta Davis for a boxing match. This move by O’Malley didn’t sit well with Ryan Garcia, and the two later engaged in online banter.

When Sean O’Malley called out Floyd Mayweather‘s teammate Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia took to the X to warn the bantamweight champion. He wrote, “SUGA Sean you are good and all But stop talking about this I’m going to box stuff You’ll just get knocked out.” Interestingly, Garcia locked horns with Davis back in April. During their match, ‘Tank’ defeated ‘King Ry’ in the seventh round with a body shot.

Hence, when O’Malley came across Garcia’s warning, he mocked him about his loss against Davis. The new champion wrote, ““@RyanGarcia Like you did or different?” When ‘King Ry’ saw the insulting words from O’Malley, he backfired by saying, “Boxing and MMA are two different sports and if you need a reminder let me know I’ll gladly do a tune up for my return fight.” Later, fans came across their X banter posted on Reddit. They surprisingly took the side of Garcia.

Fans react to the exchanges between Sean O’Malley and Ryan Garcia.

Some of the fans agreed with Garcia. They confirmed that Garcia said the truth, as O’Malley would fall short in front of Davis. One fan even warned ‘Suga’ that he should not take up boxing matches against boxers with high KO power.

“Ryan is right. Tank would fuck sean up”
“Ryan is not wrong here..”
“Okay realistically suga shouldn’t fight guys who are known for having KO power that could fuck his career up(ko power in boxing)”

A good number of fans felt that O’Malley was looking for a boxing match to make more money. They strongly felt that MMA fighters are looking for boxing matches as UFC president Dana White does not pay well them. One fan even mentioned that a big fight in boxing can bring a fortune to O’Malley

“MMA fighters will keep chasing fights with boxers until their pay increases. That is literally the entire inventive.”
“Blame Dana. No boxer seriously talks about coming over to mma for a fight.”
“More mma fighters should call out boxers so that it puts pressure on the UFC to pay their fighters more.”
“1 big fight in boxing and Sean will make more than he did in his entire mma career might be worth it”

From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they are taking the side of Garcia, as they believe that the new bantamweight champion would never beat Davis. Also, many blamed the UFC for paying the fighters less, because of which they were forced to take bouts outside the UFC. What do you think about a showdown between O’Malley and Davis? Let us know in the comments below.

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‘I wouldn’t mind knocking him out’: Sean O’Malley calls out Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia sends warning to new UFC champ

Sean O’Malley says he wants to box Gervonta Davis, with Ryan Garcia warning him to avoid it.

Sean O’Malley became the new UFC bantamweight (135 lbs) champion on Saturday night, beating Aljamain Sterling via second round TKO in Boston.

Now, the 28-year-old O’Malley is renewing his public interest in a boxing match with Gervonta “Tank” Davis.

“I also wouldn’t mind knocking out Gervonta Davis, and I know people are gonna go, ‘Ahh, you want to be Conor (McGregor),” he said at the post-fight press conference. “I’m telling you, that fight is going to happen.”

So let’s talk about this on two very different levels.

Can Sean O’Malley beat Gervonta Davis in a boxing match?

No. He super-duper cannot. Sorry. No offense. He is just not a professional boxer* and Gervonta Davis is an extremely good one. I am aware that O’Malley is tall. He would not be the first much taller guy Gervonta Davis beat, and those guys were professional boxers.

* O’Malley does have one pro boxing fight, a club-level TKO-1 win in Phoenix over seven years ago.

Davis’ most recent opponent, Ryan Garcia, offered some blunt advice to O’Malley after the call-out:

Can Gervonta Davis vs Sean O’Malley happen?

Yes. If the money is there, and if UFC and PBC can work it out, then the fight can be made. O’Malley seems to really want it, and it’s not like Tank or his team have ever been averse to disappointing diehard boxing fans with matchups, in part because Davis can sell a fight very easily without worry all that much about diehard boxing fans. Add in a curious UFC fan base, and you have a blockbuster in the making.

Now a sub-question here would be, “Do we think this will happen?” And I think that depends on what UFC and Dana White see as O’Malley’s ultimate potential. Is this a potential long-term star, or a flash whose career probably peaked last night?

O’Malley, if they see him as a long-term top guy, has cash cow potential for UFC. If White and the brass see that in O’Malley, it seems unlikely they’d want to see him possibly get smoked boxing Tank.

And his major drawing power is far more potential than established; this isn’t like McGregor fighting Mayweather in 2017. Conor had done five UFC PPV main events by the time he boxed Floyd, and realistically, White and Co. may have seen the end of his peak competitive days in sight. (If so, they were correct, it turned out.)

If it does happen while O’Malley is reigning UFC champion, it’s a monster commercial event. O’Malley and Davis both have fans, both have a lot of buzz, both have that certain appeal that goes far beyond dedicated super-fans of their sports, and it will sell at the gate and on pay-per-view.

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“All Saying Mayweather Would Smother Him Are Absolute Idiots”: Days After $21 Million Gate, Fans Can’t Stop Arguing as Floyd Mayweather vs. Terence Crawford Debate Heats-Up

Who would win between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Terence Crawford? If you think this question is as easy as pie, think again. The boxing community is ablaze, passionately arguing the prospects of a fantasy bout between these two titans. This hypothetical clash isn’t just a coin toss—it’s a Pandora’s box, unveiling a whirlpool of opinions and analyses. The recent $21 million gate for a significant fight has only added gasoline to this roaring debate. The stage is more than set. It’s on fire.

We’re not talking about just any fighter here. Mayweather Jr., the undefeated defense maestro, is as iconic as they come. Crawford, the aggressive and technical genius, has been leaving fans spellbound. Imagine a chess game, but the board is a boxing ring, and the pieces throw punches. Imagine a riddle wrapped in an enigma, sealed inside a boxing glove.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Terence Crawford: The fantasy bout fans can’t stop talking about!

Diving straight into the heart of the matter, Terence Crawford’s recent triumph over Errol Spence Jr. was spectacular. Crawford’s resiliency and skill were on full display in this fight. He avoided Spence Jr.’s punches and countered to earn a stunning victory. Hence the triumph only helped stoke the fire of speculation about how the former might versus Mayweather Jr., provided both were in their prime.

Stuart Robison chimed in, passionately declaring that all those believing that Mayweather Jr. would knockout Terence Crawford are living in a fool’s paradise. The Nebraskan schooled Spence Jr. during their bout; hence, given his skills, ‘The Money’ will have a daunting task ahead of him if they meet. The user said, “People [who are] all saying Mayweather would smother him are absolute idiots. Crawford made Errol Spence look like an amateur in that last fight. He would give Mayweather a very tough fight with his technical ability.”

Scott Devlin said it’s a clash that sits on the fence, though he disclosed a clear leaning for Mayweather Jr. He said, “Would be an excellent fight. [It’s] hard to pick a winner when neither guy even came close to losing a fight, but [I’ve got to go] with Mayweather.” Meanwhile, Jackie Mccall expressed a contrasting sentiment: “Without a doubt, Floyd’ The Dodge King’ Mayweather wins this easily and in the most boring fashion ever.”

Nevertheless, not all fans sided with Mayweather Jr. Dennis Nascimento had ‘Bud’ a clear winner and stated, “Terrence Crawford by a late stoppage or knockout.” He wasn’t alone in this line of thinking.

Lastly, John Patrick Cummings bridged the gap, expressing, “Have to go Mayweather because he beat better people but Crawford gives any fighter ever nightmares.”

As we’ve seen, the spirited responses from fans testify to the legacy and impact both fighters have had on the sport. Their imagined duel in the ring represents a match, a collision of styles and boxing philosophies.

So, with all said and done, we turn the question over to you: In a battle between prime Mayweather and prime Crawford, who do you think would emerge victoriously?

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Why Canelo: I Beat Crawford At 168 Pounds, What Are You Gonna Say? He’s Too Small

Canelo Alvarez isn’t interested in fighting Terence Crawford, even if Crawford is willing to come all the way up to 168 pounds for that opportunity.

Mexico’s Alvarez doesn’t think he would get any credit for fighting Crawford at the super middleweight limit because Crawford would have to move up three weight classes for that pay-per-view bout. Crawford initially stated that he would welcome a showdown with Alvarez at a catch weight of 158 or 160 pounds, which Alvarez immediately dismissed because the four-division champion cannot comfortably box below the super middleweight maximum of 168 pounds anymore.

Crawford more recently stated on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, however, that he would actually go all the way up to 168 pounds for the chance to face Alvarez. Even then, Alvarez wouldn’t entertain the possibility of fighting Crawford.

The Guadalajara native views a fight with Crawford much the way Crawford feels about boxing Gervonta Davis, a powerful lightweight who would have to move up two divisions, from lightweight to welterweight, for a chance to knock Crawford from his pound-for-pound pedestal.

Co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy and guest host Akin Reyes asked Alvarez about boxing Crawford during a recent appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” a popular morning radio show on New York’s Power 105.1 FM.

“It’s impossible because like he say, if he beat Gervonta everybody’s gonna say, ‘Yeah, he’s too small,’ and this and that,” Alvarez said. “So, it’s the same thing. I respect Crawford. He’s a good fighter, but we’re in different weight classes.”

When reminded how huge of a fight he and Crawford could put together, Alvarez replied, “Yeah, but I beat him, what are you gonna say? He’s too small. That’s too small.”

The 33-year-old Alvarez nevertheless has a lot of admiration for Crawford, whom he expected to beat welterweight rival Errol Spence Jr. when they finally fought last month.

“I always knew Crawford is a better fighter,” Alvarez said. “I like Spence, too, but if you see Crawford is a better fighter.”

The 35-year-old Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), a three-weight world champion from Omaha, Nebraska, dropped Spence three times – once in the second round and twice during the seventh round – before he stopped Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) in the ninth round of a surprisingly one-sided 147-pound title unification fight July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Spence previously had stated his own desire to move up two-plus divisions to challenge Alvarez at a catch weight of 164 pounds.

Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) is training for another Showtime Pay-Per-View bout at T-Mobile Arena next month. He’ll face undisputed junior middleweight champ Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs), whom Crawford also wants to fight, in a 12-rounder for Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles September 30.

Charlo will move up two weight classes, 14 pounds in total, for the opportunity to become an undisputed champion in a second division versus Alvarez. Crawford is the only male boxer who has fully unified the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO belts in two weight classes (welterweight and junior welterweight).

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Canelo Confident Crawford Beats Spence Again At Junior Middleweight

Like the rest of us, Canelo Alvarez was interested in seeing how Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. would play out. With the two finally squaring off on July 29th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Alvarez grabbed himself some popcorn, purchased the pay-per-view, and watched every second of every round. Before they officially got it on, the pound-for-pound star believed that, despite Spence being a great fighter in his own right, that Crawford simply had too many tools in his toolbox. He was right. (photo by Ryan Hafey)

First round aside, Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) dominated the action, scoring three knockdowns before violently finishing the former unified welterweight champ in the ninth. Many have given soliloquies as to why the Omaha, Nebraska, native did what he did. Alvarez though, won’t pontificate long windily. Instead, he gave a short and sweet answer when addressing Crawford’s performance.

“Crawford was the best man that night,” Alvarez told BoxingScene.com.

Nowa beltless, Spence is now trying to make sense of what took place. But before he dives into the film room and attempts to fix his mistakes, he already revealed that he and Crawford have to do it again.

Although their rematch appears to be on the brink of becoming official, Spence is hopeful that Crawford will give him a break of sorts and agree to face him at 154 pounds. Crawford, to his credit, did acknowledge that he’s open to the idea of abandoning the 147-pound landscape and invading the junior middleweight division.

By and large, Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) is banking on the extra seven pounds doing his body justice in the ring, leading to a much better performance. Alvarez, on the other hand, believes that Spence is holding onto false hope. Whether their showdown happens at 147, 154, or even 175 pounds, the Mexican star simply isn’t convinced that Spence has what it takes to change the outcome.

“If they fight again it’s gonna be the same thing. He’s a better fighter.”

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Terence Crawford plans to jump three weight divisions to fight winner of Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo in ‘boxing’s biggest fight’

Terence Crawford has called out the winner between Canelo Alvarez and Jerell Charlo in his quest to become a three-time undisputed champion.

The 35-year-old ruthlessly knocked out welterweight rival Errol Spence last month to add the WBA, WBC and IBF straps to his WBO title.

Crawford, who has won all 40 of his fights in the paid ranks, has also held all four major belts in the super-lightweight division.

And now the unbeaten American is willing to jump up three weight classes to face Canelo or Charlo in their super-middleweight bout next month.

Both of those men are undisputed in their respective weight classes, with Charlo jumping up two divisions from super-welterweight.

‘Bud’ hinted at a catchweight fight against Canelo earlier in August, which the Mexican icon instantly dismissed.

He has now stated that he is willing to move up to 168lbs in order to secure boxing’s biggest fight.

Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience, the Nebraska native said: “It’s greatness. This is my era and I’m taking it. Ain’t nobody gonna stop me.

“Now that I’ve switched gears, I know I wanted to fight Jermell but if he loses to Canelo — I’ve always said that’s a big step.

“That’s a big step but for a person to go up three weight classes from 147 to 168 [lbs] and to win and to become undisputed … wow. What can they say?”

He added: “Three-time undisputed champion and the smaller fighter that went up three weight divisions to conquer one of the baddest men — besides himself —that’s been doing it for probably longer than me.”

Pressed on who he wants to fight next and at what weight class, Crawford stated: “168 [lbs]. If [Alvarez] wins. Or Charlo. The winner.

“I think that’s the biggest fight in boxing.

“If he [Alvarez] beats Jermell, Terence Crawford-Canelo is the biggest fight in boxing, hands down. I want to be three-time undisputed.”

Crawford continued: “I would definitely have to gain weight. I just believe in my abilities. Canelo’s not a big guy, he’s five-eight.

“He’s muscular, but as far as height, nah. That wouldn’t be nothing that… We’d have to see.

“I think it could happen. To be honest, I think that’s the biggest fight in boxing if he beat Charlo.

“I’m ready now. People think it’s all about weight, but I think it’s skill. I’ve got the power to make anybody respect me, I don’t care what your weight is.”

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“Big Don’t Mean Stronger.” Terence Crawford Explains To Joe Rogan How He Beat Errol Spence

“That’s a fight that we’ve been wanting for years,” undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford said on Joe Rogan’s podcast. “To finally secure the fight and perform the way I performed, it was a great moment for me and my career.” Few would disagree. Crawford’s brilliant showcasing of his skills against then fellow undefeated welterweight titlist Errol Spence in last month’s high profile superfight surprised even Crawford’s own supporters. Everyone knew Crawford was good – but did they know exactly how good he was? Perhaps not. Yet Crawford made it clear to Rogan that it was pre-fight preparation that made his in ring performance against Spence so impressive.

“Everything you seen fight night,” Crawford said, “we drilled it time and time again, time and time again, so it came naturally and easy to me when the fight came.” With the fight being several weeks in the rear view mirror Crawford reflected on the fact that many didn’t expect him to win due to Spence’s size and fundamentally impressive style. “He might be bigger than me,” Crawford said of Spence, “but big don’t mean stronger.” Not that everyone felt that Spence was going to win. “I was favored in Vegas,” Crawford said, “so Vegas must have had it right.”

Crawford went on to reveal to Rogan that there had actually been a time when he felt the long anticipated bout with Spence might not ever come to fruition. “There was a point in time where I shifted gears,” he told Rogan, “and I shifted my mind off of Errol Spence because I didn’t feel like the fight was going to happen. But once I left Top Rank and we started negotiations,I was like ‘maybe this fight will happen.’” Ultimately, Crawford reached out to Spence himself. “I just hit up Spence, like listen man, if me and you fight, me and your are going to get this done, because there’s a lot of people blocking the fight,” Crawford said. “They (those blocking the fight) wanted to do the deal a certain way and I wanted to do the fight the fair way.”

Crawford went on to explain to Rogan that he didn’t intensely study Spence’s previous ring outings before getting in the ring with the man. “I have a different style,” Crawford admitted. “They’re not going to fight me the same style and the same way they fought their previous opponents. They’re just not.” Besides, as Crawford made clear, he likes to operate in the moment. “I don’t watch too much film because I’m going to make my adjustments on the fly inside the ring,” he said. “My coaches, they do the studying, then come up with a plan, then they shoot me the plan to win and we just go from there.”

Perhaps the clearest insight into Crawford’s method can be found in his comments to Rogan about how his mind operated in the moments before the opening bell. “I think I made the change to fight southpaw in the back dressing room,” said the ambidextrous fighter. “I was remembering, ‘he (Spence) never fought too many southpaws before, and then on one of the occasions he go hurt real bad by a hook,’ so I was like ‘I’m coming out southpaw and we’re going to box just to start off, but at the same time I’m going to get my respect right out the gate.’”

Prepping is clearly important in any endeavor – yet Crawford is living proof that operating in the spur of the moment can have its advantages, as well

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Terence Crawford accepts Canelo’s demands for mega fight and insists he ‘doesn’t care about weight’

TERENCE CRAWFORD has accepted Canelo Alvarez’s demands for their potential mega fight.

The undisputed welterweight world champion has also insisted that he “doesn’t care about weight” as he eyes more glory.

Crawford became the undisputed champion in a second division last month by stopping Errol Spence Jr. in the ninth round of their bout.

Now 40-0, the 35-year-old is looking to repeat the feat in a third division.

In order to do so, he is open to fighting the winner of Canelo’s fight against Jermell Charlo on September 30.

The pair are facing off in Las Vegas for Canelo’s super middleweight titles.

Charlo is set to be stripped of his super welterweight belts once the fight starts.

With that in mind, Crawford is now open to jumping up to 168lbs to fight the winner.

“So now I need to shift gears, because I know I wanted to fight Jermell, but if he loses to Canelo…” he told Joe Rogan.

“I always said man, that’s a big step, but for a person to go up three weight classes from 147 to 168, and to win and become undisputed, wow.

“What can they say? They can’t say nothing right now, but what can they say?

“Three-time undisputed champion and the smaller fighter that went up three weight divisions to conquer one of the baddest men that’s been doing it for probably longer than me.”

Bud has also backed himself for success at the higher weight class, adding: “I would definitely have to gain weight.

“I just believe in my abilities. Canelo’s not a big guy, he’s five-eight. He’s muscular, but as far as height, nah. That wouldn’t be nothing that… We’d have to see.

“I think it could happen. To be honest, I think that’s the biggest fight in boxing if he beats Charlo.

“I’m ready now. People think it’s all about weight, but I think it’s skill. I’ve got the power to make anybody respect me, I don’t care what your weight is.”

Despite Crawford teasing a mega fight against Canelo, Spence Jr. is keen on a rematch.

He revealed after his loss to Crawford that he plans to activate his rematch clause in time for them to fight again in December.

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Terence Crawford Dares Gervonta Davis ‘To Be Great’: “Come Touch My Chin”

By Trust August 17, 2023

Terence Crawford has doubled down on the promise that he would remain in the welterweight division if Gervonta Davis wanted to move up and fight him.

Following a career-best victory over Errol Spence Jr to become undisputed at 147lbs, ‘Bud’ Crawford is readying a move up to super-welterweight to win titles in one last division before he hangs up the gloves.

Despite those plans seeming solid, he has been consistently asked about the potential of a fight with lightweight, ‘Tank’ Davis. The questions stem from a clip on social media in which the smaller man claims he could stop Crawford quickly.

Despite beliefs from ‘Tank’s team that the narrative is ‘dumb’ and that he was initially joking in the recording, the undisputed welterweight champion doesn’t seem to be playing around with his invite.

He told Sway that he would be there waiting should the Baltimore native ‘want to dare to be great.’

“Yeah, if he wanna dare to be great and be like all the other fighters that’s moving up two weight classes. Tell him come up here. He said I got a glass chin. So tell him come and touch it. At 147. I make 147 for him.”

“Then what the people gonna say? ‘Oh he’s beatin’ up on little guys.’”

‘Tank’ has also played a part in this stellar year for boxing, having beaten previously-undefeated Ryan Garcia three months before the Spence-Crawford fight.

He’s now looking at a return to the ring towards the end of the year and, despite the buzz around a Crawford fight, will likely be at 135lbs where he continues to move towards world titles.

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Terence Crawford fans flames with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis: “Come up here with the big boys”

By Trust August 17, 2023

Bud Crawford does not seem to be messing around when it comes to Tank Davis.