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America’s favorite couple Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens just love to pamper each other, making their fans swoon at their chemistry. Even when things don’t go according to the plans, Biles and her man never fail to stand in each other’s corner to help them across the troubled waters.

With the former Green Bay Packers star signing up with the Chicago Bears this season, Biles took to social media to exert her happiness over the prospect of being able to meet each other more frequently. However, with the Olympics only five months away both the stars’ commitment to their respective teams is still making things difficult.

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In her recent Instagram story, Biles shared her husband’s romantic side with an emotional note. “What did I do to deserve this man“, reads the caption of the post with a teary-looking emoji that perfectly captures the feelings of a surprised wife. The accompanying image shows a note from Owens along with two green Gucci packages. “Was in the neighborhood so I got you something I thought you’d like“, the note can be observed to read. “I love you so much. JO“, the NFL star didn’t forget to mention in his note either.

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After Jonathan decided to leave the Wisconsin team after only one year, Biles failed to hold back on her excitement of being able to visit Illinois more easily. While some fans urged her to tone down on the celebrations, Biles refused to be swamped by the negativities. And from the looks of it, their bond has gotten only stronger than ever.

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While the two are still finding it difficult to spend a lot of time together, their meetings on the go continue to come bearing unexpected gifts making each other’s day. With the duo having a major project in their hands such fleeting moments will only help them to stay motivated with eyes on the prize.

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Over the last few months, Biles has been steady in sharing the progress of her lavish new mansion. In February, Biles shared snippets of how the interiors of their home in Houston were coming along adorned with stone and timber. In the recent series of IG stories, Biles also shared more work getting done on the house as she can be seen sorting through materials to find just the things she needs. With meticulous attention to detail, Simone Biles is leaving no stone unturned in crafting her dream home, ensuring every aspect of their home reflects her personal style and taste.

Jimmy Sweeney is bare-knuckle boxing’s most decorated fighter of all time.

The Irish cult hero has left a lasting legacy of destruction during his 33-fight (29-4) reign at the top of the sport.

A six-time four-weight world champion, Sweeney is one of the leading figures behind bare-knuckle boxing’s re-emergence from the underground over the last ten years.

Before promoters, Jim Freeman and Joe Smith-Brown, professionalised the sport in 2015 under their promotional banner BKBtm, bare-knuckle boxing was unsanctioned.

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Now, it is one of the fastest-growing combat sports in the world with shows staged across the globe in prestigious venues such as the O2 Arena and Madison Square Garden.

When ‘The Celtic Warrior’ got involved in bare-knuckle ten years ago, the sport was filled with what he described as ‘brawlers’ and ‘local hard men’.

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Most of the early fights resembled pub brawls but when Sweeney, a seasoned amateur pugilist, came along BKBtm’s promoters were forced to draft in higher calibre opponents just to keep up with him.

“Before me, it was a sport more or less full of brawlers and local hardmen but I’ve brought a bit of skill to it,” he told talkSPORT.com.

“If you look throughout my career I’ve been used as the guy that’s took on all the Americans, MMA fighters and pro boxers.

“Because of my style and what I’ve brought to the sport, a lot of people have taken notice because I’m not a brawler, I’m a technical fighter.

“I’ve revolutionised this game and the way it is fought. Now, it is bare-knuckle boxing with an emphasis on the boxing.”

Ex-UFC stars Cody McKenzie, Shonie Carter, Melvin Guillard and Colin Fletcher were all brought in to provide stern tests for Sweeney only to be beaten handily by the bare-knuckle icon.

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Meanwhile, former boxing world title challenger Edgar Puerta and Olympian Jean Carlos Prada are also among the long list of stellar names he has bested.

In the early days, he would rarely train and loved a drink, even on the day of his fight

Recalling one of his infamous pre-fight benders, Sweeney said: “In my town [Sligo, Ireland], they had put on a boxing event, and they asked me to be a judge.

“So, I went down on the Friday and had full intentions of not drinking because I was fighting the next day in Coventry.

“But as soon as someone asked me if I wanted a drink, I said ‘Get me a bottle of Bud (Budweiser)’, before I knew it, I was drinking endless bottles of Bud judging the fight. I then ended up at a house party doing all sorts.

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“So, I rushed home and jumped on a plane over to England by which time my mate back home had just woken up and saw I was fighting. I turned up black-out drunk, won the fight, knocked him out in ten seconds and got back on the beer.”

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Sweeney’s mindset changed completely when he lost his first-ever bare-knuckle fight to Ultimate Fighter contestant Julian ‘Let Me Bang’ Lane all the way back in 2017.

Up until that point, Sweeney looked virtually invincible and had won all 18 of his bare-knuckle fights. But Lane upset the apple cart, dropping Sweeney twice en route to a majority decision victory.

After Floyd Mayweather dominated Manny Pacquiao in 2015, all three judges scored the bout in Mayweather’s favor to declare him a winner by UD. While Burt A. Clements and Glenn Feldman scored the fight 116-112, Dave Moretti scored 118-110. However, when Max Kellerman interviewed Manny Pacquiao immediately after the match, ‘PacMan’ said he thought he had won the fight. Now, almost echoing Pacquiao, an interviewer lately told Mayweather that some people thought the Pacquaio fight was “close“.

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In his response, Mayweather strongly defended his laudable victory against Manny. In doing so, he bragged about being a Hall-of-Fame inductee. By the by, ‘TBE’ announced he could still demand $100 million for a fight at 47. Here is what happened.

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As per the data uploaded by BoxRec, there were eight rounds when all three judges gave Floyd Mayweather a 10-9 score against Manny Pacquiao. However, all three judges felt Mayweather also lost the fourth and sixth rounds against ‘PacMan’. And ‘TBE’ largely agrees with the judges. As per ‘Money,’ he lost only two rounds against the then WBO Welterweight champion at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Therefore, when ZOOM correspondent Rudrani Chattoraj said there were people who “nitpicked” Mayweather’s performance against Manny, the 50-0 boxer had to correct her.

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They never said that with Manny. That was a blowout. That was a 10-2. You really could say 11-1. But, I’m going to say I’mma be a gentleman and give him two [rounds],” said Floyd Mayweather about the $600 million fight. “We know he won one round for sure. But, the other one could have been close. So, we’ll say 10-2. [And] 10-2 is a blowout,” he added.

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Along these lines, speaking about the naysayers, Mayweather declared he was in the Hall of Fame for a reason. “I could have been in the Hall of Fame 20 years ago. I just went into the Hall of Fame a few years ago. [So,] I’m appreciative. I’m very very thankful for all the naysayers. For all the people who wrote articles about me,” said ‘TBE,’ who believes he can defeat Pacquiao 100 out of 100 times.

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So, that’s why I’m still in the position right now at my age. I can still go out and demand $100 million,” he concluded proudly. With that said, do you agree with Mayweather on ‘TBE’ winning 10 rounds against Manny Pacquiao in 2015?

Mike Tyson named the former WWE star he believes is the greatest professional wrestler of all time during a debate with Francis Ngannou.

Boxing legend Tyson trained Ngannou for his fight against Tyson Fury, which took place in Saudi Arabia last year.

Prior to the bout, which Fury won via split decision, both Tyson and Ngannou conducted an interview with Complex, in which they named their GOATs in a range of different topics.

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In MMA, both Tyson and Ngannou named current UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones as being the GOAT.

Ngannou, meanwhile, named Tyson as his GOAT of boxing. ‘Iron Mike’ didn’t choose himself, instead going for Muhammad Ali.

The debate then switched to the professional wrestling GOAT, with Ngannou choosing Hulk Hogan, who was WWE Champion for 1,474 days between 1984 and 1988 – the fourth-longest reign in the title’s history.

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Tyson, meanwhile, could have gone for ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin or Shawn Michaels, whom he shared the ring with at WrestleMania 14 as a special guest enforcer for their main event match.

But he instead opted for Ric Flair, who has had a career spanning over 50 years and has won at least 21 world championships.

Flair had his last match with WWE in 2008, losing to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24.

But he has since wrestled for other companies, and had a second spell with WWE before being released in 2021.

‘The Nature Boy’ is now signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), aligning himself with Sting as the latter prepared for his retirement match that took place earlier this month.

Flair, however, didn’t pick himself when naming his Mount Rushmore of wrestling – picking his final WWE opponent instead.

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He said: “I’m not on my Mount Rushmore. I think it’s better to have somebody else put you there.

“My Mount Rushmore in terms of importance to the business is Stone Cold, Hulk, obviously, Undertaker, and I think Shawn Michaels.

“[The Rock] would be [on the list], except he didn’t stay long enough. I think part of the Mount Rushmore is longevity. It’s hard to be really good, and The Rock was great. But he took off.

That includes UFC star Colby Covington, an outspoken figure who always speaks his mind.

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The 36-year-old isn’t afraid to cause controversy, but his comments on Tyson’s fight with Paul echo the views of many others.

“I don’t like it at all,” Colby said on the SOSCAST while discussing the fight.

“Mike still looks like a superhuman for 58 but he’s still 58 years old and he shouldn’t be fighting anymore.

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“I don’t think it’s safe, I think it’s dangerous. At that age your heart might explode, if he gets hit in the head he might have a brain bleed.

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“I hope that Mike Tyson makes it through injury-free and doesn’t get hurt. But I don’t like the fight. Jake [Paul] is in his mid-20s.

Eddie Hearn has slammed Francis Ngannou for appearing to suggest that his demolishing defeat by Anthony Joshua was down to his early arrival at the arena.

Joshua knocked down the former UFC heavyweight champion three times in two rounds to secure a dominant victory in Saudi Arabia.

Ngannou, in a recent interview on the MMA Hour, said that he arrived at the Kingdom Arena, in Riyadh, two hours earlier than Joshua, appearing to suggest that this was a ‘trick’ to tire him out.

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Joshua’s promoter Hearn has taken exception with the comments, suggesting the 37-year-old ‘should know better’.

He told Boxing Social: ‘I was baffled. It is a bit disappointing really.

Anthony Joshua: Eddie Hearn names one aspect of Francis Ngannou that makes  him "dangerous" ahead of Anthony Joshua fight

‘He said they got him to the arena (early), who is they? You get given times by the broadcaster.

‘He said that he was made to come to the arena early to tire him out for the fight, which is really an inexperienced boxing guy talking here, he should know better.

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‘You get your time, which is the ideal time that the organiser or the broadcaster would like you there, you make your own mind up.

‘Some fighters like to get there three hours before, some like to get there an hour before, it all depends on the fighter.

Eddie Hearn: "What was he doing?" - Eddie Hearn shares disappointment in Francis  Ngannou for accusing Anthony Joshua's team of foul tactics on fight night

 

‘If AJ is told for example that “we want you there at 10 ‘o’clock” and we know that the fight is happening at 1am, then we would come a little bit later, because he doesn’t want to be hanging around that long.’

Hearn also reacted to a social media post which contained Ngannou’s comments, stating: ‘I’m not sure he has come round yet.’

Ngannou after the fight confessed that he couldn’t remember being knocked out by Joshua and that from going back to his stool in between the first and second rounds, he ‘wasn’t there anymore‘.

In his interview on the MMA Hour, when asked if fighting late around 3am ‘screwed’ him up, he replied: ‘We both fight at 3am but what I think, something that happened is that they got me to the arena very early, like 10.30pm.

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‘Then, when we get to the arena they tell me that I am scheduled to fight at about 1.45am and then around 1am they come to the locker and Joshua hasn’t arrived.

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‘And I’m like we’re fighting at the same time but for some reason I was there for the fight at least two hours before him.

‘Even during the week we had to go places and wait. Dewey was like “they do this kind of trick to get you tired.”

Charlie Woods has some bling on his finger – celebrating his high school state championship in golf with The Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida.

Images of a beaming Charlie and his fellow teammates made the rounds as ‘the Bucs’ enjoyed the fruits of their success.

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Tiger and his ex-wife Elin were there to celebrate alongside their son as he slipped the championship ring onto his finger with his friends.

Charlie shot a 78-76 over the course of two days while playing for The Benjamin School as his teammates won the FHSAA Class A boys golf state championship on Wednesday at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida.

The 14-year-old Charlie was the fourth-best player on the five-man golf team and finished T-26 overall.

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The Benjamin School clinched the title after sophomore Jake Valentine carded a birdie on hole 17 and sank a title-winning putt on the last hole.

Tiger watched on and cheered for Charlie throughout the tournament – where his son did something he never did while attending Western High School in Anaheim, California.

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At the time, the California Interscholastic Federation did not conduct a state championship.

Instead, he won the CIF’s SoCal Regional in 1991 and earned the title of Southern Section medalist in 1991, 1993, and 1994.

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Woods also was the then-youngest golfer to win the US Junior Amateur in 1991.

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Tiger is expected to be playing at The Masters in just a few weeks time. The 15-time major champion’s name is on the list of competitors expected to roll up to Augusta National, but Woods hasn’t formally revealed his plans.

In many of her fights in the past, Claressa Shields has set aside her personal feelings and went full throttle against her opponents. Even her last fight somewhat followed the same storyline as well. Claressa Shields and Maricela Cornejo‘s story began not in the ring, but on YouTube, where a shared vulnerability forged an unexpected bond. Their conversation, an interview on Cornejo’s channel, transcended the sport.

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Both women, survivors of childhood sexual assault, bared their souls, finding solace and support in their shared experiences. Later they met inside the boxing ring, where Shields won via a unanimous decision. The ‘GWOAT’ prioritizes her relationships, except when it’s a boxing match. However, she’s been betrayed by her close friends, and her trauma came forth after Lil Wayne’s heart-touching lines.

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Lil Wayne is revving up the engines for his highly anticipated album “Tha Carter VI”. But before the official sixth installment drops, Tunechi is gifting fans with a surprise project – and it’s coming soon! Is it a mixtape? An EP? The fans will have to wait and see. Ahead of this project, he recently posted the words lingering on his mind on X. He wrote, “The devil will attack you through people you thought had your back.

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This highly resonated with Claressa Shields, who agreed with this thought. She talked about how she’s been through a similar scenario, where her so-called friends betrayed her. She wrote on her X, “It happened to me 2x in one year!!!! So happy I held it together while I was being attacked by people I considered friends! Life kickin they a**!”

Even though Shields must be referring to a personal event, one such thing took place with her in the boxing realm. This is about the time when she got into a feud with her old friend Alycia Baumgardner.

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Claressa Shields and Alycia Baumgardner were once friends with a shared dream: to dominate the boxing world. Now, that dream has morphed into a war of words, with a potential fight brewing. These two were friendly for years, their careers running parallel lines. Baumgardner threw the first punch, a social media challenge calling out Shields at any weight class. However, the fight callout turned things sour.

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They have been regularly slamming each other on Twitter. They even agreed to a fight. However, a dispute in weight class seemed to have thrown everything into a lurch. Shields responded on Fight Hub TV, “I have no problem with beating Alycia Baumgardner’s a**. I have no problem doing that. It would have to be at 154. I’m not going to 147. Why? Cause I don’t have to. That’s why. She the one called me out. I didn’t call her little a** out.

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The tension between the two has only intensified over time. They reportedly can’t even be on the same flight without causing a scene. However, they haven’t yet finalized a fight together. Will they ever? Only time will tell.

Shilese Jones has emerged as a potential rival of Simone Biles, yet she is all praises for her. While Biles is still the undisputed queen of gymnastics, Jones is following her in hot pursuit. However, as it stands, the rivalry seems to be a healthy one where each of the two athletes is pushing the other one towards glory.

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In what was a great gesture from the duo, Biles and Jones recently joined hands to headline the GOLD OVER AMERICA TOUR, much to the delight of their fans. Nonetheless, Shilese Jones’ admiration for Simone Biles seems to be dating a long way back. Much before they paired up together, Jones was already heaping tons of praises on Simone Biles.

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Shilese Jones almost came from behind to upset Simone Biles at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics Championships. However, Biles kept her cool and walked away with the victory. Now when it’s time for Shilese Jones to share the mat with Biles, it appears that she is already a big fan. Speaking to Spot Gym a month ago, Jones opened up on her thoughts about the gymnastics queen. She said, “She’s an amazing sport…she’s had so many accomplishments the World Championships being one of them…super super sweet.” 

Jones elaborated on the fact that how a senior gymnast like Simone Biles helps everyone around to get motivated. The 21-year-old also pointed out that Biles is someone that she looks up to for inspiration and the competition between them helps her to push her limits. She also spoke about how Biles has battled with her mental health issues and has bounced back like a promulgator.

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The emerging gymnast also stressed the fact that having someone go out there and potentially secure the win for your team is a huge morale boost for everyone. However, moving on, Jones also reflected on her pride and where the US stands on the gymnastics map compared to the world.

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Jones also spoke about how the US had a strong forte when it comes to vaults and floor routines. However, she commented that while other countries like the Russia and China might be a bit ahead in bars; the US is also striving hard to better itself in every aspect of gymnastics. Will team USA emerge to be the de facto tour de force in the behemoth games ahead?

Despite all the success, Terence Crawford seems discontent with the people around him. In a recent pinch, the undefeated former undisputed champion shared a rather mysterious message on his social media account, hinting at being betrayed by his own people. The Omaha, Nebraska native is coming off the biggest fight of his career against Errol Spence Jr.

Defeating Spence Jr. in July last year, he became the first male boxer to be undisputed in two different weight classes. Fast forward to today, the 36-year-old boxer has managed to become the mandatory challenger to the winner of Tim Tszyu vs. Sebastian Fundora, scheduled for March 30. Despite this good news, the question is, what has ‘Bud’ Crawford feeling betrayed?

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Turning to his Instagram Story earlier today, the undefeated boxer claimed the people closest to him would love to see his downfall. However, when in public, they would make it seem like – they are Crawford’s biggest supporters. Crawford claimed that these people weren’t happy for him. Rather, they are envious of him, waiting to see his downfall.

Terence Crawford is eager to prove he's better than every other  welterweight champion - Los Angeles Times

Crawford wrote, “It [is your] own people that [are] happy to see [your] downfall. But be the main ones talking about [being] happy for you. They [are not] happy – they [are] envious of you and praying [for your] downfall.” It’s worth mentioning that Crawford did not name anyone specifically, so who he is talking about in this context is unknown at this point.

Following the excitement surrounding Crawford’s next fight, the former undisputed champion has hinted at moving in weight to face the winner of Tszyu and Fundora. Meanwhile, Glen Jennings appeared in an interview with Jai McAllister for his YouTube channel. During the interview, Jennings hailed ‘The Soul Taker’ as better than Crawford, if not the best in the division.

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He said, “The boxing world will say Crawford is too good for Tszyu. Everyone’s said that up to date… We believe, and Terence Crawford and his team believe that Tim Tszyu is the best 154 in the world.” Jennings also asserted that given the opportunity to fight Crawford, Tszyu would definitely come out victorious. “There’s no doubt in this camp and this team that we’re not here for any other reason than to take everything,” said Jennings.

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With what seems like an exciting fight lined up for Terence Crawford, the undefeated boxer has expressed his disdain about two-faced people around him. Will he cut these people out of his life? Will he publicly call them out? What do you think, and who do you think Crawford is talking about?

29-year-old Frank Martin is reportedly all set to challenge Gervonta Davis for Davis’ WBA lightweight title. No official confirmation has been communicated from either team, but there are murmurs of the fighters getting the bout scheduled for the 15th of June. Now, visuals from the gym suggest that Martin has already begun his camp for the clash.

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The fight comes at a crucial juncture for both of them. It will be ‘Tank’s’ first stint in the ring after he spent a while behind bars after his Ryan Garcia win last year. On the other hand, Martin too enters the ring, a little less than a year later after his Artem Harutyunyan victory. Will the inactivity in the ring be a disadvantage for these fighters? Well, for Martin, he seems to be covering that gap.

What they gone say now?" - Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin agreeing to deal  for PBC PPV fight has fans buzzing

Fight Hub TV uploaded a short snippet from Martin’s camp on their YouTube Shorts. In it, a super fit, athletic, and pumped Martin can be seen undertaking a strenuous workout. The high-intensity exercise included him running against the extended resistance of a band, possibly employed to increase his endurance.

The video has comforted his fans who could have potentially believed that their fighter was jeopardizing his 18-0, strong career by going against the might of Tank. While both fighters are abled amply in their own leagues, Tank has an advantage. He’s fought a lot more fights against better opponents, remains undefeated, and is a three-division titlist.

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While Indianapolis-based Martin has fought his fair share of lethal opponents, this would be his first chance at a title fight in the big leagues. Does he have it in him to inflict some damage on Tank?

“Future Champion?”

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For a fan, this workout video underscored Martin’s commitment to excelling in the championship match. They remain confident that sooner or later, he will amass that ambition. “Well done Martin, this guy will be a future champion,” the comment read.

While Tank is known for swift jabs and precision footwork, Martin too brings his powerful, calculated punches to the ring. Style-wise, this face-off could be one of the most entertaining fights of the year. A fan, thus doubled down, saying, “Stylistically this is such a beautiful fight.”

So impressed with the fighter, another fan saw him as a prototype for all other pro boxers. “Boxers like this are what we need more of in the professional sport of boxing,” remarked the fan.

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However, then came his critics, who sided with Tank. They saw him winning the fight. They wrote, “Gervonta already won.”

Somebody's getting knocked the f*** out' - Gervonta Davis excites fans as  he teases next fight vs unbeaten American Frank Martin | talkSPORT

Doubling down, another user implied that Martin would not sustain against Tank, and his being chosen as an opponent had a deeper meaning. “⁠Sacrificial lamb,” noted the fan.

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Will these unwavering efforts of Frank Martin take him toward his goal – a title? Will he be able to defeat Gervonta Davis? What do you think?