STRUGGLES DOWN UNDER: Rohit, Gill and Pant’s batting form embody India’s current batting woes. (Getty Images) Amid talk of transition, the spotlight will be on India’s underperforming middle order heading into the fourth Test. Australia share similar concerns, but it’s their top order that’s facing the heatMELBOURNE: Will the abrupt manner of Ravichandran Ashwin’s exit … Read more
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have just completed the longest face-off in boxing history. The two heavyweight rivals, who clash in a highly-anticipated rematch this Saturday night, committed to an 11-minute staredown. 3 Fury and Usyk stared directly at each other for 11 minutesCredit: Getty Both fighters refused to break their stares despite an incredible … Read more
Floyd Mayweather earned roughly $3.3 million per minute for a quick night’s work after his career had ended. Mayweather pocketed a mammoth $1.2 billion in estimated earnings from his professional boxing career, where he retired as a true icon with 50 wins undefeated. 4 Mayweather has taken part in several lucrative exhibition bouts since retiringCredit: … Read more
Boxing is big money, and over the years, there have been some massive fights that have attracted millions of pay-per-view subscribers. The biggest names always get the most, with any fight involving Floyd Mayweather proving to be very popular. 6 Mayweather’s clash with Manny Pacquiao was a blockbuster eventCredit: AFP But Mike Tyson, Canelo Alvarez, … Read more
Deciding the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time is not an easy task, but we at talkSPORT.com have decided to give it a go anyway. To make it more manageable, we have stuck to the last 50 years to come up with a top 20 list of the best heavyweights of the modern era. 12 … Read more
No professional opponent had defeated Tyson Fury, until Oleksandr Usyk’s brilliant display in May saw the Ukrainian become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. It was the first time Fury’s hand hadn’t been raised at the end of a fight since Russian amateur Maksim Babanin beat him in 2007. The Briton’s undefeated record had … Read more
Tyson Fury has vowed to continue fighting after Saturday’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury has banished thoughts of retirement, telling Sky Sports: “I’m not interested in all that stuff. That stuff’s for the lame! I’m ready for action. Guaranteed satisfaction. “I do enjoy being in the ring and I enjoy just being around the fight … Read more
Boxing is a crazy sport with volatile characters and epic rivalries, but the fighting often begins before the first bell. The biggest fights in the sport always capture the imagination from the very beginning, with a storyline or a feud easily attracting the eyes of millions. 5 Boxing isn’t always settled in the ring but … Read more
Ben Davison has hit back at critics after coming under fire for telling Anthony Joshua to ‘roll the dice’ against Daniel Dubois. Joshua was badly beaten by Dubois in a brutal stoppage defeat in September, having been dropped to the canvas four times during the fight. 3 Joshua was crushed by Dubois and now faces … Read more
David Allen refuses to see himself as the underdog against Johnny Fisher. The two heavyweights fight on Saturday’s Riyadh Season bill headlined by Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Fisher, the “Romford Bull,” is a popular rising heavyweight and the unbeaten favourite going into this fight. Spotify This content is … Read more