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Simone Biles learned the rules of the Packers-Bears rivalry the hard way last month when she wore a Green Bay jacket to a Bears preseason game against the Bengals. Now she’s making up for it.

Biles only wore the Packers jacket because she was there to support her husband, new Bears safety Jonathan Owens, who played for Green Bay last season. The jacket was a custom design with photos of Owens playing for the Packers. But the hardcore Bears fans didn’t care, and they didn’t relent. The Olympic gymnast was bombarded with posts from angry Bears fans that she wore the gear of their rival in their home stadium while supporting a Bears player.

The angry posts must have worked. On Friday, Biles said she had purchased more Bears gear in the aftermath of the controversy.

“Yes, I have plenty [of Bears gear] now,” she said while leaving the Global Summit on Women’s Mental Health, according to TMZ Sports. “So, don’t you worry, guys!”

Biles initially seemed to double down on the choice of a Packers jacket after the initial backlash. Just days after she was originally seen wearing it, Biles posted a photo on X of her wearing the jacket standing next to Owens with the caption “Bear Down.”

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Owens then shared his wife’s post to his Instagram stories and commented on her post with two hearts, one blue and one orange.

Owens signed a two-year deal with the Bears in March after a career season in Green Bay. Owens scored his first career touchdown and started 11 games for the Packers on defense last year, while helping lead the team to the playoffs and making his first postseason appearance. In the playoffs, Owens started both games in a win against the Dallas Cowboys and a close loss to the San Francisco 49ers, making seven tackles.

Owens is on the third team of his career and is looking to help lead a Bears turnaround after the team failed to make the playoffs the last two seasons.

Biles was there to support Owens at several Packers games last year, including the playoffs, and is expected to attend plenty of Bears games this year. Now that she has her Chicago gear, the Bears fans will have plenty of reasons to cheer her on whenever she is shown on the jumbotron at Solider Field.

Biles won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics this summer, becoming the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history. She did it all while being one of the oldest competitors in Olympics gymnastics history at 27. Her gold medals marked the completion of a dramatic comeback story for Biles, after she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to a case of the twisties.

“Man, I’m super proud. Just because I see the work that she put in, and I saw what she went through,” Owens told Fox News Digital in July. “And just for her to be able to come back, no fear, continue to dominate the way that she has, man, is just amazing.

“It’s a testament to the person that she is and her confidence and training to the work that she puts in. I can’t wait to keep watching her dreams come true.”

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Flint boxer Claressa Shields will fight for heavyweight title next month in Detroit…

Flint boxer Claressa Shields is taking a big step up in her next fight.

The two-time Olympic and multi-professional boxing champion is scheduled to fight for the WBC heavyweight title July 27 in Detroit.

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Shields insists she’s ready, despite the fact she’s stepping up two weight classes, to challenge heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse.

“I just don’t believe that there is a woman who’s on this earth that can beat me,” Shields told reporters and supporters at a news conference in Flint on Wednesday.

Her opponent was also at the news conference.

Speaking mainly in French, Canadian Lepage-Joanisse questioned whether Shields is prepared for the big step up in weight class.

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It remains to be seen if she can take the punch of a heavyweight,” she said through an interpreter, “What’s going to matter is… during that fight…can she handle the power.”

During Wednesday’s news conference, the only statement Lepage-Joanisse made in English was “I’m a champ of the world.”

Lepage-Joanisse won the WBC heavyweight title in March. It was her seventh victory in eight career professional fights.

Shields has a perfect 14-win record as a professional. During her professional career, Shields has won multiple world championships, in the middleweight division.

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‘I’ve Sparred Tyson Fury, But Anthony Joshua Hits So Hard it Scares Me’…

Anthony Joshua is hitting as hard as ‘a car crashing at 100mph’ ahead of his fight with Daniel Dubois later this month. That’s according to former super-middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders, who recently watched ‘AJ’ in training.

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Saunders knows plenty about elite heavyweights, having worked alongside his pal Tyson Fury on multiple occasions, and he predicts that Dubois could be in for a tough night at Wembley Stadium on the 21st of September.

Since dropping a pair of decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua has put together a four-fight win streak that has seen him defeat the likes of Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis NGannou. All those wins have come under the guidance of Saunders’ former trainer Ben Davison and Billy Joe couldn’t hide how impressed he was with the Watford-born heavyweight while speaking to Box Nation.

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Ex-world champion claims there is ‘no way’ that the fight with Dubois goes the distance

“I watched AJ recently up close training in the Ben Davison camp, I pop in there now and then just to have a look,” said Saunders. “Watching AJ, it seems to me that he has a new lease of life. He seems like he’s reborn again, he’s believing.

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“He’s going to be a very, very dangerous opponent for anybody in the heavyweight division, in my opinion. Up close, watching him throw a right hand it was scary, scary power it’s like a car doing 100mph into a wall. He’s hitting the pads with so much force.”

Saunders sees no possible way that the Wembley Stadium showdown goes the distance and suggested that an error-prone Dubois may struggle to keep up with his more seasoned opponent.

Anthony Joshua & Daniel Dubois’ pro boxing records (as of 06/09/24)
	Anthony Joshua	Daniel Dubois
Fights	31	23
Wins	28	21
Losses	3	2

“Someone’s getting knocked out, it definitely ain’t going the distance, someone’s definitely getting knocked out. With all due respect to Dubois, who is a dangerous guy, he makes mistakes and he is not a difficult fighter to work out. What he does have – he’s very strong and he can punch and he’s physically a problem. But he makes a lot of mistakes.”

Joshua knows that there is no room for slip ups as he challenges Dubois. Defeat would almost certainly end all hope of a crack at redemption against Usyk or of the long-awaited all-British showdown with Tyson Fury.

Saunders believes that ‘AJ’ recognises the importance of a dominant victory and has predicted that he will get the job done and move on to some career-defining bouts next year.

“I think the momentum from an AJ win in style would take him into a massive 2025 which funnily enough could be the defining moment of his career.” Anything other than a Joshua win will likely leave him with a lot of thinking to do about his future. However, if he is successful in eye-catching fashion, then the heavyweight division will – once again – be one of the most exciting weight classes in all of boxing.

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Daniel Dubois’ warning for unified champion Oleksandr Usyk: ‘There is definitely unfinished business’…

Daniel Dubois has a message for Oleksandr Usyk if the unified heavyweight king is seriously considering an eventual drop back down to cruiserweight: We have unfinished business first.

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It’s been a year since Dubois was stopped by the Ukrainian in the ninth round of their world title showdown in Wroclaw in controversial circumstances, but the 26-year-old has since rebounded with TKOs of his own against Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic.

A blockbuster clash with Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on September 21, live on Sky Sports Box Office, is rapidly approaching too, where the winner would likely be on course to face whoever comes out on top in Usyk’s December rematch with Tyson Fury.

Usyk had previously floated the idea of dropping back down a division to reclaim undisputed status at the 14-stone limit, but Dubois is determined to make amends against the 2012 Olympics gold medallist after he faces Joshua.

“I need to go in there and right that wrong,” Dubois told Sky Sports.

“There is definitely unfinished business with me and Usyk, and that’s part of my rise. I was in a dark place before and I’m coming into the light, so I need to get that back.

“He was at cruiserweight before and I’m sure he could come back up, but let’s see how the future plays out.”

Added into the mix is the fact Dubois now holds the IBF belt which Usyk relinquished in June, ending his reign as the first undisputed heavyweight champion for a quarter of a century after barely a month.

That saw Dubois upgraded to the sanctioning body’s world champion, having earned interim status with his eighth-round stoppage of Hrgovic in Saudi Arabia at the start of June.

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The vagaries of boxing politics are of little concern to the Greenwich fighter, but it did mean that at the time of his clash with former unified world champion Joshua being announced, he was still not in possession of the actual belt.

“We’re waiting – where is it?!” Dubois said with a laugh. “But hopefully I’ll get it.

“But you know what? That’s how Lennox Lewis became champion, and it’s happened before in the past in boxing history.

“Just to get your name up there as world champion is a great feeling.

“I wish I had it on the night, the IBF world title belt, but it’s all good.”

The victory over Hrgovic was something of a statement win for Dubois as well, particularly given the criticism he received over the manner of his defeat to Usyk.

The encouragement from ringside of his father as well as trainer Don Charles helped spur him on that night in Riyadh and he is taking one big lesson from that contest into his fight against Joshua.

“It was to just keep digging deep,” Dubois said. “Like my dad was saying from outside the ring, ‘don’t wait, don’t wait!’.

“Once I start throwing at them, they have to defend. The best form of defence is attack, so I learnt from that fight to attack and attack and keep going.

“It’s massive [having dad ringside]. You just need that, to kick you up the backside and get on with it!

“I started off a bit shaky, but I got into it once the rhythm went. I felt the vibe and I had the right people in my corner, so it was great.”

Now back boxing on home turf in London as a defending world champion, Dubois is under no illusions about what is at stake.

He knows victory over Joshua would open up the possibility of adding more world title belts to his collection, and maybe even the chance to put right what he felt went wrong against Usyk.

“It puts me at the top of the tree now [if I beat Joshua],” Dubois said. “It does make me the king, for sure.”

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday September 21 live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Joshua v Dubois now!

(c) Sky Sports 2024: Daniel Dubois’ warning for unified champion Oleksandr Usyk: ‘There is definitely unfinished business’

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Gervonta Davis names best fighter he has ever faced but still thinks he was ‘a level above’….

Gervonta Davis paused for a moment before picking the best opponent he has ever faced.

The Baltimore banger has barely put a foot wrong during his unblemished 30-0 career so choosing the boxer who gave him the toughest test is no easy task.

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The consensus pick among fans would be Isaac Cruz, who pushed Davis all the way to the final bell in December 2021.

But after pondering the question for a few seconds, Davis chose Ryan Garcia.

Speaking in the immediate aftermath of his seventh-round stoppage victory over ‘King Ry’ last year, he said: “I’d say he’s the best fighter.

“Definitely, we was going off each other energy in there.

“We was actually talking in there. You know what I mean? It was fun.

“It was fun while it lasted. You know what I mean? I enjoyed every moment of it.”

Garcia had his moments but he eventually succumbed to a sickening body shot knockout after falling behind on all three judges scorecards.

“I just felt like I was like a step, a level above him,” Davis added.

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“You know what I mean? So, everything he was doing in the ring, I was already aware of everything.

“I was already aware a couple steps before he did it.

“So, I was mostly calm and just let him make his mistakes and I just, you know, yeah, I countered off his mistakes.”

After beating Garcia, Davis spent 44 days in prison for violating the terms of a sentence, which initially saw him avoid jail time.

In May last year, Davis was sentenced to 90 days of home detention, three years probation, and 200 hours of community service over his November 2020 hit-and-run car crash which injured four people.

‘Tank’ was later found guilty of violating the terms of his home detention by trying to serve the home detention order at the Four Seasons Hotel and a $3.4million penthouse, rather than trainer Calvin Ford’s house as the judge initially agreed.

As a result, he was ordered to serve the rest of his 90-day sentence in jail.

After his release, Davis returned to the ring against Frank Martin in June 2024 – a fight he won via eighth-round KO.

Consequently, Martin couldn’t be considered in Davis’ ‘toughest opponent’ debate, although he was far more complimentary about Garcia’s abilities than ‘The Ghost’s’. Davis’ pick may come as somewhat of a surprise considering the manner in which he dealt with his rival.

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Former Former Anthony Joshua Trainer Robert Garcia Has No Doubt Who Wins AJ vs Tyson Fury…

Coach Robert Garcia has looked forward to an all-British banger between former charge Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury

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Garcia is a decorated coach who has worked with many world champions including Mikey Garcia, Nonito Donaire, Brandon Ríos and Marcos Maidana. He currently corners pound-for-pound star Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.

Because of his many years of experience with talented fighters, he was brought in by Joshua after the Brit lost his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and was looking to correct mistakes and exact revenge in the rematch in 2022.

It didn’t work out like that and Joshua again lost on points over 12 rounds, despite a more competitive showing. He separated from Garcia and linked up with Derrick James.

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After a couple of fights with James, Joshua hooked up with former Fury coach Ben Davison, who oversaw his last stoppage wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou and is now guiding him through camp ahead of his IBF world title shot with Daniel Dubois on September 21.

Should Joshua come through that, and if Fury wins his rematch with Usyk having lost their first fight for undisputed in May, the two British big men could come together in the ring next year.

Speaking to ESNEWS, Garcia was asked how he thinks his former fighter would fare against Fury should it happen, predicting a big finish.

“I think Joshua knocks him out.”

Although both winning would potentially set up an undisputed bout, Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh has recently stated that he wants to make AJ-Fury regardless of ‘The Gypsy King’s result against Usyk in the rematch.

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Daniel Dubois Gives Honest Verdict On Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk Rematch And Facing The Winner…

Daniel Dubois could be on course to meet the winner of the upcoming Oleksandr Usyk versus Tyson Fury fight.

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Dubois is in fine form right now as he heads into his first IBF world title defence against fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua. His last two fights have been the best of his career after losses to Joe Joyce and Usyk rather set him back.

The first of his most recent wins saw him stop supersized American contender Jarrell Miller in the dying seconds of the 10th and final round back in December, while in June he stopped the big-hitting Fillip Hrgovic via cuts.

It was only a year ago that Dubois lost in his first world title tilt when he took on Usyk. Despite some success, he eventually succumbed to a right hand in the ninth round which led him to missing the count.

Speaking to Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, Dubois was asked who he thought would win the Usyk-Fury rematch which takes place in December after the Ukrainian won the first fight to become undisputed in May.

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“I hope Fury does it, I hope Fury wins. Usyk’s a good fighter though, yeah, we’ll see. Usyk has definitely proven himself.”

It was then put to him that he could meet Usyk for a rematch of his own should he beat Joshua.

“Maybe yeah, definitely, come through this one. One fight at a time though.”

After his Miller win, Dubois had called for the top three to face him.

“All the big names. I’m coming for them. AJ, the rematch with Usyk, Fury, all of them. I’ve gained loads of experience.”

Dubois has his first wish granted – he faces Joshua on September 21 at Wembley Stadium in the first defence of his world title.

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Claressa Shields issues Katie Taylor GWOAT challenge…

Claressa Shields is adamant no one can call themselves the greatest woman fighter of all time unless they fight and beat her.

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The four-weight world champion, who was last seen winning heavyweight honours, is the ‘GWOAT’ by ring nickname but many believe Ireland’s Katie Taylor is more worthy of the moniker.

The American has always been as respectful of the Bray native’s achievements but has been even more forthright about her belief that she is the best to do it.

Indeed, she says she will happily prove her point by beating any of her GWOAT rivals in the ring.

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“Any of those girls who want to be the GWOAT, all you got to do is make the fight with me,” she said.

“Alycia Baumgardner, Amanda Serrano, Katie Taylor – all you got to do is make the fight with me. Then I can show you, you’re not the GWOAT.”

A Taylor – Shields fight would be one for the ages and would be one of the biggest fights in boxing regardless of sex.

However, the weight disparency makes it nigh on impossible and if they were to meet at a catch weight it would give both sets of fans a valid GWOAT get-out clause and this leave the debate open.

Aside from the fact that she changed the face of both amateur and pro boxing, Taylor can point to win over fighters in the pound for pound rankings to boost her claim.

The London 2012 gold medal winner has wins over Chantelle Cameron, Amanda Serrano, Nathasa Jonas and Delfine Persoon and has been involved in all manner of classics.

Arguing her case Shields says: “Everyone is talking about who’s the GWOAT? Who’s undefeated? Who got the most belts?.

“Who made the million dollars last couple of time she fought? Without a promoter giving her a handout? That’s what a GWOAT is. Who fights the best?

“Who don’t struggle in fights no matter what size? Exactly.

“All that comparison about who the GWOAT is, I can go to any weight class and win. That’s who the GWOAT is.”

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Tyson Fury Can Beat Oleksandr Usyk If He Follows Billy Joe Saunders’s Plan…

By Admin September 4, 2024

JAKARTA – Tyson Fury was able to beat Oleksandy Usyk three times a night as long as he used a simple game plan prepared by Billy Joe Saunders.

“I don’t think anyone out there can beat Usyk. Tyson Fury, he can beat Usyk three times a night with one simple game plan.”

“Very, very simple how to beat it. You have to use your body size. You have to use your physical advantages.”

“Every attribute you have must be used optimally against this man,” Saunders told talkSPORT.

In the first duel, Fury took the lead before Usyk appeared aggressive at the end of the match to win a historic victory and secure an undisputed heavyweight world title.

Saunders paid close attention to Fury vs Usyk’s first fight. He actually saw that the British boxer could bring Usyk down in the early rounds.

However, that moment was missed. Saunders considered that Fury should not waste the first five rounds in the second clashes later.

“The first five rounds were like a sparring session for him. Actually, I’ve seen him do a tougher sparring in the first five rounds than that fight.”

“When he fell unconscious on the floor and people didn’t think he would get up, it turned out he was rising. That’s when he would change his tactics.”

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“You have to give him praise. I know there is a lot of speculation about the ninth round, but he didn’t fall, he was still standing and fighting.”

“I’m not looking for excuses for him, but I know what happened in the camp and what didn’t happen in the camp.”

“I know that in terms of sparring and other small things, there are things that are missing and need to be fixed this time,” said Saunders again.

Saunders is currently Fury’s training partner in preparation for Usyk. He also believes this time the boxer nicknamed the King ofTEN will win a landslide against the Ukrainian boxer.

“He asked me to go to the training camp with him. So, I’m happy to say that I’m going with him.”

“I’m sure Tyson Fury will win the next fight. I’m sure he will also win with KO,” said Saunders.

Tyson Fury has ambitions to avenge the only defeat he has ever suffered against Usyk.

The King ofTEN was defeated for the first time in May 2024 by Usyk. The Ukrainian boxer was then named the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion with four belts.

Now, Fury is looking forward to his rematch on December 21, 2024 and has been given instructions by good friends and former Saunders champions.

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Tyson Fury And Tommy Fury Completely Disagree On Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Verdict…

By Admin September 4, 2024

Jake Paul‘s fight with Mike Tyson has drawn considerable criticism from the boxing world.

Despite 57-year-old Tyson not having fought professionally for almost twenty years, his eight two minute rounds with the YouTuber-turned-fighter will be sanctioned, albeit with 14 ounce gloves.

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Many in the sport worry for the fighter’s health in against an admittedly novice fighter but with some activity, youth and power. Tyson Fury does not fall into that camp.

Speaking to The Stomping Ground, the former heavyweight champion who was named after ‘Iron’ Mike said the fight was ‘fantastic for boxing.’

“I think it’s fantastic for boxing. You’ve got a legend in Mike Tyson, you’ve got a YouTube boxer who’s come into the game and blew it up with millions of followers and millions of views. Good, bad or indifferent, some people love him, some people hate him.

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I think it’s a really good spectacle for boxing, it brings a lot of people to the game. Who am I to say Mike Tyson shouldn’t be boxing or Jake Paul shouldn’t be boxing? Good luck to them, they’re both gonna make what I call a s**t ton of money out of it.”

Speaking on the Furocity YouTube channel, Tyson’s half-brother Tommy took a completely different view. He called the fight ‘criminal’ due to Tyson’s advanced years.

“He’s my idol from growing up. But I want to challenge young men who can challenge me properly. [I don’t respect it] Why are you preparing to beat a guy who is 60 years of age, one of the best to ever do it? It’s criminal, to be honest, I don’t know why it’s being allowed to happen. I hope both men come out unscathed.”

The 25-year-old – who is the only man so far to have beaten Paul – has also said the fight is ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shouldn’t be allowed.’