By Sean Jones: Chris Eubank Jr has thrown his name into the ring as a potential opponent for Canelo Alvarez to fight on September 12. The former IBO super-middleweight champion Eubank Jr (29-2, 22 KOs) joins the growing list of top fighters from the 168-pound division that are volunteering to face the Mexican star Canelo for his next fight.
For the fans that might not be excited about seeing Canelo face Eubank Jr, they’ve got to realize the alternatives are much worse. If Canelo doesn’t fight Eubank Jr, then he’ll likely end up with John Ryder or David Lemieux. Those would be one-sided fights for Canelo against those two guys.
The lead guy for the Canelo fight, Billy Joe Saunders, has pulled his name off the list after complaining about not wanting to take a reduced offer. Saunders also said that there wasn’t enough time for him to train for the Canelo fight with two months to go.
Eubank Jr willing to take Canelo fight on short notice
Saunders’ comment has led to a tremendous backlash from boxing fans, who have ridiculed Saunders for not taking the fight. He has ten weeks to train, which should be enough time.
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ESPY 2019 Winners: Highlights from Wednesday’s Awards Show and Results
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The 2019 ESPN ESPY Awards are in the books, and the U.S. Women’s National Team, who have been dominating headlines all week after their FIFA Women’s world cup win on Sunday, went home with some more hardware on Wednesday after winning the Best Team award.
The other winners included plenty of young athletes who are shaking up their respective sports, like Duke star and New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 draft selection Zion Williamson (Best College Athlete), Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (Best NFL Player) and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (Best Breakthrough Athlete).
Additionally, Hall of Famer Bill Russell received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. The Pat Tillman Award For Service went to Marine sergeant Kirstie Ennis. Rob Mendez, high school football coach, received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Jim Calhoun won Best Coach.
Take a look at the complete list of winners in every category, as well as a recap of the funniest, most touching and most meme-worthy moments from the night.
2019 ESPYs Results
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Kirstie Ennis
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Bill Russell
Best Coach: Jim Calhoun
Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best NBA Player: Giannis Antetounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Best WNBA Player: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Nyjah Huston
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Allysa Seely
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mark Barr
Best Boxer: Canelo Álvarez
Best MMA Fighter: Daniel Cormier
Best Male Golfer: Brooks Koepka
Best Esports Moment: Timothy “oLARRY” Anselimo returns to 2K League after surviving Jacksonville shooting
Best Viral Sports Moment: Katelyn Ohashi scores a perfect 10 in floor exercise routine
Best WWE Moment: Roman Reigns returns
Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury rematch is ‘officially on,’ says American
Deontay Wilder has suggested he has signed an agreement on a rematch with Tyson Fury.
WBC world heavyweight champion Wilder has agreed a rematch with Luis Ortiz, expected to be scheduled in September.
But now the 33-year-old has insisted he has plans already drawn up to take on Fury once more, after the pair’s draw in December 2018.
“All contracts have been signed already; it’s officially on,” Wilder posted on social media.
“As I always say I’m the realest champion in the business and as I’ve mentioned before I must handle all my controversial fights ASAP.
1/11 Who is the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world?
The ranking of The Independent’s 10 best male boxers on the planet. Take a look through to see who comes out on top.
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2/11 10. Tyson Fury
A controversial one, yet Fury is now fit and active, having dispatched the overmatched Tom Schwarz. The Deontay Wilder rematch is essential and right now the second bout appears likely to play out just like the first, except Fury is now fitter and would likely be able to cautiously avoid Wilder’s equaliser.
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3/11 9. Juan Francisco Estrada (39-3-0)
The two-weight world champion grabbed the lineal super flyweight title against Sor Rungvisai to snatch his pound-for-pound status and the WBC gold.
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4/11 8. Mikey Garcia (39-1-0)
Despite coming up short against Errol Spence in their welterweight bout, Garcia is still a modern great as a four-weight world champion.
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5/11 7. Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1)
Despite suffering the first loss of his career against Canelo Alvarez, Golovkin’s stellar career keeps him in our rankings.
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6/11 6. Errol Spence (25-0-0)
After his impressive win over Garcia in which he didn’t drop a round, Spence added another big name to his record. Shawn Porter will be next, to unify the belts and perhaps further close the gap between himself and rival Terence Crawford in the P4P standings.
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7/11 5. Oleksandr Usyk (16-0-0)
The undisputed, undefeated, unified cruiserweight world champion moves up in weight, but injury has delayed his debut against Carlos Takam.
Triple G awaits Garden bout knowing what befell Joshua there
NEW YORK (AP) — Gennady Golovkin is all too aware of what happened last weekend at Madison Square Garden. He promises a repeat monumental boxing upset won’t occur Saturday night when he meets Steve Rolls.
Golovkin has been one of his generation’s best champions. His two bouts with Canelo Alvarez were classics, and a third could be coming later in 2019 if Triple G takes care of Rolls.
Ah, but that’s where Anthony Joshua went so wrong while defending his four heavyweight belts against Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua had his sights set more on what figures to be ahead than on who was in front of him in the ring. Ruiz made him pay.
Golovkin gives a wry smile, shakes his head and swears that all the tangential stuff has been and will remain exactly that. He notes that all boxers should have
