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A former rival of Lennox Lewis says he faced one fighter who was even smarter than the three-time world heavyweight champion. Lewis had an exceptional professional boxing career which began shortly after he captured a Super-Heavyweight Gold Medal at the Seoul Olympic Games back in 1988.

Ben Whittaker is fresh off another win this past weekend, and Eddie Hearn has laid out when he thinks the Birmingham man will be ready to step up and face Dmitry Bivol. Whittaker is a divisive light heavyweight who is known for his showboating and in-ring antics, as well as being an Olympic silver medalist. So far, he has 13 wins from 14 contests, with one draw against Liam Cameron in 2024 that he avenged in his next contest after a less-than-convincing performance initially.

Panamanian great Roberto Duran has named the one fighter that punched even harder than each of the sports ‘Four Kings’. Duran, who was known as ‘Hands of Stone’, had an outstanding professional boxing career which culminated in him becoming a world champion in four weight classes. The Panamanian icon briefly reigned as the undisputed world lightweight champion, a feat he achieved back in January 1978 when he stopped Esteban de Jesus in the 12th round of their showdown in Las Vegas.

David Price has admitted that his one dream matchup in the squared circle never came off. Liverpudlian heavyweight Price was a big hitter who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and went on to hold the British and Commonwealth titles from 2012 to 2013. Two years later, Price challenged for the European title but lost to Erkan Teper and over the next four years suffered losses to Christian Hammer and Alexander Povetkin before beating Kash Ali and Dave Allen in 2019.

Terence Crawford fought 42 times and was rarely in trouble, though he has admitted one round still sticks out as being the toughest he ever had to get through. Crawford is one of the pound-for-pound greats of his generation. He is one of only a couple of boxers who have ever been undisputed in three different divisions and was a stylist who could box, move, carried plenty of power and had a solid chin.

Carl Froch continues to be a target for a number of people in and around the boxing world. Froch has been retired for more than a decade but remains one of the biggest names in British boxing. He had a superb career that saw him become a world champion several times. The super middleweight variously held the WBA, WBC and IBF world titles between 2008 and 2015 and famously ended his career with two huge back-to-back fights with fellow Brit George Groves.

Tyson Fury has made a typically bold prediction for his fight with Anthony Joshua. After more than a decade of having their heavyweight careers run in parallel, these two former world champions will finally meet in the ring on December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. There will be a WBA title on the line, but also plenty of pride and the legacies of each man.

A legend of the heavyweight division once admitted that he regretted ending his retirement for a showdown with Mike Tyson. ‘Iron Mike’ is widely considered to be one of the most feared and ferocious heavyweights of all time, racking up 44 stoppages in 50 victories throughout his professional career.

​Dana White has confirmed he did not close the venue deal for the heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Seconds Out’s Ayman Khan can now reveal who did. ​Speaking to the media in Bournemouth this past June after Chris Billam-Smith defeated Ryan Rozicki, White was questioned on details of the long-awaited British clash. ​”I know where it is,” White said at the time.

Jake Paul has been stirring the pot once more by accusing a world-level boxing superstar of running scared. Paul has proven a master of talking himself into the headlines and into some of the biggest fights of the last few years. The former YouTuber only turned over to boxing in 2020 but soon began racking up wins against well-chosen, ageing opponents and former MMA stars.