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Hot News…Where to Buy Last-Minute Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach Jr. Tickets

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Lightweight superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis is putting his WBC belt on the line this weekend against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach Jr. The lightweight showdown is going down at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, and, as expected, ticket prices are soaring for the highly anticipated fight.

At a Glance: Where to Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets

  • Best prices: Gametime, StubHub, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, TicketNetwork, Viagogo

  • Fight Date, Time: Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. ET

If you’re looking to watch Davis vs. Tank in person, read on. Below is a brief guide on the best places to buy last-minute tickets to the Tank Davis fight, including current deals and discounts at ticketing websites.

Where to Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets Online

Tickets to this weekend’s Davis vs. Roach fight are still available on Ticketmaster, but we’re seeing better prices on trusted resale sites like Gametime, Vivid Seats, and TicketNetwork. Below are some of the best places to buy Tank Davis tickets online. As of writing, Gametime is showing the cheapest prices, with tickets starting at $247. Prices fluctuate often, though, so be sure to check all the sites below before buying.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on Gametime

Gametime is currently showing the cheapest prices on Davis vs. Roach tickets, with upper-level seats going for as low as $247.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on Vivid Seats

We’re also seeing very low prices for Davis vs. Roach tickets on Vivid Seats. Upper-level tickets are starting at $284, but you can save $30 on orders of $300 or more with out promo code RS30.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on SeatGeek

SeatGeek is offering Davis vs. Roach tickets for as little as $303 right now. Use code ROLLINGSTONE10 to get $10 off orders of $250 or more.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on Viagogo

Viagogo is another great site for scoring deals on tickets. Davis vs. Roach stubs are currently starting at $311 on the popular resale platform.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on TicketNetwork

Davis vs. Roach tickets on TicketNetwork are currently starting at $314. Use code RS150 to get $150 off orders of $500 or more, or code RS300 for $300 off orders of $1,000 or more.

Buy Davis vs. Roach Tickets on StubHub

StubHub also has solid prices for Davis vs. Roach tickets right now, with seats going for as little as $317.

Davis vs. Roach Fight Date, Start Time

Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach is scheduled for Saturday, March 1. The event begins at 8 p.m. ET.

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Errol Spence Sums Up Terence Crawford’s Power Perfectly In

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Errol Spence Sums Up Terence Crawford’s Power Perfectly In 2 Words Ahead Of Canelo Fight

If there is one man that knows a thing or two about the power of Terence Crawford, it’s Errol Spence Jr.

Spence suffered the first defeat of his professional career to ‘Bud’ Crawford in their long-awaited showdown at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas back in July 2023, which was contested for the undisputed world welterweight championship.

Crawford dominated Spence on the night, dropping him on several occasions throughout the contest before eventually stopping him in the ninth round to make history and become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the ‘four belt’ era.

‘The Truth’ has not fought since suffering that defeat two years ago, however it is rumoured that the 35-year-old from Long Island, New York is currently preparing for a return to the ring, potentially at light-middleweight.

Spence has since shared details of Crawford’s punching power, paying homage to the physical strength of the 37-year-old from Omaha and describing him as a ‘strong dude’.

“He’s a strong dude. I got a feel for his power probably like first, second round. You know, everybody at this top level have some type of power. But I think because my timing was off he was catching me in between shots.”

Crawford is just over three months away from facing Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, as he bids to become the first three division undisputed champion in male boxing history. Their highly anticipated ‘mega-fight’ takes place on Saturday September 13 at an undisclosed venue in the United States, although Las Vegas is expected to play host to the monumental showdown between two of the biggest names in boxing.

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Former ‘hater’ reveals how Mike Tyson became America’s unlikely beloved figure

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Long before Mike Tyson became a beloved American figure, he was a teenage wrecking ball engineered for success, haunted by chaos.

Author Mark Kriegel, a self-confessed former “hater” of Tyson, pulls the curtain back on the boxer’s “apocalyptic” life in his new book, “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson,” detailing how he pulled off one of the most dramatic public turnarounds in modern celebrity history.

“His haters, like me, and his acolytes and Tyson himself could have agreed on in the late 80s and 90s was that he was not long for this world. That day when I met him in 2012, I asked, could you imagine being this old? He was 45. He says, no, never, never even occurred to me. His life was apocalyptic,” Kriegel said during an appearance on the “Brian Kilmeade Show.”

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Born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Tyson was, as Kriegel put it, “raised on the street.” He made his professional boxing debut in 1985 at 18 years old and quickly gained a reputation for his power and knockout ability.

He won 26 of his first 28 fights by knockout or technical knockout, and by age 20, became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion in 1987.

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Tyson’s dominance in the ring and insatiable personality catapulted him into pop culture fame. Donald Trump, then a real estate tycoon and significant figure in Atlantic City, New Jersey, also had an interest in Mike Tyson, playing a role in his mainstream success.

“One of the things that Trump wanted from Tyson was, I mean, it was a pretty astute business move. He was the piece that Trump needed to take boxing away from Las Vegas and move its center to Atlantic City. Didn’t ultimately work out like that. But that was the calculation,” Kriegel, the “New York Times” best-selling author continued.

“There’s always this huge economic imperative with Tyson.”

“He’s an incredible economic engine, and it’s because of the knockouts, the Genesis story,” Kriegel argued.

“And wrestlers call it a promo, but as soon as he touches the microphone, it’s like, wait, what did he say? And how did he say it? It’s not like anything else you’ve heard before.”

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By 1990, the wheels began to fall off, and Tyson’s life fell into disarray. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape, and spent the next three years in prison.

After being released, he went right back into the ring, earning his first post-prison win in 1995. Four years later in 1999, he went back behind bars and was sentenced to nine months in prison for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident.

By 2003, Tyson filed for bankruptcy, with reports saying he was $23 million in debt, despite having earned $300 million throughout his career. He launched the “Mike Tyson’s World Tour” to pay off his debts, but the tour was canceled after a single exhibition match.

“This guy who was a villain, is now pretty much universally beloved. How the hell did we get here?”

— Mark Kriegel 

The public pendulum of Tyson had quickly swung against him. During his interview with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade, Kriegel admitted that he was reluctant to write the book, saying that when his publisher broached the idea, he said, “No way, I can’t do Tyson.”

“I’ve written more bad stuff about Tyson than anybody. And I started to think about it. I’m an older guy. I’ve been through my own stuff. And I start to think about what he had survived. Boxing, which is a pretty treacherous thing to survive in and of itself. The death of a child. Booze,” Kriegel said. “No dad,” Kilmeade chimed in.

“Cocaine. No father. His family was the street, as one of his next-door neighbors told me. Incarceration, all of it, on and on… it made me respect the guy. And I think that there is some virtue in having survived. And there’s this, finally, there’s this idea that this guy who was a villain, is now pretty much universally beloved. How the hell did we get here?” Kriegel asked.

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Why was Mike Tyson biting his gloves? Tyson’s habit in the ring explained

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In an unsurprising turn of events, 27-year-old Jake Paul defeated 58-year-old Mike Tyson in the highly-anticipated Netflix fight. Paul won by unanimous decision, landing more than twice as many punches on Tyson than Tyson landed on him. Anyone watching could notice that Tyson was past his prime. He was slow to get up from his corner, stagnant in the center of the ring, and unable to get in close on Paul.

Keen-eyed viewers noticed other patterns as well, most notably Tyson’s tendency to bite his glove during the fight. While peculiar, this isn’t anything new for Tyson. Here’s a quick explanation.

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Mike Tyson has bitten his gloves before

While close-up footage of Mike Tyson during his heyday is hard to come by, we can go back to his exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020 for some evidence.

Just as he did against Paul, Tyson can be seen in the video biting his left-hand glove.

Why does Tyson bite his gloves?

While this could be a maneuver Tyson does to keep his mouthguard tight, Mike Tyson’s answer to Ariel Helwani’s question after the match is a much more fun answer.

Of course, this is in reference to when Tyson infamously bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during their second bout in 1997. Everyone laughed; Holyfield probably cringed.

As crazy as it sounds though, Tyson’s joke answer might hold more water than we think. Tyson might just have a tendency to put soft, fleshy, ear-like substances in his mouth and bite down. As he said after the fight, sometimes fighters get caught up in the moment and aren’t thinking straight. They act without realizing what they are doing, so perhaps Tyson’s tendency to bite his glove was merely a tick that he does regularly.

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Hot News…Carlos Alcaraz backs hometown club Real Murcia during

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Carlos Alcaraz backs hometown club Real Murcia during Roland Garros practice

Both will be in semifinal action this weekend: Alcaraz against Musetti at Roland Garros, and Murcia in the Primera Federación’s fight for promotion.

PARIS, France — Carlos Alcaraz is always repping his hometown of Murcia—and at Roland Garros, he’s doing it both on and off the court.

The 22-year-old was caught on behind-the-scenes cameras grinning as he received a Real Murcia CF jersey before a Wednesday practice session. Alcaraz proudly put it on over his long-sleeve training top, patting the team’s crest and pointing to it with a smile.

His hometown club, Real Murcia, competes in Spain’s third division—the Primera Federación—and is currently in the hunt for promotion to LaLiga 2. They’ll face Gimnàstic Tarragona on Saturday in a must-win semifinal—just one day after Alcaraz takes on No. 8 seed Lorenzo Musetti for a spot in the Roland Garros final.

“TOGETHER with Carlos Alcaraz, we’re going for the semifinals of our playoffs and of Roland Garros,” the club shared on social media, alongside photos of the No. 2 seed wearing their signature red kit.

Despite a globe-trotting tennis career, Alcaraz remains closely tied to his roots. He still lives with his parents in El Palmar, Murcia, and even flew his personal barber from home to Paris last week for a mid-tournament haircut.

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On court, Alcaraz’s practice sessions have also drawn attention. Before his first match in Paris, he was seen doing return drills with his older brother, Álvaro—with a twist.

Alcaraz closed his eyes until he heard the sound of his brother’s racquet hitting the ball, then opened them and took a swing.

“It’s about the reaction, you know,” Alcaraz explained earlier in the week. “We set up the practices with what I have to do (a few) days before the tournament began…

“My fitness coach did that exercise for me just to be ready and get good reactions for the return. And for whatever the match demanding (from me, just to have good reactions.”

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Back to the grind in a few days’ – Anthony Joshua shows off results of elbow surgery as

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‘Back to the grind in a few days’ – Anthony Joshua shows off results of elbow surgery as boxing star closes in on return

ANTHONY JOSHUA has shown off the results of his elbow surgery as he plots his return to the ring.

AJ went under the knife two weeks ago to fix the arm injury that has kept him out of action.

And Joshua has given a small glimpse into his recovery as he shadowboxed on social media.

Posting to his Snapchat account, he posted: “2 weeks post operation. Back to the grind in a few days.”

Joshua, 35, was knocked out by Daniel Dubois, 27, at Wembley and looked to be targeting an immediate rematch.

But that failed to materialise with Dubois now rematching Oleksandr Usyk on July 19 in London – two years after losing to the Ukrainian.

Tyson Fury, 36, was last year beaten by Usyk, 36, twice and subsequently announced his retirement in January a month after losing the rematch.

But AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn is hoping the unpredictable Gypsy King will make a U-turn and return to fight Joshua.

Talks are ongoing with Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh over a new two-fight deal.

And Hearn told BoxingScene in late May: “He’s had the operation, which went very well, and now he’s just sort of rehabbing it.

“I believe about six weeks till he can punch again properly, and that kind of lends itself to a September, October, November fight.

“That gives us a chance to see what happens with Dubois against Usyk.

“That gives us a chance to see if Mr. Fury will ever return, and maybe something else.

“But he’s definitely fighting this year and looking forward to it.”

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Hot News…Who Was Better Between Prime Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao

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Sugar Ray Leonard Has No Doubt Who Was Better Between Prime Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao faced each other in the ‘Fight Of The Century’ ten years ago.

After years of speculation, the former pound-for-pound stars locked horns on Saturday May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to battle it out for the WBC, WBA and WBO world welterweight titles.

Despite the hype surrounding the monumental showdown, the fight itself failed to live up to its extraordinary expectations on the night, with fans and pundits alike expressing their disappointment. After an underwhelming twelve rounds, Mayweather was declared the winner via unanimous decision to unify three of the four welterweight titles.

With the boxing world often divided on who was actually a better fighter between prime versions of Mayweather and Pacquiao, the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard has spoken out and revealed who he believes was the greater fighter.

Speaking to Dontaes Boxing Nation, Leonard made no mistake in giving praise to ‘Money’ Mayweather, ranking him as a better fighter than Pacquiao.

“Fundamentally speaking, Floyd’s on top, he’s sound. I love Pacquiao, he’s been blessed with incredible hand speed and power as he moved up in weight, they both have been blessed with rare qualities.”

Mayweather drew the curtain on his career just two years after he got the better of Pacquiao, defeating MMA legend Conor McGregor in their huge crossover battle in 2017, retiring from boxing with a perfect unbeaten record of 50-0.

‘Pac-Man’ went on to announce his retirement from boxing in 2021, but has recently confirmed he will be making a sensational return to the sport on July 19 when he faces WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas.

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Anthony Joshua eyes boxing return with two fight deals

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Former two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is closing in on a two-fight comeback deal, with talks ongoing for a potential return later this year.

Joshua, 35, has been sidelined since suffering a knockout defeat to Dubois at Wembley last September. A subsequent elbow injury forced him into surgery in May, delaying his return to the ring.

Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that discussions are underway with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh over a deal tied to the Riyadh Season series of major boxing events.

“We are actually discussing a two-fight deal with Riyadh Season,” Hearn told BoxingScene. “We want to box sometime this year, October, November, and December.”

While fans had hoped for blockbuster showdowns with either Dubois or Fury, those matchups appear off the table for now.

Dubois is set to face Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch on July 19 at Wembley, while Fury announced a shock retirement in January after back-to-back losses to Usyk in 2024.

Hearn hinted that future matchups remain a possibility:

“We’ll see what happens with Dubois-Usyk; we’ll see what happens with Fury. If we don’t fight those guys, we’ll fight, and maybe follow one of those guys next year.”

Two names emerging as potential opponents for Joshua’s return are Dillian Whyte and rising American Jared Anderson.

Joshua previously defeated Whyte via knockout in 2015. A rematch was scheduled for August 2023, but Whyte was pulled after testing positive in a pre-fight drug test, later blamed on a tainted supplement.

He has since returned to action with wins in Ireland and Gibraltar and is due back in the ring this weekend on Fabio Wardley’s undercard in Ipswich, though his opponent remains unknown.

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Terence Crawford Unsure If Canelo Alvarez Showdown Will Be His Career Finale: ‘Who Knows?’

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One day, Terence Crawford won’t lace up his gloves, throw on his boxing trunks, and put his mouthpiece in. When that will happen isn’t entirely clear, but he’s aware that it’s coming.
In a career that’s been wrapped in big fights, world titles, and loads of cash, the 37-year-old has been searching for an opponent that will get him out of bed in the morning.
WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora, IBF titlist Bakhram Murtazaliev and former WBO titleholder Tim Tszyu were all considered but none provide the star power he searched for. Undisputed super middleweight king Canelo Alvarez however, certainly does.
Ultimately, a showdown between them went from a pipe dream to reality in a matter of months. Now, they’ll officially do battle on September 13 in a location TBC.
Fighting Alvarez comes with a lot of risks. The Mexican star is a brutal puncher who boxes well from the outside. Yet the dangers he presents in the ring don’t outweigh the financial gain and enhanced legendary status Crawford could earn from emerging victorious.
With so much on the line, including the opportunity to become a three-division undisputed champion, many are convinced that regardless of the result, once the final bell rings, Crawford will vanish into a cloud of retirement dust.
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Rumors of him walking away haven’t distracted Crawford’s preparations in the slightest. That isn’t because he’s focused on Alvarez but moreso because he simply doesn’t know what the future holds, besides their marquee matchup in three months’ time.
“Who knows,” Crawford told Sporting News Australia when asked about potentially retiring after his upcoming super middleweight debut with Alvarez. “We shall see.”
Whether he decides to hang em’ up or not, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is much closer to the end then the beginning, or even the halfway point of his career. Still, when that day comes, and the appropriate amount of time passes, he’ll be a first ballot Hall of Famer.
With that said, the cement on his legacy isn’t entirely dry. Meaning, if Crawford can secure victory over Alvarez, that could push him to a whole different historical stratosphere.
“It would do everything for my legacy and career,” Crawford continued. “I’m looking forward to it.”
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Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua 2 results, highlights: Usyk outpoints AJ to extend championship reign

Anthony Joshua seemed to sense he needed to do something dramatic when the ninth round of his bout for the unified heavyweight titles with Oleksandr Usyk began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

And Joshua came out and was blistering Usyk, ripping him with body shots that were savage with their intent. He blasted Usyk with straight right hands and a left hook that had dropped so many opponents before him.

When the 10th round began, Usyk fired off a four-punch combination to start it and was every bit as dominant in the 10th as Joshua had been been in the ninth.

The difference was that Usyk continued that dominance over the 11th and 12th, as well. And when the scorecards were read, Usyk had won a split decision to win the heavily hyped rematch and retain his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts.

Judge Glenn Feldman inexplicably scored the bout 115-113 for Joshua. But judge Victor Fesechko had it 116-112 and Steve Gray had it 115-113 for Usyk. Yahoo Sports had Usyk, 116-112.

“What a performance by Okeksandr Usyk,” Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn said. “That 10th round was one of the best I’ve seen. It turned the fight around. What he did in the 10th, 11th and 12th was incredible. That was the difference.”

Joshua lost his titles to Usyk in Tottenham, England, in September, leading to Saturday’s rematch. Joshua made a series of changes, including bringing in Robert Garcia to train him.

Joshua was unquestionably better, but Usyk was remarkable. He threw a whopping 712 punches and his head and upper body movement not only helped him slip so many shots from Joshua, but it left him in position to crack Joshua with counter punches.

Joshua raised Usyk’s arm and then wrapped the two of them together in the flag of Usyk’s country, Ukraine. Joshua grabbed the microphone and spoke directly to the crowd, then led cheers for Usyk. He would say, “Hip, hip,” and the crowd responded, “Hooray.”

Usyk’s defense was excellent, though it needed to be. Joshua rocked him several times in the fight. But Usyk managed to avoid so many shots and might well have proven himself the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with that performance.

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has the only belt Usyk doesn’t hold. Fury retired in the ring after beating Dillian Whyte in April. He unretired for a couple of days two weeks ago, but said he’s retired again.

Usyk said he wants Fury but that if he doesn’t get Fury, he won’t fight again.

Joshua was much better on Saturday in the rematch, but he happened to go against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

Usyk won a split decision to retain the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles, boxing brilliantly and surviving a strong body attack by Joshua.

“I’m sure Tyson Fury is not retired yet and I’m sure he wants to fight me,” Usyk said. “I want to fight him. But if I am not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”

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