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He’s been a unified world heavyweight champion and remains one of the biggest names in the fight game. In other words, when Anthony Joshua talks, people listen. This is especially true when it comes to Tyson Fury and undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua has lost to Usyk twice, after all – plus a potential fight between he and Fury has been talked about forever. Now that Usyk and Fury are fighting again in December after Usyk won their first fight by split decision, Joshua has thoughts.

I think it’s going to be a tough fight early on,” Joshua said on Queensbury Promotions, “and then I feel like Usyk will edge it again.” Although he’s been beaten twice by Usyk, Joshua has respect for his former foe. “He’s a class operator,” Joshua said of Usyk, “and I feel like Usyk’s one of the best out there. That’s why I think he’ll win.” There’s no denying that Usyk is, in fact, an extraordinary fighter. Joshua is no slouch, and the Ukrainian was able to dominate him twice. And, of course, there was Usyk’s first fight against Fury, which saw Usyk win via split decision.

As for Joshua himself, he’s got a battle coming up with Daniel Dubois for Dubois’ IBF heavyweight title. That title used to belong to Joshua, who no doubt wouldn’t mind getting it back.

The fight could come about if Usyk and Joshua win their next fights. The Ukrainian rematches Tyson Fury on December 21 after having beaten him to become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Usyk then vacated his IBF belt, leaving Daniel Dubois as the full champion. Dubois will now box Joshua on September 21, giving AJ a chance at undisputed between the winner of Fury-Usyk

Usyk has already beaten Joshua in consecutive fights. Joshua was completely outboxed in the first fight, almost getting stopped in the final round only for the bell to ring. In the rematch, Joshua performed better but was still outclassed. Despite hurting Usyk in round nine with a body shot, the Ukrainian had more gears to go through

After his loss, Joshua threw Usyk’s belts to the floor, showing he had been mentally defeated. Since then, Joshua has been rebuilding and then decided to work with Ben Davidson. In their two fights, Joshua has stopped Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou. While Joshua has looked impressive, the level of opposition is nowhere near what Usyk will bring. Froch has warned AJ that he would come unstuck once again.

Joshua-Usyk? Would I want to see it again? I wouldn’t be that excited about seeing a third fight because Usyk beat him conclusively twice,” Froch said

But before that can happen, Joshua must overcome Dubois. Dubois has been in impressive form since his loss to Usyk. Usyk stopped Dubois in round nine, as he missed the chance of becoming the Unified Heavyweight Champion. Before he was stopped, there were suggestions that Dubois had been deprived of a win.

He dropped Usyk in round five with a body shot, which was declared low. The body shot divided the boxing community, but ultimately, Usyk was given up to five minutes to recover. After that moment, Usyk went through the gears as Dubois failed to get up from the count. However, he has stopped his two opponents.

Tiger Woodshas been backed to use the PGA Tour Champions to improve his form in golf’s four majors. The sporting icon has struggled in the biggest tournaments this year, with injuries limiting his impact and preventing him from claiming a 16th title.

Woods is only two years away from being eligible to play on the over-50s tour. The shorter, 54-hole events could allow the American to build his fitness, particularly if he is allowed to navigate the courses in a cart.

His former rival Michael Campbell believes it would be a ‘no-brainer’ for Woods to use the PGA Tour Champions to improve his form in the majors. In eight of his nine rounds in majors this year, the 48-year-old has shot over-par.

“It would be great for the Champions Tour to have him on board,” he says. “With the Champions Tour, it’s only three rounds of golf and he’s on a cart which is going to help him with his injuries,” Campbell told Bunkered.

He may use the events as a warm up towards the major. He’s got a scorecard in his back pocket and he’s not putting too much strain on his leg so there’s a chance he could do that building up to the Open or the Masters. To me, it’s a no-brainer.”

Campbell famously defeated Woods in the 2005 US Open at Pinehurst. At the time it was a major shock, with Woods comfortably the world’s leading player.

But the last few years have been very tough for the golfing icon. Injuries sustained in a near-fatal car crash in 2021 have hindered Woods’ mobility.

Campbell admits that he now feels ‘sorry’ for Woods. The 55-year-old New Zealander continued: “It’s a real shame. Through my whole career I played a lot with him. He was awesome. To see how he’s playing now… I feel sorry for him.”

He’s played four times this year and played poorly,” Campbell explains. “It’s hard for Tiger to come back and only play the majors on the four toughest golf courses

He needs to maybe rethink his schedule because you can’t do that. I know he’s Tiger Woods but he can’t just go into a tournament having not played for three or four months and come back and expect to play well. It’s the major issue he has.”

Numer 1 na świecie wróciła na twarde korty w ramach niezwykle ważnych przygotowań przed US Open.

Przed turniejem Świątek zapewniała jednak, że mimo to potraktuje Cincinnati jako „ćwiczenie” .

Iga Świątek ponownie błaga władze tenisa o wprowadzenie pewnych zmian w kalendarzu, ponieważ światowa nr 1 uważa, że ​​tenis ma „najtrudniejszy harmonogram” we wszystkich dyscyplinach sportowych, a najgorsze jest to, że

Scottie Scheffler’s incredible 2024 just got even better with the world No. 1 receiving a massive bonus from the PGA Tour, almost double the size of Rory McIlroy’s.

Scheffler has won six times on the PGA Tour this season, including a memorable second Masters title, and he followed it up with victory at the Olympics in Paris last week to make it a golden year for the 28-year-old.

The American has raked in a massive £22million in on-course earnings this season, and his bank balance swelled further on Monday with confirmation he had finished atop the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 rankings. The list acts as the PGA Tour’s regular season order of merit, and Scheffler finished top by a huge margin

For his efforts, he will receive a £6.2m bonus, and he has huge opportunities to boost his winnings in the final three weeks of the season through the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship have £3.1m purses going to the winners, while the Tour Championship title is worth an eye-watering £19.6m.

It’s been an incredible year for me both on and off the course, so to finish up the regular season by earning the top spot in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 is an honour,” Scheffler said. “Every year I try to perform and compete to the best of my abilities, so this award really represents the hard work put in throughout the course of the season with the support of my family and team.”

Xander Schauffele, winner of the PGA Championship and The Open, comes in second on the list, and receives a bonus of £4.7m, while Rory McIlroy finished third and receives £3.8m. Collin Morikawa takes £3.4m for finishing fourth.

Wyndham Clark (£3.1), Ludvig Aberg (£2.7m) and Sahith Theegala (£2.2m) finished in fifth, sixth and seventh respectively, with Hideki Matsuyama (£1.9m), Sungjae Im (£1.7m) and Shane Lowry (£1.6m) rounding off the rankings.

Scheffler’s remarkable run began in March at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he romped to victory by five shots. A week later, he held his nerve when Schauffele, Clark and Brian Harman faltered to win The Players Championship.

Another double followed in June, winning the Memorial Tournament and the Travelers to emphasise his credentials as the best – and most consistent – player on the planet. Schauffele’s pair of major triumphs threatened to take the shine of Scheffler’s year, but he produced perhaps the best closing round of his career to go nine-under-par at Le Golf National to snatch Olympic gold from Tommy Fleetwood.

Scheffler stars as a heavy betting favourite for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which tees off at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee on Thursday. He starts at 15/4, with Schauffele and McIlroy priced at 8/1 and 19/2 respectively.

Tiger Woods’ former rival Michael Campbell admits he “feels sorry” for the 15-time major champion after his steep decline, but the New Zealander believes Woods might have one more great win left in the tank.

Woods, 48, appeared a shadow of his former self at the majors this year, only making the cut at The Masters where he finished in 60th place, 27 shots adrift of winner Scottie Scheffler. Injuries from Woods’ playing career and a high-speed car crash in 2021 have caught up with him, dramatically limiting his playing schedule and his ability on the course has suffered.

Woods has faced calls to retire, most notably from Colin Montgomerie, but the former world No. 1 has shown no willingness to even consider walking away, snapping back at Montgomerie’s comments in his press conference ahead of The Open Championship last month.
Campbell, the 2005 US Open Champion who beat Woods to the title by two shots at Pinehurst No. 2, told Bunkered the American was “almost untouchable” in his heyday and it is sad to see his powers wane. “It’s a real shame. Through my whole career I played a lot with him,” Campbell said. “He was awesome. To see how he’s playing now… I feel sorry for him.”
But Campbell is not writing Woods off when it comes to winning a 16th major. He has urged him to transition onto the Champions Tour when he turns 50 late next year, when he would be permitted to use a golf cart to reduce the strain on his body.

That would enable Woods, who has played in just five events this year and will not return to action until December, to play more competitive golf and ensure he is adequately prepared for the majors. Campbell believes The Open Championship, in particular, is Woods’ best chance of adding another major title to his collection.

Tom Watson really proved a point back in 2009 when he nearly won the Open at 59,” Campbell explained, referencing the eight-time major winner’s near miss at Turnberry. “That’s where I think Tiger’s mind is right now

He’s not as long as he used to be. The only tournament that he could win where length isn’t a factor and it’s more about game management is an Open. I still think he can win a major.

Numer jeden na świecie Iga Świątek po raz kolejny zabrała głos w sprawie napiętego harmonogramu, który ma wpływ na graczy. 23-latka uznawana jest za najlepszą zawodniczkę występującą obecnie w kobiecym tenisie w lidze

Long before Matt Kuchar bizarrely refused to play the final hole of the Wyndham Championship over the weekend, Rory McIlroy took a brutal dig at the American on the heels of a different controversy.

Back in 2019, Kuchar drew the ire of many golf fans once it was revealed that he paid David “El Tucan” Ortiz only $5,000 after the caddie helped him win the Mayakoba Golf Classic, which at the time possessed a first-place prize of $1.296 million.

Kuchar added further fuel to the fire when he expressed little remorse for the low payout, telling Golf Channel: “I certainly don’t lose sleep over this. This is something that I’m quite happy with, and I was really happy for him to have a great week and make a good sum of money. Making $5,000 is a great week.”

In an official statement from the PGA Tour, Kuchar attempted to walk back his prior comments, affirming that he’d make the situation right with Ortiz, who revealed he was looking to receive $50,000 for his services. The Florida native agreed to pay the “full total” requested, as well as donate an undisclosed sum to the Mayakoba tournament in an effort to support “philanthropic causes” in Mexico.

Despite his peacemaking efforts, Kuchar still couldn’t escape a hilarious burn from McIlroy. During the Wyndham Rewards ceremony several months later, Kuchar divulged that McIlroy cost him $300,000 due to his two-point advantage in the season-long race, to which the Northern Irishman swiftly replied: “And we all know what money means to him.”

Kuchar took the brutal dig in stride, chuckling to himself as the rest of the room burst into a fit of laughter. But five years later, McIlroy’s comment has taken on a new meaning.

With daylight dwindling on Sunday, Kuchar was playing in the final threesome of the Wyndham Championship alongside Max Greyserman and Chad Ramey when he decided against playing his second shot on the 72nd hole. His decision is all the more peculiar considering the 46-year-old sat far out of contention at 11-under, tied for 12th place.

Social media users hardly sympathized with Kuchar following his unorthodox decision, insisting that he didn’t need the additional money after earning almost $60 million over more than 20 years on the PGA Tour.

“The difference between a 10-way for 12th and a seven-way tie for 21st is ~$58,000,” CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter wrote on X. “Matt Kuchar has made $59.8 million in his career. Cannot believe I’m typing any of these words.”

Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14KO) has told the Mail Online that he would happily complete the trilogy with British rival Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25KO), on the basis that he wants to repay him for making him famous.

The incredible Ukrainian said, “I don’t particularly want any rematches, but when I beat Tyson Fury for the second time and when Anthony Joshua beats Daniel Dubois, of course they want to do a third fight.

“From my point of view, I have no right to deny Anthony Joshua a third fight because he gave me two incredible fights.

“Anthony helped me become even more famous in the world. Anthony did it. And if happens with God’s help, then I am ready for a third fight with Anthony Joshua.”

Usyk is first scheduled for a rematch with Fury on December 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for his unified world heavyweight championships.

34-year-old AJ lost back to back matches with Usyk in 2021 and 2022, but has since bounced back with four straight wins to land an IBF World heavyweight title shot at the newly-crowned champion Daniel Dubois in September.

Dubois was elevated from Interim champion to full champion after Usyk relinquished the title, and now makes the first defence to his fellow Brit in what will be a battle between North and South London.

If the favourite, Joshua, is able to defeat Dubois then he will be first in line for a shot at the winner of Usyk-Fury.