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ZacZac

Jake Paul will get destroyed by Anthony Joshua in their upcoming replacement fight

Jake Paul found a replacement fight for the [Gervonta] Tank Davis fight that got canceled, but it's Anthony Joshua this time. Former heavyweight champion. He's gonna get fucked up. ... Anthony Joshua could just starch him.

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their fight on December 19, 2025 in Miami. Joshua dominated the fight (all three judges had 50-43 scorecards for Joshua before the stoppage). Paul was hospitalized with a broken jaw requiring surgery. Zac was right that AJ would destroy Jake Paul.
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HankHank

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is going to be Billy vs Canseco — a huge disappointment where the older fighter gets hurt early

I feel like these fights are always disappointing. And this one I still feel like it will be. But that quote got me fired up and I am hoping I go on social media and see [Tyson] knock him the fuck out. It's gonna be Billy versus Canseco.

Jake Paul won by unanimous decision in a fight widely considered boring and disappointing. Tyson was unable to mount any real offense. The Billy vs Canseco comparison was apt.
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HewyHewy

Dricus du Plessis is waking up from the dead and has the world in front of him after beating Israel Adesanya

My cool throne is Dricus du Plessis winning a fight. Coming back out of nowhere. Coming, waking up from the dead... now he's got the world in front of him.

DDP did win the fight and remains a dominant champion in the division.
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Joe BurrowJoe Burrow

Alex Pereira will win his next UFC fight

[Alex Pereira] is very fun to watch. He's going, I think he's gonna win.

Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka via TKO at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024.
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HankHank

UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is in serious jeopardy of being canceled

There was supposed to be a scheduled press conference for UFC 303 that got postponed on Monday... It's not looking great for UFC 303 unless this is all a work. [McGregor] is on the Hot Seat.

The fight was officially canceled/postponed shortly after due to a McGregor toe injury.
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Big CatBig Cat

Oleksandr Usyk was the deserved winner over Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury lost, Usyk beat him in 12 rounds. It was an awesome fight... the right fighter won... Tyson Fury's in Deep Water because I knew he's the type of guy that if you're like Tyson Fury's done. Yeah. He'll come back and he'll just knock someone else out.

Usyk won via split decision to become undisputed champion.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jorge Masvidal will come out of retirement

Masvidal retired. Yeah, he did... He'll be back. I mean he was a undercard on Kimbo Slice's backyard fights... Backyard brawls. Like what career?

Masvidal returned for a boxing match against Nate Diaz in 2024 and un-retired from MMA.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Oleksandr Usyk will beat Tyson Fury when they fight for the unified heavyweight title

I actually think Usyk could beat Fury. That's why I think Fury's been trying to duck him for the big belt, for the all the belts.

Usyk defeated Fury by split decision on May 18, 2024, to become the undisputed champion.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jake Paul will lose whenever he faces a legitimate professional boxer

I've always stood on the stance that Jake Paul, the minute he fights a real boxer he will get beat. Unfortunately I didn't think Tommy Fury was a real boxer. So I was right about my original take that once Jake Paul fought a real boxer, he would lose. I just didn't think Tommy Fury was a real boxer.

Jake Paul lost to Tommy Fury via split decision on February 26, 2023. Paul later lost to Mike Perry and went back to fighting non-boxers.
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Jon AnikJon Anik

Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira could be one of the greatest fights ever if Adesanya is aggressive

Israel Adesanya... has never lost at 185 pounds, but as a kickboxer he lost twice to this man [Alex Pereira] and once was knocked out rather violently. ... If he approaches this with a more aggressive tenor, this could be one of the greatest fights of all time.

The fight was highly acclaimed and ended in a dramatic 5th round TKO for Pereira, largely fulfilling the hype.
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Meatball MollyMeatball Molly

Scousers never tap out in a fight

Bitches. Scousers don't tap... I'm like a fucking salmon going upstream. [I blacked out] and I look up [at] me coach and I staff coming rounds. And I go, I didn't get the top. I didn't stop. I didn't stop. I promise you it didn't stop.

Historically, Molly McCann has a reputation for refusing to tap, as evidenced by her loss to Robertson.
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Eddie HearnEddie Hearn

Jake Paul will never be a world champion

Jake's a little bit different because he's at least boxing now. Right. He thinks he can be a world champion never in a million years, but there are actually some boxers that are worse than Jake Paul.

Jake Paul has not won a major boxing world championship.
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Eddie HearnEddie Hearn

Tyson Fury is not actually retired

Tyson Fury beat Dillian Whyte the other day, he face timed me off a dozen times the next day asking for Anthony Joshua's number. So he ain't retiring for nothing. I mean, he just wants to make as much with Tyson Fury... I think he will always be there.

Tyson Fury fought several more times after this claim, including against Derek Chisora, Francis Ngannou, and Oleksandr Usyk.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Women's boxing is on the up and up following the electric Taylor vs. Serrano fight

Women's boxing is on the up and up. ... What we saw in the last Jake Paul card with Amanda Serrano on it is that those fights are extremely electric. ... It was the first headline by women fighters at Madison Square Garden itself in its 140 year history.

The event was a massive critical and commercial success, and women's boxing has continued to see growth in visibility.
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Big CatBig Cat

Patty the Batty is going to be a massive star

Our colleague, Patty the Batty put on an electric show... Patty the Batty's going to be a star. I'm so excited. He choked out the guy in what, like three minutes... I just love Patty too because his haircut and just how he looks. And then he kicks your ass.

Pimblett became one of the most popular and recognizable names in the UFC shortly after.
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Paddy the BaddyPaddy the Baddy

One fight and one interview is all I need for everyone in the UFC to know me

I've always said I'll have one fight, I'll have one interview, and everyone will know the Baddy. And it's kind of true. It happened, lad. I saw it coming, lad.

Paddy did indeed become one of the most talked-about fighters in the UFC after his debut and subsequent interviews.
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Tyson FuryTyson Fury

Deontay Wilder is a pathetic loser

I don't hate the guy. Guy's a pathetic loser. So how could I have any anger with him at all?

Fury beat Wilder for a second time via KO shortly after this interview.
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Pacman JonesPacman Jones

I will defeat Bobby Laing at Rough and Rowdy 15

The main thing I'm thinking about whooping Bobby, making sure my hand getting pulled up at the end of the belt and collecting my thousand dollars now that I know between you guys... Bobby is a bull and I'm going to be the bull master.

Pacman Jones actually won the fight via decision on the night of the event.
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor is finished as a legitimate top-tier fighter

So him, him as a legitimate fighter that is over... he hasn't won, he's won one fight since 2016. And the guy he beat had has lost or has not won a fight in his last six fights. So he, he's not, he's just not going to be able to fight at a high level.

As of late 2024, McGregor has not won a high-level MMA fight since this take was made, largely due to injury and inactivity.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight is the start of the 'participation trophy era'

The fight ended. No one won. For the first time, I'm going to say the participation trophy era is real. I think that's my takeaway from this. Like, what did we just watch?

The fight literally ended without a winner, making the 'no one won' part correct. The broader cultural claim is subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jake Paul would get his ass kicked and wouldn't even be able to land a punch on Canelo Alvarez

It's so funny watching [Canelo] move and the fact that there are real people out there who are like, Jake Paul's a legit boxer. Like, no, no, no. They're completely different athletes. He would get his ass kicked. He would never touch him. Jake Paul wouldn't be able to punch Canelo Alvarez.

They have never fought, but boxing analysts universally agree with this assessment.
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HornswoggleHornswoggle

I am going to make people know who Jeremy Smith is for once by fighting him.

I'm going to box. I'm going to fight. I'm going to make people know who the fuck Jeremy Smith is for once. ... and I'm going to make some money.

Jeremy Dynamite Smith won the fight, but Hornswoggle's prediction about eyes on the fight was correct given the high viewership for that R&R.
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HankHank

You have to pick Jeremy 'Dynamite' Smith over Hornswoggle in Rough and Rowdy 14

After hearing [Hornswoggle] talk about the fight, when looking at the play Barstool, you have to pick between him or Dynamite. You got to pick Dynamite. Especially after the Ben Askren thing.

Jeremy Smith defeated Hornswoggle via unanimous decision at R&R 14.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Ben Askren didn't care about the Jake Paul fight and just took a paycheck

Honestly, when I saw him and he was so fat, he had the love handles for the weigh-in, I was like, that guy's not in fighting shape... I think he thought the whole thing was a sham the second he walked into the ring... So Ben Askren just went in there and was like, this is a joke. I'm going to treat it like a joke and just took his paycheck.

Askren's poor conditioning and relaxed reaction to the loss were widely mocked, supporting the theory that it was primarily a financial decision for him.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am going to 'skull fuck' Jose Canseco in our fight

I'm going to skull fuck him. ... I'm absolutely going to skull fuck him. No doubt. He's tiny. I mean, yeah, he looks big. He's 270 pounds. But I just care about the frame. He has a smaller frame than I thought.

Billy dominated the fight and Jose quit within seconds.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am guaranteeing that I will enter 'Berserker Mode' during my fight with Jose Canseco

I'm guaranteeing berserker mode... It's this sort of being where you use your mind to get your body into a total higher element of operation... I've been really studying this whole training camp, how to get myself in the zone and get in berserker mode. And you're going to see it tonight.

Billy dominated the fight and knocked out Canseco in seconds, fulfilling his promise of intense focus and aggression.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am going to 'skull fuck' Jose Canseco with my fists

My hot seat is Jose Canseco. I'm going to skull fuck him with my fists.

Billy Football won the fight via TKO in the first round after Canseco seemingly quit early.
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Ozzie GuillenOzzie Guillen

Billy Football can beat Jose Canseco by moving around and avoiding toe-to-toe fighting

I know how you can beat them. You have to move around. You cannot fight with him. Toe to toes because you might get killed. But you move around, you're going to have a better chance... He's just a handmaker, you know. I don't think he knows how to fight, but he don't know how to survive.

Billy dominated the fight and Canseco went down quickly, validating the idea that Canseco didn't 'know how to survive' the pressure.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am an absolute weapon and I'm going to give 180 seconds of hell to Jose Canseco

I'm fucking gonna go balls to the wall... I'm an absolute weapon... I can get hit. I can look like I'm about to die when I'm a zombie. Keep coming.

Billy went on to beat Jose Canseco by TKO in the first round after Jose went down quickly, validating Billy's claim of being too much for him.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The only way I lose to Jose Canseco is in some messed up split decision

The only way I lose to Canseco is in some fucked up split decision. Even if I lose, I'm not going to get knocked out in the first 30 seconds. No, I'm not losing.

Billy won the fight by TKO in the first round after Canseco went down early and didn't get up.
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor is done being a consistent threat for the UFC belt

I asked the question, is he done in terms of like – is he done being a threat for the belt consistently? It feels like that. I don't know it well enough, but it feels like that just by the fact that he's fought like three times in the last four years and one of them was an old dude who he beat and he's lost twice.

Since this take, McGregor lost to Poirier again and has not won a fight or been a serious contender for a title (as of early 2024).
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am going to kick Jose Canseco's ass

I'm going to fucking kick his ass... I'm going to fuck him up. No, yeah, you are. Dude, I've hit the point in my athlete-to-weapon transition where it's like, the only way to win and to get this guy to stop punching me is I have to punch him harder to make him quit.

Billy Football actually defeated Jose Canseco by TKO in the first round after Canseco essentially quit seconds into the fight at Rough N Rowdy 13.
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Big CatBig Cat

Billy Football will fight Jose Canseco as my champion in a trial by combat

I have found a champion in my place. Learn the Game of Thrones, Jose. Ever heard of it? My champion is Billy Football. I will have him fight in lieu of me... Billy is fighting for my honor.

The fight actually happened at Rough N' Rowdy 13 on Feb 5, 2021. Billy won by TKO in the first round.
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G
Goldberg

I will officially retire from wrestling in a couple of years

I have an expiration date on my wrestling days and it's a couple of years from now because of the slow pace that I'm going at it right at this moment.

Goldberg wrestled his last match in WWE in February 2022 against Roman Reigns, almost exactly two years after this take.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight is going to suck

The Tyson fight, I can tell you right now, I'm going to spoil it for you. It's gonna suck and we're all going to pay way too much money to watch two old dudes go around the ring and throw jabs at each other.

The fight ended in a split draw and was largely seen as a light sparring session, confirming Big Cat's 'it's going to suck' prediction for anyone expecting a real bout.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm pre-mad about how much the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight is going to suck

Mike Tyson is back. He's going to fight Roy Jones Jr. in September... I'm going to buy this fight... and it's going to suck. It's going to be sadder than the Kimbo Slice Dada 5000 fight. This is going to without a question suck and I'm going to get so excited for it.

The fight, which happened in November 2020, was an exhibition draw that most fans felt was uneventful and lacked real intensity, aligning with Big Cat's prediction.
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Dana WhiteDana White

Anyone who actually expected UFC fights to take place in the sand on a beach at Fight Island is an idiot

For the people who thought it was literally on a beach, you're a fucking idiot. The lighting rig that would have to be set up... would be impossible to do on the beach... not to mention the fact that it's 118 degrees here with 100% humidity. You would drop dead walking to the octagon.

The fights indeed took place in a state-of-the-art arena on Yas Island, not on the actual beach.
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Dana WhiteDana White

Conor McGregor is not retired for good and will likely return to the octagon next year

I don't think that Conor has retired for good but... I think Conor's is going to take some time and and sit back and figure out who's next, you know, and it probably won't be till next year.

McGregor returned to fight Dustin Poirier in January 2021.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dana White being forced to cancel UFC events makes me very nervous about the return of sports

The UFC canceling their next pay-per-view is making me scared... when Dana White has to adhere to the rules makes me a little nervous.

The UFC did eventually return on May 9, 2020, becoming the first major sport to do so, though many other sports remained cancelled for months.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Conor McGregor will defeat Cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246

Connor versus Cowboy. I'm going to go with Connor in this one.

Conor McGregor defeated Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone by TKO on January 18, 2020.
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Jon AnikJon Anik

Conor McGregor will return on January 18th against Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone

I think it's going to be January 18th our first pay-per-view of 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. I mean he has hinted at that date other Fighters have hinted that he has contracts in hand. So I'm hopeful for January... I think Cerrone he's probably got the inside track.

McGregor fought Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 on January 18, 2020, exactly as predicted.
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CM PunkCM Punk

If I fight again, it will not be in the UFC

If I do fight again, I'm sure it won't be in the UFC. I don't think it should be either.

Punk never fought in the UFC again after this interview.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Conor McGregor has lost his punching power

Connors got no power. No power anymore. No power. [...] It's good advertising for Proper 12 though because it's like if you don't drink this whiskey, Conor McGregor might knock you out... [but the old man] just sat there and kept going on with his day.

McGregor's subsequent UFC results (losses to Poirier) supported the idea that he had lost his elite finishing ability.
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Noel MillerNoel Miller

The UFC should get rid of Greg Hardy

[Greg Hardy] fucking sucks. Bro, I don't know why they give him a... It would be nice to just have him get his ass kicked, right? Cave the skull in. Why does Dana give him a chance? Get him out of there.

The UFC eventually did release Greg Hardy in 2022 after multiple losses.
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Big CatBig Cat

Dana White should put Greg Hardy in a ring with Francis Ngannou or Stipe Miocic

I don't understand why Dana White... There are so many guys that can kick [Greg Hardy's] ass, and he keeps fighting tomato kids. Have Francis Ngannou just beat the fuck out of him. Stipe Miocic, he'd kick his ass.

When Greg Hardy finally faced elite heavyweights (like Alexander Volkov and Tai Tuivasa), he lost decisively.
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Chris JerichoChris Jericho

My upcoming match against Kenny Omega at AEW Double or Nothing is the most important of my career

The match we're going to have this Saturday for the first All Elite Wrestling show, Double or Nothing versus Kenny Omega for the rematch... I think it's something that's very important because it's the first show in AEW's history with the biggest match that we have... that's going to be a very important in the zone type of match.

The match was highly acclaimed and successfully launched AEW as a viable promotion, making his assessment of its importance accurate.
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Manny PacquiaoManny Pacquiao

I can still fight for a couple more years

I can still fight a couple years. I have no problem. I'm so thankful to God because He gave me this favor, good health, protected me from all harms.

Pacquiao fought Keith Thurman in July 2019 and Yordenis Ugas in August 2021 before retiring in late 2021, fulfilling his 'couple of years' claim.
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Georges St-PierreGeorges St-Pierre

A McGregor fight is for money, but I fight for legacy

Conor is the best for money fight... If you fight Conor, it's for money fight. I have money. I'm not really interested by money. It's more legacy. When I fight someone, it's because I want to have what he has.

GSP never fought McGregor and retired officially in early 2019, sticking to his word of not chasing the money fight.
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Brendan SchaubBrendan Schaub

Conor McGregor will never fight in boxing again

In boxing, no, unless it's some sad story 30 years from now. But no, not in boxing.

As of 2024, Conor McGregor has not fought in a professional boxing match since the Mayweather fight in 2017.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Floyd Mayweather is a certified idiot if he agrees to anything other than a boxing match against Tenshin Nasukawa

If it's anything but a boxing match, Floyd Mayweather is a certified idiot. ... That's why I think he's going to get kicked in the face. Yeah, this is all fake.

The fight was eventually sanctioned as an exhibition boxing match, proving PFT right that Floyd wouldn't risk an MMA/kickboxing match.

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