OLEKSANDR USYK NAMED WORLD'S #1 P4P BOXER FOLLOWING TERENCE CRAWFORD’S RETIREMENT
Oleksandr Usyk ascends to P4P No. 1 following Crawford's retirement, while kickboxer Rico Verhoeven proposes a hybrid crossover.
Oleksandr Usyk stands alone at the top of boxing right now—no question about it. After Terence Crawford called it a career, Usyk, sitting pretty at 24-0, really doesn’t have anyone chasing him for that pound-for-pound crown.
And here’s what’s wild: he’s 39, and he’s become undisputed champ in two weight classes. That’s already the stuff of legend. Since moving up to heavyweight, Usyk has taken down his biggest rivals—Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Daniel Dubois—not once, but twice each. That pretty much locks him in his place among the all-time greats in the division.
But not everyone’s impressed. James Toney, a guy who fought in 92 pro bouts and won titles in three divisions, isn’t too high on today’s heavyweights. He’s been around, even dabbled in the UFC, and he’s not shy about sharing his thoughts on where the division stands now.
“Usyk’s good, but he’s average,” Toney told Fight Hub TV. “He’s not great. None of these guys are all-timers. They never will be. I’m sorry, it’s not my era. They’re not fighting anybody, and they don’t want to fight. You only become great by fighting great fighters.”
So what’s next for Usyk? He hasn’t stepped in the ring since knocking out Daniel Dubois for the second time last July. He wanted a shot at Deontay Wilder, but instead, he’s lined up to fight Derek Chisora.
Meanwhile, Turki Alalshikh—the Saudi boxing boss—has other ideas. He floated the idea of Usyk fighting a 1-0 boxer when he returns later this year. Under a video of Rico Verhoeven’s knockouts, Alalshikh commented that he wants to see Verhoeven take on Usyk.
Verhoeven, a kickboxing legend, jumped right in and suggested something wild: “That’s the challenge I’ve been waiting for. UNDISPUTED vs UNDISPUTED. One round of boxing, one round of kickboxing. Let’s see if we can make it to 12.”
Usyk reposted Alalshikh’s suggestion, but so far, he hasn’t said if he actually wants to fight Verhoeven next. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
JUST IN: 50 CENT TROLLS "DUMB ASS" MAYWEATHER OVER $340M LAWSUIT AGAINST SHOWTIME
Floyd Mayweather sues Showtime for $340 million, alleging a massive fraud scheme involving Al Haymon and Stephen Espinoza.
50 Cent never misses a chance to throw shade, and now he’s aiming straight at Floyd Mayweather again. News just dropped that Mayweather is suing Showtime for a jaw-dropping $340 million, claiming they stiffed him on payouts.
TMZ Sports got a hold of the lawsuit, which has Mayweather going after Showtime (now under Paramount CBS) and ex-Showtime Sports boss Stephen Espinoza. According to Floyd, Espinoza helped his old manager, Al Haymon, siphon off millions through a big-time financial scam.
The lawsuit says Showtime funnelled money that belonged to Mayweather into accounts run by Haymon, including earnings from those blockbuster fights with Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. What’s weird is, even though the suit names Showtime and Espinoza, Haymon doesn’t show up as a defendant at all.
Now, 50 Cent is piling on. He’s clowning Mayweather for getting played—especially since he spent years telling Floyd to dump Haymon as his manager and partner over at TMT/Mayweather Promotions. 50’s always claimed he was the real brains behind Mayweather’s “Money” era, and apparently, UFC boss Dana White said 50 was the one who convinced him that Mayweather vs. McGregor could actually happen.
50 didn’t hold back on Instagram: “Oh no, don’t cry now, champ; they beat you out of $320 million, you dumbass. I told you to let me read the contracts. Now lace up; you have to look good fighting Mike. Then maybe we can get Bud to beat your ass for some big money.”
Mayweather is famous for burning through more cash than just about anyone in sports. People say he’s broke again, but honestly, Floyd could rake in hundreds of millions more if he just goes through with that rumoured fight against Mike Tyson.
That Tyson fight was supposed to go down in early 2026, but right now, it’s in limbo. Still, even while 50 Cent keeps roasting Floyd online, he’s sort of dangling a helping hand—offering to help set up a big-money fight against Terence “Bud” Crawford. Only in boxing, right?
GERVONTA DAVIS ARRESTED IN MIAMI ON BATTERY, KIDNAPPING, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT CHARGES
Gervonta Davis is in custody after a two-week manhunt. Facing kidnapping charges, the star has been stripped of his WBA title.
Gervonta Davis, who’s a three-division world champ and one of boxing’s biggest names, landed in jail Wednesday in Miami—almost two weeks after police put out a warrant for his arrest. They’re accusing him of battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping tied to an alleged domestic violence incident from last fall.
Police in Miami Gardens said they tracked Davis for several days across three counties, working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force. When they caught up with him in Miami’s Design District, he didn’t put up a fight. They booked him into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre late Wednesday.
Cops say all this goes back to something that happened on October 27 at a strip club in Miami Gardens. The woman at the centre of the case used to date Davis and was working there as a VIP cocktail server that night. Police claim Davis confronted her inside, forced her into a back room, assaulted her, then kept her restrained before taking her outside.
In the report, police say Davis grabbed her by the hair and throat, threatened her, and led her out to the parking lot, where he finally let her go. She found coworkers, got help, and called the police. Officers say she had visible bruises on her arm.
She told investigators she met Davis back in 2022. They dated for a few months in 2025, but she broke things off about a month before the incident and had stopped talking to him.
Besides going to the police, she also filed a civil lawsuit against Davis for battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. Her attorney said the police investigation lines up with what she claimed in her suit.
“The investigation led to a judge signing off on the arrest warrant,” her attorney said back in January. “That matches the allegations in the lawsuit.”
Court records show her lawyers tried over and over to serve Davis with the lawsuit, but couldn’t find him for weeks.
At a press conference on January 14, Miami Gardens police called it a domestic violence case and said they were working with federal agents to track Davis down. When asked for more details Wednesday night, police said they couldn’t share anything else because the case is still active.
Last fall, Davis was in Miami training for a big fight with influencer Jake Paul, set for November at Kaseya Centre. Once the lawsuit hit the news, Davis was taken off the card, and Anthony Joshua stepped in. Davis last fought in March, when he held onto his WBA lightweight title after a controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr in Brooklyn.
But over the weekend, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza announced they stripped Davis of the title, pointing to the legal case and his long absence from the ring. Davis has only defended the title twice in three years—most recently against Roach, which was more than ten months ago—and he doesn’t have another fight lined up.
This isn’t Davis’s first run-in with the law. He’s had several domestic violence allegations in Florida and elsewhere, though many were later dropped. In 2023, he got three years’ probation and some house arrest for a hit-and-run in Baltimore.
Right now, it’s not clear if these new Florida charges will mess with his probation in Maryland or delay any future fights. Jail and court records didn’t say when he’ll first appear in court in Miami-Dade.
Miami Gardens police say their investigation is still going and aren’t commenting further.