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Andre Ward warns Floyd Mayweather ahead of pro return against Pacquiao

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Floyd Mayweather is poised to return to the professional scene in September, as he takes on rival Manny Pacquiao for a second time, and super-middleweight legend Andre Ward has issued ‘TBE’ with a warning ahead of that fight.

Mayweather famously boasts a professional record of 50-0, having retired off the back of a victory in his lucrative showdown with Conor McGregor in 2017, fighting solely in exhibition bouts in the years that have followed.

Yet, over a decade on from his triumph over Pacquiao in their first meeting in 2015, the two pound-for-pound superstars are set to run it back in Mayweather’s professional comeback, at the respective ages of 49 and 47 years old.

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Speaking on the ‘All The Smoke Fight’ YouTube channel, Hall of Fame fighter Ward, who also retired undefeated, explained why he believes Mayweather should resist the urge to continue to box after his rematch with ‘Pac Man’.

“Floyd Mayweather’s return is bitter sweet to me. I don’t mind Floyd and Manny [fighting each other], but if Floyd starts to campaign, which it seems like he is, as a professional fighter doing real sanctioned fights, I am struggling with that.

“I don’t want to see Floyd take a loss against a guy that we’ve never heard of. I don’t want to see Floyd take a loss against a younger fighter, because the younger fighters, these days, they play for keeps.

“They are not so enamoured with Floyd, where they won’t try to beat him up. They don’t love Floyd so much where they don’t want that ‘0’ on their record. They want to be able to say, ‘I did that to Floyd’, because then their name is forever etched in history.

“There is nothing that they can do, before or after that, that is going to be bigger than them giving Floyd his first loss.”

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Before Mayweather can fully focus on his Filipino foe, he first takes on heavyweight icon Mike Tyson in an exhibition contest, which is reported to take place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, April 25.

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LeBron James’ Wife Savannah James Confirms She’s Not Okay With Zhuri James Also Taking Up Basketball

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Savannah James has had enough basketball players in the family. LeBron James‘ wife confirmed that she doesn’t want their daughter Zhuri to take the same path as her father and brothers. The proud mother of three would love to see Zhuri become a volleyball player instead.

In a post on her Instagram stories, Savannah shared a reel of Zhuri playing volleyball. She was sitting courtside as her daughter played at the City Volleyball Club in Southern California.

“Yeah, it’s a no,” Savannah wrote. “We’ll be over here (volleyball emoji).”

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Savannah James shared this on her Instagram stories - (Image via Instagram/@mrs_savannahrj)Savannah James shared this on her Instagram stories - (Image via Instagram/@mrs_savannahrj)
Savannah James shared this on her Instagram stories – (Image via Instagram/@mrs_savannahrj)

At 11 years old, Zhuri has been playing volleyball since she was little. LeBron and Savannah have been very supportive of her love for the sport. However, it’ll likely come down to Zhuri if she wants to pursue it professionally or shift to basketball.

Zhuri isn’t the only daughter of a superstar NBA player who is playing volleyball at a young age. Steph Curry‘s eldest daughter, Riley Curry, is a player for the Academy 11 National Team in Northern California.


LeBron confirms Savannah James’ plans for Zhuri

Zhuri James has gone viral over the past week as she accompanied LeBron for the LA Lakers‘ trip to San Francisco. Zhuri showed her handles during her father’s pregame routine against the Golden State Warriors. She even threw an alley-oop pass to the delight of the crowd.

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Speaking to reporters after the game, “The King” confirmed that Savannah James doesn’t want their daughter to play basketball professionally. Savannah is good with just her husband and two sons and would rather see Zhuri excel in volleyball.

“She’s a volleyball player,” James said, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “Don’t get my wife mad. My wife is done with this basketball sh*t. She’s done with it. She’s a volleyball player.”

Despite Savannah’s decision, LeBron managed to sneak in some compliments about Zhuri’s growing basketball skills.

“She’s been around the game for a while, so she does got good handles. She got a good (shooting) form, too. But my wife ain’t playing that. Not another one. She said that’s it, that’s it.”

LeBron has been playing basketball for the majority of his life. He’s in his record-breaking 23rd NBA season and will likely play another year. Bronny James is in his second season in the league, while Bryce James is in his freshman campaign at Arizona.