Boxing

Boxing superstar Amir Khan has a message for Floyd Mayweather -- STOP BEING A CHICKEN AND FIGHT ME!!!

Khan -- who was in L.A. to see the Danny Garcia fight -- tells TMZ Sports Floyd's been ducking him like a chump ... and it's all because Mayweather's afraid of taking his first L.

"It seems to me that Mayweather's afraid and he might just not ever want to fight me," Khan said.

"People need to know that he's avoiding Amir Khan."

Amir says he's hoping to fight Garcia next ... and plans to deliver such an epic beatdown, that Floyd would have no choice but to come out of retirement and prove his mettle.

President Manny Pacquiao??

It's possible ... because the boxer appeared on "TMZ Sports" (airing Thursday at 9PM PT on FS1) and said he isn't ruling out a presidential run in the Philippines when he retires from boxing.

PacMan told us he plans to run for a seat in the senate after his fight with Timothy Bradley in April -- and when we asked if he eventually plans to run for the highest office in the land, he didn't exactly say no.

Manny's promoter Bob Arum has been saying for months that Pacquiao will run in the 2022 election ... after he serves in the senate.

Hail to the future Chief.

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Jeremy Renner's had tons of kickass roles in Hollywood -- from 'Avengers' to 'Mission Impossible' and the 'Bourne Legacy' -- but he still won't step in a boxing ring ... with Usher.

Renner's next role is playing a boxer in a Marciano biopic, but he's got a completely different idea for the leg work than Usher's two-a-days to play Sugar Ray Leonard.

Think ... Popeye.

At 46 years old, Roy Jones Jr. is finally taking some time away from the ring -- telling TMZ Sports he's going to focus on training other fighters -- but refusing to say he's 100% retired from the sport.

Jones has been taking it easy ever since he got knocked out by Enzo Maccarinelli in Russia last month -- leading many to believe Jones would never fight again.

So, we reached out and asked Roy specifically if he was retired ... and this is what he told us:

"Just training fighters for now."

David Spade won't be going to the newsstand for Ronda Rousey's Sports Illustrated spread ... because there are easier ways to look at hot chicks.

Our photog got David Friday at Craig's in West Hollywood ... and the he made it clear he's over magazines.

Floyd Mayweather says UFC champ Conor McGregor can be as brash and arrogant as he wants without catching any heat ... because of the color of his skin.

Mayweather did an interview with the guys over at FightHype.com last week, and when the subject of the flamboyant McGregor came up ... Mayweather went off.

"He talks a lot trash and people praise him for it, but when I did it, they say I'm cocky and arrogant. So biased."

He goes on to say ... "I ain't racist at all, but I'm telling you racism still exists."

Floyd then brings Ronda Rousey and Laila Ali into it ... questioning why Laila didn't get the endorsement and movie love Ronda does ... even though he feels Ali accomplished more.

What do you get for a Christmas gift when your boss is the highest paid athlete in the world?

That's what we asked Floyd Mayweather's bodyguard Big Church at LAX Tuesday ... and his answer didn't disappoint.

Big Church -- part of the "The Great Wall" security squad that protects Floyd -- says every day is like Xmas with Floyd (since they travel all over the world together) ... but there's one gift that stands out.

BTW, this year alone ... Big Church has been to Rome, Dubai, Moscow, Milan, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Turkey, London, L.A., NYC, Vegas, Miami, Havana and more.

... and all while traveling in private jets.

Meek Mill will get the crap beaten out of him if he goes to prison for his probation violation ... the only thing that can save him is a shiny piece ... so warns boxing superstar Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin.

KC went on TMZ Sports TV and scoffed at Meek's feeble and reckless boxing moves.

If you're big into self-defense you should watch closely on what NOT to do.

Here's Meek Mill hitting the heavy bag and doing a little mitt work ... and not exactly looking like Mike Tyson (or even Mike Myers).

The Philly MC has reason to sharpen his hand game ... he's awaiting a February sentencing date for a probation violation that might send him to jail.

You've seen him crush the mitts ... but now 7-year-old boxing phenom Nijee "The Future" is obliterating real life sparring partners -- and they're all WAY OLDER THAN HIM.

After bursting onto the scene with a YouTube video that racked up more than 1 MILLION views, Nijee is now training with real opponents ... but his dad says he'll only put him in the ring with older kids -- for their own safety.

Check out this recent video (above) and you'll see why -- Nijee delivers a series of devastating body shots on a kid two years older than him ... putting an end to the session.

We're told the other kid is no chump -- he's a respected 9-year-old fighter who's "very experienced" and has been training for a while.

Not to worry parents ... the two tykes hugged and shook hands after the fight.

Question is ... when will Nijee fight for real?? We're told USA Boxing requires fighters to be at least 8 years old to compete in a sanctioned bout. So, soon.

In the meantime, check out Nijee working below ... and hide your kids.

Lil Wayne and Andre Berto brought some good holiday vibes to a school in Haiti ... giving out tons of toys and Trukfit gear.

Berto, a Haitian-American boxing superstar dropped his gloves for a Santa suit and toys for the kids. That's not all, Wayne chipped in a bunch of clothing from his Trukfit line ... enough shirts, shorts and hats for 500 students in need.

Scholastic Corporation stepped up too ... donating 500 books to the kids, the whole thing was brought together by Karen Civil whose parents grew up in the country.

Boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin says he's FIRED UP to fight Canelo Alvarez next year -- now that they've agreed to get in the ring -- but we're told fans are gonna have to stay patient.

With news that reps for both fighters have finally struck a deal to fight for the WBC Middleweight title -- GGG tells TMZ Sports, "I'm looking forward to the super fight with Canelo for the fans next year to show who is the best."

We spoke with GGG's rep who tells us, "The fight will most likely take place 2nd half of 2016."

"Both will have fights in early 2016, and then fight each other in the second half of the year."

As for where the fight will take place -- there's been speculation it could go down at a HUGE venue like AT&T Stadium in Dallas or Madison Square Garden in NYC.

GGG's rep says the two sides are still trying to work that part out -- "Going into 2016, this will be the biggest boxing event. It could be any of the biggest arenas in the country."

Floyd Mayweather has done it again ... buying ANOTHER million dollar watch -- and TMZ Sports has the pics.

The boxer has been on a CRAZY spending spree the past few weeks -- but went especially crazy during a trip to Dubai ... picking up one of the most expensive timepieces on the planet.

A rep for Mayweather tells us, "The watch is roughly $1.1 million. This is just one of his big purchases.”

We're told the watch is a Hublot -- covered in expensive diamonds.

We're told Floyd has dropped more than $1.5 million during his 2-day spree at the Dubai Mall -- and, shocker, everyone in the mall LOVES HIM!

By the way, it's the SECOND time Floyd's dropped 7 figures on a watch -- he bought a million dollar diamond covered piece in NY back in 2014.

He's one of the fastest rising stars in boxing -- and undefeated welterweight Sammy Vasquez says he gives a lot of credit to his military background ... telling us it helps him "tremendously" in the ring.

Vasquez -- who served 2 tours in Iraq with the National Guard -- is 20-0 as a pro fighter and has a HUGE fight coming up in January against Aron Martinez.

The 29-year-old military vet says he's dedicating the fight to all of the soldiers who were injured while serving their country -- and vows to make them proud.

"God let me do what I can do, pursue a dream," Vasquez says ... "There's a lot of guys who can't do anything anymore because they got their legs blown off and things like that. So, those are the guys that I fight for."

Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is in the middle of a nasty lawsuit filed by another famous boxer -- who's suing Canelo for $9 MILLION over a street fight in Mexico back in 2011 ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The man behind the lawsuit is Ulises Solis -- a former IBF light flyweight champ -- who claims Alvarez beat him up during an altercation in Guadalajara.

According to the suit, Alvarez punched Solis in the face so hard -- he knocked out a tooth and fractured Solis' jaw.

As a result, Solis claims he was stripped of his IBF championship belt because he couldn't defend his title with a broken jaw.

Solis claims he was simply outsized in the fight -- with Canelo coming in a 5'9", 160 lbs and Solis at 5'3", 108 lbs.

In his suit, Solis claims he suffered more than $4 million in damages -- plus he wants another $5 mil in punitives.

We've learned trial proceedings have begun -- jury selection started on Monday -- and the trial could wrap by the end of the month.

File this one under: Is it too late to become a boxer?

Adrien Broner doesn't have to ask that question ... 'cause the WBA lightweight champion is showing us all the upside of getting socked in the face for a living ... you can afford $750k jewelry for your trouble.

We spoke to Joe Avianne from Avianne & Co. jewelers in NYC and he told us Broner came to him wanting a 1-of-1 for his wrist ... basically something no one will ever have again.

Joe went to work for AB ... dreaming up a yellow stoned blinged out monstrosity with over 100 karats worth of diamonds in the bracelet that ended up setting the champ back 3 quarters of a mil.