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Chaos Erupts as Undefeated World Champion Reacts to Viral Street Fight, Fans Take Offense to ‘Civilians’ Remark

Published 10/25/2022, 1:30 PM EDT

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Celebrities and athletes often share information about crucial subjects or important events through their social media. However, sometimes the public figures’ remarks offend their followers, leading to a commotion online. Recently a boxer made some remarks on Twitter, and fans didn’t quite like what he said. 

Sunny Edwards is a British boxer, who currently holds the IBF flyweight title. The 26-year-old has an 18-0 boxing record and has around 59k followers on Twitter. He recently shared a video of a street fight that took place in Stamford Hill. 

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Edwards shared the post and wrote in the caption, “See how weak punches come out from normal civilians, though.” Following this, many people commented on his post, sharing their views on the same. 

Fans react to Sunny Edward’s recent Twitter post 

Evidently, people objected to Edwards referring to them as ‘normal civilians’. Even he is a regular citizen who works as a boxer. In addition, he received criticism for disparaging the two fighters for their ineffective punches. Not to mention that he is a skilled professional boxer, so he will undoubtedly perceive other punches as being much lighter than his own. Here are some of the top reactions from fans. 

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Furthermore, boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez recently came off a spectacular win against Gennady Golovkin. However, before fighting Golovkin, Alvarez was defeated by Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol. It was clear that there needs to be a rematch. Both boxers have agreed to the sequel, but a specific date is not revealed yet. 

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Meanwhile, what do you think about Edwards’ remarks on the street fight? Share your thoughts in the comments below. 

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Shashank Wankhede

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Shashank Wankhede is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. When it comes to boxing, the blockbuster film 'Rocky' sparked his interest in the sport. He holds Muhammad Ali in great regard and is a sincere admirer of his narrative, struggle, and accomplishments.
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