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Evander Holyfield has fought some of the toughest men to ever step in the ring ... Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe -- so who punches the hardest??

Easy ... none of 'em.

The Real Deal was out in L.A. last night when he told us ... when it comes to punching power, there's one boxing legend whose fists are simply superior to everyone else.

Hold on to your singlets, because Sting tells TMZ he wants to WRESTLE at WRESTLEMANIA ... even though his new contract with WWE is just a video game deal ... and he's even got an opponent in mind.

It's HUGE news ... considering the ex-WCW legend has never stepped inside a WWE ring before in his nearly 30-year career.

Sting tells us he's pumped about his new business relationship with the McMahon family -- which came together so Sting could be a playable character in the upcoming WWE2K15 video game.

But he doesn't want the relationship to end there -- Sting says he wants to hammer out a deal so he can face off against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 31 in March 2015.

Sting adds, "At my age, it's now or never! The wave is coming into the shore."

They called him the "Jolly Green Giant" ... "Gumby" ... and "Walking Pool Table Material" ... but Kevin Durant had a message for everyone who hated on his ESPY fashion last night ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

Maria Sharapova is such a badass ... she hit the sand dunes BEFORE the ESPYs to sneak in a killer workout ... and we've got the pics.

The tennis superstar was out in Manhattan Beach where she ran up the sandy hills for about an hour ... showing off her killer abs in the process.

A short time later, Sharapova swapped out the gym clothes for a fancy dress and went to the award show -- where she towered over her co-presenter Floyd Mayweather in a pretty hilarious segment.

Drake threw a party after the ESPYs ... with a ton of celebs who drank and ate at one of the most outrageous estate's in L.A.

Mack Maine, Jessica Alba, Blake Griffin, Johnny Manziel, Colin Kaepernick and others partied at the home of Mohamed Hadid ... an L.A. real estate mogul who was once married to Yolanda Foster from "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."

It's a 50+ million dollar compound that sits on more than 2 acres. The main house -- where Drake threw the party -- is 48,000 square feet.

It's no Versailles ... but close.

Chris Brown and Drake killed it with a comedic sketch at the ESPYs -- which is way better than when they were ACTUALLY trying to kill each other.

It went down like we called it -- after a long setup to establish the Breezy/Drizzy's beef … Drake ends up on an operating table where "Dr." Blake Griffin appears to be performing surgery … that is until Brown menacingly pops up with surgical tools ready to do the work.

Afterward ... Griffin and Brown were live on stage, where Chris introduced himself as, "America's Sweetheart."

Welcome to the "Terrell Owens Guide to Pulling Chicks" ... where T.O. himself gives men some advice on how to get lucky with the ladies.

Lesson 1 -- Hygiene.

Terrell was out in L.A. yesterday ... when he told us about the specific body parts that need to be carefully maintained in order to impress the fairer sex.

Ex-University of Miami linebacker Ramon Buchanan thinks he's found the prescription to cure societies ills ... telling TMZ Sports smoking weed won't just give you the munchies, it might just SAVE THE FREAKIN' WORLD.

Buchanan -- who was a big NFL prodigy before injuries in '12 and '13 killed his draft stock -- was at Bootsy Bellows in L.A. this week when our photog asked how he felt about recreational pot being legal in WA.

Let's just put it this way... he supports it..

Floyd Mayweather says people who are shocked by his friendship with Justin Bieber are simply "racial profiling" ... and need to stop making assumptions about him because he's black.

Mayweather was in Chicago promoting his upcoming rematch with Marcos Maidana when a reporter dared to ask if Bieber and Johnny Manziel were really his friends ... or marketing partners.

Money artfully negotiated the Manziel question ... but when asked what about his "odd" bromance with the Biebs, Mayweather threw the race card like a it was a left hook.

If you ever get bit by a rattlesnake -- and Michelle Beadle is your only hope to suck out the poison -- congratulations ... you're gonna die.

Despite the fact she slurped the "poison" out of Linda Cohn's leg back in 2011 when the SportsCenter anchor was bit during a trail hike in AZ (see pic below) ... Beadle says she's not really sure the snake in question was even poisonous.

In fact, Beadle says if she had seen a rattle on the end of the serpent that chomped on Cohn ... Linda would probably be dead.

"Honestly, I don't think I would have sucked poison if it was a rattlesnake. She's on her own ... I gotta live. I got stuff to do."

Gotta respect the honesty.

Seems NBA superstar Larry Sanders has chilled out A LOT since his nightclub brawl last year -- 'cause instead of fighting, the guy is filling his free time reading like crazy ... and he could be the next Oprah.

Sanders -- who signed a $44 million contract with the Bucks last year -- was out in L.A. yesterday and told us he's become a huge bookworm ... and even offered up some of his favorite titles.

Larry is clearly a spiritual, thoughtful, intelligent guy ... who says he'd even consider running a book club a la Oprah Winfrey one day. So, it's hard to believe it's the same guy who was involved in a crazy bottle-throwing melee in Milwaukee last year.

Sanders was never arrested or charged with a crime for the fight -- but the video will definitely make you think twice the next time you think about picking on a book nerd.

Johnny Manziel drilled a stunt-car driver IN THE FACE with a football during a commercial for a Nissan dealership ... and the crowd went WILD ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Manziel was taping the commercial in Cleveland back in June -- in which he was supposed to throw a football into the window of an Altima that was running a wide receiver-style route on a football field.

We spoke to Bernie Moreno, President of the Collection Auto Group (which owns the dealership), who tells us Manziel's performance was incredible.

"The driver was going 25 mph and it was a 40 yard throw," Moreno said.

"Manziel made a perfect throw into the car. Everybody celebrated except the driver who got out the car with a huge welt on his face."

Finally, Tim Tebow's reputation is paying off -- BIG TIME -- because the neighbors in the FL community where he bought a $1.4 million pad CAN'T WAIT for the guy to move in ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The unemployed NFL quarterback just snatched up a 5 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home in a private community in Jacksonville ... and he's being welcomed with open arms.

We spoke to several neighbors who were all super-pumped about Tim ... with one telling us, "Everyone's excited for him to move in, he seems like a nice man who will make a great neighbor. Our friends are more excited than anyone else!"

Another neighbor told us, "We've had athletes living in the area before who PARTY ... but I can't envision any parties based on his character."

As for the home, it's nothing too fancy ... 6,500 square feet ... lots of brick features ... and it's right next to one of his favorite golf courses.

DeSean Jackson didn't just show up to LeSean McCoy's celeb basketball game this weekend -- HE DOMINATED ... droppin' 42 points in a triumphant return to Philly.

The former Eagles wide receiver was the talk of "Shady Weekend" -- McCoy's first annual fundraiser to benefit ALS research.

Tons of stars came out for the event ... including Nelly, Bobby Valentino and DJ Clue ... who all played in the celeb hoops game.

Valentino says he had a blast ... except for when he had to guard #10.

"DeSean went HAM," Bobby says ... "He was unguardable. His basketball game is serious."

In the end, DeSean's team emerged victorious ... but the big winner was LeSean's charity.

Denver Broncos superstar Von Miller is an expert when it comes to chicks ... 'cause the Pro Bowler tells TMZ Sports he runs his own POULTRY FARM back in Texas ... and loves it!

The Dallas-born linebacker was at an ESPYs party at Lure in L.A. last night -- rockin' a cowboy hat -- when he raved about all things Texas ... the fashion, the music, the square-dancing and the farming.

Specifically, Von talked about the chicken farm he built at his Dallas home last year.

He started with 38 chickens ... and now, he's got 43 ... telling us it's not just a hobby -- it's functional because he eats the birds and the eggs.