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They've trashed each other for YEARS -- but boxing superstar Deontay Wilder is putting his feud with Tyson Fury on hold ... saying he truly wants Fury to get help for his cocaine problem so he doesn't die.

TMZ Sports spoke with Wilder -- who tells us the "real" Tyson Fury is not the monster you see in the media ... "He really is a good dude."

Wilder says he was really impacted when he learned about Fury's drug problem and suicidal thoughts -- and says he's even willing to fly to England to lend his support to his embattled rival.

That being said, Wilder still wants to beat the hell out of him ... saying, "We didn’t promote [a possible fight] this many years to be beat behind some kind of drug activity."

In the past, Fury has threatened to sexually assault Wilder.

Wilder said he was going to baptize Fury with his fists.

Ryan Lochte is gettin' hitched to his Playboy model girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid ... poppin' the question to the smokin' hot blonde tonight in Malibu.

Lochte -- who's currently on "Dancing with the Stars" -- proposed to Reid with a HUGE ROCK in the Malibu Canyon at sunset.

Ryan hit up Instagram to announce the good news ... saying "Memories forever!!! #thelochtes #LA."

FYI -- Reid and Lochte have been dating since March ... and started to get serious in April when R.L. introduced the model to his parents.

Well ... at least he has time to plan the wedding!

Demi Lovato ain't just getting a cardio workout during her MMA training, she can REALLY SCRAP -- and has inquired about taking a real fight ... so says Jay Glazer.

D.L. Hughley wonders if Don King took more punches than his fighters ... which is the only way he can explain King's defense of Donald Trump.

The comedian was at LAX Sunday when our photog asked him to critique Don's argument that the real issue is our broken system -- not Trump's 10-year-old "locker talk." Check out the vid.

D.L. also had a little somethin' for Bill Cosby.

Don King thinks Donald Trump's banter with Billy Bush was disgusting and reprehensible, but he passionately believes it has nothing to do with fitness to hold the highest office in the land.

We got King Saturday in NYC outside the London hotel ... and he says voters should focus on a broken system and who is most likely to fix it.

UFC star Mickey Gall says he's gonna destroy Sage Northcutt WORSE THAN CM PUNK -- vowing to break the guy's bones and hurt him real bad.

Gall and Northcutt are fighting at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 17th -- and the smack talk is already in full swing.

Gall says he actually likes Sage -- but says he's corny, a "silly boy" and "kind of a dork."

The clip is great -- Gall is a huge star in the making -- and he also reflects on his famous beatdown of CM Punk and whether he should get another shot in the UFC.

Wanna live like an NFL quarterback without having to get crushed by guys like J.J. Watt?? Now you can ... if you've got a few million dollars to throw around.

A bunch of QBs (past and present) are unloading their fancy mansions -- from RG3 to Tony Romo and Jeff Garcia ... and we've got the lowdown on all the hot real estate.

He was a helluva boxer ... but as a UFC fighter Rocky Balboa "would have been a water boy" -- so says Sylvester Stallone.

Now that Sly's a part owner of the UFC -- we were asking him all about the sport Wednesday night as he was leaving Catch in West Hollywood ... and he revealed the best perks of UFC ownership.

But as far as Rocky in the UFC goes -- we think he's underestimating the guy ... remember, HE CHOKED OUT THUNDERLIPS IN "ROCKY III."

Oscar De La Hoya says battling cocaine addiction is the toughest fight there is -- but he's confident heavyweight champ Tyson Fury can beat his blow problem ... as long as he gets help.

Not all UFC fighters hate Conor McGregor -- despite what Cowboy Cerrone said this week -- but there ARE a bunch of guys jealous of Conor's huge paychecks ... so says Dominick Cruz.

Cerrone told SI Now that "all" of the UFC fighters hate McGregor -- "He's not one of the fellas. He's not a good dude."

So, we reached to Cruz -- who knows just about everyone in the UFC -- and asked for his take.

"I think what they're upset at is the fact of how much money he's made, how quickly and on his own," Cruz said.

"But that doesn't make ME hate him. That makes me try to understand the situation and make a better situation for myself."

"And to me, hating somebody, being bitter at them for making more money than me, that's only going to hold me back from doing what I want to do personally."

Smart dude -- watch the clip.

There's no inner war between Washington Wizards teammates Bradley Beal and John Wall -- so says NBA superstar Paul Pierce, who says reports of a feud between the two are straight-up wrong.

Wall has said in the past that "we have a tendency to dislike each other on the court" -- but said their issues are resolvable as long as they come together and talk things out.

But Pierce -- who played for the Wizards during the '14/'15 season -- says straight-up, "They definitely get along. I was there."

Anything to the contrary, according to Pierce -- "False reports."

By the way, Pierce was leaving new L.A. hot spot, Catch -- and it's clear he's a V.I.P. because during the clip, the owner, Mark Birnbaum, promised to put his picture on the wall in the restaurant.

Derrick Rose is on the stand in his civil rape case -- testifying that he did NOT do anything wrong.

He floats like a butterfly ...

He stings like a bee ...

Which is why Antonio Brown's new custom cleats are paying tribute ... to Muhammad Ali!!!

The Pittsburgh Steelers superstar is planning to make another statement with his feet on Sunday -- with cleats featuring images of the legendary boxer.

They've even got images of a bee and a butterfly, thanks to artist Corey Pane -- the same guy who designed AB's Arnold Palmer cleats from last weekend.

Here's Paulina Gretzky and her hot friend, Kristina, heating things up in Mexico in matching red bathing suits.

Paulina, her hubby Dustin Johnson, and their hot friends hit up Cabo earlier in the week -- and thankfully, they've been posting pics from the trip on social media.

The army vet who got his arm broken in two by Larry the Cable Guy says it didn't hurt much ... which is remarkable/totally unbelievable.

John O'Connell came on "TMZ Live" Friday to display the bruises from his spiral fracture. Gnarly, for sure.

In case you didn't see ... here's the video.

One of the most rare baseball cards EVER is about to hit the auction block ... a T206 Ty Cobb ... and it could be yours if you've got around $200,000 laying around!

The story behind the card is crazy -- a family in the South found 7 Ty Cobb tobacco cards (originally released between 1909-11) in an old paper bag while going through their great-grandfather's stuff earlier this year.

It's been dubbed by collectors as "The Lucky 7 Find." FYI, there are only 22 known Cobb T206 cards in existence.

Now, one of the cards from the paper bag is being offered up through Robert Edward Auctions -- it's been graded by PSA at 1.5 (fair condition) and we're told it's expected to fetch $200,000.

Several other cards from the haul have previously been sold for big bucks.

If you can't snatch up the Cobb -- don't worry, there's more cool stuff at the auction (which begins Friday) including:

-- 1916 Babe Ruth rookie card (estimated at $168,000)

-- 1953 Jackie Robinson game-used bat (estimated at $100,000)

-- 1951 Mickey Mantle rookie card (estimated at $150,000)

-- 1967 Roberto Clemente road jersey (estimated at $75,000)