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well, it's official. Martinez vs Barker in a shit card.
NOTICE Pirog's name wasn't on the list. "Highest available guy" my ass. Bob Arum was right Lou needs to step his game up
Martinez-Barker, Lee-Vera Double Eyed For Vegas, NYC
By Rick Reeno
Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed to BoxingScene.com that he reached an agreement with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing for an October 1 clash between middleweight king Sergio Martinez (47-2, 26KOs) and undefeated British boxer Darren Barker (23-0, 14KOs). According to DiBella, the fight will either take place in Las Vegas or New York City.
DiBella tried to secure middleweight champions Daniel Geale and Felix Sturm, but he was unable to reach an agreement for either fighter. If everything gets finalized, HBO will televise Martinez vs. Barker.
"He's the best available guy who was willing to take the fight. He's a hungry European boxer who comes straight at you and I think it's going to be an exciting fight with international interest. Paul Williams didn't want to fight [Martinez in October], Felix Sturm can't be made now, Daniel Geale can't be made now and Andy Lee didn't want the fight right now. I can through a list of guys who we tried to get," DiBella told BoxingScene.com.
As the HBO televised opener, DiBella wants to finalize the rematch between Andy Lee (26-1, 19KOs) and Brian Vera, who handed Lee his only defeat as a pro in 2008.
By Rick Reeno
Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed to BoxingScene.com that he reached an agreement with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing for an October 1 clash between middleweight king Sergio Martinez (47-2, 26KOs) and undefeated British boxer Darren Barker (23-0, 14KOs). According to DiBella, the fight will either take place in Las Vegas or New York City.
DiBella tried to secure middleweight champions Daniel Geale and Felix Sturm, but he was unable to reach an agreement for either fighter. If everything gets finalized, HBO will televise Martinez vs. Barker.
"He's the best available guy who was willing to take the fight. He's a hungry European boxer who comes straight at you and I think it's going to be an exciting fight with international interest. Paul Williams didn't want to fight [Martinez in October], Felix Sturm can't be made now, Daniel Geale can't be made now and Andy Lee didn't want the fight right now. I can through a list of guys who we tried to get," DiBella told BoxingScene.com.
As the HBO televised opener, DiBella wants to finalize the rematch between Andy Lee (26-1, 19KOs) and Brian Vera, who handed Lee his only defeat as a pro in 2008.
NOTICE Pirog's name wasn't on the list. "Highest available guy" my ass. Bob Arum was right Lou needs to step his game up
Carl Froch: “Ward’s going to get the very best of Carl Froch, the hard-punching venom
by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - Last week’s 128th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio (brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) who is coming off an impressive victory against Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs) in the Super Six Semi-Finals. With the victory Froch now advances to the Finals against reigning WBA champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) in a highly anticipated unification bout. Froch spoke about his victory and his upcoming fight against Ward. He also touched on various other topics, including a possible future matchup against Bernard Hopkins and a potential rematch against Mikkel Kessler. Here is what Carl had to say:
On how he evaluates his performance in his majority decision victory against Glen Johnson:
“Yeah, it was a very workmanlike performance by myself. By my standards, I basically just did what I had to do to win without taking any real chances. I always like to put on performance and a good showing for the broadcasters, especially because Sky Television showed this fight in Britain. It was important for me to look good and entertain as well, but against somebody like Glengoffe Johnson who’s very tough and strong, and can punch hard, and take the best punches off virtually anyone in the world, and usually he takes the punches off bigger stronger men than me at light heavyweight. So I knew I was going to be able to get him out of there with a one-punch knockout shot, not just because he’s so tough but because he’s got quite a good defense as well. He knows what he’s doing in there. He moves his head well and he blocks shots. So I was in the frame of mind of just outboxing him, keeping him just comfortably out of range, don’t run but I knew I was going to be on back foot for most of the fight and I think I was. I was taking steps back constantly. Watching it back, I’ve only seen it once because my Sky Plus in England it failed. So I had to look for the fight on the internet. So looking at it, it was very workmanlike, very professional, and a very experienced mature performance which I’m very happy and very pleased with. If I could go back in change anything I probably wouldn’t change a great deal. I got hit with the odd right that I shouldn’t have gotten hit with, but when you fight you’re going to get hit with shots. It’s part of boxing. It’s difficult to not got hit with at least the odd right hand. Luckily I’ve been gifted with a solid chin so I can take those shots.”
Regarding whether he was hurt at any point during his fight with Glen Johnson:
“No, not at all. The only time I was hurt was when he burst my eardrum which still hurts. I’ve been to the doctor’s. I have an infection in my ear now because I got some water from the shower down in the ear that went too far into the ear than where it should have gone. I’m nursing a painful ear with a shooting pain down my ear and down into my neck, but that was the only pain I suffered in the fight. I wasn’t hurt in terms of feeling dazed or knocked out. He did catch me with a couple of shots, but I had seen most of them coming and I half-blocked them or half rode the shots. So I was moving away from his shots when he hit me. So it was no real problem. If I was hurt you would have seen it. You would have seen a leg dip or you would have seen me on the canvas like against Jermain Taylor in round three, and that never happened. It was a pleasing night for the whole of Team Froch. I’ve progressed to the Super Six Finals and I’m still WBC champ, so I’m a very happy man.”
His views on his Super Six Finals matchup and unification bout against Andre Ward:
“I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a super fight as far as I’m concerned and it makes me smile when I talk about it, because I know it’s a fight I’m going to win. I know exactly what I need to do to beat Andre Ward and I know full well Ward is worried about my boxing ability, my punching power, and the fact that he doesn’t know what I’m going to bring. He doesn’t know if I’m going to put it on him and try and tear him up and put him on his back. He doesn’t know if I’m going to box and move and use my sharp rangy jab. And he doesn’t fully know how take me on, but one thing he needs to realize is he’s getting beat when we meet. My WBC title fight, it’s a unification fight, and Ward’s going to get the very best of Carl Froch, the hard-punching venomous ‘Cobra’. He needs to start worrying now because he’s in serious trouble. That’s all I’m saying.”
On whether he needed to make an adjustment in the early rounds when Glen Johnson was having more success in their fight:
“No, no, not at all. I was just taking my time. I knew it was going to be a long time in the office so to speak. So I just came out and just took my time. Like I said earlier it was a very workmanlike performance. I was in no rush to get started fast and put my full arsenal on somebody that was going to sit there and serve up the punishment. One thing about Glengoffe Johnson is he’s very, very tough. He’s tough. I could have gone out there and done to him what I did to Arthur Abraham and thrown six, seven, eight punch combinations from round one. It would have been a totally futile exercise because he wouldn’t have gone anywhere. Now I’m not saying I won the earlier rounds, but I did enough in the earlier rounds to access exactly what I had in front of me and get my game plan sorted out for down the stretch, and down the stretch in the fight I did exactly what I needed to do to win comfortably on all of the scorecards except for a Japanese guy who forgot to put his bifocals on.”
On how it feels to be at this point of the journey which started back in October 2009 now that he is part of the Super Six Finals and his reaction to Andre Ward stating prior to his Semi-Finals that he preferred to face Froch in the Finals due to the fact each man was an original participant in the Super Six:
“Yes, it’s fantastic but it’s been a matter of progression for me and I fully expected to be in the finals, so I’m not surprised that I’m in the finals. And Ward’s right. It is important that two fighters from the original Super Six lineup are in the Finals because it validates and quantifies the tournament for what it is. The fact that myself and Ward have progressed through to the Finals when we were in the original Six lineup is great! If it would have been a Johnson in the Finals or an Allan Green, it wouldn’t have looked as special. Me and Ward went into this tournament both thinking we could win. We’re both now in the Final and we’re both confident we’re going to do the business which is going to make an unbelievable Final. So yeah, for me to be in the Final like I said, I’m not surprised because I’m expecting to win the tournament.”
Regarding what most impresses him about Andre Ward’s fighting style:
“I’m not easily impressed if I’m honest. You’re asking me what impresses me about Ward. I’m not a man that’s easily impressed. You can look at a fighter and say, ‘Oh he looks brilliant, he’s got a good jab’, but he’s only got a good jab against somebody that’s in front of his jab. You can see him in another fight and think oh he fights well on the inside, but one fighter might like good fighting on the inside fighting against somebody who can’t fight well on the inside. What I’m getting at here, it’s an old cliché, but styles make fights. My style looks good against certain fighters and it looks clumsy and a bit poor against other fighters, as does Ward’s. So I look at Ward and I don’t see things that impress me. I see flaws, but that’s what I’m looking for in opponents, especially opponents I’m going to fight. So I see holes and big problems in his style, problems that I’m going to exploit to get the win when I fight him.”
His views on the successful ring return of former opponent Mikkel Kessler:
“No, I’ve not had a chance to see that fight. I’ve only just watched mine actually, but I saw a couple of highlights of him throwing a couple of nice clinical left hooks to the body and turning the left hook to the head. He looked good, but he looked good against the level of opposition that was in front of him. But it was nice to see him looking fresh, and sharp, and putting his shots together quite well. So I’m glad he’s back. I’m hoping he’s back to his best and it’s a fight I definitely want a rematch with. I want to fight Kessler again because there will only be one winner and you’re talking to him.”
Regarding who he would rather fight afterwards in the event he wins the Super Six—Bernard Hopkins or Mikkel Kessler:
“Out of Kessler and Hopkins, I’d rather fight Kessler if I’m totally honest because he’s got a win over me on paper. So that’s something I’d like to put right, and I know Hopkins’ has got other ideas. He’s fighting Chad Dawson and who knows what he’s looking to do after that, and Hopkins is quite a big light heavyweight and he’s operated at light heavyweight for awhile. So that’s a fight we would probably have to do at a catch weight and that might take a bit of sorting out. But like I said, to answer the question I’d rather fight Kessler than Hopkins just because I feel I’ve got unfinished business with Kessler.”
On how much he is looking forward to the opportunity to fight back in front of his home crowd:
“Yeah, I’m really looking forward to putting on a big show in England. Wherever I go in England now it will be a massive sellout. It will be a big, big occasion whoever I fight. So it will be fantastic to come back to the city ground in Nottingham because that holds 30,000, maybe more. It would just be phenomenal to finish my career off nice. That would be the pinnacle for me, but there are a couple of big fights in and around America first. I want to see my name up in the big lights in Las Vegas before I finish off my career. So when I’m coming home a big fight for me in England would mean a lot. I’m sure my promoter Eddie Hearn will get it sorted because he’s fantastic. He’s done a wonderful job for me at the minute and I’m very confident in what he’s doing. He’s doing me proud, he really is.”
His early prediction for his upcoming fight against Andre Ward in the Super Six Finals:
“Well all I could say is that’s a fight I know I can win, but it certainly depends on what fight he brings into the ring. It depends on whether he comes to fight or whether he looks to be moving, and boxing, and keeping out of the way. It depends on what he’s looking to do and either way I’ll win. If he comes to fight and he comes to me, he’s going to walk into one of my big shots. He’s going to be in more trouble than what he thinks. You know I don’t want to give the game away too much but I know exactly what I need to do to do beat Ward so my prediction is a Carl Froch win, and that’s all I can give you.”
Regarding what he would like to say to all of the Carl Froch fans and the listeners of On the Ropes Boxing Radio:
“All of my supporters know how much I appreciate them. I love the respect they’ve got for me. The fact that they spend their hard-earned money to come over and support me wherever in the world is fabulous. It’s a great feeling and it gives me a lift when I’m in there. So a big shout out and big respect to my fans. I’ve got fans in England and I’ve got fans in the USA which is brilliant and unusual for a British fighter. But I have such a big following in the USA, but mainly that’s because of the fights on the Showtime Network which is fantastic. But yeah, keep it up because you’re in for a big treat in the Final against Ward and then after that I’m talking about world domination. So keep watching. You’re back in the ride now.”
by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - Last week’s 128th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio (brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) who is coming off an impressive victory against Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs) in the Super Six Semi-Finals. With the victory Froch now advances to the Finals against reigning WBA champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) in a highly anticipated unification bout. Froch spoke about his victory and his upcoming fight against Ward. He also touched on various other topics, including a possible future matchup against Bernard Hopkins and a potential rematch against Mikkel Kessler. Here is what Carl had to say:
On how he evaluates his performance in his majority decision victory against Glen Johnson:
“Yeah, it was a very workmanlike performance by myself. By my standards, I basically just did what I had to do to win without taking any real chances. I always like to put on performance and a good showing for the broadcasters, especially because Sky Television showed this fight in Britain. It was important for me to look good and entertain as well, but against somebody like Glengoffe Johnson who’s very tough and strong, and can punch hard, and take the best punches off virtually anyone in the world, and usually he takes the punches off bigger stronger men than me at light heavyweight. So I knew I was going to be able to get him out of there with a one-punch knockout shot, not just because he’s so tough but because he’s got quite a good defense as well. He knows what he’s doing in there. He moves his head well and he blocks shots. So I was in the frame of mind of just outboxing him, keeping him just comfortably out of range, don’t run but I knew I was going to be on back foot for most of the fight and I think I was. I was taking steps back constantly. Watching it back, I’ve only seen it once because my Sky Plus in England it failed. So I had to look for the fight on the internet. So looking at it, it was very workmanlike, very professional, and a very experienced mature performance which I’m very happy and very pleased with. If I could go back in change anything I probably wouldn’t change a great deal. I got hit with the odd right that I shouldn’t have gotten hit with, but when you fight you’re going to get hit with shots. It’s part of boxing. It’s difficult to not got hit with at least the odd right hand. Luckily I’ve been gifted with a solid chin so I can take those shots.”
Regarding whether he was hurt at any point during his fight with Glen Johnson:
“No, not at all. The only time I was hurt was when he burst my eardrum which still hurts. I’ve been to the doctor’s. I have an infection in my ear now because I got some water from the shower down in the ear that went too far into the ear than where it should have gone. I’m nursing a painful ear with a shooting pain down my ear and down into my neck, but that was the only pain I suffered in the fight. I wasn’t hurt in terms of feeling dazed or knocked out. He did catch me with a couple of shots, but I had seen most of them coming and I half-blocked them or half rode the shots. So I was moving away from his shots when he hit me. So it was no real problem. If I was hurt you would have seen it. You would have seen a leg dip or you would have seen me on the canvas like against Jermain Taylor in round three, and that never happened. It was a pleasing night for the whole of Team Froch. I’ve progressed to the Super Six Finals and I’m still WBC champ, so I’m a very happy man.”
His views on his Super Six Finals matchup and unification bout against Andre Ward:
“I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a super fight as far as I’m concerned and it makes me smile when I talk about it, because I know it’s a fight I’m going to win. I know exactly what I need to do to beat Andre Ward and I know full well Ward is worried about my boxing ability, my punching power, and the fact that he doesn’t know what I’m going to bring. He doesn’t know if I’m going to put it on him and try and tear him up and put him on his back. He doesn’t know if I’m going to box and move and use my sharp rangy jab. And he doesn’t fully know how take me on, but one thing he needs to realize is he’s getting beat when we meet. My WBC title fight, it’s a unification fight, and Ward’s going to get the very best of Carl Froch, the hard-punching venomous ‘Cobra’. He needs to start worrying now because he’s in serious trouble. That’s all I’m saying.”
On whether he needed to make an adjustment in the early rounds when Glen Johnson was having more success in their fight:
“No, no, not at all. I was just taking my time. I knew it was going to be a long time in the office so to speak. So I just came out and just took my time. Like I said earlier it was a very workmanlike performance. I was in no rush to get started fast and put my full arsenal on somebody that was going to sit there and serve up the punishment. One thing about Glengoffe Johnson is he’s very, very tough. He’s tough. I could have gone out there and done to him what I did to Arthur Abraham and thrown six, seven, eight punch combinations from round one. It would have been a totally futile exercise because he wouldn’t have gone anywhere. Now I’m not saying I won the earlier rounds, but I did enough in the earlier rounds to access exactly what I had in front of me and get my game plan sorted out for down the stretch, and down the stretch in the fight I did exactly what I needed to do to win comfortably on all of the scorecards except for a Japanese guy who forgot to put his bifocals on.”
On how it feels to be at this point of the journey which started back in October 2009 now that he is part of the Super Six Finals and his reaction to Andre Ward stating prior to his Semi-Finals that he preferred to face Froch in the Finals due to the fact each man was an original participant in the Super Six:
“Yes, it’s fantastic but it’s been a matter of progression for me and I fully expected to be in the finals, so I’m not surprised that I’m in the finals. And Ward’s right. It is important that two fighters from the original Super Six lineup are in the Finals because it validates and quantifies the tournament for what it is. The fact that myself and Ward have progressed through to the Finals when we were in the original Six lineup is great! If it would have been a Johnson in the Finals or an Allan Green, it wouldn’t have looked as special. Me and Ward went into this tournament both thinking we could win. We’re both now in the Final and we’re both confident we’re going to do the business which is going to make an unbelievable Final. So yeah, for me to be in the Final like I said, I’m not surprised because I’m expecting to win the tournament.”
Regarding what most impresses him about Andre Ward’s fighting style:
“I’m not easily impressed if I’m honest. You’re asking me what impresses me about Ward. I’m not a man that’s easily impressed. You can look at a fighter and say, ‘Oh he looks brilliant, he’s got a good jab’, but he’s only got a good jab against somebody that’s in front of his jab. You can see him in another fight and think oh he fights well on the inside, but one fighter might like good fighting on the inside fighting against somebody who can’t fight well on the inside. What I’m getting at here, it’s an old cliché, but styles make fights. My style looks good against certain fighters and it looks clumsy and a bit poor against other fighters, as does Ward’s. So I look at Ward and I don’t see things that impress me. I see flaws, but that’s what I’m looking for in opponents, especially opponents I’m going to fight. So I see holes and big problems in his style, problems that I’m going to exploit to get the win when I fight him.”
His views on the successful ring return of former opponent Mikkel Kessler:
“No, I’ve not had a chance to see that fight. I’ve only just watched mine actually, but I saw a couple of highlights of him throwing a couple of nice clinical left hooks to the body and turning the left hook to the head. He looked good, but he looked good against the level of opposition that was in front of him. But it was nice to see him looking fresh, and sharp, and putting his shots together quite well. So I’m glad he’s back. I’m hoping he’s back to his best and it’s a fight I definitely want a rematch with. I want to fight Kessler again because there will only be one winner and you’re talking to him.”
Regarding who he would rather fight afterwards in the event he wins the Super Six—Bernard Hopkins or Mikkel Kessler:
“Out of Kessler and Hopkins, I’d rather fight Kessler if I’m totally honest because he’s got a win over me on paper. So that’s something I’d like to put right, and I know Hopkins’ has got other ideas. He’s fighting Chad Dawson and who knows what he’s looking to do after that, and Hopkins is quite a big light heavyweight and he’s operated at light heavyweight for awhile. So that’s a fight we would probably have to do at a catch weight and that might take a bit of sorting out. But like I said, to answer the question I’d rather fight Kessler than Hopkins just because I feel I’ve got unfinished business with Kessler.”
On how much he is looking forward to the opportunity to fight back in front of his home crowd:
“Yeah, I’m really looking forward to putting on a big show in England. Wherever I go in England now it will be a massive sellout. It will be a big, big occasion whoever I fight. So it will be fantastic to come back to the city ground in Nottingham because that holds 30,000, maybe more. It would just be phenomenal to finish my career off nice. That would be the pinnacle for me, but there are a couple of big fights in and around America first. I want to see my name up in the big lights in Las Vegas before I finish off my career. So when I’m coming home a big fight for me in England would mean a lot. I’m sure my promoter Eddie Hearn will get it sorted because he’s fantastic. He’s done a wonderful job for me at the minute and I’m very confident in what he’s doing. He’s doing me proud, he really is.”
His early prediction for his upcoming fight against Andre Ward in the Super Six Finals:
“Well all I could say is that’s a fight I know I can win, but it certainly depends on what fight he brings into the ring. It depends on whether he comes to fight or whether he looks to be moving, and boxing, and keeping out of the way. It depends on what he’s looking to do and either way I’ll win. If he comes to fight and he comes to me, he’s going to walk into one of my big shots. He’s going to be in more trouble than what he thinks. You know I don’t want to give the game away too much but I know exactly what I need to do to do beat Ward so my prediction is a Carl Froch win, and that’s all I can give you.”
Regarding what he would like to say to all of the Carl Froch fans and the listeners of On the Ropes Boxing Radio:
“All of my supporters know how much I appreciate them. I love the respect they’ve got for me. The fact that they spend their hard-earned money to come over and support me wherever in the world is fabulous. It’s a great feeling and it gives me a lift when I’m in there. So a big shout out and big respect to my fans. I’ve got fans in England and I’ve got fans in the USA which is brilliant and unusual for a British fighter. But I have such a big following in the USA, but mainly that’s because of the fights on the Showtime Network which is fantastic. But yeah, keep it up because you’re in for a big treat in the Final against Ward and then after that I’m talking about world domination. So keep watching. You’re back in the ride now.”
a bit emotional...Mike Tyson visits his dying friend Nick Charles
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2011/06/07/sgmd.nick.charles.tyson.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2011/06/07/sgmd.nick.charles.tyson.cnn
Mayweather: I’ll only fight “all natural fighters”
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. said in an interview at fighthype.com that he only fights “100% all pure and all natural fighters”. Mayweather will have random blood testing done for his next bout against Victor Ortiz on September 17th. Ortiz is on board for the testing and won’t fight Mayweather over the testing. Mayweather seems leery of facing Manny Pacquiao without the random blood testing, even though Pacquiao has never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in the past.
Mayweather commented on Pacquiao, saying he felt sorry for the boxing fans that have been waiting to see that fight happen for the past couple of years. Mayweather then went on to say that opponents have to be “all natural” for him to fight them. Mayweather came close to fighting Pacquiao last year but the two couldn’t agree on the random blood testing for performance enhancing drugs that Mayweather wanted for the fight. Mayweather wanted at least a two week window of no testing before the fight, whereas Pacquiao was looking for a little over three weeks.
It’s unclear what Mayweather wants now in order to fight Pacquiao. He may want random blood testing to be done all the way up to the day of the fight this time around. It’s unknown whether Pacquiao would ever agree to that kind of testing. That’s possibly where the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight falls apart and may never be made. If Mayweather is wanting the textbook version of random blood testing, where it is truly random and can happen at any time, and Pacquiao is looking for a cut off two weeks before the fight, then the fight likely won’t ever be made.
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. said in an interview at fighthype.com that he only fights “100% all pure and all natural fighters”. Mayweather will have random blood testing done for his next bout against Victor Ortiz on September 17th. Ortiz is on board for the testing and won’t fight Mayweather over the testing. Mayweather seems leery of facing Manny Pacquiao without the random blood testing, even though Pacquiao has never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in the past.
Mayweather commented on Pacquiao, saying he felt sorry for the boxing fans that have been waiting to see that fight happen for the past couple of years. Mayweather then went on to say that opponents have to be “all natural” for him to fight them. Mayweather came close to fighting Pacquiao last year but the two couldn’t agree on the random blood testing for performance enhancing drugs that Mayweather wanted for the fight. Mayweather wanted at least a two week window of no testing before the fight, whereas Pacquiao was looking for a little over three weeks.
It’s unclear what Mayweather wants now in order to fight Pacquiao. He may want random blood testing to be done all the way up to the day of the fight this time around. It’s unknown whether Pacquiao would ever agree to that kind of testing. That’s possibly where the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight falls apart and may never be made. If Mayweather is wanting the textbook version of random blood testing, where it is truly random and can happen at any time, and Pacquiao is looking for a cut off two weeks before the fight, then the fight likely won’t ever be made.
Angulo wants to fight Saul Alvarez
By Eric Thomas: Number #2 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) is interested in facing WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) in the near future if Alvarez can get by this Saturday’s opponent Ryan Rhodes. Angulo is training for a fight on August 20th against a still to be determined opponent in Mexico.
Angulo is planning on attending Alvarez’s fight against Rhodes in Jalisco, Mexico in hopes of talking to Alvarez after the fight to see if he’d be interested in facing him next.
The chances of Angulo getting a fight with Alvarez are pretty remote at best. Alvarez is only 20, and Angulo, 28, might be considered too dangerous for him. Besides that, Angulo already has one fighter ahead of him in #1 ranked Vanes Martirosyan. However, Alvarez may opt to go after Ricardo Mayorga next rather than take on tough fighters like Martirosyan and Angulo.
Angulo hasn’t fought since stopping Joachim Alcine in the 1st round last year in July. Angulo has won his last four fights since being beaten by Kermit Cintron by a 12 round decision in 2009. Angulo defeated Joel Julio by an 11th round TKO last year in April. Before that, Angulo beat Harry Joe Yorgey and Gabriel Rosado.
A lot of boxing fans have been wondering what’s been the hold up for Angulo, as he’s wasted a lot of time by staying out of the ring the entire year. One would hope that Angulo will start being more active from now on. He can’t afford to be throwing away years of his career with inactivity.
By Eric Thomas: Number #2 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) is interested in facing WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) in the near future if Alvarez can get by this Saturday’s opponent Ryan Rhodes. Angulo is training for a fight on August 20th against a still to be determined opponent in Mexico.
Angulo is planning on attending Alvarez’s fight against Rhodes in Jalisco, Mexico in hopes of talking to Alvarez after the fight to see if he’d be interested in facing him next.
The chances of Angulo getting a fight with Alvarez are pretty remote at best. Alvarez is only 20, and Angulo, 28, might be considered too dangerous for him. Besides that, Angulo already has one fighter ahead of him in #1 ranked Vanes Martirosyan. However, Alvarez may opt to go after Ricardo Mayorga next rather than take on tough fighters like Martirosyan and Angulo.
Angulo hasn’t fought since stopping Joachim Alcine in the 1st round last year in July. Angulo has won his last four fights since being beaten by Kermit Cintron by a 12 round decision in 2009. Angulo defeated Joel Julio by an 11th round TKO last year in April. Before that, Angulo beat Harry Joe Yorgey and Gabriel Rosado.
A lot of boxing fans have been wondering what’s been the hold up for Angulo, as he’s wasted a lot of time by staying out of the ring the entire year. One would hope that Angulo will start being more active from now on. He can’t afford to be throwing away years of his career with inactivity.
Floyd Mayweather Junior Shows His Compassionate , Quietly Pays For Genaro Hernandez
By James Slater: Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Junior has often been the subject of criticism for a number of things; throwing his money around in a showy, classless attitude being one of his bad points. However, those who know Floyd say he is a good guy deep down and that his brashness shouldn’t fool people into believing he is a full-time showman.
And, as has been reported by Mike Marley among other writers/web sites, 34-year-old “Money” has quietly done a deed that proves he has compassion and a caring heart. At the funeral service for former long-reigning WBC super-featherweight king Genaro Hernandez, who tragically passed away recently at the young age of only 45, Mayweather picked up the bill. Promoter Bob Arum was also on hand to pay tribute.
Reportedly, Mayweather has not received, nor wanted to receive, any real publicity for doing what he did, when he could have easily made noise about his caring gesture. Showing that he had a genuine fondness for the man who he fought and defeated in October of 1998 (in what was Genaro’s last pro fight), Floyd has now earned his first positive news print in quite some time.
Hernandez, who also held the WBA super-featherweight crown during his excellent pro career, lost his battle with cancer a few days ago, as all fight fans know. It was long before this happened that a young Floyd Mayweather challenged “Chicanito” for his WBC 130-pound belt. Forcing Hernandez to retire at the end of the 8th-round, the then “Pretty Boy” was on his way to becoming the great he is today. And Floyd never forgot the classy way in which Genaro handled himself both inside and out side of the ring.
Some of that class evidently rubbed off on Floyd, as he has proven with his kind, selfless act. Mayweather is back in the good books of many boxing fans due to how he has agreed to take a risky fight with a young and dangerous puncher on September 17th. “Money” will no doubt receive more fan praise for his latest good move. Praise he fully deserves.
R.I.P Genaro Hernandez. 1966 to 2011. 38-2-1(17). Only losses were to Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Junior.
By James Slater: Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Junior has often been the subject of criticism for a number of things; throwing his money around in a showy, classless attitude being one of his bad points. However, those who know Floyd say he is a good guy deep down and that his brashness shouldn’t fool people into believing he is a full-time showman.
And, as has been reported by Mike Marley among other writers/web sites, 34-year-old “Money” has quietly done a deed that proves he has compassion and a caring heart. At the funeral service for former long-reigning WBC super-featherweight king Genaro Hernandez, who tragically passed away recently at the young age of only 45, Mayweather picked up the bill. Promoter Bob Arum was also on hand to pay tribute.
Reportedly, Mayweather has not received, nor wanted to receive, any real publicity for doing what he did, when he could have easily made noise about his caring gesture. Showing that he had a genuine fondness for the man who he fought and defeated in October of 1998 (in what was Genaro’s last pro fight), Floyd has now earned his first positive news print in quite some time.
Hernandez, who also held the WBA super-featherweight crown during his excellent pro career, lost his battle with cancer a few days ago, as all fight fans know. It was long before this happened that a young Floyd Mayweather challenged “Chicanito” for his WBC 130-pound belt. Forcing Hernandez to retire at the end of the 8th-round, the then “Pretty Boy” was on his way to becoming the great he is today. And Floyd never forgot the classy way in which Genaro handled himself both inside and out side of the ring.
Some of that class evidently rubbed off on Floyd, as he has proven with his kind, selfless act. Mayweather is back in the good books of many boxing fans due to how he has agreed to take a risky fight with a young and dangerous puncher on September 17th. “Money” will no doubt receive more fan praise for his latest good move. Praise he fully deserves.
R.I.P Genaro Hernandez. 1966 to 2011. 38-2-1(17). Only losses were to Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Junior.
Froch vs. Ward on October 29th
By Scott Gilfoid: The Super Six tournament finals bout between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 Ko’s) is tentatively set for October 29th with the fight likely to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Froch wants in Vegas, as does Ward. However, it also could wind up in New York. The fight itself will likely be huge let down if you’re a Froch fan, because he doesn’t have the speed or the boxing skills to hang with Ward in this fight.
Ward probably won’t knock Froch out, because Froch has a strong chin but he’ll make him miserable and likely wish he were knocked out. I see Ward winning virtually every round of the fight without fail. Froch likes to slug but he’s too slow to land his big shots. Against Glen Johnson, Froch threw mostly arm punches to increase his work rate and to keep from getting countered by Johnson. I expect Froch to do the same with Ward. He won’t be able to load up because Ward would counter and make him look bad.
Froch will have to focus on throwing just to make contact otherwise he’s going to end up being clowned. As it is, Froch is going to look really bad in this fight and it won’t matter what he does. I’d suggest that Froch and his team hire Andre Dirrell to help him get Froch ready. Dirrell did a good job with Groves and taught him enough to at least hang with James DeGale and win a questionable 12 round decision. This is what Froch needs to do. Have his promoter pay Dirrell top dollar for three months of sparring. I still think Froch would lose, but he might not lose nearly as bad.
By Scott Gilfoid: The Super Six tournament finals bout between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 Ko’s) is tentatively set for October 29th with the fight likely to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Froch wants in Vegas, as does Ward. However, it also could wind up in New York. The fight itself will likely be huge let down if you’re a Froch fan, because he doesn’t have the speed or the boxing skills to hang with Ward in this fight.
Ward probably won’t knock Froch out, because Froch has a strong chin but he’ll make him miserable and likely wish he were knocked out. I see Ward winning virtually every round of the fight without fail. Froch likes to slug but he’s too slow to land his big shots. Against Glen Johnson, Froch threw mostly arm punches to increase his work rate and to keep from getting countered by Johnson. I expect Froch to do the same with Ward. He won’t be able to load up because Ward would counter and make him look bad.
Froch will have to focus on throwing just to make contact otherwise he’s going to end up being clowned. As it is, Froch is going to look really bad in this fight and it won’t matter what he does. I’d suggest that Froch and his team hire Andre Dirrell to help him get Froch ready. Dirrell did a good job with Groves and taught him enough to at least hang with James DeGale and win a questionable 12 round decision. This is what Froch needs to do. Have his promoter pay Dirrell top dollar for three months of sparring. I still think Froch would lose, but he might not lose nearly as bad.
Khan wants the winner of Mayweather-Ortiz, already looking past Judah fight
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan reportedly wants to fight the winner of the September 17th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. What’s sad about this is Khan appears to be totally looking past his next opponent IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah, who is more than good enough to stop Khan and send him his career in a tail spin.
I don’t like Khan’s chances against either Mayweather or Ortiz, but I like even less the idea of an upstart like Khan getting a fight against the winner of Mayweather vs. Ortiz without facing and beating at least one excellent welterweight before. I say if Khan wants to fight the Mayweather-Ortiz winner than let Khan prove that he belongs in that spot by taking on and beating Andre Berto.
If Khan can beat Berto, then by all means let Khan face the winner of the Mayweather-Ortiz fight. But for Khan to go from facing Judah to possibly Mayweather is more than a little off putting to me. I don’t see Khan beating Judah but also don’t feel that a win over Judah shouldn’t put Khan into a big mega fight as Mayweather’s next victim. I doubt seriously that Golden Boy Promotions, the promoters for Khan, would be willing to risk his neck against Berto. As hard as Berto punches, he would very likely knock Khan out within one or two rounds. Berto has excellent power and speed to boot. He’s be a big problem for Khan.
I say let Khan fight Berto before he can get a shot at the big boys. HBO needs to make sure that Khan has to work for the right to fight Mayweather instead of facing Judah and getting a title shot. None of this really matters, though, because I see Judah destroying Khan and being the one that is a possibility to face the Mayweather-Ortiz.
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan reportedly wants to fight the winner of the September 17th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. What’s sad about this is Khan appears to be totally looking past his next opponent IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah, who is more than good enough to stop Khan and send him his career in a tail spin.
I don’t like Khan’s chances against either Mayweather or Ortiz, but I like even less the idea of an upstart like Khan getting a fight against the winner of Mayweather vs. Ortiz without facing and beating at least one excellent welterweight before. I say if Khan wants to fight the Mayweather-Ortiz winner than let Khan prove that he belongs in that spot by taking on and beating Andre Berto.
If Khan can beat Berto, then by all means let Khan face the winner of the Mayweather-Ortiz fight. But for Khan to go from facing Judah to possibly Mayweather is more than a little off putting to me. I don’t see Khan beating Judah but also don’t feel that a win over Judah shouldn’t put Khan into a big mega fight as Mayweather’s next victim. I doubt seriously that Golden Boy Promotions, the promoters for Khan, would be willing to risk his neck against Berto. As hard as Berto punches, he would very likely knock Khan out within one or two rounds. Berto has excellent power and speed to boot. He’s be a big problem for Khan.
I say let Khan fight Berto before he can get a shot at the big boys. HBO needs to make sure that Khan has to work for the right to fight Mayweather instead of facing Judah and getting a title shot. None of this really matters, though, because I see Judah destroying Khan and being the one that is a possibility to face the Mayweather-Ortiz.
