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Now it’s clear, Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t face Manny Pacquiao!
May 8th, 2012

By Juan dela Cruz: In my previous articles, I constantly mentioned that Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn’t going to fight Manny Pacquiao. And this sentiment was shared, and even until now, by the whole world especially the boxing fans, analysts, sportswriters, and even by many fighters as well. Judging on Floyd’s actions, and non-actions, Floyd won’t face Manny. And even primary grade pupils knew this!

Even during the first negotiation, it was clear that Floyd was ducking Manny Pacquiao. Can you imagine demanding a “one-dimensional, amateurish, no-skill, no-defense midget whom he can easily ass-whoop juice or no juice” to undergo random blood and urine test to level the playing field? That logic is simply out of this world and only Mayweather has it. And when Manny agreed to rbt, then Floyd demanded where Manny should train. Here, it is already obvious that Floyd will change goal whenever an issue had been addressed, clearly avoiding the fight. Manny’s agreement to undergo rbt has once and for all sealed the issue. But unfortunately, and in an attempt to put the blame on Manny and Bob Arum of Top Rank, Floyd again is bringing back this old issue especially during the conference before he faced Miguel Cotto last May 9. Kevin Iole of yahoo sports, clearly disgusted by Floyd’s continuing reluctance to face Manny, even commented in his column that Floyd should just shut up.

In an attempt to make himself look good, Floyd called Manny and offered him 40M dollars with no share in the pay per view earnings. Manny Pacquiao felt insulted and turned it down and made a counter-offer of 50M dollars and 70-30 purse split of the ppv with the lion’s share going to the winner. That was fair and the most logical offer but Floyd insisted on his offer, clearly showing he’s pricing himself out. In a fight of this magnitude, with a pay per view that can reach from 160 to 200M dollars, Floyd can not have the whole ppv earnings, especially that Manny is a bigger draw than him as shown by theirs last three (3) fights where Manny edged Floyd in ppvs. And that’s aside from the fact that Manny have several endorsements, showing manufacturers of different products prefer Manny because he draws more crowd and command more followers than Floyd.

In one of Floyd’s interviews, he again insisted that Manny was into something even without directly mentioning PED use. In another, Floyd also said that his health comes first and fighting Manny Pacquiao is detrimental to his health. After the Cotto fight, Floyd again insisted on his 40M offer to Pac, knowing Manny won’t agree to this. It’s just like selling something you won’t like to sell. Put a price tag on it so high that nobody will be able to afford.

Floyd’s beatings that he experienced from Cotto could be one of the reasons for insisting and continuing to price himself out. The fight was so closed and Cotto busted Floyd’s nose, while in the hands of Manny, Cotto back pedaled on the start of the 4th round after tasting Manny’s power until Pac caught him on the 12th and sent him down and out. If Cotto could punish Floyd, what more if it was Manny who is faster, more powerful and can pressure Floyd for 12 rounds? In the post fight conference, I was not able to recognize Floyd. His face was swollen as if stung by hundreds of bees. Had it been Pacman, Floyd could still be in the hospital right now.
 
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Mayweather strategy: When all else fails blame Arum
May 7th, 2012

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Undefeated superstar and new WBA light middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s) is fresh off of Saturday nights harder than expected win over former champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s). But “Money May” did not waste any time in verbally attacking his long time enemy Top Rank CEO Bob Arum.

Let’s face it, boxing promoters rank right up there with used car salesman in their popularity and make easy targets for the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Arum and Mayweather formerly worked together but have been bitter enemies since their breakup in 2006.

Floyd began with the old standby of drug testing as a reason the mega fight between Pacquiao and himself has not yet happened. All Manny needed to do was “take the test”. That excuse now runs hollow when it is clear that “Pacman” agreed to do the drug testing required by Mayweather months ago. But Floyd was just getting started.

After his victory over Cotto on Saturday night Mayweather was quoted by Phil STAR.com SPORTS HUB saying the following:

“The truth is Bob Arum is not going to let the fight happen. It’s not on me.”

Arum responded by calling Mayweather’s charges nonsense, and responded by saying:

“Over a week ago he was saying he doesn’t want to fight Manny. And on Saturday he was saying he wants the fight.

“It’s all nonsense, all nonsense. Obviously he doesn’t want the fight. So how can you believe him now?

Mayweather’s refusal to accept a 50/50 split of the proceeds with Pacquiao is now another one of the reasons that Floyd puts out there for the non happening of the mega fight. “Money” believes that Manny should accept the $40 million that the Mayweather camp had previously offered him.

The reality is however that a flat $40 million offer to Pacquiao is ludicrous. The Pay Per View (PPV) alone for such a fight it is thought would bring in an estimated $150 million.

Under Floyd’s “generous” offer Manny would receive none of the PPV or live gate revenue.

And the insinuation that a fighter who has won world titles in eight weight divisions as well as being named Fighter of the Decade and Fighter of the Year for three years is not worthy of a 50/50 split is equally ludicrous in addition to being insulting.

There is an old saying in real estate which goes something like this: “If you really don’t want to sell your house, price it so high that nobody will want it.” It now appears that “Money May” has placed himself out of reach, perhaps on purpose.

this guy sounds like bob arum nephew lol
 
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Haye vs. Chisora on 7/14 at Upton Park
May 7th, 2012

By William Mackay: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) and Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) will go at it on July 14th at Upton Park without the sanctioning by the British Boxing Board of Control. Neither Haye or Chisora or licensed by the board, and their prospects of getting licensed are probably dim at this point.

The Haye-Chisora fight will instead be licensed by the Luxembourg Boxing Association, which will make the BBBofC unnecessary. There won’t be any titles on the line, but it hardly matters because the fight will be televised by BoxNation and there will no doubt be a huge crowd coming to see the fight live at Upton Park.

Chisora recently had his boxing license suspended by the BBBofC for his role in the post-fight brawl with Haye after Chisora’s loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on February 18th in Munich, Germany.

Chisora also spit water in the face of Wladimir Klitschko before the fight in the ring on the same night, and a day earlier Chisora also slapped Vitali in the face during the weigh-in. The accumulation of misdeeds by Chisora led to him losing his boxing license for an indefinite period of time.

However, Chisora didn’t receive a ban, meaning he could apply for a boxing license from another agency. Chisora will be appealing his suspension with the BBBofC on May 14th to see if he can lifted, but it’s doubtful that it will be lifted in time for the fight.
 
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Sugar” Shane: Nothing Left to Prove

boxingBy Eric Roman Sr: At this point we've all seen and heard it before, fighter's just don't seem to know when to hang them up, on Saturday May 5th, 2012, “Sugar” Shane Mosley (46-8-1 39ko's)gave everything he had in an attempt to prove all of his naysayers wrong, and although he took one of the worst beatings he's received in recent memory, he reminded us of just how special of a pugilist he truly once was.

The young cinnamon colored hair champion known as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0-1 29ko's) won a poised, near perfect unanimous decision over the old savvy veteran, and proved he is likely to be the heir apparent to the Pound for Pound throne, but something about that fight caught my attention, not just the natural ability of the young Mexican Lion, but it was that look in Mosley's eyes, his heart, his chin, you knew how bad he wanted it, you knew he'd leave his life in that ring if he had to.

Sure, it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but who are we to criticize him, we're the first to complain about a boxer who run's around the ring all night long, or lays down when a fight gets rough..

Shane Mosley has given us enough memories for the next twenty years, early in his career he tore through the Lightweight division, then skipped the Jr. Welterweight division completely to go on to have eight straight fights at Welterweight, including a mega match up at Staples Center in Los Angeles where he defeated long time amateur rival and friend Oscar De La Hoya in a throwback. For the last nine years he's bounced back and forth from 147 lbs to 154 lbs. The most memorable fight during that nine year span, which happened to be his last hurrah, came on January 24, 2009 when he dethroned and exploited the once feared Antonio Margarito in a scintillating ninth round TKO and captured the WBA portion of the Welterweight title.

Last Saturday we watched as another living legend was beaten, like Bernard Hopkins a week before him, not only by his opponent but by his age, I can only imagine what a contest between a young Shane Mosley in his prime would have been like with the budding Mexican star. Never the less, the legacy of “Sugar” Shane is locked in. A sure fire first ballot Hall of Famer, multiple world titles in different weight classes and again, memories we can share with our Grandchildren. His father used to call his style power-boxing, for me, he was old school. A classic fighter who would have been able to compete in any era, with any fighter. He deserves a standing ovation for giving the fan's boxing the way we've always wanted to see it, the last of a fading era, the torches have been passed to the likes of Canelo, Andre Ward, Yuriorkis Gamboa and a whole slew of rich talent. Talent that will catch the attention of new fan's and new fighter's alike. The only job left for us, is to remind them of how great this era was, as we were reminded of the all time greats before them. Time to ride off into the sunset Shane, you have nothing left to prove.
 
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Arum Confident in Pacquiao beating Mayweather Jr.

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is now even more confident that his fighter will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. due to the result of Mayweather Jr. vs. Cotto this past Saturday.

“The fight proved to me beyond any doubt why Mayweather is ducking Pacquiao; it's because Mayweather is unable to defend himself against left hands. And when you compare Miguel's left hand against Manny's natural left hand, it's no contest,” said Arum in a recent interview. (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/05/08/12/cotto-fight-proved-why-floyd-fears-pacquiao)

I think that the web of “who is ducking whom” is spreading faster by the day. Mayweather Jr. clearly, decisively, and easily in many people’s opinion beat Miguel Cotto. Floyd fought a fight that people wanted him to fight, and not a fight he usually fights when he dominates his opponents.

If Floyd fought his default fight, Cotto would have lost every round of the fight, but the fight itself would undoubtedly be boring. Arum’s opinion is wrong, and it shows his lack of knowledge of boxing, his own fighter Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I didn't have anything to do with the last negotiation because I knew he would blame it on me. So I had Michael Koncz and Manny handle it directly,” declared Arum. I believe this to be a naive and deceitful statement. Arum not involved in fight negotiations?
 
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Money trumps all in boxing: Haye – Chisora to clash
May 8th, 2012

By John F. McKenna (McJack): A seven foot steel fence was used at a press conference to announce the upcoming bout between former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) and Derrick Chisora (15-3, 10 KO’s). The fence was used to prevent any reoccurrence of the kind of brawl that erupted in Munich, Germany after WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) defeated “Del-Boy” in February.

The brawl to end all brawls erupted at a post fight press conference as Derrick and Vitali were giving there take on the just completed fight. Chisora and Haye, who was in the audience, began trading insults. Not one to be topped “Del-Boy” unwisely decided to arise from his seat and go out into the crowd to confront Haye.

“The Hayemaker” demonstrated something he had not shown in his fight with WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KO’s). As the entire Chisora entourage approached, Haye chose not to just stand there and wait to get hit and unleashed his mighty “Hayemaker” on Derrick’s chin. All hell broke loose at which point Chisora protested “I’ve been glassed!” “Del-Boy” then threatened to shoot Haye. David who had seen enough of Chisora’s bizarre behavior, elected to leave the scene.

Chisora was stripped of his boxing license for his involvement in the brawl. Haye gave up his boxing license when he “retired” last October upon reaching his 31st birthday. Chisora’s promoter Frank Warren confirmed that the fight would take place at Upton Park stadium in east London on July 14.

It did not take long for the hype machine to get into full swing as the two fighters immediately began trading barbs. Haye was quoted by the News.Com.au saying:

“He is the ideal opponent for me. I am so glad he has a good chin because if he didn’t have a good chin he’d be blasted out in the first round. This means I will give him a nice, slow concussive beating.

“I tried to knock him out in Munich and this is the opportunity to shut him up.”

Chisora responded in kind by saying:

“I don’t like him. David you need to get style. Your corn rows are out of fashion.

“Your talk is cheap. You always talk but you don’t deliver in the ring.”

Warren for his part denied that he is undermining the British Boxing Board of Control by instead going to the Luxembourg Boxing Federation. Warren believes that the fight will be a sell out event. Warren also stated that the fight is legal, lawful and will go ahead.

It is ironic that many of those who were so vehement in denouncing the actions of Derrick Chisora will be the same people flocking to see him fight. Once again it is clear that when it comes to boxing money trumps all else. It is also clear that when you have fighters like David Haye and Derrick Chisora, hype makes right.
 
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But random drug testing is just a Mayweather roadblock made up to duck Manny. lol. U got to love dumb ass Manny fans.

Guess what Manny groupies Peterson passed the Nevada State Athletic Commissions bullshit pee-pee tests. So is Mayweather still a scary ducking coward because he wants random testing??? SMH..

Where are all the people talking about we need to let the Nevada State Commission do there job?? Do I need to start finding old Manny dickrider post, so I can start clowning people about random testing.
 
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actually the tests peterson failed were urine tests and the first fight was in DC not Nevada.

and I don't think a single person on this site opposes random testing. it needs to be implemented by the boxing commissions otherwise it will only be used in isolated cases. stop trying to make everything about Manny or Floyd.
 
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I'm hoping peterson has a legit reason. it can be legit if its done n the correct manner.
kizer said in the past there are 2 or 3 fighters
in nevada who have been approved to take
testosterone for medical reasons. its rare, and I
assumed it was probably only for old fighters or
if there is some rare medical condition.
so vada needs to explain if peterson informed
them or not. that's obviously key. if he did, and has medical documents and proof, this fight can still happen.
 
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Saul Alvarez vs. James Kirkland for September 15th on HBO PPV
May 8th, 2012

By Jim Dower: #2 WBC 154 contender James Kirkland (31-1, 27 KO’s) is the leading candidate to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th on HBO pay-per-view, according to the LA Times. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, wants this in house Golden Boy fight between Alvarez and Kirkland despite their being arguably much better fights out there for the 21-year-old Alvarez.

Alvarez could fight WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Sergio Martinez or Miguel Cotto if he wanted to, as all three fighters are VERY interested in facing the young Alvarez. However, Golden Boy Promotions look as if they’re going to continue to move Alvarez up in small increments. Kirkland is actually a pretty good opponent, but clearly below Martinez, Chavez Jr. and Cotto in terms of being a threat to Alvarez.

Kirkland is coming off of both surgery and a dreadful performance against Carlos Molina last March. Kirkland, 28, won the fight by a 10th round disqualification in a fight in which he was getting dominated. At the end of the 10th, Kirkland knocked down Molina. After the referee finished the count with Molina back on his feet, the round ended and Molina’s corner, thinking the round was offer, stepped into the ring.

The referee then disqualified Molina. It playing it by the book, to be sure, but it was a case where the referee should have given a warning rather than disqualifying Molina because it ruined the fight and made that one call the whole focus rather than the action.

Kirkland looked clueless all fight long, missing shots and showing no skills on the inside. Somewhere along the way, Kirkland tore up his right shoulder, which needed surgery a week after the fight. His shoulder is now okay, and he’ll likely be the next opponent for Alvarez as long as there’s no setbacks in his recovery.

Alvarez defeated 40-year-old Shane Mosley last weekend by a one-sided 12 round decision. The fight should have never been made in the first place, because Mosley has nothing left and just took punishment. This was basically same kind of opponent as Alvarez’s fights against other 40-year-old fighters recently Lovemore N’dou and Carlos Baldomir. At this point Alvarez shouldn’t be still fighting 40-year-olds, not when he’s the World Boxing Council champion.

Alvarez may have some problems with Kirkland’s power and pressure if he decides to fight him in a slugging match. Alvarez looked uncomfortable with the pressure that Mosley was putting on him, and Mosley had no power to hurt him. Kirkland, if nothing else, can punch. He’s slow, though, and he doesn’t have an inside game. This is where Alvarez can take advantage of Kirkland’s lack of skills by working him over on the inside to pound out an easy 12 round decision.

this should be a good one
 
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Peterson attorney admits he took pellets
May 8th, 2012

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In a still developing story the attorney for WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) admitted to the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) executive director Keith Kizer that Lamont had taken testosterone pellets prior to his match with then WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s).

The testosterone pellets are consistent with an anabolic steroid and of course is a banned substance.

As is usually the case when a potentially explosive story breaks, the news initially comes out in dribs and drabs, but the story is already all over the internet and is being carried by several news sources.

Team Peterson now acknowledges that Lamont took the banned substance, but claims that he was taking it for a low testosterone level in his body. As the story unfolds it was revealed that Peterson came up positive in two separate tests.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaeffer stated in an ESPN interview that he was shocked that he was not notified of the two positive drug tests that had been performed on Peterson.

Peterson’s initial reaction to coming up positive in the first test was that there was no way he could have been positive because he had never taken testosterone. But when the 2nd sample came back positive as well, Lamont recalled that he had taken been given testosterone pellets in October 2011.

The problem now for Peterson is that he did not recall taking the testosterone pellets until the 2nd test showed positive. It was not until then that he remembered taking the banned substance. Schaefer was not made aware of the situation until Monday morning when he received a call from NSAC director Kizer informing him that Peterson had failed the two doping tests.

It is clear that everyone involved is in damage control mode in an effort to salvage the HBO televised fight which is scheduled to take place on May 19 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. It is unclear at this point whether or not the fight will go ahead as schedule or what action if any will be taken against Lamont. It is inevitable that more information will be forth coming surrounding the issue.

The first Peterson – Khan fight last December was also beset with controversy, mainly because referee Joe Cooper took the unusual step of deducting two points from Amir for shoving. The appearance of a mystery observed at ringside chatting with the WBA judging supervisor added to the controversy.
 
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Wladimir Klitschko calls Haye vs. Chisora a "Freak Show"

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: "It's a freak show under freak rules," said Wladimir Klitschko about the Haye vs. Chisora fight planned for July. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/17993451). “It's a spit in the face of the British Boxing Board of Control. To get a license for this man [Chisora] is disgraceful for the sport. How can you have such an event featuring a man who has shown his behavior to the world, especially considering what he did at the press conference, where he threatened Haye. It's something that isn't good for the fans and sport. How's it possible that this is happening on British soil?" continued Klitschko.

It is clear why Wladimir and his brother Vitali might see the two British stars as losers, as blocks of cement drowning heavyweight boxing in disrespect and disorder. Many fans, despite disapproving of their actions, would still love to tune in and see the fight, in hopes of that very same “freak show.”

Entertainment sells, and as always, it’s a must-have part of sports. Of course both Haye and Chisora acted like animals next to each other, but worse things have happened and have been said before. The things that Mike Tyson used to say are head and shoulders above Haye and Chisora when it comes to gore and offensiveness.

I can understand why Wladimir and Vitali might dislike both, and truthfully, I think no more of them than the Klitschko brothers, but the fight makes sense. Boxing needs polite and respectful professionals as much as it needs personals such as Mike Tyson and Derek Chisora.
 

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Saul Alvarez vs. James Kirkland for September 15th on HBO PPV
May 8th, 2012

By Jim Dower: #2 WBC 154 contender James Kirkland (31-1, 27 KO’s) is the leading candidate to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th on HBO pay-per-view, according to the LA Times. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, wants this in house Golden Boy fight between Alvarez and Kirkland despite their being arguably much better fights out there for the 21-year-old Alvarez.

Alvarez could fight WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Sergio Martinez or Miguel Cotto if he wanted to, as all three fighters are VERY interested in facing the young Alvarez. However, Golden Boy Promotions look as if they’re going to continue to move Alvarez up in small increments. Kirkland is actually a pretty good opponent, but clearly below Martinez, Chavez Jr. and Cotto in terms of being a threat to Alvarez.

Kirkland is coming off of both surgery and a dreadful performance against Carlos Molina last March. Kirkland, 28, won the fight by a 10th round disqualification in a fight in which he was getting dominated. At the end of the 10th, Kirkland knocked down Molina. After the referee finished the count with Molina back on his feet, the round ended and Molina’s corner, thinking the round was offer, stepped into the ring.

The referee then disqualified Molina. It playing it by the book, to be sure, but it was a case where the referee should have given a warning rather than disqualifying Molina because it ruined the fight and made that one call the whole focus rather than the action.

Kirkland looked clueless all fight long, missing shots and showing no skills on the inside. Somewhere along the way, Kirkland tore up his right shoulder, which needed surgery a week after the fight. His shoulder is now okay, and he’ll likely be the next opponent for Alvarez as long as there’s no setbacks in his recovery.

Alvarez defeated 40-year-old Shane Mosley last weekend by a one-sided 12 round decision. The fight should have never been made in the first place, because Mosley has nothing left and just took punishment. This was basically same kind of opponent as Alvarez’s fights against other 40-year-old fighters recently Lovemore N’dou and Carlos Baldomir. At this point Alvarez shouldn’t be still fighting 40-year-olds, not when he’s the World Boxing Council champion.

Alvarez may have some problems with Kirkland’s power and pressure if he decides to fight him in a slugging match. Alvarez looked uncomfortable with the pressure that Mosley was putting on him, and Mosley had no power to hurt him. Kirkland, if nothing else, can punch. He’s slow, though, and he doesn’t have an inside game. This is where Alvarez can take advantage of Kirkland’s lack of skills by working him over on the inside to pound out an easy 12 round decision.

this should be a good one
PPV? I dont think many folks will watch that fight? I mean its a very good fight but its not big enough to be on PPV. Got Em!!
 
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Saul Alvarez vs. James Kirkland for September 15th on HBO PPV
May 8th, 2012

By Jim Dower: #2 WBC 154 contender James Kirkland (31-1, 27 KO’s) is the leading candidate to face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KO’s) on September 15th on HBO pay-per-view, according to the LA Times. Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, wants this in house Golden Boy fight between Alvarez and Kirkland despite their being arguably much better fights out there for the 21-year-old Alvarez.

Alvarez could fight WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Sergio Martinez or Miguel Cotto if he wanted to, as all three fighters are VERY interested in facing the young Alvarez. However, Golden Boy Promotions look as if they’re going to continue to move Alvarez up in small increments. Kirkland is actually a pretty good opponent, but clearly below Martinez, Chavez Jr. and Cotto in terms of being a threat to Alvarez.

Kirkland is coming off of both surgery and a dreadful performance against Carlos Molina last March. Kirkland, 28, won the fight by a 10th round disqualification in a fight in which he was getting dominated. At the end of the 10th, Kirkland knocked down Molina. After the referee finished the count with Molina back on his feet, the round ended and Molina’s corner, thinking the round was offer, stepped into the ring.

The referee then disqualified Molina. It playing it by the book, to be sure, but it was a case where the referee should have given a warning rather than disqualifying Molina because it ruined the fight and made that one call the whole focus rather than the action.

Kirkland looked clueless all fight long, missing shots and showing no skills on the inside. Somewhere along the way, Kirkland tore up his right shoulder, which needed surgery a week after the fight. His shoulder is now okay, and he’ll likely be the next opponent for Alvarez as long as there’s no setbacks in his recovery.

Alvarez defeated 40-year-old Shane Mosley last weekend by a one-sided 12 round decision. The fight should have never been made in the first place, because Mosley has nothing left and just took punishment. This was basically same kind of opponent as Alvarez’s fights against other 40-year-old fighters recently Lovemore N’dou and Carlos Baldomir. At this point Alvarez shouldn’t be still fighting 40-year-olds, not when he’s the World Boxing Council champion.

Alvarez may have some problems with Kirkland’s power and pressure if he decides to fight him in a slugging match. Alvarez looked uncomfortable with the pressure that Mosley was putting on him, and Mosley had no power to hurt him. Kirkland, if nothing else, can punch. He’s slow, though, and he doesn’t have an inside game. This is where Alvarez can take advantage of Kirkland’s lack of skills by working him over on the inside to pound out an easy 12 round decision.

this should be a good one
whoever wrote this has no clue what they're talking about. kirkland below chavez?? plus chavez and martinez fight at 160 Canelo at 154 in addition if chavez beats Lee coming up they're supposed to fight eachother.

cotto is the only better fight but who knows what he's going to do next and when.

Canelo vs kirkland makes total sense.
 
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actually the tests peterson failed were urine tests and the first fight was in DC not Nevada.

and I don't think a single person on this site opposes random testing. it needs to be implemented by the boxing commissions otherwise it will only be used in isolated cases. stop trying to make everything about Manny or Floyd.
lol. Are your feelings hurt because you were the MAIN Dickrider talking crap about Mayweather using testing to duck Manny?? Your faggot ass is the last one that should be talking about random testing. I mean for 3 years now you have been the head cheerleader of the Mayweather is using random testing to duck Manny movement. You are Mr. Double Talk always talking in cricles.. When Mayweather wanted Manny randomly tested he was scared and ducking. But now that Peterson got popped for pissing dirty you're the number 1 activist for random drug testing. It's not about Floyd vs Manny, it's you running your big ass mouth all the time and not being right about anything for the last three years. Keep talking tuff and I will go back and expose all your double talking and out right lies for the last 3 years. And this also applies to all that sideline hoes that co-signed all this bs for 3 years..
 
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Seth Mitchell: “I’ve never been hurt like that in sparring or in a fight so that was uncharted waters for me and I believe I handled it like a champion!”

by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - The most recent edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with heavyweight contender Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KOs) who is coming off of an impressive third round technical knockout victory against Chazz Witherspoon (30-3, 22 KOs). Mitchell spoke about the fight, which included an early scare after Witherspoon landed a couple of shots that left Seth dazed. He also talked about his future plans in boxing and what he learned from this challenge where he was able to overcome adversity and persevere for the win. Here is what Mitchell had to say:

Regarding his third round stoppage victory against Chazz Witherspoon:

“I mean there was a scare in the first round. I got caught. I just came out flat. Chazz did a great jab dictating with his jab, and I wasn’t using my upper body movement as much. I got caught and was able to survive and get out of the first round. That was my whole thing. Once I got dazed and got caught with a couple of shots to tie up and not try to be macho. I made sure I got out of the first round and got my head together, and fortunately I was able to go out there and finish strong.”

On whether anything about Witherspoon surprised him:

“Well no, I respected Chazz. I knew that he had a great jab and I knew he would fight you. He was actually stronger than I expected him to be, though. He was definitely stronger than I expected him to be. But with everything else, I knew he could move a little bit, I knew he had a long reach, and I knew he had a great jab and that he would punch you on the inside. When he got hit you know he would stand there and fight you. So I expected everything that he brought to the table, it was just that I didn’t expect him to be as strong.”

On what was going through his mind when he was hurt in the first round:

“Coherently I was there, but my legs weren’t there. You know and I didn’t realize it that much until I saw it on tape. When I got dazed, I said OK! I knew I was there. It wasn’t like I was seeing two or three of him. There was just one of them there. I said OK and I kept my hands up. He’s going to come. I saw him. He noticed that he had dazed me and he came in for the kill, but he didn’t attack the body at all. He just straight went for head shots. I said OK. When he gets in close I’m going to tie him up, just to tie him up and try and survive. Then he hit me again and I was dazed again, and the ref separated us and I had spaghetti legs. I said once I get close do not stand there and try and fight with him, because that’s when you get clipped. Just tie him up and get out of the first round. Like once the bell rang and I was walking back to my corner and then sitting in my stool, you know I felt that I was cool. I felt I had recovered. But even for a little bit when I went out there in the second round, like I said coherently I was there, but my legs still weren’t fully under me until there was about 30 seconds left in the second round.”

Regarding what he was thinking when he first dropped Witherspoon:

“Oh man! I mean I felt good. You know I felt it could possibly be over, but I didn’t want to go out there and rush it. So I didn’t rush him. I tried to still stay behind my jab and then I just caught him with a couple of more body shots and head shots, and then I just was able to finish him off.”

His views on what type of learning experience this was for him:

“Oh man. It was catastrophic in my career. When I cried after the fight it wasn’t because I just won the NABO championship. It was because I’m trying to go certain places in boxing for my career and I know how vital it was for me to win that fight. For a fighter, to take a hit like that right now in my career would have set me back like a year, 4 or 5 fights, and that’s definitely something that I didn’t want to happen. So I was just happy that I could will myself to pull through it. How I did it, after the first round I just dominated. After the first round I dominated the second round and I dominated the third round, and I was almost stopped in the first round. So I was just happy and I was proud that I was able to just finish like I did. It was big! The experience part was big. I’ve never been hurt like that in sparring or in a fight so that was uncharted waters for me and I believe I handled it like a champion!”

Regarding what is next for him:

“My goal still remains the same: to become heavyweight champion of the world. I’m still a work in progress. We were thinking about fighting June 30 but I don’t know. I got to sit down and talk with my team.”

On how much closer he believes his victory over Witherspoon gets him to a title shot:

“I have always said, when people ask me, ‘After this fight do you think you will be ready for the Klitschkos?’ No! Absolutely not! I’ve never been the one to say I wanted to fight Klitschko in the next two fights. I still think a year from now, the first two quarters of 2013, if I get the right fights and continue to improve with no injuries then hopefully I will get my opportunity to fight for a world championship.”

On whether he gets any added pressure from the fact he is viewed by some as the best American heavyweight:

“Right! I mean like I’ve always said, you’ll never hear me say it. I just so happen to be American and I’m fighting. I want to be the best and I’m going to represent very well, but I let other people say it. I don’t say it. I’m not a boastful person. This is what I do to provide for my family, and I try to do it the best way that I can. It feels good that other people think highly of me, but at the same time I will just continue to work hard and I’ll let them say it.”

His views on Chauncy Welliver and Michael Grant being rumored as two possible opponents if he takes the June 30 fight:

“I mean whoever they pick for me to fight I’ll be prepared. I don’t call out fighters or say anything about them until they sign the dotted line and it’s actually official, because I’ve been there where fights are supposed to happen and the opponent is switched. So I’m ready to fight whoever they put in front of me. I’ll be prepared.”

On what he learned from his fight with Chazz Witherspoon:

“I learned not to follow somebody without my jab. I got to keep my upper torso moving and not bend at the waist so much and bend at the knees. But other than that, when I was hurt I didn’t get macho. I tied up. You know I did a lot of smart things when I was hurt, and I definitely learned if you attack that body it will slow your opponent down. Well I mean I’ve always been a good body puncher, but that just right there solidified it.