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Pacquiao: Mayweather would be laughing at me if I accepted his $40 million offer
June 6th, 2012

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao still says he would never accept the generous $40 million offer given to him by Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently, event thought that sum is well above any payday that the Filipino fighter has ever made during his career and likely ever will make.

We’re probably talking about a figure that is at least $10 million above the biggest payday Pacquiao has ever made for a single fight, and possibly even more than that.

Pacquiao said to ESPN “Well, if you’re a fighter, would you fight if I give you $40 million and nothing to share in the PPV? I would not fight for that. He [Mayweather] will be laughing [behind] my back if I do that. It’s not a proper negotiation if you’re a businessman.”

Not a proper negotiation? That kind of thing happens all the time when people get hired. They get an offer from an employer, who looks at a person’s resume and decides what they’re worth to the company, and they either accept it or turn it down. If a person doesn’t have the qualifications to make the really big money, then they’re laughed out of the interview office when they say what they feel they’re worth.

Whether Pacquiao likes it or not, Mayweather has been the one bringing in the bigger pay-per-view buys between the two fighters. Since he’s the bigger money guy, why should he give Pacquiao and even 50-50 deal? That would be incredibly stupid to give someone that’s not bringing in the same money, and who has three losses and two draws his record the same amount of money.

I could understand it if Pacquiao had a perfect record like Mayweather and had been a part of the largest PPV bout in his history with a 2.4 million buys, but Pacquiao hasn’t. Mayweather is the PPV kind, and he proved it with the 1.5 million PPV buys he received for his last bout against Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao will be lucky if he can get 1 million for his bout against Tim Bradley this Saturday night.
 
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Bradley: I don’t want any excuses from Pacquiao after I whip his backside
June 6th, 2012

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Tim Bradley says he’s been working on trying to prevent head-butts in his training camp while getting reach for Saturday’s fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.

Bradley is going to try his utmost to keep from clashing heads with Pacquiao, but he doesn’t want to hear Pacquiao making more excuses after he kicks his backside on Saturday night.

Bradley told ESPN “We’ve been really focusing on not allowing the heads to clash. We’ve been working on throwing our shots before we step in. I don’t want any damn excuses at the end of the night after I whop that butt.”

True, we don’t need Pacquiao dreaming up excuses about how his family life got in the way of his training and/or concentration in the fight, preventing him from giving it his all. I wish there wasn’t going to be any excuses but I can definitely see a series of excuses coming down the pike with Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach. I just hope it’s something that is reality based and not something seriously out of this world, like Pacquiao had a terrible camp or something.

We’ve already heard Roach announce recently that Pacquiao just had one of his best ever training camps, which is what Roach said last time before Pacquiao’s controversial decision over Juan Manuel Marquez last November. But then after getting what many boxing fans consider a gift decision, Pacquiao’s trainer Raoch started with the excuses about how Pacquiao’s training camp wasn’t good at the very end because of family problems.

This is one of the rare fights in recent years that Pacquiao isn’t fighting either an old guy or someone that had been recently been pounded on. Bradley doesn’t have a lot of mileage on him nor is he as old as the hills. He’s still young and hasn’t been thrashed yet. He’s also not weight drained from one of Pacquiao’s catchweight handicaps.
 
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pac vs bradley is a far better fight than pac vs cotto II, not sure what that article is talking about. So what if it doesn't sell as well, is that all that matters, tickets & ppv sold not what is a better fight? and lol I @IamCROS1 .
 
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2-0-Sixx said:
pac vs bradley is a far better fight than pac vs cotto II, not sure what that article is talking about. So what if it doesn't sell as well, is that all that matters, tickets & ppv sold not what is a better fight? and lol I @IamCROS1 .
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Not at 154 or even 150 for that matter. I think it would be a much better fight than last time. Got Em!!
 
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B.J Flores Speaks Out - “I Want A Fight With Lateef Kayode Bad!”

By James Slater: Top-rated cruiserweight contender B.J Flores, 27-1-1(17) has won three fights in a row since travelling to Australia and unsuccessfully challenging IBO cruiser boss Danny Green in November of 2010. Still hungry, very much so, 33-year-old Flores has one particular guy on his mind right now: the unbeaten Lateef Kayode.

Kayode, recently seen boxing to a draw with Antonio Tarver (a fight many people saw the powerful Nigerian winning), says he wants a return with “The Magic Man.” However, Flores and a number of other people feel this return will never take place and, as Kayode said (in an interview with ESB) that he is open to fighting “anyone,” why not a fight with the talented, highly ranked Flores?

The winner would then be able to go on to a bigger fight, maybe even a world title shot. And Flores, as he made clear when getting in touch with me today, is sure a fight between he and the Freddie Roach-trained “Mr. Power” would be a big hit with the fans - fans in Springfield, Missouri in particular.

Here is what B.J had to say regarding the would-be fight:

“We want this fight with Lateef Kayode bad and we have wanted it for the longest time. It’s time these guys stepped up and made the fight! We can sell at least 4000 to 5000 tickets in Springfield, Missouri. The money is there. Tarver’s not going to give Kayode a rematch and all the cruiserweight champions are busy. He has to fight me!”

ESB: You would have a great chance of “schooling him”?

Flores: “He needs to be taken to school! I don’t think he has that good a chin. No-one has really tested it yet. Tarver hurt him a few times, but at his age, he just couldn’t muster up the energy to put more shots together. I will! I don’t get tired and I have been super-active over the last nine months. I really want this fight bad! I say to Kayode, ‘Step up! I sell tickets in Springfield - waaay more than you and any active cruiserweight. Who else can you fight right now?’”

Kayode, 18-0-1(14) can consider himself well and truly called out!

I hope to call B.J tomorrow and have a more in-depth talk with the man known as “El Peligroso
 
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Not at 154 or even 150 for that matter. I think it would be a much better fight than last time. Got Em!!
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I agree, what catchweight did Pacquiao fight Cotto at the first time? Was it like 142 or 143? Then fought Margarito at a catchweight of 150? Hmmmm... yeah it would be a better fight if Cotto wasn't handicapped and weight drained.
 
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I agree, what catchweight did Pacquiao fight Cotto at the first time? Was it like 142 or 143? Then fought Margarito at a catchweight of 150? Hmmmm... yeah it would be a better fight if Cotto wasn't handicapped and weight drained.
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It was at 145. Plus his head wasnt even right comin off that Marg loss with cheating in the air. He was goin through it mentally. I think between 150-154 and now with a clear and focused mind I think this time around would be a great fight. Got Em!!
 
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Pacquiao guaranteed $26 million, Bradley $5 million for Saturday’s fight
June 7th, 2012

By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will initially receive $6 million for Saturday’s fight against Tim Bradley on PPV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao will later received an additional $20 million as part of his $26 million guaranteed contract for the Bradley bout.

Pacquiao can make even more than that from the pay-per-view upside for the fight. The fight isn’t expected to bring in really huge numbers like the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto fight, which hauled in 1.5 million buys. However, the Bradley-Pacquiao fight could generate in the neighborhood of 700,000 to 1 million buys. That would give Pacquiao a nice bump up in his payday, but not enough probably for him to get a 50-50 deal with Mayweather.

For his part, Bradley will make a guaranteed $5 million for the fight. Bradley intends on socking the money away rather than spending it. He’s already been making $1 million per fight recently, so it’s not as if he needs to dip into the $5 million he’ll receive for spending cash. If Bradley is able to beat Pacquiao this Saturday, he’ll get a massive payday in the rematch on November 10th. That’s what Bradley is shooting for.

Bradley wants the rematch and he wants a bigger purse split the second time around. He’ll definitely get it, and the money he gets for that fight will set him up on easy street for the remainder of his life as long as he doesn’t blow it all on unwise investments.
 
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Humberto Soto faces Lucas Matthysse on June 23rd
June 6th, 2012

By Allan Fox: In what will arguably be former WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto’s first real fight at light welterweight, he’ll be taking on what should be an unbeaten 140 pound contender Lucas Matthysse (30-2, 28 KO’s) on June 23rd on the undercard of the Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Soto, 32, has fought three times since moving up to the light welterweight division in September of last year, but Soto has been facing largely pumped up lightweights instead of light welterweights. This fight against Mattysse will be Soto’s welcoming to the division, and it’s going to be really interesting to see how he does in this new weight class.

To be honest, the five pounds difference between the two divisions are pretty much nothing. There really even shouldn’t be a light welterweight division in my view. It should go lightweight and then the next division welterweight, because having only five pounds differences between the divisions isn’t enough weight for there to be a significant problem. It’s obvious why the sanctioning bodies created the extra divisions, because it means more champions and more sanctioning fees. But back to the fight. Matthysee is a stronger, and a better fighter than most of the guys that Soto has faced during his career. Soto has faced only two really good fighters during his 15-year career – Kevin Kelly and Joan Guzman – and he lost to both of them. The next best fighter that Soto faced was 5’7″ Urbano Antillon, who gave Soto all he could handle in their war in December 2010. Soto won the fight by a 12 round unanimous decision but it was a really close fight. Boxing fans and Antillon wanted a rematch, but Soto didn’t want the fight, and has faced largely weak opposition ever since, winning his last five fights against less than spectacular opponents.

Matthysse, 5’9″, is bigger than Soto, the stronger puncher, and perhaps a better boxer. Matthysse is also three years younger at 29, and the only two losses on his resume perhaps should have been victories. Matthysee lost to Devon Alexander and Zab Judah when he made the big mistake of agreeing to fight them in their own venues. In both cases, Matthysee fought well enough to deserve the win but found himself on the losing end of decisions.

Matthysee has won his last two fights against weak opposition since suffering a loss to Alexander last year in June.
 
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GABRIEL MONTOYA SAYS “TESTING STORY” MISCONSTRUED

June 6th, 2012 By Pedro Fernandez

DRUG TESTING STORY HAS MANY TENTACLES

San Francisco, CA- Having been messed with and misled by promoters and the like for a long time, the article I put up here yesterday was wrong, this according to MaxBoxing.com writer Gabriel Montoya. What Mr. Montoya stated in between near hysterical fits, was that Golden Boy Promotions served him with a “Cease and Desist” letter. The MaxBoxing.com writer says that he lost a job because of promotional pressure put on one of his employers.

TOUGH TO FIGURE OUT

I was under the impression that the article in the Examiner.com by Mark “Scoop” Malinowski was written in conjunction with Montoya. That appears not to be the case. According to Montoya, a guy that I don’t know, I should have called him first. In hindsight, he was correct. Montoya says that Malinowski ripped off his story and took it in a direction that was erroneous. In between Montoya’s rants and threats, I found it hard to decipher what he was trying to say. What I did get out of him was that people in the boxing world, mainly Golden Boy Promotions, have wreaked havoc that has cost him money and his being demoted at BoxingScene.com from an editorial position to that of a once a week writer. If that is the case, and Montoya adamantly says it is, that’s a tough price to pay for his being forthright.

“SCOOP” HAD A SCOOP OF DUNG?

Again, if there was an error on my part, it was not contacting Montoya as there is a lot more to the story than just contacting Keith Kizer, whom Montoya said has never offered up any proof that there were or were not “inadvertent” test results. I didn’t think about anything outside of Kizer’s written statement to me that was pertinent and he stated neither Oscar De La Hoya or Floyd Mayweather had ever failed a test. But if you look closer into the letter from Golden Boy’s attorney, it is easy to see why I misconstrued the matter. In closing, I’m going to pull parts of the story because the last thing I want to do is to get into a pissing contest with anybody over the boxing business. I asked Montoya to provide me with some proof and he said he didn’t trust me and wouldn’t.

WON’T BE FIRST TIME A REPORTER GOT THINGS RIGHT

In closing, I’m just going to sit back and let Montoya battle it out with Golden Boy for Mr. Montoya was too upset for me to ascertain anything other that, according to him, he never said that Floyd tested positive thrice. If I misread, or misinterpreted Scoop’s non-scoop, it was done sans any malice or intention to hurt anybody. Montoya seems to have more on this than he is willing to let on. It will be interesting to see how Montoya, who was “losing it” on the phone, adding that his lawyer is close with President Obama, what that had to do with anything is baffling. Soon thereafter, I terminated the call after realizing that the man that hates to be called, “Gabe,” had made his point to the extent where I could almost feel him spitting through the phone.

MONTOYA SAYS GOLDEN BOY IS HARASSING HIM!

According to the Golden Boy lawyer, “Each of these (Montoya’s) statements is false and defames and severely damages Golden Boy and others (most obviously Mr. Mayweather) and its and their reputations in the boxing and sports community.” As I said previously, there is more to this than I can ascertain and Mr. Montoya won’t put his cards on the table for me to see them. But the way he’s talking, he claims to have a better hand than the one Oscar De La Hoya and his company head Richard Schaefer are holding. That being said, again, I’ll just let Golden Boy and Montoya battle it out and eventually I think the entire truth will come to light.
 
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Carlos Molina Wants Saul Alvarez, Top 10 Junior Middleweights
By Matthew Paras, MaxBoxing (June 7, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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Boxing isn’t always fair.

From his two close fights against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to the highly controversial disqualification loss to James Kirkland last March, Carlos Molina knows this quite well. Since the Kirkland bout, Molina has been in the gym to remain active while trying to forget about that fight.

Now as he looks to secure another fight, one fighter on his mind is Mexican superstar Saul Alvarez. “I see that as a good fight for me,” Molina, 19-5-2 (6), said. “He tends to wait a lot. He fights in bursts and I’m in and out. I think could pick at him, frustrate him and just work him through to get the knockout.”

The WBC junior middleweight titlist is still in need of an opponent after original challenger Paul Williams’ tragic accident and Kirkland seemingly pricing himself out. Still, of all the possible candidates mentioned as a replacement, Molina is not one of them.

Molina has had a hard time securing an opponent after his March performance against Kirkland, a fight in which Molina used roughhouse tactics such as clinching and pushing to negate Kirkland’s aggression. It was a strategy that was highly criticized by media and fans alike. However, Molina doesn’t feel his game plan in that fight is the reason he hasn’t landed another fight.

“More than anything, I was boxing. I was showing flaws in Kirkland that they didn’t even see before in his previous fights. I exposed him a little bit,” Molina stated. “Now all of a sudden, ‘Canelo’ wants to fight him after seeing how he looked against me. That’s kind of what they do. They go out there with a guy they think they can beat.”

Even if Molina isn’t able to get in the ring with Alvarez, there are still plenty of opponents he has his eyes on. His promoter, Warriors Boxing, has been trying to get him back into the ring.

“They mentioned Vanes Martirosyan but I guess he didn’t want the fight. [There’s] a possibility of me against Miguel Cotto, a possibility of an Erislandy Lara rematch,” he said. “Anyone at 154 in the top 10, I just want anyone in the top 10.”

Part of that top 10 includes a rematch with James Kirkland. Kirkland, who expressed interest initially in a rematch, chose to target Alvarez for the bigger payday instead. Molina was not happy.

“They were saying they wanted the rematch; they were going to give me the rematch. They agreed to it as fast as possible but then they were saying about his shoulder [being injured],” Molina stated. “They said he was going to be out until in October but they came back and said they already had a fight and are fighting someone else.”

If Molina can’t secure a rematch against Kirkland, there’s still the active appeal to overturn his latest loss. Molina and his camp filed the appeal to the Texas State Athletic Commission contending the fight should be reversed to a “no-contest” due to referee John Schorle making an incorrect call (by administrating an eight-count instead of allowing the round to end after Molina rose from a knockdown).

As of this month, Molina still hasn’t heard anything from the commission.

“They’re taking their time. When [Bernard] Hopkins fought [Chad] Dawson, it took them a couple of months,” he said. “I’m not even worrying about that. I just want to get another fight.”

When Carlos Molina returns to the ring remains to be seen. In the meantime, he’ll be training in the gym, staying ready- and waiting.
 
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Jessie Vargas Inks With Cameron Dunkin, Top Rank Bound


By Rick Reeno

The rumors are true. XX.com has received confirmation that undefeated welterweight contender Jessie Vargas (19-0, 9KOs) has indeed signed a contract with influential boxing manager Cameron Dunkin.

"I've known Jessie since he was 16-years-old. He's been a friend of mine for a long time. He recently called me and asked me to represent him. It's going to be a pleasure to represent Jessie and guide his career. Jessie is a great kid and a great talent," Dunkin told BoxingScene.com.

Several sources have indicated to BoxingScene that Top Rank is very interested in Vargas. Apparently, Vargas' contract with Mayweather Promotions has expired and the boxer is currently a promotional free agent.

Dunkin would neither confirm or deny the possibility of his boxer heading over to Top Rank. According to Dunkin, Vargas' options are currently being evaluated and a final decision could be coming in the next couple of days.

"Right now we're looking at the best possible options out there for Jessie. The kid is great talent and we're going to choose the best direction to take his career to the next level," Dunkin said.
Some of the boxers in Dunkin's stable include Timothy Bradley, Kelly Pavlik, Nonito Donaire, Mikey Garcia, James Kirkland, Brandon Rios and many others.
 
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Pacquiao 'open' To The Idea Of Visiting Mayweather In Jail

WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao doesn't rule out the possibility of visiting his career rival, Floyd Mayweather Jr., at the Las Vegas Detention Center.

On June 1, Mayweather started an 87-day sentence for a domestic abuse charge. Pacquiao defends his title on Saturday night against Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand.

The boxing world is still hopeful of seeing a potential fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao. All of that could come to an end if Bradley, a 5-1 underdog, scores a major upset on Saturday.

"I don't know. We didn't have any conversations with him. I'm so focused and concentrated on the fight on Saturday," Pacquiao said.

"I'm open [to the idea], I would [consider it]. He is my brother in Christ and I pray for him that everything will be fine."

Pacquiao says he is ready to fight Mayweather, but not for a flat fee of $40 million dollars. He would face Mayweather for a 50-50 deal with similar agreement on the pay-per-view backend. Mayweather has refused to guarantee Pacquiao any portion of the pay-per-view profits
 
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Pacquiao: Mayweather Is Preventing Me From Fighting Him

Pound-for-pound king and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao said Floyd Mayweather Jr. himself is preventing their much-awaited fight from happening.

The Filipino boxing icon said this in an interview with HBO that appears on boxing blog Bad Left Hook, adding that: "He [Mayweather] no longer wants to split the pay-per-view revenue with me equally, something he agreed to in our first negotiation."

Pacquiao may have been referring to negotiations in 2009, when a possible bout between him and Mayweather was scuttled over the Filipino fighter's refusal to undergo Olympic-style drug testing.

According to ESPN.com, "Olympic style testing is more rigorous than the drug testing performed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission…. It would involve random blood and urine testing before and after the fight. Nevada commission testing only tests urine for banned substances, once just before the fight and once immediately following the fight."

But in 2011 however, Pacquiao agreed to Mayweather's demand, as long as the testing was not done by the United States Anti-Doping Agency or USADA.

Since then, money has been the major reason for the fight not happening. Mayweather earlier this year called Pacquiao and offered a flat $40 million dollar fee to fight him, with "Money" taking all of the pay-per-view proceeds, which Pacquiao turned down.

The Pacquiao camp has been offering various permutations of the split of the box office proceeds, but Mayweather's side has refused to budge. Team Mayweather believes that their fighter draws far more money than Pacquiao, and as such, ought to get the lion's share of the purse.

Still, Pacquiao is generally optimistic about the fight happening, adding, "Will the fight ever happen? It's up to Floyd [Mayweather]. I hope it does. I'm a competitor and I enjoy a challenge.

"I know the fans want to see us fight. I think it would be good for boxing. As long as I continue fighting I will remain hopeful that the fight will take place."

Pacquiao is scheduled to face Timothy Bradley for the WBO Welterweight Championship on June 9 (June 10, PHL time). — AMD, GMA News
 
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Lara vs Freddy Hernandez: June 30th ShoBox
Dan Rafael is saying that Lara will face Hernandez as part of a ShoBox doubleheader that also has Bundrage-Spinks 2 on it.
 
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