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Good stuff looking forward to this personally

Vanes-Lara Rematch Purse Bid
is Won By Golden Boy

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By Mike Coppinger

According to Vanes Martirosyan's manager and uncle Serge
Martirosyan, the WBC purse bid for the rematch between
Erislandy Lara and Vanes Martirosyan was won by Golden Boy
on Friday for $410,000. The rematch was mandated to decide
the No. 1 contender to the 154-pound belt held by Saul
"Canelo"Alvarez after their original WBC eliminator in Nov.
ended in a technical draw.

Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KOs) mounted an early lead before
Lara (17-1-2, 11 KOs) came on late. In the ninth, an accidental
clash of heads caused a nasty gash over Martirosyan's left eye,
causing referee Jay Nady to stop the bout. The result was a
split draw, with one judge shading it for Lara, 87-84, one
scoring it for Martirosyan, 86-85, with the final card even at
86-86.

The original fight was carried by HBO as a Boxing

but it's unclear where the second encounter will land.

Mike Coppinger is a contributor to USA TODAY's boxing
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Since golden boy won the bid, fuck it throw it on the mayweather undercard.

 

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So u are saying if he looks good against old ass Zap, that means he will beat Matthysse? Haha he better look good against Zap or he may not even be a match for Matthysse actually. Got Em!!

dont count out the boy zab tho too

 

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So u are saying if he looks good against old ass Zap, that means he will beat Matthysse? Haha he better look good against Zap or he may not even be a match for Matthysse actually. Got Em!!

Who did Matrhysse's only loss come to?

 

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Who did Matrhysse's only loss come to?

Controversial loss. Lucas started slow but finished strong knocking down judah and nearly finished him. Lucas said he learned to start faster and that's what he's done since then.

 

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Lol we shall see, Garcia will stop matthysee!

 

[CZAR]

Since golden boy won the bid, fuck it throw it on the mayweather undercard.

That would be dope. Got Em!!

dont count out the boy zab tho too

Im not and thats because I aint to big on Garcia. However with all this big Garcia talk and how great he is, he should run right through Judah right? Got Em!!

Who did Matrhysse's only loss come to?

He has 2 losses actually but I thought he won both of those fights? Whats your point? What does that have to do with Garcia fighting Matthysse? Got Em!!

Lol we shall see, Garcia will stop matthysee!

Doubt it. Got Em!!

 

[RM211]

nah i dont think he can run thru judah breh, zab starts out quicc n gasses in the later rounds, bad thing about zab...im rootin for zab tho, hopefully he can pull it off.

 

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I guesd Canelo got his guarantee



Team Canelo: We're Facing
Mayweather in September

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By Miguel Rivera, notifight.com

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-0-1, 30KOs) will get his wish in 2013 - a dream fight with
Floyd Mayweather Jr . - according to Canelo's manager
Chepo Reynoso.

Canelo and Mayweather will co-headline a big evening of
boxing on May 4th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Should
both of the superstars win their individual fights, they will
collide on September 14th at the same Las Vegas venue.

"[Vice President] Eric Gomez of Golden Boy Promotions came
to Guadalajara and we agreed that Saul and Floyd would share
the evening in May. We already reached a financial agreement
[for May], and a guarantee that we will face [Mayweather] in
September in Las Vegas," said Chepo via telephone.

"The worth of Saul was confirmed by the large attendance at
the [MGM Grand], even though on that same day Julio Cesar
Chavez Jr. fought 'Maravilla' Martinez a few blocks away. In
addition, Canelo finished Josesito Lopez with the force that
was expected. Mayweather had difficulties in defeating Puerto
Rico's Miguel Cotto, who even landed some big punches. We
believe that it is time for Canelo to show what is made of."

Mayweather will likely face Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in
May. Canelo's opponent is still unresolved, but Austin Trout is
still rumored to be in the running.

 

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If i were mayweather i would be terrified, the Canelo curse is no joke

 

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Yeah, the Madden curse has nothing on the Canelo curse

 

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Btw, there is talk of a Pacquiao return for April with Marquez and Donaire on the card in either Manila or China.opponents being mentioned for Pac are Rios or Soto.

Great card if it happens but imo spring is way to soon for Pacquiao. He shouldn't be sparring for at least 6 months imo. Remember what happened to Roy Jones after he was KOd by Tarver? He got back in the ring three to four months later against a Glen Johnson who no one thought stood a chance and of course Jones got sparked.

 

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Ok so I thought if he got a guarantee from Mayweather, that means he would fight Trout? If he gets a guarantee and fights someone other than Trout that would be hella weak. He still wouldve have earned the fight. Cmon dude atleast step up and fight Trout since u got your guarantee. Got Em!!

 

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^^ he is steppin up tho, he's came out numerous times n said he wants the fight with trout. its on the business side of things, the ppl around canelo...

 

[CZAR]

Yeah, the Madden curse has nothing on the Canelo curse

Man I cant remember but I think the this year is the real first time the Madden curse got broke with Calvin Johnson. The team sucked but he did great. Got Em!!

^^ he is steppin up tho, he's came out numerous times n said he wants the fight with trout. its on the business side of things, the ppl around canelo...

Thats fine but if he still fights a chump or sumone that isnt a threat to beat him then he still shouldnt get the Mayweather fight. I thought the article said that he may not fight May 4th versus Trout if he doesnt get Mayweather guarantee? If so now u have the guarantee so now make May 4th a great card and fight Trout. If Maybeats Guerrero and Canelo beats Trout, that will make a Sep bout between the two that much bigger and interesting. Got Em!!

 

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Yeah, not only did he not get hurt, he beat Rice's record. Impressive to say the least.

 

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There have been a number of years where the madden curse didn't show up. The Canelo curse is undefeated. Paul Williams, james Kirkland, Victor Ortiz, Cotto. Floyd is next.

 

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There have been a number of years where the madden curse didn't show up. The Canelo curse is 100%

Name some, I dont remember any. Either the player got hurt or didnt perform to good. There may have been 1 other time but not many. Got Em!!

 

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There Is No Such Thing As The "Madden Curse"

Eddie George and Ray Lewis had great years too.

 

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Lol at Chavez being Jewish with Nacho



"So far nothing is clear. Julio spoke to me but we didn't reach
an agreement. The are outstanding issues that we have to
discuss, but we remain open to further dialogue. They have
to pay me what I'm requesting, because I'm no longer eating
hard tortillas. If he wants me by his side, he has to pay me,"
said Beristain.

"Additionally, we would have to come to an agreement on
his discipline, which is missing from his workouts. He has to
take care of himself, because he is young and handsome
and the temptations are there."