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Mayweather vs Cotto: Miguel Cotto Confirms Greatness in Loss to Floyd Mayweather



Miguel Cotto didn't beat Floyd Mayweather, but for once it seemed as though Mayweather truly shared the ring with his opponent.

I have never made a list of people that I would want to walk me out to the ring while holding my belts. But, if I did, I think Justin Bieber would rank somewhere between 42,103 and 98,767.


Miguel Cotto didn't beat Floyd Mayweather, but for once it seemed as though Mayweather truly shared the ring with his opponent. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

This past Saturday, Miguel Cotto reminded me why he is one of my all-time favorite fighters, and why boxing is easily my favorite sport. Over the past few months we have seen precious few meaningful fights, coinciding with your typical boxing garbage (bum decisions, good fights postponed or cancelled, Jose Sulaiman still drawing breath). However, Saturday night's main event, while not a great fight, was a great moment.

The end result appears monotonous enough: Mayweather UD12 . Some years from now people may look at that, and draw the ignorant conclusion that Cotto was just another opponent severely outclassed by the sublime skill and speed of Floyd Mayweather. They will group him with Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, and others as men that were overwhelmed by arguably the best fighter since a prime Ray Leonard in the early 1980's. And they will be wrong.

Displaying an educated jab, Cotto dipped into a reservoir of boxing ability that he tends to ply when he finds an opponent that will not crack easily like the opposition of his younger days. It seemed a genuine shock to Mayweather that Cotto could exchange jabs with him and score points from the outside. On the inside, Cotto tried to rake Mayweather's body with hooks while coming over the top with a generally inaccurate right hand. He did not achieve much clean work here, but he did something that nobody else had been able to do since Jose Luis Castillo in 2002. He made "Money" have to work for every minute of every round.

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Mayweather's face wore an expression between rounds and during the course of the fight different than what we have been accustomed to seeing. While his cutman stuck Q-tips up his nostrils to slow the flow of blood sliding down, Mayweather looked around his corner as if checking for approval that he was winning the fight. During the middle rounds, particularly the eighth, his arms moved as if dumbbells had been placed in his gloves. When one is as blazingly fast as he is, any change in speed feels like a huge one.

This is all not to pretend that Cotto deserved to win the fight (I scored it 116-112 for Mayweather). Ultimately, Floyd was still Floyd. To the chagrin of the live crowd (and probably most people watching on television) he made Cotto miss an awful lot of shots, especially upstairs. Cotto also sported his usual self-induced red marks on his temple from his own gloves being punched into his face due to the high and tight guard. Finally, he was clearly rocked in the last round from a Mayweather flurry. A different fighter may have gone in for the kill, but not Floyd. Like a master thespian, he never breaks character. He will not be hurried.

In a way, Cotto's performance recalls boxing's most famous movie. The theme of Rocky was about going the distance, win or lose. Curiously, one has to pay close attention to the climax if one wants to know if he wins or loses. It had become a moot point.

Cotto did not win, but that is irrelevant. Whereas most fighters would have mentally and physically checked out when they recognized the steepness of the task at hand, Cotto bit down on his gumshield and came right at the best fighter in the world. On paper, he looked to be badly outclassed. On the canvas, for one night, he was nearly the best fighter on the planet. That's what makes boxing so fun. That's what makes Cotto so special.

Some Random Thoughts:

During Andre Ward's brief commentary session Jim Lampley asked Ward if he had ever been cut in a fight. This is the guy who will be hosting The Fight Game.

Is the Jessie Vargas-Steve Forbes fight over yet?

I hope Juan Manuel Marquez and Zab Judah come together. I thought Marquez would take it easy until a possible Pacquiao fight in the fall. This could be a great fight.

I have loved watching Shane Mosley's career, but it needs to end quickly. The long, gradual beating he received is the worst possible thing that could happen to an old fighter.

No way Canelo Alvarez signs to fight Mayweather. But seriously who is out there for Floyd? Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez are highly unlikely. Winner of Ortiz-Berto II? Amir Khan? I can't see Lamont Peterson getting the shot. I would not be completely shocked if Cotto got a rematch


I have never made a list of people that I would want to walk me out to the ring while holding my belts. But, if I did, I think Justin Bieber would rank somewhere between 42,103 and 98,767.
 
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Pacquiao vs Bradley Undercard Set: Jones vs Bailey, Arce vs Rojas, Rigondeaux vs Kennedy

206480_10150226708710923_747385922_9037192_4017321_n_tiny by Scott Christ on May 7, 2012 3:00 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis
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Jorge Arce features again on the Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley undercard on June 9. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Manny Pacquiao will face Timothy Bradley on June 9 in boxing's next big mega-event, and the pay-per-view undercard has been finalized. Here's a quick run-down of what you'll be seeing for your $60.

Mike Jones vs Randall Bailey (12 Rounds, Welterweights)

Jones (26-0, 19 KO) is at the point of his career where it's time to truly make something happen. At 29, he's not a guy with a ton of upside left, so he's probably more a what you see is what you get fighter, even though he's only come into the public eye in the last couple of years. At six feet tall, he's a big welterweight, but doesn't have crazy reach or anything (his 72" reach is equal to Mayweather's, and well short of Paul Williams' freakish 79" reach), and he's proven beatable and hittable against lesser opponents like the gritty Jesus Soto Karass.

In his last fight, Jones easily outworked Sebastian Lujan on the Cotto vs Margarito II undercard, which was a disappointing fight as Lujan sort of mentally bowed out a lot earlier than expected. That hittable thing could be a problem against Bailey (42-7, 36 KO), who has a right hand that at age 37 still might be the single hardest punch in all of boxing, pound-for-pound. The guy can flat-out crack, but is vulnerable defensively in a big way, and isn't much of a boxer. Outside of his monster right, he offers very little at this level. He's a walking Puncher's Chance.

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Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Teon Kennedy (Super Bantamweights, 12 Rounds)

Let's be clear about why this fight has been placed on this card: Nobody gives a crap about Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO), one of the greatest amateur fighters of all-time, who now holds a world title in the pro ranks after just nine fights. He's very, very good when he's on his game, but he's also boring when he's not fully there or when he's presented with an actual opponent, he has no personality, and he can't sell any tickets. Promoters took a bath in January when he and Rico Ramos sold 375 tickets in Las Vegas for a gate of $14,525. This was a televised show on a premium network, mind you, as Showtime aired the bout in a "special" ShoBox on a Friday night.

Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KO) is a decent fighter who went to a dull draw with Christopher Martin in January, but shouldn't be any real trouble for Rigondeaux. The 25-year-old Philly fighter is winless in his last two, having dropped a decision to Alejandro Lopez prior to facing Martin.

Jorge Arce vs Jesus Rojas (Super Bantamweights, 10 Rounds)

2011 was a rebirth year for the Mexican brawler Arce (60-6-2, 46 KO), as he jumped up to 122 pounds and easily stole the show on the Pacquiao-Mosley PPV, beating down Wilfredo Vazquez Jr to pick up another world title against massive odds, handing the Puerto Rican his first loss.

Since beating Vazquez, the 32-year-old Arce has fought three straight rematches, avenging his loss to Simphiwe Nongqayi, beating Angky Angkota again (this one was pointless), and then beating Lorenzo Parra in February of this year. Arce has taken his win over Vazquez and used it to float in the background -- he may face Nonito Donaire in September, but then again he may not, since that fight keeps being talked about but not happening.

Rojas (18-1-1, 13 KO) is a Puerto Rican mediocrity they're going to sell to you as a power punching knockout artist who has been dying for the day he could defend the island's flag against the rival Mexicans, but he drew Jose Luis Araiza last time out, which is the only non-loss in Araiza's last six outings, and Rojas' loss was a pretty clear eight-round defeat to Jose Angel Beranza. This fight is a water-treader for Arce, but he has a habit of pretty much always being in fun fights, so it could still be the show's best fight, since it has Jorge Arce and his blood.
 
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Respect for Floyd Grows after Gritty Win

by TheVerbalExchange on May 6, 2012 9:47 PM EDT

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Floyd Mayweather talks a lot of trash. That is what most people can tell you about Floyd if they can’t tell you anything else at all. He has a ton of money, that's all he talks about, and he is a cocky SOB. Upon closer inspection however, you won’t find a more dedicated or harder working individual in the sport of boxing. Floyd is no fool; fools don't dominate the sport of boxing for 16 years without a blemish. Fools don't accumulate a fortune without doing something right. What's truly amazing about Floyd is the fact that underneath the cash and the clothes, behind the bravado and the unprovoked insults targeted at fighters outside the ring, you will find the heart of a warrior.

Floyd was tested on Saturday by a game Miguel Cotto. For the first time since his bout against Oscar De La Hoya in 2007 we saw a Floyd that was not completely in control of a fight during the middle rounds. Normally by the 3rd or 4th round Floyd is not only in control, he is completely dominating his opponent. Miguel hung tough and he did not fade until late in the championship rounds. We saw Mayweather bloodied and a little bruised which is far more than anyone has seen in years, but the undefeated pound for pound champion never appeared shaken in the ring.

Floyd continued to battle, and he stuck to his game plan. Maybe he expected the war inside the ring, I know I didn’t. I knew Cotto had knock out power in both hands but I didn’t expect him to put as much pressure on Floyd as he managed, and I was impressed of the account he gave of himself. For the first time since De La Hoya, we saw a fighter actually force Floyd to FIGHT! Cotto wasn't overwhelmed by Floyd's clear athletic advantage, he fought his fight and he made Mayweather work his tale off for everything he got in the ring that night. Watching a relatively close fight after so many blowouts was an unexpected surprise.

When faced with adversity true champions dig deep, we saw that out of Miguel and Floyd, unfortunately for Cotto he was in the ring with a living legend. Floyd can beat you with his talent easily, we know now that he can also out heart a fighter and when the ugly ones as well. I'm convinced now that only time will defeat Floyd as long as he is fighting..
 
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Bob Arum on Floyd Mayweather: “He Doesn’t Want to Fight Pacquiao”

By David King | Yahoo! Contributor Network

Floyd Mayweather put on the performance of his life on May 5, defeating Miguel Cotto for the WBA super world light-middleweight title via unanimous decision. With the win, there isn't much left for Mayweather to accomplish in boxing, besides a super-fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.

"Let's give the fans what they want to see," Mayweather said after his win against Cotto. "They want to see Mayweather and Pacquiao."

Of course, Pacquiao will need to win his June 9 bout against Timothy Bradley before serious negotiations can begin with the Mayweather camp.

Under normal circumstances, Pacquiao shouldn't have any problems against the less experienced Bradley, but it's hard to predict the Filipino congressman's current mental state. From legal problems to issues with his training staff, Pacquiao is under more stress than he's accustomed to, and I don't think he'll be at his very best when he faces Bradley.

Many boxing fans blame Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, for the fruitless dialogues between the two camps in the past, and the Top Rank promoter is sticking to his usual bag of tricks - refusing to admit his role in the failed negotiations. He even had an interesting take on the Mayweather-Cotto bout.

"[Mayweather] looked very, very vulnerable," Arum said during an interview with Boxingscene.com. "It was a good fight and I had Cotto winning 5 rounds to 4 after nine rounds and then Cotto faded down the stretch and that Mayweather won the fight but not as wide as the scoring. … [He] is great with that shoulder roll that just blocks the right hand but he can't defend against the left hand. You see how Cotto was hitting him with that left hand almost at will, and if he's fighting a southpaw who has a punch like Pacquiao, he'll suffer. He doesn't want to fight Pacquiao."

Given Arum's comments, it's hard to see a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight ever happening. Mayweather isn't bothered by that though, and he's more than happy to walk away from the sport with his current accomplishments.

"There really isn't anybody out there for me to fight," Mayweather said at the post-fight press conference. "So I really don't know where my career is going to go from here. … I've been feeling like [I want to retire] before this fight. Like I said before, if it is my last my fight at least I gave the fans [what they wanted]."
 
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sweet. The British Boxing Board banned Chisora from boxing but the Luxembourg board didn't! lmao nice loophole they found

IT’S on! David Haye WILL fight Dereck Chisora in the grudge fight of the century — thanks to The Sun.

They clashed in a bare-fist punch-up in Munich in February and neither holds a current fight licence.

But we are smashing through the bureaucracy to bring you the fight every fan wants to see.

As official sponsors, The Sun can confirm the heavyweights — who traded blows at a Press conference after Chisora lost his world title clash with Vitali Klitschko — will meet at West Ham’s Upton Park on July 14.

The British Boxing Board took Chisora’s licence as punishment for a spitting and slapping confrontation with Klitschko BEFORE their Munich fight.

Haye returned his licence after he lost his WBA title to the younger Klitschko, Wladimir, in Hamburg.

But Frank Warren, Chisora’s manager, has beaten the red tape by getting licences from authorities in Luxembourg.

He said: “Before anyone starts screaming let me point out the Luxembourg boxing association was formed in 1922 seven years before the British Board.

“They have given their approval for the bout and it will go on at Upton Park under their jurisdiction.

“As fully fledged members of the European Boxing Union, that is what they are entitled to do.

“I never said Dereck shouldn’t be punished but the Board here withdrew his licence — they did not ban him so he can apply to any boxing board.”

On the undercard Alexander Povetkin defends his WBA heavyweight title against Hasim Rahman.
 
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Steve Kim ‏ E @Eksel Media maxboxing
Im told that Zab Judah wanted more than what was being offered by Top Rank/JMMarquez, so he is out of the running for July 14 #boxing

I guess Marquez is going to fight Gesta because he want a southpaw to get ready for Manny.
 
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Gabriel Montoya™ ‏ H @HighlandsHigh14 riel_Montoya
I'm told by reliable sources that Lamont Peterson has tested positive for a banned substance. #boxing #boxeo

Peterson vs Khan might be called off. Random drug test people it works. lol
 

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Steve Kim ‏ E @Eksel Media maxboxing

Team Peterson plans on submitting medical findings by the close of business on Tue that will support their claims... #boxing

they are saying its weed lol
 
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Peterson vs Khan Update: Team Peterson Working to Clear Fighter's Name After Positive Drug Test

by Scott Christ on May 7, 2012 10:59 PM EDT in Boxing News Analysis



Lamont Peterson has tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his rematch with Amir Khan, but his team is working to clear his name by tomorrow. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Lamont Peterson has tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his rematch with Amir Khan, but his team is working to clear his name by tomorrow. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Update: Steve Carp reports that Peterson was found to have synthetic testosterone in his system in March.

Tonight's big story in boxing continues to develop, but if you haven't heard, let's catch you up really quickly. Earlier this evening, there were reports that the May 19 rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was close to being called off.

Later in the night, Gabriel Montoya reported that Peterson had tested positive for a banned substance during the VADA pre-fight drug testing both fighters have taken.

Now, Peterson's team has released a statement, confirming the positive test but also stating that they will try to clear their fighter's name:

"We have tremendous respect for VADA and its mission. Lamont, Barry & the entire team emphatically support random drug testing in the most comprehensive manner possible. We are working expeditiously with a team of pathologists and other medical specialists to confirm the origin of the test result and in full compliance with the rules of the NSAC. Lamont has never had a positive test either before or after this isolated occurrence, and we plan to submit medical findings by close of Tue. reflecting the actual facts in support of Lamont's good faith intentions and the requirements of the commission."

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I'm one of those hoping that there's just something screwed up here, but my brain is telling me that there's almost never something just screwed up with these things.

Steve Kim reports that Amir Khan is continuing to train at the Wild Card as though the fight will go on. There have been some rumors that Carson Jones has been contacted by Golden Boy about fighting Khan on May 19, but UK journalist Kevin Mitchell says that Jones hasn't heard anything about that, and has confirmed he'll be fighting Kell Brook on July 7 in Sheffield, which we'll have more on tomorrow.

Jones' trainer says there's "no way" that they would take a fight on the level of a Khan matchup on just 11 days' notice, and it's worth noting that Jones just fought on April 26 in Oklahoma, too.
 
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Judah out of the picture for Marquez fight on July 14th
May 7th, 2012

By Chris Williams: According to Steve Kim on his twitter, former two division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) is out of the running to face WBO interim light welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO’s) on July 14th at the Cowboys Stadium due to Judah wanting more money than Top Rank was willing to pay him to take the fight.

This is disappointing news but also not quite surprising as well. Judah, 34, isn’t a Top Rank fighter, so it’s understandable why they may not be willing to give him what he’s asking for. However, the options to face Marquez on July 14th are less appealing.

With Judah now out of the picture, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will likely go ahead with the original plan of putting either of his unbeaten Top Rank fighters light welterweight Mercito Gesta (25-0-1, 13 KO’s) or former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) in with Marquez.

Gesta, 5’7″, would work in terms of giving Marquez a southpaw to get ready to fight a rematch with Manny Pacquiao later on in the year. However, Gesta has looked completely awful in some of his recent fights and he’s clearly not ready and not going to be ready to ever face a guy like Marquez until he ages out.

Gesta won’t be interesting fight because he’s someone that struggles even against the lesser fighters he’s taking on now from the 2nd tier. It would be a waste of a fight for Arum and Marquez, because Marquez will destroy Gesta and not get anything out of it. At the same time, Arum will have Gesta exposed and it’ll be that much harder to make money with him in the future if he’s fed to Marquez. This isn’t a situation where a fighter is put in with a popular fighter and he ends up becoming well known. This is a situation where an obscure lesser fighter gets put in with a star and he gets blown out and looks awful

Rios is also a bad choice because he’s tainted due to his controversial 12 round decision over Richard Abril last month. Putting Rios in with Marquez is like a putting a dark cloud over the fight where you got a guy that’s being rewarded after being give a gift decision. Arum needs to put Rios back in with Abril so he can remove the taint from Rios. That, of course, isn’t going to happen because Abril appears to have Rios’ number and would likely dominate him in the rematch more than he did the first time. But Marquez deserves better than to fight a guy that a lot of boxing fans aren’t happy with right now.

Rios needs work his way back up the way all fighters do after they beaten and exposed by taking on decent B or C level opposition and slowly getting back in there. You don’t reward Rios by giving him a fight against Marquez off of the Abril fight. If I’m Marquez, I’d veto the Rios fight because I think I wouldn’t be the first guy that fights Rios off of a controversial fight like the the Abril-Rios fight.
 
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Judah out of the picture for Marquez fight on July 14th
May 7th, 2012

By Chris Williams: According to Steve Kim on his twitter, former two division world champion Zab Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s) is out of the running to face WBO interim light welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO’s) on July 14th at the Cowboys Stadium due to Judah wanting more money than Top Rank was willing to pay him to take the fight.

This is disappointing news but also not quite surprising as well. Judah, 34, isn’t a Top Rank fighter, so it’s understandable why they may not be willing to give him what he’s asking for. However, the options to face Marquez on July 14th are less appealing.

With Judah now out of the picture, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will likely go ahead with the original plan of putting either of his unbeaten Top Rank fighters light welterweight Mercito Gesta (25-0-1, 13 KO’s) or former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) in with Marquez.

Gesta, 5’7″, would work in terms of giving Marquez a southpaw to get ready to fight a rematch with Manny Pacquiao later on in the year. However, Gesta has looked completely awful in some of his recent fights and he’s clearly not ready and not going to be ready to ever face a guy like Marquez until he ages out.

Gesta won’t be interesting fight because he’s someone that struggles even against the lesser fighters he’s taking on now from the 2nd tier. It would be a waste of a fight for Arum and Marquez, because Marquez will destroy Gesta and not get anything out of it. At the same time, Arum will have Gesta exposed and it’ll be that much harder to make money with him in the future if he’s fed to Marquez. This isn’t a situation where a fighter is put in with a popular fighter and he ends up becoming well known. This is a situation where an obscure lesser fighter gets put in with a star and he gets blown out and looks awful

Rios is also a bad choice because he’s tainted due to his controversial 12 round decision over Richard Abril last month. Putting Rios in with Marquez is like a putting a dark cloud over the fight where you got a guy that’s being rewarded after being give a gift decision. Arum needs to put Rios back in with Abril so he can remove the taint from Rios. That, of course, isn’t going to happen because Abril appears to have Rios’ number and would likely dominate him in the rematch more than he did the first time. But Marquez deserves better than to fight a guy that a lot of boxing fans aren’t happy with right now.

Rios needs work his way back up the way all fighters do after they beaten and exposed by taking on decent B or C level opposition and slowly getting back in there. You don’t reward Rios by giving him a fight against Marquez off of the Abril fight. If I’m Marquez, I’d veto the Rios fight because I think I wouldn’t be the first guy that fights Rios off of a controversial fight like the the Abril-Rios fight.
 
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Question: What is synthetic testosterone?

Answer: This anabolic steroid is a form of testosterone usually produced from soy or yams in factories, not the human body. It can be introduced into the body by injection, with patches, or other means.

Question: What happens to the body when it is introduced?

Answer: Gary Wadler, MD, chairman of the Prohibited List and Methods Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), says this would be a deliberate attempt to increase muscle strength and mass, shorten recovery time from vigorous exercise, and keep muscle tissue from breaking down (catabolism) when pushed to the extreme.
 
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The more fighters that submit to random testing, the more fighters that will get caught up, and this is coming from a Peterson fan. If you're a Manny fan that was co-signing Manny ducking Mayweather for 3 years because of random drug testing.

1st) Slap yourself for being a hater.
2nd) I better not hear your bullshit comment on the testing matter at all, because you're already proving to be dumb as hell on the matter of testing.

If you're a clean fighter submit to random testing. Ortiz, Cotto, Mosley, Canelo, Khan and Mayweather are all clean fighters.. What about your favorite fighter is he clean??


FYI, I hope Peterson clears up the matter and the fight can go on.
 
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chaefer Speaks Out on Lamont Peterson Positive Test
Posted by: David P. Greisman on 5/8/2012 .

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Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions held a hastily assembled telephone conference all Tuesday afternoon to make a statement about the news that Lamont Peterson had tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his May 19 rematch with Amir Khan.

Schaefer said he received a phone call Monday from Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, letting him know about a letter the commission had received over the weekend from the VADA (Voluntary Anti Doping Agency) drug-testing agency.

That letter said Lamont Peterson had tested positive for a substance consistent with the administration of steroids.

Schaefer said Peterson&#8217;s attorney, as well as two representatives of VADA, were copied on the letter.

&#8220;I was not informed,&#8221; said Schaefer, who said that he found it shocking that he was not told of the test until Monday, and that Khan&#8217;s team hadn&#8217;t been told of it either.

The testing had been done unannounced at the March 19 press conference in Los Angeles announcing the fight. The samples from Peterson and Khan were taken to a WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) drug testing lab in Los Angeles and split into &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;B&#8221; samples, Schaefer said.

The &#8220;A&#8221; results were reported back to VADA on April 12. Again, Schaefer said, he was mystified that he was not told of the results.

Peterson&#8217;s team was told of the results on April 13 and told of his rights to have his &#8220;B&#8221; sample analyzed. That analysis was done on April 30, Schaefer said.

"Why we were not informed until yesterday, and not even by VADA but by the commission, is a mystery to me. VADA informed the athlete, informed Lamont Peterson, of the adverse analytical finding on April the 13th. VADA got the results on the 12th and informed Peterson of the 13th of April. They advised him of the right to have the B sample analyzed. The process of analyzing the B sample began at the laboratory on April 30th of 2012. Why it took from April 13 to the 30th to actually go and test the B sample is again a mystery to me. If I would have been informed about it, I certainly would have asked for an expedited testing," Schaefer said.

Schaefer said a representative for Lamont Peterson was present when the &#8220;B&#8221; sample was tested.

That test confirmed the results of the &#8220;A&#8221; sample analysis, Schaefer said &#8212; that the sample was consistent with administration of an anabolic steroid such as testosterone.

Schaefer said follow-up samples were taken from Peterson on April 13. Those samples came back negative for banned substances on May 2, Schaefer said.

"There were follow-up samples taken by Peterson on April 13th. And the laborartory reported that the April sample came back as negative on May the 2nd. So while the first ones were positive, the second one showed a negative. And that really is all that we know," he said.

Schaefer said Peterson&#8217;s attorneys are submitting paperwork this afternoon &#8220;explaining themselves&#8221; and why that substance was found in the fighter&#8217;s system.

Peterson&#8217;s team will then present its case to the athletic commission for a ruling, Schaefer said.

"I discussed with Keith Kizer what is next. He informed me that Peterson's attorneys and legal representation would be submitting paperwork this afternoon to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, explaining themselves, explaining why there was a substance and based on the paperwork and statements from Team Peterson, they will then present that to the commission and the chairman will then rule whether there will be a fight or not," he said

"I think maybe by tomorrow, or at latest the day after, we will know where we stand. For the time being, Amir Khan continues to train. He was in the gym yesterday and was running this morning. He is fully aware [of the situation] and he is obviously disappointed but he is going to follow whatever that athletic commission of Nevada is going to rule."

"My full focus is to work with the Nevada commission and get to the bottom of this and do what's right. This demonstrates the importance of random drug testing and how important it is for our sport. This is not about hitting a baseball or running faster or jumping higher. this is toe-to-toe battle, where one's life is at risk every time these young athletes enter the ring"
 
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Amir Khan&#8217;s next move
May 8th, 2012

By Duke Pahulu: If the reports are true about Lamont Peterson testing positive for a banned substance, the only right move for Amir Khan is to find another opponent. And who would be better than Juan Manuel Marquez. Reports are out there that Zab Judah is out of the running for Marquez in July at Cowboys Stadium.

Since that fight is set for PPV, Amir Khan should fit the bill. Amir Khan is the biggest name at 140 and what better way for Marquez to get back at Manny Pacquiao than to beat his &#8220;protege&#8221; so to speak. That card still needs to be stacked to convince me to buy the show but it sure beats Marquez-Judah.

As far as Peterson goes, only a fool gets caught up in a drug test. They know the deal when they sign the contract so all they have to do is &#8220;just say no!&#8221; It&#8217;s sad for the fans because no matter who you thought won their first matchup, we all thought it was a really good fight. As far as my proposed alternative, Marquez-Khan could be a stinker if Khan decides to stick with the jab. But as of late, Khan has been willing to stay in the pocket and build up a considerable body attack.

If Khan decides to fight inside, we can see the best of both fighters. If Khan takes the fight and win, he should be in the running for the next Floyd Mayweather fight. I know financially, Miguel Cotto makes more sense if Pacquiao doesn&#8217;t come around but who are we fooling to think Cotto can do any better than last Saturday night. It&#8217;s time for Khan to get out of the shadows of Manny Pacquiao so beating Manny&#8217;s greatest rival should put him on the short list for Mayweather.