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Andre Ward/Pacquiao catchweights; no comparison
September 9th, 2012 | Post Comment

By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Nobody complained when in 1987, Donny Lalonde came down from light heavyweight to challenge Sugar Ray Leonard in a super middleweight. It was Leonard’s quickness and skill. Nothing was said when Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran; neither a true middleweight; had to make weight to fight Marvin Hagler.

It was simply Hagler’s skill and adjustments that got the job done. But fast forward to today and things seem an atrocity when it happens in this day and age. The excuse birds have come out in full bloom doing their earnest to discredit Andre Ward’s dominating performance over WBC light heavyweight Champ Chad Dawson.

Some fight fans have even gone as far as to say that “When Ward weight drained Dawson and beats him its okay. But Pacquiao does it and people complain”. Let’s get a few things straight. One, Dawson and Ward are not stable mates and can’t be controlled by one promoter. Andre Ward did say he didn’t want to move up to light heavy weight and he had every right not to do so. I believe that Dawson needed this fight more than Ward because the super middleweight division is stocked full of fighters. The light heavy weight division is not that popular.

In the case of Pacquiao and his catchweight fights, both fighters have been control by Top Rank with the exception of Oscar De la Hoya. But strong rumor had it that Pacquiao had a clause in the contract that De La Hoya couldn’t rehydrate past 147 pounds. I can say that with confidence because when Oscar fought at welter, he rehydrated between five and ten pounds. And all of a sudden, he only rehydrates two pounds?

Cotto had no choice but to fight Pacquiao at a catchweight for their bout in 2009. Antonio Margarito was probably just looking for a payday so he took the bait. But again, I believe Bob Arum has exercised his powers over his fighters to get things done. Now back to Ward.

Ward is too fundamentally sound and disciplined in his craft to be thrown out of character. He has good defensive skills, good foot work, knows how to dodge punches, ring general ship and an offensive attack that has thus far kept him undefeated. And he hasn’t faced soft competition either. Some boxing fans want to see him just get in the ring and wing punches and have his face looking like raw meat. I believe that’s what’s missing from boxing. There are not enough trainers teaching fundamentals (ie Freddie Roach and Amir Khan). If Ward were to challenge Dawson at light heavyweight, Ward would probably come in at 170 pounds. There is no comparison to Pacquiao flexing his “catch weight” muscles because Ward does not do that. The Dawson fight wasn’t a catchweight bout. It was a super middleweight bout. Outside of Floyd Mayweather, Ward is the most all around boxer in the game.
 
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De La Hoya wants Broner vs. DeMarco fight
September 9th, 2012 | Post Comment

By Dan Ambrose: While boxing fans seem to be more interested in seeing former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) face WBC interim welterweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KO’s) in his next fight, Oscar De La Hoya, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, seems to be more inclined to match the 23-year-old Broner against the tall and slender southpaw WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s).

De La Hoya said on his twitter “DeMarco vs. Broner.”

He obviously wants to make that fight next and with DeMarco’s quick 1st round knockout win over #15 WBC fringe contender John Molina (24-2, 19 KO’s) last night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, it’s highly likely that DeMarco will be able to face Broner before the end of the year, possibly even by October 6th. That would be pushing it a little, as DeMarco wouldn’t have much time to prepare for the Broner fight, but DeMarco is already in shape from having trained fro the Molina fight and he didn’t take any damage in that fight. Molina only landed two punches before the fight was halted.

After the bout, DeMarco said “Absolutely! I’m willing to fight Broner. We’ll make a great fight tomorrow if he wants.”

DeMarco hurt Molina with a straight left hand that drove up to the ropes last night. DeMarco then flurried on the rattled Molina until the referee halted the fight with Molina partially sitting on the bottom ropes.

The punch that DeMarco hurt Molina with wasn’t that big of a shot. It just looked like Molina wasn’t ready for it and then made a stupid mistake of trying to duck low in the corner to ride out a storm of punches from DeMarco instead of grabbing him to clinch.

I would have to favor Broner over DeMarco. Broner is too strong, too fast and too skilled for the slender DeMarco. It would be like matching DeMarco back up with Edwin Valero again. Broner will break him down and easily beat.

It looks like De La Hoya doesn’t want the Broner-Guerrero fight for some reason. I guess he’s going to try and keep Guerrero on the shelf just in case Floyd Mayweather Jr., the WBC welterweight champion, decides he wants to hold onto his belt by facing Guerrero. I think De La Hoya shouldn’t waste Guerrero’s time waiting for that fight to happen because it won’t. De La Hoya needs to make the best possible fight he can for Guerrero against whoever, because he’s not going to get Mayweather, no way.
 
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Freddie Roach Interview: “Chavez Jr. is going to go out there and make Sergio Martinez fight, and be in for the fight of his life!”
By Jenna Jay, OnTheRopes Boxing Radio, Doghouse Boxing (Sept 10, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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By Jenna Jay (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J, Doghouse Boxing). The PPV event between Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez is now less than a week away, and both fighters are doing their final preparations for the fight. In part 2 of my exclusive "On The Ropes" boxing radio Interview with Freddie Roach, we discuss how the training camp has gone for the fight, Chavez Jr’s growth as a fighter, his thoughts on Sergio Martinez as a fighter, the game plan they have to beat Sergio Martinez, and his official prediction for the fight this weekend. Here is what he had to say.

Jenna Jay: How has training camp gone for Julio Caesar Chavez Jr’s upcoming September 15th bout with Sergio Martinez?

Freddie Roach: Going pretty well, Chavez Jr. was a little tired last night, so he took a day off and got some rest last night. He’s been working pretty hard and getting ready for the big fight.

Jenna: Did you believe when you first started working with Chavez that he would become the fighter his is today?

Roach: No, he was kind of raw and a little bit green, and he’s really come a long ways, he’s progressed well and he’s been working really hard, and the hard work really has paid off for him. He’s become a really good fighter.

Jenna: Chavez’s last fight was against southpaw Andy Lee, and is considered by most to be his best performance. Can you me what you thought about Andy Lee going into that one, and how you felt everything went?

Roach: Going into the fight, I knew Andy Lee. He was a good south paw, with a good left hand and power, had a great amateur background of course, and we were going in there with a few experienced guy, but Chavez just broke him down and just fought a very good fight. Chavez usually does not like fighting southpaws that much, but we worked really hard on how to handle a southpaw stance and the game plan worked very well.

Jenna: Chavez Jr. has also been a great finisher in recent fights, is that something that comes natural to him or something that you have been working with him on?

Roach: I think that comes more natural to him. Of course his father use to break fighters down and would finish very well also and I think he might of got that from his dad.

Jenna: When you look at Sergio Martinez as a fighter, what do you see?

Roach: He’s a great athlete, and while I don’t think he’s a great great boxer, he’s very athletic, quick and he does have punching power and he’s awkward with that south paw stance which can be difficult, and the movement can give you some difficulty. I think he is the most difficult fighter we have faced so far.

Jenna: How does Chavez Jr. go about fighting the style of Sergio Martinez?

Roach: Well the thing is, you have to nullify the speed, so you got to try and break him down to the body and you got to take his legs away from him, and pressure him quite a bit, but you can’t pressure him by just going forward, cause he does have that movement that he has and hides the left hand well, he tries to set you up and knock you with the big left hand. So he is a little bit difficult style wise but his patterns you can tell when he’s setting em up. He’s 38 years old, he’s a little bit older and he does not fight every round 100% because I don’t think his body will let him, so he does take rounds off and so forth and we are trying to identity when he’s resting, and when he’s trying to rest we are going to press him and make him fight those rounds as well as the test, and with the pressure we can get to him.

Jenna: There has been a lot of talk between the 2 camps in the lead up to this fight, do you think the distaste that Chavez seems to have for Martinez is real or just promotion?

Roach: No, I know Chavez doesn’t like this guy, and says he’s weak and is going to take advantage of it. So Chavez is working hard and he’s going to go out there and make this guy fight and be in for the fight of his life!

Jenna: What is the most important thing for Chavez Jr. to do to come away with a victory against Sergio Martinez?

Roach: The biggest thing is he can’t follow him, people get caught up in following Martinez, and if you follow Martinez he will walk you into the left hand and he’s very patient, he moves around a lot and gets guys to follow him and if you do follow him he will hit you with the big left hand and he does have knockout power, so that’s something we can’t do, and we got to cut the ring off, stay more directly in front of him and put pressure on him.

Jenna: What do you think is next for Chavez Jr. if he is able to beat Martinez?

Roach: He’s having a little trouble making 160, so I’d like to see him try and go to 168. There are great guys up there, Kelly Pavlik has been mentioned as a possible next opponent and stuff like that and I’d like to see him move to 168 next cause he will be a lot stronger and a lot more durable at that weight because he does have a little trouble making the 160 limit.

Jenna: Final Question for you Freddie. What is your official prediction for the Chavez Jr vs. Martinez bout?

Roach: Well I think we are going to press this guy and break him down and get a late round stoppage. He is dangerous and so forth, but we have a good game plan down and we are going to fight the best fight of our lif
 
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De La Hoya is on that coke again. 1st he wants to make Broner vs. Guerrero and now it's Broner vs. DeMarco. Which one is it Oscar. lol. Broner vs. DeMarco sounds more likely.
 
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HBO SPORTS AND ESPN ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR BOXING PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING AGREEMENT
By Press Release | September 11, 2012

Two of television's most innovative brands, HBO and ESPN, have announced a multi-year, multi-tiered boxing programming and marketing agreement. The announcement was made today by ESPN's Marie Donoghue, senior vice president of global business strategy & development, and Mark Taffet, senior vice president of sports operations & pay-per-view, HBO Sports.

"This agreement is a testament to ESPN and HBO's leadership in the sports media industry," said Donoghue. "ESPN continues to provide sports fans with greater access to events across various platforms and this agreement further extends our commitment to serve the fan."

Taffet said, "There is a very deep commitment at HBO to grow the sport of boxing and broaden the exposure for the top fighters and events. This collaboration with ESPN will benefit fight fans that already love the sport, will attract many more sports fans to connect with boxing, and will greatly enhance the visibility of the fighters that are featured in HBO Pay-Per-View events."

Doug Loughrey, director of programming and acquisitions at ESPN: "This collaboration of efforts and resources will provide boxing and sports fans alike a deeper and more consistent look at boxing's rising stars and established champions while elevating the sport and our collective boxing platforms."

The agreement includes coordinated support for major pay-per-view boxing events, including sharing programming content, cross-promotion elements, highlight packages and additional assets to be featured across multiple ESPN and HBO platforms.

As part of the agreement, ESPN and ESPN Deportes' news and information platforms, led by SportsCenter, will have access to key content and information surrounding marquee HBO Pay-Per-View boxing events, including fighter interviews.

In addition, ESPN Deportes Television and ESPN3 -the company's multiscreen network accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members- will carry live fighter weigh-ins plus pre- and post-fight press conferences for HBO-Pay-Per-View Events, as well as additional boxing content connected to these major pay-per-view events.

ESPN and ESPN Deportes will also televise the HBO all-access series 24/7 leading up to HBO Pay-Per-View fights. Starting this Thursday, Sept. 13 at 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will air the two-part 24/7 Chavez Jr. /Martinez back-to-back, immediately before ESPN Boxing: Friday Night Fights Special Edition live from Las Vegas at 10 p.m. In addition, ESPN Deportes' Golpe a Golpe will preview the Chavez Jr. vs. Martinez fight at 9 p.m., while ESPN's Bernardo Osuna will provide updates from both camps. ESPN Deportes will start televising the series starting with the next HBO Pay-Per View event.

On Saturday, Sept. 15, at 9 p.m. ET from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, HBO Pay-Per-View will produce and distribute the world middleweight championship fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez.

HBO's leadership position in boxing began in 1973 and the network has televised more than 875 fights in the past 39 years. HBO Sports produces three boxing series: the flagship World Championship Boxing franchise, the late-night enterprise Boxing After Dark, and HBO Pay-Per-View.

Additionally, HBO Sports introduced boxing's first reality franchise with the launch of 24/7 in 2007. The acclaimed series has earned 16 Sports Emmy Awards in its first five seasons on the air.

ESPN is home to ESPN's Friday Night Fights and ESPN Deportes' Viernes de Combates (Spanish version), a weekly boxing series which runs between January and August and showcases some of the best bouts in the boxing industry. The series, which began on October 2, 1998, recently concluded its 15th season. ESPN began televising boxing on April 10, 1980 when weekly boxing returned to television for the first time since 1964, with the debut of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN
 
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By Press Release | September 11, 2012

World Boxing Association Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux is expected to defend his title this Saturday evening against Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KOs), on the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. HBO Pay-Per-View event, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Circuit Court in Miami ruled on August 21 to enjoin Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KOs) from engaging in any bout not approved by his manager, Gary Hyde, and also enjoined Rigondeaux from participating in this Saturday's scheduled show promoted Top Rank.

Last night, however, Hyde and Top Rank reached a resolution to allow the Rigondeaux-Marroquin title fight to go forward, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission was informed this morning.

"Thanks to my attorneys, Patrick English and Bill Brown, we have negotiated a far superior deal to fight Robert Marroquin on September 15th," said Hyde, who has managed Rigondeaux since the two-time Olympic gold medalist defected from Cuba in 2007. "'Rigo doesn't get involved or side tracked by legal dramas. He has promised me that he is at his all-time best and that he will KO Marroquin."
 
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Adrien Broner: I'm Going To F@#k Robert Guerrero Up! Send Me The Boxing Contract...
By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing (Sept 11, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing. - Check out this new video embedded on this page. Adrien Broner rips into Robert Guerrero. It all went down this past weekend at the Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson fight.

Video Description: Immediately after challenged face to face by Robert Guerrero in a heated exchange at the Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson weigh-in, Radio Rahim interviews Adrien Broner about his thoughts on what just happened. Broner doubles down on his previous comments to Guerrero and even takes them a step further.

Video titled: "Adrien Broner: I'm Going To F*ck Guerrero Up! Send Me The Contract..."

The video is provided to Doghouse Boxing from our good friends at SecondsOut.com.

Video Interview with Broner has a run time of 2 minutes and 41 seconds. Press play and enjoy.

For more on Adrien
 
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Trainer says weight drain hurt Dawson
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By Michael Woods | ESPNNewYork.com

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John Scully was put in a tough spot in the months and weeks leading up to the clash between light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson and super middleweight champ Andre Ward. With his fighter, Dawson, dropping down from 175 to 168 for the first time since 2006, many wondered if the weight cut might be excessively draining to a man who walks around without much body fat on him.

Nah, Scully said to media when asked about the weight-drain worries. My guy will be OK, he said.

Could he have answered otherwise, even if he felt that the weigh loss would be a severe detriment to Dawson, and let the other team know his fighter would be weak on fight night?

After Dawson was dropped three times and stopped by Ward in Round 10 Saturday night in Las Vegas, the Connecticut-based ex-pro admitted to NYFightBlog that making 168 took it out of Dawson.

For real, I asked, was Dawson weight-drained?

"Unbelievably," Scully told me.

And when did you know this?

"A couple weeks ago," Scully said.

Compubox said Dawson landed just 29 punches in nine plus rounds, an anemic stat for a top-shelf hitter, even if he is facing off against a pound-for-pound stud.

Scully made sure to mention that Ward was dialed in on Saturday, and called him "persistent."

Scully said he thinks Dawson would be happy to face off with Ward in his hood, at 175. He also said that a Ward fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. makes sense, if Junior beats Sergio Martinez in their middleweight PPV clash this Saturday.

Also, I asked Scully if could confirm or deny the rumor that Edison Miranda kayoed Dawson during sparring a few weeks before Dawson-Ward. "They had great sparring," he answered. "Chad didn't win every round but if anyone says anything happened tell them to reveal themselves. Otherwise anyone can say anything. This has snowballed
 
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Roach: Team Khan Asked Me To Dump Pacquiao, Chavez


By Rick Reeno

Trainer Freddie Roach advised BoxingScene.com that he is likely parting ways with former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. The British star is telling media that he plans to announce his new trainer next week.

According to Roach, Khan's manager Asif Vali, and the boxer's father Shah Khan, were willing to keep Roach in place - but only if the hall-of-fame trainer was willing to dump Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

After his July TKO loss to Danny Garcia, Khan was very vocal about not spending enough training time with Roach. The British boxer took part in a joint camp with Pacquiao, who was preparing for a June fight with Timothy Bradley. Roach has often paired Khan and Pacquiao in joint camps due to scheduling conflicts.

"They told me this, and this is pretty good.....they told me if I make Amir number one, and get rid of Manny and Chavez, they will still come back to me," Roach told BoxingScene.com. "[They said] if we're number one and you get rid of Manny and Chavez, we'll stay with you. I told them 'I can't do that.' They asked me that question face to face and on the phone."

Even though Amir is going in another direction, there are no hard feelings.

"I like Amir, I wish him nothing but the best," Roach said.
 
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yeah freddie should trade in his Ferrari for a honda civic while we're at it
On top of that......I could see Freddit leaving Manny/Chavez......Then Khan does some shit like....."ahh I change my mind, I don't want to be with you no matter what"....

And from what I have seen from all the 24/7's I have watched.....Freddy is not the problem when it comes to his fighters training. It's the fighters that aren't showing up or bullshittin him around.......that includes Manny and Chavez.