Boxing News Thread

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yes wow you quoted me from 1.5 years ago, I quoted you from days/weeks ago. Again, you guys act like that 2 year old contract is still available for pac to sign at any time. They've both agreed to full testing since then. Again, either floyd can wait a few weeks for the pac-jmm iii outcome if he wants the richest fight in history, or he can skip it. seems like you want the latter for whatever reason.

 

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Below is my full post on why I think the Manny vs. Marquez 3 will be close. But like you also do you left out the details. Guess what Marquez is still 38 yrs. old and moving up 2 weight classes.

That's why this fight is so hard for me to call. Manny has fought nothing but come forward no defense style fighters since Marquez. I still have the image in my head about how bad Manny looked against Mosley. Mosley made Manny miss with just a little bit of head/foot movement. Manny had problems cutting off the ring too. Maybe Manny had an off night I don't know. I know one thing for sure, if Marquez makes Manny miss he going to make him pay with counter punching unlike Mosley. But can Marquez stay away from the flash knock downs and keep up with Manny's fighting pace.

See it’s all in the details. Just like when you say Manny agreed to random testing, but you leave out the detail about Manny only agreeing to the Commission’s testing standard, and not the USDA random testing standards. 2 years later and Manny still ducking the USDA random testing. Mayweather should move on and stop waiting on Mr. media games.

 

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Kimbo Slice's second pro fight last night lasted all of 10 seconds

 

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haha, jesus kimbo flattened that undersized man child. it's gonna be fun watching him KO these bums.

Eventually after a few more fights he'll be on some real undercards. Might have a nice streak going for himself. Good for kimbo

 

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Kimbos best years, if he ever had any, are way behind him.

 

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Kimbos best years, if he ever had any, are way behind him.

but as a side show attraction in boxing fighting four rounders like Butterbean did, he could make some decent money.

 

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Larry Merchant interview

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: It seems that fame has its own side effect and perfection is harshly judged in any aspect of life. Larry Merchant has been involved in boxing for well over 45 years. Before joining HBO in 1978, he was a professional columnist for Philadelphia Daily News and the NY Post.

He is a professional commentator, writer, historian and an analyst for the sweet science; this man lives and breathes boxing.

Merchant said “I’ve been calling it a legal sucker-punch.” About Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s knockout of Victor Ortiz.”
“I can only think of two fighters, who retired when they could make eight figure paydays: Hagler after the Leonard fight, and Lennox Lewis.”

“It took him twenty or more seconds to pull himself together; he was so emotional.” About Buster Douglas post Tyson win.
“I had nothing to do with Max Kellerman coming to HBO”.

Larry has been known to be controversial in his approach to commentating about and interviewing fighters, ending up being the cause of drama on a few occasions with a few different fighter. Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, and last but not least Floyd Mayweather Jr., all had their differences and aggressive word exchanges with Merchant.

Lately, some boxing fans as well as the professional sector started hinting that Larry is no longer good for boxing. They are convinced that he may be too old, senile and just too self-centered to do his job. There is always someone looking to find something wrong in Larry Merchant, but this is no easy task.

Merchant, in my opinion, is something that boxing cannot do without. Sure Max Kellerman is vigorously being groomed to replace Merchant and take his spot as the HBO boxing analyst, and while he is gaining ground fast, he is not yet at the right level.

The old man with grey hair, wearing a tuxedo with a bowtie, is the only one who has the guts and the courage to speak his mind. He is not afraid to ask what we all truly want to hear answers to.

Merchant’s boxing wisdom is also something to be treasured. He knows a tremendous amount about the sport of boxing, and could respond to any question in a deposition setting within seconds. HBO is not an amateur in sports entertainment, and they know well that Merchant is not a figure you want to eliminate at any point in time.

Whether you are an avid hockey fan, basketball junkie or a football enthusiast, everyone knows Larry Merchant. John Madden to football is what Larry Merchant is to boxing: a household name that will be remembered for years to come.

A week ago, on September 27, 2011, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Merchant at his home to talk boxing. He was a very gracious and welcoming host, and gave us the time we needed for a good interview. We covered a fairly wide spectrum of boxing topics, so I hope you enjoy this interview. Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt1Gz2OQ0as.

 

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What is happening to our beloved sport of boxing? The rules need updating

Fantana: Recently us boxing fans have had to endure a lot of nonsense. Last night’s terrible robbery of Bernard Hopkins, a man who has done more for boxing and old people than most people, was just another nail in the coffin for boxing. A month or so ago we had Floyd Mayweather acting in a manner which was most unBritish, sucker punching a nice young man who was trying to hug him. What I witnessed in these two fights was a turning of the tide, from good old wholesome punching to something more akin to a circus show. When the Queen of England invented boxing, in a town 5.5 miles East of Bolton, over a hundred years ago us Brits did not expect to see the great name of England’s finest sport become so, for want of a better word, unmanly. A real man, such as myself, would never sucker punch someone! ‘But it was all legal’ cry the fans of Mayweather. Yes, perhaps so, but it was ethically wrong. I would go as far as to say it was a demonstration of psychotic behaviour, and anyone who supports such outlandish acts of violence is a secondary psychopath. But this is the way of the world these days and boxing needs to change if it is to survive in these troublesome times. So, I have put forth a few rule changes, seen in other sports, I suggest are made to ensure boxing is current and continues for another one hundred years..

1) 1) Introduce a free kick system
This could either be in the form of 1 free kick per round to both combatants, or if a foul is committed, the other victim is given the chance to kick his opponent. Whilst kicking is undeniably unmanly it is more accepted now than one hundred years ago. This may be due to factors such as the popularity of MMA, football and the police kicking protestors.

An example of how this would work - Floyd Mayweather was headbutted by Victor Ortiz. Floyd gets to kick Ortiz in the face, legs or belly. Fighting resumes and no one is sucker punched. The fans are happy and David Cameron doesn’t have to write the Queen to explain to her how such an act of malice was carried out under the Queensbury rules.

An example of 1 free kick per round – Bernard Hopkins punches Chad Dawson, who picks up Bernard Hopkins. Rather than being bound by using his fists Bernard kicks Chad Dawson on the belly button, is instantly dropped onto his feet, and punching continues as normal. There would be no bad referring decision and boxing wouldn’t receive another black eye.

2) 2) Introduce shorter round (possibly just for heavyweights)
Let’s be honest, a lot of people don’t like boxing because they find it boring. Wladimir Klitschko is a good example of boring. Not because he does anything wrong, but because of the rules. You see, rather than endure 36 minutes of twenty punches around, we condense this action into 12 rounds of one minute thirty seconds. This way we get just all out action. No more shuffling around breathing heavy, or hugging. In fact we should ban hugging.

3) No hugging
Let us not pretend clinching is an art form. It is hugging which knackered people do when they have no energy left. A good example of this would be Wladimir Klitschko. In every single round he boxed in. Ever. If the conbatants knew they were not allowed to hug, hold, clinch or whatever fancy name you can think of calling it to make it sound more acceptable, then we wouldn’t have to worry about apologies in the ring.


4) 4) No touching gloves in the rounds
This is really stupid. It just makes the whole fight seem like a sparring session. Manny Pacquiao is the most consistent glove toucher in boxing history. Yes, they can touch gloves if the ref demands it of them at the start of the fight, but after that for every time these buddies touch gloves a point must be taken from them. It ruins the atmosphere. You don’t see Ryan Shawcross patting folks on the back do you?

5) No referees over the age of 25
As As a 25 year old myself, I can verify that we are the strongest of all ages. We don’t make mistakes like these old guys you see with grey hair, and we can keep up with the action and not look away at the time keepers because we couldn’t remember if we needed to get milk from the grocery store. No errors means a much better boxing experience for the participants and viewers. This would generate more fans because, as David Cameron rightly says, we are all in this together.


In Closing

The rule changes are just my suggestions, perhaps there are better ones out there but I think overall these would benefit boxing immensely. Of course people are mostly scared of change, but we should be more fearful of the disgraces happening in boxing. The fights not being made, the fights being ruined and the fans are getting ripped off due to the silly officiating. As a man of the people I believe that together we can make these changes become a reality.

Yours in manliness,
Fantana

 

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Hopkins-Dawson: It was a mistake to make this PPV

By Eric Thomas: In hindsight, it might have been a big mistake for the promoters to make the Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson fight a pay per view bout instead of waiting until HBO had an open schedule to put the fight on regular cable.

The Dawson-Hopkins fight promised to be a disappointing stinker even before the carnival like ending last Saturday night when an annoyed Dawson tossed the 46-year-old Hopkins to the canvas like he was throwing a bag of groceries. The fight had a bad feel even leading up to it because Dawson is a mostly defensive fighter and is hard to hit cleanly.

And for his part, Hopkins is known for his hit and grab technique, as well as his fine wrestling skills in a clinch. We saw a bit of the old punch and grab from Hopkins before Dawson threw Hopkins down, but the fight was still just warming up at the time Hopkins got hurt.

But now a day later, boxing fans who payed $54.95 to see the fight are more than a little angry, with many boxing fans saying they won’t be purchasing PPV cards in the future. This is the thing. You’ve got promoters slapping fights together and making them PPV when they really no business being a PPV fight.

I think was a good case of a fight that begged to be on regular cable, even ESPN. It just promised to be a disappointing affair and the undercard was absolutely no help at all with fights between Paulie Malignaggi and Orlando Lora, Kendall Holt and Danny Garcia and Antonio DeMarco and Jorge Linares. There just wasn’t enough quality on the card to make up for a disastrous main event.

 

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Adrien Broner to fight Vicente Martin Rodriguez on November 26th

By William Mackay: Having no luck in getting Ricky Burns, the former WBO super featherweight champion, to fight him on November 26th, undefeated American Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) will now be fighting number #6 ranked WBO contender Vicente Martin Rodriguez (34-2-1, 19 KO’s) on 10/26 on the undercard of the Kermit Cintron vs. WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez fight card on HBO as part of a triple header.

Broner-Rodriguez will take place in Broner’s home city of Cincinnati, Ohio, whereas the Alvarez-Cintron fight will take place from either Cancun or Mexico City.

The Broner vs. Rodriguez fight will be for the vacant WBO super featherweight title. They were hoping to get unbeaten Eloy Perez to take the fight but he reportedly wanted more money.

Rodriguez, 26, comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has mostly 2nd tier opposition during his six year pro career. He stepped it up a level in 2008 and was soundly beaten by Australian William Kickett by a lopsided 10 round unanimous decision loss.

Rodriguez doesn’t have much in the way of hand speed, and is equally slow of foot. He’s a considerable step down from recent Broner victims Jason Litzau and Daniel Ponce De Leon. On paper, Broner vs. Rodriguez is a huge mismatch and it’s likely going to be that way in reality as well.

It’s unclear why the WBO has Rodriguez ranked so highly when he’s never fought and beat a 1st tier opponent before but he’ll likely have his ranking corrected after he loses to Broner on November 26th. This will likely be over very quickly unless Rodriguez hangs around for the full 12 just soaking up punishment.

In reviewing Rodriguez’s last fight against Mario Martinez last July, Rodriguez stalked Martinez around the ring looking to throw his slow shots. He ended up winning an unimpressive eight round decision against the 16-7 Martinez.

 

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38-year-old De La Hoya wants to make a comeback

By Allen Fox: It’s been three years since Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) last fought and he looked terrible in getting taken out in the 8th round by Manny Pacquiao in 2008. De La Hoya retired after that one-sided loss. However, after three years of retirement, De La Hoya is saying he wants to make a comeback.

De La Hoya said this on his twitter “[Dewey] Bozella wins and has inspired me to make a comeback.”

It sounds like a frightful idea. De La Hoya didn’t just lose to Pacquiao. He was beaten in four out of his last seven fights between 2003 and 2008, with one of those wins, a victory over Felix Sturm, really more of a loss than a win. De La Hoya really stopped fighting on a consistent basis after 2004. After that, De La Hoya fought pretty much once a year until retiring in 2008. He was a part time fighter at that point and it’s not surprising that he was beaten.

De La Hoya can make a big payday if he picks the right opponent. With his name and his popularity, as Dan Rafael pointed out in today’s column at ESPN, De La Hoya can bring in a lot of badly needed money to his Golden Boy Promotions company if he fights someone good. Doesn’t matter if he loses. De La Hoya will still make a ton of money. It will certainly help if he make people somehow believe in him by talking trash or fighting some tune-up fights, but that’s not De La Hoya’s style.

De La Hoya recently dangled his name for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying that if Floyd gives De La Hoya’s fighter Victor Ortiz a rematch that De La Hoya would consider coming out of retirement to fight Mayweather in a rematch. The two fighters fought in 2007 with Mayweather winning by a 12 round split decision in what ended up as boxing’s number #1 pay per view card of all time. De La Hoya-Mayweather brought in 2.4 million buys. Nothing has come close to that figure since then.

Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, said that De La Hoya is very serious about the comeback.

 

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Dawson: I’ll fight Pascal next but not in Canada

By Eric Thomas: WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (31-1, 18 KO’s) will be facing former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) next, but not in Pascal’s adopted home country of Canada.

Dawson, 29, doesn’t want to take his chances fighting in Canada again, as he lost an 11th round technical decision to Pascal last year in August when Dawson was cut by a headbutt in the 11th round. Instead of allowing Dawson to finish the round to see if his corner cut stop the bleeding, the fight was halted and it went to the scorecards.

Dawson said at the post fight press conference, which was attended by Pascal, “This time we’re going to do it in the U.S.”

Pascal will have to go along with whatever Dawson wants because Dawson is the champion now and Pascal is the challenger.

The bad thing for Dawson was that he had Pascal badly hurt and only needed a little more time and he likely would have knocked him out. The stoppage probably saved Pascal by allowing him to escape the round to go to the scorecards.

Dawson defeated Bernard Hopkins by a 2nd round TKO last Saturday night when Hopkins fell down after being shucked off Dawson’s back. Hopkins hurt his left shoulder and because the fight was halted from an injury, Hopkins lost by a TKO. Hopkins is planning on appealing the stoppage to see if it can be ruled a no contest. If he’s successful, Hopkins will keep his WBC title and will be able to continue to defend the belt, but not against Dawson. Hopkins’ promoter Richard Schaefer says he doesn’t want to match Hopkins back up with him and the feelings are mutual from Dawson and his promoter Gary Shaw.

Dawson had problems with Pascal’s hand speed last time around, and he failed to push the fight at a fast pace. Instead of making the stamina deficient Pascal work hard, Dawson fought at a really slow pace that allowed Pascal to conserve energy and continue to fight in periodic bursts of energy. Dawson will have to push the fight at a faster pace if he doesn’t want to fall behind like he did last time.

 

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FIGHTHYPE \\ AMIR KHAN: "MANNY DONT WANT THAT...ID AGREE TO THE RANDOM BLOOD TESTING"





"Manny's a grown man. He's just filled out. He's fully grown. He can't get any bigger. It's nonsense. Manny is scared of needles, his team told me. He don't like needles. He don't like taking tablets. He don't even like taking protein shakes. He's got like a phobia. He don't wanna take a blood test. I mean, with the random testing, they could come up to you an hour before the fight. Manny don't want that...Mayweather tries to control the situation how he wants it. That's why if the fight with us came to England, he wouldn't like that 'cause we would run the show. I'd have a big advantage...I'd agree to the random blood testing. In fact, I have been tested random many times," stated jr. welterweight king Amir Khan, who talked more about a potential future clash with Floyd Mayweather, his upcoming showdown with Lamont Peterson, and much more. Check it out!
BJ: Amir, both Roger Mayweather and Mayweather Sr., Mayweather Sr. most recently, have suggested that you and Manny are doping. What are your thoughts when you hear them say things like that?

AK: I mean, Freddie only trains guys he wants, so he's saying Freddie is giving every one of us something. That's ridiculous. Manny's a grown man. He's just filled out. He's fully grown. He can't get any bigger. It's nonsense. Manny is scared of needles, his team told me. He don't like needles. He don't like taking tablets. He don't even like taking protein shakes. He's got like a phobia. He don't wanna take a blood test. I mean, with the random testing, they could come up to you an hour before the fight. Manny don't want that. Mentally, where does that put you? But ya know, it's gonna hit Mayweather hard when Pacquiao say's, "Yeah, you know what? Let's do it."

BJ: I mean, I wish Manny would just step up and take the test. As Mayweather says, who wouldn't take a $50 million drug test, and I happen to agree.

AK: Yeah, I get that. I would love to see that fight more than anyone. I mean, if Manny beat Mayweather, it's one for the team. If Mayweather comes off his first and only loss, who else better to fight than Amir Khan, but if Mayweather does win, he's pound-for-pound the best and he's proved it all along. If I fight him and beat him, I am the best and I jump ahead of anyone else. Watch, the thing is, if Manny says, "Yeah, I'll fight. Let's do the test," it will be something else. "Oh, the purse split ain't fair," "Oh, the gloves," "Oh, the ring's too small," so I feel there's always an excuse. You get it?

BJ: Yeah, I get what you're saying Amir. Mayweather is trying to make the rules up, but so is Manny. He asked for a $10 million per pound penalty if Mayweather is overweight and crazy demands like that.
AK: Yeah, you don't get anything like that when I fight people. It's a plain, simple offer. Mayweather tries to control the situation how he wants it. That's why if the fight with us came to England, he wouldn't like that 'cause we would run the show. I'd have a big advantage. There will be no 7-star hotel in Vegas. He's not gonna have the luxury of his own mansion, his own gym, so I'd have that advantage. If they leave it any longer, the people will get fed up and not care.

BJ: So as far as you taking the tests, that's not a problem, right?

AK: Nope, no problem. I'd agree to the random blood testing. In fact, I have been tested random many times. I think they turned up at my door before the Paul Mccloskey fight; never had a problem.
BJ: Did you catch 24/7 for Mayweather vs. Ortiz?

AK: I caught the first 3.

BJ: You saw the argument then?

AK: With his dad?

BJ: Yeah, yeah.

AK: Yeah, I saw that.

BJ: What did you think?

AK: I mean, every boxer has problems, whether it's family, promoters, lawyers, we all have problems. The thing with 24/7 is, those cameras are on you all the time. HBO did a documentary in the WildCard gym; whatever you do is on the camera. I heard Floyd got upset with HBO, as you would think out of respect, they would take that part out, but they know drama sells, so they didn't, so I don't think he was too happy. I felt sorry for the father, but you understand Floyd Jr., he takes the punches. The fighter, he is the one the whole world is looking at. He's in control of his camp, like Pacquiao. They have to be 100%, so they can fire anyone they want. They know who's best and who they need to have in their camps and who they don't. He has to be settled and if his father is disrupting camp or he's not at ease around him, maybe its best he's not in their camp.

BJ: Okay, let's get back to Lamont Peterson. You got sparing partners yet?

AK: Yeah, I leave that all to Freddie. I don't get involved. He knows boxing better than anyone else, so that is down to him. He's properly watched loads of tapes on Peterson already. Obviously we're gonna get in tall, strong boxers for this guy, good lateral movement; 3 or 4 guys. I want sparring partners that are there to rip ya head off.

AK: Tell me about your recent trips to Washington. What was it like meeting Hillary Clinton?

AK: Everyone in America seems to know who I am. The general public knows me. Hillary Clinton invited me. It was such a great feeling and I couldn't say no. She made a speech and she said, "I'd like to say a big thank you to Amir Khan," so that touched me. She then had a good chat with me, then she said, "President Obama wants to see you towards the end of the year."

BJ: Serious?

AK: Yeah. I was a bit surprised as well; these guys control the world. So for them to know Manny and Floyd is normal, but considering how many boxers there are out there, to know they know Amir Khan's name is just a blessing

BJ: If or when you meet the President, what would that mean to you?

AK: Wow, to meet a guy so powerful, so intellectual, would mean so much. It would just be amazing just to shake his hand. It's like when I met the Queen, never did I ever think I'd meet the Queen. When I shook her hand, to see someone, that inspiration in front of you, it's amazing, so meeting Obama would be just as huge and it's something that's a once in a lifetime for me.

BJ: I bet. Amir, it seems like a lot of fighter have been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. What are your thoughts on Oscar De La Hoya and the recent turmoil he went through?

AK: Yeah, people see him enjoying life making money, but when you're famous, there's a lot of things you can't do. Oscar done what he had to do; he's a star and this guy broke records and won, what, 10 titles in 5 weight divisions, so that's a lot of success and attention that comes with that to deal with. Now he's a promoter and he's enjoying himself, but unfortunately he got caught up in some bad things. No one's perfect. Oscar had everything and he dropped and hit the floor hard. It shows he's sorting his life out. If he can get back to the top, so can everyone else. When I am talking to him, I forget, "Wow, this is THE Oscar De La Hoya." He talks to me as if he's my best friend. Just to be around a guy like De La Hoya is a dream and he's sat ringside for my fights, so it gives me that extra push. I wish him all the best with his recovery.

BJ: Yeah, but don't you lose respect for him just a little?

AK: I mean, you'd be surprised, but no, not at all. You got guys like Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, they all got caught doing it; of course they're role models, so it's not good, but it shows temptation is out there. You have to avoid it. When you let loose when retired, you want to do what you haven't been able to do; you want the bad things out there, so sadly, a lot of people who have been extremely disciplined stray for that split second then hit rock bottom.

BJ: What would stop you after retiring from hitting that mid-life crisis?

AK: I don't know. Maybe I'll be a promoter; be on Tv. What it is with me is I love helping the kids and charity out there. You see their faces light up, so that gives me pleasure. The last charity event, we raised like £6,000 just selling some of my gloves, so it's great to be able to help.

BJ: Amir, map out your perfect career and tell us what we can look forward to.

AK: I wanted to be undefeated. Only Joe [calzaghe] and Floyd Mayweather have managed it, so things happen. I wanted to be undisputed at light welter. Now I'm unified, so we'll see. Don't know if I will get that. Maybe I can totally clean up At welterweight. I need to be undisputed, so to move up in weight and just win more and more titles and beat the best.

BJ: Do you wanna get out early?

AK: Yeah, I wanna retire early. I don't see the point in fighting over the age of 30.

BJ: A lot of fighters say that, you know what I mean, so do you definitely think you will?

AK: (Laughing) I can't say now. I may get to the top and things may change. There's always another guy to fight, but I think hopefully, by 28, if I fight 3 times a year, what else is there to do?

BJ: Any final comments, Amir?

AK: Just wanna say thanks. Follow me on Twitter, @amirkingkhan. I love all my fans. Thanks for the support. I will continue to put on exciting fights for you guys and enjoy my next fight.



But I thought Manny agreed to random testing already?? So why is Amir Khan saying that Manny still haven't agreed random testing? Khan has no problem taking the tests. LOL. Because Manny never agreed to random testing to begin with just like I have been saying for the last 2 years now.

 

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Shane Mosley interview

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: After his lackluster performance against Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2) in May, most people expected and hoped for Shane Mosley (46-7-1) to retire from the sport of boxing. Despite being a tremendous fighter and a living legend, Shane looked old and uninterested in fighting the younger and obviously stronger Pacquiao.

Just a few weeks ago I spoke with Shane Mosley about his future in boxing, and got some answers to our question of whether he will fight again.

“Yea I’ll definitely be back. I got to fight a couple of more times, I still got it in my blood,” said Mosley to me when asked whether his fans should expect to see him back in action anytime soon if ever. Not only is Shane planning a comeback fight, but is poised to stick around for a few more. He threw out a couple of names as next possible opponents, such as the winner of Antonio Margarito (38-7-0) vs. Miguel Cotto (36-2-0), and also mentioned Andre Berto (28-1-0).

Another very interesting thing that I have learned from Shane in our conversation is that he is extremely serious in having his son continue his legacy in the sport: “Hopefully I can let my son take over. I’m trying to get him ready.”

There are always sons trying to take over after their fathers retire from boxing, thus it’s not uncommon to hear such news. Still, I am very curious to see how Shane’s son performs, and whether his fighting style will remind us of his father’s.

Quick Interview Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpDbCYuP7mY

 

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Team Pirog: Sergio Martinez Won't Fight For $6 Million!

By Ruslan Chikov

The promotional team of WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15KOs), is convinced that Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27KOs), the WBC's Diamond champion, will do everything possible to avoid a potential unification in 2012. Pirog's team made a recent offer to Martinez, reportedly $3 million, for a unification showdown in Russia. Martinez's promoter, Lou DiBella, countered with a $6 million dollar demand.

"In my opinion, all of these statements from DiBella - he is simply refusing the fight," said Pirog's lead promoter in Russia, Kirill Pchelnikov.

"They don't want to face Dmitry Pirog, at least in the near future. The question here is not even the millions of dollars involved. If we offer them $6 million, they would find other excuses. Why should he fight Piorg when he can face two boxers where his victory is guaranteed, for the same money [combined with both fights]. We are ready to fight with everyone, and even with Martinez if he gives us the nod. We are ready to fight him at any time and anywhere."

"But in addition to Martinez, there are other boxers, and we have other options for Pirog. As far as the next opponent, that will be revealed later on. The only thing I can say - we have had discussions with [WBA champion] Felix Sturm, but he refused to fight Pirog, and he booked a fight with Englishman Martin Murray."

 

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TONEY DEPARTS FOR MOSCOW ON WEDNESDAY... BUT WILL HE MAKE WEIGHT?

Press Release: James "Lights Out" Toney will depart for Moscow, Russia, this Wednesday, October 19th, in advance of his meeting with cruiserweight contender Denis Ledbedev at the Khodynka Ice Palace on November 4th. Wishing to get fully acclimated to the region, Toney (73-6-3, 44 KOs) will continue training in Moscow.
Already in the best physical shape he has been in years, 43-year-old Toney says he's just putting the final touches on his camp and on fight night Operation Lights Out in Russia will be in full effect.
"You aint gonna see no lay down like Bernard Hopkins did," said the always quotable former champion at middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight. "I will be there to kick his ass right in front of his people. He likes to wait until fighters from my generation get old and that's made him feel like he can fight. But I'm going to show him what a big mistake he made thinking he can pull that with me."

Toney's promoter, Greg Cohen, hopes the Ledbedev fight will be reminiscent of Toney's last cruiserweight performance. "It'll be 2003 all over again in that ring, when James took Vassiliy Jirov's undefeated record and his IBF championship. James still has every bit of his talent and reflexes and just like in the Jirov fight, he's coming in fantastic shape and ready for 12 rounds of action. Some of these guys Ledbedev has been beating, in their primes, relied on things they no longer possess. James, on the other hand, is extremely economical with his movements. He doesn't rely on blazing hand speed or cat-like reflexes, he's just an old-school technician who can stand there right in front you and yet you can't touch him. He's going to play with this guy."

Toney says the Russian people have been very hospitable to him during his time there and even though he is there to defeat their fighter, he respects the Russian people greatly. "They are tough over there and they love boxing. They're my kind of people. It almost makes me feel bad about what I'm going to do to their boy... almost."

 

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Roy Jones Jr. vs. Max Alexander on December 10th

By Allen Fox: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) will be facing Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) on December 10th in a comeback fight for Jones at the AmericasMart Bldg 3, Atlanta, Georgia. Jones has lost his last three fight with two of them by knockout.

It’s disappointing that Jones has had to resort to fighting in an out of the way place like this against this type of opponent. If you look at Jones’ big fights in New York and elsewhere it’s a sad that this is what it’s come to.

It’s unclear what a win over Alexander will do for Jones, because this isn’t a contender Jones is facing here. Alexander has lost five out of his last six fights. Jones loves fighting but I doubt he’ll be getting anything out of this fight in terms of a bump in public support. This fight won’t be shown on HBO or Showtime. There is no upside for Jones in this fight other than interrupting his string of losses. Jones definitely could use a win right now but he’s not going to go very far beyond this level of a fighter.

 

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Khan says Mayweather will continue to make excuses

By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) thinks that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will continue to make excuses to avoid fighting WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s).

Khan believes that as soon as one issue is resolved such as Mayweather’s demand for Pacquiao to “take the test”, Floyd will come up with another excuse. The excuses could range from anything that Mayweather chooses to use at any given moment and that his ardent fans would swallow as a reason that he would not have to fight the Filipino icon.

In an interview with Fight Hype Amir gave examples of the excuses that Floyd may use:

“Oh, the purse split ain’t fair,’ ‘Oh, the gloves,’ ‘Oh, the rings too small,” Khan said “So I feel there’s always an excuse.”

In response to Floyd Mayweather Sr’s assertion that both he and Pacquiao use performance enhancing drugs (PEDS) Khan had this to say:

“Freddie (Roach) only trains guys he wants, so he’s saying that Freddie is giving every one of us something. That’s ridiculous.”

Khan has made no secret of his intention to fight Mayweather sometime in 2012. Amir has also said that he is willing to take the random drug and urine testing that Floyd demands.

“I’d agree to the random blood testing. In fact, I’ve been tested random many times,” Khan said.

In the past Amir has questioned whether Floyd will duck him as he has ducked Pacquiao.

Apparently Khan is attempting to preempt Mayweatther ducking him by agreeing to the Olympic style random drug testing in advance.

Khan’s slightly arrogant and cocky demeanor is ideally suited to cope with Floyd Mayweather. It is thought by some that Floyd’s recent 4th round KO victim Victor Ortiz was beaten before he ever stepped into the ring when he allowed Mayweather to get inside his head. Ortiz unraveled when Floyd started applying the pressure, hence the infamous head butt, after which Victor left himself unprotected.

Khan’s last fight at light welterweight will be on December 10 when he defends his titles against Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. Khan will then move up to the welterweight division, to prepare himself for what he hopes will be an eventual showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

 

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By Allen Fox: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) will be facing Max Alexander (14-5-2, 2 KO’s) on December 10th in a comeback fight for Jones at the AmericasMart Bldg 3, Atlanta, Georgia. Jones has lost his last three fight with two of them by knockout.

It’s disappointing that Jones has had to resort to fighting in an out of the way place like this against this type of opponent. If you look at Jones’ big fights in New York and elsewhere it’s a sad that this is what it’s come to.

It’s unclear what a win over Alexander will do for Jones, because this isn’t a contender Jones is facing here. Alexander has lost five out of his last six fights. Jones loves fighting but I doubt he’ll be getting anything out of this fight in terms of a bump in public support. This fight won’t be shown on HBO or Showtime. There is no upside for Jones in this fight other than interrupting his string of losses. Jones definitely could use a win right now but he’s not going to go very far beyond this level of a fighter.

No Roy please stop it you're going to kill yourself in the ring.

 

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^^^^i mean what else does he have to prove?

spend time with your family enjoy your life...raise your sons to be champions physically and mentally. know when to step away, your confusing them as well, enuff is enuff.