Can't even get HBO to accept his fight yet he stays with GGG's name in his mouth. Meanwhile, GGG is not being rejected by HBO but being ducked by everyone including Ward with his "we can fight in 2016" bullshit.
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Its time for ward to move up he beat everyone @168 and got all the belts....ggg is trying to do the same at 160 its not right for ward to be calling him to move up..shit if ward wants the fight so bad go down to 160 if not 175.
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What it's boiling down to is Ward's asking price. He expects to make over $2 million dollars per fight, including his tune ups. HBO already paid him over $2 million dollars for a tune up against Rodriguez, and then he sat himself on the sidelines for over a year. So HBO is basically saying, you want us to pay you big money, fight a quality opponent.
With Golovkin, and I agree he's being ducked, he's fighting the guys who are available and they aren't big names, but Golovkin isn't demanding an arm and a leg for them. He'll gladly fight for $500k, four times a year, against lessor opponents while he waits. Ward doesn't understand that because he feels self entitled. Look at me I won the Super Six, I beat Chad Dawson, I was #2 fighter in the world. Was. Past tense. He doesn't get that Super Six was years ago, and he's fought once in like three years. He needs to realize if he wants a tune up, fine, but he's got to get paid like he's fighting a tune up. HBO would approve these guys if that's the case.
With Golovkin, and I agree he's being ducked, he's fighting the guys who are available and they aren't big names, but Golovkin isn't demanding an arm and a leg for them. He'll gladly fight for $500k, four times a year, against lessor opponents while he waits. Ward doesn't understand that because he feels self entitled. Look at me I won the Super Six, I beat Chad Dawson, I was #2 fighter in the world. Was. Past tense. He doesn't get that Super Six was years ago, and he's fought once in like three years. He needs to realize if he wants a tune up, fine, but he's got to get paid like he's fighting a tune up. HBO would approve these guys if that's the case.
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Miguel Cotto-Cornelius Bundrage Looms For June 6
Posted by: Miguel Rivera on 3/21/2015 .
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By Miguel Rivera
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) appears to be on track to face veteran boxer Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage on June 6th, on eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan, New York.
According to El Nuevo Dia, an official announcement could be made as early as next week. It would be the first of three fights under his new promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports.
Bundrage, 41, is the reigning 154-pound champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Besides participating in the reality series The Contender, Bundrage (34-5, 29 KOs) captured the junior middleweight belt of the IBF, for a second time, on October 14 of last by beating Carlos Molina by unanimous decision.
Cotto has been inactive since June 7th of last year, when he captured his fourth divisional world title with a TKO victory over Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez.
Posted by: Miguel Rivera on 3/21/2015 .
>>>Click Here For Tons of More Breaking Boxing News, Articles and Insider Information<<<
By Miguel Rivera
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) appears to be on track to face veteran boxer Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage on June 6th, on eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan, New York.
According to El Nuevo Dia, an official announcement could be made as early as next week. It would be the first of three fights under his new promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports.
Bundrage, 41, is the reigning 154-pound champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Besides participating in the reality series The Contender, Bundrage (34-5, 29 KOs) captured the junior middleweight belt of the IBF, for a second time, on October 14 of last by beating Carlos Molina by unanimous decision.
Cotto has been inactive since June 7th of last year, when he captured his fourth divisional world title with a TKO victory over Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez.
Beterbiev apparently beat Kovalev twice in the amateurs, it's always mentioned. Now Kovalev seems to recall differently...
Kovalev: "when did Beterbiev beat me, in his dreams?"
Kovalev apparently responded to Beterbiev on facebook, rough translation:
Quote:
"It's interesting that he said he beat me at something, when is it that you beat me? In your dreams?
We met twice, in sparring the first 2 rounds the back of your head was touching your arse, then in rounds 3 and 4 I got tired and you couldn't do anything with me! You were hitting air as if you were shadow boxing! The whole Russian team will confirm it who was in Kislovodsk.
And second time in Russian championship tourney the judges gave Beterbiev gift decision, because no one had my back and I was boxing alone against the whole corrupt commission of Magnitogorsk.
What now? there's no need to lie to the public Artur! Earn your shot with me and then I will punish you.
There's no need to pass lies for truth, as of now you turned down a fight with Chilemba, this tells us you pissed your pants"
Kovalev: "when did Beterbiev beat me, in his dreams?"
Kovalev apparently responded to Beterbiev on facebook, rough translation:
Quote:
"It's interesting that he said he beat me at something, when is it that you beat me? In your dreams?
We met twice, in sparring the first 2 rounds the back of your head was touching your arse, then in rounds 3 and 4 I got tired and you couldn't do anything with me! You were hitting air as if you were shadow boxing! The whole Russian team will confirm it who was in Kislovodsk.
And second time in Russian championship tourney the judges gave Beterbiev gift decision, because no one had my back and I was boxing alone against the whole corrupt commission of Magnitogorsk.
What now? there's no need to lie to the public Artur! Earn your shot with me and then I will punish you.
There's no need to pass lies for truth, as of now you turned down a fight with Chilemba, this tells us you pissed your pants"
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Wtf so now k9 is the hot commodity?!?
Tim Bradley Slides in, Snatches K9 Bundrage Shot?
Posted by: Steve Kim on 3/21/2015 .
By Steve Kim
While there are reports of IBF junior middleweight belt-holder Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage (34-5, 19KOs) facing WBC middleweight champ Miguel Cotto in June, there is the distinct possibility that Bundrage could instead be facing 'the Desert Storm', Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12KOs).
Promoter Bob Arum confirmed that Top Rank (which handles Bradley) has had serious discussions with Bundrage and he described the talks as "good."
"We've concluded and we're just waiting to get the dates from HBO," Arum told BoxingScene.com.
Could Bunrdage-Bradley be paired with Felix Verdejo on June 13th at the Theater at Madison Square Garden?
"That's a big possibility, we'll see. Or maybe it maybe that we'll do the fight in Mexico City," said Arum.
So if not Bundrage, who does Cotto fight in the summer?
Arum quipped - ''Well, let him fight (Gaby) Penagaricano (who is Cotto's adviser)."
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
Tim Bradley Slides in, Snatches K9 Bundrage Shot?
Posted by: Steve Kim on 3/21/2015 .
By Steve Kim
While there are reports of IBF junior middleweight belt-holder Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage (34-5, 19KOs) facing WBC middleweight champ Miguel Cotto in June, there is the distinct possibility that Bundrage could instead be facing 'the Desert Storm', Tim Bradley (31-1-1, 12KOs).
Promoter Bob Arum confirmed that Top Rank (which handles Bradley) has had serious discussions with Bundrage and he described the talks as "good."
"We've concluded and we're just waiting to get the dates from HBO," Arum told BoxingScene.com.
Could Bunrdage-Bradley be paired with Felix Verdejo on June 13th at the Theater at Madison Square Garden?
"That's a big possibility, we'll see. Or maybe it maybe that we'll do the fight in Mexico City," said Arum.
So if not Bundrage, who does Cotto fight in the summer?
Arum quipped - ''Well, let him fight (Gaby) Penagaricano (who is Cotto's adviser)."
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.
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^^^fine, drop the belt and stop holding it hostage that's fine with me. The belt would then be vacant, Golovkin is mandatory so he would fight the next highest ranked available fighter for said belt.
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One of the cool things PBC boxing is doing is putting a ton of content on YouTube and this includes FULL FIGHTS. Apparently they will continue to upload the fights fast (just a couple days after) and apparently they are going to upload all the camera angles as well. definitely worth subscribing to their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXYAGB9SadlL6p5Bb66wWw?app=desktop
Unrelated.
One of the cool things PBC boxing is doing is putting a ton of content on YouTube and this includes FULL FIGHTS. Apparently they will continue to upload the fights fast (just a couple days after) and apparently they are going to upload all the camera angles as well. definitely worth subscribing to their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXYAGB9SadlL6p5Bb66wWw?app=desktop
not really, Cotto and Canelo would have happened on May 2nd if the even bigger fight wasnt happening. I said it before you cant label someone a coward when they have already fought Manny, Floyd, and Sergio the top 3 fighters from 147 to 160. Also fought Margarito when everyone was scared to but was huge mistake cuz of a cheating of shit. He wont fight ggg obviously and like i saw mentioned on another forum Cotto fighting Sergio was a legacy fight and it just so happens he won a belt to go along with it. He will drop the belt and 2-0-Sixx will be happy. Also dont care how bad people want to make Sergios knee out to be it still took guts for Cotto to take that fight. Theres no way they could of kinown Sergio would of been in really bad shape going into the fight.
When you fight a guy coming off two surgeries and a 14 month lay off, and avoided him when he was healthy, fought a guy ranked 17th by one body and not ranked by another, and say you will drop your title instead of defending it, you're a coward. He knew Sergio was a cripple. He had chances to fight him when he was healthy he passed and decided to take him when he was a gimp. And then he ducks Saul and basically says he isn't fighting GGG.
Coward. He probably took the Manny and Floyd fights because they're smaller fighters. A cowardly opportunist is more like it.
And Cotto pulled out of the Saul fight before Manny and Floyd was announced.
Coward. He probably took the Manny and Floyd fights because they're smaller fighters. A cowardly opportunist is more like it.
And Cotto pulled out of the Saul fight before Manny and Floyd was announced.
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LOL He knew the fight was being announced. Cottos the same size as Mayweather. Why didnt Floyd fight Sergio? It took balls for him to even take the fight. Hes not even a true 154 fighter. Ur a Stephenson supporter. Thats a definition of a coward. Not someone that fought the top 3 p4p fighters. Seems to me u haven't followed Cottos career that well. He took no shortcuts. Ducked noone at 147 his true weight class while Manny and Floyd were very cautious who they fought. Only fighter at 147 he never fought was Paul Williams. Im sure he would have if the opportunity was there. He fought Mosley before Mosley fought Margarito who Manny ducked at that particular time. Hes at the end of his career. Let the man be
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How much did Cotto weigh when he fought floyd?
As for the fight being announced, Oscar and Saul said they weren't budging on a date unless Floyd and Pac fought on that date. Cotto's right hand man said the date wasn't the issue. So what is the problem?
And I wouldn't say I am a Stevenson "supporter" but I don't like the guy being framed and lied on. And how is Stevenson a ducker when he went back to HBO a and told them to match the offer? Not to beat it, simply to match it.
I followed Cotto's career enough. He took a shortcut by fighting a 17th rank fighter, a shortcut by fighting a cripple, a shortcut by ducking Saul and plans to take a short cut by ducking GGG. But hey, don't take my word for it. HBO is basically telling him that if he doesn't stop being a coward they aren't taking his fights. So him fighting Floyd, Pac, niggas from six years ago? Doesn't matter. Ask HBO if it matters.
Look what Dan Ambrose said about Cotto in 2011. Peep the third paragraph.
Sergio Martinez: I’ll never fight Cotto, because he’s been ducking me for 1.5 years
Saul knows he is a coward. GGG knows it. Sergio knew it but fought him anyway. Ambrose knew it. Floyd did. Pac did. And guess what? Now HBO knows it.
As for the fight being announced, Oscar and Saul said they weren't budging on a date unless Floyd and Pac fought on that date. Cotto's right hand man said the date wasn't the issue. So what is the problem?
And I wouldn't say I am a Stevenson "supporter" but I don't like the guy being framed and lied on. And how is Stevenson a ducker when he went back to HBO a and told them to match the offer? Not to beat it, simply to match it.
I followed Cotto's career enough. He took a shortcut by fighting a 17th rank fighter, a shortcut by fighting a cripple, a shortcut by ducking Saul and plans to take a short cut by ducking GGG. But hey, don't take my word for it. HBO is basically telling him that if he doesn't stop being a coward they aren't taking his fights. So him fighting Floyd, Pac, niggas from six years ago? Doesn't matter. Ask HBO if it matters.
Look what Dan Ambrose said about Cotto in 2011. Peep the third paragraph.
Sergio Martinez: I’ll never fight Cotto, because he’s been ducking me for 1.5 years
Saul knows he is a coward. GGG knows it. Sergio knew it but fought him anyway. Ambrose knew it. Floyd did. Pac did. And guess what? Now HBO knows it.
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How can someone be ducking another fighter who is in weight class above him and really 2 weight classes above the weight who should have stayed at? Also if Sergio was having these knee problems how can Cotto fight an inactive fighter????????? To be quite clear Roach was a coward for having Manny fight Cotto when he did. He knew Cotto was fucked up from them loaded gloves and had become a super cautious fighter at that time. Noone thinks someones a coward if they actually fought eachother. The fuck are talking about? Canelo and him will probably still fight which will only leave you leave you with GGG as someone Cotto ducked who just happens to be like twice the size of Cotto.
You dont even realize how much shit Sergio talked about Floyd do you? By your logic Floyd ducked Sergio. 2 of Cottos last 4 fights have been against the top p4p fighters, not to bad for a "ducker". Floyd and Manny both successfully ducked Cotto and Margarito in that time period that Cotto and Margarito fought eachother imagine that. If i remember correctly Manny could have fought Cotto at 140 but Cotto was far to dangerous then they wanted no part of him
You dont even realize how much shit Sergio talked about Floyd do you? By your logic Floyd ducked Sergio. 2 of Cottos last 4 fights have been against the top p4p fighters, not to bad for a "ducker". Floyd and Manny both successfully ducked Cotto and Margarito in that time period that Cotto and Margarito fought eachother imagine that. If i remember correctly Manny could have fought Cotto at 140 but Cotto was far to dangerous then they wanted no part of him
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