Maidana doesn't have top notch stamina. Margarito, Paul Williams, Santa Cruz, guys like that could easily throw 100 punches per round, prime Pacquiao could as well (though usually didn't have to).
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Wladimir wants Stiverne fight
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Bermane Stiverne wladimir klitschko By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KO’s) wants a shot at WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KO’s) in the near future if possible in order to get a chance to win the last major heavyweight title not already in his possession. Wladimir has a fight tentatively scheduled already, though, against his #1 IBF challenger Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KO’s) on September 6th at the O2 World, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. A fight between Wladimir and Stiverne will likely have to wait until 2015, if at all.
Stiverne and his promoter Don King still haven’t said whether they’re interested in taking a unification fight against the 6’6″ Wladimir, and it’s quite possible that they’ll say no to his request for a fight. While it would be a good payday for Stiverne if he were to take that fight, he’d very likely lose his title and then be relegated to contender status once again. Stiverne won’t get as much money for his normal title defenses, but if he holds onto the WBC title for a year or two, he’ll end up making a lot more money in the long run than he’d make in a single unification fight against Wladimir.
“I hope that the sanctioning bodies will speak the same language and we find a solution to allow me to fight for the WBC title,” Wladimir said to ESPN. “If not, I will go the other way. I have no influence on it. I know it’s complicated to become champion and get things like that done. There are a lot of sanctioning bodies and obligations. I just hope the sanctioning bodies will be supportive of this unification fight.”
Wladimir seems to be assuming that King and Stiverne are going to go along with the idea of fighting him. The only way that happens is if it’s financially worthwhile to take one big payday rather than smaller ones. Stiverne has a chance to take an easy optional title defense next followed by a mandatory defense against Deontay Wilder, his mandatory challenger. There’s a good chance that Stiverne will win his next two fights, and continue to win if he can get past tough contenders like Bryant Jennings and Mike Perez.
If Wladimir ends up beating Stiverne, there will be less heavyweight fights because it’ll be one less heavyweight champion, and Wladimir will be continually busy taking care of mandatory challengers from the other sanctioning bodies. As we saw recently with Alex Leapai, some sanctioning bodies push less than highly contenders to the top of their rankings, and that sets up a lot of mismatches. The WBC seems to be one of the rare sanctioning bodies that has high quality heavyweights ranked at the top.
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Bermane Stiverne wladimir klitschko By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KO’s) wants a shot at WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KO’s) in the near future if possible in order to get a chance to win the last major heavyweight title not already in his possession. Wladimir has a fight tentatively scheduled already, though, against his #1 IBF challenger Kubrat Pulev (20-0, 11 KO’s) on September 6th at the O2 World, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. A fight between Wladimir and Stiverne will likely have to wait until 2015, if at all.
Stiverne and his promoter Don King still haven’t said whether they’re interested in taking a unification fight against the 6’6″ Wladimir, and it’s quite possible that they’ll say no to his request for a fight. While it would be a good payday for Stiverne if he were to take that fight, he’d very likely lose his title and then be relegated to contender status once again. Stiverne won’t get as much money for his normal title defenses, but if he holds onto the WBC title for a year or two, he’ll end up making a lot more money in the long run than he’d make in a single unification fight against Wladimir.
“I hope that the sanctioning bodies will speak the same language and we find a solution to allow me to fight for the WBC title,” Wladimir said to ESPN. “If not, I will go the other way. I have no influence on it. I know it’s complicated to become champion and get things like that done. There are a lot of sanctioning bodies and obligations. I just hope the sanctioning bodies will be supportive of this unification fight.”
Wladimir seems to be assuming that King and Stiverne are going to go along with the idea of fighting him. The only way that happens is if it’s financially worthwhile to take one big payday rather than smaller ones. Stiverne has a chance to take an easy optional title defense next followed by a mandatory defense against Deontay Wilder, his mandatory challenger. There’s a good chance that Stiverne will win his next two fights, and continue to win if he can get past tough contenders like Bryant Jennings and Mike Perez.
If Wladimir ends up beating Stiverne, there will be less heavyweight fights because it’ll be one less heavyweight champion, and Wladimir will be continually busy taking care of mandatory challengers from the other sanctioning bodies. As we saw recently with Alex Leapai, some sanctioning bodies push less than highly contenders to the top of their rankings, and that sets up a lot of mismatches. The WBC seems to be one of the rare sanctioning bodies that has high quality heavyweights ranked at the top.
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Floyd Mayweather Sr discredits a future champion to satisfy his sons ego!
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By Jaime Ortega: After Floyd Mayweather’s controversial fight with Marcos Maidana, fans are looking forward for riskier fights to challenge the current Welterweight world champion.
When Floyd Mayweather Sr. was asked in a video interview by PB Insideer, if he saw someone out there capable of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. he said,” there is nobody out there, right now! that I can see technically beat Floyd.”
A reporter then asked Mayweather Sr. about Keith Thurman since he is a fighter who is getting a lot of buzz from the boxing community.
Mayweather Sr. responded, “Is that they guy who got corn roles?”, and waved his hand down like it was a joke question.
“Floyd beat people who hit harder than him (Thurman), and guess what? They get their [expletive] whooped, every time!” Mayweather Sr. Said.
Mayweather Sr. has been partly responsible for filtering out opponents for his son in the past. In fact , Mayweather Sr. was the first one to ever mention in a radio interview that ‘he’ told Floyd not to fight the “little man” (Manny Pacquiao) because
he was concerned about his sons health.
He discredits young upcoming fighters to make them seem weak or unworthy opponents. Mayweather Sr. is partly the real reason why the mega fight will never happen because in the end of the day, he advises Floyd alongside with Roger Mayweather when it comes down on taking risky decisions.
Floyd listens to their advice, just as much as other athletes would rather council with their family before stepping into an important financial decision. Nothing new and unseen there.
After the knockout against Julio Diaz, Thurman has been scouting possible opponents for his next bout, and called out Floyd, since it’s the next mandatory fight in line.
It would be close to absurd to suggest The Money Team is not acquainted with the young Clearwater native and his boxing skills. Thurman has not passed unnoticed under the underground boxing radar, but has passed undetected under the mainstream media radar because every serious and smart welterweight is afraid, trying to avoid at all cost crossing roads with him as his Coach Dan Birmingham mentioned on multiple video interviews.
Thurman is a real boxing beast and a serious contender to be considered for 147lb. He knows Floyd very well, and he is even willing to counter attack the champion with his own ‘offensive’ medicine, a strategy only a few boxers can execute against the so called and self proclaim ‘best ever’ to have ever step on the ring.
On multiple occasions Thurman has said that in order to beat Floyd’s defense, all he needs is to land a few clean hits while he throws a powerful combination. He also said that when Floyd is on “offense very few boxers” can counter back like he can.
It only takes one punch to beat Floyd, and unlike Maidana, every punch Thurman lands is a devastating shot into the body. With Floyd’s last performance if Thurman had ’800′ shots, all true boxing fans should know that ‘One Time” would capitalize just with one punch with knockout results.
Throw back to the old school. Decent boxing technique, willingness to engage and one punch power. Add a stellar amateur pedigree from the age of six, trained by Sugar Ray Leonard’s amateur coach Dan Birmingham and you have the real deal. This guy is a natural 147lb fighter; knocking out other people. Designed to destroy.
Sorry, but a fight with Floyd would not last more than five rounds, via-knockout in favor of One Time.
But One Time, will never fight Floyd, so Floyd fans need not to worry about the consequences. Even if Thurman outclassed Shawn Porter or knocked Amir Khan out, the fight would not create the Pay-Per-View hits required to attract a future Floyd fight.
But let’s forget about Pacquiao. Let’s say for instance, Thurman beats Pacquiao first and knocks the little Pilipino down. What would be the excuses to not fight Floyd? Drug testing? Promoter problems? Insert excuse here please (…
!
Floyd has all the tools to beat any fighter. But if he doesn’t take on his most dangerous opponents, and instead takes on boxers with 4 loses on their records, what is that tell you?
As an analyst, It seems to me, most people cheer for boxers that represent their culture and ethnicity. Most Pilipino’s root for Pacquiao with bias, Cubans root for Erislandy’s Lara {…} and inside the U.S. without a doubt most hardcore Floyd fans are Afro-Americans who always look for excuses to praise their untested champion. It’s understandable, first rule of life cheer for your own, but do it with common sense.
But one thing is being a fan and a supporter, and another an absolute tail chaser. One thing is being open minded, and another is to ‘drop your brains on the floor.’
He is not ‘The Best Ever’ as he claims to be, he is afraid of Pacquiao (In life people who give seven excuses are mostly liars and get fired in any job), and most importantly he is not giving you (Floyd fans) the fights everyone wants.
Now, If you believe that this is what true champions consist of, it’s not Floyd’s fault anymore, It’s 100% your fault and personally blame his fans for blindly defending his posture. I wish for money not ruin the sport of boxing, wishful thinking maybe, call me old school, probably!
If he doesn’t want to fight Pacquiao, fine! Have him fight Lara, Sergio Martinez, Porter. But stop with the excuses because Thurman deserves credit as he is the most avoided welterweight at 147lb, and no boxer wants to tarnish their record against him. Mayweather Sr. you know Thurman is a man to fear, and you just don’t want to risk it. Just say it, be real and lets end the notes that way. But don’t discredit a future champion, to satisfy your sons own ego.
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By Jaime Ortega: After Floyd Mayweather’s controversial fight with Marcos Maidana, fans are looking forward for riskier fights to challenge the current Welterweight world champion.
When Floyd Mayweather Sr. was asked in a video interview by PB Insideer, if he saw someone out there capable of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. he said,” there is nobody out there, right now! that I can see technically beat Floyd.”
A reporter then asked Mayweather Sr. about Keith Thurman since he is a fighter who is getting a lot of buzz from the boxing community.
Mayweather Sr. responded, “Is that they guy who got corn roles?”, and waved his hand down like it was a joke question.
“Floyd beat people who hit harder than him (Thurman), and guess what? They get their [expletive] whooped, every time!” Mayweather Sr. Said.
Mayweather Sr. has been partly responsible for filtering out opponents for his son in the past. In fact , Mayweather Sr. was the first one to ever mention in a radio interview that ‘he’ told Floyd not to fight the “little man” (Manny Pacquiao) because
he was concerned about his sons health.
He discredits young upcoming fighters to make them seem weak or unworthy opponents. Mayweather Sr. is partly the real reason why the mega fight will never happen because in the end of the day, he advises Floyd alongside with Roger Mayweather when it comes down on taking risky decisions.
Floyd listens to their advice, just as much as other athletes would rather council with their family before stepping into an important financial decision. Nothing new and unseen there.
After the knockout against Julio Diaz, Thurman has been scouting possible opponents for his next bout, and called out Floyd, since it’s the next mandatory fight in line.
It would be close to absurd to suggest The Money Team is not acquainted with the young Clearwater native and his boxing skills. Thurman has not passed unnoticed under the underground boxing radar, but has passed undetected under the mainstream media radar because every serious and smart welterweight is afraid, trying to avoid at all cost crossing roads with him as his Coach Dan Birmingham mentioned on multiple video interviews.
Thurman is a real boxing beast and a serious contender to be considered for 147lb. He knows Floyd very well, and he is even willing to counter attack the champion with his own ‘offensive’ medicine, a strategy only a few boxers can execute against the so called and self proclaim ‘best ever’ to have ever step on the ring.
On multiple occasions Thurman has said that in order to beat Floyd’s defense, all he needs is to land a few clean hits while he throws a powerful combination. He also said that when Floyd is on “offense very few boxers” can counter back like he can.
It only takes one punch to beat Floyd, and unlike Maidana, every punch Thurman lands is a devastating shot into the body. With Floyd’s last performance if Thurman had ’800′ shots, all true boxing fans should know that ‘One Time” would capitalize just with one punch with knockout results.
Throw back to the old school. Decent boxing technique, willingness to engage and one punch power. Add a stellar amateur pedigree from the age of six, trained by Sugar Ray Leonard’s amateur coach Dan Birmingham and you have the real deal. This guy is a natural 147lb fighter; knocking out other people. Designed to destroy.
Sorry, but a fight with Floyd would not last more than five rounds, via-knockout in favor of One Time.
But One Time, will never fight Floyd, so Floyd fans need not to worry about the consequences. Even if Thurman outclassed Shawn Porter or knocked Amir Khan out, the fight would not create the Pay-Per-View hits required to attract a future Floyd fight.
But let’s forget about Pacquiao. Let’s say for instance, Thurman beats Pacquiao first and knocks the little Pilipino down. What would be the excuses to not fight Floyd? Drug testing? Promoter problems? Insert excuse here please (…
!Floyd has all the tools to beat any fighter. But if he doesn’t take on his most dangerous opponents, and instead takes on boxers with 4 loses on their records, what is that tell you?
As an analyst, It seems to me, most people cheer for boxers that represent their culture and ethnicity. Most Pilipino’s root for Pacquiao with bias, Cubans root for Erislandy’s Lara {…} and inside the U.S. without a doubt most hardcore Floyd fans are Afro-Americans who always look for excuses to praise their untested champion. It’s understandable, first rule of life cheer for your own, but do it with common sense.
But one thing is being a fan and a supporter, and another an absolute tail chaser. One thing is being open minded, and another is to ‘drop your brains on the floor.’
He is not ‘The Best Ever’ as he claims to be, he is afraid of Pacquiao (In life people who give seven excuses are mostly liars and get fired in any job), and most importantly he is not giving you (Floyd fans) the fights everyone wants.
Now, If you believe that this is what true champions consist of, it’s not Floyd’s fault anymore, It’s 100% your fault and personally blame his fans for blindly defending his posture. I wish for money not ruin the sport of boxing, wishful thinking maybe, call me old school, probably!
If he doesn’t want to fight Pacquiao, fine! Have him fight Lara, Sergio Martinez, Porter. But stop with the excuses because Thurman deserves credit as he is the most avoided welterweight at 147lb, and no boxer wants to tarnish their record against him. Mayweather Sr. you know Thurman is a man to fear, and you just don’t want to risk it. Just say it, be real and lets end the notes that way. But don’t discredit a future champion, to satisfy your sons own ego.
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Arum Wants To Stage Pacquiao-marquez 5 In Macau, China
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum doesn’t want to stage a potential fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) in the United States. Instead, Arum wants to take the two fighters and bring them over to Macao, China, where they can dodge the taxes that they would be hit with for the loot they would make if the fight were to take place in America.
It’s no secret that Arum would like to open up China’s huge population of 1.4 billion people to PPV fights. By putting the Pacquiao-Marquez fight in China, and then getting the Chinese fans hooked on seeing Pacquiao fight, Arum can then possibly start charging the Chinese boxing fans for future fights.
“Juan Manuel Marquez to Macau? I don’t see why not,” Arum said. “Nacho [Beristain] is saying if Marquez fights Manny, he doesn’t want the fight to be in the United States because of the high income tax. What else could he be thinking of other than Macao.”
That sounds like Arum is wishing and hoping that Marquez will agree to have his fight with Pacquiao take place in Macao, but I don’t think that’s going to be the case. Why would Marquez want to agree to fight in front of a huge Pacquiao-friendly audience in Macau? That would be putting Marquez in a situation where he’d be going into a place where there would likely be few of his fans present. And that would mean that each of Pacquiao’s punches, whether they landed or not, would likely be cheered wildly by the fans in Macau. Pacquiao has already fought in Macao before, and so he has fans already over there. Marquez has never been there before, and he’d be perceived as the visiting fighter.
It’s more likely that Marquez is thinking of having the Pacquiao-Marquez 5 fight staged in Mexico in order to dodge the U.S taxes on the PPV loot and not having the fight take place in Macao. Marquez has already arguably been robbed three times in previous fights against Pacquiao, and I doubt he wants to risk being on the receiving end of another controversial decision.
It’s still too early for Arum to be talking about a Pacquiao vs. Marquez 5 fight, because Marquez still needs to get passed Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) in their fight this Saturday night on May 17th at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. That’s a 50-50 fight that could go either way. Arum can stick Pacquiao vs. Alvarado in Macao, and I’m sure Alvarado won’t have any issues about having the fight staged over there, because he’d just be happy to get the fight in the first place.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum doesn’t want to stage a potential fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) in the United States. Instead, Arum wants to take the two fighters and bring them over to Macao, China, where they can dodge the taxes that they would be hit with for the loot they would make if the fight were to take place in America.
It’s no secret that Arum would like to open up China’s huge population of 1.4 billion people to PPV fights. By putting the Pacquiao-Marquez fight in China, and then getting the Chinese fans hooked on seeing Pacquiao fight, Arum can then possibly start charging the Chinese boxing fans for future fights.
“Juan Manuel Marquez to Macau? I don’t see why not,” Arum said. “Nacho [Beristain] is saying if Marquez fights Manny, he doesn’t want the fight to be in the United States because of the high income tax. What else could he be thinking of other than Macao.”
That sounds like Arum is wishing and hoping that Marquez will agree to have his fight with Pacquiao take place in Macao, but I don’t think that’s going to be the case. Why would Marquez want to agree to fight in front of a huge Pacquiao-friendly audience in Macau? That would be putting Marquez in a situation where he’d be going into a place where there would likely be few of his fans present. And that would mean that each of Pacquiao’s punches, whether they landed or not, would likely be cheered wildly by the fans in Macau. Pacquiao has already fought in Macao before, and so he has fans already over there. Marquez has never been there before, and he’d be perceived as the visiting fighter.
It’s more likely that Marquez is thinking of having the Pacquiao-Marquez 5 fight staged in Mexico in order to dodge the U.S taxes on the PPV loot and not having the fight take place in Macao. Marquez has already arguably been robbed three times in previous fights against Pacquiao, and I doubt he wants to risk being on the receiving end of another controversial decision.
It’s still too early for Arum to be talking about a Pacquiao vs. Marquez 5 fight, because Marquez still needs to get passed Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) in their fight this Saturday night on May 17th at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. That’s a 50-50 fight that could go either way. Arum can stick Pacquiao vs. Alvarado in Macao, and I’m sure Alvarado won’t have any issues about having the fight staged over there, because he’d just be happy to get the fight in the first place.
The Four Horsemen: Welterweight Legends Who Would Have Beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Carlos Acevedo
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., improved his flawless record to 46-0 after notching a majority decision over rough-hewn Marcos Maidana on May 3. It was his umpteenth championship victory and another successful business venture for one of the biggest moneymakers in boxing history. Since winning his first title at junior lightweight in 1998, Mayweather has proven himself to be one of the best fighters of his era. But how would he have fared against some of the welterweight legends of the past?
Trying to compare eras is relatively futile, since contemporary boxing bears only a slight resemblance to the sport of 60-80 years ago. Until about the early 1970s, generally speaking, there were only 8-10 accepted weight classes and one champion per division. There were also three or four times as many professional fighters practicing the Sweet Science, which made competition both plentiful and fierce. Most important, perhaps, is the fact that premium cable channels did not exist; fighters had to appeal to the sporting masses to make a living. They did that, for the most part, by fighting the best competition available. When the only way a fighter—and a promoter, for that matter—could prosper was by attracting an audience, the matchups were invariably better. Even during the closed-circuit era—roughly from the early 1950s to the late 1980s—the production costs were so daunting that promoters could risk only putting the biggest attractions together. If an event failed, the promoter faced financial ruin.
Ultimately, the outlandish fees paid by HBO and Showtime over the last 20 years or so for mediocre bouts—combined with the impulse-buy nature of pay-per-view—have created a false market where fighters flourish regardless of their opposition. All of this—along with the new weight divisions and four madcap sanctioning bodies–has led to hundreds of fugazi achievements. The boxing record books now make as much sense as the scrawling David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz left behind on his apartment walls. A good case could be made for calling Mayweather the best fighter of the last 25 years. But here are four welterweights who might have left the self-proclaimed “Best Ever” humbled. (Note: These pieces were originally written six months ago for inclusion in a larger feature on Grantland. For some reason, that article was never printed.)
ROBERTO DURAN
A nearly unstoppable combination of wile and ferocity, Roberto Duran turned pro in Panama at 15 and embarked on a reign of terror that lasted nearly a decade. It began when he mauled stylish Ken Buchanan for the world title in 1972 and ended with his notorious tank job against Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980. But for eight years Duran reminded bitter stogie-chewing old-timers of glory days gone by. Notable for a mean streak whose existence had nothing to do with Twitter or TMZ, Duran was a pressure fighter from hell. But what separated him from other run-of-the-mill aggressors was a superb defense, one predicated on angles precise as those drawn up in AutoCAD. Only gifted Esteban De Jesus, who handed Duran his first “L” in 1972, troubled “Hands of Stone” in his prime. And Duran twice avenged his loss to De Jesus in subsequent years.
After 12 title defenses of his lightweight title, Duran rose to welter, where he took a few stopgap fights (including one against future Hall of Famer Carlos Palomino!) before ripping the welterweight title from Olympic loverboy Sugar Ray Leonard in Montréal. Leonard won the infamous “No Mas” rematch at the Superdome when Duran decided training was not nearly as important as mirror balls and arroz con pollo. Overweight by dozens of pounds in camp, Duran gobbled diuretics during preparation as if they were Baby Ruths.
Against Mayweather, Duran would charge out at the opening bell looking to land ripping hooks and uppercuts in close, counter rights from the outside, and thudding elbows from wherever he could launch them. Duran would not give Mayweather time to set up his leisurely offense, and the lauded defense that worked so well against Robert Guerrero and Henry Bruseles would splinter into shards after 20 minutes under the hot lights against Duran.
RESULT: DURAN W12 MAYWEATHER
http://thecruelestsport.com/2014/05...terweight-legends-beaten-floyd-mayweather-jr/
*****
By Carlos Acevedo
Floyd Mayweather, Jr., improved his flawless record to 46-0 after notching a majority decision over rough-hewn Marcos Maidana on May 3. It was his umpteenth championship victory and another successful business venture for one of the biggest moneymakers in boxing history. Since winning his first title at junior lightweight in 1998, Mayweather has proven himself to be one of the best fighters of his era. But how would he have fared against some of the welterweight legends of the past?
Trying to compare eras is relatively futile, since contemporary boxing bears only a slight resemblance to the sport of 60-80 years ago. Until about the early 1970s, generally speaking, there were only 8-10 accepted weight classes and one champion per division. There were also three or four times as many professional fighters practicing the Sweet Science, which made competition both plentiful and fierce. Most important, perhaps, is the fact that premium cable channels did not exist; fighters had to appeal to the sporting masses to make a living. They did that, for the most part, by fighting the best competition available. When the only way a fighter—and a promoter, for that matter—could prosper was by attracting an audience, the matchups were invariably better. Even during the closed-circuit era—roughly from the early 1950s to the late 1980s—the production costs were so daunting that promoters could risk only putting the biggest attractions together. If an event failed, the promoter faced financial ruin.
Ultimately, the outlandish fees paid by HBO and Showtime over the last 20 years or so for mediocre bouts—combined with the impulse-buy nature of pay-per-view—have created a false market where fighters flourish regardless of their opposition. All of this—along with the new weight divisions and four madcap sanctioning bodies–has led to hundreds of fugazi achievements. The boxing record books now make as much sense as the scrawling David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz left behind on his apartment walls. A good case could be made for calling Mayweather the best fighter of the last 25 years. But here are four welterweights who might have left the self-proclaimed “Best Ever” humbled. (Note: These pieces were originally written six months ago for inclusion in a larger feature on Grantland. For some reason, that article was never printed.)
ROBERTO DURAN
A nearly unstoppable combination of wile and ferocity, Roberto Duran turned pro in Panama at 15 and embarked on a reign of terror that lasted nearly a decade. It began when he mauled stylish Ken Buchanan for the world title in 1972 and ended with his notorious tank job against Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980. But for eight years Duran reminded bitter stogie-chewing old-timers of glory days gone by. Notable for a mean streak whose existence had nothing to do with Twitter or TMZ, Duran was a pressure fighter from hell. But what separated him from other run-of-the-mill aggressors was a superb defense, one predicated on angles precise as those drawn up in AutoCAD. Only gifted Esteban De Jesus, who handed Duran his first “L” in 1972, troubled “Hands of Stone” in his prime. And Duran twice avenged his loss to De Jesus in subsequent years.
After 12 title defenses of his lightweight title, Duran rose to welter, where he took a few stopgap fights (including one against future Hall of Famer Carlos Palomino!) before ripping the welterweight title from Olympic loverboy Sugar Ray Leonard in Montréal. Leonard won the infamous “No Mas” rematch at the Superdome when Duran decided training was not nearly as important as mirror balls and arroz con pollo. Overweight by dozens of pounds in camp, Duran gobbled diuretics during preparation as if they were Baby Ruths.
Against Mayweather, Duran would charge out at the opening bell looking to land ripping hooks and uppercuts in close, counter rights from the outside, and thudding elbows from wherever he could launch them. Duran would not give Mayweather time to set up his leisurely offense, and the lauded defense that worked so well against Robert Guerrero and Henry Bruseles would splinter into shards after 20 minutes under the hot lights against Duran.
RESULT: DURAN W12 MAYWEATHER
http://thecruelestsport.com/2014/05...terweight-legends-beaten-floyd-mayweather-jr/
*****
Duran: Maidana Won It, Mayweather Will Run In Rematch
by: Enyoline Barria
By Enyoline Barria, notifight.com
Panamanian boxing legend Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Duran gave his take on the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KOs) and Argentina's Marcos Rene "El Chino" Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs), and what he expects to happen in the rematch. Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayweather had a much tougher time than expected and won a twelve round majority decision.
"Very Simple. If there is a rematch, Floyd will run from Maidana. He is just going to hold and run. He won't be able to stop Maidana and he knows Maidana will once again be looking for a war," Duran said.
"In Saturday's fight, Mayweather did not know what to do. Maidana had him in trouble. The most curious thing is that he calls himself the best in the world, but he didn't know how to decipher the Argentine. In the last fight with Broner, Maidana did very well and threw punches to the body, and that was what he needed to do with Floyd - but no - he just wanted to hit [Floyd] in the head. In addition, the Argentine does not know how to cut off the ring."
"For me 'El Chino' won it. Indeed, the fight should have ended in a draw, but they didn't want to damage the record of Floyd, so what happened happened."
by: Enyoline Barria
By Enyoline Barria, notifight.com
Panamanian boxing legend Roberto "Mano de Piedra" Duran gave his take on the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KOs) and Argentina's Marcos Rene "El Chino" Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs), and what he expects to happen in the rematch. Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayweather had a much tougher time than expected and won a twelve round majority decision.
"Very Simple. If there is a rematch, Floyd will run from Maidana. He is just going to hold and run. He won't be able to stop Maidana and he knows Maidana will once again be looking for a war," Duran said.
"In Saturday's fight, Mayweather did not know what to do. Maidana had him in trouble. The most curious thing is that he calls himself the best in the world, but he didn't know how to decipher the Argentine. In the last fight with Broner, Maidana did very well and threw punches to the body, and that was what he needed to do with Floyd - but no - he just wanted to hit [Floyd] in the head. In addition, the Argentine does not know how to cut off the ring."
"For me 'El Chino' won it. Indeed, the fight should have ended in a draw, but they didn't want to damage the record of Floyd, so what happened happened."
Father Time knocking on Floyd’s door?
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Mayweather Maidana Mayweather vs. Maidana marcos rene maidana floyd mayweather jr By T.B: You may have missed him but Father Time [FT] was sitting ring side at the May 3rd fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KO’s) and Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and I bet you can guess who he was there to see. They say Father Time comes to visit everyone at some point in our lives and he mostly shows up when we least expect him. Floyd Mayweather Jr got his first visit from FT right around the time Showtime’s “All Access” started documenting his every move for his up coming Maidana fight.
The fans who did tune into All Access witnessed the same tired act they saw on both the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Robert Guerrero All Access episodes. Fans got to see Floyd’s houses, cars, woman, and friends, all of which has been shown over and over year after year.
Based on Showtimes rumored low ratings for this years All Access it’s become very clear Floyd’s “I’m richer than you are” act has gotten….well…OLD. (Maybe this is why HBO didn’t get into a bidding war over Floyd’s services)
Once the fight started it became very clear Floyd was purposely ignoring FT. How many times have we ever seen Floyd thrown up against the ropes in the past?
Mayweather Jr’s fight against 12 to 1 underdog Maidana turned out to be much more exciting than most Floyd fans have become accustomed to. Usually when an A-list fighter like Floyd takes on an at best B level fighter like Maidana, it’s a one-sided fight without much drama. Let’s face it, there’s a reason someone with Floyd’s talent hand picks someone like Maidana to fight; he’s looking for the easy victory and he wants to add to his win column with little or no risk.
Every once in a long while Floyd’s opponents don’t do as they’re told, no sometimes they actually fight back. Just in case this happens, as it did Saturday night, Floyd comes prepared. Either on Showtime’s All Access or at a press conference, Floyd will throw out the promise of “giving the fans a good show”. This is supposed to mean Floyd is going to stand in the pocket and exchange blows, yet it almost never happens. Let’s call it what it really is, it’s a built on excuse just in case his opponent decides to actually fight back.
Saturday nights fight was supposed to be no different for Floyd – get in and get out and do it in 12 rounds or less. Now that Floyd has clearly lost his KO power, he and his fans have excepted the fact that 12 rounds is inevitable.
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Mayweather Maidana Mayweather vs. Maidana marcos rene maidana floyd mayweather jr By T.B: You may have missed him but Father Time [FT] was sitting ring side at the May 3rd fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KO’s) and Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and I bet you can guess who he was there to see. They say Father Time comes to visit everyone at some point in our lives and he mostly shows up when we least expect him. Floyd Mayweather Jr got his first visit from FT right around the time Showtime’s “All Access” started documenting his every move for his up coming Maidana fight.
The fans who did tune into All Access witnessed the same tired act they saw on both the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Robert Guerrero All Access episodes. Fans got to see Floyd’s houses, cars, woman, and friends, all of which has been shown over and over year after year.
Based on Showtimes rumored low ratings for this years All Access it’s become very clear Floyd’s “I’m richer than you are” act has gotten….well…OLD. (Maybe this is why HBO didn’t get into a bidding war over Floyd’s services)
Once the fight started it became very clear Floyd was purposely ignoring FT. How many times have we ever seen Floyd thrown up against the ropes in the past?
Mayweather Jr’s fight against 12 to 1 underdog Maidana turned out to be much more exciting than most Floyd fans have become accustomed to. Usually when an A-list fighter like Floyd takes on an at best B level fighter like Maidana, it’s a one-sided fight without much drama. Let’s face it, there’s a reason someone with Floyd’s talent hand picks someone like Maidana to fight; he’s looking for the easy victory and he wants to add to his win column with little or no risk.
Every once in a long while Floyd’s opponents don’t do as they’re told, no sometimes they actually fight back. Just in case this happens, as it did Saturday night, Floyd comes prepared. Either on Showtime’s All Access or at a press conference, Floyd will throw out the promise of “giving the fans a good show”. This is supposed to mean Floyd is going to stand in the pocket and exchange blows, yet it almost never happens. Let’s call it what it really is, it’s a built on excuse just in case his opponent decides to actually fight back.
Saturday nights fight was supposed to be no different for Floyd – get in and get out and do it in 12 rounds or less. Now that Floyd has clearly lost his KO power, he and his fans have excepted the fact that 12 rounds is inevitable.
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Robert Guerrero vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai & Devon Alexander vs. Jesus Soto Karass on 6/21 on Showtime
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YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI Guerrero Kamegai Guerrero vs. Kamegai Alexander Soto Karass Alexander vs. Soto Karass robert guerrero jesus soto karass devon alexander By Dan Ambrose: The undercasrd of the June 21st fight between Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gary Russell Jr. will have two fights that could wind up being far better fights than that one in welterweight Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) fighting slugger Yoshihiro Kamegai (24-1-1, 21 KO’s) and former two division world champion Devon Alexander (25-2, 14 KO’s) fighting Jesus Soto Karass (28-9-3, 18 KO’s) in a 50/50 fight on Showtime at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Guerrero has done nothing since his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year in May. Golden Boy Promotions were interested in matching Guerrero up with Keith Thurman, but he chose not to take that fight. They had other options for him in addition to Thurman, but Guerrero opted not to take any of those fights. He wanted a rematch against Mayweather, but Mayweather wasn’t interested in fighting him again due to their fight not being a competitive one. Their fight didn’t bring in huge pay-per-view numbers either.
In choosing the little known Kamegai, #7 IBF, #14 WBC, Guerrero is taking a big chance with his career. If he loses to this guy then it’s going to be tough for him to turn things around again, because it gets much better than Kamegai when Guerrero starts climbing the ladder to face guys like Thurman and Shawn Porter, or even Amir Khan. The welterweight division has improved a lot with those three fighters hitting their primes.
Devon Alexander lost his last fight to Porter by a 12 round unanimous decision last December. Porter roughed Alexander up against the ropes in the same way he did with Paulie Malignaggi, and ended up winning an easy decision. Soto Karass was stopped in the 9th round in his last fight by Keith Thurman last December.
The Lomachenko-Russell Jr. fight could be a boring fight if Lomachenko chooses to clinch as much as he did in his recent loss to Orlando Salido. Lomachenko appeared to have never fought a body puncher before during his amateur or his short pro career, so his reaction was to instinctively clinch in order to survive. Lomachenko deserved to lose the fight, but you can make an argument that he didn’t deserve to fight for a world title in his next fight, not with a 1-1 record.
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YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI Guerrero Kamegai Guerrero vs. Kamegai Alexander Soto Karass Alexander vs. Soto Karass robert guerrero jesus soto karass devon alexander By Dan Ambrose: The undercasrd of the June 21st fight between Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gary Russell Jr. will have two fights that could wind up being far better fights than that one in welterweight Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) fighting slugger Yoshihiro Kamegai (24-1-1, 21 KO’s) and former two division world champion Devon Alexander (25-2, 14 KO’s) fighting Jesus Soto Karass (28-9-3, 18 KO’s) in a 50/50 fight on Showtime at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Guerrero has done nothing since his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year in May. Golden Boy Promotions were interested in matching Guerrero up with Keith Thurman, but he chose not to take that fight. They had other options for him in addition to Thurman, but Guerrero opted not to take any of those fights. He wanted a rematch against Mayweather, but Mayweather wasn’t interested in fighting him again due to their fight not being a competitive one. Their fight didn’t bring in huge pay-per-view numbers either.
In choosing the little known Kamegai, #7 IBF, #14 WBC, Guerrero is taking a big chance with his career. If he loses to this guy then it’s going to be tough for him to turn things around again, because it gets much better than Kamegai when Guerrero starts climbing the ladder to face guys like Thurman and Shawn Porter, or even Amir Khan. The welterweight division has improved a lot with those three fighters hitting their primes.
Devon Alexander lost his last fight to Porter by a 12 round unanimous decision last December. Porter roughed Alexander up against the ropes in the same way he did with Paulie Malignaggi, and ended up winning an easy decision. Soto Karass was stopped in the 9th round in his last fight by Keith Thurman last December.
The Lomachenko-Russell Jr. fight could be a boring fight if Lomachenko chooses to clinch as much as he did in his recent loss to Orlando Salido. Lomachenko appeared to have never fought a body puncher before during his amateur or his short pro career, so his reaction was to instinctively clinch in order to survive. Lomachenko deserved to lose the fight, but you can make an argument that he didn’t deserve to fight for a world title in his next fight, not with a 1-1 record.
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The Boxing Observer: May 13, 2014 - In some incredible reports, including the respectable Ring Magazine, 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is contemplating not extending his Top Rank contract which runs out at the end of this year. The Filipino icon rejuvenated his career with a sublime points win over former foe Timothy Bradley last month to end a run of poor form which included two consecutive defeats to Bradley and rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Several credible sources are reporting that the record-breaking welterweight (56(38)-5-2) is willing to break ties with long-term promoter Bob Arum to make a megafight with current pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather.
Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz responded to the claims by telling the Ring that they are pursuing all avenues ahead of the contract expiry date on December 31st. “Bob has been good to us and we have nothing negative to say about Top Rank but we have to decide what’s best for Manny at this stage of his career,” Koncz stated. “If we don’t extend our contract with Top Rank, we may go out on our own and promote ourselves.”
Interestingly, rumours of a pact with rapper turned promoter Curtis Jackson (50 cent) are far from speculation as Koncz reiterates that the idea of a partnership is most certainly a viable option. “Maybe we’ll have a partner and promote ourselves,” he said. In the interim, at least one more fight beckons for Pacquiao under the Top Rank umbrella, and in true Bob Arum style their cash-cow is being lined up top face the winner of the internal duel between Marquez and Mike Alvarado which takes place this weekend over in California.
Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz responded to the claims by telling the Ring that they are pursuing all avenues ahead of the contract expiry date on December 31st. “Bob has been good to us and we have nothing negative to say about Top Rank but we have to decide what’s best for Manny at this stage of his career,” Koncz stated. “If we don’t extend our contract with Top Rank, we may go out on our own and promote ourselves.”
Interestingly, rumours of a pact with rapper turned promoter Curtis Jackson (50 cent) are far from speculation as Koncz reiterates that the idea of a partnership is most certainly a viable option. “Maybe we’ll have a partner and promote ourselves,” he said. In the interim, at least one more fight beckons for Pacquiao under the Top Rank umbrella, and in true Bob Arum style their cash-cow is being lined up top face the winner of the internal duel between Marquez and Mike Alvarado which takes place this weekend over in California.
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I had forgotten about 50 being a player in the whole Pacquiao situation. Almost everyone leaves Arum by the end of their career even if they were a lifer over there. He also has a habit of feeding who were once his stars to their young lions late in their careers. I wouldn't be too terrible surprised to see Pacquiao leave and especially if DLH and Arum don't have the acrimonious relationship that they had just a couple months ago.
It all depends on what kind of money top rank throws at him. Bradley resigned with Top Rank for financial security. Obviously Bradley isn't very marketable so it makes more sense for him. Pacquiao obviously is in a position to finish the twilight of his career a free agent, like Cotto.
Top Rank does great building stars, Oscar, Floyd, Pacquiao, Cotto, all were brought up by TR. Same with Chavez,.who's an idiot imo. TR made this guy a star beating scrubs and he's still complaining. Anyways, you reach that super star elite group and you don't need TR anymore, not as far as long term contracts go.
Top Rank does great building stars, Oscar, Floyd, Pacquiao, Cotto, all were brought up by TR. Same with Chavez,.who's an idiot imo. TR made this guy a star beating scrubs and he's still complaining. Anyways, you reach that super star elite group and you don't need TR anymore, not as far as long term contracts go.
Manny can leave TR, but he won't leave HBO. Cotto is a "free agent," but TR and HBO are doing more for his career than just giving him a Mayweather fight. The same thing is gonna happen here. Like I said during the Bradley 2 fight, I never seen so much MP Promo logos on his fights. TR will be there for him like GB is there for Mayweather.
To be fair, Chavez would've been a star no matter what as long as he won. You could argue that TR did him a disservice by having him fight on PPV's for so long where he was the headliner. He started out his career on Showtime if I remember correctly. He had no amateur experience and he was young so they wanted to move him slowly and they did. Even GB moved Canelo slowly even though he had quite a few pro fights before they signed him. GB doesn't have a great matchmaker though in terms of maximizing earning potential with the least risk. TR is excellent at doing that though.
Yeah, but they Did everything for Chavez. Two failed drug tests (a missing drug test swept under the rug), being fat and lazy, etc, they matched him very wisely until it was virtually impossible to duck Sergio Martinez. I feel other promoters would have either matched him with the wrong opponent earlier on (and he'd have lost) and/or given up on him. TR did him wonders.
And he's stupid because TR is offering $7 million guaranteed for a Golovkin fight, and if he wins then his next fight would be a guaranteed minimum of $10 million, and if he lost to GGG a guaranteed minimum of $5 million. The only thing Top Rank was asking for was a ONE fight extension, that's it, then he could walk if he wanted to. He turned it down so now no GGG and he's under contract with TR till Oct 2015 so good luck getting that kind of money fighting a Bika or even Andre Ward (assuming he's still not in court). Such a dumb decision. If it was a five fight extension or something I'd understand, but one fight is more than reasonable.
And he's stupid because TR is offering $7 million guaranteed for a Golovkin fight, and if he wins then his next fight would be a guaranteed minimum of $10 million, and if he lost to GGG a guaranteed minimum of $5 million. The only thing Top Rank was asking for was a ONE fight extension, that's it, then he could walk if he wanted to. He turned it down so now no GGG and he's under contract with TR till Oct 2015 so good luck getting that kind of money fighting a Bika or even Andre Ward (assuming he's still not in court). Such a dumb decision. If it was a five fight extension or something I'd understand, but one fight is more than reasonable.
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Tim Bradley to fight in October or November, wants Mayweather
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timothy bradley floyd mayweather jr By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) will be back in the ring in October or November, and he’s looking for a big name like Floyd Mayweather Jr to fight if possible. Bradley, 30, is coming off of a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in their rematch last April, a fight which Bradley seemed to run out of gas in the last six rounds. Bradley says he tore a calf muscle in two places in the fight, and after that he was a sitting duck for Pacquiao’s shots.
“I’ll be back hopefully by October-November, that’s the goal,” Bradley said. I just want to fight the best. I tell people I don’t need a tuneup or a down grade. The only guy that I haven’t been in there with is Mayweather…bring it. I want to be the best fighter in the world. Why mess around with a guy that’s a top 20, when I can get in there and fight on HBO and fight…a top guy in the sport?”
The only problem that Bradley has is that there’s not much interest in Bradley getting a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr, especially now that Bradley has been beaten by Pacquiao. Why would Mayweather want to fight a guy who is coming off of a loss, and who he feels fought in an amateurish way and looked sloppy?
It’s good that Bradley wants to fight Mayweather, but losing to Pacquiao doesn’t automatically equate to Bradley getting a move up a level against boxing’s No.1 fighter Mayweather. Bradley is kind of looking at things backwards. When you lose a fight, you don’t get a bigger fight. You need to step backwards and rebuild, and that’ what Bradley will need to do.
There’s really no chance of Bradley getting a fight against Mayweather in today’s climate. Mayweather calls the shots, and not Golden Boy Promotions. Top Rank, who promotes Bradley, can make nice with Golden Boy, but it would still come down to whether Mayweather wants to fight Bradley with him being promoted by Top Rank. I think the answer would be no. Bradley had to know that when he re-signed with Top Rank recently, he was giving up any chance that he ever had in getting a fight against Mayweather. Bradley went ahead and re-signed with Top Rank anyway, and now he kind of has to live with his decision.
The chances are high that Bradley will end up fighting one of Arum’s fighters, like Jessie Vargas, Ruslan Provodnikov, Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios. Those are Arum’s stable fighters, and he very likely be offered a fight against one of these names. Bradley probably won’t be too excited to fight Provodnikov again after his close call win over him last year. But the other three are likely who Bradley will pick from.
It’s likely that Arum will choose to put Bradley back in with Pacquiao at some point because he doesn’t have a lot of options for either guy in his stable. So he’ll likely bring them together next year if the two can keep winning.
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timothy bradley floyd mayweather jr By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) will be back in the ring in October or November, and he’s looking for a big name like Floyd Mayweather Jr to fight if possible. Bradley, 30, is coming off of a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in their rematch last April, a fight which Bradley seemed to run out of gas in the last six rounds. Bradley says he tore a calf muscle in two places in the fight, and after that he was a sitting duck for Pacquiao’s shots.
“I’ll be back hopefully by October-November, that’s the goal,” Bradley said. I just want to fight the best. I tell people I don’t need a tuneup or a down grade. The only guy that I haven’t been in there with is Mayweather…bring it. I want to be the best fighter in the world. Why mess around with a guy that’s a top 20, when I can get in there and fight on HBO and fight…a top guy in the sport?”
The only problem that Bradley has is that there’s not much interest in Bradley getting a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr, especially now that Bradley has been beaten by Pacquiao. Why would Mayweather want to fight a guy who is coming off of a loss, and who he feels fought in an amateurish way and looked sloppy?
It’s good that Bradley wants to fight Mayweather, but losing to Pacquiao doesn’t automatically equate to Bradley getting a move up a level against boxing’s No.1 fighter Mayweather. Bradley is kind of looking at things backwards. When you lose a fight, you don’t get a bigger fight. You need to step backwards and rebuild, and that’ what Bradley will need to do.
There’s really no chance of Bradley getting a fight against Mayweather in today’s climate. Mayweather calls the shots, and not Golden Boy Promotions. Top Rank, who promotes Bradley, can make nice with Golden Boy, but it would still come down to whether Mayweather wants to fight Bradley with him being promoted by Top Rank. I think the answer would be no. Bradley had to know that when he re-signed with Top Rank recently, he was giving up any chance that he ever had in getting a fight against Mayweather. Bradley went ahead and re-signed with Top Rank anyway, and now he kind of has to live with his decision.
The chances are high that Bradley will end up fighting one of Arum’s fighters, like Jessie Vargas, Ruslan Provodnikov, Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios. Those are Arum’s stable fighters, and he very likely be offered a fight against one of these names. Bradley probably won’t be too excited to fight Provodnikov again after his close call win over him last year. But the other three are likely who Bradley will pick from.
It’s likely that Arum will choose to put Bradley back in with Pacquiao at some point because he doesn’t have a lot of options for either guy in his stable. So he’ll likely bring them together next year if the two can keep winning.
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Billy Joe Saunders wants Peter Quillin fight
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Saunders Blandamura Saunders vs. Blandamura Emanuele Blandemura peter quillin billy joe saunders By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten middleweight contender Billy Joe Saunders (19-0, 10 KO’s) is hoping he can line himself up for a world title shot against WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin if Saunders can get past little known Emanuele Blandemura (22-0, 5 KO’s) in their fight on July 26th for the vacant European middleweight title at the Phones4U Arena in Manchester, UK.
Saunders doesn’t have much in the way of punching power, and it’s hard to imagine him doing any better than Quillin’s last opponent Lukas Konecny. In fact, I think Konecny is a far better fighter than Saunders with better power, more experience and better skills.
“I know that I’ll have to put in a class performance to show that I’m ready to fight Quillin for the world title next,” Saunders said. “That’s the golden carrot for me. I’ve got to shine on that night and show I’m the best out there. Quillin is there for me to beat. I reckon he’s the most beatable of the middleweight champions. I’d beat him 100% and I’d fight him anywhere, in his backyard or even in a stable.”
Quillin hasn’t taken any chances in facing good opposition since picking up the WBO title, so I think he’d welcome the idea of fighting the little known, and light hitting Saunders in the United States. However, it’s a fight that would attract very little interest and do next to zero for Quillin’s career. But it would be a fight that would keep Quillin as the WBO champion for a little while longer until he eventually fights someone good and gets knocked out.
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin would love to get a chance at fighting Quillin in order to knock him out and add his WBO title to his collection, but the chances of that fight happening aren’t good because of the two fighters fighting on difference cable networks. I also seriously doubt that Quillin’s adviser Al Haymon would bless a fight between Quillin and Golovkin for obvious reasons.
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Saunders Blandamura Saunders vs. Blandamura Emanuele Blandemura peter quillin billy joe saunders By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten middleweight contender Billy Joe Saunders (19-0, 10 KO’s) is hoping he can line himself up for a world title shot against WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin if Saunders can get past little known Emanuele Blandemura (22-0, 5 KO’s) in their fight on July 26th for the vacant European middleweight title at the Phones4U Arena in Manchester, UK.
Saunders doesn’t have much in the way of punching power, and it’s hard to imagine him doing any better than Quillin’s last opponent Lukas Konecny. In fact, I think Konecny is a far better fighter than Saunders with better power, more experience and better skills.
“I know that I’ll have to put in a class performance to show that I’m ready to fight Quillin for the world title next,” Saunders said. “That’s the golden carrot for me. I’ve got to shine on that night and show I’m the best out there. Quillin is there for me to beat. I reckon he’s the most beatable of the middleweight champions. I’d beat him 100% and I’d fight him anywhere, in his backyard or even in a stable.”
Quillin hasn’t taken any chances in facing good opposition since picking up the WBO title, so I think he’d welcome the idea of fighting the little known, and light hitting Saunders in the United States. However, it’s a fight that would attract very little interest and do next to zero for Quillin’s career. But it would be a fight that would keep Quillin as the WBO champion for a little while longer until he eventually fights someone good and gets knocked out.
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin would love to get a chance at fighting Quillin in order to knock him out and add his WBO title to his collection, but the chances of that fight happening aren’t good because of the two fighters fighting on difference cable networks. I also seriously doubt that Quillin’s adviser Al Haymon would bless a fight between Quillin and Golovkin for obvious reasons.
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