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TMZ Sports says Mayweather-Berto is official
Ryan O'Hara
By Ryan O'Hara July 20, 2015 17:15
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Floyd Mayweather - Al Haymon - Andre BertoAccording to TMZ Sports, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Andre Berto on September 12th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Respected boxing writer Michael Woods of The Sweet Science initially broke the story about a week ago.

TMZ Sports was able to get a hold of Berto, who is the former WBC & IBF World welterweight champion, but has lost three of his last six.

“It’s a pleasure and honor to be in this position and I’m looking forward to capitalizing on every moment of it.”

Mayweather (48-0, 26 KO’s) with a victory, will tie Rocky Marciano’s legendary mark of 49 wins without a defeat. Berto (33-3, 23 KO’s) is fresh off a sixth-round TKO victory of Josesito Lopez in March.

TMZ previously reported that there was some bad blood between the two, with Berto claiming the undisputed pound-for-pound king was prank calling him, and he believes it was over a woman.

Floyd Mayweather has fought on PPV since June 25, 2005, when he fought the late Arturo Gatti, winning via sixth-round TKO. Since, he has gone on to fight on PPV in 13 of his last 14 fights, including his most recent bout against Manny Pacquiao, the most lucrative boxing match of all-time.

Many fans feel that the fight didn’t live up to its name dubbed the “Fight of the Century.” As a result, it’s rumored that this fight could air on network television as a give back to fans who forked over as much a $100 to watch the fight.

If the fight does take place on CBS, Mayweather will still make around $35 million, which is the same amount he would make if it were on Showtime PPV. Because the pay-per-view revenue would be absent in this scenario, it means CBS/Showtime is going to have to find sponsors, and advertise the fight.

Otherwise, it’s going to be a huge financial hit.

Mayweather-Berto on September 12th. Is anyone excited for this fight?

 

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Khan: Brook needs to fight top-level fighters
Ryan O'Hara
By Ryan O'Hara July 19, 2015 22:39
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Amir KhanWBC Silver welterweight champion Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KO’s) is stirring the pot once again.

Four days after telling World Boxing News that he was open to Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao fights in the future, the former light-welterweight titlist decided to dive into the gossip train regarding his domestic rival’s next fight, speaking with IFL TV.

“I’ve heard rumor that he [Brook] wants to fight Bundu or Van Heerden,” Khan said. “He needs to go and fight some top level fighters.”
Now, before you go ballistic. Khan never states where he heard these “rumors” from, only that he’s “heard” them.

Bundu (32-1-2, 11 KO’s) is a 40-year old former European welterweight champion. His notable bouts include a split decision win over Frankie Gavin, and a unanimous decision loss against Keith Thurman.
His most recent bout was an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Pablo Munguia.

Bundu is a good boxer; very awkward, but not a very exciting fighter, hence why most people don’t know much about him. With that being said, a fight with Brook is unlikely, and I don’t think Khan was particularly being truthful.

I’m not calling Khan a liar. I think he’s trying to get in Brook’s head because he knows a fight between them is inevitable, and certainly would be one of the most lucrative in British boxing history.

Chris Van Heerden (23-1, 12 KO’s) is the current IBF International welterweight champion following a split decision victory over Cecil McCalla.

He was scheduled to fight Frankie Gavin earlier this year in May, but the Birmingham fighter backed out of the bout for the opportunity to take on Brook, which he lost.

Van Heerden is a solid fighter, but he lacks the tools to challenge the top-tier of the division. He is a come forward type of fighter, bullies you on the inside, but he doesn’t have a lot of power.

Also, he can get careless on the inside, leaving his chin open for a big punch. However, he hasn’t faced anyone who can take advantage of that weakness. Comparing Ramon Ayala with Kell Brook is simply ludicrous.

While Khan is lecturing Brook about not fighting top-level fighters, let’s keep in mind that Khan’s last five opponents have included the likes of Carlos Molina, Julio Diaz, Luis Collazo, Devon Alexander, and Chris Algieri.

Are any of those guys top-level fighters right now? No. Have they been at some point in their career? Luis Collazo and Devon Alexander, respectively.

But, Collazo hasn’t held a legitimate world title in over a decade, and Alexander has been on the decline since losing his IBF title to Shawn Porter.

Chris Algieri, though, I’m still going to give a chance. Although he clearly lost to Amir Khan, he fought a much better fight, an improvement from his fight against Manny Pacquiao last November, where he was dropped six times in a unanimous decision defeat.

Julio Diaz last held the IBF title in 2007, but has gone 6-7-1 since with four defeats by knockout.

If Khan is unable to secure a bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr., a super fight against Brook appears to be on the horizon.

Let’s be real folks, Brook is willing to fight anyone, and he has the record to prove it. Amir Khan has been pursuing money and not much other than that, proven by his excessive attempts and failures to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Brook-Khan: let’s make it happen.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

TMZ Sports says Mayweather-Berto is official
Ryan O'Hara
By Ryan O'Hara July 20, 2015 17:15
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Floyd Mayweather - Al Haymon - Andre BertoAccording to TMZ Sports, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Andre Berto on September 12th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Respected boxing writer Michael Woods of The Sweet Science initially broke the story about a week ago.

TMZ Sports was able to get a hold of Berto, who is the former WBC & IBF World welterweight champion, but has lost three of his last six.

“It’s a pleasure and honor to be in this position and I’m looking forward to capitalizing on every moment of it.”

Mayweather (48-0, 26 KO’s) with a victory, will tie Rocky Marciano’s legendary mark of 49 wins without a defeat. Berto (33-3, 23 KO’s) is fresh off a sixth-round TKO victory of Josesito Lopez in March.

TMZ previously reported that there was some bad blood between the two, with Berto claiming the undisputed pound-for-pound king was prank calling him, and he believes it was over a woman.

Floyd Mayweather has fought on PPV since June 25, 2005, when he fought the late Arturo Gatti, winning via sixth-round TKO. Since, he has gone on to fight on PPV in 13 of his last 14 fights, including his most recent bout against Manny Pacquiao, the most lucrative boxing match of all-time.

Many fans feel that the fight didn’t live up to its name dubbed the “Fight of the Century.” As a result, it’s rumored that this fight could air on network television as a give back to fans who forked over as much a $100 to watch the fight.

If the fight does take place on CBS, Mayweather will still make around $35 million, which is the same amount he would make if it were on Showtime PPV. Because the pay-per-view revenue would be absent in this scenario, it means CBS/Showtime is going to have to find sponsors, and advertise the fight.

Otherwise, it’s going to be a huge financial hit.

Mayweather-Berto on September 12th. Is anyone excited for this fight?

48-1

 

[heyzel]

48-1

I can't complain about it honestly it's a free fight and it's the last ofthe showtime deal after this floyd will be the face of the pbc

 

[heyzel]

smells like bs to me

Pacquiao: I’m doing rehab myself, I can now raise my arm!
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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny PacquiaoBy Chris Williams: In response to criticism from his promoter Bob Arum for him missing a meeting with his doctor on July 18th to begin his rehab on his surgically repaired right shoulder, superstar Manny Pacquiao sent a message today saying that everything is fine and that he’s started his shoulder rehab on his own without meeting a doctor.

Pacquiao feels that he’s ahead of schedule for his shoulder rehab. Pacquiao isn’t saying where he learned how to rehab a surgically repaired right rotator cuff injury, but he seems to feel that he knows what he’s doing.
But without Pacquiao’s surgically repaired rotator cuff being examined by his surgeon, he’s flying blind by doing exercises that might not conducive for the proper healing of his shoulder.

“I respect Bob Arum. He’s just like a father to me. I believe he’s just voicing his concern and I appreciate it. I don’t take it negatively,” Pacquiao said via supersport.com. “But he has nothing to worry about. I’m doing the rehab myself. I’m recovering faster than expected. I can now raise my right arm.”

Some boxing fans might see this statement from Pacquiao and read it as a sign of him never having a shoulder problem to begin with. This is what a lot of fans actually believe. They believe that Pacquiao faked the shoulder injury that he had said was caused during his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last May 2nd. They feel that Pacquiao brought up the shoulder injury bit as an excuse for him having lost a fairly one-sided fight 12 round decision to Mayweather. This is all conspiracy stuff, of course. But when you see Pacquiao saying he’s rehabbing his surgically repaired shoulder on his own without meeting with his surgeon who specializes in helping people come back from injuries if this time, it may cause some fans to wonder whether Pacquiao ever had an injury to begin with.

Arum recently said to the Boxingmirror.com “When you have an operation like that you’ve got to get into rehab. You’ve got to get the doctor to look at it and to guide you as to the kind of rehab that you’ve got to do…As far as I’m concerned he’s not an active fighter.”
Coming back from a torn rotator cuff is extremely difficult for any athlete, so you can understand Arum’s concern with the issue. There are a lot of athletes that are never able to come back from surgery of this kind. It’s one of the more difficult injuries for a sports person to come back from. For Pacquiao not to be meeting with his surgeon after surgery to have him guide him through rehab, it does seem a little irresponsible on Pacquiao’s part.

If Pacquiao comes back from this and only has the use of his left arm, he’s going to be right back where he started from before his trainer Freddie Roach taught him how to use his right hand a decade ago in 2005. If Pacquiao is only going to fight one or two more fights before he retires, then it might not matter if his right arm is never the same. He can get a big money rematch against Mayweather, as long as he comes in at the right price, and then maybe fight one of Arum’s Top Rank stable fighters like Terence Crawford as a favor to Arum.

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Golovkin vs Lemieux in October?


Chris Mannix ✔@ChrisMannixSI
Piggybacking on S @Steve UCNLIVE tweet on GGG/David Lemieux: Talks are real. Money is there. On @LemieuxBoxing to step up and take it.
7:59 PM - 20 Jul 2015

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Golovkin-Lemieux unification fight in discussions

ESPN: Golovkin-Lemieux unification fight in discussions
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Right after Montreal slugger David Lemieux dropped Hassan N'Dam four times in a unanimous decision victory to win a vacant middleweight world title on June 20, Lemieux's promoters, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy and Camille Estephan of Eye of the Tiger, said they were interested in a unification fight with fearsome Gennady Golovkin -- but not until next year.

De La Hoya said Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) would fight again in the fall but in his mandatory defense -- even though the identity of his mandatory challenger had not even been set yet.

Of course, being that Lemieux has the IBF title, he could bypass the mandatory in favor of Golovkin because the IBF clearly states in its rules that it will allow a unification fight to go before a mandatory defense.

But it seemed as though Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), who none of the big names are rushing to fight, was going to have to look for another opponent. He would like any unification fight or even super middleweight champion Andre Ward, although that is a very hard deal to make and seems unlikely for the fall.

Now it seems, however, that the prospect of a Golovkin-Lemieux unification fight -- a very fan-friendly fight and one HBO would love to put on (and one that will cost the network a pretty penny) -- has a chance of happening. Both sides acknowledge that they are at least talking about a deal.

Hey, if you don't talk nothing will get done, so at least having dialogue is a great start.

"We're exploring options for David Lemieux and discussing things with Tom Loeffler [Golovkin's promoter from K2 Promotions]," De La Hoya told ESPN.com this week. "We'll see if we can make it. I'll sit down with [Golden Boy vice president] Eric Gomez and see if it's even possible. But my mind is always open to giving fans the best fights and this is one of the best fights."

Estephan has also heard the fan demand for the GGG-Lemieux fight and is interested in making it but with the age-old caveat: As long as the money is right.

"Everyone is asking when are we going to see David versus Golovkin? Well when the financials are right we will do it," he said. "No doubt in my mind it would be one crazy fight. Obviously, fans want to see. We would not go in there if we didn't believe that David could hurt Golovkin. David is that throwback fighter that people love and in his last performances he showed that he could box, showed an excellent jab, showed that he has the endurance to be firing bombs from round 1 through 12, and those bombs hurt people.

"We can literally say that David is in the hurt business. Believe me, we think David will hurt Golovkin. Golovkin is certainly a great fighter, but without wanting to divulge our strategy we feel very good about our chances. People want to see Golovkin tested and we are willing if it makes business sense. We are talking and the door is open. Having said that, we are well aware that David is only 26 and is getting better day by day where Golovkin is now 33. So time is on our side. We're not in a rush.

As for Golovkin camp, GGG, Loeffler, trainer Abel Sanchez and the rest of the team have wanted nothing more than to fight big fights and unification fights. Golovkin has said it time and again. He was willing to move up to super middleweight last summer to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who declined a huge offer. Golovkin was also willing to go to England to face Carl Froch, who never took it very seriously and retired.

"It has always been GGG's priority to unify all the titles in the middleweight division," Loeffler said. "If we can make a fight with Lemieux, he would be one step closer to his goal."

And, if they can make that fight, we're all in for a treat.

 

[naner12]

I think Golovkin roasts Lemieux in 3-5 rounds but I'm in for any unification fight in any division.

 

[TrEmEnDo InDo]

It's hard to not imagine ggg dominating anyone who'll get in the ring with him, but I have a feeling Lemieux might give ggg something to chew on.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

At the very least Lemieux is a big time puncher so if he lands something flush, there's always that possibility. But as naner12 said it's a unification bout so that will be one step closer to getting all the belts into one hand.

Hopefully Lemieux in October and Canelo in May for the WBC middleweight title.

 

[battle619]

If this fight happens next I will be surprised. Lemieux should fight his mandatory first on HBO in order to hype up this fight first. GGG vs Lemieux has the potential of being ppv worthy, especially if it happens in vegas or LA. GBP should protect Lemieux just a lil bit and save him for Canelo if Canelo wins vs Cotto. By then GGG will have gone up in weight in a possible fight vs Ward or a good fight vs Lee. Hopefully he fights Andy Lee and wins while Canelo unifies 2 160 lb belts and GGG vs Canelo happens at the end of 2016 or beginning 2017.

 

[naner12]

There is no IBF mandatory unless they just appointed one. They currently have their #1 & #2 spots listed as NOT RATED.

Kind of funny how you want certain guys protected and others you want them in tough every time out. I wonder what the difference between the fighters are... things that make you go hmmm

 

[2-0-Sixx]

I know, what type if shit is that? He should be protected lol. Lemieux is now a world champion, he isn't a prospect.

 

[battle619]

Lemieux has to be hyped up a lil tho. HBO fucked up by not showing the N'Dam Lemieux fight and to just put him in front of GGG like that won't give them the ratings they deserve. But if you really want to make big money on him, have Lemieux KO another mother fucker, wait to see the result of the Cotto canelo fight, and have both Lemieux vs (I hope) Canelo fight under one banner on ppv. Canelo can then unify 2 160 titles while hopefully GGG can remain undefeated throughout his fights and get a huge ppv fight with GGG vs Canelo for another big unification bout. I have no problems with fighters being protected as long as it's not a ppv fight. All these fights I mentioned have ppv potential. Besides, a lot of people also feel GGG is being protected by his promoter by not setting him up at higher weight classes but I don't speak on that because GGG's fights are not on ppv. If he was to challenge himself his promoter would want it to be on ppv and we would all watch that as well

 

[naner12]

Lemieux would need way more than one fight to have a successful PPV in the states. Most big fights involving Canadian fighters are on Canadian PPV, whether they're on HBO in the states or not.

It'll take way more time than necessary for that to be a big PPV fight. On the other hand if Canelo ends up beating Cotto and wins the lineal title and GGG looks good in annihilating Lemieux as he should then you have the potential for a GGG/Canelo that'll be huge.

Lemieux is likely never going to be that guy involved in a big PPV, no need to save or protect him for any of that.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

HBO didn't fuck up that was all on Golden Boy. They dropped the ball big time. They could have showed it on HBO if they wanted to. This fight should NEVER be on PPV battle, this is a regular HBO quality fight even if Lemieux was "hyped up a little more".




Anyway, peep out the tweet:


David Lemieux @lemieuxboxing
Destructive forces about to collide can u feel the excitement!!
1:38 PM - 23 Jul 2015

But if you really want to make big money on him, have Lemieux KO another mother fucker, wait to see the result of the Cotto canelo fight, and have both Lemieux vs (I hope) Canelo fight under one banner on ppv. Canelo can then unify 2 160 titles while hopefully GGG can remain undefeated throughout his fights and get a huge ppv fight with GGG vs Canelo for another big unification bout. I have no problems with fighters being protected as long as it's not a ppv fight. All these fights I mentioned have ppv potential. Besides, a lot of people also feel GGG is being protected by his promoter by not setting him up at higher weight classes but I don't speak on that because GGG's fights are not on ppv. If he was to challenge himself his promoter would want it to be on ppv and we would all watch that as well

So what, wait another two years for all that to happen? Fuck that, these fights need to happen now.

Canelo vs Cotto in September
Golovkin vs Lemieux in October
Canelo vs Golovkin in May for the WBC, WBA and lineal middleweight crown!

This is perfect. No need to hype up Lemieux. Canelo vs Golovkin will be fucking massive.

And then after that Golovkin vs Ward at 168.

 

[battle619]

I agree with you @2-0-Sixx , but the reality is that you think after fighting Cotto GBP will allow Canelo to fight GGG? Fuck no. I've even mentioned before and ODH even said he wouldn't want Canelo to fight GGG for like another 2 years. Canelo's last 2 ppv's were not ppv worthy but he did do descent numbers. Lemieux's last fight on HBO did good numbers and another fight or two and yes he could have been in a ppv fight with GGG or Canelo. As long as GBP is involved they will put up good undercards that will make any of these two fights for Lemieux ppv worthy. I'm not saying he's a star but he would be a good hype job for any network that wants to push fights on ppv

 

[TrEmEnDo InDo]

Got Damnit give Cotto some respect!!!

just playing. He's been through some wars, and at this point is probably overmatched against Canelo. I still hope Cotto wins, even though he has no business above 154 pounds.