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Staples Center emerges as favorite to land Crawford-Postol on July 23
Mitch Abramson
March 23, 2016

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Terence Crawford tags Hank Lundy with a left back on Feb. 27. Photo: Naoki Fukuda


Discussions between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol to meet on July 23 in a junior welterweight unification match have yielded a preferred destination to host the fight: Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told RingTV.com on Wednesday. While Las Vegas still remains an option, Arum said that Los Angeles has emerged as the more probable setting for the HBO PPV bout.

“I think it looks more and more likely it will be in LA, probably at Staples,” Arum said in a brief phone interview on Wednesday. “We’re working on it. We’re right in the middle of it.” Arum would like to stack the PPV undercard with appearances in separate bouts by WBO welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas and undefeated super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs), who challenges Arthur Abraham for the WBO title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradly on April 9 in Las Vegas, he said.

If Los Angeles emerges as the winner of the Crawford-Postol sweepstakes it would likely favor Postol, a native of the Ukraine who makes his home there. Postal (28-0, 12 knockouts) has fought two of his last three fights in California while the Omaha-native Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) has never fought in the Golden State.

Arum is also trying to finalize an attractive June 11 match-up between WBO featherweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KOs) and former champion Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) at Madison Square Garden’s Theater in a junior lightweight bout. The highly regarded prospect Felix Verdejo is slated as the co-feature on the HBO broadcast. For Verdejo (20-0, 14 KOs) to appear on the card, however, he has to emerge from an April 16 UniMas show in Puerto Rico. Opponents for both bouts are still undetermined, Top Rank VP Carl Moretti said.

Arum declined to give an update on the status of Lomachenko-Walters other than to say he’s also, “Working on it.” Walters has reportedly balked at the money being offered and Arum has several fill-in opponents ready if a deal can’t be made. Arum didn’t want to explore that scenario on Wednesday and declined to name the opponents-in-waiting. So they continue to wait. As does the public to a resolution on these two attractive cards.


Staples Center emerges as favorite to land Crawford-Postol on July 23 - Ring TV

 

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Broner talking some real shit about Floyd's recent criticism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J90F4zUNZqM


@CZAR must be hella torn right now

Broner may have a point. And what he's talking about in the end about being a good hearted person but helping a person right up to the point where they can't surpass you? I've experience that shit in the Bay Area music scene. Two specific people, WELL KNOWN, household names when it comes to bay area rap, so he may have a point with that shit.

 

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Staples Center emerges as favorite to land Crawford-Postol on July 23
Mitch Abramson
March 23, 2016

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Terence Crawford tags Hank Lundy with a left back on Feb. 27. Photo: Naoki Fukuda


Discussions between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol to meet on July 23 in a junior welterweight unification match have yielded a preferred destination to host the fight: Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told RingTV.com on Wednesday. While Las Vegas still remains an option, Arum said that Los Angeles has emerged as the more probable setting for the HBO PPV bout.

“I think it looks more and more likely it will be in LA, probably at Staples,” Arum said in a brief phone interview on Wednesday. “We’re working on it. We’re right in the middle of it.” Arum would like to stack the PPV undercard with appearances in separate bouts by WBO welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas and undefeated super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs), who challenges Arthur Abraham for the WBO title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradly on April 9 in Las Vegas, he said.

If Los Angeles emerges as the winner of the Crawford-Postol sweepstakes it would likely favor Postol, a native of the Ukraine who makes his home there. Postal (28-0, 12 knockouts) has fought two of his last three fights in California while the Omaha-native Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) has never fought in the Golden State.

Arum is also trying to finalize an attractive June 11 match-up between WBO featherweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KOs) and former champion Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) at Madison Square Garden’s Theater in a junior lightweight bout. The highly regarded prospect Felix Verdejo is slated as the co-feature on the HBO broadcast. For Verdejo (20-0, 14 KOs) to appear on the card, however, he has to emerge from an April 16 UniMas show in Puerto Rico. Opponents for both bouts are still undetermined, Top Rank VP Carl Moretti said.

Arum declined to give an update on the status of Lomachenko-Walters other than to say he’s also, “Working on it.” Walters has reportedly balked at the money being offered and Arum has several fill-in opponents ready if a deal can’t be made. Arum didn’t want to explore that scenario on Wednesday and declined to name the opponents-in-waiting. So they continue to wait. As does the public to a resolution on these two attractive cards.


Staples Center emerges as favorite to land Crawford-Postol on July 23 - Ring TV

Great fight and all but PPV, really? Either one or both of them is asking for way too much money or HBOs budget had been massively slashed if they can't even afford Crawford vs Postol.

 

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Great fight and all but PPV, really? Either one or both of them is asking for way too much money or HBOs budget had been massively slashed if they can't even afford Crawford vs Postol.

agreed I can tell you one thing I will not be paying for this and arum seems like he has a beef with hbo peter nelson

 

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Broner talking some real shit about Floyd's recent criticism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J90F4zUNZqM


@CZAR must be hella torn right now

lol not trippin. Floyd is pretty much done. Maybe fights one more time and thats it. Dont mind the drama lol. Got Em!!

 

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Speaking of idiots...


Adrien Broner Robbery, Assault Allegations - Additional Details


By Jake Donovan The show might go on for Adrien Broner, but the troubled super lightweight titlist has much more to worry about than his upcoming April 1 showdown with Ashley Theophane. At present moment, there is no indication of the aforementioned bout being pulled from a planned Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike TV telecast, despite recent legal issues that have come to light for Broner. As previously reported on BoxingScene.com through TMZ Sports, a warrant is out for his arrest, with the 26-year old boxer from Cincinnati ordered to surrender to authorities in Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati city police officials declined comment to BoxingScene.com, as the arrest warrant is not yet a matter of public record or even yet filed on the court docket. However, the matter is also the subject of an active civil lawsuit filed on February 6 by the legal team representing Christopher Carson, an acquaintance of Broner and the victim in question.

The court order stems from an incident to have allegedly taken place in the early morning of January 21 at Madison Bowl, a Cincinnati bowling alley often frequented by Broner.


According to court documents, Broner and Carson – described as an acquaintance of Broner’s for the past two years or so – were engaged in high-stakes bowling matches in two-man team format against one another during the evening of January 20.
During each team match, Broner and Carson allegedly would make a side bet, ranging from $500 to $2,000. Broner’s losses reached $8,000 in cash on hand along with another $6,000 in credit (meaning, a man’s word that he would pay back the money owed).
As described by Carson through his legal team in the filed lawsuit, Broner then attempted to make one more bet of $6,000 in efforts to clear the credit amount owed upon announcement of last call at the bowling alley before closing down for the night. The offer was countered with a smaller wager of $3,000, to which Broner allegedly rejected before storming out of the bowling alley, at which point the incident – and their acquaintance – took a serious turn for the worse.
Carson left the bowling alley at around 3:00 a.m. (officially January 21, 201 by that point), only to have allegedly encountered Broner, who was accompanied by eight unnamed individuals. A violent argument ensued, with the boxer demanding that his acquaintance give him back the $8,000 in cash. Carson claims that his refusal to do so prompted Broner to punch him in the neck/chin area, splitting Carson’s chin as well as a tooth.
From there, Broner went to a vehicle and retrieved a 9mm handgun, at which point the gathered crowd in the parking lot scattered. Carson attempted to plea his way out of the the incident, raising his arms in surrender mode, only to allegedly have been struck a second time by Broner, knocking him unconscious.
The existing lawsuit alleges that Broner then reached into Carson’s pockets, extracting $10,000 in cash – the $8,000 he lost plus another $2,000 in the victim’s possession. The lawsuit does not indicate a witness to the incident; however one has since surfaced, thus prompting the arrest warrant after a lengthy investigation conducted by law enforcement officials.
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Upon regaining consciousness, Carson discovered he had been robbed and injured, opting to head to the emergency room for treatment of such injuries in lieu of reporting the incident to the local authorities. The matter made its way to law enforcement - and thus presenting grounds for an arrest warrant - once an alleged witness surfaced. At the time of the filed lawsuit, Broner (31-2, 23KOs) had already relocated his training camp from Cincinnati to HeadBangers Gym in Washington D.C. The dual-site training ritual has become commonplace for Broner and his gym mates in the past couple of years, as it allows him to train under the tutelage of his longtime cornerman Mike Stafford as well as D.C.-based top trainer Barry Hunter.

Broner remains in camp in D.C. for the forthcoming title fight with Theophane (39-6-1, 11KOs), although such a bout – and perhaps now the show in general – is in limbo. Should the main event remain intact, Broner will make the first defense of the super lightweight title he claimed with a 12th round knockout of Khabib Allakhverdiev last October in Cincinnati.

He previously held titles at super featherweight, lightweight and welterweight The latter reign in a 12-round decision loss to Marcos Maidana, prompting him to drop down to the super lightweight division he passed over in favor of a more lucrative run at welterweight. Broner is presently 4-0 in the 140 lb. division, but suffered a 12-round loss to former welterweight titlist Shawn Porter in their NBC-televised 144-pound catchweight bout last June.

Theophane – who hails from England but trains out of the Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas – enters his first career title shot. The hard-luck contender signed with Mayweather Promotions more than two years ago, losing his first fight while as a member of “TMT” (The Money Team), but having since won his past five starts. His most recent win came last September, scoring a unanimous decision over Steven Upsher Chambers. Whether or not the fight happens depends on the state limitations carried by the existing arrest warrant. Felony murders are free of restriction, thus allowing law enforcement officials to cross state lines in apprehending said suspect.

The warrant in place could be limited to Ohio state or even Hamilton County jurisdiction, in which case Broner could not be apprehended until he turned himself in upon arriving back in his home state. Law enforcement in the greater D.C. area have been made aware of the existing warrant in place, but declined official comment on the subject.

The supporting cast features Broner’s training teammate, unbeaten lightweight prospect Robert Easter Jr. – who hails from Toledo, Ohio but trains in Cincinnati (and D.C.) - in a crossroads bout versus former 130-pound titlist Algenis Mendez, as well as Baltimore’s unbeaten super featherweight prospect on the rise, Gervonta Davis in a clash versus Mexico’s Guillermo Avila. Both bouts along with the announced undercard – including local favorite Anthony Peterson along with a slew of other D.C.-based prospects as well as mid-level super middleweight contender J’Leon Love – are strong enough to carry on in the event that the main event is scrapped.

However, said show would take a major hit with the presence of Broner’s star power. As charges of felony assault and aggravated robbery loom overhead, it remains to be seen how Broner and PBC brass proceed. A brief statement offered through the public relations office at PBC – who is not taking the incident lightly, but at the same time remaining non-committal pending further information - noted that “we don’t have any information (at this time) other than what police are saying… it’s a legal matter that Broner will have to handle with his legal team.”

The alleged incident in question adds to a long list of run-ins with the law for Broner. A history of legal troubles date back to his youth spent as a gifted amateur boxer whose full talent was never maximized due to an inability to get out of his own way. - See more at: Adrien Broner Robbery, Assault Allegations - Additional Details - Boxing News

 

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Brags about his money at Walmart then throws his life away for losing a bet. I dont wish death on anybody but he does need to go away for a while.

 

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Dude bout to get paid lol what a dumbass!!!

 

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Mitchell Abramson ‎@mabramson13

The folks at Spike TV have been reassured A @adri enBroner will be available for April 1 bout, though if he is not, they will still have show.
1:33 PM - 25 Mar 2016

 

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adam abramowitz ‎@snboxing

Why is @HBOboxing paying $2.4M for Ward-Barrera but won't go above $1M for Lomachenko-Walters, a far better fight? [ame]https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/713465132945383424[/ame] …
5:46 PM - 25 Mar 2016

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Dan Rafael chat wrap 3/25:

- If Broner loses to Theophane the public may not care about him anymore. They might not care about him right now.
- Broner still doesn't get it. Maybe being locked up again might sink in. Not surprised that Broner is involved in this alleged assault. You can see it coming from 10 miles away. Doesn't take any special pleasure writing about his misfortunes.
- Broner should turn himself in, get a hearing date, and bail out. He shouldn't put it off because the police can take you into custody at any time, including at a presser or weigh-in.
- Hopes Walters takes Lomachenko up on his offer to make the fight.
- Thomas Hauser's article is well written, but mainly a rehashing of stuff already reported. There hasn't been anything in it that he didn't already know, except for some exact figures on numbers.
- Does Broner ever respond intelligently to him? Rarely. He also didn't post their entire conversation last night.
- Pacquiao vs. Bradley is not going to do well on PPV. Probably a little more than 350k buys.
- Gilberto Mendoza with the WBA has said they are still deciding what to do regarding Browne-Chagaev. The B sample still needs to be tested. They may leave the regular title vacant and move forward with just two belts in the tournament. Does not believe Browne's story about his positive test.
- Chad Dawson is still planning to fight again. He was going to fight on the Thurman-Porter undercard before it got postponed.
- Rocky Juarez has not announced his retirement.
- Buy or Sell GGG vs. Canelo happens in 2017? Buy.
- Believes that Brook, Porter, and Thurman will eventually move to 154.
- Bradley's career has been very good. He has fought lots of quality opponents and made a lot of money.
- Crawford vs. Broner? Crawford fairly easily.
- Barrera is a good fighter, but Ward is on another level and should win fairly easily. Decision 12.
- If Barrera wins believes his next fight will be against Kovalev.
- Floyd vs. GGG will not happen.
- Crawford vs. Postol is an excellent fight and a horrible PPV.
- Ivan Najera came in 8 lbs overweight in his "comeback" fight in his hometown. What a waste.
- The Fight Game did a piece on what happens to Kovalev if Ward loses. Kovalev will be fine. Main Events promotes Barrera and Barrera is a Kovalev mandatory.
- Cotto vs. Jessie Vargas in June? No.
- Kell Brook beats Bizier in 7 or 8 rounds. No US TV for the fight. Showtime didn't push to get it on Showtime International.
- Yvon Michel is still saying Stevenson's next opponent will be Fonfara or Alvarez.
- Velez needs a win badly, but Diaz is too fast and skilled and should win.
- Better resume: Danny Garcia or GGG? Garcia, hands down.
- Likes it when a boxer finds a song they like to walk out to and uses it each time (WWE style).
- A fight where neither guy was the same after? Corrales-Castillo 1. Fan wrote in: Liakhovich vs. Brewster.
- Kovalev's next opponent? Up in the air. Main Events wanted Monaghan, but that didn't work out.
- Don King isn't holding up Andrade-Hatley, but he is negotiating hard, which is causing it to not be signed quickly. If it does get signed it will be on the undercard of Showtime's card with Provodnikov-Molina.
- The Canelo vs. Khan card is good top to bottom.
- Luis Ortiz will not be on the card. Ustinov is his mandatory and is due by June.
- Lemieux vs. Canelo is not in the works, but the reason Lemieux is on Canelo's card is for GB to build him as a possible future opponent.
- Canelo could very likely fight in September at Cowboy Stadium.
- Canelo has made it clear he is comfortable at 155. Whether he goes to 154 or 160 is up for him to decide. Canelo doesn't really need or care if he has a belt.
- Fury vs. Klitschko 2 is likely going to be on June 4. The fight should be finalized soon.
- April 9th is a great test to show how good Gilberto Ramirez can be.
- Interviewed Kostya Tszyu a couple of times. Always was nice and thoughtful with his answers. Was a very serious guy. Challenged you if he thought your question was bad.
- Jesse Hart needs more work before he is ready for a top opponent.
- Lamont Peterson has been inactive because Haymon has not scheduled a fight for him. Wouldn't be surprised to see Lamont back in June on an ESPN PBC card.
- Felix Verdejo's fight in Puerto Rico is on UniMas and has no budget, so the lackluster opponent is to be expected. He likely returns on HBO this June vs. Jose Felix.
- By all accounts Trout vs. Charlo will happen. Rumor is it may take place in Houston, with the other Charlo brother fighting John Jackson.
- MMA being legalized in NY certainly will cause more competition for dates and venues.
- Has he ever worried about a fighter physically attacking him? No.
- Chocolatito will not fight Inoue this year per Mr. Honda. Possibly next year. Most likely is a summer fight vs. Estrada or Nietes. Estrada vs. Nietes this summer is also a possibility.
- GGG beats Wade very easily. The fight will sell out or come very close. They just opened up more seats.
- Most desired opponent for GGG? Canelo.
- Marcus Browne is a really good prospect and has a chance at being a top 175 lb'er for years.
- Jacobs vs. Lee is being discussed for May 21. Unclear if the fight will get done.
- The atmosphere of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao was not as good as you would have thought because the crowd was so corporate.
- Best atmospheres for weigh-in's and fights? Mayweather-Canelo and Mayweather-Hatton weigh-ins were sick and best fight atmospheres he has experienced: Mayweather-Hatton, Trinidad-Joppy, Trinidad-Mayorga, Oscar-Vargas, Froch-Bute, and Lewis-Tyson. Other good ones were: JCC-Martinez, Pavlik-Taylor 1, and Gatti-Ward 2 & 3.
- How interesting is a Crawford vs. Spence fight? Very interesting.
- FNF is not coming back anytime soon. As long as the contract with PBC is in effect ESPN cannot show non-PBC fights.
- Naseem Hamed vs. Erik Morales? Naz by KO. Morales couldn't box the way Barrera did and not as disciplined. Naz was faster and would have found angles to land punches.
- Glowacki vs. Cunningham winner likely will face Usyk later this year. Both good fights.
- Not that interested in Bradley vs. Vargas 2, but understands why Vargas wants the fight. Bradley dominated him for 11 rounds and after he hurt Bradley there wasn't enough time to finish him and Bradley appeared okay.
- Reader wrote in that Cincinatti fighters need to stay out of trouble, so much talent and wasted promise (Pryor, Austin, Williams Jr., and Broner). Dan agreed.
- Sergio Martinez's best win is his KO of Paul Williams.
- The first quarter of 2016 has stunk for boxing, but first quarters usually are not that good.
- Have to choose one fight to get made: Crawford-Postol or Lomachenko-Walters? Crawford-Postol.
- Biggest non-title upset he can remember? Turpin over SRR. Pacquiao over ODH was pretty big.
- Brant is a good prospect. He is scheduled to fight Delray Raines April 15, in Hinckley, Minn.
- Regis Prograis is the guy to keep your eye on the most from Showtime's ShoBox fights tonight.
- Does he believe Holyfield ever used PED's? Probably.
- Wladamir Klitschko turns 40 today. HW's who won belts after turning 40? Vitali and Foreman.
- Kathy Duva is an excellent promoter, tons of experience, and easy to deal with.

 

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Mitchell Abramson ‎@mabramson13
S @stephen Espinoza told me Showtime is trying to make D @Daniel JacobsTKO vs. B @bjs aunders_ for summer. If no Saunders then DJ vs. A @Andy LeeBoxing
7:31 PM - 26 Mar 2016

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Mitchell Abramson ‎@mabramson13

Police: Broner can fight Friday in D.C. because warrant is only for Ohio. My story: Police: Broner can fight Friday in DC because warrant is only for Ohio - Ring TV …
6:21 PM - 28 Mar 2016

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Chris Mannix
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#WardBarrera--up against the NCAA tournament--averaged a tick over 1 million viewers on Satutday, per Nielsen. Peaked at 1.15 million.
11:34 AM - 29 Mar 2016

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Mitchell Abramson ‎@mabramson13

I'm hearing that T @tyson _Fury vs. @wladimirklitsc1 rematch may get pushed back to fall, venue still hasn't been locked down. Story to come...
2:05 PM - 30 Mar 2016

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Jake Donovan ‎@JakeNDaBox

DC-based media manager @amjallday at the mic, reveals that event is roughly 200 tickets away from being sold out. #BronerTheophane
3:26 PM - 30 Mar 2016

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Dan Rafael chat wrap 3/31:

- Broner's future is dependent on getting his life together. He is young and has lots of talent. If he can get things together there is no reason he can't have a big future. Right now Broner's prospects in and out of the ring don't look great.
- Broner's current situation is an embarrassment to everyone involved (himself, PBC, Spike, DC, the commission, etc). He should be allowed to fight after he turns himself in and makes bail. The fact he technically is still a fugitive and allowed to fight is disturbing.
- Floyd supports Theophane because he likes fighters who work hard and Theophane does that.
- Broner wins relatively easily vs. Theophane.
- Ticket sales have been good for Broner vs. Theophane. Broner is popular in DC.
- The fighters Broner has beaten to become a 4-time champ (Rodriguez, DeMarco, Malignaggi, and Allakhverdiev) is extraordinarily weak.
- Yvon Michel told him that Beterbiev is likely to fight in June and is good to go after shoulder surgery.
- More accomplished career: Castillo or Corrales? Hard pick. (Couldn't decide and picked them both)
- Ward looked good for being out of the ring 9 months and moving up a division, plus very inactive over the last 4 years, but there clearly was some rust.
- Who cares if Ward can draw outside of Oakland. There are only a few guys who can draw in more than 1 or 2 locations.
- It is in the contract that Ward vs. Kovalev cannot be in Oakland. It will be in either NY or Las Vegas...most likely Las Vegas.
- Does not care if Ward takes another tune up before fighting Kovalev, but wants the fight to happen on its intended date: Nov. 19.
- Questions whether HBO will want to show another Ward fight before Kovalev given their budget and lack of opponents.
- Believes that Boone would have KO'd Ward had the round not been over when Ward was knocked down.
- Likely location for Thurman vs. Porter is Barclay's.
- Velez is a very nice humble guy. Has more heart than talent.
- Toney vs. Jirov is probably the greatest CW fight in history (or Quawi-Holyfield 1).
- Baranchyk is a fun fighter to watch.
- Even hardcore fight fans are not interested in Bradley-Pacquiao 3. Both guys have more interesting fights with other opponents. It isn't for lack of HBO promotion, it is just that no one cares. The PPV numbers should be much lower than Pacquiao typically generates. It is very possible this fight loses money.
- Perfect over/under number for the Pacquiao PPV is 400k buys. He is picking under.
- Bradley is a borderline HOF'er. If he beats Pacquiao it would definitely make him a HOF'er.
- Bradley and his family are some of the best people to deal with in boxing.
- Manny says he is retiring after this fight, not sure if we should believe that.
- Is fine with fighters weighing in a day before the fight, due to medical reasons, but wishes they would fight in the weight class they really are in.
- Crawford vs. Postol would either be in Vegas or at the Staples Center.
- In the ESPN top 25 PFP over the last 25 years, there are some dramatic surprises in the the top 5 and he disagrees with some of the choices.
- Sergio Martinez did not make the top 25, Dan voted him in the lower part of the top 25.
- Doubtful Spence gets a title shot this year. If he beats Algieri he should get one next year.
- A DeGale vs. Groves rematch doesn't do a lot for him right now, he prefers DeGale-Jack. Down the road a rematch would be interesting.
- Showtime says they have a contract for the DeGale-Jack fight to be made if they both win their next fight.
- There is a chance Cotto does not fight June 18. They are trying to figure things out.
- If a lineal champ retires, how is a new lineal champ crowned? It takes time to play out and is a general consensus by the public/press.
- Parker vs. Takam winner is the mandatory for the Martin-Joshua winner.
- Hopkins wants a fight this year and says he would like the SMW title. Looking at the Abraham-Ramirez winner. Possible he lures Froch out of retirement.
- Was surprised to see that Cristobal Cruz was allowed to be licensed, it is a disgrace.
- Doubts we see Canelo vs. Lemieux this year. Believes we see a Canelo-Cotto rematch negotiation for the fall, with Canelo-GGG being put off until 2017.
- The two most likely options for Canelo this fall will be a Cotto rematch or the winner of Pacquiao-Bradley.
- Gives Bute a shot vs. Jack.
- Golden Boy has done an excellent job lately of making entertaining cards.
- Sanchez vs. Arguello? Arguello.
- No word on if Fury is staying in shape, but with how much he was partying at Wilder vs. Szpilka it wouldn't be a surprise if he was a bit out of shape.
- Fury vs. Klitschko rematch could be pushed until the fall. It is not either fighter holding the fight back, it is trying to find a date where the venue and all the TV networks can agree on.
- Tszyu vs. Broner at 140? Tszyu by KO.
- Are boxers covered by insurance from promoters/commissions? Promoters are required to take out insurance and each state has laws on those requirements. If any major injuries happen the insurance will not cover it and is why we see the boxing community rally to raise money.
- Frampton vs. LSC is pretty much a lock to happen in late July/early August.
- Loves the idea of a Jacobs vs. Cotto fight, but it won't happen due to politics.
- Had Vitali beating Lewis at the time of stoppage.
- Showtime will be showing Wilder vs. Povetkin.
- Wants HBO Legendary Nights to be brought back. Shows he would want to see: Corrales-Castillo, Holyfield-Tyson 1 and 2, Chavez-Randall, Chavez-Whitaker, Tszyu-Judah, Mayweather-Canelo, and Calzaghe-Lacy.
- If Showtime did a similar show to Legendary Nights, good ones would be: Tapia-Ayala, Vazquez-Marquez, and Benn-McClellan.
- If there ever was a time to believe someone who tests positive for steriods, the Browne situation MIGHT be the one time to consider Browne is telling the truth.
- Fan wrote in regarding Broner weighing in overweight: Did he forget to take the gun out of his pocket?
- Erik Morales always looked horribly drained at weigh-ins, Rios-Abril and vs. Murray were bad as well.
- Things are trending towards very unlikely a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch will happen.
- Mills Lane was considered the best referee when he was active.
- Thoughts on Saunders-GGG: He called out GGG, GGG made an offer that was 4x what BJS had ever made, BJS turned it down, GGG signed another fight, and BJS calls GGG out after GGG signed his fight, BJS then goes and signs a C-level fighter. GGG can decide if he wants to go to the UK or not, he is the A-side. He is better regarded and sells out fights in the US. Saunders could barely sell 4-5k tickets for his fight with Lee.