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shit naner I missed the fights yesterday and nah I didn't know it was in Washington. I checked it was at "Northern Quest Casino" which I've never heard of. Typically the fights in Washington are almost always at Emerald Queen Casino, which I go to whenever they have good fights (like Darchinyan/Kirlov, they had forrest/Baldomir, James kirkland a couple years ago) and I'm on their email list so they send me notifications before every fight. Usually there are fights once every other month, sometimes more, but lots of times they are non televised events with local fighters. But recently in the last few years it seems more frequently Showtime or ESPN has been coming here, which is great, the fans always turnout and the atmosphere is great.
Boxing isn't big in washington at all, but there is always a good turnout at Emerald Queen Casino (which is in Tacoma btw). Mostly it's the hardcore fans and lots of mexican/natives make up the bulk of the crowd.
Boxing isn't big in washington at all, but there is always a good turnout at Emerald Queen Casino (which is in Tacoma btw). Mostly it's the hardcore fans and lots of mexican/natives make up the bulk of the crowd.
Kendall Holt, Ricardo Torres 3 on December 13, Showtime
Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres are going to battle for the third time. Holt, the WBO junior welterweight champion and Torres, now the challenger, will rumble in their deciding match on a Top Rank championship card on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Torres won the first match in his hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. Holt, from Paterson, N.J. got off the canvas and knocked out Torres in the second fight in Las Vegas. Both fights were electrifying and packed with controversy. Holt filed a protest after the first fight, Torres did the same after the second fight.
"Now, it will be settled -- I hope!" said Bob Arum of Top Rank.
Holt, 24-3 with 13 knockouts, will defend against Torres, 32-2, 28 knockouts, in a ballroom located inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Holt is 27, Torres 28. Caesars of Atlantic City will be the host.
Showtime will televise live, beginning 11 pm eastern.
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Kessler, Haussler make weight
Mikkel Kessler 167.1 vs Danilo Haussler 167.1
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Bute, Andrade weigh in again
BF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and mandatory challenger Librado Andrade both made the weight again this morning. Bute weighed 176.5 lbs while Andrade scaled in at 178 lbs. According to IBF rules, neither boxer was allowed to exceed the 168 pound division limit by more than ten pounds. The highly anticipated bout will be televised tonight on SHOWTIME at 11PM ET/PT.
Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres are going to battle for the third time. Holt, the WBO junior welterweight champion and Torres, now the challenger, will rumble in their deciding match on a Top Rank championship card on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Torres won the first match in his hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. Holt, from Paterson, N.J. got off the canvas and knocked out Torres in the second fight in Las Vegas. Both fights were electrifying and packed with controversy. Holt filed a protest after the first fight, Torres did the same after the second fight.
"Now, it will be settled -- I hope!" said Bob Arum of Top Rank.
Holt, 24-3 with 13 knockouts, will defend against Torres, 32-2, 28 knockouts, in a ballroom located inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Holt is 27, Torres 28. Caesars of Atlantic City will be the host.
Showtime will televise live, beginning 11 pm eastern.
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Kessler, Haussler make weight
Mikkel Kessler 167.1 vs Danilo Haussler 167.1
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Bute, Andrade weigh in again
BF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and mandatory challenger Librado Andrade both made the weight again this morning. Bute weighed 176.5 lbs while Andrade scaled in at 178 lbs. According to IBF rules, neither boxer was allowed to exceed the 168 pound division limit by more than ten pounds. The highly anticipated bout will be televised tonight on SHOWTIME at 11PM ET/PT.
yeah i know he's crazy. He should have just fought Anthony Mundine, easy ass win for him and he would have picked up some type of belt I think.
Funny though that hopkins put winky on that milk carton and said after he beats him he'll be missing, lmao bhop the prophet!
“I went to the store for a Gatorade and I saw this. Tarver has been missing for a long time. You heard Tarver, he is gonna do this and that, now he is on a milk carton. Winky I might as well put you on one now so there is no mystery."
"Just like you haven't seen Tarver unless you bought a milk carton lately, (Wright) is going to go missing," Hopkins said. "So take a good look at him now."
Funny though that hopkins put winky on that milk carton and said after he beats him he'll be missing, lmao bhop the prophet!
“I went to the store for a Gatorade and I saw this. Tarver has been missing for a long time. You heard Tarver, he is gonna do this and that, now he is on a milk carton. Winky I might as well put you on one now so there is no mystery."
"Just like you haven't seen Tarver unless you bought a milk carton lately, (Wright) is going to go missing," Hopkins said. "So take a good look at him now."
Bute, Andrade weigh in again
BF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and mandatory challenger Librado Andrade both made the weight again this morning. Bute weighed 176.5 lbs while Andrade scaled in at 178 lbs. According to IBF rules, neither boxer was allowed to exceed the 168 pound division limit by more than ten pounds. The highly anticipated bout will be televised tonight on SHOWTIME at 11PM ET/PT.
BF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and mandatory challenger Librado Andrade both made the weight again this morning. Bute weighed 176.5 lbs while Andrade scaled in at 178 lbs. According to IBF rules, neither boxer was allowed to exceed the 168 pound division limit by more than ten pounds. The highly anticipated bout will be televised tonight on SHOWTIME at 11PM ET/PT.
Wladimir Klitschko-Hasim Rahman Negotiations Proceed
By Rick Reeno
The proposed bout between WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) and two-time former champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36KOs) is getting closer by the day. As previously reported, discussions took place over the weekend after IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin injured his left foot during a training run last Friday and was forced to withdraw from the scheduled fight with Klitschko.
The unexpected injury to Povetkin sent K2 [Klitschko's promotional company] and advisor Shelly Finkel scrambling to find a new opponent, ranked in the top-ten by the IBF, for Klitschko's secured date of December 13 on HBO.
Top Rank president Todd duBoef told BoxingScene.com that negotiations are still ongoing and the two sides are trying to reach an agreement on the money.
"I've been contacted by Shelly Finkel on behalf of K2 and they made me an offer. I've talked to Rahman and [manager] Steve Nelson and they are interested in the fight and we've gone back to them with a counter-offer, and hopefully we'll see if somebody can move," duBoef said.
Steve Nelson would be a really happy camper if the fight went through. He still has the old posters from when Rahman was scheduled, numerous times, to fight older brother Vitali Klitschko back in 2005. Rahman, who was WBC mandatory [and interim champion] at the time, never got his chance to meet Vitali in the ring. Reoccurring injuries forced Vitali into retirement, a move that elevated Rahman to the status of WBC champion. At the time, the fight between Rahman and Vitali had a mountain of hype - with a lot of it circling on Rahman being one of only two men to knock Lennox Lewis out, and Vitali was stopped by Lewis due to cuts.
"I think it's a great fight. We already have the posters. All we have to do is replace the face and change the first name," Nelson told BoxingScene.
If the fight with Wladimir is not made, duBoef tells BoxingScene that Rahman will probably land a position on Top Rank's January card in China.
"I think there are a lot of opportunities for Rahman, especially in Europe where there could be a [Nikolai] Valuev fight or other fights for him. We were planning on using him in Macau in January. We are going to keep him active and keep him going, but obviously we would like to make the Klitschko fight, but I have to satisfy the fighter and everybody's needs," duBoef said.
By Rick Reeno
The proposed bout between WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) and two-time former champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36KOs) is getting closer by the day. As previously reported, discussions took place over the weekend after IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin injured his left foot during a training run last Friday and was forced to withdraw from the scheduled fight with Klitschko.
The unexpected injury to Povetkin sent K2 [Klitschko's promotional company] and advisor Shelly Finkel scrambling to find a new opponent, ranked in the top-ten by the IBF, for Klitschko's secured date of December 13 on HBO.
Top Rank president Todd duBoef told BoxingScene.com that negotiations are still ongoing and the two sides are trying to reach an agreement on the money.
"I've been contacted by Shelly Finkel on behalf of K2 and they made me an offer. I've talked to Rahman and [manager] Steve Nelson and they are interested in the fight and we've gone back to them with a counter-offer, and hopefully we'll see if somebody can move," duBoef said.
Steve Nelson would be a really happy camper if the fight went through. He still has the old posters from when Rahman was scheduled, numerous times, to fight older brother Vitali Klitschko back in 2005. Rahman, who was WBC mandatory [and interim champion] at the time, never got his chance to meet Vitali in the ring. Reoccurring injuries forced Vitali into retirement, a move that elevated Rahman to the status of WBC champion. At the time, the fight between Rahman and Vitali had a mountain of hype - with a lot of it circling on Rahman being one of only two men to knock Lennox Lewis out, and Vitali was stopped by Lewis due to cuts.
"I think it's a great fight. We already have the posters. All we have to do is replace the face and change the first name," Nelson told BoxingScene.
If the fight with Wladimir is not made, duBoef tells BoxingScene that Rahman will probably land a position on Top Rank's January card in China.
"I think there are a lot of opportunities for Rahman, especially in Europe where there could be a [Nikolai] Valuev fight or other fights for him. We were planning on using him in Macau in January. We are going to keep him active and keep him going, but obviously we would like to make the Klitschko fight, but I have to satisfy the fighter and everybody's needs," duBoef said.
Calzaghe: "Me, Haye and Hatton Will Spank The Yanks"
By Mark Vester
Joe Calzaghe says the month of November will be huge for British boxing. On November 8, Calzaghe will face Roy Jones Jr. in New York; on November 15 David Haye will face Monte Barrett in London, and on November 22 Ricky Hatton will take on Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.
Calzaghe says that all three fights will be battles, but he is confident that after everthing is said and done - the three of them will "spank the yanks."
"It's three great fights and I'm convinced that the final score will be Britain 3 USA 0," Calzaghe told The Sunday Mirror. "All of us have obstacles to overcome to win, but I know we can do it. Jones is a true modern great - the first fighter in over 100 years to win middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. David has a lot to live up to and there are still questions about his chin. Ricky has conquered Las Vegas before and he must prove to the Americans he has recovered from the Floyd Mayweather loss last year.
"All three fights are tests and all three of us can do the business and spank the Yanks. It's a great month - it'll be a British one, two, three."
By Mark Vester
Joe Calzaghe says the month of November will be huge for British boxing. On November 8, Calzaghe will face Roy Jones Jr. in New York; on November 15 David Haye will face Monte Barrett in London, and on November 22 Ricky Hatton will take on Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.
Calzaghe says that all three fights will be battles, but he is confident that after everthing is said and done - the three of them will "spank the yanks."
"It's three great fights and I'm convinced that the final score will be Britain 3 USA 0," Calzaghe told The Sunday Mirror. "All of us have obstacles to overcome to win, but I know we can do it. Jones is a true modern great - the first fighter in over 100 years to win middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. David has a lot to live up to and there are still questions about his chin. Ricky has conquered Las Vegas before and he must prove to the Americans he has recovered from the Floyd Mayweather loss last year.
"All three fights are tests and all three of us can do the business and spank the Yanks. It's a great month - it'll be a British one, two, three."
NY Giants use boxing Cotto/Margartio fight as inspiration
PITTSBURGH — The inspirational movie on the night before the big football game is one of the venerable traditions of sports, often to the point of cliché. But occasionally this ploy is appropriate and effective. Such was the case over the weekend that culminated with the Giants defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-14, on Sunday in a tense and rugged game at Heinz Field.
On Saturday, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin showed his players not a Hollywood production but film of an actual event, the tape of a boxing match in July in which Antonio Margarito beat Miguel Cotto to win the World Boxing Association’s 147-pound title.
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs had seen the match, live, but enjoyed another viewing.
“I’m a big boxing fan,” Jacobs said. “Cotto was supposed to win. Cotto hit Margarito 989 times in the fight. Margarito kept pushing and knocked him out.”
That is sort of what happened Sunday. The favored Steelers took a 14-9 lead early in the third quarter but it was whittled to 14-12 midway through the fourth. The Steelers’ defense, the best in the N.F.L., kept the Giants’ offense in check.
John Carney, the kicker, salvaged the Giants by making four field goals. Early in the second quarter, the Steelers stopped Jacobs three times in succession from the 1-yard line, on second, third, and fourth down. On that drive, the Giants did not even get a field goal; the Steelers just took possession.
“We could have thrown in the towel,” center Sean O’Hara said.
Added quarterback Eli Manning: “It’s easy to get frustrated. You can’t. It’s not going to help.”
Gradually, the Giants fought back...
PITTSBURGH — The inspirational movie on the night before the big football game is one of the venerable traditions of sports, often to the point of cliché. But occasionally this ploy is appropriate and effective. Such was the case over the weekend that culminated with the Giants defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-14, on Sunday in a tense and rugged game at Heinz Field.
On Saturday, Giants Coach Tom Coughlin showed his players not a Hollywood production but film of an actual event, the tape of a boxing match in July in which Antonio Margarito beat Miguel Cotto to win the World Boxing Association’s 147-pound title.
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs had seen the match, live, but enjoyed another viewing.
“I’m a big boxing fan,” Jacobs said. “Cotto was supposed to win. Cotto hit Margarito 989 times in the fight. Margarito kept pushing and knocked him out.”
That is sort of what happened Sunday. The favored Steelers took a 14-9 lead early in the third quarter but it was whittled to 14-12 midway through the fourth. The Steelers’ defense, the best in the N.F.L., kept the Giants’ offense in check.
John Carney, the kicker, salvaged the Giants by making four field goals. Early in the second quarter, the Steelers stopped Jacobs three times in succession from the 1-yard line, on second, third, and fourth down. On that drive, the Giants did not even get a field goal; the Steelers just took possession.
“We could have thrown in the towel,” center Sean O’Hara said.
Added quarterback Eli Manning: “It’s easy to get frustrated. You can’t. It’s not going to help.”
Gradually, the Giants fought back...
Touching story, great read....
Brain Cancer takes life of Hopkins' #1 fan
IT COULDN'T be a coincidence, could it?
It couldn't possibly be a coincidence that an 18-year-old Bernard Hopkins fan, given no more than 2 weeks to live (nearly 3 months ago), could withstand the ravages of a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer long enough to see his hero's dominant performance in defeating Kelly Pavlik on Oct. 18.
Michael and Renee Negler, parents of Shaun Negler, who passed away in his sleep last Thursday, are convinced that the younger of their two sons willed himself to stay alive long enough to share one last moment with the fighter with whom he had become so very close.
Blind in his left eye, in near-constant pain and barely able to move, Shaun Negler remained awake and in good spirits throughout Hopkins' pay-per-view bout with Pavlik, even making the Hopkins' signature crossed forearm "X" signal at the television screen before the bell for the first round sounded.
Shaun's parents, who live in the Parkwood section of Northeast Philadelphia, choked back their own emotions long enough to videotape his final moments of happiness, which they expect to show to Hopkins later.
"Shaun was alert and awake throughout the fight," Renee told me. "At 1 o'clock [Sunday morning], we took him upstairs. When we went back later, he had sort of slipped away. He never really regained consciousness."
"I will always believe that he held on as long as he did because of Bernard Hopkins," Michael added. "He refused to give in to death until he saw Bernard fight one more time."
The improbable story of Shaun Negler was detailed in this space on April 22. He was an amateur boxer who had been Hopkins' self-described "No. 1 fan" for almost as long as he could remember. But it was his failing health that finally brought him into contact with the longtime former middleweight champion.
After his left leg was amputated below the knee on Sept. 28, 2006, Shaun asked whether there was any way a meeting with Hopkins could be arranged. B-Hop visited him at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and was so touched by Shaun's courage that he presented him with an expensive, limited-edition "Executioner" watch.
Their relationship was expanded upon when the Make-a-Wish Foundation selected Shaun as a recipient for the sort of dream fulfillment the organization provides for seriously ill or dying children. And what Shaun wanted was to be at ringside for Hopkins' April 19 bout with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Shaun and his family - Michael, Renee, brother Mike Jr. and sister Brittany - were flown to Vegas, all-expenses paid, where they met with Hopkins in his hotel suite for more than an hour.
That very well might have been that, except that Shaun's cancer, which had been in remission, returned a few months later and began voraciously eating away at his body, if not his spirit. Michael contacted me to see whether Hopkins might speak to his son just one more time.
But B-Hop did better than that. He showed up at a Negler family gathering for 5 hours, even allowing Shaun to drive his $150,000 Bentley for a short distance.
They became text-messaging buddies, so much so that Hopkins, without fanfare, dedicated his fight with Pavlik in Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall to the kid he called "the bravest person I've ever known" and "like my own son."
"If you told somebody Shaun's story, they wouldn't believe it," Hopkins said. "But whatever you believe in, whomever you bow your head to, his life is proof that we should never question God."
Hopkins doesn't. Getting to know Shaun, he said, "is proof to me that we can touch people that we don't even know, and they can touch you right back. Shaun Negler is my inspiration. He should be an inspiration to all of us."
Shaun's "Executioner" watch, his proudest possession, has been given to Mike Jr., but in Shaun's casket will be placed the gloves and hand wraps Hopkins wore for the Pavlik bout. Hopkins also will serve as a pallbearer for tomorrow morning's funeral at Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.
"Having something of mine that will be with Shaun forever means a lot," Hopkins said. "I think about him every day. He was my biggest fan. And you know what? I'm his biggest fan, now and always."
Renee Negler insisted Shaun did not succumb to the disease that ultimately claimed his life. He just wasn't able to outlast it indefinitely.
"As far as I'm concerned, Shaun beat cancer," she said. "Cancer did not beat him." *
Brain Cancer takes life of Hopkins' #1 fan
IT COULDN'T be a coincidence, could it?
It couldn't possibly be a coincidence that an 18-year-old Bernard Hopkins fan, given no more than 2 weeks to live (nearly 3 months ago), could withstand the ravages of a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer long enough to see his hero's dominant performance in defeating Kelly Pavlik on Oct. 18.
Michael and Renee Negler, parents of Shaun Negler, who passed away in his sleep last Thursday, are convinced that the younger of their two sons willed himself to stay alive long enough to share one last moment with the fighter with whom he had become so very close.
Blind in his left eye, in near-constant pain and barely able to move, Shaun Negler remained awake and in good spirits throughout Hopkins' pay-per-view bout with Pavlik, even making the Hopkins' signature crossed forearm "X" signal at the television screen before the bell for the first round sounded.
Shaun's parents, who live in the Parkwood section of Northeast Philadelphia, choked back their own emotions long enough to videotape his final moments of happiness, which they expect to show to Hopkins later.
"Shaun was alert and awake throughout the fight," Renee told me. "At 1 o'clock [Sunday morning], we took him upstairs. When we went back later, he had sort of slipped away. He never really regained consciousness."
"I will always believe that he held on as long as he did because of Bernard Hopkins," Michael added. "He refused to give in to death until he saw Bernard fight one more time."
The improbable story of Shaun Negler was detailed in this space on April 22. He was an amateur boxer who had been Hopkins' self-described "No. 1 fan" for almost as long as he could remember. But it was his failing health that finally brought him into contact with the longtime former middleweight champion.
After his left leg was amputated below the knee on Sept. 28, 2006, Shaun asked whether there was any way a meeting with Hopkins could be arranged. B-Hop visited him at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and was so touched by Shaun's courage that he presented him with an expensive, limited-edition "Executioner" watch.
Their relationship was expanded upon when the Make-a-Wish Foundation selected Shaun as a recipient for the sort of dream fulfillment the organization provides for seriously ill or dying children. And what Shaun wanted was to be at ringside for Hopkins' April 19 bout with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Shaun and his family - Michael, Renee, brother Mike Jr. and sister Brittany - were flown to Vegas, all-expenses paid, where they met with Hopkins in his hotel suite for more than an hour.
That very well might have been that, except that Shaun's cancer, which had been in remission, returned a few months later and began voraciously eating away at his body, if not his spirit. Michael contacted me to see whether Hopkins might speak to his son just one more time.
But B-Hop did better than that. He showed up at a Negler family gathering for 5 hours, even allowing Shaun to drive his $150,000 Bentley for a short distance.
They became text-messaging buddies, so much so that Hopkins, without fanfare, dedicated his fight with Pavlik in Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall to the kid he called "the bravest person I've ever known" and "like my own son."
"If you told somebody Shaun's story, they wouldn't believe it," Hopkins said. "But whatever you believe in, whomever you bow your head to, his life is proof that we should never question God."
Hopkins doesn't. Getting to know Shaun, he said, "is proof to me that we can touch people that we don't even know, and they can touch you right back. Shaun Negler is my inspiration. He should be an inspiration to all of us."
Shaun's "Executioner" watch, his proudest possession, has been given to Mike Jr., but in Shaun's casket will be placed the gloves and hand wraps Hopkins wore for the Pavlik bout. Hopkins also will serve as a pallbearer for tomorrow morning's funeral at Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.
"Having something of mine that will be with Shaun forever means a lot," Hopkins said. "I think about him every day. He was my biggest fan. And you know what? I'm his biggest fan, now and always."
Renee Negler insisted Shaun did not succumb to the disease that ultimately claimed his life. He just wasn't able to outlast it indefinitely.
"As far as I'm concerned, Shaun beat cancer," she said. "Cancer did not beat him." *
Cory Spinks vs. Deandre Latimore in The Works
I feel bad about not being able to fight on November 7th. The IBF title belt is becoming vacant as Verno Phillips is giving up the title to fight Paul Williams for a different belt. So the IBF is looking to match Cory and I up in the near future, therefore I couldn’t fight on the 7th.
I was really looking forward to fighting back in St. Louis, the fans there have been very supportive throughout my career," said Latimore.
A Spinks/Latimore fight has blanketed the talk in the newspapers and on sports radio in St. Louis since June 12th of this year, the day after Latimore marched into New York City and battered hometown hero Sechew Powell for seven rounds, taking home a TKO win which was broadcast on ESPN2.
Said Latimore, “I’m out here training in Vegas but every time I talk to folks back home it’s all about when am I going to fight Cory. Now is the time. St. Louis has always been a huge boxing town, when Cory fought Zab Judah they packed the hockey arena downtown. I think we would do the same business.”
“We both have huge followings” added Latimore. “It’s not personal. I’ve admired Cory for a long time and have a great deal of respect for his father Leon and uncle Mike. When people think of St. Louis boxing, the Spinks family comes to mind. Now with a world title at stake it makes perfect sense for us to fight in St. Louis.”
Said Jerry Giuliano, manager of Latimore, “We are very hopeful that this fight goes off in St.. Louis. The loyal boxing fans there deserve this fight. It is only fitting that Deandre wins this fight in his hometown. We respect Cory Spinks and realize he has been a great fighter. He had his time and now it is our turn to dominate this division.”
The Nov. 7 show at the Family Arena will go on as scheduled with nine terrific fights. Latimore will be at the Family Arena that night to see all the great fight fans from the metro area.
Latimore was given the “New Faces” treatment by Ring Magazine in their October 2008 issue sporting boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao on the cover. He is managed by Jerry Giuliano of Sandman Boxing Management LLC and promoted by Steve Smith of Rumble Time Promotions in St. Louis.
I feel bad about not being able to fight on November 7th. The IBF title belt is becoming vacant as Verno Phillips is giving up the title to fight Paul Williams for a different belt. So the IBF is looking to match Cory and I up in the near future, therefore I couldn’t fight on the 7th.
I was really looking forward to fighting back in St. Louis, the fans there have been very supportive throughout my career," said Latimore.
A Spinks/Latimore fight has blanketed the talk in the newspapers and on sports radio in St. Louis since June 12th of this year, the day after Latimore marched into New York City and battered hometown hero Sechew Powell for seven rounds, taking home a TKO win which was broadcast on ESPN2.
Said Latimore, “I’m out here training in Vegas but every time I talk to folks back home it’s all about when am I going to fight Cory. Now is the time. St. Louis has always been a huge boxing town, when Cory fought Zab Judah they packed the hockey arena downtown. I think we would do the same business.”
“We both have huge followings” added Latimore. “It’s not personal. I’ve admired Cory for a long time and have a great deal of respect for his father Leon and uncle Mike. When people think of St. Louis boxing, the Spinks family comes to mind. Now with a world title at stake it makes perfect sense for us to fight in St. Louis.”
Said Jerry Giuliano, manager of Latimore, “We are very hopeful that this fight goes off in St.. Louis. The loyal boxing fans there deserve this fight. It is only fitting that Deandre wins this fight in his hometown. We respect Cory Spinks and realize he has been a great fighter. He had his time and now it is our turn to dominate this division.”
The Nov. 7 show at the Family Arena will go on as scheduled with nine terrific fights. Latimore will be at the Family Arena that night to see all the great fight fans from the metro area.
Latimore was given the “New Faces” treatment by Ring Magazine in their October 2008 issue sporting boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao on the cover. He is managed by Jerry Giuliano of Sandman Boxing Management LLC and promoted by Steve Smith of Rumble Time Promotions in St. Louis.
Roy Jones Jr. - "Who is Greater? Me or Bernard Hopkins?"
By Mark Vester
Roy Jones Jr. has come out swinging on Bernard Hopkins. Jones won a twelve round decision over Hopkins in 1993 to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title, and while there have been talks for a rematch since 2002 - the two were never able to reach an agreement. After Hopkins dominated Kelly Pavlik on October 18 in Atlantic City, there was immediate hype for a Hopkins-Jones rematch. Hopkins went on the record, demanding the winner of Jones vs. Joe Calzaghe, taking place on November 8 in New York's Madison Square Garden.
At first, Jones turned the idea of a rematch down. Days later he said he would consider a Hopkins rematch if the money was right. Now we add a few more days and Jones is once again downplaying a potential rematch. Jones says Hopkins never did anything to make their rematch possible over the last five years so he sees no reason for one.
"He is constantly talking about fighting me but that won't make the fight happen. I've already beaten him once. Why would I want to fight him again? He has been saying he wants to fight me for the last five years but nothing has been done about it. I do what I do. I work my own career and will do what I want to do," Jones said to PA Sport.
Jones laid out the facts and posed the question as to which of the two is the greater fighter. He said Hopkins didn't do anything spectacular against Pavlik, and he would have did the same thing to Pavlik in a more entertaining fight. He says Hopkins is not capable of entertaining the crowd and that's the reason why Hopkins fought Calzaghe on regular HBO, and why Jones is facing Hopkins on HBO pay-per-view.
"He is great at middleweight I am great all-round figher," Jones added. "He got more middleweight defences than anyone living right now while I've got the middleweight and heavyweight tiltes which no other fighter living right now has. You tell me, who is the greater?"
"I am an entertainer. People like to watch me fight. If I'd fought Kelly Pavlik two weeks ago It would have been a pay-per-view fight and in twice as many homes. With Hopkins and Pavlik you were going to get a regular old fight. Bernard looked good and shut him out but anyone can do that. Who can go out and entertain while they shut someone out? Only Roy Jones Jr. That's why Roy Jones Jr v Joe Calzaghe is pay-per-view and Bernard Hopkins v Joe Calzaghe wasn't. I will give people something to talk about the next day."
By Mark Vester
Roy Jones Jr. has come out swinging on Bernard Hopkins. Jones won a twelve round decision over Hopkins in 1993 to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title, and while there have been talks for a rematch since 2002 - the two were never able to reach an agreement. After Hopkins dominated Kelly Pavlik on October 18 in Atlantic City, there was immediate hype for a Hopkins-Jones rematch. Hopkins went on the record, demanding the winner of Jones vs. Joe Calzaghe, taking place on November 8 in New York's Madison Square Garden.
At first, Jones turned the idea of a rematch down. Days later he said he would consider a Hopkins rematch if the money was right. Now we add a few more days and Jones is once again downplaying a potential rematch. Jones says Hopkins never did anything to make their rematch possible over the last five years so he sees no reason for one.
"He is constantly talking about fighting me but that won't make the fight happen. I've already beaten him once. Why would I want to fight him again? He has been saying he wants to fight me for the last five years but nothing has been done about it. I do what I do. I work my own career and will do what I want to do," Jones said to PA Sport.
Jones laid out the facts and posed the question as to which of the two is the greater fighter. He said Hopkins didn't do anything spectacular against Pavlik, and he would have did the same thing to Pavlik in a more entertaining fight. He says Hopkins is not capable of entertaining the crowd and that's the reason why Hopkins fought Calzaghe on regular HBO, and why Jones is facing Hopkins on HBO pay-per-view.
"He is great at middleweight I am great all-round figher," Jones added. "He got more middleweight defences than anyone living right now while I've got the middleweight and heavyweight tiltes which no other fighter living right now has. You tell me, who is the greater?"
"I am an entertainer. People like to watch me fight. If I'd fought Kelly Pavlik two weeks ago It would have been a pay-per-view fight and in twice as many homes. With Hopkins and Pavlik you were going to get a regular old fight. Bernard looked good and shut him out but anyone can do that. Who can go out and entertain while they shut someone out? Only Roy Jones Jr. That's why Roy Jones Jr v Joe Calzaghe is pay-per-view and Bernard Hopkins v Joe Calzaghe wasn't. I will give people something to talk about the next day."
Miguel Cotto vs. Andre Berto Possible For Early 09?
By Rick Reeno
BoxingScene.com was informed that a potential Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26KOs) vs. Andre Berto (23-0, 19KOs) showdown is possible for early 2009. Both sides are reportedly interested in the fight.
Top Rank is looking to match Cotto with a credible return opponent to properly build a planned rematch with WBA champion Antonio Margarito for next June. The two other potential candidates, Kermit Cintron and Jesus Soto Karass, are not out of the loop and still in the running.
Berto, the reigning WBC welterweight champion, is coming off a one-sided decision over Steve Forbes on the Mosley-Mayorga undercard on September 27. Berto was also being considered for Shane Mosley's next fight, but as previously reported on BoxingScene.com by Robert Morales - a deal appears to be close for Mosley to challenge Margarito in January - and that bit of info explains why a Cotto-Berto bout is being considered.
If Margarito beats Mosley and Cotto overcomes Berto, there would be some serious buzz for their rematch. Margarito stopped Cotto in eleven rounds back in July to hand the Puerto Rican fighter his first loss as a pro.
Berto's promoter, Lou DiBella, has said time and time again that Cotto and Shane Mosley are the two fighters he would be willing to put Berto in the ring with as soon as the fights were in play.
The working date for Cotto's return has been February 14 on HBO. That could change depending on the final opponent and/or the direction of his comeback.
By Rick Reeno
BoxingScene.com was informed that a potential Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26KOs) vs. Andre Berto (23-0, 19KOs) showdown is possible for early 2009. Both sides are reportedly interested in the fight.
Top Rank is looking to match Cotto with a credible return opponent to properly build a planned rematch with WBA champion Antonio Margarito for next June. The two other potential candidates, Kermit Cintron and Jesus Soto Karass, are not out of the loop and still in the running.
Berto, the reigning WBC welterweight champion, is coming off a one-sided decision over Steve Forbes on the Mosley-Mayorga undercard on September 27. Berto was also being considered for Shane Mosley's next fight, but as previously reported on BoxingScene.com by Robert Morales - a deal appears to be close for Mosley to challenge Margarito in January - and that bit of info explains why a Cotto-Berto bout is being considered.
If Margarito beats Mosley and Cotto overcomes Berto, there would be some serious buzz for their rematch. Margarito stopped Cotto in eleven rounds back in July to hand the Puerto Rican fighter his first loss as a pro.
Berto's promoter, Lou DiBella, has said time and time again that Cotto and Shane Mosley are the two fighters he would be willing to put Berto in the ring with as soon as the fights were in play.
The working date for Cotto's return has been February 14 on HBO. That could change depending on the final opponent and/or the direction of his comeback.
Winky Wright vs. Michi Munoz on December 4 on Versus
By Mark Vester
Inactive since last July's decision loss to Bernard Hopkins, former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is set to return on December 4 a Michi Munoz (21-2, 14 KOs) - the same guy who junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan beat within three rounds in February.
According to Dan Rafael, the fight will be take place in the United States, and not in Puerto Rico as previously disclosed to BoxingScene.com by a Wright camp member. The fight will be televised on Versus. Wright-Munoz will take place at 165-pounds. Wright's proposed January return on HBO has been pushed back to February/March.
"I just need to get back in the mix," said Wright to Rafael. "I just need to get back in shape, get in the ring and fight somebody and show people that I can still do this, and then move on."
By Mark Vester
Inactive since last July's decision loss to Bernard Hopkins, former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is set to return on December 4 a Michi Munoz (21-2, 14 KOs) - the same guy who junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan beat within three rounds in February.
According to Dan Rafael, the fight will be take place in the United States, and not in Puerto Rico as previously disclosed to BoxingScene.com by a Wright camp member. The fight will be televised on Versus. Wright-Munoz will take place at 165-pounds. Wright's proposed January return on HBO has been pushed back to February/March.
"I just need to get back in the mix," said Wright to Rafael. "I just need to get back in shape, get in the ring and fight somebody and show people that I can still do this, and then move on."
I don't knock him for taking this fight. No need to come back from such a long layoff and take an extremely hard fight .. my problem with this is that Winky put himself in the position to have to take this fight. He was offered several good fights while he was sitting out and decided to take none of them. Hopefully Winky can get his shit together and get back into top 10 fights.