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I like this kid, already getting back in the ring.
Amir Khan to fight in July.
Amir Khan's Next Opponent To Be Decided Within 10 Days For July Bout.
Khan talks about his next bout and also said some words for Mitchell:
Amir Khan insists he is ready to fight again as early as July and hopes to find out in the next 10 days if he will be doing so.
Khan made a successful defence of his WBA light-welterweight title at the weekend against New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden, claiming an impressive 11th-round victory on what was his debut fight in the United States.
Attention has already shifted to the 23-year-old's next bout, with Richard Schaefer, chief executive of Khan's promoters Golden Boy, saying he would like to get the Bolton fighter back in the ring in the UK by the end of July before a return to the USA later in the year.
Khan has confirmed his approval of the plan, which will allow him to fight on home soil before the start of Ramadan in August.
Asked if he thought July might be too soon to fight again, Khan said: "I think it's perfect to be honest.
"I trained hard and in the (Malignaggi) fight I don't think I took much punishment. It was quite easy and I didn't take too many big shots.
"Being young, I think I can afford to have less of a break and jump in this fight quite soon.
"Freddie (Roach, Khan's trainer) is happy to do that, so we will see how it goes. First we'll have to get an opponent right, and then we can get a fight on.
"I'm looking towards the end of July because of Ramadan. I want to do my fasts and go away and do my pilgrimage this year.
"I want to get one (a fight) before then, so I can have a long break, relax and then maybe fight again around November or December.
"I'm looking at that at the moment, but it just depends on opponents. There are a few I'm looking at, so it's whether or not they are available to fight at that time. Hopefully, I think it will be in the next 10 days that I find out.
"I'd like to have it in the UK, but I'd love to go back to the States again.
"Some fighters don't like fighting away from home but with me, I can fight anywhere - just put me in a boxing ring, I love fighting."
Khan is considering a range of potential opponents for his next contest, including Argentina's Marcos Maidana - who was mandatory challenger prior to the fight with Malignaggi - and Australian Michael Katsidis, who would require a move up in weight.
Katsidis was also in action at the weekend in the lightweight division, dismantling Dagenham's Kevin Mitchell at Upton Park inside three rounds.
Mitchell afterwards said his preparations had not gone perfectly in the build-up to the bout, and Khan - who suffered his only professional defeat with a first-round knockout at the hands of Breidis Prescott in 2008 - believes his fellow British fighter will bounce back stronger for the experience.
"I have seen a few clips and the best man won the fight," said Khan.
"It seems Kevin went into the fight not prepared. Katsidis is a tough fighter, very durable, and you saw what happened on the night
"I have heard that his preparation and training in the camp wasn't right and he had a lot of problems before the fight.
"That was a massive fight for him that would have made him a big star, especially in the States because Katsidis is a big name. But I'm sure he will learn from that and bounce back stronger.
"For him to come back I think he needs to beat another big name - someone like John Murray - in Britain and then that will put him back up to where he needs to be.
"He needs to get in the gym, train hard and forget about the defeat.
"I remember being defeated and coming back - it is tough and he needs to get his confidence back up.
"I think it won't be too hard for him and he is still young. But he needs to get focussed, keep winning and make no more mistakes."
Amir Khan to fight in July.
Amir Khan's Next Opponent To Be Decided Within 10 Days For July Bout.
Khan talks about his next bout and also said some words for Mitchell:
Amir Khan insists he is ready to fight again as early as July and hopes to find out in the next 10 days if he will be doing so.
Khan made a successful defence of his WBA light-welterweight title at the weekend against New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden, claiming an impressive 11th-round victory on what was his debut fight in the United States.
Attention has already shifted to the 23-year-old's next bout, with Richard Schaefer, chief executive of Khan's promoters Golden Boy, saying he would like to get the Bolton fighter back in the ring in the UK by the end of July before a return to the USA later in the year.
Khan has confirmed his approval of the plan, which will allow him to fight on home soil before the start of Ramadan in August.
Asked if he thought July might be too soon to fight again, Khan said: "I think it's perfect to be honest.
"I trained hard and in the (Malignaggi) fight I don't think I took much punishment. It was quite easy and I didn't take too many big shots.
"Being young, I think I can afford to have less of a break and jump in this fight quite soon.
"Freddie (Roach, Khan's trainer) is happy to do that, so we will see how it goes. First we'll have to get an opponent right, and then we can get a fight on.
"I'm looking towards the end of July because of Ramadan. I want to do my fasts and go away and do my pilgrimage this year.
"I want to get one (a fight) before then, so I can have a long break, relax and then maybe fight again around November or December.
"I'm looking at that at the moment, but it just depends on opponents. There are a few I'm looking at, so it's whether or not they are available to fight at that time. Hopefully, I think it will be in the next 10 days that I find out.
"I'd like to have it in the UK, but I'd love to go back to the States again.
"Some fighters don't like fighting away from home but with me, I can fight anywhere - just put me in a boxing ring, I love fighting."
Khan is considering a range of potential opponents for his next contest, including Argentina's Marcos Maidana - who was mandatory challenger prior to the fight with Malignaggi - and Australian Michael Katsidis, who would require a move up in weight.
Katsidis was also in action at the weekend in the lightweight division, dismantling Dagenham's Kevin Mitchell at Upton Park inside three rounds.
Mitchell afterwards said his preparations had not gone perfectly in the build-up to the bout, and Khan - who suffered his only professional defeat with a first-round knockout at the hands of Breidis Prescott in 2008 - believes his fellow British fighter will bounce back stronger for the experience.
"I have seen a few clips and the best man won the fight," said Khan.
"It seems Kevin went into the fight not prepared. Katsidis is a tough fighter, very durable, and you saw what happened on the night
"I have heard that his preparation and training in the camp wasn't right and he had a lot of problems before the fight.
"That was a massive fight for him that would have made him a big star, especially in the States because Katsidis is a big name. But I'm sure he will learn from that and bounce back stronger.
"For him to come back I think he needs to beat another big name - someone like John Murray - in Britain and then that will put him back up to where he needs to be.
"He needs to get in the gym, train hard and forget about the defeat.
"I remember being defeated and coming back - it is tough and he needs to get his confidence back up.
"I think it won't be too hard for him and he is still young. But he needs to get focussed, keep winning and make no more mistakes."
Pavlik would have been better off taking part in the Super Six tournament
By Jim Dower: It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) wanted no part in the Super Six tournament when it was first announced last year. In fact, Pavlik criticized it, saying “Let them beat each other up. Let them ruin their careers for peanuts.” I imagine Pavlik may be angry at himself for not taking part in the tournament, as he was recently defeated by Sergio Martinez and lost his two middleweight titles in the process. Instead of fighting interesting opponents in 2009, Pavlik had to settle for beating Marco Antonio Rubio and Miguel Espino.
In contrast, the Super Six tournament had the following fighters taking part: Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Jermain Taylor, Mikkel Kessler and Arthur Abraham. Besides losing his two titles to Martinez, Pavlik has been experiencing weight gain in the past couple of months, making it difficult for him to make the 160 pound middleweight weight limit. Now, the 28-year-old Pavlik has little choice but to move up in weight to the super middleweight division. Pavlik will try his hand at that weight initially, but if he’s unable to find success at this weight limit, you can expect for him to quickly abandon it and move up in weight to the light heavyweight division.
Pavlik’s career hasn’t been the same since he was thrashed by Bernard Hopkins in a 12 round decision loss in 2008. Pavlik held onto this two titles at that time because his fight with Hopkins was held at 170 pound catch weight. Although he kept winning, beating Rubio and Espino, but those weren’t the wins that Pavlik needed in order to bring his career back to what it once was. Pavlik now can no longer make the middleweight limit and has little choice but to fight at super middleweight.
It’s too bad he didn’t make the decision last year, because he could be fighting in the Super Six tourney now and perhaps looking good and resurrecting his career. Pavlik, a good fighter at medium distance, is a poor fighter in close and his hand speed and defense are both poor. He’s crushing power but if his opponents don’t stand in front of him, he’s pretty harmless and unable to do much.
It’s debatable whether Pavlik would have much luck at super middleweight, but he should at least give it a good try before he gives up.
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By Jim Dower: It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) wanted no part in the Super Six tournament when it was first announced last year. In fact, Pavlik criticized it, saying “Let them beat each other up. Let them ruin their careers for peanuts.” I imagine Pavlik may be angry at himself for not taking part in the tournament, as he was recently defeated by Sergio Martinez and lost his two middleweight titles in the process. Instead of fighting interesting opponents in 2009, Pavlik had to settle for beating Marco Antonio Rubio and Miguel Espino.
In contrast, the Super Six tournament had the following fighters taking part: Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Jermain Taylor, Mikkel Kessler and Arthur Abraham. Besides losing his two titles to Martinez, Pavlik has been experiencing weight gain in the past couple of months, making it difficult for him to make the 160 pound middleweight weight limit. Now, the 28-year-old Pavlik has little choice but to move up in weight to the super middleweight division. Pavlik will try his hand at that weight initially, but if he’s unable to find success at this weight limit, you can expect for him to quickly abandon it and move up in weight to the light heavyweight division.
Pavlik’s career hasn’t been the same since he was thrashed by Bernard Hopkins in a 12 round decision loss in 2008. Pavlik held onto this two titles at that time because his fight with Hopkins was held at 170 pound catch weight. Although he kept winning, beating Rubio and Espino, but those weren’t the wins that Pavlik needed in order to bring his career back to what it once was. Pavlik now can no longer make the middleweight limit and has little choice but to fight at super middleweight.
It’s too bad he didn’t make the decision last year, because he could be fighting in the Super Six tourney now and perhaps looking good and resurrecting his career. Pavlik, a good fighter at medium distance, is a poor fighter in close and his hand speed and defense are both poor. He’s crushing power but if his opponents don’t stand in front of him, he’s pretty harmless and unable to do much.
It’s debatable whether Pavlik would have much luck at super middleweight, but he should at least give it a good try before he gives up.
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Bute vs. Pavlik: Is this non-winnable fight for Kelly?
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and HBO are both interested in matching former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) in the near future. This is a fight that boxing fans would no doubt like to see because of Pavlik’s big power and the outstanding boxing skill that Bute possesses. This might be another bad match-up for Pavlik, who is coming off a 12 round unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Sergio Martinez last month on April 17th. Bute is even bigger, more powerful and perhaps even harder to hit compared to Martinez.
I think this is a non-winnable fight for the slow-moving, slow-punching Pavlik and I just don’t see it turning out good for Pavlik. We already saw what happens with Pavlik when he’s put in with a fighter that can move a little and who has fast hand speed in his losses to Bernard Hopkins and Martinez. Bute would be more of the same, only maybe a little better. He’s not unbeatable, because I think he should have been knocked out in the 12th round in his fight with Librado Andrade in 2008.
But Pavlik would have to keep coming forward all night long, putting constant pressure on Bute and taking a ton of punishment in order to wear him down enough to stop him. Andrade was able to do it in their first fight, but he’s also a better pressure fighter than Pavlik and better on his feet. Pavlik is more of a stationary fighter who well against fighters that just stand in front of him trying to slug with him. He’s not good at moving around the ring and not skilled at cutting off the ring.
He would have to cut off the ring against Bute, because otherwise he would have Bute literally boxing circles around him all night long. Bute is very susceptible against big punchers, but you have to be able to take his own big shots in order to get to him. And Bute appears to be getting more powerful as he matures. In his last fight, he took out Edison Miranda in the 3rd round with a huge uppercut. Bute also stopped the normally durable Andrade in the 4th round in their rematch in November last year.
If anything, Bute is becoming an even more dangerous puncher than he was earlier in his career. And at the same time, he remains someone that is very hard to hit because of his ability to retreat away from danger. He likes to hit and then move away. I see this going really badly for Pavlik if he does end up fighting Bute. I don’t know if he really wants this fight. I would hope that he could see what I could see and would opt to take on a lesser fighter while he gets used to fighting at a higher weight. Pavlik needs to get adapted to fighting super middleweights after having fought his entire career at 160.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and HBO are both interested in matching former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) in the near future. This is a fight that boxing fans would no doubt like to see because of Pavlik’s big power and the outstanding boxing skill that Bute possesses. This might be another bad match-up for Pavlik, who is coming off a 12 round unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Sergio Martinez last month on April 17th. Bute is even bigger, more powerful and perhaps even harder to hit compared to Martinez.
I think this is a non-winnable fight for the slow-moving, slow-punching Pavlik and I just don’t see it turning out good for Pavlik. We already saw what happens with Pavlik when he’s put in with a fighter that can move a little and who has fast hand speed in his losses to Bernard Hopkins and Martinez. Bute would be more of the same, only maybe a little better. He’s not unbeatable, because I think he should have been knocked out in the 12th round in his fight with Librado Andrade in 2008.
But Pavlik would have to keep coming forward all night long, putting constant pressure on Bute and taking a ton of punishment in order to wear him down enough to stop him. Andrade was able to do it in their first fight, but he’s also a better pressure fighter than Pavlik and better on his feet. Pavlik is more of a stationary fighter who well against fighters that just stand in front of him trying to slug with him. He’s not good at moving around the ring and not skilled at cutting off the ring.
He would have to cut off the ring against Bute, because otherwise he would have Bute literally boxing circles around him all night long. Bute is very susceptible against big punchers, but you have to be able to take his own big shots in order to get to him. And Bute appears to be getting more powerful as he matures. In his last fight, he took out Edison Miranda in the 3rd round with a huge uppercut. Bute also stopped the normally durable Andrade in the 4th round in their rematch in November last year.
If anything, Bute is becoming an even more dangerous puncher than he was earlier in his career. And at the same time, he remains someone that is very hard to hit because of his ability to retreat away from danger. He likes to hit and then move away. I see this going really badly for Pavlik if he does end up fighting Bute. I don’t know if he really wants this fight. I would hope that he could see what I could see and would opt to take on a lesser fighter while he gets used to fighting at a higher weight. Pavlik needs to get adapted to fighting super middleweights after having fought his entire career at 160.
Arum says Pacquiao wants Mayweather fight – but doesn’t speak about blood testing
By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that his fighter Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, Arum isn’t speaking about the sticking point that destroyed negotiations for their failed fight in March, namely the Olympic style blood testing. In an article at Boxing Talk, Arum says “I talked to Manny and that’s the fight he wants to happen above all others.” But when asked about the whether Pacquiao has changed his mind about the blood testing for performance enhancing drugs, Arum said “I’m not going to discuss anything regarding anything to the negotiations.”
So it’s a mystery whether Pacquiao will give in and change his mind about the Olympic style blood testing that Mayweather wants. But based on Pacquiao’s comments in the past, it’s not likely their going to get him to budge much on this issue aside from meeting Mayweather half way between the 24 day window and the 14 days he wants. That would be around 18 days of no drug testing before the fight. It depends on how bad Mayweather wants the fight.
He just made a lot of money, some $40 million, for his fight against Shane Mosley on May 1st, and he’s said that he can make $10 million per fight just in small fights. Pacquiao really isn’t needed for a money fight at this point, and that’s the thing that Mayweather wants. He’s a businessman above all else and it may not make sense to give in on the drug testing to fight Pacquiao if he can make similar money against easier opponents who are willing to agree to the drug testing that he wants them to take.
Things aren’t helped that Mayweather beat Mosley, a popular fighter, so easily. Mayweather’s fight did well, earning 1.4 million pay per view buys, which was double that of Pacquiao’s last fight against Joshua Clottey in March. Mayweather is in a position of strength. He can pretty much dictate the terms for the negations. He’s not about to retire and isn’t as concerned about his legacy like Pacquiao is right now. It may turn out that unless Pacquiao gives Mayweather everything he’s asking for this time, then there won’t be a fight.
Last time, Pacquiao appeared to be the one negotiating from a position of strength because he had recently beaten Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto while Mayweather was in retirement. However, things have changed dramatically with Mayweather’s dominating performances against Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez. Mayweather appears to be fighting on a higher level than Pacquiao and the boxing fans seem to be acknowledging that he’s the best after his win over Mosley.
By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that his fighter Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. However, Arum isn’t speaking about the sticking point that destroyed negotiations for their failed fight in March, namely the Olympic style blood testing. In an article at Boxing Talk, Arum says “I talked to Manny and that’s the fight he wants to happen above all others.” But when asked about the whether Pacquiao has changed his mind about the blood testing for performance enhancing drugs, Arum said “I’m not going to discuss anything regarding anything to the negotiations.”
So it’s a mystery whether Pacquiao will give in and change his mind about the Olympic style blood testing that Mayweather wants. But based on Pacquiao’s comments in the past, it’s not likely their going to get him to budge much on this issue aside from meeting Mayweather half way between the 24 day window and the 14 days he wants. That would be around 18 days of no drug testing before the fight. It depends on how bad Mayweather wants the fight.
He just made a lot of money, some $40 million, for his fight against Shane Mosley on May 1st, and he’s said that he can make $10 million per fight just in small fights. Pacquiao really isn’t needed for a money fight at this point, and that’s the thing that Mayweather wants. He’s a businessman above all else and it may not make sense to give in on the drug testing to fight Pacquiao if he can make similar money against easier opponents who are willing to agree to the drug testing that he wants them to take.
Things aren’t helped that Mayweather beat Mosley, a popular fighter, so easily. Mayweather’s fight did well, earning 1.4 million pay per view buys, which was double that of Pacquiao’s last fight against Joshua Clottey in March. Mayweather is in a position of strength. He can pretty much dictate the terms for the negations. He’s not about to retire and isn’t as concerned about his legacy like Pacquiao is right now. It may turn out that unless Pacquiao gives Mayweather everything he’s asking for this time, then there won’t be a fight.
Last time, Pacquiao appeared to be the one negotiating from a position of strength because he had recently beaten Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto while Mayweather was in retirement. However, things have changed dramatically with Mayweather’s dominating performances against Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez. Mayweather appears to be fighting on a higher level than Pacquiao and the boxing fans seem to be acknowledging that he’s the best after his win over Mosley.
Margarito not interested in rematch with Sergio Martinez – News
By Eric Thomas: Former WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito isn’t interested in fighting a rematch with middleweight Sergio Martinez, according to Boxing Talk. Margarito stopped Martinez in the 7th round 10 years ago in 2000, and Martinez, the WBC/WBO middleweight champion, recently expressed interest in wanting to avenge his defeat. It’s a fight that would have done really well and Margarito’s promoter Bob Arum could have put the fight at the Cowboy and it probably would have would have sold well.
However, Margarito apparently declined the fight. You can guess why. Margarito is hoping to get a big money fight against fellow Top Rank fighter Manny Pacquiao if Manny is unable to line up a fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. Margarito would then be the backup plan for Arum to put in against Pacquiao if the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight doesn’t go down. Margarito fought for the first time in over a year earlier this month in defeating Roberto Garcia by a one-sided 10 round decision in Mexico.
Margarito changed his fighting style completely, throwing less punches and using a lot of movement, short combinations and jabs to dominate Garcia. It’s not an improvement in terms of excitement, but it did work well enough for the slow punching Margarito to dominate him. Perhaps another reason why Margarito has opted not to fight Martinez is because Martinez has gotten bigger and a lot better since he last fought Margarito 10 years ago. Martinez was all over the place in that fight, throwing a lot of punches, tiring himself out and displaying little power.
Martinez is a lot stronger now and much smarter in the ring. Margarito would likely have a very tough time trying to beat Martinez and I could see him losing to him. Margarito was badly schooled in a 9th round TKO defeat to Shane Mosley last year. Margarito had his boxing license revoked after that fight due to a plaster like substance being found on his hand wraps before the fight. However, Margarito remains popular in the Mexican community.
By Eric Thomas: Former WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito isn’t interested in fighting a rematch with middleweight Sergio Martinez, according to Boxing Talk. Margarito stopped Martinez in the 7th round 10 years ago in 2000, and Martinez, the WBC/WBO middleweight champion, recently expressed interest in wanting to avenge his defeat. It’s a fight that would have done really well and Margarito’s promoter Bob Arum could have put the fight at the Cowboy and it probably would have would have sold well.
However, Margarito apparently declined the fight. You can guess why. Margarito is hoping to get a big money fight against fellow Top Rank fighter Manny Pacquiao if Manny is unable to line up a fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. Margarito would then be the backup plan for Arum to put in against Pacquiao if the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight doesn’t go down. Margarito fought for the first time in over a year earlier this month in defeating Roberto Garcia by a one-sided 10 round decision in Mexico.
Margarito changed his fighting style completely, throwing less punches and using a lot of movement, short combinations and jabs to dominate Garcia. It’s not an improvement in terms of excitement, but it did work well enough for the slow punching Margarito to dominate him. Perhaps another reason why Margarito has opted not to fight Martinez is because Martinez has gotten bigger and a lot better since he last fought Margarito 10 years ago. Martinez was all over the place in that fight, throwing a lot of punches, tiring himself out and displaying little power.
Martinez is a lot stronger now and much smarter in the ring. Margarito would likely have a very tough time trying to beat Martinez and I could see him losing to him. Margarito was badly schooled in a 9th round TKO defeat to Shane Mosley last year. Margarito had his boxing license revoked after that fight due to a plaster like substance being found on his hand wraps before the fight. However, Margarito remains popular in the Mexican community.
Tim Bradley's Trainer: We'll Stop Amir Khan in 10 Rounds
By Mark Vester
Joel Diaz, trainer for WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, doesn't see Amir Khan, the WBA champ, being able to last ten rounds against them. Diaz watched Khan's win over Paulie Malignaggi from last Saturday and he wasn't impressed with the performance.
"I don't think it will go past ten rounds. It doesn't matter how quick he is. He can't be quicker than Tim Bradley. He didn't impress me at all. I don't think Amir Khan can beat Timothy Bradley. He's a very one-dimensional fighter. He has a good jab, but you can't compare his skill level to Timothy Bradley's speed and movement," Diaz told AOL's Boxing FanHouse.
If the fight between Bradley and Khan comes together, Diaz doesn't see any problems with handing Khan the second loss of his career.
"Timothy will beat him no problem. It will be an easy fight. I don't think he's better than Kendall Holt," Diaz said
By Mark Vester
Joel Diaz, trainer for WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, doesn't see Amir Khan, the WBA champ, being able to last ten rounds against them. Diaz watched Khan's win over Paulie Malignaggi from last Saturday and he wasn't impressed with the performance.
"I don't think it will go past ten rounds. It doesn't matter how quick he is. He can't be quicker than Tim Bradley. He didn't impress me at all. I don't think Amir Khan can beat Timothy Bradley. He's a very one-dimensional fighter. He has a good jab, but you can't compare his skill level to Timothy Bradley's speed and movement," Diaz told AOL's Boxing FanHouse.
If the fight between Bradley and Khan comes together, Diaz doesn't see any problems with handing Khan the second loss of his career.
"Timothy will beat him no problem. It will be an easy fight. I don't think he's better than Kendall Holt," Diaz said
There is now no reason for this fight to be made. Ball is in Mayweathers court, lets see if he wants the fight...
Pacquiao Willing To Meet Mayweather's 14-Day Number
By Mark Vester
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to consider the random drug test demands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said he was willing to meet Mayweather's previous number of 14-days to help make a mega-fight in November.
“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night.
When the two fighters entered negotiations earlier this year, Mayweather wanted a 14-day cut-off on the random drug tests. Pacquiao wanted the testing to stop 24-days before the fight. The negotiations fell apart over the testing dispute.
Everything is now in place for the two fighters to negotiate again. This time Mayweather may retract his previous request for a cut-off date and demand the random testing continues until the day of the fight, which Pacquiao is likely not going to agree to. The negotiations are expected to start soon.
Pacquiao plans to return on the tentative date of November 13 in either Texas or Las Vegas. If a deal with Mayweather can not be made, Pacquiao is more than likely going to fight former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito.
Pacquiao Willing To Meet Mayweather's 14-Day Number
By Mark Vester
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to consider the random drug test demands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said he was willing to meet Mayweather's previous number of 14-days to help make a mega-fight in November.
“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night.
When the two fighters entered negotiations earlier this year, Mayweather wanted a 14-day cut-off on the random drug tests. Pacquiao wanted the testing to stop 24-days before the fight. The negotiations fell apart over the testing dispute.
Everything is now in place for the two fighters to negotiate again. This time Mayweather may retract his previous request for a cut-off date and demand the random testing continues until the day of the fight, which Pacquiao is likely not going to agree to. The negotiations are expected to start soon.
Pacquiao plans to return on the tentative date of November 13 in either Texas or Las Vegas. If a deal with Mayweather can not be made, Pacquiao is more than likely going to fight former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito.
Was Haye ever serious about wanting to fight Wladimir Klitschko?
By Sean McDaniel: With the May 17th deadline passed that the IBF set for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye to agree to a fight it’s now looking like there won’t be a fight between them. Haye, 29, has reportedly said for Wladimir to go ahead and fight his mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin rather than to try and put together a fight with him. My thoughts about this is whether Haye was ever serious about wanting to fight Wladimir in the first place or was he merely namedropping to get attention in the media.
If that’s the case, then it worked perfectly for Haye because he’s been namedropping with both of the Klitschko brothers for the past two years and yet he’s gotten nowhere near the ring to fight either of them. Recently, it looked like Haye was finally serious about wanting to fight Wladimir Klitschko until he put out a video calling Haye out for a fight.
After that, Haye disappeared completely and hasn’t said a word. It makes me wonder whether Wladimir made a mistake in showing interest in a fight. Maybe Wladimir would have been better off had he played it cool and let Haye do all the work. As it is, there doesn’t seem to be a fight on the horizon between these two champions. It’s hard to imagine that Haye will back out yet again. He had a chance to fight both Klitschko brothers last year but failed to take them up on the offer after coming close with Wladimir and walking away completely with Vitali.
There are some people who think that Haye, after getting a good payday for his easy mandatory defense against 38-year-old John Ruiz, has decided to try and milk his WBA title for as long as he can against the mostly mediocre opposition that is currently ranked in the top 15 by the WBA. From that point of view, you can’t blame Haye if he did want to milk his title, because he stands little chance of beating either of the Klitschko brothers. He would get one big payday against one of them in losing by a probable knockout.
But instead of facing them and losing, if he holds onto his title and beats the opposition that the WBA has ranked, he could make seriously good money every time out. Theoretically, Haye could hold onto his title until he’s 31 and make a huge bundle before he hands up his gloves. Look at his next title defense, for instance. Ruslan Chagaev will be facing Kali Meehan in a title elimination bout this Saturday. Haye has to defend his title against the winner of that fight. That’s easy money for Haye. Why take on one of the Klitschko brothers and lose when he has guys like this that he would have a seriously good chance of destroying. On top of that, Haye still has to give a rematch to 7-foot Russian Nikolay Valuev in the near future.
That’s another nice safe fight where Haye would have a good chance of winning in an ugly fashion. That pretty much takes care of 2010 and starts with 2011. Beyond that, the WBA has Denis Boytsov ranked #4 and Alexander Ustinov at number #6. Those are winnable fights for Haye as well. Anything can happen, don’t get me wrong, but Haye should be able to win this fights unless he gets tapped on his brittle chin.
As much as I’d like to see Haye fight the Klitschko brothers, I think Haye has decided to milk his title rather than face the Klitschko brothers and lose. I imagine Haye will continue to namedrop every now and then so that he can get the media attention that it gives him but I don’t see him getting anywhere near the ring with either of the Klitschko brothers.
By Sean McDaniel: With the May 17th deadline passed that the IBF set for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye to agree to a fight it’s now looking like there won’t be a fight between them. Haye, 29, has reportedly said for Wladimir to go ahead and fight his mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin rather than to try and put together a fight with him. My thoughts about this is whether Haye was ever serious about wanting to fight Wladimir in the first place or was he merely namedropping to get attention in the media.
If that’s the case, then it worked perfectly for Haye because he’s been namedropping with both of the Klitschko brothers for the past two years and yet he’s gotten nowhere near the ring to fight either of them. Recently, it looked like Haye was finally serious about wanting to fight Wladimir Klitschko until he put out a video calling Haye out for a fight.
After that, Haye disappeared completely and hasn’t said a word. It makes me wonder whether Wladimir made a mistake in showing interest in a fight. Maybe Wladimir would have been better off had he played it cool and let Haye do all the work. As it is, there doesn’t seem to be a fight on the horizon between these two champions. It’s hard to imagine that Haye will back out yet again. He had a chance to fight both Klitschko brothers last year but failed to take them up on the offer after coming close with Wladimir and walking away completely with Vitali.
There are some people who think that Haye, after getting a good payday for his easy mandatory defense against 38-year-old John Ruiz, has decided to try and milk his WBA title for as long as he can against the mostly mediocre opposition that is currently ranked in the top 15 by the WBA. From that point of view, you can’t blame Haye if he did want to milk his title, because he stands little chance of beating either of the Klitschko brothers. He would get one big payday against one of them in losing by a probable knockout.
But instead of facing them and losing, if he holds onto his title and beats the opposition that the WBA has ranked, he could make seriously good money every time out. Theoretically, Haye could hold onto his title until he’s 31 and make a huge bundle before he hands up his gloves. Look at his next title defense, for instance. Ruslan Chagaev will be facing Kali Meehan in a title elimination bout this Saturday. Haye has to defend his title against the winner of that fight. That’s easy money for Haye. Why take on one of the Klitschko brothers and lose when he has guys like this that he would have a seriously good chance of destroying. On top of that, Haye still has to give a rematch to 7-foot Russian Nikolay Valuev in the near future.
That’s another nice safe fight where Haye would have a good chance of winning in an ugly fashion. That pretty much takes care of 2010 and starts with 2011. Beyond that, the WBA has Denis Boytsov ranked #4 and Alexander Ustinov at number #6. Those are winnable fights for Haye as well. Anything can happen, don’t get me wrong, but Haye should be able to win this fights unless he gets tapped on his brittle chin.
As much as I’d like to see Haye fight the Klitschko brothers, I think Haye has decided to milk his title rather than face the Klitschko brothers and lose. I imagine Haye will continue to namedrop every now and then so that he can get the media attention that it gives him but I don’t see him getting anywhere near the ring with either of the Klitschko brothers.
Chavez Jr. is ranked #1 by the WBC: Does he deserve that ranking?
By Jim Dower: As I was looking over the rankings, I noticed that light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) is ranked at number #1 by the WBC for the light middleweight division. I know that having an unbeaten record helps in ranking, but I don’t quite understand how the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. could be ranked above more established fighters in the division like Antonio Margarito and Kermit Cintron.
That seems kind of crazy if you ask me. Chavez, the son of former boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez, hasn’t fought anyone in the top tier as of yet during his seven year pro career and has had some really close calls in recent years against some of the B level opponents that have been put in with him. Chavez went life and death with Matt Vanda in their first fight in July 2008, and struggled badly to beat Luciano Leonel Cuello last year by a narrow 10 round decision.
A lot of people thought that Chavez Jr. should have lost his two fights with Carlos Molina. I saw both fights and had Molina winning both fights. Whatever the case, ignoring his close fights against B level opposition, I don’t know how Chavez can be ranked at number #1 without having beaten one top tier fighter during his career. That doesn’t make any sense at all to me. He should have at least beaten someone to get to that point, shouldn’t he? I think it’s very peculiar that a fight without any top level experience should be ranked ahead of top fighters like Cintron and Margarito.
Even though Margarito has been out of action for awhile, wouldn’t you think that Chavez should be ranked below him given Chavez’s lack of experience? I see a number of other fighters that I think should be ranked above Chavez by the WBC. A lot of them are badly flawed but I still them as having showed more in their fights than what I’ve seen from Chavez. Erislandy Lara, Joe Greene, Luis Collazo and Vanes Martirosyan are all ranked blow Chavez. I think all of them would beat him if given a chance to fight him.
Next month, Chavez Jr. will take on his first top tier opponent of his career in middleweight John Duddy on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. This could be the end of Chavez’s ‘0’ when he meets up with Duddy. The two fighters will be competing for the WBC Silver middleweight title. I’ve never heard of that belt, but it somehow sounds fitting for this fight.
By Jim Dower: As I was looking over the rankings, I noticed that light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) is ranked at number #1 by the WBC for the light middleweight division. I know that having an unbeaten record helps in ranking, but I don’t quite understand how the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. could be ranked above more established fighters in the division like Antonio Margarito and Kermit Cintron.
That seems kind of crazy if you ask me. Chavez, the son of former boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez, hasn’t fought anyone in the top tier as of yet during his seven year pro career and has had some really close calls in recent years against some of the B level opponents that have been put in with him. Chavez went life and death with Matt Vanda in their first fight in July 2008, and struggled badly to beat Luciano Leonel Cuello last year by a narrow 10 round decision.
A lot of people thought that Chavez Jr. should have lost his two fights with Carlos Molina. I saw both fights and had Molina winning both fights. Whatever the case, ignoring his close fights against B level opposition, I don’t know how Chavez can be ranked at number #1 without having beaten one top tier fighter during his career. That doesn’t make any sense at all to me. He should have at least beaten someone to get to that point, shouldn’t he? I think it’s very peculiar that a fight without any top level experience should be ranked ahead of top fighters like Cintron and Margarito.
Even though Margarito has been out of action for awhile, wouldn’t you think that Chavez should be ranked below him given Chavez’s lack of experience? I see a number of other fighters that I think should be ranked above Chavez by the WBC. A lot of them are badly flawed but I still them as having showed more in their fights than what I’ve seen from Chavez. Erislandy Lara, Joe Greene, Luis Collazo and Vanes Martirosyan are all ranked blow Chavez. I think all of them would beat him if given a chance to fight him.
Next month, Chavez Jr. will take on his first top tier opponent of his career in middleweight John Duddy on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. This could be the end of Chavez’s ‘0’ when he meets up with Duddy. The two fighters will be competing for the WBC Silver middleweight title. I’ve never heard of that belt, but it somehow sounds fitting for this fight.
Richardson thinks Khan is a bigger puncher than Mayweather – News
By Jim Dower: Naazim Richardson, the trainer for Shane Mosley, thinks that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan is a bigger puncher than Floyd Mayweather Jr. That’s kind of amusing because Khan doesn’t look like that big of a puncher and recently needed 11 rounds to take out Paulie Malignaggi last weekend at Madison Square Garden. In an article at Diamondboxing.com, Richardson said “Shane wasn’t in there with the kind of puncher that [Paulie] Malignaggi was just in there with. In a fight like that one there between Khan and Malignaggi, yeah, I would have probably stopped it.”
Richardson is defending his decision to let Mosley continue to allow his fight against Mayweather to go on even after it seemed bleak for Mosley and he was taking of a lot of punishment. But it’s interesting to see that Richardson thinks that the 23-year-old Khan is a bigger puncher than Mayweather. I saw both the Mayweather-Mosley and the Khan-Malignaggi fight, and I have to say that Mayweather was clearly the harder puncher compared to Khan.
I think Khan’s shots didn’t have nearly as much power and he didn’t land very many of the shots flush. Most of the time he would hit Malignaggi while he was moving backwards, which would take the power off the shot. Khan did look fast, I give him that, but he didn’t look incredibly powerful either. It might be that Richardson was more impressed with Khan’s power because of how the slender Malignaggi’s head would jolt backwards when he would get hit. Some of that seemed to me to because of Malignaggi’s skinny neck. I think Khan is a decent puncher, but not as strong a puncher as Mayweather. Mayweather dominated Mosley over 12 rounds, but failed to put him away. Mayweather wasn’t trying to knock Mosley out and seemed more like he was just interested in getting the win.
By Jim Dower: Naazim Richardson, the trainer for Shane Mosley, thinks that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan is a bigger puncher than Floyd Mayweather Jr. That’s kind of amusing because Khan doesn’t look like that big of a puncher and recently needed 11 rounds to take out Paulie Malignaggi last weekend at Madison Square Garden. In an article at Diamondboxing.com, Richardson said “Shane wasn’t in there with the kind of puncher that [Paulie] Malignaggi was just in there with. In a fight like that one there between Khan and Malignaggi, yeah, I would have probably stopped it.”
Richardson is defending his decision to let Mosley continue to allow his fight against Mayweather to go on even after it seemed bleak for Mosley and he was taking of a lot of punishment. But it’s interesting to see that Richardson thinks that the 23-year-old Khan is a bigger puncher than Mayweather. I saw both the Mayweather-Mosley and the Khan-Malignaggi fight, and I have to say that Mayweather was clearly the harder puncher compared to Khan.
I think Khan’s shots didn’t have nearly as much power and he didn’t land very many of the shots flush. Most of the time he would hit Malignaggi while he was moving backwards, which would take the power off the shot. Khan did look fast, I give him that, but he didn’t look incredibly powerful either. It might be that Richardson was more impressed with Khan’s power because of how the slender Malignaggi’s head would jolt backwards when he would get hit. Some of that seemed to me to because of Malignaggi’s skinny neck. I think Khan is a decent puncher, but not as strong a puncher as Mayweather. Mayweather dominated Mosley over 12 rounds, but failed to put him away. Mayweather wasn’t trying to knock Mosley out and seemed more like he was just interested in getting the win.
Mayweather-Mosley blood testing cutoff was 18 days before the fight?
By Dave Lahr: According to news from Philboxing.com, the random blood tests used by the U.S Anti Doping Agency for the May 1st Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley bout were last done 18 to 19 days before their fight. Frankly, I don’t believe that at all. Until I hear from another source, I’m going to remain skeptical about that report. Even if this is true, what difference does it make? Mayweather still wants the random blood testing to take place for any fight with Pacquiao and this report won’t make the tests magically go away.
It’s not an excuse to not have any tests at all. Mayweather clearly wants strict blood tests for a fight with Pacquiao and whether he and Mosley were last tested 18 to 19 days before their fight matters little for a fight with Pacquiao. Mayweather wants him tested before he’ll fight him, and I have a feeling Mayweather won’t go along with the 14 day cutoff for the blood testing. He might want a lot more this time, maybe all the way to the day before the fight. I think it’s a good thing and I’m counting on him standing on his hind legs and speaking up about this. I hope the Nevada, New York and Texas Athletic Commissions make the random blood testing mandatory up for all fighters. I want the blood testing to be done all the way up until the fights, so that the sport can be clean. If other sports are going along with this testing, why not boxing?
I don’t care if Mayweather-Mosley last had their blood checked 60 days before their fight. That has nothing to do with a bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao. If Floyd wants the random blood tests to go all the way to the end of the fight, that’s the way things are going to be if Pacquiao wants to fight him. This is Mayweather’s baby. He’s the one asking for it and it will be up to Arum and Pacquiao to decide whether they want to take the random blood tests are not. It shouldn’t be that big of a deal. The fight is going to make millions and have fans excited about it. Blood tests are just a price to pay for an exciting fight. I imagine Pacquiao’s team will use the $10 million weight penalty again during negotiations for this fight.That’s something that effects Mayweather, the bigger fighter, more than Pacquiao. It’s not something that is overseen by the Commission. It’s up to both fighters, just like the random blood tests. If Pacquiao wants to fight Mayweather, then he’ll have to decide whether he is okay with having his blood tested. If not, then he can go his way and Mayweather can go the other.
By Dave Lahr: According to news from Philboxing.com, the random blood tests used by the U.S Anti Doping Agency for the May 1st Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley bout were last done 18 to 19 days before their fight. Frankly, I don’t believe that at all. Until I hear from another source, I’m going to remain skeptical about that report. Even if this is true, what difference does it make? Mayweather still wants the random blood testing to take place for any fight with Pacquiao and this report won’t make the tests magically go away.
It’s not an excuse to not have any tests at all. Mayweather clearly wants strict blood tests for a fight with Pacquiao and whether he and Mosley were last tested 18 to 19 days before their fight matters little for a fight with Pacquiao. Mayweather wants him tested before he’ll fight him, and I have a feeling Mayweather won’t go along with the 14 day cutoff for the blood testing. He might want a lot more this time, maybe all the way to the day before the fight. I think it’s a good thing and I’m counting on him standing on his hind legs and speaking up about this. I hope the Nevada, New York and Texas Athletic Commissions make the random blood testing mandatory up for all fighters. I want the blood testing to be done all the way up until the fights, so that the sport can be clean. If other sports are going along with this testing, why not boxing?
I don’t care if Mayweather-Mosley last had their blood checked 60 days before their fight. That has nothing to do with a bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao. If Floyd wants the random blood tests to go all the way to the end of the fight, that’s the way things are going to be if Pacquiao wants to fight him. This is Mayweather’s baby. He’s the one asking for it and it will be up to Arum and Pacquiao to decide whether they want to take the random blood tests are not. It shouldn’t be that big of a deal. The fight is going to make millions and have fans excited about it. Blood tests are just a price to pay for an exciting fight. I imagine Pacquiao’s team will use the $10 million weight penalty again during negotiations for this fight.That’s something that effects Mayweather, the bigger fighter, more than Pacquiao. It’s not something that is overseen by the Commission. It’s up to both fighters, just like the random blood tests. If Pacquiao wants to fight Mayweather, then he’ll have to decide whether he is okay with having his blood tested. If not, then he can go his way and Mayweather can go the other.
Alexander's Manager Sides With Amir Khan on Tourney
By Ryan Burton
Devon Alexander's trainer/manager Kevin Cunningham reached out to BoxingScene.com to comment on statements made by Amir Khan in a story by Mark Vester that ran on BoxingScene. Khan had said that we wanted to fight Marcos Maidana and that Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander should fight. Khan suggested a four man tournament that would prove who the best junior welterweight in the world is.
BoxingScene.com: Give us your thoughts on the Khan story we ran.
Kevin Cunningham: Basically we are in full agreement with Amir Khan. As you know we love the idea. We have been talking about the idea of the top four in the hottest division in boxing fighting each other for a while. We would sign on immediately.
BoxingScene.com: It looks like Tim Bradley moving up to welterweight to fight Carlos Abregu is pretty much a done deal. Would you want to start the tournament right after your August 7th fight?
Kevin Cunningham: Yeah. If Bradley takes care of business in July and Devon takes care of business in August, Team Alexander definitely agrees with Amir Khan. The top four guys should sign up for a four man showdown. We would agree to fight Bradley and then the winner of Khan-Maidana or Khan-Marquez.
BoxingScene.com: Do you agree with the way Khan wants it to be seeded? Khan versus Maidana and Alexander versus Bradley?
Kevin Cunningham: However they want to put it together we will take it. We just want to fight the best guys out there. Personally my opinion is once Devon and Bradley fight you will know who the best junior welterweight in the world is. That will produce the best junior welterweight in the world. It doesn't matter how you seed it. I think Devon and Tim are the two best. After that you will have the top guy. We would love to fight Bradley and then if Khan beats Maidana or Marquez, who ever he fights, we would love to fight Khan. This four man tournament will create a lot of excitement in boxing.
BoxingScene.com: Do you think they should have the first round of the fights within a week or two of each other to generate more buzz for the championship fight?
Kevin Cunningham: Yes. If they don't do a huge doubleheader I think they should be back to back. One week and then the next week the next two guys.
BoxingScene.com: If it gets down to Alexander-Khan I know you would prefer to have the fight in the U.S. but would you guys be willing to go to the U.K. for the fight?
Kevin Cunningham: No. We don't need to go overseas. That fight should be in the United States. The United States is where stars are born.
BoxingScene.com: Do you think the final fight should be in a neutral venue such as Las Vegas?
Kevin Cunningham: Yes, definitely. It could be in Vegas or Madison Square Garden in New York. Those are the most logical spots.
BoxingScene.com: You must have been happy to see Khan said basically what you and Devon have been saying for months.
Keving Cunningham: Yes I am. I see Amir Khan is anxious. It seems like he is really excited about doing a four man showdown with the top four in the division. It is something that Team Alexander has always expressed interest in. Once Devon takes care of business in August we will sign the contract that night for a four man showdown. We will sign a contract for Tim Bradley and then the winner between Khan and Maidana. We will sign for the four man showdown that night. Now what excuses are Team Bradley going to come up with to not participate in the tournament? As you know as well as I know ,they (Team Bradley) have a million excuses on why they want to stay away from Devon and what not. If you want to claim the number one spot you have to participate in a showdown such as this. Another thing I want to say is this, I think that by having the top four guys fight other, the guy that comes out of this has to be in the Pacquiao Mayweather discussion. So my question is why wouldn't you want to participate in something like this?
BoxingScene.com: Closing thoughts?
Kevin Cunningham: I just want to let the fans know that Team Alexander is 100% on board with this idea. We have talked about a tournament for a while now. Khan is on board with it. I hope Bradley gets on board with it
By Ryan Burton
Devon Alexander's trainer/manager Kevin Cunningham reached out to BoxingScene.com to comment on statements made by Amir Khan in a story by Mark Vester that ran on BoxingScene. Khan had said that we wanted to fight Marcos Maidana and that Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander should fight. Khan suggested a four man tournament that would prove who the best junior welterweight in the world is.
BoxingScene.com: Give us your thoughts on the Khan story we ran.
Kevin Cunningham: Basically we are in full agreement with Amir Khan. As you know we love the idea. We have been talking about the idea of the top four in the hottest division in boxing fighting each other for a while. We would sign on immediately.
BoxingScene.com: It looks like Tim Bradley moving up to welterweight to fight Carlos Abregu is pretty much a done deal. Would you want to start the tournament right after your August 7th fight?
Kevin Cunningham: Yeah. If Bradley takes care of business in July and Devon takes care of business in August, Team Alexander definitely agrees with Amir Khan. The top four guys should sign up for a four man showdown. We would agree to fight Bradley and then the winner of Khan-Maidana or Khan-Marquez.
BoxingScene.com: Do you agree with the way Khan wants it to be seeded? Khan versus Maidana and Alexander versus Bradley?
Kevin Cunningham: However they want to put it together we will take it. We just want to fight the best guys out there. Personally my opinion is once Devon and Bradley fight you will know who the best junior welterweight in the world is. That will produce the best junior welterweight in the world. It doesn't matter how you seed it. I think Devon and Tim are the two best. After that you will have the top guy. We would love to fight Bradley and then if Khan beats Maidana or Marquez, who ever he fights, we would love to fight Khan. This four man tournament will create a lot of excitement in boxing.
BoxingScene.com: Do you think they should have the first round of the fights within a week or two of each other to generate more buzz for the championship fight?
Kevin Cunningham: Yes. If they don't do a huge doubleheader I think they should be back to back. One week and then the next week the next two guys.
BoxingScene.com: If it gets down to Alexander-Khan I know you would prefer to have the fight in the U.S. but would you guys be willing to go to the U.K. for the fight?
Kevin Cunningham: No. We don't need to go overseas. That fight should be in the United States. The United States is where stars are born.
BoxingScene.com: Do you think the final fight should be in a neutral venue such as Las Vegas?
Kevin Cunningham: Yes, definitely. It could be in Vegas or Madison Square Garden in New York. Those are the most logical spots.
BoxingScene.com: You must have been happy to see Khan said basically what you and Devon have been saying for months.
Keving Cunningham: Yes I am. I see Amir Khan is anxious. It seems like he is really excited about doing a four man showdown with the top four in the division. It is something that Team Alexander has always expressed interest in. Once Devon takes care of business in August we will sign the contract that night for a four man showdown. We will sign a contract for Tim Bradley and then the winner between Khan and Maidana. We will sign for the four man showdown that night. Now what excuses are Team Bradley going to come up with to not participate in the tournament? As you know as well as I know ,they (Team Bradley) have a million excuses on why they want to stay away from Devon and what not. If you want to claim the number one spot you have to participate in a showdown such as this. Another thing I want to say is this, I think that by having the top four guys fight other, the guy that comes out of this has to be in the Pacquiao Mayweather discussion. So my question is why wouldn't you want to participate in something like this?
BoxingScene.com: Closing thoughts?
Kevin Cunningham: I just want to let the fans know that Team Alexander is 100% on board with this idea. We have talked about a tournament for a while now. Khan is on board with it. I hope Bradley gets on board with it
Pacquiao and his team need to make their got damn minds up. First they wanted a cut off date of 30 days. Then they said 24 days. Then they said "we're going to follow the rules that the State Commission set, Mayweather doesn't make the rules", even though they had already agreed to do the blood testing. So the fight doesn't get made because Pacquiao and his team didn't agree to the 14-day cut off.
Now they're saying they're willing to do the 14-day cut off depending on how much blood will be drawn for the test.
Why didn't they explore that option back when the first negotiations were poppin'? And what happened to keeping the negotiations on hush?
206, you know damn well Mayweather wants the fight. I think the fight will jump off if Mayweather gets at least 55/45 and he gets Pacquiao to submit blood test close to the fight.
Now they're saying they're willing to do the 14-day cut off depending on how much blood will be drawn for the test.
Why didn't they explore that option back when the first negotiations were poppin'? And what happened to keeping the negotiations on hush?
206, you know damn well Mayweather wants the fight. I think the fight will jump off if Mayweather gets at least 55/45 and he gets Pacquiao to submit blood test close to the fight.
Why are you complaining? If Pacquiao is bending more than he was before to make the fight happen, be happy. He's basically giving into mayweathers demands.
So like I said, the ball is in Floyd's court now. We can have this fight, nothing else should matter. No more bs arguments over this. 14 days is what Floyd wanted, Pac is willing to do that. Make it happen.
So like I said, the ball is in Floyd's court now. We can have this fight, nothing else should matter. No more bs arguments over this. 14 days is what Floyd wanted, Pac is willing to do that. Make it happen.
I'm not complaining.... I just don't understand they're all of a sudden "giving into Floyd's demands" like they said they weren't going to do. And what happened to not negotiating in public?
What happened to your old logic about how you were already hittin' Stacey Dash and Shakira so you weren't interested in Beyonce? Beyonce is lookin' pretty good now huh, now you're willing to take that test so you could hit..... LMFAO.... Hopefully Beyonce is still available! She might make or "demand" you do more since you passed on it the first time around.
What happened to your old logic about how you were already hittin' Stacey Dash and Shakira so you weren't interested in Beyonce? Beyonce is lookin' pretty good now huh, now you're willing to take that test so you could hit..... LMFAO.... Hopefully Beyonce is still available! She might make or "demand" you do more since you passed on it the first time around.
they aren't negotiating in public Pac was interviewed in the Philippines by local media and one of the many questions they asked him was about the testing and what he's willing to do and he said he's willing to do 14 days. That's not negotiating that's answering the reporters question.
OMG did you just bring up your retarded HIV/Beyonce scenario again? my god man, give that a rest.
And why you acting like I'M PACQUIAO??? I said he doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to, but Floyd and Pac should meet halfway (like 16-17 days something like that). If Pac is cool with 14 days that's on him, so be it. I don't care I just want the fight to happen and clearly there is no way in hell this fight happens unless pac caves a little to floyds demands, so he's doing what he has to do to make the fight happen.
That's why I say the ball is now in floyds court. When the negotiations begin, which they haven't, I see no reason why Floyd wouldn't accept 14 days. $50+ million. No reason.
OMG did you just bring up your retarded HIV/Beyonce scenario again? my god man, give that a rest.
And why you acting like I'M PACQUIAO??? I said he doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to, but Floyd and Pac should meet halfway (like 16-17 days something like that). If Pac is cool with 14 days that's on him, so be it. I don't care I just want the fight to happen and clearly there is no way in hell this fight happens unless pac caves a little to floyds demands, so he's doing what he has to do to make the fight happen.
That's why I say the ball is now in floyds court. When the negotiations begin, which they haven't, I see no reason why Floyd wouldn't accept 14 days. $50+ million. No reason.