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Marquez Explains Why He Didn't Fight Amir Khan in May

By Rick Reeno

Earlier this year, Golden Boy Promotions was trying to match Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight with WBA 140-pound champion Amir Khan. Golden Boy wanted Marquez as the opponent for Khan's American/HBO debut in May. After some initial discussions, Marquez turned the fight down. He was later replaced by former champion Paul Malignaggi, who Khan stopped in eleven rounds.

Dozens of stories were circulating regarding the reasons behind Marquez's refusal to take the fight. He spoke with BoxingScene.com to clear the air on what actually happened.

"The truth is, I had a small surgery on my back and I had just finished a very tough fight with [Floyd] Mayweather. I had to take some time off because I had the surgery. That's the real reason. That's the real thing," Marquez told BoxingScene.com. "That's the truth. Everybody can say this or that, but that's the truth. It was because of the surgery on my back."

Around the time of the negotiations, Marquez's trainer/manager Nacho Beristain was very vocal in the Mexican media about the way his fighter was being treated during negotiations. Nacho felt that his fighter was being disrespected and deserved to be the A-side of the fight. Nacho would point out how his boxer was coming off a pay-per-view with Mayweather that sold over 1 million units. He also made several remarks about Golden Boy trying to use his fighter as a "stepping stone" for Khan to get over in the United States.

"I respect whatever Nacho said, but I didn't say anything. I respect whatever Nacho said because he's my trainer. But the truth, I'm telling you, was my back, because of the surgery [I didn't fight]," Marquez said.

Marquez defends his WBA/WBO titles on Saturday against Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
 
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Jeff Mayweather: Martinez Not Better Than Pacquiao, Floyd

By Rick Reeno

Trainer Jeff Mayweather spoke with BoxingScene.com about last Saturday's fight between Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams. The fight ended shockingly when Martinez used a single left hand to knock Williams out in the second round. Since the win, Martinez is being measured up against the two best pound for pound fighters in the sport, Jeff's nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao.

Mayweather believes Martinez is being a bit overrated for last Saturday's win. He says Williams lacks a proper defense and doesn't use his height advanatge, or his 81-inch reach, to win fights. Because of the way Williams fights, it was a knockout waiting to happen.

"Martinez is much physically bigger than both of them, but he's not more skilled than either one of them. He's a very good fighter, but people are giving him too much credit for landing one punch. He's not no devastating puncher. Paul Williams can make everyone [look like] a devastating puncher, if they could punch, because he's a guy with no defense," Mayweather told BoxingScene.com.

"He's 6'2 and fights like he's 5'8. What happened was eventually going to happen because of his style of fighting. He's always in the line of fire. He's a volume puncher and he wins fights by outworking a fighter. He's not technically skilled as a big man should be. At 6'2, he should be using his jab and making everyone work to get to him, and then once they get past him, then drop the left hand on them. But, [instead] he wants to initiate the contact and it's been successful for him, but he was just an accident waiting to happen so I wasn't surprised."

Mayweather doesn't rule out the possibility of Martinez facing Floyd Jr. or Pacquiao in the future.

"He has the physical size difference. I don't think Martinez is a great puncher. I think all of a sudden now, because he beat Kelly Pavlik and now that he beat Williams, especially in this fashion, everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. That's how boxing is. The next fight, he may look horrible and if he looks horrible - then what are they going to say? You're only as good as your last fight," Mayweather said.

"Right now Martinez is a name that's ringing and making noise. Maybe it's a fight that Floyd will take, or Manny Pacquiao. If Floyd takes it, he would take it at his natural weight because he only walks around at 156-pounds
 
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Juan Manuel Marquez Rips Margarito Over Pacquiao Loss

By Robert Morales

Fellow Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez was highly critical of the way Antonio Margarito fought against Manny Pacquiao on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium, and he made no bones about it during a recent workout.

"It was a very painful defeat because all the Mexicans, we expected that Margarito could defeat Pacquiao," Marquez said. "But it was a shame because he looked so mechanical, so slow. He put the Mexicans down."

Marquez didn't stop there.

"The media in Mexico, they asked me about the fight and I said you know he has to do this and he has to do that," Marquez said. "But you know, he looked like an amateur fighter. He didn't know how to walk, he didn't know how to throw the jab. It was very disappointing, honestly."
 
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Sergio Martinez: I'll Knock Pacquiao Out, Total Destruction

By Lem Satterfield

WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez had recently put down a challenge to Manny Pacquiao, who holds the WBC title at 154-pounds, and the WBO title at 147-pounds. Martinez believes Pacquiao is too small for the two of them fight, but if Pacquiao plans to defend his WBC title - then Martinez will move down to challenge him for the belt. On November 13, Pacquiao won the vacant title by winning a twelve round decision over Antonio Margarito. The title became vacant after Martinez moved up to 160-pounds to beat Kelly Pavlik for the middleweight crown in April.

Martinez, who last Saturday knocked out Paul Williams in two rounds, is confident the same exact thing would happen to Pacquiao.

"I'll win by knockout. It would be a total destruction," Martinez told FanHouse. "[To become the best pound for pound] is my dream. I don't want to sound like a jerk or anything, but that's how i feel."
 
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Abraham says he’s going to punish Froch for insulting him and his promoter

Casino/Showtime: By Sean McDaniel: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) says he’s going to make Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) pay for insulting him and his promoter this Saturday night in their stage 3 Super Six tournament match in Helsinki, Finland. Speaking with Sky Sports News, Abraham said “Froch has insulted my promoter, my team and me. I will punish him for that on Saturday. It will be a great fight between two warriors. I cannot wait to get my hands on him and make him pay for all the rubbish he has said in the press.”


I believe Abraham really does want to get a whole of Froch and take him out in brutal fashion. Froch has been talking since the day the fight was first announced and it’s been a huge ordeal just to get Froch in the ring, because Froch made a big production about the venue of the fight and shot down one location after another, and then came up with a back injury that put the fight off further. It’s a wonder that the bout is actually taking place at all given the all the drama that has gone on.

I can see how Abraham would want to take Froch out as fast as possible to teach him a lesson. Froch seems to think he’s going to be able to use the few inches in height that he has over Abraham to crush him. Unfortunately, Froch hasn’t been crushing anyone for a long time and he’s had a rough go of it lately in a loss to Mikkel Kessler and what appeared to be a hometown decision win over Andre Dirrell last year in Froch’s first fight in the Super Six tournament.
 
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Christy Martin shot and stabbed, husband wanted for questioning

By Eric Thomas: Former woman boxer Christy Martin has reportedly been shot and stabbed in Florida, according to the latest boxing news. Christy was able to alert a nearby car after being shot and stabbed and was taken to a nearby hospital. Her husband Jim Martin is wanted by Florida deputies for questioning in the case. It’s unclear whether her injuries are life threatening or not at this point. Her husband also served as her manager. Martin (49-5-3, 31 KO’s), a professional fighter from 1989 to 2009, last fought a year ago defeating Dakota Stone. She had fights against Leila Ali and Holly Holm, losing to both of them
 
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Wladimir says Haye has to fight him now

By William Mackay: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) thinks WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) has to fight him now after all the talking the British heavyweight has done in the past two years about wanting to fight him. Wladimir thinks the 30-year-old Haye will end up looking like a joke if he doesn’t fight him. In an article at thesun.co.uk, Wladimir said “Haye has talked so much and provoked me so often he has to fight unless he wants to be the division’s biggest clown.”


I’d like to think that Haye is really interested in fighting Wladimir and his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, but I’m not so sure. Haye has pretty much shown his real feelings about fighting Wladimir by avoiding him altogether since moving up to the heavyweight division in 2008. With that much time to have set up a fight with Wladimir or his brother Vitali, it just seems painfully obvious that Haye isn’t eager to face either of the Klitschkos. That, of course, hasn’t prevented Haye from mentioning them frequently in the media to get the attention that he needs to stay a popular heavyweight.

Haye has fought Monte Barrett, Nikolay Valuev, John Ruiz and Audley Harrison since moving up to the heavyweight division in 2008. Those fighters all have one thing in common and that’s their advanced age. All of them are nearing 40 and in addition don’t have big power. These have been nice safe fights for Haye. But in taking on Wladimir, Haye would be under constant fire and wouldn’t have the size to compete without getting hit hard from the outside. Haye plans on retiring next year when he turns 31. I expect him to retire without having faced Wladimir or his brother Vitali
 
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Ward-Bika: Andre says he doesn’t take punishment, just like Mayweather

Hundley /SHOWTIME: By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) defends his title against 31-year-old Showtime replacement fighter Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) this Saturday night in a split Showtime doubleheader with Carl Froch facing Arthur Abraham in the other fight in a different location. Ward, 26, will be facing in front of what will likely be a sellout crowd of 10,000 fans at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.

Ward doesn’t care how many fans show up to see the fight, saying “Whether there are two or 100,000 fans in the stands makes no difference to me because I will still come in here to do my job.” Ward is expected to trounce Bika and send a message to the other Super Six tournament contestants Froch, Abraham and Glen Johnson.


With Andre Dirrell out of the tournament, Ward is now arguably the most talented fighter in the Super Six tourney and the one that’s expected to win the entire tournament. If you look around on internet boxing forums, you’ll notice that there are a lot of jealous fans who dislike Ward because he’s fought both of his Super Six tournament fights at home and is dominating his opponents with ease. These fans seem to think that Ward is only winning because he’s fighting at home, which isn’t.

Some fans dislike the fact that Ward doesn’t get hit a lot, and they seem to think it’s a badge of courage to get wailed on. Ward has this to say about not getting hit: “I step up and show what they’re dealing with in the ring. I am a fighter that doesn’t take a lot of punishment. Like Floyd Mayweather.”

Ward does remind me a lot of Mayweather with his amazing hand speed, his ability to avoid punishment and the way that he likes to land powerful pot shots to dominate his opponents.

Bika is way over his head in this fight, and he’s going to get beaten worse than he did in his losses to Joe Calzaghe and Lucian Bute. Ward is better than those fighters and he’s going to show how much better he is by dominating Bika with ease on Saturday night.
 
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so it looks like all those rumors of kelly pavlik having drinking problems have been true and are pretty serious. they are talking about his career could be over.

i hope he gets his shit together because no matter what you say about pavlik when he was on top of his game he brought entertainment to the sport...



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Kelly Pavlik Currently In Rehab For Alcohol Problems, Career May Well Be Over

By James Slater: For weeks now, if not months, fans have been wondering about former middleweight king Kelly Pavlik. Having rapidly become known as a fighter with a tendency to withdraw from fights (Pavlik did it again, most recently, in pulling out of his Nov. 13th bout with Bryan Vera), “The Ghost‘s” actions served to arouse suspicion. Whispers suggested the Youngstown hero had either an alcohol or a drugs problem, and this was why he had fought so infrequently over the past year or so.

Well, it has been revealed by Yahoo Sports and various other news outlets that Kelly does indeed have a drink problem - a problem so severe he has been receiving treatment at The Betty Ford Centre in California since Nov. 4th. Apparently, Pavlik, who spent two weeks in rehab earlier this year, has developed a problem with beer, and that his boxing career may be in doubt as a result.

“I don’t know if he’ll ever fight again,” Cameron Dunkin, Kelly’s co-manager said.

As with Britain’s Ricky Hatton, who also had a real problem with alcohol (and cocaine), Pavlik is in the right place, trying to get himself clean and sober. And Dunkin is of the belief that his friend can sort himself out.

“Three months, six months, whatever it takes, he’s going to do it,” he said.

Mike Pavlik, Kelly’s father, says the rib injury his son gave as the reason for his pulling out of the Vera fight was legit, but that his son’s alcohol troubles began quite a while ago; just after he got off the canvas to win the world title from Jermain Taylor in 2007.

“We’re trying to get him back on his feet and back on the right track,” Pavlik Senior said. “It’s [Kelly’s beer problem] been ongoing since shortly after he won the title. I guess what happened was he was not prepared for what came with the title. It was instant stardom and the demands on his life became so hard and so intense that he couldn’t deal with it.

“Everywhere he went, everyone wanted to buy the champ a beer. He didn’t want to disappoint anyone or say no and it wound up causing him a pretty serious problem.”

Despite his problems, Pavlik’s trainer, Jack Loew, believes Kelly can come back as a top class fighter, maybe even better than ever. However, Loew says the priority now is getting the 28-year-old “cured” before he even thinks about boxing again.

A superb fighter when mentally and physically right, Pavlik is also a tremendously exciting puncher. Willing to face the best when he knew he was in shape “The Ghost,” it must be remembered, lost just twice - on points to Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez. When we stop and take in the notion that Pavlik might have trained for both fights having had a growing alcohol problem to hinder him, we have to ask how much better would he have performed in both bouts had he been 100-percent clean and sober.

Can Kelly get himself sorted out and return triumphantly to the ring? I’d be willing to bet that practically everyone out there will be wishing Pavlik the best, and hoping he can indeed. One of the genuine nice guys of the sport, Pavlik will have plenty of fan support during this tough time.
 
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Andre Berto Sees Flaws: "Manny Pacquiao Can Be Hit

By Mark Vester

WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto does not view Manny Pacquiao as an invincible force. He says Pacquiao is there to be hit. Berto defends his title later tonight against Freddy Hernandez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Top Rank is considering Berto as a possible return opponent for Pacquiao in 2011.

In the opinion of Berto, the Filipino champion is often hit with jabs and right hands. He gives him credit for overwhelming most opponents with his high punch output. Pacquiao fored a lot of his opponent

"Manny Pacquiao is extremely talented, but he can be hit. You can see in his last two fights that he can be hit easy with jabs, the right hand. But he has such a high punch output, that a lot of guys would rather stay in that defense mode. I think if he has someone in front of him that brings that type of speed to the table, and moves around, not someone who is flat-footed and just stands right in front of him," Berto told BoxingScene.com.
 
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Froch: If All Else Fails, I'll Stand There and Trade Punches

By Kevin Francis in Helsinki, courtesy of The Daily Star

CARL Froch aims to become the model pro tonight by regaining the WBC world super-middleweight title in style.

He challenges German-based Armenian Arthur Abraham and will be mixing his ring walk with the catwalk.

It’s an unlikely scenario with Frank Warren, Britain’s top promoter, once saying of Froch: “He needs to improve his defence or his nose will look even more like a half-chewed wine gum!”

But Froch’s mug hasn’t let him down so far, copping a beautiful model girlfriend, Rachael Cordingley.

In addition, he has a contract as the face of a fashion company.

Life is sweet for Froch, who has also done well through property deals.

He said: “I have been told I am ruggedly good looking, but I don’t put myself out there as a pretty-boy model.

“I am a boxer first and foremost and have no real interest in having my photo in magazines. But I have seen some of these pictures they have done lately and I have to say they do look good!”

The 33-year-old insists he won’t be thinking of his modelling career when he challenges Abraham in Finland.

The Nottingham slugger is one of British boxing’s highest earners and will pocket £750,000 when he bids to regain the crown he lost to Mikkel Kessler in April – his only defeat in 27 contests.

After the David Haye-Audley Harrison shambles earlier this month, Froch and Abraham could deliver a 12-round war.

Bad-boy Abraham brought shame on the sport in his last fight when he was disqualified for striking Andre Dirrell when he was on the floor.

Dirrell was in control against the Armenian before the 11th round flashpoint and Froch said: “Dirrell showed how to beat Abraham. I am not Dirrell, but I have got a lot of his attributes – the height, speed, reach and movement.

“Hopefully it won’t be one of my slug-fests, but people know me. If I think I am not doing enough, I will stand in front of him and have a tear-up.”

PREDICTION: I have never seen Froch looking sharper and I’m taking him to *finish off Abraham around the sixth
 
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Mayweather remains #1 priority for Pacquiao, says Arum

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) remains the number one option for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight, according to promoter Bob Arum. That’s still the fight that he and Pacquiao want to make next despite Mayweather’s recent legal problems.


However, making the fight happen might prove to be difficult at this time because of Mayweather’s legal obligations. Mayweather doesn’t have a lot of time to agree to a fight with Pacquiao unfortunately.

Arum is busy looking for Pacquiao’s next opponent and if Mayweather doesn’t say something soon, Arum will pick one from the following fighters: Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and Juan Manuel Marquez. One name Arum isn’t considering is WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.

The 5’10″ Martinez has been deemed too big for Pacquiao by Arum. That would easily be the second best fight of the bunch, because Mosley appears to be shot, Berto is fatally flawed and will be lucky if he can by his opponent Freddy Hernandez on Saturday, and Marquez doesn’t fight well over 140. That’s the weight that he would have to fight Pacquiao at.

Arum told Philstar.com that Mayweather is the “Number one priority,” and he’s got until the end of the year to speak up otherwise another option will be chosen. That’s not much time for Mayweather to decide before Arum moves on and selects from a small list of fighters to be Pacquiao’s next opponent. Mayweather will likely sit this one out and let Pacquiao take what will likely be Mosley.

That’s going to be kind of a hard sell to fans because Mosley was beaten badly last year by Mayweather in a 12 round decision loss and Mosley looked less than impressive in his recent 12 round draw with Sergio Mora. However, the casual fan will likely have no clue about how poorly Mosley has been fighting recently and if another HBO 24/7 series can be put together, they may be able to convince casual fans that a Mosley-Pacquiao fight will competitive one and worth purchasing for say $55. It won’t be competitive, not even close. Mosley appears to be on his last leg and he’d likely get beaten by a lot of fighters at this point.
 
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^^his court date is like in april that's a long time to wait especially when you factor in negotiations, then all the promotional time they would need, plus 8 weeks of training camp, so the fight would have to be made at the end of the year.

might as well fight early-mid 2011 then hopefully still fight floyd at the end of the year, rather than sit out an entire year for something that may or may not happen.

I know it's a crazy concept to floyd fans, but pacquiao likes to fight 2-3 times a year, instead of only once :)
 
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After all the dust settles, my new top ten pound 4 pound list:

1. Pacquiao
2. Mayweather
3. Marquez
4. Sergio Martinez
5. Andre Ward
6. Nonito Donaire
7. Wladimir Klitschko
8. Fernando Montiel
9. Timothy Bradley
10. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Click to expand...

i agree with ur top 5. great show by marquez last night future hall of famer
 
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