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The only name on Berto's resume is Collazo(and an old Forbes) and he had a tough night with Collazo. If I remember right I even had Collazo winning 114-113 or something like that. I'm not sold on Berto yet. Tough guy for sure, but he needs to fight some more top tier guys to prove himself. At this point he hasn't done anything for me to say he would beat Floyd or Manny. Based on his Collazo performanced, he loses to both. I'd like to see him in there with Kermit Cintron.
Klitschko brothers willing to wait until Haye retires to get his WBA strap
By Sean McDaniel: The Klitschko brothers’ dream is to be in possession of all the major heavyweight title belts before they retire from the sport. There’s never been a brother team that has been in possession of the titles at one time. Currently, Wladimir Klitschko holds the IBF and WBO belts, while his older brother Vitali Klitschko has the WBC belt. The only title that the Klitschkos don’t have is the WBA belt, which is currently held by David Haye.
The problem with getting that belt is that Haye has been reluctant to get in the ring with either of the brothers. Wladimir recently attempted to put a fight together with Haye for July only to see Haye back away after Wladimir signed to take a tune-up against Dereck Chisora on April 30th. Besides that, Haye is saying he’s going to be retiring in October. The Klitschkos are frustrated with trying to get a fight with Haye and are willing now to just wait until he retires to get his belt by beating whoever emerges as the next champion.
Wladimir had this to say in an interview while at the Laureus Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi, as quoted by worldboxingnews.net, “My brother [Vitali] and I have always stated that it is our joint ambition to hold all four major heavyweight belts and create sporting history. We have three and David Haye has one, so either he fights one of us or he retires and we then beat whoever is put up against one of us. What is for certain is that neither Vitali nor I will even thrink about quitting until we have all four belts. Vitali is desperate to be the one who fights Haye because he tells me he is the older brother and I have one more belt than him, so I should be respecting him. But Haye has made the choice for us by saying that I am the easier of the Klitschko brothers to fight so if or when it happens it will be me, not Vitali, who fights Haye.”
It doesn’t really matter how the Klitschkos get the title as long as they get it. Haye could really help himself if he were to just agree to fight Vitali before he retires in October. I would say he should fight Wladimir but he’s already scheduled to fight Chisora in April and then Tomasz Adamek in September. That leaves no time to fight Haye this year unfortunately. Haye needs to take the Vitali fight if he wants to get a big money fight before retiring
By Sean McDaniel: The Klitschko brothers’ dream is to be in possession of all the major heavyweight title belts before they retire from the sport. There’s never been a brother team that has been in possession of the titles at one time. Currently, Wladimir Klitschko holds the IBF and WBO belts, while his older brother Vitali Klitschko has the WBC belt. The only title that the Klitschkos don’t have is the WBA belt, which is currently held by David Haye.
The problem with getting that belt is that Haye has been reluctant to get in the ring with either of the brothers. Wladimir recently attempted to put a fight together with Haye for July only to see Haye back away after Wladimir signed to take a tune-up against Dereck Chisora on April 30th. Besides that, Haye is saying he’s going to be retiring in October. The Klitschkos are frustrated with trying to get a fight with Haye and are willing now to just wait until he retires to get his belt by beating whoever emerges as the next champion.
Wladimir had this to say in an interview while at the Laureus Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi, as quoted by worldboxingnews.net, “My brother [Vitali] and I have always stated that it is our joint ambition to hold all four major heavyweight belts and create sporting history. We have three and David Haye has one, so either he fights one of us or he retires and we then beat whoever is put up against one of us. What is for certain is that neither Vitali nor I will even thrink about quitting until we have all four belts. Vitali is desperate to be the one who fights Haye because he tells me he is the older brother and I have one more belt than him, so I should be respecting him. But Haye has made the choice for us by saying that I am the easier of the Klitschko brothers to fight so if or when it happens it will be me, not Vitali, who fights Haye.”
It doesn’t really matter how the Klitschkos get the title as long as they get it. Haye could really help himself if he were to just agree to fight Vitali before he retires in October. I would say he should fight Wladimir but he’s already scheduled to fight Chisora in April and then Tomasz Adamek in September. That leaves no time to fight Haye this year unfortunately. Haye needs to take the Vitali fight if he wants to get a big money fight before retiring
Pavlik made Froch’s mandatory challenger
By Sean McDaniel: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) has been made the mandatory challenger for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s). Before you get excited about this potential fight, you have to realize that Froch still has a fight coming up on May 21st in the Super Six tournament against Glen Johnson.
Froch will have to win this fight, which there are no guarantees that he can do this. If Froch wins this fight, he will still have a likely fight against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward in the finals of the Super Six tourney. On top of that, Froch also has to worry about a potential fight against Mikkel Kessler, who the WBC gave the Emeritus status, which means Kessler can fight for the title without having to fight his way to a shot like most fighters.
Kessler already beat Froch last year by a 12 round decision. It’s unclear whether Kessler will choose to take a fight against Froch or even if Froch will have the title by the time Kessler presses the issue. It’s doubtful that Kessler will want to fight for the WBC belt if Ward gets a hold of it because he dominated Kessler in their fight in 2009, beating him by an 11th round technical decision. Kessler doesn’t match up well with Ward.
Pavlik vs. Froch would be a great fight because both of them are very similar sluggers that like to come forward and move in straight lines. Unfortunately, there are a lot of hurdles in the way before this fight ever takes place. If Froch gets beaten a couple of times by Johnson and Ward, there won’t be much excitement about a Froch-Pavlik fight.
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By Sean McDaniel: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) has been made the mandatory challenger for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s). Before you get excited about this potential fight, you have to realize that Froch still has a fight coming up on May 21st in the Super Six tournament against Glen Johnson.
Froch will have to win this fight, which there are no guarantees that he can do this. If Froch wins this fight, he will still have a likely fight against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward in the finals of the Super Six tourney. On top of that, Froch also has to worry about a potential fight against Mikkel Kessler, who the WBC gave the Emeritus status, which means Kessler can fight for the title without having to fight his way to a shot like most fighters.
Kessler already beat Froch last year by a 12 round decision. It’s unclear whether Kessler will choose to take a fight against Froch or even if Froch will have the title by the time Kessler presses the issue. It’s doubtful that Kessler will want to fight for the WBC belt if Ward gets a hold of it because he dominated Kessler in their fight in 2009, beating him by an 11th round technical decision. Kessler doesn’t match up well with Ward.
Pavlik vs. Froch would be a great fight because both of them are very similar sluggers that like to come forward and move in straight lines. Unfortunately, there are a lot of hurdles in the way before this fight ever takes place. If Froch gets beaten a couple of times by Johnson and Ward, there won’t be much excitement about a Froch-Pavlik fight.
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Sturm vs. Hearns to be shown on ESPN3 in U.S on Saturday
By Jason Kim: If you live in the United States and you’re interested in seeing WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) fight the #12 ranked WBA contender Ronald Hearns (26-1, 20 KO’s) on Saturday night, you’re in luck because the fight will reportedly picked up by ESPN3 and shown in the U.S. The fight will be taking place at the Porsche Arena, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and it will be the 9th title defense by the 32-year-old Sturm.
It would have been a little more interesting had Sturm decided to face a dangerous opponent rather than Hearns, a fringe contender who has never beaten a 1st tier fighter before.
Other than being the son of former boxing great Thomas Hearns, there’s nothing really spectacular to note about the 32-year-old Hearns. All of his wins have come against B level 2nd tier opponents. He stepped it up once in his career against fringe contender Harry Joe Yorgey in 2009 and was pulverized and taken out in a 9th round TKO. Hearns was too slender and weak in that fight and ended up taking a beating. Hearns then went back to facing 2nd tier opponents after that and has done nicely in beating the lower quality fighters that he’s been put in with. It’s somewhat odd that Hearns is getting a title shot given that he hasn’t beaten anyone and is ranked low. However, Sturm doesn’t seem to have any qualms about taking fighters ranked near the bottom when defending his title, so Hearns’ low ranking might have actually worked in his favor in this one.
Sturm has wasted much of his career facing guys that slip under the boxing radar of most casual fans. He could have helped himself if he had fought someone like Arthur Abraham or Kelly Pavlik at someone in his career. Instead, there’s really not much to look at when surveying Sturm’s career record. Perhaps a fight against Sebastian Sylvester is the high point of his career.
Sturm should easily beat Hearns on Saturday, but that’s not saying much because Hearns has never beaten a top tier fighter before.
By Jason Kim: If you live in the United States and you’re interested in seeing WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) fight the #12 ranked WBA contender Ronald Hearns (26-1, 20 KO’s) on Saturday night, you’re in luck because the fight will reportedly picked up by ESPN3 and shown in the U.S. The fight will be taking place at the Porsche Arena, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and it will be the 9th title defense by the 32-year-old Sturm.
It would have been a little more interesting had Sturm decided to face a dangerous opponent rather than Hearns, a fringe contender who has never beaten a 1st tier fighter before.
Other than being the son of former boxing great Thomas Hearns, there’s nothing really spectacular to note about the 32-year-old Hearns. All of his wins have come against B level 2nd tier opponents. He stepped it up once in his career against fringe contender Harry Joe Yorgey in 2009 and was pulverized and taken out in a 9th round TKO. Hearns was too slender and weak in that fight and ended up taking a beating. Hearns then went back to facing 2nd tier opponents after that and has done nicely in beating the lower quality fighters that he’s been put in with. It’s somewhat odd that Hearns is getting a title shot given that he hasn’t beaten anyone and is ranked low. However, Sturm doesn’t seem to have any qualms about taking fighters ranked near the bottom when defending his title, so Hearns’ low ranking might have actually worked in his favor in this one.
Sturm has wasted much of his career facing guys that slip under the boxing radar of most casual fans. He could have helped himself if he had fought someone like Arthur Abraham or Kelly Pavlik at someone in his career. Instead, there’s really not much to look at when surveying Sturm’s career record. Perhaps a fight against Sebastian Sylvester is the high point of his career.
Sturm should easily beat Hearns on Saturday, but that’s not saying much because Hearns has never beaten a top tier fighter before.
Haye says Wladimir doesn’t like fighting guys that are fast
By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) isn’t happy that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) decided to take a tune-up bout with unbeaten British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on April 30th instead of waiting around to fight him on July 2nd like they had briefly talked about.
Haye pulled out of the fight with Wladimir and now will be forced to defend his title against either Ruslan Chagaev or Alexander Povetkin on May 21st in the UK. Haye thinks that Wladimir doesn’t want to fight him because of his speed and power.
This is what Haye had to say on the subject at Sky Sports Ringside the other day: “He [Wladimir] didn’t like getting knocked out by Corrie Sanders. He didn’t like fighting someone fast, someone who could move away from him. He likes fighting guys like Dereck Chisora.” Haye thinks Chisora is someone that Wladimir will be able to easily beat, and we’ll soon see if Haye is correct about this belief.
Wladimir was knocked out in the 2nd round by the 6’4″ southpaw Sanders in 2003. It looked like Wladimir wasn’t comfortable with Sander’s southpaw stance and didn’t realize how quick or how powerful he was until it was far too late. Sanders landed a huge left hand that sent Wladimir down. He never recovered from that shot and was sent down again. The speed was a big problem for Wladimir, as was Sanders being a southpaw. Haye, 6’2″, isn’t as tall as Sanders and he seems more predictable in his attacks. Wladimir would likely do well against Haye unless he were to try and fight him in close. If he did that, Haye would have a good chance of winning
By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) isn’t happy that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) decided to take a tune-up bout with unbeaten British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on April 30th instead of waiting around to fight him on July 2nd like they had briefly talked about.
Haye pulled out of the fight with Wladimir and now will be forced to defend his title against either Ruslan Chagaev or Alexander Povetkin on May 21st in the UK. Haye thinks that Wladimir doesn’t want to fight him because of his speed and power.
This is what Haye had to say on the subject at Sky Sports Ringside the other day: “He [Wladimir] didn’t like getting knocked out by Corrie Sanders. He didn’t like fighting someone fast, someone who could move away from him. He likes fighting guys like Dereck Chisora.” Haye thinks Chisora is someone that Wladimir will be able to easily beat, and we’ll soon see if Haye is correct about this belief.
Wladimir was knocked out in the 2nd round by the 6’4″ southpaw Sanders in 2003. It looked like Wladimir wasn’t comfortable with Sander’s southpaw stance and didn’t realize how quick or how powerful he was until it was far too late. Sanders landed a huge left hand that sent Wladimir down. He never recovered from that shot and was sent down again. The speed was a big problem for Wladimir, as was Sanders being a southpaw. Haye, 6’2″, isn’t as tall as Sanders and he seems more predictable in his attacks. Wladimir would likely do well against Haye unless he were to try and fight him in close. If he did that, Haye would have a good chance of winning
Fury not impressed with watching Wladimir spar, says the Klitschkos are robots
By William Mackay: Unbeaten Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) wants to be the heavyweight champion of the world someday, and his trainer, the legendary Emanuel Steward, thinks that Fury could be one a great one by the time he’s through. Fury, 22, has a fight this weekend against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento (13-0, 11 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena, in Wembley, London.
The 6’9″ Fury reportedly spent some time recently in IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s training camp watching him spar and get ready for his April 30th bout against Dereck Chisora. Fury reportedly impressed with what he saw.
In an interview with thesun.co.uk, Fury said “I wasn’t impressed. I see the Klitschkos as robots. Wladimir sparred with an American who’d had only one fight, and he wasn’t getting the best of it.”
I wonder if Fury secretly thinks he could give Wladimir trouble? That would interesting to see how Wladimir would do against Fury in a sparring match because Fury doesn’t appear know how to jab, lacks right hand power and doesn’t have a left hook worth mentioning. He does throw an uppercut, but it’s not a huge punch and it likely wouldn’t be affective against Wladimir because he fights on the outside. My guess is Fury wouldn’t last more than one or two rounds against Wladimir if he took the sparring session seriously. Fury has too many flaws and needs a lot of work to even beat some of the contenders in the division, much less a champion like Wladimir. Fury may not pain out as a pro.
By William Mackay: Unbeaten Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) wants to be the heavyweight champion of the world someday, and his trainer, the legendary Emanuel Steward, thinks that Fury could be one a great one by the time he’s through. Fury, 22, has a fight this weekend against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento (13-0, 11 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena, in Wembley, London.
The 6’9″ Fury reportedly spent some time recently in IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s training camp watching him spar and get ready for his April 30th bout against Dereck Chisora. Fury reportedly impressed with what he saw.
In an interview with thesun.co.uk, Fury said “I wasn’t impressed. I see the Klitschkos as robots. Wladimir sparred with an American who’d had only one fight, and he wasn’t getting the best of it.”
I wonder if Fury secretly thinks he could give Wladimir trouble? That would interesting to see how Wladimir would do against Fury in a sparring match because Fury doesn’t appear know how to jab, lacks right hand power and doesn’t have a left hook worth mentioning. He does throw an uppercut, but it’s not a huge punch and it likely wouldn’t be affective against Wladimir because he fights on the outside. My guess is Fury wouldn’t last more than one or two rounds against Wladimir if he took the sparring session seriously. Fury has too many flaws and needs a lot of work to even beat some of the contenders in the division, much less a champion like Wladimir. Fury may not pain out as a pro.
Pascal's Promoter on Losing The Hopkins Purse Bid
By Richard Cloutier
"For reasons of confidentiality and out of respect for the process of negotiations, we are not going to comment to avoid any confusion or interpretation. Once these [negotiations] are completed, we will then publicly release the result," said Yvon Michel, President of GYM and promoter of WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.
A few days ago, Golden Boy Promotions, who handle Bernard Hopkins, won the WBC's purse bid for the rematch, which is scheduled for May 21 on HBO. The purse bid, held this past Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City and under the supervision of the WBC President Jose Sulaiman, was won by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer with a bid of $1,911,500 million against $ 1,752,000 for GYM.
The purse bid was made necessary because although Golden Boy and GYM had reached an understanding on the terms, GYM and Jean Pascal were unable to reach an agreement within the timeframe provided by the WBC. A press release issued by GYM reported that negotiations were ongoing with respect to contract terms, and not the actual date of the battle, as was mentioned earlier this week.
In an article published on February 10 by the Courier Laval, Pascal did not appear to be too with the selected date for the fight. "I have not signed anything. I have read the contract details. I do not understand why you mention the date of May 21." This disagreement also appeared to affect the training schedule that was made public by various media.
Michel, who returned from Mexico on the evening of Thursday, February 17, wanted to remind everyone that the result of this purse bid does not automatically mean the the fight will be held in the United States.
"Obviously Golden Boy has been given the advantage by winning this purse bid but I'm still confident in our bargaining power with the support and commitment of Quebec for its champions. Remember that InterBox had lost that purse bid in 2009, also against Golden Boy Promotions, when they were bidding for the rematch rights to [Lucian] Bute vs. [Librado] Andrade II. This fight was still brought to the Quebec Coliseum on Nov. 28 with InterBox taking the promotional lead."
On Friday morning, Jean Pascal and Yvon Michel met in Laval and continued their talks.
"We discussed the possible scenarios and assessed each of our positions. These business talks will continue over the next few days but I am optimistic about their imminent conclusion."
By Richard Cloutier
"For reasons of confidentiality and out of respect for the process of negotiations, we are not going to comment to avoid any confusion or interpretation. Once these [negotiations] are completed, we will then publicly release the result," said Yvon Michel, President of GYM and promoter of WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.
A few days ago, Golden Boy Promotions, who handle Bernard Hopkins, won the WBC's purse bid for the rematch, which is scheduled for May 21 on HBO. The purse bid, held this past Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City and under the supervision of the WBC President Jose Sulaiman, was won by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer with a bid of $1,911,500 million against $ 1,752,000 for GYM.
The purse bid was made necessary because although Golden Boy and GYM had reached an understanding on the terms, GYM and Jean Pascal were unable to reach an agreement within the timeframe provided by the WBC. A press release issued by GYM reported that negotiations were ongoing with respect to contract terms, and not the actual date of the battle, as was mentioned earlier this week.
In an article published on February 10 by the Courier Laval, Pascal did not appear to be too with the selected date for the fight. "I have not signed anything. I have read the contract details. I do not understand why you mention the date of May 21." This disagreement also appeared to affect the training schedule that was made public by various media.
Michel, who returned from Mexico on the evening of Thursday, February 17, wanted to remind everyone that the result of this purse bid does not automatically mean the the fight will be held in the United States.
"Obviously Golden Boy has been given the advantage by winning this purse bid but I'm still confident in our bargaining power with the support and commitment of Quebec for its champions. Remember that InterBox had lost that purse bid in 2009, also against Golden Boy Promotions, when they were bidding for the rematch rights to [Lucian] Bute vs. [Librado] Andrade II. This fight was still brought to the Quebec Coliseum on Nov. 28 with InterBox taking the promotional lead."
On Friday morning, Jean Pascal and Yvon Michel met in Laval and continued their talks.
"We discussed the possible scenarios and assessed each of our positions. These business talks will continue over the next few days but I am optimistic about their imminent conclusion."
Manny Pacquiao: I Won't End Up Like Roy Jones Jr
By Lem Satterfield
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has promised to retire at the right time. He returns on May 7 against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts), at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Pacquiao wants to go out at his best, and not become an aging fighter who continues to fight, and continues to lose to the younger generation.
Pacquiao points to the career of Roy Jones Jr., who was once universally considered as the pound-for-pound king, but continued to fight well beyond his better years and suffered numerous defeats along the way. The Filpino icon is not going to wait unil his skills begin to fade in the ring. If Pacquiao feels like he's starting to slip in training, then it's time to walk away.
"When I feel the laziness in myself, and I'm trying to be lazy in training and in jogging, maybe that's the time you need to quit in boxing -- because you feel lazy in your body," said Pacquiao.
"It's not going to be like, the history of Roy Jones, before he beat his opponents easily, then he was beaten, retired, and came back. I don't want to allow somebody to beat me. I'm enjoying it right now, and I'm excited to train hard and to focus for the fight. But if the time comes, and I'm not excited any more, then, maybe I will rethink my retirement."
By Lem Satterfield
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has promised to retire at the right time. He returns on May 7 against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts), at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Pacquiao wants to go out at his best, and not become an aging fighter who continues to fight, and continues to lose to the younger generation.
Pacquiao points to the career of Roy Jones Jr., who was once universally considered as the pound-for-pound king, but continued to fight well beyond his better years and suffered numerous defeats along the way. The Filpino icon is not going to wait unil his skills begin to fade in the ring. If Pacquiao feels like he's starting to slip in training, then it's time to walk away.
"When I feel the laziness in myself, and I'm trying to be lazy in training and in jogging, maybe that's the time you need to quit in boxing -- because you feel lazy in your body," said Pacquiao.
"It's not going to be like, the history of Roy Jones, before he beat his opponents easily, then he was beaten, retired, and came back. I don't want to allow somebody to beat me. I'm enjoying it right now, and I'm excited to train hard and to focus for the fight. But if the time comes, and I'm not excited any more, then, maybe I will rethink my retirement."
Mayweather Sr. Impressed With Mike Jones' Power
By Lem Satterfield
During a recent workout with trainer Vaughn Jackson at the Top Rank Gym, unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones, who was preparing for tonight's rematch against Jesus Soto-Karass, received a visit from Floyd Mayweather Sr. The father of unbeaten six-time champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., borrowed the mitts from Jackson and coaching Jones (23-0, 18 KOs) on his punching variety.
"Floyd Mayweather said that with both hands, Mike is the hardest-hitting welterweight that he has ever worked the mitts with, and that he hits harder than Thomas Hearns," said Jackson. "He said that if he continues to hit that way, then no welterweight will stand, and that includes Soto-Karass."
Jones won a disputed unanimous decision in the first match with Soto-Karass on November 13 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's win over Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.
By Lem Satterfield
During a recent workout with trainer Vaughn Jackson at the Top Rank Gym, unbeaten welterweight Mike Jones, who was preparing for tonight's rematch against Jesus Soto-Karass, received a visit from Floyd Mayweather Sr. The father of unbeaten six-time champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., borrowed the mitts from Jackson and coaching Jones (23-0, 18 KOs) on his punching variety.
"Floyd Mayweather said that with both hands, Mike is the hardest-hitting welterweight that he has ever worked the mitts with, and that he hits harder than Thomas Hearns," said Jackson. "He said that if he continues to hit that way, then no welterweight will stand, and that includes Soto-Karass."
Jones won a disputed unanimous decision in the first match with Soto-Karass on November 13 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's win over Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.
David Haye Explains Why He Won't Fight Vitali Klitschko
By Mark Vester
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23KOs) has explained to Sky Sports on why he's not interested in fighting WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, and instead placed his full focus on fighting WBO/IBO/IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko. Haye made it clear at the start of his negotiations for a Klitschko fight, that he was only interested in facing Wladimir, and not Vitali.
Wladimir's infamous Youtube video has caught the attention of Haye. He admits the British boxing fans are always approaching him about that video, where Wladimir called him out to a fight.
"I've got the desire and the hunger for Wladimir. Vitali hasn't really done any videos about wanting to fight me. People don't come up to me and ask 'when are you going to fight Vitali.' They ask 'when are you going to fight Wladimir, I saw Wladimir on this TV show calling you out.' The Lennox Lewis fight was a long time ago. Wladimir I think is the more athletic of the two and he's the one who's been calling me out. If I fight Vitali, people will say 'you're ducking Wladimir.' He's younger and he's got all the belts, [people will say] 'why are you going after his older brother who's 40.' Wladimir is the one who I've got the beef with. He's the one that I want to fight," Haye said.
By Mark Vester
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23KOs) has explained to Sky Sports on why he's not interested in fighting WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, and instead placed his full focus on fighting WBO/IBO/IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko. Haye made it clear at the start of his negotiations for a Klitschko fight, that he was only interested in facing Wladimir, and not Vitali.
Wladimir's infamous Youtube video has caught the attention of Haye. He admits the British boxing fans are always approaching him about that video, where Wladimir called him out to a fight.
"I've got the desire and the hunger for Wladimir. Vitali hasn't really done any videos about wanting to fight me. People don't come up to me and ask 'when are you going to fight Vitali.' They ask 'when are you going to fight Wladimir, I saw Wladimir on this TV show calling you out.' The Lennox Lewis fight was a long time ago. Wladimir I think is the more athletic of the two and he's the one who's been calling me out. If I fight Vitali, people will say 'you're ducking Wladimir.' He's younger and he's got all the belts, [people will say] 'why are you going after his older brother who's 40.' Wladimir is the one who I've got the beef with. He's the one that I want to fight," Haye said.
PERNELL WHITAKER IS PREPPING ZAB JUDAH FOR TITLE FIGHT
Press Release: All-time great lightweight Pernell Whitaker is training Zab Judah for an upcoming bout against South Africa's Kaizer Mabuza with the vacant IBF 140-pound title at stake. On a conference call, Whitaker started off by saying, "You can't even imagine the feelings I am having right now about this kid (Judah). He's like a student all over again, it's like re-teaching the guy some of the best things about himself. Nobody probably knows better than me, other than his father, about his fight game. It's been easy for me to give him the transformation to do all the things I know he can do very well, and to please the crowd."
"Zab had a different mentality (before training with Whitaker). It's not Zab's style being a knock out artist and trying to prove that he could punch. He's a finesse fighter, he has probably the quickest hands in the sport and he has power. So he has to let all those things come together."
"I'm a scientist now, I'm not a boxer, but I was a legend, I wasn't just a boxer. I knew the game from A to Z. You can come to me with your opinion, but I know the facts. So what I'm doing with this young man is giving him the facts. If I think something don't work, we won't do it. I don't take no risks, there's no carelessness."
"I don't train guys to be like me, I help guys to do the things that work for them. If I can teach you how to hit and not get hit, then that's a blessing for you. Zab has the same abilities that I have but Zab still has to put it together and do it the way that Zab knows how to do it."
"If the fight is scheduled 12 rounds, we're prepared to go 12 rounds. My job is to make sure he's ready to give you people 12 solid rounds. If anything less happens (rounds) that's just a tribute to his hard work."
"I'm a defensive fighter. That's the first thing I'm going to remind him of, how to not get hit. That's the main goal. To hit and not get hit is a beautiful feeling."
(What does Zab have to do to get to the top of his 140lb division?) "All he has to do is stay focused. He's transformed into something totally different than I've seen in old Zab. He's a new father, he has a beautiful family, he's into his church thing and his religion. He's just more settled down than the Zab that I've seen in the past. When he boxes the way he knows how to box, I can't see nobody in this division out-boxing Zab."
"I think (in the past) the head butts have been his biggest downfall. He's been through a couple of those. So it's my main focus to keep his head out of there. Keep him out of trouble; keep him out of danger spots."
"It's been a phenomenal 4 weeks so far with Zab. He's been looking me right in the eye cause he wants to know these things. He wants to get it down right. So now I'm gonna put all those things together; the finesse; the speed; and the power that he does have. I want to put all three of those things together into one and let him work it out March 5th. What you're gonna get this time is some good boxing, some great defense and a good jab."
"I haven't seen anything exciting in the sport in a long time, but I know I will on March 5th when I see this young man (Judah) go out there and do 'me' all over again. You're gonna see Zab Judah perform out there."
Kathy Duva compared working with Zab in the past to working with Zab now: "Wow, it's completely different and yet in some ways it's the same. He's still got the energy and he's still fun, but he's so much more grown up now. He's a grown man. It's very different in that respect. Before that we were literally trying to corral him. We were dealing with a teenager and now we're dealing with a guy who knows who he is, what he wants, where he's going and sees what he has to do to get there. It's a wonderfully different experience in that respect."
Duva added, "Now, having brought Pernell into the picture, it's one of those moments where we say 'why didn't we think of this earlier?' Still when you send them to camp you really don't know what's going to happen, but I heard Zab speaking today and you can hear it in his voice. He's got so much more confidence. He's so on top of it. He referred to how, in the gym yesterday everything came together all at once. I know that anyone who has to learn something difficult realizes that that's how you learn. You struggle for a while and then suddenly everything clicks into place. When I heard him say that, it just made my day that means it really is working. I can't wait to see him fight."
Press Release: All-time great lightweight Pernell Whitaker is training Zab Judah for an upcoming bout against South Africa's Kaizer Mabuza with the vacant IBF 140-pound title at stake. On a conference call, Whitaker started off by saying, "You can't even imagine the feelings I am having right now about this kid (Judah). He's like a student all over again, it's like re-teaching the guy some of the best things about himself. Nobody probably knows better than me, other than his father, about his fight game. It's been easy for me to give him the transformation to do all the things I know he can do very well, and to please the crowd."
"Zab had a different mentality (before training with Whitaker). It's not Zab's style being a knock out artist and trying to prove that he could punch. He's a finesse fighter, he has probably the quickest hands in the sport and he has power. So he has to let all those things come together."
"I'm a scientist now, I'm not a boxer, but I was a legend, I wasn't just a boxer. I knew the game from A to Z. You can come to me with your opinion, but I know the facts. So what I'm doing with this young man is giving him the facts. If I think something don't work, we won't do it. I don't take no risks, there's no carelessness."
"I don't train guys to be like me, I help guys to do the things that work for them. If I can teach you how to hit and not get hit, then that's a blessing for you. Zab has the same abilities that I have but Zab still has to put it together and do it the way that Zab knows how to do it."
"If the fight is scheduled 12 rounds, we're prepared to go 12 rounds. My job is to make sure he's ready to give you people 12 solid rounds. If anything less happens (rounds) that's just a tribute to his hard work."
"I'm a defensive fighter. That's the first thing I'm going to remind him of, how to not get hit. That's the main goal. To hit and not get hit is a beautiful feeling."
(What does Zab have to do to get to the top of his 140lb division?) "All he has to do is stay focused. He's transformed into something totally different than I've seen in old Zab. He's a new father, he has a beautiful family, he's into his church thing and his religion. He's just more settled down than the Zab that I've seen in the past. When he boxes the way he knows how to box, I can't see nobody in this division out-boxing Zab."
"I think (in the past) the head butts have been his biggest downfall. He's been through a couple of those. So it's my main focus to keep his head out of there. Keep him out of trouble; keep him out of danger spots."
"It's been a phenomenal 4 weeks so far with Zab. He's been looking me right in the eye cause he wants to know these things. He wants to get it down right. So now I'm gonna put all those things together; the finesse; the speed; and the power that he does have. I want to put all three of those things together into one and let him work it out March 5th. What you're gonna get this time is some good boxing, some great defense and a good jab."
"I haven't seen anything exciting in the sport in a long time, but I know I will on March 5th when I see this young man (Judah) go out there and do 'me' all over again. You're gonna see Zab Judah perform out there."
Kathy Duva compared working with Zab in the past to working with Zab now: "Wow, it's completely different and yet in some ways it's the same. He's still got the energy and he's still fun, but he's so much more grown up now. He's a grown man. It's very different in that respect. Before that we were literally trying to corral him. We were dealing with a teenager and now we're dealing with a guy who knows who he is, what he wants, where he's going and sees what he has to do to get there. It's a wonderfully different experience in that respect."
Duva added, "Now, having brought Pernell into the picture, it's one of those moments where we say 'why didn't we think of this earlier?' Still when you send them to camp you really don't know what's going to happen, but I heard Zab speaking today and you can hear it in his voice. He's got so much more confidence. He's so on top of it. He referred to how, in the gym yesterday everything came together all at once. I know that anyone who has to learn something difficult realizes that that's how you learn. You struggle for a while and then suddenly everything clicks into place. When I heard him say that, it just made my day that means it really is working. I can't wait to see him fight."
DR. MARGARET GOODMAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT ROY JONES
BY SCOTT SHAFFER
Dr. Margaret Goodman is a Las Vegas neurologist, the former chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and for many years she worked major fights in Nevada as the chief ringside physician. Boxingtalk contacted Dr. Goodman about the news that Roy Jones is suffering from balance-related issues and has sought out a chiropractor for treatment. Here is what Dr. Goodman had to say: "I completely agree with Roy that balance problems are one of the earliest signs of brain damage from boxing. I think it is admirable that he is seeking treatment. There are certain types of physical therapists that also specialize in balance retraining, and it can be successful--to some degree. With that said, the only sure way to improve balance caused by chronic brain injury from boxing is to stop getting hit in the head. Roy has been one of the greatest boxers of our time. He is brave enough to admit he has neurological problems from boxing. Continuing to spar and fight will significantly worsen these problems and contribute to other more serious problems, like cognitive dysfunction (disruption in memory/concentration) in the future. I believe that his balance issue is a significant warning that needs to be heeded. You cannot spar away age or neurological problems irrespective of any medical therapy."
ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND VIDEO LINK:
Even though he has not announced his retirement as an active boxer, all-time great Roy Jones is seeking treatment from a Pennsylvania chiropractor for issues related to his balance. In a brief but troubling video interview shown on Pennsylvania television station WTAE, Jones attributes his difficulties to taking too many punches. Loss of balance is a symptom of damage from too many blows to the head, and Jones, as boxing fans know, suffered hard KOs in losses to Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. "I started having to work to keep my balance," says Jones on a video. "For the last four or five years, I had been looking for something or somebody that could work on the reversal that the effects that the punches have on the brain." In the video, Jones seems to be happy with the treatments he is receiving.
Boxingtalk is hopeful the treatments will restore Jones' balance, but this doctor does not treat the brain itself. Before this Pennsylvania doctor is called a miracle worker and other boxers rush out for his services, please remember he is not a neurologist, he is a CHIROPRACTOR and that a chiropractors' work is to manipulate the spine with their hands so as to realign the vertebrae and relieve the pressure on the nerves. Any claims of reversal of brain damage must be studied very carefully by medical experts before claims of the ability to reverse brain injuries is substantiated.
The news story, with Jones' admissions, casts severe doubts on whether the great Roy Jones, who has nothing left to accomplish in the sport, should be licensed to continue boxing.
video: www.wtae.com/sports/26819931/detail.html
BY SCOTT SHAFFER
Dr. Margaret Goodman is a Las Vegas neurologist, the former chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and for many years she worked major fights in Nevada as the chief ringside physician. Boxingtalk contacted Dr. Goodman about the news that Roy Jones is suffering from balance-related issues and has sought out a chiropractor for treatment. Here is what Dr. Goodman had to say: "I completely agree with Roy that balance problems are one of the earliest signs of brain damage from boxing. I think it is admirable that he is seeking treatment. There are certain types of physical therapists that also specialize in balance retraining, and it can be successful--to some degree. With that said, the only sure way to improve balance caused by chronic brain injury from boxing is to stop getting hit in the head. Roy has been one of the greatest boxers of our time. He is brave enough to admit he has neurological problems from boxing. Continuing to spar and fight will significantly worsen these problems and contribute to other more serious problems, like cognitive dysfunction (disruption in memory/concentration) in the future. I believe that his balance issue is a significant warning that needs to be heeded. You cannot spar away age or neurological problems irrespective of any medical therapy."
ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND VIDEO LINK:
Even though he has not announced his retirement as an active boxer, all-time great Roy Jones is seeking treatment from a Pennsylvania chiropractor for issues related to his balance. In a brief but troubling video interview shown on Pennsylvania television station WTAE, Jones attributes his difficulties to taking too many punches. Loss of balance is a symptom of damage from too many blows to the head, and Jones, as boxing fans know, suffered hard KOs in losses to Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. "I started having to work to keep my balance," says Jones on a video. "For the last four or five years, I had been looking for something or somebody that could work on the reversal that the effects that the punches have on the brain." In the video, Jones seems to be happy with the treatments he is receiving.
Boxingtalk is hopeful the treatments will restore Jones' balance, but this doctor does not treat the brain itself. Before this Pennsylvania doctor is called a miracle worker and other boxers rush out for his services, please remember he is not a neurologist, he is a CHIROPRACTOR and that a chiropractors' work is to manipulate the spine with their hands so as to realign the vertebrae and relieve the pressure on the nerves. Any claims of reversal of brain damage must be studied very carefully by medical experts before claims of the ability to reverse brain injuries is substantiated.
The news story, with Jones' admissions, casts severe doubts on whether the great Roy Jones, who has nothing left to accomplish in the sport, should be licensed to continue boxing.
video: www.wtae.com/sports/26819931/detail.html
david haye vs Alexander Povetkin is going to be great. Teddy Atlas is Povetkin's corner. That's probably the best fight at heavyweight not including a klitschko.
LOL @ the WBC (We Be Crooks!) making Pavlik Froch's mandatory, even though Pavlik has never fought at 168 and of course is coming off a loss.
can't wait till jose sulaiman dies.
LOL @ the WBC (We Be Crooks!) making Pavlik Froch's mandatory, even though Pavlik has never fought at 168 and of course is coming off a loss.
can't wait till jose sulaiman dies.