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I think you have that backwards. It's about time Haye stopped talking and signed to get his head taken off his shoulders.
.. and I'll unfortunately watch the Toney fight after FNF ends but it'll mostly be to watch Jesse Vargas. Toney is a non factor and that won't be changing anytime soon. Line him up with an up and coming heavyweight so they can get on TV and get a win over a name is the only thing Toney's good for these days.
.. and I'll unfortunately watch the Toney fight after FNF ends but it'll mostly be to watch Jesse Vargas. Toney is a non factor and that won't be changing anytime soon. Line him up with an up and coming heavyweight so they can get on TV and get a win over a name is the only thing Toney's good for these days.
Timothy Bradley been sold out by his promoter and team?
By Mark Hepplestall: The recent speculation of a bout between WBC/WBO Light Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) and WBA champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s), subject to Khan beating McCloskey is possibly the most exciting fight on paper which should exceed their previous bouts and catapult the winner into superstardom. However I see this as awful matchmaking by Timothy Bradley’s team because judging on his recent fights I am really struggling to see how he can win, is it possible that his promoter and team have given up on making Bradley into a superstar and are just cashing in and feeding Bradley to Khan?
Firstly I would like to remind everyone that the fight is not set in stone and any single punch could make or break the careers of either of these two boxers.
So maybe the best way to look at this is by looking at what Bradley possesses over Khan, Bradley’s best weapon over Khan is the fact he likes to use his third fist in the majority of his bouts. Not saying it is deliberate but when the last six opponents have been cut due to clash of heads/head-butt you can tell that this will be a factor in the fight. However I am truly skeptical that he will be able to get away with it again in such a high profile fight, Golden Boy Promotions who handle Khan will be all over this warning the referee, screaming every time he leads with his head and even though it is against the rules, like in any sport it is getting increasingly hard for referees to not be influenced before the fight/game. The question posed is would Bradley crumble if the referee penalized him for leading with the head? Or could he change his game plan if threatened with disqualification?
Next Bradley clearly does not possess the only attribute that has threatened Khan, which is sheer power. Khan’s only loss came from a KO to Breidis Prescott, it’s easy to say the same punches would have KO’d anyone in the lightweight division should they have took the same punches in the same circumstances. However Bradley hasn’t scored a KO in four years or ten fights, and even that KO was against Nasser Athumani who was 37 years old and rated at best a domestic fighter in Kenya. A more worrying point would be that the more powerful right hand that Bradley does possess is hardly ever set up, against Alexander he landed 2 or 3 great right hands, however so many times he started to set up his right hand but then backed off instead of opening up the combination.
A third point is Bradley totally forgets about his defense and relies on good movement when trying to get to the inside were Bradley does the best of his offensive work. Now against somebody who moves like Khan and keeps the fights at length like Khan does, plus the fact Khan likes to open up with 4 or 5 punch combinations when boxers try to move inside, it almost makes it sound like suicide for Bradley.
Also Bradley does not do his best work on the outside, he is pretty one dimensional just piling pressure on his opponent hoping setting a high tempo will be enough to beat or outwork his opponent. However this will not work if Khan keeps the fight on the outside were he does the majority of his best work.
Lastly maybe the biggest point is how are these boxers going to prepare for the fight? Khan will be training and sparring with Manny Pacquiao, who has better movement, speed and power then Bradley but will still be able to mimic his ring actions, but I’m struggling to decide who Bradley would be able to use in sparring, Khan is pretty unique in the light welterweight division and not many people have the same movement and speed as Khan, maybe Juan Manuel Marquez could be used?
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By Mark Hepplestall: The recent speculation of a bout between WBC/WBO Light Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) and WBA champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s), subject to Khan beating McCloskey is possibly the most exciting fight on paper which should exceed their previous bouts and catapult the winner into superstardom. However I see this as awful matchmaking by Timothy Bradley’s team because judging on his recent fights I am really struggling to see how he can win, is it possible that his promoter and team have given up on making Bradley into a superstar and are just cashing in and feeding Bradley to Khan?
Firstly I would like to remind everyone that the fight is not set in stone and any single punch could make or break the careers of either of these two boxers.
So maybe the best way to look at this is by looking at what Bradley possesses over Khan, Bradley’s best weapon over Khan is the fact he likes to use his third fist in the majority of his bouts. Not saying it is deliberate but when the last six opponents have been cut due to clash of heads/head-butt you can tell that this will be a factor in the fight. However I am truly skeptical that he will be able to get away with it again in such a high profile fight, Golden Boy Promotions who handle Khan will be all over this warning the referee, screaming every time he leads with his head and even though it is against the rules, like in any sport it is getting increasingly hard for referees to not be influenced before the fight/game. The question posed is would Bradley crumble if the referee penalized him for leading with the head? Or could he change his game plan if threatened with disqualification?
Next Bradley clearly does not possess the only attribute that has threatened Khan, which is sheer power. Khan’s only loss came from a KO to Breidis Prescott, it’s easy to say the same punches would have KO’d anyone in the lightweight division should they have took the same punches in the same circumstances. However Bradley hasn’t scored a KO in four years or ten fights, and even that KO was against Nasser Athumani who was 37 years old and rated at best a domestic fighter in Kenya. A more worrying point would be that the more powerful right hand that Bradley does possess is hardly ever set up, against Alexander he landed 2 or 3 great right hands, however so many times he started to set up his right hand but then backed off instead of opening up the combination.
A third point is Bradley totally forgets about his defense and relies on good movement when trying to get to the inside were Bradley does the best of his offensive work. Now against somebody who moves like Khan and keeps the fights at length like Khan does, plus the fact Khan likes to open up with 4 or 5 punch combinations when boxers try to move inside, it almost makes it sound like suicide for Bradley.
Also Bradley does not do his best work on the outside, he is pretty one dimensional just piling pressure on his opponent hoping setting a high tempo will be enough to beat or outwork his opponent. However this will not work if Khan keeps the fight on the outside were he does the majority of his best work.
Lastly maybe the biggest point is how are these boxers going to prepare for the fight? Khan will be training and sparring with Manny Pacquiao, who has better movement, speed and power then Bradley but will still be able to mimic his ring actions, but I’m struggling to decide who Bradley would be able to use in sparring, Khan is pretty unique in the light welterweight division and not many people have the same movement and speed as Khan, maybe Juan Manuel Marquez could be used?
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this is just retarded.
first off, this is the fight bradley wants. He's a real man, he doesn't hide from challenges. He wants to prove he's the best in the division and to do so he knows he needs to beat khan.
Second, amir khan isn't invincible.
Third, if the writer would have done their research they would have quickly found that Bradley has one fight left remaining on his contract with Gary Shaw, after this fight with Khan he becomes a free agent, which will give bradley the oppurtinity to sign with bigger and better promotional companies i.e Top Rank or Golden Boy. So win, lose or draw Bradley will be signed by someone bigger a ton of fights are out there for him (140 is the most stacked division in boxing, and a few names at 147 are possible as well).
And fourth, this is just my opinion but I don't think bradley could ever become a "superstar." He doesn't have the style nor the personality to become one, even if he were to beat khan and everyone else. A great champion, yes, but not a superstar
first off, this is the fight bradley wants. He's a real man, he doesn't hide from challenges. He wants to prove he's the best in the division and to do so he knows he needs to beat khan.
Second, amir khan isn't invincible.
Third, if the writer would have done their research they would have quickly found that Bradley has one fight left remaining on his contract with Gary Shaw, after this fight with Khan he becomes a free agent, which will give bradley the oppurtinity to sign with bigger and better promotional companies i.e Top Rank or Golden Boy. So win, lose or draw Bradley will be signed by someone bigger a ton of fights are out there for him (140 is the most stacked division in boxing, and a few names at 147 are possible as well).
And fourth, this is just my opinion but I don't think bradley could ever become a "superstar." He doesn't have the style nor the personality to become one, even if he were to beat khan and everyone else. A great champion, yes, but not a superstar
Andre Ward talks Abraham and Froch
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten WBA Super World super middleweight champion Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KO’s) is skeptical about how much his next Super Six tournament opponent Arthur Abraham (32-2, 26 KO’s) got with his 2nd round TKO over the badly over-matched Stjepan Bozic on February 12th. Ward doesn’t see much value in that fight, because of both the way that it ended and because Bozic is nothing like him.
Speaking to Eastsideboxing.com’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio program, Ward said “Personally I don’t think he gained much at all…He’s getting a false sense of security by fighting a guy who, from the research I’ve done, was a former sparring partner of his. So they knew each other really well.”
Yes, I totally agree with Mr. Ward. I think it was silly to face a former sparring partner, especially one that had little chance to win. How is that Abraham can get any confidence beating a guy like that? If Abraham is that fragile that he needs to take on a guy way out of his class to get confidence, then he’s not going to stand a chance against Ward in their Super Six tournament semifinal bout on May 14th.
Ward had this to say about Froch: “For example, Carl Froch. I mean I put on a great performance against Kessler and then he [Froch] comes back and fights Kessler and it was really a life and death type fight. He lost and then he goes on the record to say he retired Kessler. Things are said. Things are done in the sport that will have you scratching your head, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard that.”
I totally agree with Ward. He goes in and puts on a clinic in beating Kessler by a one-sided 11 round technical decision, while Froch struggles badly and gets beaten. Kessler has to leave the Super Six tourney because of eye problems that were brought about by Kessler’s fight with Ward. It wasn’t because of Froch that Kessler had to leave the Super Six. Ward put a hurting on Kessler in their fight and gave him some eye problems from that fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten WBA Super World super middleweight champion Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KO’s) is skeptical about how much his next Super Six tournament opponent Arthur Abraham (32-2, 26 KO’s) got with his 2nd round TKO over the badly over-matched Stjepan Bozic on February 12th. Ward doesn’t see much value in that fight, because of both the way that it ended and because Bozic is nothing like him.
Speaking to Eastsideboxing.com’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio program, Ward said “Personally I don’t think he gained much at all…He’s getting a false sense of security by fighting a guy who, from the research I’ve done, was a former sparring partner of his. So they knew each other really well.”
Yes, I totally agree with Mr. Ward. I think it was silly to face a former sparring partner, especially one that had little chance to win. How is that Abraham can get any confidence beating a guy like that? If Abraham is that fragile that he needs to take on a guy way out of his class to get confidence, then he’s not going to stand a chance against Ward in their Super Six tournament semifinal bout on May 14th.
Ward had this to say about Froch: “For example, Carl Froch. I mean I put on a great performance against Kessler and then he [Froch] comes back and fights Kessler and it was really a life and death type fight. He lost and then he goes on the record to say he retired Kessler. Things are said. Things are done in the sport that will have you scratching your head, but it’s not the first time I’ve heard that.”
I totally agree with Ward. He goes in and puts on a clinic in beating Kessler by a one-sided 11 round technical decision, while Froch struggles badly and gets beaten. Kessler has to leave the Super Six tourney because of eye problems that were brought about by Kessler’s fight with Ward. It wasn’t because of Froch that Kessler had to leave the Super Six. Ward put a hurting on Kessler in their fight and gave him some eye problems from that fight.
Pascal: Hopkins has spent his career complaining
By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) expects 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to be complaining long and hard after they meet up for their rematch on May 21st at a still to be determined location. Pascal and Hopkins fought last year in December with the fight being ruled a 12 round majority draw. Hopkins felt he should have won the fight, but getting knocked down twice didn’t help his case with the judges.
Hopkins may have appeared to have won the majority of the rounds with his smothering style of fighting but the two knockdowns made it really tough on Hopkins and without him scoring any knockdowns, it left him in a bad position where he ended up getting a draw instead of a win.
In an article at the torontosun.com, Pascal said “He [Hopkins] has spent his career complaining and I’m going to make a prediction: He’s going to find another excuse after he loses our revenge fight. After the fight in Quebec City, he returned to the United States and told everyone that he was robbed. He has spent his career acting like that. I think he has a really big mouth.”
Pascal is right about Hopkins making an excuse if he loses the fight. But I think it will be more of a case where Hopkins will complain that he got robbed, like did when he lost to Joe Calzaghe. He didn’t throw enough punches in that fight and was outworked by Calzaghe, and yet Hopkins claimed victory afterward instead of giving Calzaghe credit for the victory. I saw the same thing in the draw with Pascal. Hopkins claimed victory, but he didn’t throw enough punches to get the win. Hopefully Hopkins admits defeat and gives credit to Pascal if he beats him because it gets really boring to see Hopkins claiming victory when he appears to have been beaten
By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) expects 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) to be complaining long and hard after they meet up for their rematch on May 21st at a still to be determined location. Pascal and Hopkins fought last year in December with the fight being ruled a 12 round majority draw. Hopkins felt he should have won the fight, but getting knocked down twice didn’t help his case with the judges.
Hopkins may have appeared to have won the majority of the rounds with his smothering style of fighting but the two knockdowns made it really tough on Hopkins and without him scoring any knockdowns, it left him in a bad position where he ended up getting a draw instead of a win.
In an article at the torontosun.com, Pascal said “He [Hopkins] has spent his career complaining and I’m going to make a prediction: He’s going to find another excuse after he loses our revenge fight. After the fight in Quebec City, he returned to the United States and told everyone that he was robbed. He has spent his career acting like that. I think he has a really big mouth.”
Pascal is right about Hopkins making an excuse if he loses the fight. But I think it will be more of a case where Hopkins will complain that he got robbed, like did when he lost to Joe Calzaghe. He didn’t throw enough punches in that fight and was outworked by Calzaghe, and yet Hopkins claimed victory afterward instead of giving Calzaghe credit for the victory. I saw the same thing in the draw with Pascal. Hopkins claimed victory, but he didn’t throw enough punches to get the win. Hopefully Hopkins admits defeat and gives credit to Pascal if he beats him because it gets really boring to see Hopkins claiming victory when he appears to have been beaten
Roger Mayweather: Manny Pacquiao and Roach Ain't Sh*t!
By Lem Satterfield
Moments after welterweight prospect Jesse Vargas (14-0 with seven knockouts) had earned a unanimous, eight-round decision over Cristian Favela (19-31-7, 10 KOs) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, the trainer of Vargas, Roger Mayweather, had a lot to say about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach. Roger is the uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
When Pacquiao, names was mentioned to Vargas, Mayweather went on a verbal rampage.
"There ain't no way in the world that Manny Pacquiao can whoop my nephew. Manny Pacquiao ain't sh*t and I'll tell his trainer than he ain't sh*t. He couldn't fight his own motherf**king self. He's a punchy motherf**ker himself. He couldn't even train himself," Mayweather told FanHouse.
By Lem Satterfield
Moments after welterweight prospect Jesse Vargas (14-0 with seven knockouts) had earned a unanimous, eight-round decision over Cristian Favela (19-31-7, 10 KOs) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, the trainer of Vargas, Roger Mayweather, had a lot to say about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach. Roger is the uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
When Pacquiao, names was mentioned to Vargas, Mayweather went on a verbal rampage.
"There ain't no way in the world that Manny Pacquiao can whoop my nephew. Manny Pacquiao ain't sh*t and I'll tell his trainer than he ain't sh*t. He couldn't fight his own motherf**king self. He's a punchy motherf**ker himself. He couldn't even train himself," Mayweather told FanHouse.
If Froch wins the Super Six will we see him enter the P4P top ten?
By Joe Met: Looking at the current Ring magazine P4P rankings, I have to wonder if WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch will find his way onto that list if he manages to batter his way through Glen Johnson and Andre Ward to come out on top at the end of the SuperSix tournament.
Froch isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you consider his last five fights and take into account who his next 2 fights will be against, if he manages to win the SuperSix surely he would stake a valid claim to a spot on the P4P list based on the quality of his most recent opposition. If Froch wins, his last seven fights will have been against: Jean Pascal, Jermaine Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Glen Johnson, and Andre Ward. And if his only loss at the end of this sequence of fights was a close decision against Kessler, would it not be one of the most impressive resumes in boxing at the moment?
If you look at the list you will find Wladimir Klitscho at number 7, and Timothy Bradley at number 8. Wladimir’s inclusion I think is based on the fact that there just isn’t any decent opposition at heavyweight and he has been a world champion for so long. Fair enough I suppose, but looking at his resume, even though he has fought pretty much every one there is to fight, it still doesn’t look very impressive compared to that of the last dominant heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. Unless we see Wladimir take on David Haye and beat him convincingly, I think his place on the list is almost certainly up for grabs.
Why Tim Bradley is on the list I will never know. The only possible reason for him being there that I can think of is because he is probably the best active American boxer around at the moment. With Floyd still on hiatus pending the outcome of his legal wranglings, the Ring probably feel the need to keep the American subscribers sweet with a token inclusion on the list. Bradley was awful against Devon Alexander, and although his previous four fights were against decent opposition he is certainly not an elite level fighter. His style is crude, untidy and dirty, and with only 11 KO‘s in 27 fights…..not that effective either. Amir Khan will make short work of him using double and triple jabs to stop him coming inside and using his head, before blasting him out in the later rounds with four and five punch combinations after he’s been suitably softened up, and that will be the last we see of him on the P4P.
At the end of the Super Six if Froch doesn’t appear on the P4P list straight away having won it, going after Lucien Bute and unifying the titles at 168lbs, perhaps avenging his one loss via a rematch with Kessler, and then moving up to light-heavy for a crack at the big names like Dawson, Cloud, Hopkins and another tear up with Jean Pascal, if he keeps taking these tough fights and winning them I think eventually the Ring will have to sit up and take notice and find a place for him on their list.
In an age where many fighters look for the easiest possible route to success, and with boxing losing a lot of support due to the fact that the biggest fights often don’t get made (unlike the UFC where the big fights ALWAYS seem to get made) it’s good to know that there are still some fighters out there who follow the old fashioned route to the top: …you are only the best, when you have beaten the best. I think Froch is a shining light in the sport and his commitment and desire are second to non, he may not be slick but he stands and trades with respected world champions, fight after fight after fight.
By Joe Met: Looking at the current Ring magazine P4P rankings, I have to wonder if WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch will find his way onto that list if he manages to batter his way through Glen Johnson and Andre Ward to come out on top at the end of the SuperSix tournament.
Froch isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you consider his last five fights and take into account who his next 2 fights will be against, if he manages to win the SuperSix surely he would stake a valid claim to a spot on the P4P list based on the quality of his most recent opposition. If Froch wins, his last seven fights will have been against: Jean Pascal, Jermaine Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Glen Johnson, and Andre Ward. And if his only loss at the end of this sequence of fights was a close decision against Kessler, would it not be one of the most impressive resumes in boxing at the moment?
If you look at the list you will find Wladimir Klitscho at number 7, and Timothy Bradley at number 8. Wladimir’s inclusion I think is based on the fact that there just isn’t any decent opposition at heavyweight and he has been a world champion for so long. Fair enough I suppose, but looking at his resume, even though he has fought pretty much every one there is to fight, it still doesn’t look very impressive compared to that of the last dominant heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. Unless we see Wladimir take on David Haye and beat him convincingly, I think his place on the list is almost certainly up for grabs.
Why Tim Bradley is on the list I will never know. The only possible reason for him being there that I can think of is because he is probably the best active American boxer around at the moment. With Floyd still on hiatus pending the outcome of his legal wranglings, the Ring probably feel the need to keep the American subscribers sweet with a token inclusion on the list. Bradley was awful against Devon Alexander, and although his previous four fights were against decent opposition he is certainly not an elite level fighter. His style is crude, untidy and dirty, and with only 11 KO‘s in 27 fights…..not that effective either. Amir Khan will make short work of him using double and triple jabs to stop him coming inside and using his head, before blasting him out in the later rounds with four and five punch combinations after he’s been suitably softened up, and that will be the last we see of him on the P4P.
At the end of the Super Six if Froch doesn’t appear on the P4P list straight away having won it, going after Lucien Bute and unifying the titles at 168lbs, perhaps avenging his one loss via a rematch with Kessler, and then moving up to light-heavy for a crack at the big names like Dawson, Cloud, Hopkins and another tear up with Jean Pascal, if he keeps taking these tough fights and winning them I think eventually the Ring will have to sit up and take notice and find a place for him on their list.
In an age where many fighters look for the easiest possible route to success, and with boxing losing a lot of support due to the fact that the biggest fights often don’t get made (unlike the UFC where the big fights ALWAYS seem to get made) it’s good to know that there are still some fighters out there who follow the old fashioned route to the top: …you are only the best, when you have beaten the best. I think Froch is a shining light in the sport and his commitment and desire are second to non, he may not be slick but he stands and trades with respected world champions, fight after fight after fight.
I think hopkins has the right to complain. In every close fight hopkins ever had, he's never been given a W.
Taylor x 2
Calzaghe
Pascal
All the big names get a win. Floyd got his against Castillo, Pacquiao got one against Marquez, Oscar got a couple against Sturm and Whitaker, Holyfield, Ali the list goes on and on.
Hopkins always gets the short end of the stick.
maybe this person needs an eye exam and should check the compubox stats hopkins not only out hustled the young champ by out throwing pascal, he out landed him quite significantly. Hopkins threw 502 punches landing 153, pascal only threw 350 punches only landing a total of 86 punches (and the power punches were even more telling, hopkins threw 311 landing 129, pascal threw 202 only landing 67).
So really the only argument that can be made for hopkins losing or a draw is that hopkins suffered two knock downs early, certainly not because hopkins didn't throw enough punches.
Taylor x 2
Calzaghe
Pascal
All the big names get a win. Floyd got his against Castillo, Pacquiao got one against Marquez, Oscar got a couple against Sturm and Whitaker, Holyfield, Ali the list goes on and on.
Hopkins always gets the short end of the stick.
maybe this person needs an eye exam and should check the compubox stats hopkins not only out hustled the young champ by out throwing pascal, he out landed him quite significantly. Hopkins threw 502 punches landing 153, pascal only threw 350 punches only landing a total of 86 punches (and the power punches were even more telling, hopkins threw 311 landing 129, pascal threw 202 only landing 67).
So really the only argument that can be made for hopkins losing or a draw is that hopkins suffered two knock downs early, certainly not because hopkins didn't throw enough punches.
Pascal: Hopkins, Accept Your Defeats You Big Crybaby!
By Richard Cloutier
WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is very eager to get in the ring with Bernard Hopkins on May 21. The fight is a rematch of their controversial draw last December.
"I'm very enthusiastic," said Pascal to BoxingScene.com/Netboxe.com on the sidelines of a brief press gathering that was held in Montreal just hours before he left for Miami where he will begin his official training camp for the Hopkins rematch. "I want to dispel the doubts, although in my head there is no doubt because I think I clearly won the fight. So we'll do a rematch and we will set the record straight. "
"This is a fighter whom I respect enormously. He is truly a legend. But as a human being, as a person, he's lost all of my respect. He respects nothing. He came to spit on the people of Quebec who received him very well. This is unforgivable! He spat at me as if I was nothing despite the fact that I offered good opposition, and sent him to the canvas twice. I'm the one who made this fight so exciting."
"We all know that Bernard Hopkins is known for delivering bad fights. He is a first class crybaby! A big baby who is 46 years-years-old, who complained about being robbed in Canada. Yet even when he fights in the United States before judges Americans, he cries that he was robbed, for example against Jermain Taylor. So what I'd like to tell Bernard Hopkins is: 'look at yourself in the mirror and learn to accept your defeats. When I lost against Carl Froch, I didn't whine about it. I came back stronger and six months later, I was world champion."
Please note that Pascal has already begun light training in Montreal, will be in Miami on February 27 for the first part of his training camp. It will get underway under the supervision of Luke Richardson, the fitness coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.
By Richard Cloutier
WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is very eager to get in the ring with Bernard Hopkins on May 21. The fight is a rematch of their controversial draw last December.
"I'm very enthusiastic," said Pascal to BoxingScene.com/Netboxe.com on the sidelines of a brief press gathering that was held in Montreal just hours before he left for Miami where he will begin his official training camp for the Hopkins rematch. "I want to dispel the doubts, although in my head there is no doubt because I think I clearly won the fight. So we'll do a rematch and we will set the record straight. "
"This is a fighter whom I respect enormously. He is truly a legend. But as a human being, as a person, he's lost all of my respect. He respects nothing. He came to spit on the people of Quebec who received him very well. This is unforgivable! He spat at me as if I was nothing despite the fact that I offered good opposition, and sent him to the canvas twice. I'm the one who made this fight so exciting."
"We all know that Bernard Hopkins is known for delivering bad fights. He is a first class crybaby! A big baby who is 46 years-years-old, who complained about being robbed in Canada. Yet even when he fights in the United States before judges Americans, he cries that he was robbed, for example against Jermain Taylor. So what I'd like to tell Bernard Hopkins is: 'look at yourself in the mirror and learn to accept your defeats. When I lost against Carl Froch, I didn't whine about it. I came back stronger and six months later, I was world champion."
Please note that Pascal has already begun light training in Montreal, will be in Miami on February 27 for the first part of his training camp. It will get underway under the supervision of Luke Richardson, the fitness coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.
Golden Boy Interested in Moreno, Donaire Fight Doubt?
By Marcelino Castillo, notifight.com
Golden Boy Promotions is interested in signing WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs), according to the boxer's legal adviser Roberto Grimaldo. Golden Boy's rival, Top Rank Promotions, is looking to match Moreno in a unification with WBC/WBO champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs). Moreno-Doniare would likely take place in May in San Francisco, California. Golden Boy and Top Rank have to taken part in a co-promotion since 2009. If Moreno signed a promotional deal with Golden Boy, it would cast serious doubts on a potential fight with the Top Rank-promoted Donaire
By Marcelino Castillo, notifight.com
Golden Boy Promotions is interested in signing WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs), according to the boxer's legal adviser Roberto Grimaldo. Golden Boy's rival, Top Rank Promotions, is looking to match Moreno in a unification with WBC/WBO champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs). Moreno-Doniare would likely take place in May in San Francisco, California. Golden Boy and Top Rank have to taken part in a co-promotion since 2009. If Moreno signed a promotional deal with Golden Boy, it would cast serious doubts on a potential fight with the Top Rank-promoted Donaire
Rios could face Marco Antonio Barrera next – Boxing News
By Jason Kim: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – Newly crowned WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KO’s) looked great tonight in taking out WBA champion Miguel Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KO’s) tonight in an exciting bout at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios showed excellent power and pressure to wear down Acosta and knock him down three separate times to get a 10th round stoppage. The question now is who will Rios face next?
According to Steve Kim of Maxboxing.com, there’s talk of Rios fighting 37-year-old former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) in a fight that would be giving Rios a named opponent for him to fight. Rios needs a fighter with a name for him to help build up a fan base, because the win over Acosta wasn’t a big enough fight due to Acosta not having a high name recognition among casual boxing fans.
Barrera would be the perfect guy for Rios right now unless someone like Juan Manuel Marquez decides to fight Rios. That probably won’t happen.
Barrera has won his last two fights after losing by a 5th round technical decisions to Amir Khan in March 2009. Barrera looked especially good in his last fight, a 2nd round TKO win over Jose Arias on February 12th. However, it would be asking a lot of his old body to be able to hang with a young fighter like Rios for 12 rounds.
By Jason Kim: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – Newly crowned WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KO’s) looked great tonight in taking out WBA champion Miguel Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KO’s) tonight in an exciting bout at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios showed excellent power and pressure to wear down Acosta and knock him down three separate times to get a 10th round stoppage. The question now is who will Rios face next?
According to Steve Kim of Maxboxing.com, there’s talk of Rios fighting 37-year-old former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) in a fight that would be giving Rios a named opponent for him to fight. Rios needs a fighter with a name for him to help build up a fan base, because the win over Acosta wasn’t a big enough fight due to Acosta not having a high name recognition among casual boxing fans.
Barrera would be the perfect guy for Rios right now unless someone like Juan Manuel Marquez decides to fight Rios. That probably won’t happen.
Barrera has won his last two fights after losing by a 5th round technical decisions to Amir Khan in March 2009. Barrera looked especially good in his last fight, a 2nd round TKO win over Jose Arias on February 12th. However, it would be asking a lot of his old body to be able to hang with a young fighter like Rios for 12 rounds.
Kelly Pavlik Good To Go For Pacquiao-Mosley Undercard
BoxingScene.com was advised by manager Cameron Dunkin, that former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32KOs) is good to go for the May 7 pay-per-view undercard to Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pavlik is scheduled to return as a super middleweight.
"He's training really hard. He very hungry to get in there. He sounds like the Pavlik of old," Dunkin told BoxingScene.com
BoxingScene.com was advised by manager Cameron Dunkin, that former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32KOs) is good to go for the May 7 pay-per-view undercard to Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pavlik is scheduled to return as a super middleweight.
"He's training really hard. He very hungry to get in there. He sounds like the Pavlik of old," Dunkin told BoxingScene.com
Mayweather considering a fight in the summer in South Africa
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. is tossing around the idea of retuning to the ring during the summer for a tune-up fight, according to his unclear Jeff Mayweather in an interview at fighthype.com. This would be a tribute of some kind for Nelson Mandela if Mayweather does take the fight. He’s still got a number of legal issues that could keep him from taking this fight, but this would be great for boxing and for Mandela if he does take the fight.
For this fight to take place, Mayweather is going to have to keep from getting sent to prison for the various charges that he’s facing. However, Mayweather’s got the best legal team that money can buy, so if there’s anyone that will be able to get clear of his legal problems, it’s Mayweather. The good thing about Mayweather taking a tune-up fight during the summer is that it would bring Mayweather closer to a mega fight with Manny Pacquiao at some poiint in the future.
That’s the fight that boxing fans want to see before those two guys retire in the future. It will be good to see Mayweather end the Pacquiao hype and expose him for being a limited fighter. Mayweather, even a rusty one, is much too good for Pacquiao, no matter what kind of advantages that Pacquiao is given in the form of gloves, catch weights and weight penalties. At the end of the day, Mayweather will be too skilled for Pacquiao and I see it being a huge mismatch.
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. is tossing around the idea of retuning to the ring during the summer for a tune-up fight, according to his unclear Jeff Mayweather in an interview at fighthype.com. This would be a tribute of some kind for Nelson Mandela if Mayweather does take the fight. He’s still got a number of legal issues that could keep him from taking this fight, but this would be great for boxing and for Mandela if he does take the fight.
For this fight to take place, Mayweather is going to have to keep from getting sent to prison for the various charges that he’s facing. However, Mayweather’s got the best legal team that money can buy, so if there’s anyone that will be able to get clear of his legal problems, it’s Mayweather. The good thing about Mayweather taking a tune-up fight during the summer is that it would bring Mayweather closer to a mega fight with Manny Pacquiao at some poiint in the future.
That’s the fight that boxing fans want to see before those two guys retire in the future. It will be good to see Mayweather end the Pacquiao hype and expose him for being a limited fighter. Mayweather, even a rusty one, is much too good for Pacquiao, no matter what kind of advantages that Pacquiao is given in the form of gloves, catch weights and weight penalties. At the end of the day, Mayweather will be too skilled for Pacquiao and I see it being a huge mismatch.