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Angulo to fight for Golden Boy Promotions, fights on 8/20 against Gomez
By Dan Ambrose: The hard hitting junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) has reportedly had his contract sold from promoter Gary Shaw to Golden Boy Promotions, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. Angulo, 28, has been inactive since beating Joachim Alcine by a 1st round knockout last year in July 2010.
Angulo will be fighting on August 20th against Joseph Gomez (17-4-1, 8 KO’s) at the Nido Sport Center, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. It’s hopeful that Angulo will get his immigration issues taken care of with the help of his new promoters from GBP, and is able to get back to fighting in the U.S once again.
Before Angulo ran into immigration problems last year, he was on a serious role with his career, winning his last four fights by knockouts over Gabriel Rosado, Harry Joe Yorgey, Joel Julio and Alcine. Obviously the time off from boxing won’t have helped Angulo any. However, he’s young enough and has enough ability to start pretty much from where he left off by destroying Gomez and moving forward towards possibly a future fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.
Angulo is one of the best pressure fighters in the division and with his excellent power, he’s very hard to beat. Angulo lost to Kermit Cintron by a 12 round unanimous decision in May 2009. That was an off night for Angulo, who had problems with Cintron’s constant movement. It would be nice to see Angulo avenge that loss if given the chance in another fight against Cintron.
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By Dan Ambrose: The hard hitting junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) has reportedly had his contract sold from promoter Gary Shaw to Golden Boy Promotions, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. Angulo, 28, has been inactive since beating Joachim Alcine by a 1st round knockout last year in July 2010.
Angulo will be fighting on August 20th against Joseph Gomez (17-4-1, 8 KO’s) at the Nido Sport Center, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. It’s hopeful that Angulo will get his immigration issues taken care of with the help of his new promoters from GBP, and is able to get back to fighting in the U.S once again.
Before Angulo ran into immigration problems last year, he was on a serious role with his career, winning his last four fights by knockouts over Gabriel Rosado, Harry Joe Yorgey, Joel Julio and Alcine. Obviously the time off from boxing won’t have helped Angulo any. However, he’s young enough and has enough ability to start pretty much from where he left off by destroying Gomez and moving forward towards possibly a future fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez.
Angulo is one of the best pressure fighters in the division and with his excellent power, he’s very hard to beat. Angulo lost to Kermit Cintron by a 12 round unanimous decision in May 2009. That was an off night for Angulo, who had problems with Cintron’s constant movement. It would be nice to see Angulo avenge that loss if given the chance in another fight against Cintron.
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Earnie Shavers - “Myself, Ron Lyle And George Foreman Are The Three Hardest-Hitting
Exclusive Interview With Earnie Shavers - “Myself, Ron Lyle And George Foreman Are The Three Hardest-Hitting Heavyweights Ever”
Earnie ShaversBy James Slater: Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with the fighter the experts recently named “The Puncher of The Century,” Earnie Shavers. It seems as though every week or so, Earnie’s name comes up on one or more web sites or forums, as the fans chat about the great heavyweight punchers.
I always enjoy reading the debates about who the biggest ever puncher was, and I also enjoy the discussions that argue who would have won between Shavers (who scored an amazing 69 KO’s in his exciting pro career) and fellow bangers such as Foreman and Tyson.
Today, I had the opportunity to ask Mr. Shavers himself!
A great guy who was happy to talk (and sounds as though he suffered no ill effects from his long and eventful career), Earnie had the following answers to my questions:
James Slater: It’s a great pleasure to be able to speak with you, Earnie. It seems every week or so, fans on the forums and the web sites are talking about you - the hardest heavyweight puncher ever! Can I ask you, as fans often debate this: what are the three best KO’s you scored in your great career?
Earnie Shavers: I always appreciate the fans, thank you. In order, I’d say: Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, Jimmy Ellis.
J.S: And why do you list those three, Earnie - any particular reason?
E.S: Well, Norton and Ellis were both former champions and big names at the time, and the Young fight was a very important win for me. All three were very important fights.
J.S: The fans love to debate about “Dream Fights,” champ - what would’ve happened had the peak Earnie Shavers met the best of, A: George Foreman, B: Mike Tyson, and C: Sonny Liston?
E.S: I believe I would have KO’d all three! Foreman, he never wanted to fight me. Tyson, he would never have wanted any part of me. And Liston, I believe I would’ve knocked him out too - he was too old and slow.
J.S: You feel the peak Tyson would have wanted no part of the peak you? Why is that?
E.S: Because of Cus [D’Amato] - he warned Tyson about hard hitters like myself. He [Cus] wouldn’t have let him take such a fight.
J.S: This is solid gold, what you’re giving me, Earnie - the fans will love reading it! Another question that comes up about you is: as you were a solid 208 or 210-pounds in your prime, would you have been a cruiserweight today; and would you have cleaned up if you were?
E.S: No, I would have always been a heavyweight. Heavyweight is heavyweight - 210 is big enough. That’s the problem, I think - these guys get too big and are too big these days. 210 is the perfect weight [for a heavyweight]. I’d say 225 is the highest you can get and be effective, not be too slow. Anything above that is too heavy, and too slow.
J.S: Earnie, one of the reasons the fans yearn for a heavyweight like you - I think, anyway - is because they crave the KO action you gave the division way back when. Can you train a guy to come up and take the belts back to the U.S?
E.S: I do train, but my real advice would be this: chop wood, lift hay bales; go back to old-school, natural methods of training. My trainer, Archie Moore, he told me to go away and chop trees for two weeks before a fight - and I did and it made all the difference in the world; all the difference to my life. I’d say doing things like that increases you punching power by at least 25-percent - forget lifting weights, that just makes you muscle-bound and takes away your speed. Weights are no good for you, that’s what I say. Go back to nature when you train, that’s what I did.
J.S: Again, solid gold, Earnie! Are you in good shape today? You sound well.
E.S: I’m pretty much the same weight now. I’m 67 now and I weigh around the same [as I did in my prime]. I do a lot of walking and I try to get to the gym now and again. I also watch what I eat.
J.S: There’s no doubt about it amongst the historians: you are THE hardest hitting heavyweight ever - Bert Sugar, for one well-respected expert, said it. But can I ask you; who hit YOU the hardest?
E.S: Ron Lyle. Without a doubt!
J.S: Even harder than Larry Holmes?
E.S: Oh yes. You see, there were three hardest punching heavyweights ever: me, Ron Lyle and George Foreman. We were the three hardest ever.
J.S: Harder than Tyson?
E.S: Yes. You see, Tyson was okay, but look at the opposition [he fought]. The only great fighter he fought while he was in his prime, was [Evander] Holyfield - and he lost. I fought and beat, I’d say, ten Holyfields in my day!
J.S: That’s a great point, Earnie. Tyson hit hard, but who did he really fight and defeat? Just to clear something up: I read a while back on a web site that you and Tyson were very close to fighting one another in early 1987, but he fought Tyrell Biggs instead of you. Did the Tyson team ever approach you with a solid offer, or is this just rumours?
E.S: Oh, it’s just rumours. That’s not true.
J.S: What do you think of the Klitschkos, who dominate the heavyweights today?
E.S: I’ve seen a lot of their fights, and they’re okay. They’re nice guys too. But in my opinion, if they had been around in my day, you would not have even heard of them.
J.S: I think many fans will agree with you, Earnie. It’s been an absolute pleasure being able to speak with you. All of us at Eastsideboxing are grateful for your time.
E.S: Okay, any time you need anything.
Exclusive Interview With Earnie Shavers - “Myself, Ron Lyle And George Foreman Are The Three Hardest-Hitting Heavyweights Ever”
Earnie ShaversBy James Slater: Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with the fighter the experts recently named “The Puncher of The Century,” Earnie Shavers. It seems as though every week or so, Earnie’s name comes up on one or more web sites or forums, as the fans chat about the great heavyweight punchers.
I always enjoy reading the debates about who the biggest ever puncher was, and I also enjoy the discussions that argue who would have won between Shavers (who scored an amazing 69 KO’s in his exciting pro career) and fellow bangers such as Foreman and Tyson.
Today, I had the opportunity to ask Mr. Shavers himself!
A great guy who was happy to talk (and sounds as though he suffered no ill effects from his long and eventful career), Earnie had the following answers to my questions:
James Slater: It’s a great pleasure to be able to speak with you, Earnie. It seems every week or so, fans on the forums and the web sites are talking about you - the hardest heavyweight puncher ever! Can I ask you, as fans often debate this: what are the three best KO’s you scored in your great career?
Earnie Shavers: I always appreciate the fans, thank you. In order, I’d say: Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, Jimmy Ellis.
J.S: And why do you list those three, Earnie - any particular reason?
E.S: Well, Norton and Ellis were both former champions and big names at the time, and the Young fight was a very important win for me. All three were very important fights.
J.S: The fans love to debate about “Dream Fights,” champ - what would’ve happened had the peak Earnie Shavers met the best of, A: George Foreman, B: Mike Tyson, and C: Sonny Liston?
E.S: I believe I would have KO’d all three! Foreman, he never wanted to fight me. Tyson, he would never have wanted any part of me. And Liston, I believe I would’ve knocked him out too - he was too old and slow.
J.S: You feel the peak Tyson would have wanted no part of the peak you? Why is that?
E.S: Because of Cus [D’Amato] - he warned Tyson about hard hitters like myself. He [Cus] wouldn’t have let him take such a fight.
J.S: This is solid gold, what you’re giving me, Earnie - the fans will love reading it! Another question that comes up about you is: as you were a solid 208 or 210-pounds in your prime, would you have been a cruiserweight today; and would you have cleaned up if you were?
E.S: No, I would have always been a heavyweight. Heavyweight is heavyweight - 210 is big enough. That’s the problem, I think - these guys get too big and are too big these days. 210 is the perfect weight [for a heavyweight]. I’d say 225 is the highest you can get and be effective, not be too slow. Anything above that is too heavy, and too slow.
J.S: Earnie, one of the reasons the fans yearn for a heavyweight like you - I think, anyway - is because they crave the KO action you gave the division way back when. Can you train a guy to come up and take the belts back to the U.S?
E.S: I do train, but my real advice would be this: chop wood, lift hay bales; go back to old-school, natural methods of training. My trainer, Archie Moore, he told me to go away and chop trees for two weeks before a fight - and I did and it made all the difference in the world; all the difference to my life. I’d say doing things like that increases you punching power by at least 25-percent - forget lifting weights, that just makes you muscle-bound and takes away your speed. Weights are no good for you, that’s what I say. Go back to nature when you train, that’s what I did.
J.S: Again, solid gold, Earnie! Are you in good shape today? You sound well.
E.S: I’m pretty much the same weight now. I’m 67 now and I weigh around the same [as I did in my prime]. I do a lot of walking and I try to get to the gym now and again. I also watch what I eat.
J.S: There’s no doubt about it amongst the historians: you are THE hardest hitting heavyweight ever - Bert Sugar, for one well-respected expert, said it. But can I ask you; who hit YOU the hardest?
E.S: Ron Lyle. Without a doubt!
J.S: Even harder than Larry Holmes?
E.S: Oh yes. You see, there were three hardest punching heavyweights ever: me, Ron Lyle and George Foreman. We were the three hardest ever.
J.S: Harder than Tyson?
E.S: Yes. You see, Tyson was okay, but look at the opposition [he fought]. The only great fighter he fought while he was in his prime, was [Evander] Holyfield - and he lost. I fought and beat, I’d say, ten Holyfields in my day!
J.S: That’s a great point, Earnie. Tyson hit hard, but who did he really fight and defeat? Just to clear something up: I read a while back on a web site that you and Tyson were very close to fighting one another in early 1987, but he fought Tyrell Biggs instead of you. Did the Tyson team ever approach you with a solid offer, or is this just rumours?
E.S: Oh, it’s just rumours. That’s not true.
J.S: What do you think of the Klitschkos, who dominate the heavyweights today?
E.S: I’ve seen a lot of their fights, and they’re okay. They’re nice guys too. But in my opinion, if they had been around in my day, you would not have even heard of them.
J.S: I think many fans will agree with you, Earnie. It’s been an absolute pleasure being able to speak with you. All of us at Eastsideboxing are grateful for your time.
E.S: Okay, any time you need anything.
This writer is a manny nutrider to the extreme, but the quotes are real. Hopefully, the last part about Floyd Sr. isn't true.
Manny Pacquiao Expects To Face Mayweather 'Next Year'
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANILA—Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is confident he will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. sometime next year—even if the latest condition set by the undefeated American looks like yet another reason to dodge the Filipino ring icon.
“I will fight Mayweather next year,” said the Sarangani congressman, who plans to fight two or three more times before hanging up his gloves.
Pacquiao made the statement in an interview with BoxingScene.com/Inquirer and Australia’s KO Boxing television host and promoter Peter Maniatis at the Sofitel Hotel on Thursday evening.
Pacquiao, who was special guest and inducting officer at a Manila Rotary Club District 101 event where Liza Elorde was installed as president, is confident his promoter, Top Rank chief bob Arum, can successfully negotiate an eagerly awaited megabuck fight between two of the sport’s biggest stars.
Previous negotiations had collapsed over the insistence of the Mayweather camp on random, Olympic-style drug protocols.
But Pacquiao and Arum have now made public statements that they will agree to the tests demanded by the Mayweather camp, eliminating what has been the only stumbling block to the fight.
Or so, Team Pacquiao thought.
Arum, however, revealed that Team Mayweather has set yet another condition for the fight to push through.
“Mayweather’s crazy father (Floyd Sr.) says ‘yes’ but he (Pacquiao) is not allowed to train in the Philippines. This is bizarre,” Arum said.
“We are certainly not the impediment for that fight to happen,” Arum had earlier told the Inquirer. “We will do whatever we can to make that fight happen. But you can’t chase this guy because if you do, you’ll accomplish nothing.”
Pacquiao could be done with the sport in the next two years and has set his sights on concentrating on his duties as a congressman.
Pacquiao said he expects another difficult fight in his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
Manny Pacquiao Expects To Face Mayweather 'Next Year'
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
MANILA—Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is confident he will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. sometime next year—even if the latest condition set by the undefeated American looks like yet another reason to dodge the Filipino ring icon.
“I will fight Mayweather next year,” said the Sarangani congressman, who plans to fight two or three more times before hanging up his gloves.
Pacquiao made the statement in an interview with BoxingScene.com/Inquirer and Australia’s KO Boxing television host and promoter Peter Maniatis at the Sofitel Hotel on Thursday evening.
Pacquiao, who was special guest and inducting officer at a Manila Rotary Club District 101 event where Liza Elorde was installed as president, is confident his promoter, Top Rank chief bob Arum, can successfully negotiate an eagerly awaited megabuck fight between two of the sport’s biggest stars.
Previous negotiations had collapsed over the insistence of the Mayweather camp on random, Olympic-style drug protocols.
But Pacquiao and Arum have now made public statements that they will agree to the tests demanded by the Mayweather camp, eliminating what has been the only stumbling block to the fight.
Or so, Team Pacquiao thought.
Arum, however, revealed that Team Mayweather has set yet another condition for the fight to push through.
“Mayweather’s crazy father (Floyd Sr.) says ‘yes’ but he (Pacquiao) is not allowed to train in the Philippines. This is bizarre,” Arum said.
“We are certainly not the impediment for that fight to happen,” Arum had earlier told the Inquirer. “We will do whatever we can to make that fight happen. But you can’t chase this guy because if you do, you’ll accomplish nothing.”
Pacquiao could be done with the sport in the next two years and has set his sights on concentrating on his duties as a congressman.
Pacquiao said he expects another difficult fight in his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
If Manny wants to fight Mayweather all he needs to do is sign the damn contract when it's in front of him. What Mayweather Sr said has nothing to do with making the fight. Mayweather Sr is not even apart of Team Mayweather Jr, so he's just talking shit. This is just more bullshit excuses by Top Rank. Manny not agreeing to random testing is the only hold up to the fight. Manny and Top Rank needs to stop playing media games and sign the contract. Stop talking about agreeing to random testing and sign the damn contract already.
Berto vs Khan would be a great test for both fighters, and the winner would get a big fight afterwards. Berto has to look good against Jan Zaveck.
Berto vs Khan would be a great test for both fighters, and the winner would get a big fight afterwards. Berto has to look good against Jan Zaveck.
LOL. Manny just needs to sign the contract when it's in front of him this time. I'm sick of the media games that Top Rank likes to play. Manny needs to sign the contract to prove that he agrees with random testing and stop talking about it. When the contract was in Manny's face he walked away from the fight. Either sign the contract or shut up and keep on fighting 40 yr old men.
interesting. WBC tournament, Martinez hosts the show
Martinez to host boxing reality series in Mexico
by The Ring
Jul 17th, 2011
10
RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has begun filming to play host to a reality boxing series out of Mexico that will produce a contender for the WBC's 122-pound crown, according to Martinez's adviser, Sampson Lewkowicz, who will be the tournament's matchmaker.
"The series is called, The Challenge of the Champions, and there will be a press release coming out on it, and Sergio will be the host of the show, which will last about six weeks," said Lewkowicz.
"There will be 16 fighters in the tournament fighting in the 122-pound weight class based in Mexico City," said Lewkowicz. "The winner will fight for a world title for the WBC. It will have fighters competing from all over the world. Thailand, the Philippines, all over. And I am the matchmaker of the show."
The WBC's present super bantamweight king is Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs), whose 15 fight winning streak includes 10 knockouts.
The 36-year-old Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) and Lewkowicz will be in New York on Wednesday promoting Martinez's Oct. 1, HBO televised, middleweight title defense against Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KOs) that is slated for Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.
Martinez is coming off of an eighth-round knockout victory over previously unbeaten southpaw WBO 154-pound titleholder Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs) in March that was contested at the Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Conn.
Prior to facing Dzinziruk, Martinez had scored November's second-round stoppage of two-time welterweight beltholder Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) that avenged a disputed, December of 2009 majority decision loss during which both fighters were floored in the first round.
In between the bouts against Williams, Martinez scored an April, 2010 unanimous decision that dethroned middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KOs), holder of the RING and WBC 160-pound titles.
Named Fighter of the Year for 2010 by THE RING and the Boxing Writers Association of America, Martinez's WBC title-holder status, however, was changed for commencing with his bout against Dzinziruk instead of facing German middleweight Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10 KOs), the WBC “interim” beltholder who was elevated to the status of WBC “champion.”
Last month, 25-year-old Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs) dethroned Zbik by unanimous decision. Chavez has a voluntary defense of his belt, likely on Sept. 24, but then must defend his belt against Martinez by March of 2012, in accordance with WBC organization rules.
Martinez to host boxing reality series in Mexico
by The Ring
Jul 17th, 2011
10
RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has begun filming to play host to a reality boxing series out of Mexico that will produce a contender for the WBC's 122-pound crown, according to Martinez's adviser, Sampson Lewkowicz, who will be the tournament's matchmaker.
"The series is called, The Challenge of the Champions, and there will be a press release coming out on it, and Sergio will be the host of the show, which will last about six weeks," said Lewkowicz.
"There will be 16 fighters in the tournament fighting in the 122-pound weight class based in Mexico City," said Lewkowicz. "The winner will fight for a world title for the WBC. It will have fighters competing from all over the world. Thailand, the Philippines, all over. And I am the matchmaker of the show."
The WBC's present super bantamweight king is Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs), whose 15 fight winning streak includes 10 knockouts.
The 36-year-old Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) and Lewkowicz will be in New York on Wednesday promoting Martinez's Oct. 1, HBO televised, middleweight title defense against Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KOs) that is slated for Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.
Martinez is coming off of an eighth-round knockout victory over previously unbeaten southpaw WBO 154-pound titleholder Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KOs) in March that was contested at the Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Conn.
Prior to facing Dzinziruk, Martinez had scored November's second-round stoppage of two-time welterweight beltholder Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) that avenged a disputed, December of 2009 majority decision loss during which both fighters were floored in the first round.
In between the bouts against Williams, Martinez scored an April, 2010 unanimous decision that dethroned middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KOs), holder of the RING and WBC 160-pound titles.
Named Fighter of the Year for 2010 by THE RING and the Boxing Writers Association of America, Martinez's WBC title-holder status, however, was changed for commencing with his bout against Dzinziruk instead of facing German middleweight Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10 KOs), the WBC “interim” beltholder who was elevated to the status of WBC “champion.”
Last month, 25-year-old Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs) dethroned Zbik by unanimous decision. Chavez has a voluntary defense of his belt, likely on Sept. 24, but then must defend his belt against Martinez by March of 2012, in accordance with WBC organization rules.
