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Roy Jones Jr: Mayweather stays unbeaten as long as he stays away from Khan
May 22nd, 2012
By William Mackay: Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. feels that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will continue to stay in the unbeaten ranks as long as he doesn’t take a fight against former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. Jones thinks Khan would give Mayweather a lot of problems if the two were to fight.”
Jones said to esnewsreporting.com “Floyd stays undefeated as long as he stays away from Khan…He’s the only one that can disrupt his game.”
I see it a little differently than Jones. While I do agree that Khan can give Mayweather Jr. problems, I only see that happening if Khan is free to shove, pull down on Mayweather’s head, hold & hit, and put him in head locks. If a referee works the fight that is on his game and not agreeable to Khan using his various fouling techniques, then I see Khan losing by a lopsided decision or getting stopped. But the thing is the referees that have been working Khan’s fights have pretty much allowed him to use these fouls without penalizing him for it. It was only recently that a referee stood up and took two points from Khan for his shoving. In the Khan vs. Zab Judah fight, Khan held Judah’s head down with his left arm and landed a finishing belt line body shot that stopped Judah. While the body shot may have been legal, the holding Judah’s head down with his left arm certainly wasn’t and the referee should have waived off the knockout.
In the Khan vs. Marcos Maidana fight, Khan used a lot of shoving and pulling down on Maidana’s head in front of the referee and he never a lost a point for it. Strangely enough, it was Maidana who had a point deducted for throwing an elbow that hit the referee and not Khan. Maidana did this when Khan spun him around and was grabbing him by his back.
If Mayweather doesn’t have to deal with Khan’s fouls, I see him beating Khan with ease. But I don’t think there are too many referees in the U.S that enforce rules like no shoving, no pulling down on the head, no holding and hitting and no head locks. Given the past, I think Khan would be able to do whatever he pleases against Mayweather and we may see Mayweather respond with the some fouling of his own, similar to his fight against Victor Ortiz.
May 22nd, 2012
By William Mackay: Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. feels that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will continue to stay in the unbeaten ranks as long as he doesn’t take a fight against former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. Jones thinks Khan would give Mayweather a lot of problems if the two were to fight.”
Jones said to esnewsreporting.com “Floyd stays undefeated as long as he stays away from Khan…He’s the only one that can disrupt his game.”
I see it a little differently than Jones. While I do agree that Khan can give Mayweather Jr. problems, I only see that happening if Khan is free to shove, pull down on Mayweather’s head, hold & hit, and put him in head locks. If a referee works the fight that is on his game and not agreeable to Khan using his various fouling techniques, then I see Khan losing by a lopsided decision or getting stopped. But the thing is the referees that have been working Khan’s fights have pretty much allowed him to use these fouls without penalizing him for it. It was only recently that a referee stood up and took two points from Khan for his shoving. In the Khan vs. Zab Judah fight, Khan held Judah’s head down with his left arm and landed a finishing belt line body shot that stopped Judah. While the body shot may have been legal, the holding Judah’s head down with his left arm certainly wasn’t and the referee should have waived off the knockout.
In the Khan vs. Marcos Maidana fight, Khan used a lot of shoving and pulling down on Maidana’s head in front of the referee and he never a lost a point for it. Strangely enough, it was Maidana who had a point deducted for throwing an elbow that hit the referee and not Khan. Maidana did this when Khan spun him around and was grabbing him by his back.
If Mayweather doesn’t have to deal with Khan’s fouls, I see him beating Khan with ease. But I don’t think there are too many referees in the U.S that enforce rules like no shoving, no pulling down on the head, no holding and hitting and no head locks. Given the past, I think Khan would be able to do whatever he pleases against Mayweather and we may see Mayweather respond with the some fouling of his own, similar to his fight against Victor Ortiz.
Seth Mitchell-Johnathon Banks On Khan-Garcia Under-Card - A Good Test For “Mayhem”
By James Slater: According to both Ringtv.com and Boxrec.com, the search for unbeaten, exciting U.S heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell’s next opponent is over. “Mayhem” will face fellow 29-year-old former cruiserweight title challenger Johnathon Banks. The fight will take place at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on the under-card of the July 14th Khan-Garcia clash..
A good test for the still-learning, still-improving Mitchell, Banks is both experienced and durable. What he isn’t is overly powerful (although he has scored the odd eye-catching KO as a heavyweight: his March 2010 stoppage of “Freight Train” Travis Walker for example.) Against Mitchell, the regular sparring partner of the Klitschko brothers figures to provide rounds.
Mitchell, 25-0-1(19) is coming off the toughest fight and the biggest scare of his pro career; when the big and powerful Chazz Witherspoon belted him with some rocking right hands in the opening round of the three-round slugfest the Brandywine warrior came back to win. Showing heart and guts and keeping his composure after being rattled - as he later said himself, more so than ever before; in the gym or in the ring - Mitchell won over more fans.
It will be interesting to see which version of Banks, 28-1-1(18) overall but 8-0-1(4) as a heavyweight, turns up in July. If he’s in the mood to rumble, wanting to take Mitchell into the deep waters in the hopes of scoring the upset, Banks could give Mitchell a fierce test. But if he adopts the “just glad to be here” mode he has done in the past (against Jason Gavern most disappointingly), Banks will lose round after round and be content with hearing the final bell. Of course, there is a chance Mitchell’s firepower will get Banks out of there even if the Detroit man does go into his sparring partner-type shell, and it would be a statement from Mitchell if he were to become the first heavyweight to halt the former IBF cruiserweight title challenger.
I think the fight will go the distance, with a determined Banks having moments of success as he opens up on occasion. Look for Mitchell to win by a clear margin, as he goes ten rounds for the very first time. Mitchell does look like the kind of warrior who is almost incapable of being in a dull fight. Let’s hope Banks makes Mitchell fight and vice-versa.
By James Slater: According to both Ringtv.com and Boxrec.com, the search for unbeaten, exciting U.S heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell’s next opponent is over. “Mayhem” will face fellow 29-year-old former cruiserweight title challenger Johnathon Banks. The fight will take place at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on the under-card of the July 14th Khan-Garcia clash..
A good test for the still-learning, still-improving Mitchell, Banks is both experienced and durable. What he isn’t is overly powerful (although he has scored the odd eye-catching KO as a heavyweight: his March 2010 stoppage of “Freight Train” Travis Walker for example.) Against Mitchell, the regular sparring partner of the Klitschko brothers figures to provide rounds.
Mitchell, 25-0-1(19) is coming off the toughest fight and the biggest scare of his pro career; when the big and powerful Chazz Witherspoon belted him with some rocking right hands in the opening round of the three-round slugfest the Brandywine warrior came back to win. Showing heart and guts and keeping his composure after being rattled - as he later said himself, more so than ever before; in the gym or in the ring - Mitchell won over more fans.
It will be interesting to see which version of Banks, 28-1-1(18) overall but 8-0-1(4) as a heavyweight, turns up in July. If he’s in the mood to rumble, wanting to take Mitchell into the deep waters in the hopes of scoring the upset, Banks could give Mitchell a fierce test. But if he adopts the “just glad to be here” mode he has done in the past (against Jason Gavern most disappointingly), Banks will lose round after round and be content with hearing the final bell. Of course, there is a chance Mitchell’s firepower will get Banks out of there even if the Detroit man does go into his sparring partner-type shell, and it would be a statement from Mitchell if he were to become the first heavyweight to halt the former IBF cruiserweight title challenger.
I think the fight will go the distance, with a determined Banks having moments of success as he opens up on occasion. Look for Mitchell to win by a clear margin, as he goes ten rounds for the very first time. Mitchell does look like the kind of warrior who is almost incapable of being in a dull fight. Let’s hope Banks makes Mitchell fight and vice-versa.
Arum not concerned with Pacquiao-Bradley matching the Mayweather-Cotto PPV numbers
May 23rd, 2012
By Chris Williams: For some reason Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is totally unconcerned with trying to match the whopping 1.5 million pay per view buys that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto fight hauled earlier this month for his two Top Rank fighters Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao in their June 9th fight.
Arum said this: “We aim to get the biggest possible numbers that we can get. We operate a completely different model from Floyd’s model and whatever numbers he allegedly reached or didn’t reach is really not relevant to us. It varies from fight to fight.”
It's sounds like arum is coping a deuce
May 23rd, 2012
By Chris Williams: For some reason Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is totally unconcerned with trying to match the whopping 1.5 million pay per view buys that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto fight hauled earlier this month for his two Top Rank fighters Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao in their June 9th fight.
Arum said this: “We aim to get the biggest possible numbers that we can get. We operate a completely different model from Floyd’s model and whatever numbers he allegedly reached or didn’t reach is really not relevant to us. It varies from fight to fight.”
It's sounds like arum is coping a deuce
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Ortiz should be way bigger than Lopez build wise. Lopez throws a lot, most of his knockdowns that I can remember come late in fights, he's not a very big punches even at lighter weights. Unless Ortiz seriously underestimates Lopez or Lopez just happens to be one of those guys that fills out at a bigger weight I don't see much happening for him here.
Yeah. Close fight there as well. Ortiz is no Jessie Vargas though and that's the problem Lopez should run into.
.. on a completely different card note I'm very interested in the Donaire Vs. Mathebula fight. Mathebula should tower over Donaire, he's absolutely not one of these 5'5 and under guys that Donaire's been fighting.
.. on a completely different card note I'm very interested in the Donaire Vs. Mathebula fight. Mathebula should tower over Donaire, he's absolutely not one of these 5'5 and under guys that Donaire's been fighting.
Peter Quillin: I`ll Beat Winky Wright
boxingJames Stillerman- Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will put his undefeated record, 26-0, 20KOs and his United States Boxing Organization “USBO” belt on the line when he faces off against future Hall of Famer, Ronald “Winky” Wright 52-5, 25KOs, who will be fighting for the first time in three years, as they square off on June 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California in a ten round middleweight fight. Quillin is ranked number five by the WBA and number 14 by the WBO. The 28 year old orthodox pugilist obtained the USBO belt with a third round technical knockout victory over former Contender fighter, Jesse Brinkley and then in his last fight he knocked out Craig McEwan in the sixth round. Kid Chocolate was kind enough to take time out of his training camp to answer my questions such as why he took this fight with Wright, how his is training camp is going, what are his plans for the rest of the year and much more.
James Stillerman: How is training camp going for this bout?
Peter Quillin: Training camp is going really well for me right now. I`m inspired that my family is here helping me out and I know the sky is the limit for me in this sport.. I`m in great shape and ahead of schedule for this fight. I work extremely hard each day so that I`ll be at my very best on the day of the fight. My weight is already on track, so that will not be a problem for me. I also trained with Andre Direll and Carl Froch leading up to my training camp, giving me invaluable fight experience and knowledge that I`ll be able to use in this fight to my advantage.
James Stillerman: How significant is this fight with Wright for you?
Peter Quillin: This is a significant fight for me because after I defeat Wright a future Hall of Famer it`s going to open a lot of opportunities for me to fight other big name fighters in the middleweight division. This bout will get me that much closer to fight for a world title bout at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Everything is on the line for this Wright fight and I take nothing for granted which is why I`ll be ready for Wright.
James Stillerman: What made you want to fight Wright?
Peter Quillin: My promoter, Golden Boy Promotions asked me if I wanted to fight Wright and I immediately said yes. I`m willing to fight anyone, especially a future Hall of Fame like Wright. I want to be a powerful force in the middleweight division and my advisor, Al Haymon is helping me obtain these important fights like this bout that will allow me to move up in the middleweight division after I win.
James Stillerman: How do you see this fight playing out?
Peter Quillin: I`m going to win this fight. Going into this fight, I envision Wright as an undefeated, hungry up and coming contender like myself which makes me work even harder for this fight, allowing me to make sure that I`m prepared for whatever Wright throws at me in this bout. Every fight I go into is the most important fight of my career and I know going in this bout that this is going to be a dangerous fight, so I`m leaving absolutely nothing to chance. I do not want to suffer my first professional loss and have all of my detractors say I was not a good boxer and that he lost to Wright. Rather, I want all my haters to find something else to hate me for.
James Stillerman: Will this seven month layoff be a significant factor coming into this fight especially in light of the fact that you fight several times a year?
Peter Quillin: I wanted to be back in the ring for January or February of this year; but many fighters refused to fight me which makes it extremely frustrating for me because I`m willing to fight anyone. Andy Lee turned down a chance to fight me and instead he`s fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. However, this is boxing politics and I can`t do anything about it, so I`ve to ignore the layoff and fight whoever they put me in front of me. In fact, there has been no layoff for me. While I was not fighting, I was perfecting my boxing craft and trained with Froch as he prepared for his fight with Andre Ward and I worked with Direll. I`m always working on my craft and improving my boxing skills, whether I`m fighting or not.
James Stillerman: Any big plans plan for 2012?
Peter Quillin: I want to fight any of the world title holders in the middleweight division at the end of the year like WBC holder, Chavez Jr. or IBF strap holder, Daniel Geale. But right now, I`m not thinking of fighting anyone but Wright. I`m throwing punches at Wright in my sleep and I`m thinking about him all day, every day. I`m totally focused for this bout and I`m not thinking about anyone but him.
James Stillerman: What is your favorite momentum of your career?
Peter Quillin: My favorite momentum of my career is being were I`m now having a 26-0 20KOs record and being the number one middleweight contender in the world. I always dreamed every since I was children to be in the position where I`m to be potentially fighting for a world title fight in the near future. I grew up in a tough area in Michigan, yet I still have made something of myself through my great work ethic. I want to get better and better each day and I especially want to be able to give words of encouragement to individuals to never give up on their dreams and know that if I made it than they can also make it.
James Stillerman: Any closing thoughts?
Peter Quillin: I want to thank God for this fight, my trainer, Freddy Roach, manger John Seip, Pablo Hernandez who created my Twitter and Facebook profiles, all of my fans and all the haters who tell me I`ll never become a world champion because they give me the additional motivation to perfect my craft. I don`t believe in hype, I only believe in hard work and my work ethic is the reason I`m where I`m. I take nothing for granted, but I know I`ll defeat Wright and move onto bigger and better fights in the middleweight division.
Special thanks to Bob Trieger for facilitating the interview and to Peter Quillin who took time from his training camp to answer my questions.
boxingJames Stillerman- Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin will put his undefeated record, 26-0, 20KOs and his United States Boxing Organization “USBO” belt on the line when he faces off against future Hall of Famer, Ronald “Winky” Wright 52-5, 25KOs, who will be fighting for the first time in three years, as they square off on June 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California in a ten round middleweight fight. Quillin is ranked number five by the WBA and number 14 by the WBO. The 28 year old orthodox pugilist obtained the USBO belt with a third round technical knockout victory over former Contender fighter, Jesse Brinkley and then in his last fight he knocked out Craig McEwan in the sixth round. Kid Chocolate was kind enough to take time out of his training camp to answer my questions such as why he took this fight with Wright, how his is training camp is going, what are his plans for the rest of the year and much more.
James Stillerman: How is training camp going for this bout?
Peter Quillin: Training camp is going really well for me right now. I`m inspired that my family is here helping me out and I know the sky is the limit for me in this sport.. I`m in great shape and ahead of schedule for this fight. I work extremely hard each day so that I`ll be at my very best on the day of the fight. My weight is already on track, so that will not be a problem for me. I also trained with Andre Direll and Carl Froch leading up to my training camp, giving me invaluable fight experience and knowledge that I`ll be able to use in this fight to my advantage.
James Stillerman: How significant is this fight with Wright for you?
Peter Quillin: This is a significant fight for me because after I defeat Wright a future Hall of Famer it`s going to open a lot of opportunities for me to fight other big name fighters in the middleweight division. This bout will get me that much closer to fight for a world title bout at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Everything is on the line for this Wright fight and I take nothing for granted which is why I`ll be ready for Wright.
James Stillerman: What made you want to fight Wright?
Peter Quillin: My promoter, Golden Boy Promotions asked me if I wanted to fight Wright and I immediately said yes. I`m willing to fight anyone, especially a future Hall of Fame like Wright. I want to be a powerful force in the middleweight division and my advisor, Al Haymon is helping me obtain these important fights like this bout that will allow me to move up in the middleweight division after I win.
James Stillerman: How do you see this fight playing out?
Peter Quillin: I`m going to win this fight. Going into this fight, I envision Wright as an undefeated, hungry up and coming contender like myself which makes me work even harder for this fight, allowing me to make sure that I`m prepared for whatever Wright throws at me in this bout. Every fight I go into is the most important fight of my career and I know going in this bout that this is going to be a dangerous fight, so I`m leaving absolutely nothing to chance. I do not want to suffer my first professional loss and have all of my detractors say I was not a good boxer and that he lost to Wright. Rather, I want all my haters to find something else to hate me for.
James Stillerman: Will this seven month layoff be a significant factor coming into this fight especially in light of the fact that you fight several times a year?
Peter Quillin: I wanted to be back in the ring for January or February of this year; but many fighters refused to fight me which makes it extremely frustrating for me because I`m willing to fight anyone. Andy Lee turned down a chance to fight me and instead he`s fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. However, this is boxing politics and I can`t do anything about it, so I`ve to ignore the layoff and fight whoever they put me in front of me. In fact, there has been no layoff for me. While I was not fighting, I was perfecting my boxing craft and trained with Froch as he prepared for his fight with Andre Ward and I worked with Direll. I`m always working on my craft and improving my boxing skills, whether I`m fighting or not.
James Stillerman: Any big plans plan for 2012?
Peter Quillin: I want to fight any of the world title holders in the middleweight division at the end of the year like WBC holder, Chavez Jr. or IBF strap holder, Daniel Geale. But right now, I`m not thinking of fighting anyone but Wright. I`m throwing punches at Wright in my sleep and I`m thinking about him all day, every day. I`m totally focused for this bout and I`m not thinking about anyone but him.
James Stillerman: What is your favorite momentum of your career?
Peter Quillin: My favorite momentum of my career is being were I`m now having a 26-0 20KOs record and being the number one middleweight contender in the world. I always dreamed every since I was children to be in the position where I`m to be potentially fighting for a world title fight in the near future. I grew up in a tough area in Michigan, yet I still have made something of myself through my great work ethic. I want to get better and better each day and I especially want to be able to give words of encouragement to individuals to never give up on their dreams and know that if I made it than they can also make it.
James Stillerman: Any closing thoughts?
Peter Quillin: I want to thank God for this fight, my trainer, Freddy Roach, manger John Seip, Pablo Hernandez who created my Twitter and Facebook profiles, all of my fans and all the haters who tell me I`ll never become a world champion because they give me the additional motivation to perfect my craft. I don`t believe in hype, I only believe in hard work and my work ethic is the reason I`m where I`m. I take nothing for granted, but I know I`ll defeat Wright and move onto bigger and better fights in the middleweight division.
Special thanks to Bob Trieger for facilitating the interview and to Peter Quillin who took time from his training camp to answer my questions.