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Robert Guerrero Interview: "It's Going to be War!"
By "Big Dog" Benny Henderson Jr, Doghouse Boxing (July 25, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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Robert Guerrero
This Saturday night at the HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, televised live on Showtime Championship Boxing 10 PM ET/PT, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero 29-1-1 (18) steps up in weight to take on number one undefeated contender, Selcuk Aydin 23-0 (17) for the interim WBC welterweight strap. Guerrero, a three time world champion looks to add another belt to his collection and step a little closer to a world class clash against Floyd Mayweather Jr. but as Robert himself stated, "first things first."

In this exclusive interview, Guerrero speaks out on his upcoming bout, his future and more enjoy.

Benny Henderson Jr. It has been a long fifteen month layoff, how’s the shoulder, and give the readers your thoughts on your upcoming match-up?

Robert Guerrero The shoulder is fine and the doctor said I’ll be punching with 10% more power. I went to the best physical therapist, Lisa Giannone at Active Care in San Francisco. This is a big fight because I’m moving up two weight classes to fight the number 1 contender with no tune up and a long layoff. I’m confident in my ability to come out victorious, because I believe in myself when others doubt me.

BH All though your opponent Selcuk Aydin has flown under the radar, he is a tough cat, your thoughts on your opponent, and how do your style and his match-up?

RG This is going to be one of the best fights of 2012 because he comes forward with a lot of pressure, which makes for an exciting fight for the fans. I like to mix it up as well and there will be a lot of action in this fight. This guy is a hot head and he feels disrespected so he’s going to be coming hard. It’s on!

BH What about the jump up in weight?

RG I feel great and I’m comfortable at 147. I’m eating good food everyday and I’ll be ready on fight night.

BH There have been rumblings that if you are victorious, you will be in line for Mayweather Jr.,.your thoughts?

RG First thing is first, I must get past Aydin and then we can talk about my future. The winner will be the mandatory to fight Floyd so this is big for both of us. I’m coming to win.

BH I have read that Aydin said that he is going to break your jaw, your thoughts on such a bold statement?

RG He’ll find out real quick that I aint intimidated by his bullying antics. He better be ready.

BH What can the fight fans expect from you come fight night?

RG A whole lot of skill, action and big bombs. It’s going to be a war.

BH Anything in closing?

RG I’m focused and ready for this tough fight. I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for getting me to this point. Without him, I don’t know where I would be. I’m blessed to be in this great position. For those of you who want to follow me on twitter D @DoomtheOriGinal boxing Facebook/Ghostfans. Check out this video on my personal story with my wife. Showtime did an excellent job. Press play on the video. Everyone must tune in on Showtime this Saturday!

 

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Richard Schaefer - Pointed words for some members of the Boxing media
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing (July 25, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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Richard Schaefer
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer had some rather pointed words for certain members of the media in this article, ringtv.craveonline/blog/, where he stated, among other things:

“What's troubling is that some media members are being manipulated by Bob Arum, and the sad thing is that some of the people at HBO are falling into that trap. People like Michael Lombardo and Richard Plepler are not seeing through what's going on, and it's unfortunate.”

Geez, I wonder what Richard is talking about. I'm pretty sure Lombardo and Plepler have much bigger things to worry about than some “Boxing After Dark” card in the middle of summer. But just in case they missed it, here's something I wrote in the aftermath of last week’s HBO telecast: http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/boxing-after-farce. And guys, when you're in town, let’s grab lunch. I got some great ideas for season three of “Game of Thrones” and “The Newsroom.”

Schaefer added, “All of these other promoters who are talking sh*t, and who are using certain media members, they're just idiots. And what it shows you is that these media members who have 10,000 followers or less on Twitter, that they are totally insignificant. It is unfortunate that smart people like some of the HBO brass are following these -- I can't even call them journalists -- these bloggers and are being influenced by that, it is pretty darned sad.”

I couldn't agree more, Richard. I can't stand some of those smart-ass writers on press row (and for the record, folks, as I write this, I have 10,548 followers).

But my Maxboxing colleague, Gabe Montoya, takes issue with this, tweeting ( H @HighlandsHigh14 riel_montoya): “Schaefer talking about Arum manipulating media while being interviewed by a writer he hired on a #boxing website his company owns. Priceless”

Gabe, c'mon, this is the stuff that got you banned from Golden Boy events in the first place.

 

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Hand injury sidelines Rafael Marquez

By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com



Rafael Marquez suffered a right hand injury and his fight against fellow former junior featherweight titleholder Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. was postponed on Tuesday, event promoter Peter Rivera of PR Best Boxing Promotions announced.

Mexico's Marquez was due to travel to Vazquez's hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to meet him at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez for a 12-round bout on Aug. 4. The pay-per-view fight was scheduled to headline an eight-bout card.

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"Rafael Marquez is injured and he will not fight on Aug. 4 because he needs recovery time and we have postponed the show," Rivera said. "This happens in boxing. We had the same situation in 2010 when Marquez was going to fight against Juanma Lopez. He suffered an injury and the fight was postponed from September to November."

Rivera said the fight will be tentatively rescheduled for Oct. 6 at the same venue. However, Rivera said he planned to reschedule the co-feature, a junior lightweight bout between former world titleholder Roman "Rocky" Martinez (25-1-1, 16 KOs) of Puerto Rico and Miguel Beltran Jr. (27-1, 17 KOs) of Mexico, for "late August."

The winner of MarquezVazquez will be positioned for another title shot at 122 pounds.

Vazquez (21-2-1, 18 KOs), 28, lost his belt in upset fashion to Mexico's Jorge Arce via 12th-round knockout in May 2011 on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard. After winning a comeback fight against a low-level opponent, Vazquez, the son of three-division titleholder Wilfredo Vazquez Sr., dropped a decision to Nonito Donaire in February in a fight for a vacant belt.

Mexico's 37-year-old Marquez (41-7, 37 KOs) -- the younger brother of star four-division titleholder Juan Manuel Marquez -- was a longtime bantamweight champion before his memorable four-fight series with Israel Vazquez, three fights of which were junior featherweight championship bouts.

In October, Marquez lost a competitive decision to then-junior featherweight titlist Toshiaki Nishioka in Las Vegas but rebounded for a first-round knockout win against former featherweight titlist Eric Aiken on May 5 in Mexico.

 

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Tavoris Cloud-Jean Pascal postponed
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com


Tavoris Cloud's light heavyweight title defense against former champion Jean Pascal has been postponed because Pascal suffered a right hand injury in training, Al Bonanni, Cloud's trainer, told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

The postponement of the fight, a Showtime-televised main event scheduled for Aug. 11 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, is slated to be formally announced at a news conference in Montreal on Wednesday.

Bonanni said Don King, Cloud's promoter, called him Tuesday morning to tell him the fight was being postponed to a date to be determined.

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Cloud It's disappointing, however, I don't believe he has a hand injury. We believe he was unprepared for the fight on Aug. 11 so he had to use politics and try to maneuver himself out of an ass whipping. I'll wait for him.
” -- Tavoris Cloud on Jean Pascal's injury

"Don called and told us the fight has been postponed but we're continuing to train," Bonanni said from King's Orwell, Ohio, training camp.

Cloud, who is slated to make his fifth title defense against Pascal, has been training for 10 weeks already. He and Bonanni spent the first five weeks conditioning in their home state of Florida before moving to the Ohio training camp for the past five weeks.

Cloud was not happy about the postponement and skeptical of the injury.

"It's disappointing, however, I don't believe he has a hand injury," Cloud said. "We believe he was unprepared for the fight on Aug. 11 so he had to use politics and try to maneuver himself out of an ass whipping. I'll wait for him. It gives me more confidence because I know I got the edge on him and I'm not gonna give up the edge. I'm gonna keep the pressure on him."

Bonanni also was skeptical of Pascal's injury.

"I just can't believe he is doing this," Bonanni said. "I think he has known for some time that he was not fit to fight for whatever reason. He hasn't fought for (more than a year). We would have just destroyed him. We would have gone through him like (expletive) through a goose. Whether it's his hand, or his weight, or he has no (expletive), is of no consequence to us. It's just typical in the life of Tavoris Cloud. We're always ready and then something comes up.

"We want to reschedule the fight. If he needs 30 days or whatever, we'll give him the time."

According to another source with knowledge of the injury, it is "relatively minor, but Pascal is not going to be available for several weeks." The source also said that Yvon Michel, Pascal's promoter, is talking about rescheduling the fight for Oct. 13, a date the Bell Centre is available on. However, Showtime does not have that date available for boxing.

Showtime declined to discuss the postponement but Michel responded with an email on Tuesday night.

"(Pascal) has tried hard to fight through it with a cortisone shot and therapy but (Tuesday) morning our doctor, Dr. Francis Fontaine, said he was not giving him medical clearance for the fight," Michel wrote.

Michel said the doctor diagnosed Pascal with a bone bruise and prescribed rest.

"Jean was in good physical condition, his weight was good, his training camp was excellent and he was on target for his preparation," Michel said. "He has tried extremely hard to convince us to let him fight believing he could beat Cloud with one hand like he did when he beat Adrian Diaconu with a dislocated shoulder in December 2009 (but) we were not going to let him jeopardize his career taking a fight injured."

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Concern that the fight would be called off rippled through the boxing world on Tuesday afternoon when a media conference call that the fighters were scheduled to participate in to talk about the fight was abruptly called off with no reason was given.

However, Cloud's camp said everything on their end was fine.

"Tavoris is in great shape and training hard and anxious to fight," Alan Hopper, King's spokesman said. "He's at Don's camp in Orwell, Ohio, working very hard and ready for this fight. Showtime only called us and told us that the conference call was canceled. But it wasn't canceled because of any issues with the Cloud side of things."

Then there was this cryptic tweet from Pascal: "It's a sad morning."

Not long after Pascal tweeted again, "It's a sad morning because my Benz had a flat."

But by then, many believed it was just a matter of time until the bout was postponed.

"We would have 13-14 weeks in camp by the time of the fight," Bonanni said. "Our weight is 181 pounds, so we're in great shape and ready and then we heard Pascal advised that he had injured his hand in training, so he needs to let it mend."

Bonanni said Cloud (24-0, 19 KOs), 30, of Tallahassee, Fla., will remain in training camp but will slow things down. He will also get a visit from his wife and daughter.

"We're going to stick it out in camp and, hopefully, Showtime will be true to their word and deliver this fight," Bonanni said.

Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs), 29, has not fought since May 2011 when he lost a decision in Montreal to Bernard Hopkins -- in a rematch of a previous draw -- allowing Hopkins to become, at age 46, the oldest fighter in history to win a world championship.

Cloud is coming off a controversial split decision win against former titlist Gabriel Campillo in February. Cloud's disappointing performance against Campillo is why he has elected to remain in camp during the postponement of the fight with Pascal.

In December, Cloud was supposed to face former titleholder Zsolt Erdei, but Erdei withdrew, also because of a hand injury. While waiting for a new date from Showtime and possibly a new opponent, Cloud broke camp. A few weeks later, when Campillo was signed to replace Erdei, Cloud returned to training but believes he took it too easy during his time away.

"I learned my lesson," Cloud said. "I'm keeping the edge this time. I learned from what I've been through. I went home for a little while and came back at the beginning of the year, plus I had to change from a short righty (Erdei) to a tall lefty (Campillo). We know how to train now when these fights get postponed. I'm still training, I'll still go running. I'll probably go hunting."

It is unclear if the Aug. 11 co-featured fight, Quebec super middleweight Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KOs) against Don George (22-2-1, 19 KOs) of Chicago in an eliminator for the right to become titleholder Carl Froch's next mandatory challenger, will be postponed along with the main event or if it will go forward on Aug. 11, or possibly another date.

 

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Chisora presents £20,000 check to David Haye's charity

Following his side-bet with Dave Haye prior to their heavyweight title fight at West Ham United, Dereck Chisora today presented a cheque of £20,000 to the founders of David Haye's charity of choice, the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) in Central London.

The donation will go towards supporting the ACLT's lifesaving work through spreading awareness and increasing the number of ethnic minorities on the UK bone marrow, blood and organ donation registries through national recruitment drives.

Haye is a patron of the ACLT which was co-founded by Beverley De-Gale OBE and Orin Lewis OBE after their son Daniel De-Gale was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1993.

Orin Lewis OBE said, “We are delighted to accept this cheque of £20,000 from Dereck Chisora on behalf of the pre match bet between him and opponent David Haye. We’re sincerely grateful to them both. The generous donation will go towards securing further bone marrow, blood and organ donation recruitment drives throughout the UK in addition to delivering awareness campaigns throughout the year, to help save lives against blood cancer and other life threatening conditions which require blood and organ donation”.

 

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Garcia-Morales II, Malignaggi, Quillin eyed for Barclays Center
by Lem Satterfield
Jul 25th, 2012

Junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia will defend his RING, WBA and WBC belts in a Showtime-televised rematch with four-division titlewinner Erik Morales that will mark the grand opening weekend of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Oct. 20, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer informed ******.com on Wednesday.

The show is being billed "Brooklyn Pride," and will boast several fighters from the East Coast.

Garcia (24-0, 15 knockouts), of Philadelphia, will be in the main event yet again facing Morales (52-8, 36 KOs), of Mexico City, whom he floored in the 11th-round of a unanimous decision that dethroned Morales as WBC beltholder in March.

Garcia, 24, is coming off a fourth-round knockout of Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KOs) that earned him THE RING and WBA belts on July 14. Morales, who turns 36 in September, will be back in the ring for the first time since losing to Garcia.

Also being targeted for the card are newly-crowned WBA welterweight beltwinner and Brooklyn native Paulie Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs), middleweight contenders Peter Quillin (27-0, 20 KOs) and Danny Jacobs (22-1, 19 KOs), of Brooklyn, another Brooklyn resident in welterweight Dmitriy Salita (33-1-1, 17 KOs), and Bronx-born junior welterweight Eddie Gomez (9-0, 6 KOs), of Puerto Rico.

Planted between Barbara Streisand concerts, which are scheduled for Friday and Sunday, "Brooklyn Pride" stands to be aided by the combined promotional efforts of "Showtime, Showtime Extreme and, potentially, the CBS Sports network," according to Schaefer.

"I really wanted to put together a card that shows the diversity of Brooklyn, and to really showcase some of those fighters from and around the Brooklyn and greater New York area, so it's basically an East Coast card," said Schaefer.

"The main event is going to be Danny Garcia, obviously the Puerto Rican from Philadelphia, and Erik Morales, the Mexican. Erik feels that in his last fight, that when he came off of [gall bladder] surgery, that he wasn't at his best. He's convinced that he's going to beat Danny Garcia this time around, and you have the classic Puerto Rican-Mexican showdown."

Garcia will be after his fourth straight triumph over a current or former world titleholder following consecutive decisions over ex-beltholders Nate Campbell and Kendall Holt in April and October, respectively.

Malignaggi, Quillin, Jacobs and Gomez will face opponents to be determined.

Malignaggi, 31, dethroned the physically bigger, taller, harder-punching and previously unbeaten Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-1, 21 KOs) in front of Senchenko's hometown fans at Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, scoring a ninth-round technical knockout.

A former IBF junior welterweight beltholder in just his fourth welterweight bout, Malignaggi has not lost since falling by 11th-round knockout to Khan as a junior welterweight in May of 2010.



Nicknamed, "Kid Chocolate," Quillin announced the possibility of his being at Barclays in an earlier interview with ******.com. Quillin is coming off a unanimous decision victory over ex-junior middleweight titleholder Ronald "Winky" Wright, whom Quillin floored in the fifth round. Nicknamed, "Kid Chocolate,"

Quillin, 29, lived in Brooklyn for many years before recently relocating to Los Angeles to be closer to Wild Card Boxing Club where he trains.

"We are currently talking to Paulie about two or three potential opponents, so that should be announced within the next couple of weeks," said Schaefer. "We will have Peter Quillin on as well, possibly in a world title fight that will be announced in the next couple of weeks."

Jacobs has scored two consecutive knockouts since, himself, being stopped in the fifth round by Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15 KOs) in July of 2010.

Jacobs, 25, is coming off a first-round knockout of Robert Kliewer in March, Salita, 30, off his third straight win by eight-round unanimous decision over Ronnie Warrior in April, and Gomez, 19, a six-round unanimous decision over Joseph De los Santos in June.



WTF Garcia!!!

 

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Garcia-Morales II is a retarded ass fight, but overall looks like it's going to be a solid card.

Another potentially good card:

Adrien Broner Returns on October 6th in Atlantic City

By Rick Reeno

Fresh from his five round demolition of Vicente Escobedo, former WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20KOs) will return on October 6th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Broner will be moving up to make his debut in the lightweight division. The card will be a doubleheader, and potentially a televised tripleheader. The network has not been finalized.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has advised BoxingScene.com that heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KOs) will face Johnathon Banks (28-1-1, 18 KOs) on the card.

And welterweight puncher Keith Thurman (18-0, 17KOs) is also a potential possibility to be a part of the broadcast. This past Saturday night at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, as the HBO televised co-feature to Broner-Escobedo, Thurman dominated and stopped Orlando Lora in six rounds.

"We have secured October 6th in Atlantic City. We are working on a doubleheader, which could potentially be a tripleheader," Schaefer told BoxingScene.com.

Based on Broner's high television ratings from this past Saturday, Schaefer believes HBO will certainly want to have him back on their airwaves - and he also expects the young fighter to become the next superstar of the sport.

"For [HBO's] "Boxing After Dark", this is definitely the biggest rating that they've had in many years. I would think, if you actually look at it at a per dollar basis....how much they paid and the kind of rating that was delivered - I am convinced that it was highest rating they've had in five, six years. If you look at the rating for [the HBO program] "Two Days," it was the highest rated "Two Days" of any fighter that they've ever done. A huge rating. Over a six rating. What does that tell us? Adrien Broner invokes these emotions in people," Schaefer said.

"He is a natural in the ring and he's a natural outside of the ring. He makes you scratch your head and say 'did he just say that or did he just do that.?' You can be describing the moves that he's doing in the ring or what he's doing outside of the ring.' He is a natural. He's a born entertainer like Floyd Mayweather. When you have a young fighter like that producing ratings that are much higher than most of the top pound-for-pound fighters...except Mayweather and Pacquiao, the guy produces the highest ratings."

 

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Some great boxing comin up! I Love it. I wonder who Broner will fight? Got Em!!

 

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sucks about pascal getting hurt was really looking forward to the tavoris cloud fight. I guess its pushed back till Oct but still, that was set to one of the best fights of August.

 

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LEONARD ELLERBE ON 50 CENT'S TMT PROMOTIONS: "THIS IS GREAT...A BREATH OF FRESH AIR"
By Ben Thompson | July 26, 2012

"This is great; two very smart people collaborating and bringing fresh, new ideas to a sport that very much needs it," stated Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who commented on the recent news that rapper, actor, and entrepeneur 50 Cent has formed TMT (The Money Team) Promotions and acquired his license to promote. While it's unclear exactly what type of role and/or influence that undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather will have with the company, 50 Cent himself has suggested that Mayweather will indeed be involved in some capacity. It's news that Ellerbe welcomes and believes is much needed in a sport that has long been resistent to change.

"This is definitely a breath of fresh air and I think this will have a tremendous impact on the present and future of boxing," Ellerbe continued. Mayweather is currently serving out his 90-day jail sentence, but he's expected to be released for good behavior on August 3rd. According to 50 Cent, upon Mayweather's release, the two will hold a press conference to reveal further details about the new promotional company.

 

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50 CENT: "THERE ARE SOME LEGITIMATE REASONS TO WORRY. IT'S VERY RARE THAT I FAIL"
By Ben Thompson | July 26, 2012

"I find it very interesting that he would respond that way because I thought he was into fighters creating promotional companies. A company for the fighters; I thought that's what Golden Boy was supposed to be...I think there are some legitimate reasons to worry. It's very rare that I fail," stated rapper, actor and entrepreneur 50 Cent, who spoke exclusively to FightHype.com about the reason why he recently made comments on his official Twitter page directed towards Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. Check it out!

BT: Fif, what's good? You know I had to hit you up about your reply to De La Hoya on Twitter. What did you think when you heard he made the comment about "everyone wanting to be a boxing promoter"?

50: I don't really have any feelings towards him, but I think he was thinking out loud. He should've just kept his thoughts to himself; trying to give a subliminal message. What the fuck is that? You know what I'm sayin'? I'll make sure I'll relay the message though. He [Floyd Mayweather] may not physically be out here right now, but Ben, tonight, when I go see him, I'm gonna tell him.

BT: So given the recent news about TMT Promotions and you getting a license to promote, you think it was pretty obvious that he directed the comments towards you?

50: Yeah, of course it was. I mean, who else just had headlines at this point. I didn't even make an announcement. It actually came out of the New York State boxing commission. It leaked out, you know what I mean? I find it very interesting that he would respond that way because I thought he was into fighters creating promotional companies. A company for the fighters; I thought that's what Golden Boy was supposed to be.

BT: Do you think he's worried about how you might affect his own company's business relationship with Floyd.

50: I think there are some legitimate reasons to worry. It's very rare that I fail. I haven't gotten into any category that didn't catch on quick enough to win.

BT: Wow! Well, I know you're not putting too much out there about the new company yet, but you're going to make an official announcement when Floyd gets out, right?

50: Yep. And we're going to do it big.

 

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KEVIN CUNNINGHAM: "RANDALL BAILEY'S COMING TO MEMPHIS TO GET BROKE RIBS"
By Ben Thompson | July 26, 2012

"From what I'm hearing, the fight could be going to Memphis. I think Memphis is the perfect neutral site for this fight," stated world-class trainer Kevin Cunningham, who informed us that there's a strong possibility that the anticipated welterweight matchup between top contender Devon Alexander and IBF champion Randall Bailey could very well end up at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The bout will be televised September 8th live on Showtime.

"You know Ben, most people come to Memphis for their delicious smoked ribs, but Randall Bailey's coming to Memphis to get broke ribs," Cunningham added, making it clear that Alexander will be looking to put on a knockout performance against the hard-hitting Bailey, who is coming off of a come-from-behind 11th round knockout victory over the previously undefeated Mike Jones this past June. Alexander last fought in February, dominating former jr. welterweight champion Marcos Maidana over the course of ten rounds, winning virtually every round on all three scorecards in the process.

 

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alexander should outox bailey easy, but with his one punch ko power u just never know.

 

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Some great boxing comin up! I Love it. I wonder who Broner will fight? Got Em!!

It looks like he will be fighting Hammering Hank Lundy. Lundy has boxing skills, fast hands, and punching power, but he's chinny as hell. Lundy record is 22-1 and he's ranked #6 at 135lb.

 

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alexander should outox bailey easy, but with his one punch ko power u just never know.

I have Devon out boxing and punishing Bailey late on root to a late stoppage or a wide UD. Bailey will have to work for the KO against Devon, one punch won't do it, Devon has way too much skills to get beat like that. If Devon gets this belt I would love to see him against Paulie to unify bets, Berto, Ortiz, or a Bradley rematch to unify.

 

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lundy is a dope fight for broner. he can be limited at times, but overall pretty good skills and he comes to fight.

I agree Alexander should whoop Bailey, I'm just saying u can never really count out Bailey since he's one of the few guys in the sport who has true one punch ko power. I've seen devon caught and dropped before so all it could take is one big shot, but like I say its unlikely to happen.

 

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This is a real treat of a fight for us fans and as a bonus HBO will air and it's happening in america.

GGG is a beast and Proksa is good, maybe a bit too young he's kinda like a poor mans Sergio Martinez or something the way he fights. Very skilled by again, GGG is a beast. I expect fireworks. Too bad about Pirog getting hurt but life moves on. IMO this will tell us who the 2nd best MW is behind Martinez.



Golovkin Ready - Proksa is Up First, Pirog Still in The Mix

By Rick Reeno

WBA "regular" middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (23-0, 20KOs) is all set to face EBU king Grzegorz Proksa (28-1, 21KOs) at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York. HBO will televise. Golovkin was previously scheduled to face WBO champion Dmitry Pirog (20-0, 15KOs), who withdrew a few weeks ago with a back injury.

In the televised co-feature, undefeated Puerto Rican contender Jonathan Gonzalez (15-0, 13KOs) will take on former junior middleweight champion Sergei Dzinziruk (37-1, 24KOs).

"We are all excited on our side for Gennady to make his debut on U.S. TV, and especially on HBO. He knows that this is his opportunity to showcase his skills," said Tom Loeffler, Managing Director of K2 Promotions, to BoxingScene.com.

"Proksa is a very capable fighter. He avenged his only loss and he's the European champion right now, and after Pirog got injured - we have to give Proksa a lot of credit for stepping up and taking the challenge. I was surprised at how popular he was, because as soon as his name starting circulating, I started getting a lot of calls from journalists, a lot of of Polish journalists, so there is a lot of interest in the fight and watching Gennady fight."

"Proksa has a really different style than Pirog. He has a very similar style to Sergio Martinez, not on the same level, but he's got the southpaw style and keeps his hands low. Gennady can adapt to pretty much any style because of all of his amateur fights. It doesn't matter to him what type of style the opponent is."

Although Pirog withdrew with an injury, the unbeaten Russian fighter is still very much a candidate to face Golovkin in the immediate future - provided Golovkin defeats Proksa in September.

Loeffler tells BoxingScene that promoter Artie Pelullo has advised him that Pirog will be sitting ringside to watch Golovkin-Proksa.

"Definitely [Pirog is still a possibility]. I was talking to Artie Pelullo when he fell out. When Proksa came to the fight, I told Artie that Gennady made the commitment to fight Pirog and certainly we'd be interested in a fight like that down the road," Loeffler said.

"What's interested is that in those two weeks, is that the top four or five middleweight in the world will be fighting. Felix Sturm is fighting Daniel Geale, on the same day as Gennady and Proksa, and then two weeks later you have [Sergio] Martinez fighting [Julio Cesar] Chavez Jr. It's a great launching platform for potential matchups down the road."

 

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and for those who haven't seen in, Carl Froch wasn't the first man to KO Bute, that Golovkin:

(fast forward to 2:50)
[video=youtube;kmcshgGP8YA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmcshgGP8YA[/video]

 

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It looks like he will be fighting Hammering Hank Lundy. Lundy has boxing skills, fast hands, and punching power, but he's chinny as hell. Lundy record is 22-1 and he's ranked #6 at 135lb.

Oh ok not a bad first fight for Broner at 135. Got Em!!

I have Devon out boxing and punishing Bailey late on root to a late stoppage or a wide UD. Bailey will have to work for the KO against Devon, one punch won't do it, Devon has way too much skills to get beat like that. If Devon gets this belt I would love to see him against Paulie to unify bets, Berto, Ortiz, or a Bradley rematch to unify.

I dont know why but Im not big on Alexander. He hasnt impressed me one bit. He shouldve lost to Matthysse. He will most likely beat Bailey but I wouldnt be surprised if Bailey ko'd him. Got Em!!

 

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Now if this fight happens WOW..