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WBA orders Paulie Malignaggi – Diego Chavez fight
January 24th, 2013 | Post Comment


Malignaggi Chavez Malignaggi vs. Chavez Diego Chavez paulie malignaggi By Dan Ambrose: It looks like the WBA is going to be giving WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi a lucky break by ordering him to face #1 WBA contender Diego Chavez (22-0, 18 KO’s) next instead of the fight that Malignaggi was hoping to get in Marcos Maidana.

Fightnews.com is reporting that the World Boxing Association has ordered the Malignaggi vs. Chavez fight to take place and they have 30 days to begin purse bids.

Malignaggi was supposed to have defended his title against his mandatory challenger within nine months of capturing the strap with a victory over former WBA champ Vyacheslav Senchenko last year in April of 2012. It’s now been 9 month and that gives Malignaggi no time to get in another optional title defense against Maidana, Shane Mosley or Andre Berto.

Malignaggi is still scheduled to fight on April 27th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, but it gives the Argentinian Diego Chavez very little time to get ready for that fight.

Chavez is like a slower, weaker version of Maidana. He can punch hard but he’s got zero hand speed and he can be out-boxed. He’s probably about the same level as Malignaggi’s last opponent Pablo Cesar Cano, but perhaps a little more active. Chavez isn’t as dangerous as Maidana but he’s still more than good enough to give Malignaggi a ton of problems. Malignaggi barely beat Cano by a 12 round split decision.

If Malignaggi fights like that against Chavez then he’ll lose. Chavez has the power to put Malingaggi down and give him a real beating. Malignaggi will have to use his legs a lot more if he wants to beat Chavez because he won’t be able to stand in front of him for 12 rounds throwing weak jabs and shaking his upper body. Malignaggi needs to find his lost footwork or else his time as the WBA champ will end on April 27th.

The knock on Chavez, 26, is that he hasn’t fought any well-known fighters during his five-year pro career. He’s been fighting strictly in Argentina against fighters from over there. The best known fighter that Chavez has faced is 40-year-old Omar Weis. Chavez beat him by a close 12 round unanimous decision two years ago in January 2011. The fact that Chavez had to struggle to beat a past his prime Weis suggests that he’s not as good as his unbeaten record would suggest.

 

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Amir Khan vs. Humberto Soto possible for April 20th in the UK
January 24th, 2013 | Post Comment


Khan Soto Khan vs. Soto humberto soto amir khan By Scott Gilfoid: A fight between former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) and former two division world champion Humberto Soto (59-8-2, 34 KO’s) is possible for April 20th in the UK, according to RingTV. Soto, 32, is on board with the fight.

Soto’s manager Michael Miller told RingTV that Soto is agreeable to the fight. The only thing that needs to be worked out is the financial numbers.

This obviously isn’t the high profile opponent that Khan was supposed to have, but it does give you a pretty good idea how concerned Golden Boy Promotions is about wanting to build up Khan’s shattered confidence and keep him from getting beaten again.

This is like another tune-up fight for Khan. His fight with lightweight unranked Carlos Molina was a tune-up, and Khan was supposedly ready to start facing quality opposition again, but if he faces Soto in April, then you’ve got to consider this as just another tune-up. Soto is a super featherweight/lightweight in frame but with a little weight put on to make him a light welterweight.

Depending on how much you know about boxing you’ll see this fight in one of a couple of ways. For casual fans who remember how good Soto once was at super featherweight and lightweight in the past, they’ll likely think Khan is taking on a good opponent and have a lot of respect for his choice. But for hardcore boxing fans that saw how easily Lucas Matthysse beat Soto last June in a 5th round stoppage, many of them will see this as basically just another Carlos Molina type fight for Khan.

Soto is fighting at welterweight now, but he’s a career super featherweight that moved up to lightweight in 2009 to chase bigger fights.

Soto won titles at super featherweight and lightweight, and he was very good in both of those divisions. However, he’s not the same fighter he once after moving up to light welterweight and I can only imagine what he’s like fighting at welterweight.

I guess this is what you call getting the fighter at the right time in his career, something Khan has said before. A younger Soto would have given Khan a lot of problems if the fight were held when Khan was fighting at lightweight years ago, but now it’s like Khan’s fighting Marco Antonio Barrera again. Soto isn’t the same fighter he once was.
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Froch: After I beat Kessler, I want Lucian Bute and all the belts
January 24th, 2013 | Post Comment


Froch Kessler 2 Froch vs. Kessler 2 mikkel kessler lucian bute carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: After his fight with Mikkel Kessler this May, IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch says he’s going to look to face former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in a rematch later on this year in Montreal, Canada. Froch figures he’ll be able to recapture his WBC strap, which was taken from him by the best fighter in the super middleweight division Andre Ward in December of 2011.

Froch said to Sky Sports “After I’ve avenged my loss [to Mikkel Kessler] I want to return to take care of Bute again. It looks like he is in line for the WBC title so a fight for all the belts would be a huge occasions over there [Montreal].”

Oh boy, it looks like Froch’s ego is starting to get out of hand again. This is what I was afraid of after he beat Bute and Yusaf Mack. Those victories seem to have planted grandiose ideas in his head about himself.

It actually won’t be for all the belts, Froch. You’ll still be missing the WBO strap, which is currently being held by Arthur Abraham, so don’t get get too excited. If you beat Kessler and Bute, you’ll have three of the four straps, but you’ll still be considered pretty much a paper champion by many boxing fans because you won’t have beaten the most talented fighter in the super middleweight division in Andre Ward.

It looks like Froch is getting kind of lippy on us with his looking past Kessler. It’s as if the win is already in the bag for him by virtue of the fight taking place in the UK in front of his throngs of loyal British followers.

Froch is going to have a ton of problems trying to beat Kessler, and it doesn’t matter that Froch will have 17,000 Brits cheering him on. He’s just too slow of hand, besides that he’s too drunk with success from his wins over Bute and Yusaf Mack for him to beat Kessler. Froch will be sloppy with his fighting style because he’ll be trying to fight the same way he did against Bute and Mack, and he’ll find out quick that Kessler doesn’t play that.

Froch’s overconfidence is going to be the real problem for him against Kessler. Froch was throwing two to three punch combinations against Kessler last time they fought in April 2010, and Froch was getting royally tagged each time he would do that due to his lack of hand speed and defense. But now Froch is talking about throwing six punch combinations against Kessler.

In other words, Froch is going to try and fight Kessler the same way he fought Bute and Mack. That’s a no-no. It’s not going to work. If Froch tries to throw six punch combinations against Kessler then Eddie Hearn, Froch’s promoter, will picking Froch up off the canvas with a giant spatula. Kessler will knock Froch out with a body or a head shot if he tries to unload on Kessler with flurries like he did against Bute and Mack. God, I hope Froch doesn’t let his ego get away from him for this fight because he’s going to taste some canvas if he does.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

DLH confirmed Khan vs Soto was just a rumor.
Khan wouldn't be able to handle Soto.
Garcia would be an easier match up...stylistically.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Calzaghe aint over hyped either. I do think he retired to early and had more to prove but since he didnt lose u cant say he was over hyped. Got Em!!

Depends on whos doing the talking. Good fighter, yes, all time great, no!

As to your last point, what's your opinion of Sven Ottke? 21 title defenses (same as Joe ) and retired undefeated.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Got this from another site not my post:

In an article posted today by RECORD, a mexican sports newspaper Canelo talked about not being too thrilled about fighting on the undercard of Mayweather's next fight. Says that he will fight on the undercard and that no one is on his list other than Trout. Canelo says he is just waiting for Trout to sign and Mayweather to sign and agree for a September fight against him and if he doesn't he will not fight on May 4. The link is below.



'Es complicado ser coestelar de Mayweather': Canelo | RÉCORD

 

[WYNO707X4]

Yup always knew canelo dont like mayweather.on that post canelo also says he dont need mayweather that could sell out a arena by him self and to get a mayweather fight u always have to sacrifice something and if they want me to fight on his undercard they need to sign a contract that i have mayweather next if not ill go my own rout..... if its mayweather vs guerreo and no canelo on the undercard i dont the arena will sell out or it might cuz its cinco de mayo but i dont see mexicans going to vegas to see that fight....

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Canelo is right.

 

[CZAR]

Depends on whos doing the talking. Good fighter, yes, all time great, no!

As to your last point, what's your opinion of Sven Ottke? 21 title defenses (same as Joe ) and retired undefeated.

Well I wouldnt consider him an all time great due to his early retirement but again he wasnt over hyped. As for Ottke its a similar situation accept he hit like Paulie with no power lol. Dude had single digit knockouts which is wack. Calzaghe had a nice ko ratio and I think fought a little bit better competition also. I like Calzaghe much more than Ottke but again he didnt lose so he gets some credit. Got Em!!

Got this from another site not my post:

In an article posted today by RECORD, a mexican sports newspaper Canelo talked about not being too thrilled about fighting on the undercard of Mayweather's next fight. Says that he will fight on the undercard and that no one is on his list other than Trout. Canelo says he is just waiting for Trout to sign and Mayweather to sign and agree for a September fight against him and if he doesn't he will not fight on May 4. The link is below.



'Es complicado ser coestelar de Mayweather': Canelo | RÉCORD

This dude again. Stop whining like a bitch and either fight or not. Mayweather doesnt need him. Now fight Trout and win and then if Mayweather doesnt fight you in Sep then u will look like the good guy. Dude cant call any shots over Mayweather. This shit is to funny. Got Em!!

Yup always knew canelo dont like mayweather.on that post canelo also says he dont need mayweather that could sell out a arena by him self and to get a mayweather fight u always have to sacrifice something and if they want me to fight on his undercard they need to sign a contract that i have mayweather next if not ill go my own rout..... if its mayweather vs guerreo and no canelo on the undercard i dont the arena will sell out or it might cuz its cinco de mayo but i dont see mexicans going to vegas to see that fight....

Hhaahahhah. U wanna bet that Mayweather/Guerrero wont sell out if Canelo isnt on the card? Thats easy money son. Got Em!!

Canelo is right.

Right how? Got Em!!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Calzaghe had a higher KO ratio because he fought in Wales. Please, just watch at least 45 seconds of this video:



His "KO's" are so emberrassing. It's painful to watch these stoppages.

As for Sven Ottke and Calzaghe, they are nearly mirror images of eachother as far as their careers go. Both had 21 title defenses against mostly bums in their home country. The funny thing about this is, they both had 21 title defenses and they were in the same weight class at the same time!!! how does that even happen in life?

Ottke beat his first reigning champion in his 12th fight
Calzaghe beat his first reigning champion in his 41st fight

Ottke had 21 title defenses in 7 years
Calzaghe had 21 title defenses in 10 years

Ottke only beat 8 top 10 ranked fighters out of those 21 (so laughable)
Calzaghe beat only 8 top 10 ranked fighters out of those 21!

Now, the one thing that seperates the two is that Calzaghe moved up in weight and "beat" 43 year hold Bernard Hopkins and shot to shit Roy Jones. Now while Ottke never did that, he did fight a prime Glen Johnson at 168 pounds, a fight that Calzaghe pulled out of no less than three times.

So yeah, they are pretty much equally as emberrassing as far as their legacies go.

Calzaghe's KO over Sheika was beastly though

 

[CZAR]

Yea u have a point. I think I am given Calzaghe more cred for the Hopkins/Jones wins although those were later in both careers. Those stoppages were funny though. Got Em!!

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Ottke had several robberies in his favor too. One of the funniest most corrupt things Ive seen in my.life is when Robin Reid punched Ottke in the face and the German ref immediately stood between them and warned Reid for an illegal punch lmao.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Right how? Got Em!!

He doesn't need Mayweather to sell out an arena. He can do it with plenty of other opponents. Canelo has a big and bright future in front of him with plenty of money to be made. Floyd is on his way out and only has a couple left in him.

Canelo doesn't need to call shots. If Floyd wants to fight, then sign. If not, he's not going to sit around and beg like the rest of them. He pretty much seems like he doesn't really give a shit. By the time Floyd agrees to fight someone and makes you agree to all his terms, half your energy is gone.

 

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Braekhus renews contract with Team Sauerland; faces Mia St. John on April 13th
Published January 25, 2013 | 6 Comments

1Braekhus 420x287 Braekhus renews contract with Team Sauerland; faces Mia St. John on April 13thTeam Sauerland is delighted to announce that WBA, WBC & WBO Female Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus (21-0, 5 KOs) has signed a contract extension with Europe´s leading boxing promoter. “We look forward to continuing our very successful relationship with the best female boxer in the world,” Nisse Sauerland said. “Cecilia – the first lady ever to fight for Team Sauerland – has lived up to our expectations. We knew she was special when we signed her, and she has always delivered. Her talent, determination and skills have lifted her all the way from an unknown undercard fighter to a three-time world champion with a rock-star-like popularity in Norway. Together with her coaches Ulli Wegner and Georg Bramowski, the sky is the limit for Cecilia. There are a lot of big fights to be made!”

Braekhus will return to the ring in Frederikshavn on April 13, taking on Mia St. John (47-12-2, 18 KOs). The First Lady only has the best of memories of Arena Nord, which was packed with Norwegian fans in September 2012 when she clinched a dramatic points victory over French power puncher Anne-Sophie Mathis in her biggest fight to date. “I am thrilled to extend my contract with Team Sauerland and to continue our cooperation with Viasat,” Braekhus said. “I will forever be grateful for Team Sauerland´s confidence and support. In the ring, it´s just me and my opponent, but outside the ring, it´s a team effort. We have accomplished quite a lot already but there are even greater things ahead

 

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He doesn't need Mayweather to sell out an arena. He can do it with plenty of other opponents. Canelo has a big and bright future in front of him with plenty of money to be made. Floyd is on his way out and only has a couple left in him.

Canelo doesn't need to call shots. If Floyd wants to fight, then sign. If not, he's not going to sit around and beg like the rest of them. He pretty much seems like he doesn't really give a shit. By the time Floyd agrees to fight someone and makes you agree to all his terms, half your energy is gone.

Then he should take his punk ass on somewhere, go sell out a fuckin arena, fight tough fights and stop looking for a gurantee. Martinez said he would fight him. Why isn't he talking about that?

 

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Trout: I should find out soon if Canelo will fight me on May 4th
January 25th, 2013 | Post Comment


Trout vs. Alvarez Canelo Alvarez Trout saul alvarez austin trout By Dan Ambrose: WBA World junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) says he’ll be finding out really soon if WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be fighting him on May 4th or not.

Trout said to ESPN Deportes “Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo are supposed to meet soon, and I’m supposed to hear the answer shortly. Whenever it happens, I’ll be ready. If it’s not for Canelo, I’m coming for Floyd Mayweather, Sergio Martinez, Vanes Martirosyan, Erislandy Lara, Alfredo Angulo, Carlos Molina, whoever. There are so many names. There should be no reason why I don’t fight. If it’s not Canelo, we’re not going to wait for him; we’re going to stay busy.”

That’s a wise decision by Trout not to wait for Canelo because he could end up waiting for the remainder of his career or at least until his skills start to fade from old age at some point in his career. It would be a pity if Canelo were to dodge Trout and continue to dodge him for year after year, but I have a feeling this may happen. At any rate, it’s going to be interesting to hear what De La Hoya has to say after he has his meeting with Canelo. What comes from that meeting may tell you a lot about the kind of fighter Canelo is and is going to be in the future.

Trout earned his way to a fight with Canelo by beating Miguel Cotto last December by a 12 round decision. It was thought that it was going to be a cut and dried thing where if Trout beat Cotto then he’d automatically get the fight with Canelo. However, as soon as the fight was over, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer started saying that just because Trout beat Cotto it didn’t mean that he would get the fight with Canelo.

Of all the fighters in the junior middleweight division, Trout is the one with the best chance to beat Canelo due to his boxing skills and mobility. Canelo is pretty much a flat-footed slugger with limited height and reach. He’s not a big junior middleweight at only 5’9”, and he’s more of a traditional flat-footed slugger. If you were to compare him to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, I would say Canelo isn’t quite as good as Chavez Jr. because Junior can do a lot more things in the ring than Canelo.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Its clear Floyd and Golden Boy have been boosting Floyd's PPVs by having Canelo on the undercards and always fighting on or around Mexican holidays. Canelo isn't dumb, he sees that and I'm sure is annoyed by it. So I see where he's coming from.

At the same time, i don't think he's in any position to ask for a guarantee, he should want to fight Trout because he's a title holder and just beat cotto.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Froch vs Kessler II set for May 25th
Bute vs Bika on undercard.

This will be a PPV in Europe / Canada but I believe HBO will show it tape delayed.

 

[CZAR]

Ottke had several robberies in his favor too. One of the funniest most corrupt things Ive seen in my.life is when Robin Reid punched Ottke in the face and the German ref immediately stood between them and warned Reid for an illegal punch lmao.

I can just picture that haha. Got Em!!

He doesn't need Mayweather to sell out an arena. He can do it with plenty of other opponents. Canelo has a big and bright future in front of him with plenty of money to be made. Floyd is on his way out and only has a couple left in him.

Canelo doesn't need to call shots. If Floyd wants to fight, then sign. If not, he's not going to sit around and beg like the rest of them. He pretty much seems like he doesn't really give a shit. By the time Floyd agrees to fight someone and makes you agree to all his terms, half your energy is gone.

Dude Floyd doesnt need Canelo to sellout an arena so whats your point? Just move on and quit complaining. He dont need a guarantee. He wants a guarantee because he knows thats big dollars and thats what he wants. If he wasnt trippin off Mayweather then he wouldnt be crying for guarantee. Think about it. Got Em!!

Then he should take his punk ass on somewhere, go sell out a fuckin arena, fight tough fights and stop looking for a gurantee. Martinez said he would fight him. Why isn't he talking about that?

Hahaha right. Got Em!!

Its clear Floyd and Golden Boy have been boosting Floyd's PPVs by having Canelo on the undercards and always fighting on or around Mexican holidays. Canelo isn't dumb, he sees that and I'm sure is annoyed by it. So I see where he's coming from.

At the same time, i don't think he's in any position to ask for a guarantee, he should want to fight Trout because he's a title holder and just beat cotto.

Of course Mayweather is a business man so the more the merrier but he doesnt need Canelo. Canelo needs to get on about his business and fight Trout and then talk. Beat a tru 154er first. He should just go down to 147 and become a welterweight since thats all he seems to want to fight lol. Got Em!!

 

[WYNO707X4]

I heard from people that went to some of the last four mayweather fights and they said there was empty seats u could not see it on tv.... im not betting on wat gbp and specially mayweather say.mothafucker after the cotto fight said he was 149 on fight night hahaha how come he didnt hit the hbo scales???? Cuz he trying make people belive he a small guy he aint. He just scared to step it up max out fight sergio.... just how manny maxed out at 147 he never went up higher than 150 lbs on fight night. Manny= balls and maywether = no balls