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Tim Bradley Wants Random Drug Testing For All His Fights

By Luis Sandoval

You can add WBO Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley to the growing line of boxers who are now both participating and requiring Olympic style random drug testing for their fights. Bradley is set to tangle with Ruslan Provodnikov March 16th and both fighters have agreed to both random urine and blood testing leading up to their bout.
Floyd Mayweather pioneered this drug testing movement that has been adopted quite frequently and has almost become a prerequisite for many big fights. Bradley states not only will be using random drug testing for this fight, but he will be doing it for every one of his fights going forward.
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This is going to be for pretty much for every single fight. Every fighter will be tested. If you want to fight with Tim Bradley, you want to fight with myself, you got to be tested because there’s a lot of athletes out there that are not clean. They’re not coming forth and they’re not cleaning up themselves so I definitely want to try to clean up the sport” Bradley would tell BoxingScene.

“I want to show the fans, I want to show world that I’m a clean athlete. I do all of this and I get on top with my vegan diet and good nutrition and good genetics. So I want to the world to know that. And every athlete that gets in the ring with me will have to be clean as well. If not we definitely will get that mice out of the bag if we need to”.
Initially there were reports that testing would be administered by VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) but it now appears USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) will be getting the call. When Bradley was asked why the switch, he stated he knew more about USADA than VADA.

USADA that’s what I know. It’s what they use in the Olympics. I went with USADA because that’s what I know. I don’t know VADA. I don’t know anything about VADA” stated Bradley.
Bradley will be making the first defense of his world title that he won after defeating Manny Pacquiao last June and hopes to remain extremely active this year after having a 9 month layoff

 

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Mayweather is the greatest boxer of the modern era
February 8th, 2013 | Post Comment


floyd mayweather jr Floyd Mayweather has been a professional prizefighter for 17 years and has yet to suffer a defeat. He is the last remaining member of the 1996 Olympic team and is a five weight world champion. Mayweather is the closest thing to a perfect fighter, he has outstanding hand speed, mental strength and defensive skills.

Even though he is slightly slower and has been more hittable in recent years, his solid boxing foundation has allowed him to stay on top of the sport which is something Roy Jones could not do as he grew older and his speed started to decline.

People like to criticize Mayweather’s level of opposition but he has faced and defeated most of the best fighters of his era. In his first title fight, Mayweather defeated an excellent fighter called Genaro Hernandez who had only previously lost to Oscar de la Hoya.

Mayweather then defended his title 8 times and also stopped an undefeated Deigo Corrales who was favoured to win the fight. In Mayweather’s first fight as a lightweight he defeated Jose Luis Castillo by a close but deserved unanimous decision whilst suffering from an injured shoulder. He then defeated Castillo again by a wider decision in the rematch and defended the lightweight title twice more.

When he moved up to the 140lb division Mayweather proved that he could take a good shot when he was caught flush by Demarcus Corley on route to a wide decision win. Mayweather then became a 3 division world champion by battering Arturo Gatti for a 6th round stoppage. In his first 147lb title fight Mayweather was matched against Zab Judah.

Although Judah had lost a portion of his welterweight championship in his previous fight he came into the fight in shape and was highly motivated to beat Floyd. Judah fought well and arguably won the first 4 rounds but was eventually overcome by Mayweather’s superior tactics and skill level.

Mayweather then defeated Carlos Baldomir the man who had defeated Judah before setting up a fight with Oscar De La Hoya. The De La Hoya fight was a huge event but Mayweather, who stepped up to 154lbs for the fight easily out pointed Oscar despite the official result being a split decision. Mayweather then knocked out an undefeated Ricky Hatton while stepping backwards with an excellent counter left hook before retiring for two years.

When Mayweather returned he defeated Juan Manuel Marquez at 147lbs, the man who would knock Manny Pacquiao out with one punch at the same weight 3 years later. Mayweather then took on Shane Mosley and walked through some big shots on route to a wide decision win. He then defeated Victor Ortiz, a young and hungry champion who had come of the floor twice to defeat Andre Berto.

In his last fight Mayweather overcame some rough moments to outclass and out point 154lb champion Miguel Cotto to become a 2 time light middleweight champion. With the exception of Judah, all of Mayweather’s important fights have come against opponents who were coming off big victories. Ortiz had defeated Berto, Mosley had knocked out Antonio Margarito, Baldomir had out pointed Judah and De La Hoya had stopped Mayorga.

People criticize Mayweather for not fighting Manny Pacquiao but they do not realize that the only way the fight was going to happen was if Pacquiao left Top Rank, it had nothing to do with random drug testing.

Mayweather does not work with Top Rank after previous disputes earlier in his career with Bob Arum. If Pacquiao had became a free agent he would have earned a greater sum of money as he would not have had to pay a percentage of his purse to Top Rank. Unfortunately that fight can no longer happen as Pacquiao has just been knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez, the man Mayweather defeated after a two year layoff.

 

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LAMONT PETERSON: "THE LAYOFF DID NOT HURT ME...I'M READY TO FIGHT"
By Press Release | February 11, 2013

IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs) continues to prepare for his first title defense and fight in 14 months as he takes on former WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt (28-5, 16 KOs). The 12-round main event takes place at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2013. The show titled "REDEMPTION" will broadcast live on ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m PT and is co-promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Headbangers Promotions.

Lamont Peterson talks about his first title defense and fight in 14 months and dispels the notion of ring rust....

"To me it feels great to get back into the ring and defend my IBF title. The layoff did not hurt me because I've been in the gym training like I was going to fight for the past year," said Peterson "I don't believe in ring rust a fighter fights and that's what I do. But one good thing with the time off is that I have been able to rest my body and work on fine tuning my skills. I'm ready to fight now."

Lamont Peterson on training in Washington, D.C....

"For a lot of fighters having training camp at home can be a major distraction. But for me its the total opposite. I like training at home I know where everything is. I don't have problems getting back and forth from the gym my routine is regular. I also have the help of family friends during the training camp if I need anything. But I'm also a very self disciplined individual, so at the end of the day, it really would not matter where I trained."

Lamont Peterson on sparring...

"We have brought several different fighters into camp to work with. But I have done the most work with Dominic Wade a middleweight who is fighting on the card at the Armory. He is a heavy puncher who has a lot speed and power. So its been great to get the work in with him."

Lamont Peterson on fighting at home in Washington, D.C.....

"I always like fighting here at home. Early on in my career I did not get a chance to do so. Any opportunity I get to fight here we take it. I love the support I get from the fans and the city. Washington, D.C. is a big fight town and I want to give them the great show they expect. It also helps to hear the voices of your friends and family cheering you own.

 

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KENDALL HOLT: "THE EXPLOSIVENESS IS THERE AND I'M PUNCHING HARDER THAN EVER"
By Press Release | February 11, 2013


Former WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt (28-5, 16 KOs), is in deep preparation for his upcoming world title bout against current IBF champ, Lamont Peterson (35-1-1, 15 KOs). The 12-round main event takes place at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2013. The show titled "REDEMPTION" will broadcast live on ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m PT and is co-promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Headbangers Promotions.

Holt is no stranger to big fights and he's well prepared to give the fans their money's worth when he steps in the ring on February 22nd. After an eleventh month layoff, Holt vows to come out victorious as he weighs in on his training camp.

Kendall Holt on training with Jesse Reid...

"Right now I'm feeling real good about my progress with Jesse Reid during this training camp. He pushes me real hard and that's what I need to be successful in this fight. I'm on weight and I'm looking extremely great in sparring. Jesse is a great trainer and I'm working harmoniously with him."

Kendall Holt on training in Los Angeles...

"I've come out to L.A. for this training camp for a couple of reasons. One, I wanted to get away from the some of the distractions that sometimes get in the way when I train at home. Second I wanted to spar with top level sparring partners and L.A. is loaded with great talent."

Kendall Holt on sparring...

"I've been sparring with some of the best in Shane Mosley and Lucky Boy Omotoso who are giving me great work. Everyone out here in L.A. brings rough and rugged sparring that I'm going to need to get ready for Lamont. Words can't describe how grueling it is training with these guys but that's what's going to get me to the top.

Kendall Holt on coming off an eleventh month layoff after shoulder surgery...

"My shoulder is 100% healthy and I feel fantastic. The explosiveness is there and I'm punching harder than ever. Now that I'm back punching at full strength, I feel more confident in my ability to back up my opponents. I feel like a whole new man."

 

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JAMES KIRKLAND: "WHO WANTS IT...I DEFINITELY WANT TO FIGHT"
By Ben Thompson | February 08, 2013

"I'm full-time. This is what I do all day long; I'm in the gym. Now I have people coming up there, watching, and trying to figure out what Kirkland is looking forward to getting. I'm looking forward to getting a shot. I've been sitting out for 9 months. Shit, who wants it...All I can say is, man, people that are calling me out, I have no one sending me any type of contracts or saying, "Kirkland, you wanna fight this or fight that." I have no one doing that. I definitely want to fight...I don't do nothing but box now. I box, spend time with my kids, and keep on moving to another day. I don't be in the mix no more, I don't be in the clubs, it doesn't even matter. I'm one-dimensional now, man. It's just Kirkland boxing, Kirkland home, Kirkland kids, Kirkland home, you know what I mean? That's me. As long as I'm in the ring, that's all I want," stated jr. middleweight contender James Kirkland, who contacted FightHype.com to give us an update on his career, his managerial issues, when he plans on fighting again, and much more. Check it out!

BT: James, what's going on with you, bro?

JK: Hey, what's going on, Ben?

BT: You tell me. I hear you've got some things that you want to get off your chest.

JK: Yeah, man. There's been a lot of rumors going on. Since I fired my team, I'm basically the only one who speaks for myself, you know what I mean? I'm hearing all these different things. "Kirkland turned down $2.5 million." "Kirkland was supposed to fight Alvarez." People don't know...I went to go watch a fight awhile back. It was Bryan Vera vs. Sergio Mora.

BT: The rematch?

JK: Yeah, yeah. I basically went down there to go watch that fight, and after that fight, I've been getting in top shape ever since then. When I heard the rumor that Kirkland is supposed to fight Alvarez, I'm like, "Okay, where's the contract at?" Then they said, "Kirkland turned down this. Kirkland turned down that." I'm like, nah, I never turned down anything.

BT: So what exactly is going on with your situation? I mean, the last time anyone heard anything, you were getting rid of this person, getting rid of that person; there were lawsuits flying around. What exactly is the current status of that whole situation?

JK: I'm basically still dealing with it, you know. As far as the situation with Ann [Wolfe] and the pills that she basically gave me during the Carlos Molina fight, at the time being, you know, you can't really elevate and see where everybody stands on that point because your mind is messed up. You know before you took it, you was 110% ready for the fight, and then after you take it, you're 45% and you're like, "Something's not right." At the end of the day, when I looked at the situation and really analyzed it, I said, "Hey, what does Ann Wolfe gain by me losing a fight?" The more money that I make should be more money that she makes, you know. So maybe, she gave me the pills to benefit me, but instead of it being a positive reaction, it was a negative, but she don't want to take her responsibility and say, "Hey, you know what? I messed up with Kirkland." That's one of those human nature situations. I learned from it.

BT: So is that relationship totally fractured to where you two don't even speak anymore?

JK: After that fight, I had contacted Ann, texting back and forth, and all I basically said was, "Hey Ann, before you gave me the pills, I was aware of everything. I had the best of my abilities. I was ready for the fight, but after you gave me the pills, I felt in a bad way." My timing was off. I didn't feel myself. I felt like I was high, you know what I'm saying? It felt like everything was moving slow. I basically asked her, "What was it that you gave me?" The thing that she told me was they were vitamins. The type of vitamin that you can basically take was B12, but regardless of whatever she told me it was, I looked at it like, "Damn! Why would she give it to me at this time? We never did that ever." Maybe it was something new, because in training, every day is not the same. One day she may say, "You're gonna do this and it's going to be the hardest workout that you're gonna ever do," and the next day, it be something that overrides what she just said. Ann basically made a bad call that night.

BT: Ann wasn't the only person you decided to part ways with. What exactly happened with your management team?

JK: I had to ask myself, "Kirkland, who's going to look out for you if you're not going to do it? You've been hearing your management team, Cameron Dunkin and Micah Miller, telling you, 'After this fight, and after this fight, and after this fight. No Kirkland, you wasn't listening. It was the fight after the fight, and the fighter after, after, after the fight that you was going to get a big money fight.'" When it all boils down to it, me and Ann haven't spoke after the fight, but I told myself, "Kirkland, you have to really study the game of boxing. You have to learn what type of checks is getting paid, who's the one that's giving them, and you got to learn the whole nine, and if you don't, you're just a performer. You're not a boxer, because you don't know who's giving what and what's supposed to be given." Knowing at the end of the day you have a worth and the fans want to see you, then you have a certain price that you're supposed to pay for that. I sat back and I learned it and I realized that, hey Kirkland, you haven't been getting the best that you're supposed to be getting. I know people at 135 who have a better relationship with Golden Boy than I feel I had, and they was making 2 times as much as I was making.

BT: Did you start to take notice of some of these issues when they first started talking to you about the possibility of fighting Canelo Alvarez?

JK: They had a trick for me. I told myself I'm not going to allow Alvarez to get the edge. They told me it was going to be 5 or 6 months before my arm would be prepared for just regular movement, but 2 months after the surgery, they're like, "Kirkland, Alvarez wants to fight. Are you ready?" Are you serious? They basically told me to fight this dude with one arm. I told them, "You know what? I'd fight Alvarez with one arm. I'd definitely do it, but the price has got to be right." The number that they shot at me was a number that they was getting from some beer commercial; something that was outrageously stupid to even offer me. That's not saying, "Kirkland, you have a worth. Kirkland, you're going to get a PPV fight. Kirkland, this is going to be a main event; something that's going to put you on the top. This is going to be a give or take fight and this is what the people want to see." That's saying, "We're not paying you for that. We're just going to give you whatever the concession stand makes." It's like, get the fuck out of here. I'm a boxer, but at the end of the day, I'm a business man. I'm not going sell myself cheap when I know that the stakes are high and people want to see this. This is something people been talking about like the Alfredo Angulo fight. When I tell people how much money I made for the Alfredo Angulo fight, they say, "Oh my gosh, you were robbed." It's like, hey, where's my team. The team that I'm supposed to have is supposed to go back and negotiate for Kirkland. Where are they at? Are they just looking out for their best interest because they have other fighters that they can put on Golden Boy cards? If they got other fighters, they'll get their percentage and those percentages will add up, and add up, and add up. If Kirkland fights for hardly nothing, at the end of the day, they make twice as much as Kirkland makes when he gets paid.

 

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Schaefer to discuss Khan’s April 20th opponent with Showtime today
February 11th, 2013 | Post Comment


Khan Soto Khan vs. Soto humberto soto amir khan By Scott Gilfoid: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer will reportedly be meeting with Stephen Espiniosa, the Executive Vice President of Showtime Sports, today to discuss former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s next opponent for April 20th on Showtime. The leading candidate to be facing Khan is former two division world champion Humberto Soto (60-8-2, 34 KO’s).

This will be Khan’s second fight of his three-fight contract with Showtime, and it’s possible the fight will take place in the UK where Khan can still draw. He hasn’t proven to be a ticket seller in the United States as of yet, so it makes sense for Khan to take the fight to the UK for this one.

Showtime didn’t get much for Khan’s first fight of his contract with him beating an over-matched lightweight Carlos Molina. And if Showtime says yes to Soto, then they won’t get much for their second fight of the contract. They’d be making awfully easy on Khan if they say yes to the Soto mismatch because this clearly not going to be a competitive fight, no way. Soto was a good – not great – lightweight, but he’s hardly a light welterweight.

We saw Lucas Matthysse just totally dominate Soto last year in June in stopping Soto in the 5th round. Some of Soto’s fans say he looked bad because it was a little flabby for the fight, but let’s be real about this. You can put Soto in the ring with Matthysse 365 days a year and he’ll get knocked out every day. Soto doesn’t belong at 140. Heck, he barely beat Urbano Antillon at lightweight, so what is he doing fighting light welterweights?

Soto is now the World Boxing Federation welterweight and WBC International Silver light welterweight champion. He picked up the last time in beating Silverio Ortiz by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night. These aren’t major titles, and hope Espinosa at Showtime is aware of that because this isn’t a good fight.

Khan needs to step it up and face someone in the talent range of Lamont Peterson, Matthysse, or Ajose Olusegun. I’d really like to see Khan fight Marcos Maidana and Breidis Prescott again, but you and I know that’s just not going to happen, ever. Those guys are not going to be on Khan’s plate, and it’s pretty easy to understand why because they can punch.

My guess is Schaefer will be able convince Espinosa/Showtime to accept Soto as Khan’s next opponent on April 20th, meaning Showtime will get very little value for their second fight of their three fight contract with Khan, and U.S boxing fans will see another one-sided fight involving Khan. If Schaefer tried to shop the same Khan vs. Soto fight to HBO, I bet they would turn that mismatch down in a second and likely even laugh Schaefer out of the room. They want competitive fights, and that’s just a terrible mismatch on paper.

I wouldn’t have said that before Matthysse toyed with Soto last year, but now it’s clear as day that Soto wouldn’t stand a chance against Khan. If Espinosa knows boxing, then he’ll understand how much of a mismatch Khan-Soto is and tell Schaefer to find someone else for Khan’s second fight of his contract. You can’t have Khan fighting one easy guy after another and having it televised on Showtime to the U.S boxing fans because it’s a bad product.

 

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The Top Rank and Golden Boy feud is ruining boxing
February 11th, 2013 | Post Comment


By John Kelvin: A lot of people like to claim that boxing is dying and that casual fans are no longer interested in the sport. The huge pay-per-view numbers generated by Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather contradict these claims. However, the sport would be a lot healthier and popular if the current conflict between the top two promotional companies, Top Rank and Golden Boy was brought to an end. This conflict has and will continue to have a significant impact on the sport as the top champions will be unable to face each other to decide who is the very best in the division.

This may be a reason why many boxing fans have stopped watching the sport and switched to the UFC instead because that organisation regularly puts on fights were the top champion faces the top contender. A lot of people think that Top Rank is solely to blame for the conflict and that is understandable but I refuse to believe that. There is always two sides to a story and Golden Boy will have contributed in some way to the two companies not working together. The biggest fight in the history of the sport was prevented because of these two companies being unable to work together and not because of drug testing.

Floyd Mayweather does not work with Top Rank and Top Rank does not work as stated with Mayweather’s representatives, Golden Boy. The fight would only have happened if Manny Pacquiao became a promotional free agent and that was extremely unlikely to happen. Recently, Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire were unable to fight to decide the world’s best 122lb fighter due to the promotional feud between the two companies. Many other excellent fights like Rios vs Garcia, Rios vs Matthysse, Broner vs Rios, Rigondeaux vs Mares and Micky Garcia vs Mares are unlikely to happen because of what is going on between the two promotional companies.

This is a unfortunate because it denies fighters the chance to prove how good they are and that they are the best in their division which is what they set out to do when they started boxing. The fans also suffer because they pay money to buy expensive pay-per-views and subscription channels to watching boxing and expect the best fights in the sport to be made.

 

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Erik Morales Facing Usada Doping Charges, Two-year Ban


by David P. Greisman
Erik Morales has officially been charged with anti-doping violations by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for allegedly testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol prior to his October 2012 rematch with Danny Garcia, according to a copy of the correspondence sent to Morales by the agency and obtained by BoxingScene.com.
A USADA review board concluded that two samples taken from Morales — one on Oct. 3, another on Oct. 10 — provided “sufficient evidence of an anti-doping rule violation,” reads the letter, which is dated Feb. 8.

“You have agreed to abide by the Code and the Protocol, and that any positive test result(s) from a Sample provided by you would be managed pursuant to the Protocol, which has previously been provided to you,” the letter reads.
It then describes the sanctions Morales would be subject to for his first anti-doping rule violation:

“Up to a two (2) year period of ineligibility, as described by Article 10.2 of the Code, beginning on the day you accept a sanction, fail to request a hearing or fail to respond, or the date of the hearing decision in this matter, from participation in any activity or competition organized by or under the auspices of any signatory to the Code or any member of any signatory, including ineligibility from participating or coaching in Olympic, Pan American Games or Paralympic Games Trials, or being a member of any Olympic, Pan

American Games or Paralympic Team; and,
“Disqualification of the competitive results obtained subsequent to October 3, 2012, the date your urine Sample #1546299 was collected, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes consistent with Article 10.1 of the Code.

“Furthermore, if it is determined that you are subject to the application of aggravating circumstances as described in Article 10.6 of the Code, your potential period of ineligibility may be increased up to a four (4) year period of ineligibility.”
Morales announced his coming retirement — following perhaps one farewell bout in his native Mexico — after being knocked out by Garcia in October. While USADA’s ban wouldn’t necessarily need to be respected by athletic commissions in the United States, it could potentially pose a tremendous obstacle for him to be licensed to fight in some states.

Morales has until Feb. 18 to let USADA know whether he is accepting or contesting its sanctions. If he does not choose to contest the sanctions, and if he does not request a five-day extension in order to make his decision, then the sanctions against him would begin that day.

 

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Soto will put the nail on Khan's coffin.
Not sure what Team Khan is thinking here...

 

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Sorrita soto nah man... he has skills but wen things are not going his way he just quits... he lacks balls

 

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Arum worries Pacquiao-Marquez 5 bout could end up with fewer PPV sales it takes place outside U.S
February 11th, 2013 | Post Comment


Pacquiao Marquez Pacquiao vs. Marquez manny pacquiao juan manuel marquez By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao doesn’t like the idea of having a huge portion of the money he makes for his fights to be taken by the United States government in the form of taxes. With Pacquiao making millions of dollars from American boxing fans on pay per view, he reportedly loses 39.6 percent of that from taxes. To avoid that, Pacquiao wants his next fight, which possibly could be against Juan Manuel Marquez, to take place in one of the Asian countries.

Arum told Yahoo News “Manny can go back to Las Vegas and make $25 million, but how much of it will he end up with – $15 million? If he goes to Macau, perhaps his purse will be $20 million, but he gets to keep it all, so he will be better off.”

Arum says it won’t necessarily mean more money, though, given that the fights outside of the U.S make less money on PPV for some reason. If that’s the case then Pacquiao won’t be better off by taking the fight outside the U.S to one of the Asian countries because not only will the gate be a lot lower than it would if the fight were staged in the U.S, but then there would be less PPV money.

I don’t know that I buy what Arum is saying about the PPV money being 50% less. Why would it be any less if the fight is going to be marketed the same way by having tons of commercials on HBO and other channels to advertise the fight, as well as Pacquiao and Marquez traveling from city to city in the U.S to promote the fight. I think it would do just as well as before.

If Arum, Pacquiao and Marquez are able to skirt the U.S taxes by taking their fights outside of the U.S, while still selling them to Americans, this could lead to other fighters doing the same in the future. This in turn would be a crushing blow to U.S gambling cities, Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

It paints a bleak future for these gambling cities if boxing promoters are able to get around taxes by taking fights to Mexico or Asia, yet still getting money from the U.S fans through PPV.

Arum says they’ve gotten the most out of the American market, and he feels that can branch out to the Asian markets to see how they’ll do there. However, the big money will still from the U.S, so there’s no change there.

Pacquiao might not have too much time left in his career to escape U.S taxes because he’s getting beaten, then who in the U.S is going to want to pay to see him fight? Arum is going to have to downsize the quality of his opposition to keep him winning or he can putting him in against quality fighters and watch the numbers drop off slowly with each loss. If Pacquiao keeps getting knocked out, then the gravy train could end suddenly for him and Arum.

 

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Arum worries Pacquiao-Marquez 5 bout could end up with fewer PPV sales it takes place outside U.S
February 11th, 2013 | Post Comment


Pacquiao Marquez Pacquiao vs. Marquez manny pacquiao juan manuel marquez By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao doesn’t like the idea of having a huge portion of the money he makes for his fights to be taken by the United States government in the form of taxes. With Pacquiao making millions of dollars from American boxing fans on pay per view, he reportedly loses 39.6 percent of that from taxes. To avoid that, Pacquiao wants his next fight, which possibly could be against Juan Manuel Marquez, to take place in one of the Asian countries.

Arum told Yahoo News “Manny can go back to Las Vegas and make $25 million, but how much of it will he end up with – $15 million? If he goes to Macau, perhaps his purse will be $20 million, but he gets to keep it all, so he will be better off.”

Arum says it won’t necessarily mean more money, though, given that the fights outside of the U.S make less money on PPV for some reason. If that’s the case then Pacquiao won’t be better off by taking the fight outside the U.S to one of the Asian countries because not only will the gate be a lot lower than it would if the fight were staged in the U.S, but then there would be less PPV money.

I don’t know that I buy what Arum is saying about the PPV money being 50% less. Why would it be any less if the fight is going to be marketed the same way by having tons of commercials on HBO and other channels to advertise the fight, as well as Pacquiao and Marquez traveling from city to city in the U.S to promote the fight. I think it would do just as well as before.

If Arum, Pacquiao and Marquez are able to skirt the U.S taxes by taking their fights outside of the U.S, while still selling them to Americans, this could lead to other fighters doing the same in the future. This in turn would be a crushing blow to U.S gambling cities, Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

It paints a bleak future for these gambling cities if boxing promoters are able to get around taxes by taking fights to Mexico or Asia, yet still getting money from the U.S fans through PPV.

Arum says they’ve gotten the most out of the American market, and he feels that can branch out to the Asian markets to see how they’ll do there. However, the big money will still from the U.S, so there’s no change there.

Pacquiao might not have too much time left in his career to escape U.S taxes because he’s getting beaten, then who in the U.S is going to want to pay to see him fight? Arum is going to have to downsize the quality of his opposition to keep him winning or he can putting him in against quality fighters and watch the numbers drop off slowly with each loss. If Pacquiao keeps getting knocked out, then the gravy train could end suddenly for him and Arum.

 

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Kell Brook: My next fight is going to be with or without Alexander
February 11th, 2013 | Post Comment


Alexander Brook Alexander vs. Brook kell brook devon alexander By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten welterweight Kell Brook (29-0, 19 KO’s) was bellyaching something fierce on Steve Bunce’s boxing program earlier today about the possibility that his fight with IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) could go out the window if Alexander decides to take a HUGE money fight against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. next instead of facing him.

Brook sounded like he was really upset during the interview, but apparently his promoter Eddie Hearn did a good job of getting him to relax a little by telling him that Alexander will end up getting stripped of his International Boxing Federation 147 lb. title if he faces Mayweather.

Brook told Bunce at espn.co.uk “My next fight is going to be for a world title with or without Devon Alexander. It’s been a long time coming. I’m 26, in good condition, and mentally in the best possible place in my career, and ready to win the world title. There’s no doubt about it, if he [Mayweather], I will fight whoever is next in the line for the ratings. There’s a chance it will be in Sheffield [In the UK] or wherever, but he would be stripped, there’s no doubt about it if he [Alexander] boxes Mayweather. He could not…we’re contracted to fight each other in our next fight. Devon Alexander’s going to get it when the time comes.”

Brook obviously had been talking with Hearn, who told him that he was going to be able to get a title shot at the IBF belt whether Alexander faced Mayweather or not.

Here’s the deal: If Alexander is stripped, Brook will fight the next available IBF contender, which could possibly be #3 Rafal Jackiewicz, a fighter Brook knocked out in the 6th round two years ago in 2011. The #2 spot is vacant, so we could see Brook fighting Jackiewicz for the IBF crown. You know what that would make Brook, don’t you? He’d be little more than a meaningless paper champion if that’s how he got his title, and I couldn’t see him holding on to it for more than one fight unless Hearn goes really soft like he’d been doing for Brook.

 

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Should Juan Marquez accept less than 50/50 for Pacquiao Fight?

By Shawn Craddick


We all got our monies worth except for Juan Marquez. He did make in the millions but was it enough? Manny Pacquiao wanted his lions share after he see's the money that Floyd Mayweather was making. Pacquiao felt his name is just as big and it is, but is it worth the millions Floyd was earning. Nobody wanted to see a fourth fight between the two but Bob Arum hit a homerun with this last one. The fans in the arena were going crazy. Pacquiao fans were stunned, Marquez fans celebrated. We have to admit, from a fans standpoint a fifth fight would be interesting.


Now from Juan Marquez point of view, he can now say "Show me the Money". He has put himself in a position to earn a 50/50 split. If he doesn't atleast get that, it would be robbery. Marquez knows he's in a position to ask for what he wants. Will he get it though? The Marquez vs Pacquiao was the knockout of the year for 2012. If we do get this fight, it will have to be during the summertime or early fall. What do you think? Does Marquez deserve 50/50 split?

I think Marquez should get more than Paquaio, even if its a dollar more

 

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boxing needs more ring walks, I miss the old ones like prince naseem and roy jones to name a few

 

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lol Broner is a comedian straight up, cant wait for this fight