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Broner: Won’t ever fight Mayweather Jr; he’s #1 while he’s around
February 13th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees floyd mayweather jr adrien broner (Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten WBC lightweight champ Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) says he won’t ever look to fight his hero Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he’s like family to him. Broner looks up to Mayweather in a big way, and he would never seek out a fight with him even though it would create huge, huge money. It might soon even eclipse the money that Mayweather Jr. could get against Manny Pacquiao if Pacquiao keeps losing.
Broner said to espn.go.com “We won’t ever fight, that’s a big brother, that’s my big brother. I don’t fight family. I wouldn’t fight family, no. I pay homage, Floyd is still in the game but after Floyd, it’s Adrien Broner. In this era, I’m number one. As long as Floyd Mayweather is still in the game, it’s only right, he’s number one.”
I totally agree with Mr. Broner. He’s definitely #1 in this era. Mayweather is from the last era, and he’s the king of that aging era, but Broner is soon going to be the #1 fighter in all of boxing. I think there are some other talents like Andre Ward, but the overall #1 fighter will be Broner. He’s going to be the guy that carries boxing on his shoulders for the next 10-16 years, and keeping the sport thriving once Mayweather and Pacquiao call it a day and retire from boxing.
Broner needs some good opposition right now so that he can take over for Mayweather just as he retires. The lightweight division obviously isn’t the place for Broner to find anyone good, so he needs to smash Gavin Rees on Saturday night, and cut his ties to the 135 lb. division and move up to 140.
Broner should spend six to eight months at 140 before moving up to his final resting place at 147. There’s no point in moving up from 147 because the 154 lb. division is weak, and if someone Saul “Canelo” Alvarez wants to fight Broner, then he needs to come down to welterweight to make the fight happen.
February 13th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees floyd mayweather jr adrien broner (Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten WBC lightweight champ Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) says he won’t ever look to fight his hero Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he’s like family to him. Broner looks up to Mayweather in a big way, and he would never seek out a fight with him even though it would create huge, huge money. It might soon even eclipse the money that Mayweather Jr. could get against Manny Pacquiao if Pacquiao keeps losing.
Broner said to espn.go.com “We won’t ever fight, that’s a big brother, that’s my big brother. I don’t fight family. I wouldn’t fight family, no. I pay homage, Floyd is still in the game but after Floyd, it’s Adrien Broner. In this era, I’m number one. As long as Floyd Mayweather is still in the game, it’s only right, he’s number one.”
I totally agree with Mr. Broner. He’s definitely #1 in this era. Mayweather is from the last era, and he’s the king of that aging era, but Broner is soon going to be the #1 fighter in all of boxing. I think there are some other talents like Andre Ward, but the overall #1 fighter will be Broner. He’s going to be the guy that carries boxing on his shoulders for the next 10-16 years, and keeping the sport thriving once Mayweather and Pacquiao call it a day and retire from boxing.
Broner needs some good opposition right now so that he can take over for Mayweather just as he retires. The lightweight division obviously isn’t the place for Broner to find anyone good, so he needs to smash Gavin Rees on Saturday night, and cut his ties to the 135 lb. division and move up to 140.
Broner should spend six to eight months at 140 before moving up to his final resting place at 147. There’s no point in moving up from 147 because the 154 lb. division is weak, and if someone Saul “Canelo” Alvarez wants to fight Broner, then he needs to come down to welterweight to make the fight happen.
KEITH THURMAN: "I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH ZAVECK AND THEN GET MY TITLE SHOT"
By Press Release | February 12, 2013
The co-main event to the Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud IBF Light Heavyweight World Championship on Saturday, March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn is set as undefeated Florida knockout artist Keith "One Time" Thurman and former World Champion Jan "Mr. Sympathicus" Zaveck will do battle in a 12-round bout for Zaveck's WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Championship, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
"I've been patiently waiting for my time," said Thurman. "That time is March 9 and I'm going to go through Zaveck and then get my title shot. This is my year, no question about it and I'm going to let the world know it."
"I miss having a championship belt around my waist and this is the next step to getting it back," said Zaveck, who held the IBF welterweight title for nearly two years from 2009 to 2011. "Thurman is a talented young fighter, but my experience will be my ticket to victory on March 9. Nobody can stop me on my way back to the world title."
"Keith Thurman is the definition of an exciting fighter," said Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions. "He is on the fast track to a world championship, but first he has to get past a very tough customer in Jan Zaveck on March 9 which will be no easy task."
With a 95 percent knockout ratio, Clearwater, Florida's Keith "One Time" Thurman (19-0, 18 KO's) has become a wildly popular fighter over the last few years. A former amateur star with over 100 wins to his name, Thurman turned pro in 2007 and he has been knocking opponents out ever since. The owner of nine first round knockouts, the 24-year-old dispatched all of his foes in 2012 including then-unbeaten Brandon Hoskins, respected contender Orlando Lora, and former World Champion Carlos Quintana. Now he looks forward to imposing his knockout will on Zaveck and setting himself up for a world title shot later in the year.
A native of Slovenia, now fighting out of Magdeburg, Germany, 36-year-old Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO's) has long been a top welterweight, winning several regional titles in Europe before stopping Isaac Hlatshwayo in three rounds in December of 2009 to win the IBF Welterweight World Championship. Zaveck successfully defended his crown three times before losing it to Andre Berto in September of 2011 in a pitched battle, but a March 2012 win over Bethuel Ushona, putting Zaveck right back in title contention. He will stop at nothing to secure a victo
By Press Release | February 12, 2013
The co-main event to the Bernard Hopkins vs. Tavoris Cloud IBF Light Heavyweight World Championship on Saturday, March 9 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn is set as undefeated Florida knockout artist Keith "One Time" Thurman and former World Champion Jan "Mr. Sympathicus" Zaveck will do battle in a 12-round bout for Zaveck's WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Championship, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
"I've been patiently waiting for my time," said Thurman. "That time is March 9 and I'm going to go through Zaveck and then get my title shot. This is my year, no question about it and I'm going to let the world know it."
"I miss having a championship belt around my waist and this is the next step to getting it back," said Zaveck, who held the IBF welterweight title for nearly two years from 2009 to 2011. "Thurman is a talented young fighter, but my experience will be my ticket to victory on March 9. Nobody can stop me on my way back to the world title."
"Keith Thurman is the definition of an exciting fighter," said Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions. "He is on the fast track to a world championship, but first he has to get past a very tough customer in Jan Zaveck on March 9 which will be no easy task."
With a 95 percent knockout ratio, Clearwater, Florida's Keith "One Time" Thurman (19-0, 18 KO's) has become a wildly popular fighter over the last few years. A former amateur star with over 100 wins to his name, Thurman turned pro in 2007 and he has been knocking opponents out ever since. The owner of nine first round knockouts, the 24-year-old dispatched all of his foes in 2012 including then-unbeaten Brandon Hoskins, respected contender Orlando Lora, and former World Champion Carlos Quintana. Now he looks forward to imposing his knockout will on Zaveck and setting himself up for a world title shot later in the year.
A native of Slovenia, now fighting out of Magdeburg, Germany, 36-year-old Jan Zaveck (32-2, 18 KO's) has long been a top welterweight, winning several regional titles in Europe before stopping Isaac Hlatshwayo in three rounds in December of 2009 to win the IBF Welterweight World Championship. Zaveck successfully defended his crown three times before losing it to Andre Berto in September of 2011 in a pitched battle, but a March 2012 win over Bethuel Ushona, putting Zaveck right back in title contention. He will stop at nothing to secure a victo
WBC considers ordering Canelo vs Lara fight for 154 pound title
By Scott Christ on Feb 14, 5:27p 7
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The WBC is reportedly considering ordering a mandatory title defense for Canelo Alvarez against Erislandy Lara, with a Lara-Martirosyan eliminator rematch off the table.
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Canelo Alvarez might have to finally make a mandatory defense of his WBC junior middleweight title, as the sanctioning body is considering making Erislandy Lara the mandatory challenger, and ordering a fight between the two of them.
Lara (17-1-2, 11 KO) was involved in an eliminator in November with Vanes Martirosyan, which ended in a technical draw. Martirosyan passed on a rematch, which led to the organization reportedly making Emanuele Della Rosa the new opponent for Lara, though they now say that European champ Sergey Rabchenko could also be considered for that spot.
It seems unlikely that the WBC would order their beloved Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO) to defend against Lara at this point, unless everyone believes that Lara would be an easier task than, say, Austin Trout, the WBA titlist who is dying to get a crack at Canelo on May 4, when Alvarez will return on the Floyd Mayweather bill. But they're saying it's at least possible, so that's something they said.
By Scott Christ on Feb 14, 5:27p 7
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The WBC is reportedly considering ordering a mandatory title defense for Canelo Alvarez against Erislandy Lara, with a Lara-Martirosyan eliminator rematch off the table.
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Canelo Alvarez might have to finally make a mandatory defense of his WBC junior middleweight title, as the sanctioning body is considering making Erislandy Lara the mandatory challenger, and ordering a fight between the two of them.
Lara (17-1-2, 11 KO) was involved in an eliminator in November with Vanes Martirosyan, which ended in a technical draw. Martirosyan passed on a rematch, which led to the organization reportedly making Emanuele Della Rosa the new opponent for Lara, though they now say that European champ Sergey Rabchenko could also be considered for that spot.
It seems unlikely that the WBC would order their beloved Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO) to defend against Lara at this point, unless everyone believes that Lara would be an easier task than, say, Austin Trout, the WBA titlist who is dying to get a crack at Canelo on May 4, when Alvarez will return on the Floyd Mayweather bill. But they're saying it's at least possible, so that's something they said.
Canelo vs. Lara is interesting. People will hate it I think but Lara has the skills to win. I'd still MUCH rather see Trout though.
I really like Provodnikov, not a HBO main event though. Someone on ESPN asked if the fight was on Friday Night Fights which was hilarious to me
I really like Provodnikov, not a HBO main event though. Someone on ESPN asked if the fight was on Friday Night Fights which was hilarious to me
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Cuban Punch Up - Excellent Documentary On Cuban Boxing System
"Cuban Punch Up - The Boys who fought for Castro" (Boxing Documentary) - YouTube
"Cuban Punch Up - The Boys who fought for Castro" (Boxing Documentary) - YouTube
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Viloria vs. Estrada & Martirosyan vs. Maciel on April 6th in China
February 14th, 2013 | Post Comment
Viloria Estrada Viloria vs. Estrada Martirosyan Maciel Martirosyan vs. Maciel vanes martirosyan brian viloria By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has put together a fight card head-lined by WBA/WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada on April 6th at the Venetian Casino & Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Also on the card will be unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 round bout against Argentinian Javier Francisco Maciel (25-1, 18 KO’s).
This fight is a strong signal that Martirosyan’s promoters at Top Rank are positioning him to go after what many boxing fans see as the weak link in the junior middleweight division in WBO champion Zaurbek Baysangurov.
That’s a very winnable fight for Martirosyan, #1 WBO, #6 IBF, #11 WBC, who failed at beating Erislandy Lara last November in their World Boxing Council 154 pound eliminator bout. The fight was halted after the Martirosyan was cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt in the 9th round.
The cut may have been a savior for Martirosyan at the time, because Lara was taking over the fight and making Martirosyan look really bad. If the fight had gone the distance, it would have likely ended badly for Martirosyan with him losing.
Martirosyan had the opportunity to fight Lara again in a WBC 154 lb. eliminator, but he chose to take the safer path by facing the 28-year-old Maciel instead. It’s a smart move in hindsight because Martirosyan just doesn’t match-up with Lara, and he’d have likely ended up losing that fight.
Maciel, #6 WBO, fought former WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog in a world title challenge in 2011, but Maciel ended up getting beaten by a 12 round decision. He showed good power, but he wasn’t nearly busy enough to win the fight. Maciel has won his last six fights since then, stopping five of the six, albeit against weak opposition.
Also on the card will be super bantamweight Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. facing Yasutaka Ishimoto, super featherweight Roman Martinez vs. Diego Magdaleno and flyweight Milan Melindo battling Tommy Seran
February 14th, 2013 | Post Comment
Viloria Estrada Viloria vs. Estrada Martirosyan Maciel Martirosyan vs. Maciel vanes martirosyan brian viloria By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has put together a fight card head-lined by WBA/WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada on April 6th at the Venetian Casino & Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Also on the card will be unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 round bout against Argentinian Javier Francisco Maciel (25-1, 18 KO’s).
This fight is a strong signal that Martirosyan’s promoters at Top Rank are positioning him to go after what many boxing fans see as the weak link in the junior middleweight division in WBO champion Zaurbek Baysangurov.
That’s a very winnable fight for Martirosyan, #1 WBO, #6 IBF, #11 WBC, who failed at beating Erislandy Lara last November in their World Boxing Council 154 pound eliminator bout. The fight was halted after the Martirosyan was cut over his left eye from an accidental head-butt in the 9th round.
The cut may have been a savior for Martirosyan at the time, because Lara was taking over the fight and making Martirosyan look really bad. If the fight had gone the distance, it would have likely ended badly for Martirosyan with him losing.
Martirosyan had the opportunity to fight Lara again in a WBC 154 lb. eliminator, but he chose to take the safer path by facing the 28-year-old Maciel instead. It’s a smart move in hindsight because Martirosyan just doesn’t match-up with Lara, and he’d have likely ended up losing that fight.
Maciel, #6 WBO, fought former WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog in a world title challenge in 2011, but Maciel ended up getting beaten by a 12 round decision. He showed good power, but he wasn’t nearly busy enough to win the fight. Maciel has won his last six fights since then, stopping five of the six, albeit against weak opposition.
Also on the card will be super bantamweight Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. facing Yasutaka Ishimoto, super featherweight Roman Martinez vs. Diego Magdaleno and flyweight Milan Melindo battling Tommy Seran
Nacho: Marquez Looking At Brandon Rios, Not Pacquiao
By Miguel Rivera
Trainer Nacho Beristain is sided with his fighter, Juan Manuel Marquez, and disagrees with the idea of staging a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao. A few weeks ago Marquez (55-6-1, 40KOs) said that he didn't see any reason to fight Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38KOs) for a fifth time.
"I think for me there is no point [in a fifth fight]. We already achieved the desired result. Then why do it? So I also asked several people, several friends that I have around me and they told me not to do it, that there is no point in a fifth fight. I said before the fourth fight that no matter how this fight ends, there can not be a fifth," Marquez said.
Nacho says that he and Marquez have spoken, and the two of them are interested in facing a fighter like Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23KOs), who would need to beat Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23KOs) in a rematch on March 30th.
"Personally ,I am not convinced by the idea that Juan should fight Pacquiao again. We are interested in facing a puncher, a fighter like Brandon Rios. Juan has planned to hold two more bouts before retiring. Most likely he will fight in September, but the last word belongs to [Top Rank's CEO] Bob Arum" concluded Nacho.
In separate interviews, Arum told BoxingScene that he is confident that Juan Manuel will face Pacquiao in the fall and considers his comments to be "posturing" and a "negotiations" tactic to get the highest purse offer.
BoxingScene
By Miguel Rivera
Trainer Nacho Beristain is sided with his fighter, Juan Manuel Marquez, and disagrees with the idea of staging a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao. A few weeks ago Marquez (55-6-1, 40KOs) said that he didn't see any reason to fight Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38KOs) for a fifth time.
"I think for me there is no point [in a fifth fight]. We already achieved the desired result. Then why do it? So I also asked several people, several friends that I have around me and they told me not to do it, that there is no point in a fifth fight. I said before the fourth fight that no matter how this fight ends, there can not be a fifth," Marquez said.
Nacho says that he and Marquez have spoken, and the two of them are interested in facing a fighter like Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23KOs), who would need to beat Mike Alvarado (33-1, 23KOs) in a rematch on March 30th.
"Personally ,I am not convinced by the idea that Juan should fight Pacquiao again. We are interested in facing a puncher, a fighter like Brandon Rios. Juan has planned to hold two more bouts before retiring. Most likely he will fight in September, but the last word belongs to [Top Rank's CEO] Bob Arum" concluded Nacho.
In separate interviews, Arum told BoxingScene that he is confident that Juan Manuel will face Pacquiao in the fall and considers his comments to be "posturing" and a "negotiations" tactic to get the highest purse offer.
BoxingScene
Zab Judah Explains: Team Garcia Called The Cops On Me!
By Mike Coppinger
Weeks after their Feb. 9 match was announced, Zab Judah was driving with his friends to watch Amir Khan fight Carlos Molina in L.A. when he noticed something suspicious -- a car had been tagging him.
"We had four SUVs and we pull up to the W [hotel] and I noticed there was a white car with two guys sitting in it watching. I'm not worried though, because I don't live that life any more. So we check in and all that, then we go to the mall. When we start drivin to the mall i see the white car again. Then we go to eat, go back to the hotel. Everybody gets dressed and comes down to the lobby. Now it's time to go to the fight. We all get in the cars, make a right, a left, get into the intersection and then boom, right there, it was like something out of a Hollywood set. We had four trucks, there must have been like 15 cop cars with lights on and sirens. They scream "get out the cars" on the bullhorn, guns are all drawn out. You would have thought I was Pablo Escobar."
"The LAPD are no joke. The sheriff comes up to me and I say 'what's going on?' He says 'listen Zab, I'm a big fan, I've been watching you for years, but we were tipped off by Team Garcia that Zab Judah was coming to LA to start a riot.' (Danny Garcia and Angel Garcia were ringside at the Khan-Molina fight at the LA Sports Arena.) They said that we had guns and all kinds of crazy stuff and that we were coming to do bodily harm to Team Garcia."
"I'm just an athlete coming to watch a fight. He asks me why I have so many people with me, but it's my team. My trainers, my security guys. He asks everyone to pour out of the trucks entirely and we're there for like 40 minutes. They're searching the cars out. We're in the middle of the street while they do all the searching. I told the cop if something was going to happen, wouldn't it have happened in New York (at the press conference to announce the fight)? The cops advised me to not go to the fight and that the Garcias are scared I'm going to do something. How are they scared? We're talking about a fighter and a father with a big mouth. I never said not one harsh word to that man, they started with me. "
"So I go watch the fight at a friend's house in Hollywood Hills and then I notice that the same car is trailing me again. They stay outside of the house for at least 40 minutes and just made us feel uncomfortable. The cops also advised not to go to the Sam Watson Charity Basketball Game the next day. So we weren't able to go to the fight or the game. These punks popped off and then call the police. It was sad, man."
"I'm going to go into the fight, all business, with no emotion and execute the game plan. I've learned from the past that when you fight with emotion, it's not good. I don't have any respect for them as people. Doing stuff like calling the cops (and fabricating lies) is insane. When the fight happens I'll get my satisfaction then. But it shows what kind of people they are. They act like super tough guys, but they're a bunch of punks."
Garcia pulled out of the fight two weeks before, citing a rib injury, though there was doubt to the legitimacy of the injury after Garcia' girlfriend tweeted that Garcia had been "making it rain" at clubs. The fight will now take place on April 27 at Barclays Center in Judah's hometown, where he will seek to become the recognized champion at a second weight class.
Boxingscene
By Mike Coppinger
Weeks after their Feb. 9 match was announced, Zab Judah was driving with his friends to watch Amir Khan fight Carlos Molina in L.A. when he noticed something suspicious -- a car had been tagging him.
"We had four SUVs and we pull up to the W [hotel] and I noticed there was a white car with two guys sitting in it watching. I'm not worried though, because I don't live that life any more. So we check in and all that, then we go to the mall. When we start drivin to the mall i see the white car again. Then we go to eat, go back to the hotel. Everybody gets dressed and comes down to the lobby. Now it's time to go to the fight. We all get in the cars, make a right, a left, get into the intersection and then boom, right there, it was like something out of a Hollywood set. We had four trucks, there must have been like 15 cop cars with lights on and sirens. They scream "get out the cars" on the bullhorn, guns are all drawn out. You would have thought I was Pablo Escobar."
"The LAPD are no joke. The sheriff comes up to me and I say 'what's going on?' He says 'listen Zab, I'm a big fan, I've been watching you for years, but we were tipped off by Team Garcia that Zab Judah was coming to LA to start a riot.' (Danny Garcia and Angel Garcia were ringside at the Khan-Molina fight at the LA Sports Arena.) They said that we had guns and all kinds of crazy stuff and that we were coming to do bodily harm to Team Garcia."
"I'm just an athlete coming to watch a fight. He asks me why I have so many people with me, but it's my team. My trainers, my security guys. He asks everyone to pour out of the trucks entirely and we're there for like 40 minutes. They're searching the cars out. We're in the middle of the street while they do all the searching. I told the cop if something was going to happen, wouldn't it have happened in New York (at the press conference to announce the fight)? The cops advised me to not go to the fight and that the Garcias are scared I'm going to do something. How are they scared? We're talking about a fighter and a father with a big mouth. I never said not one harsh word to that man, they started with me. "
"So I go watch the fight at a friend's house in Hollywood Hills and then I notice that the same car is trailing me again. They stay outside of the house for at least 40 minutes and just made us feel uncomfortable. The cops also advised not to go to the Sam Watson Charity Basketball Game the next day. So we weren't able to go to the fight or the game. These punks popped off and then call the police. It was sad, man."
"I'm going to go into the fight, all business, with no emotion and execute the game plan. I've learned from the past that when you fight with emotion, it's not good. I don't have any respect for them as people. Doing stuff like calling the cops (and fabricating lies) is insane. When the fight happens I'll get my satisfaction then. But it shows what kind of people they are. They act like super tough guys, but they're a bunch of punks."
Garcia pulled out of the fight two weeks before, citing a rib injury, though there was doubt to the legitimacy of the injury after Garcia' girlfriend tweeted that Garcia had been "making it rain" at clubs. The fight will now take place on April 27 at Barclays Center in Judah's hometown, where he will seek to become the recognized champion at a second weight class.
Boxingscene
Zab Judah Explains: Team Garcia Called The Cops On Me!
By Mike Coppinger
Weeks after their Feb. 9 match was announced, Zab Judah was driving with his friends to watch Amir Khan fight Carlos Molina in L.A. when he noticed something suspicious -- a car had been tagging him.
"We had four SUVs and we pull up to the W [hotel] and I noticed there was a white car with two guys sitting in it watching. I'm not worried though, because I don't live that life any more. So we check in and all that, then we go to the mall. When we start drivin to the mall i see the white car again. Then we go to eat, go back to the hotel. Everybody gets dressed and comes down to the lobby. Now it's time to go to the fight. We all get in the cars, make a right, a left, get into the intersection and then boom, right there, it was like something out of a Hollywood set. We had four trucks, there must have been like 15 cop cars with lights on and sirens. They scream "get out the cars" on the bullhorn, guns are all drawn out. You would have thought I was Pablo Escobar."
"The LAPD are no joke. The sheriff comes up to me and I say 'what's going on?' He says 'listen Zab, I'm a big fan, I've been watching you for years, but we were tipped off by Team Garcia that Zab Judah was coming to LA to start a riot.' (Danny Garcia and Angel Garcia were ringside at the Khan-Molina fight at the LA Sports Arena.) They said that we had guns and all kinds of crazy stuff and that we were coming to do bodily harm to Team Garcia."
"I'm just an athlete coming to watch a fight. He asks me why I have so many people with me, but it's my team. My trainers, my security guys. He asks everyone to pour out of the trucks entirely and we're there for like 40 minutes. They're searching the cars out. We're in the middle of the street while they do all the searching. I told the cop if something was going to happen, wouldn't it have happened in New York (at the press conference to announce the fight)? The cops advised me to not go to the fight and that the Garcias are scared I'm going to do something. How are they scared? We're talking about a fighter and a father with a big mouth. I never said not one harsh word to that man, they started with me. "
"So I go watch the fight at a friend's house in Hollywood Hills and then I notice that the same car is trailing me again. They stay outside of the house for at least 40 minutes and just made us feel uncomfortable. The cops also advised not to go to the Sam Watson Charity Basketball Game the next day. So we weren't able to go to the fight or the game. These punks popped off and then call the police. It was sad, man."
"I'm going to go into the fight, all business, with no emotion and execute the game plan. I've learned from the past that when you fight with emotion, it's not good. I don't have any respect for them as people. Doing stuff like calling the cops (and fabricating lies) is insane. When the fight happens I'll get my satisfaction then. But it shows what kind of people they are. They act like super tough guys, but they're a bunch of punks."
Garcia pulled out of the fight two weeks before, citing a rib injury, though there was doubt to the legitimacy of the injury after Garcia' girlfriend tweeted that Garcia had been "making it rain" at clubs. The fight will now take place on April 27 at Barclays Center in Judah's hometown, where he will seek to become the recognized champion at a second weight class.
Boxingscene
By Mike Coppinger
Weeks after their Feb. 9 match was announced, Zab Judah was driving with his friends to watch Amir Khan fight Carlos Molina in L.A. when he noticed something suspicious -- a car had been tagging him.
"We had four SUVs and we pull up to the W [hotel] and I noticed there was a white car with two guys sitting in it watching. I'm not worried though, because I don't live that life any more. So we check in and all that, then we go to the mall. When we start drivin to the mall i see the white car again. Then we go to eat, go back to the hotel. Everybody gets dressed and comes down to the lobby. Now it's time to go to the fight. We all get in the cars, make a right, a left, get into the intersection and then boom, right there, it was like something out of a Hollywood set. We had four trucks, there must have been like 15 cop cars with lights on and sirens. They scream "get out the cars" on the bullhorn, guns are all drawn out. You would have thought I was Pablo Escobar."
"The LAPD are no joke. The sheriff comes up to me and I say 'what's going on?' He says 'listen Zab, I'm a big fan, I've been watching you for years, but we were tipped off by Team Garcia that Zab Judah was coming to LA to start a riot.' (Danny Garcia and Angel Garcia were ringside at the Khan-Molina fight at the LA Sports Arena.) They said that we had guns and all kinds of crazy stuff and that we were coming to do bodily harm to Team Garcia."
"I'm just an athlete coming to watch a fight. He asks me why I have so many people with me, but it's my team. My trainers, my security guys. He asks everyone to pour out of the trucks entirely and we're there for like 40 minutes. They're searching the cars out. We're in the middle of the street while they do all the searching. I told the cop if something was going to happen, wouldn't it have happened in New York (at the press conference to announce the fight)? The cops advised me to not go to the fight and that the Garcias are scared I'm going to do something. How are they scared? We're talking about a fighter and a father with a big mouth. I never said not one harsh word to that man, they started with me. "
"So I go watch the fight at a friend's house in Hollywood Hills and then I notice that the same car is trailing me again. They stay outside of the house for at least 40 minutes and just made us feel uncomfortable. The cops also advised not to go to the Sam Watson Charity Basketball Game the next day. So we weren't able to go to the fight or the game. These punks popped off and then call the police. It was sad, man."
"I'm going to go into the fight, all business, with no emotion and execute the game plan. I've learned from the past that when you fight with emotion, it's not good. I don't have any respect for them as people. Doing stuff like calling the cops (and fabricating lies) is insane. When the fight happens I'll get my satisfaction then. But it shows what kind of people they are. They act like super tough guys, but they're a bunch of punks."
Garcia pulled out of the fight two weeks before, citing a rib injury, though there was doubt to the legitimacy of the injury after Garcia' girlfriend tweeted that Garcia had been "making it rain" at clubs. The fight will now take place on April 27 at Barclays Center in Judah's hometown, where he will seek to become the recognized champion at a second weight class.
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Adrien Broner: “He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight”
February 17th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees gavin rees adrien broner By Cutman’s Stool: The “Problem” Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) gave a steamrolling performance last night in the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. The Boxing sensation just looked too big and powerful for the much smaller Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s). Broner defended his WBC lightweight title which is pretty much going to be his as long as he remains in the division.
Gavin Rees ring walk began with him looking as cool as ever, he and his small entourage (compared to Broner’s) entered with Apollo 440 “Can’t Stop the Rock”. The Rock entered the ring looking quite confident and ready to just get on with it.
Broner’s entrance on the other hand had a much larger entourage including two rappers, the Watson brothers and Broner himself taking part in the rapping. HBO even had a small video segment before the walk began of Broner in an emotional dedication to his Grandmother and victims of breast cancer explaining why he was wearing pink for the Demarco fight. The video definitely did show Broner in a different way than the way he usually acts in front of the cameras.
When the first round got under way and the two fighters got toe to toe, I couldn’t help notice how much bigger Broner was. Rees however was the busier fighter and I had him down to win the round. This was expected as Broner usually starts off slow in the first and works out his opponent. Rees did seem to have fast hands and looked from the off to get up and personal with the bigger Broner.
In the second Rees continued to be the busier fighter again and probably did win the round. Broner did begin to do some showboating by swinging his right hand while connecting with a straight left. It has to be noted that Rees looked like he couldn’t hurt Broner at all. His punches seemed to have no effect, and when Broner landed some fast combinations Rees looked to be on the back foot.
The third round seen Rees land some of his punches to Broners head, Broner just shrugged these off and shacked his head to say these don’t hurt. These punches probably would cause other lightweights some problems but not Broner. Broner started his offensive and landed the cleaner punches in this round which looked to hurt Rees. At end of the round Rees looked to be in bother up against the ropes but bravely fought back. My opinion after the third was that Rees can’t hurt this guy and Broner could just turn it on and hurt Rees whenever he pleased.
In the fourth it was all Broner, he dropped Rees with a vicious right uppercut. It was a beautiful punch that had Rees immediately on his back. Rees looked to be hurt but did battle back bravely, he has a huge heart. Broner continued to land with the cleaner and more powerful punches to end the round.
Trainer Gary Lockett was heard telling Rees “Your taken too much punishment in there” and looked threatening to throw in the towel which he did do in the fifth. Rees continued to bravely land some punches on Broner which seemed to have had no effect. However the power of Broner seemed to be hurting Rees a lot and an uppercut to the body of Rees had him on the floor again. Broner continued to land some clean punches on the brave Rees and trainer Gary Lockett through in the towel to end the fight.
Rees did look like he could have survived maybe another round but I think Gary Lockett was right. There is no point in watching an extremely brave Rees get hurt because there was no way he was going to win the fight or even last until the last round. Broner was too big and power for Rees. Rees was interviewed at the end of the fight and said ”He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight” and hes going to be a great champion. Which many people can’t dispute at this present moment in time. I look forward to seeing Broner in action again and soon enough he will be in the welterweight division with some of Boxing’s biggest names.
February 17th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees gavin rees adrien broner By Cutman’s Stool: The “Problem” Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) gave a steamrolling performance last night in the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. The Boxing sensation just looked too big and powerful for the much smaller Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s). Broner defended his WBC lightweight title which is pretty much going to be his as long as he remains in the division.
Gavin Rees ring walk began with him looking as cool as ever, he and his small entourage (compared to Broner’s) entered with Apollo 440 “Can’t Stop the Rock”. The Rock entered the ring looking quite confident and ready to just get on with it.
Broner’s entrance on the other hand had a much larger entourage including two rappers, the Watson brothers and Broner himself taking part in the rapping. HBO even had a small video segment before the walk began of Broner in an emotional dedication to his Grandmother and victims of breast cancer explaining why he was wearing pink for the Demarco fight. The video definitely did show Broner in a different way than the way he usually acts in front of the cameras.
When the first round got under way and the two fighters got toe to toe, I couldn’t help notice how much bigger Broner was. Rees however was the busier fighter and I had him down to win the round. This was expected as Broner usually starts off slow in the first and works out his opponent. Rees did seem to have fast hands and looked from the off to get up and personal with the bigger Broner.
In the second Rees continued to be the busier fighter again and probably did win the round. Broner did begin to do some showboating by swinging his right hand while connecting with a straight left. It has to be noted that Rees looked like he couldn’t hurt Broner at all. His punches seemed to have no effect, and when Broner landed some fast combinations Rees looked to be on the back foot.
The third round seen Rees land some of his punches to Broners head, Broner just shrugged these off and shacked his head to say these don’t hurt. These punches probably would cause other lightweights some problems but not Broner. Broner started his offensive and landed the cleaner punches in this round which looked to hurt Rees. At end of the round Rees looked to be in bother up against the ropes but bravely fought back. My opinion after the third was that Rees can’t hurt this guy and Broner could just turn it on and hurt Rees whenever he pleased.
In the fourth it was all Broner, he dropped Rees with a vicious right uppercut. It was a beautiful punch that had Rees immediately on his back. Rees looked to be hurt but did battle back bravely, he has a huge heart. Broner continued to land with the cleaner and more powerful punches to end the round.
Trainer Gary Lockett was heard telling Rees “Your taken too much punishment in there” and looked threatening to throw in the towel which he did do in the fifth. Rees continued to bravely land some punches on Broner which seemed to have had no effect. However the power of Broner seemed to be hurting Rees a lot and an uppercut to the body of Rees had him on the floor again. Broner continued to land some clean punches on the brave Rees and trainer Gary Lockett through in the towel to end the fight.
Rees did look like he could have survived maybe another round but I think Gary Lockett was right. There is no point in watching an extremely brave Rees get hurt because there was no way he was going to win the fight or even last until the last round. Broner was too big and power for Rees. Rees was interviewed at the end of the fight and said ”He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight” and hes going to be a great champion. Which many people can’t dispute at this present moment in time. I look forward to seeing Broner in action again and soon enough he will be in the welterweight division with some of Boxing’s biggest names.
Adrien Broner: “He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight”
February 17th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees gavin rees adrien broner By Cutman’s Stool: The “Problem” Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) gave a steamrolling performance last night in the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. The Boxing sensation just looked too big and powerful for the much smaller Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s). Broner defended his WBC lightweight title which is pretty much going to be his as long as he remains in the division.
Gavin Rees ring walk began with him looking as cool as ever, he and his small entourage (compared to Broner’s) entered with Apollo 440 “Can’t Stop the Rock”. The Rock entered the ring looking quite confident and ready to just get on with it.
Broner’s entrance on the other hand had a much larger entourage including two rappers, the Watson brothers and Broner himself taking part in the rapping. HBO even had a small video segment before the walk began of Broner in an emotional dedication to his Grandmother and victims of breast cancer explaining why he was wearing pink for the Demarco fight. The video definitely did show Broner in a different way than the way he usually acts in front of the cameras.
When the first round got under way and the two fighters got toe to toe, I couldn’t help notice how much bigger Broner was. Rees however was the busier fighter and I had him down to win the round. This was expected as Broner usually starts off slow in the first and works out his opponent. Rees did seem to have fast hands and looked from the off to get up and personal with the bigger Broner.
In the second Rees continued to be the busier fighter again and probably did win the round. Broner did begin to do some showboating by swinging his right hand while connecting with a straight left. It has to be noted that Rees looked like he couldn’t hurt Broner at all. His punches seemed to have no effect, and when Broner landed some fast combinations Rees looked to be on the back foot.
The third round seen Rees land some of his punches to Broners head, Broner just shrugged these off and shacked his head to say these don’t hurt. These punches probably would cause other lightweights some problems but not Broner. Broner started his offensive and landed the cleaner punches in this round which looked to hurt Rees. At end of the round Rees looked to be in bother up against the ropes but bravely fought back. My opinion after the third was that Rees can’t hurt this guy and Broner could just turn it on and hurt Rees whenever he pleased.
In the fourth it was all Broner, he dropped Rees with a vicious right uppercut. It was a beautiful punch that had Rees immediately on his back. Rees looked to be hurt but did battle back bravely, he has a huge heart. Broner continued to land with the cleaner and more powerful punches to end the round.
Trainer Gary Lockett was heard telling Rees “Your taken too much punishment in there” and looked threatening to throw in the towel which he did do in the fifth. Rees continued to bravely land some punches on Broner which seemed to have had no effect. However the power of Broner seemed to be hurting Rees a lot and an uppercut to the body of Rees had him on the floor again. Broner continued to land some clean punches on the brave Rees and trainer Gary Lockett through in the towel to end the fight.
Rees did look like he could have survived maybe another round but I think Gary Lockett was right. There is no point in watching an extremely brave Rees get hurt because there was no way he was going to win the fight or even last until the last round. Broner was too big and power for Rees. Rees was interviewed at the end of the fight and said ”He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight” and hes going to be a great champion. Which many people can’t dispute at this present moment in time. I look forward to seeing Broner in action again and soon enough he will be in the welterweight division with some of Boxing’s biggest names.
February 17th, 2013 | Post Comment
Broner Rees Broner vs. Rees gavin rees adrien broner By Cutman’s Stool: The “Problem” Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KO’s) gave a steamrolling performance last night in the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. The Boxing sensation just looked too big and powerful for the much smaller Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KO’s). Broner defended his WBC lightweight title which is pretty much going to be his as long as he remains in the division.
Gavin Rees ring walk began with him looking as cool as ever, he and his small entourage (compared to Broner’s) entered with Apollo 440 “Can’t Stop the Rock”. The Rock entered the ring looking quite confident and ready to just get on with it.
Broner’s entrance on the other hand had a much larger entourage including two rappers, the Watson brothers and Broner himself taking part in the rapping. HBO even had a small video segment before the walk began of Broner in an emotional dedication to his Grandmother and victims of breast cancer explaining why he was wearing pink for the Demarco fight. The video definitely did show Broner in a different way than the way he usually acts in front of the cameras.
When the first round got under way and the two fighters got toe to toe, I couldn’t help notice how much bigger Broner was. Rees however was the busier fighter and I had him down to win the round. This was expected as Broner usually starts off slow in the first and works out his opponent. Rees did seem to have fast hands and looked from the off to get up and personal with the bigger Broner.
In the second Rees continued to be the busier fighter again and probably did win the round. Broner did begin to do some showboating by swinging his right hand while connecting with a straight left. It has to be noted that Rees looked like he couldn’t hurt Broner at all. His punches seemed to have no effect, and when Broner landed some fast combinations Rees looked to be on the back foot.
The third round seen Rees land some of his punches to Broners head, Broner just shrugged these off and shacked his head to say these don’t hurt. These punches probably would cause other lightweights some problems but not Broner. Broner started his offensive and landed the cleaner punches in this round which looked to hurt Rees. At end of the round Rees looked to be in bother up against the ropes but bravely fought back. My opinion after the third was that Rees can’t hurt this guy and Broner could just turn it on and hurt Rees whenever he pleased.
In the fourth it was all Broner, he dropped Rees with a vicious right uppercut. It was a beautiful punch that had Rees immediately on his back. Rees looked to be hurt but did battle back bravely, he has a huge heart. Broner continued to land with the cleaner and more powerful punches to end the round.
Trainer Gary Lockett was heard telling Rees “Your taken too much punishment in there” and looked threatening to throw in the towel which he did do in the fifth. Rees continued to bravely land some punches on Broner which seemed to have had no effect. However the power of Broner seemed to be hurting Rees a lot and an uppercut to the body of Rees had him on the floor again. Broner continued to land some clean punches on the brave Rees and trainer Gary Lockett through in the towel to end the fight.
Rees did look like he could have survived maybe another round but I think Gary Lockett was right. There is no point in watching an extremely brave Rees get hurt because there was no way he was going to win the fight or even last until the last round. Broner was too big and power for Rees. Rees was interviewed at the end of the fight and said ”He hits incredibly hard for a lightweight” and hes going to be a great champion. Which many people can’t dispute at this present moment in time. I look forward to seeing Broner in action again and soon enough he will be in the welterweight division with some of Boxing’s biggest names.
De La Hoya: Broner would take Juan Manuel Marquez no problems
February 16th, 2013 | Post Comment
oscar de la hoya juan manuel marquez adrien broner By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions would readily agree to a fight between his fighter WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez if Marquez were okay with facing Broner at 135. De La Hoya says he’d make that fight, and he seems Broner taking the 39-year-old Marquez.
De La Hoya said to thaboxingvoice.com “I think it would be a great fight for Broner. Broner’s not going to duck anybody. He’s going to want to go after the best…A fight between Broner and Marquez would be huge, but it would be no problem for Broner [to beat Marquez].”
That would be a great fight to make, and it would be one that boxing fans would be interested in seeing in high numbers. With Marquez no longer interested in facing Manny Pacquiao any longer, it would be a much better fight for him to face Adrien Broner than it would be for him to take on someone like Brandon Rios or Tim Bradley.
Those are probably the ones Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would be looking to put Marquez in with him if he weren’t able to persuade him to face Pacquiao in a 5th fight in September.
Marquez probably won’t be interested in facing Broner, though, because his fighting style is too much like Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Marquez was badly beaten by Mayweather four years ago in 2009. For Marquez to get back in the ring with a Mayweather clone like Broner, it would take a lot for Golden Boy to make this fight.
It’s a fight that the boxing public would likely have more interest in seeing than a Marquez-Rios fight, but it’s not one that would likely interest Marquez too much because of the danger involved for him. Broner would have to be the favorite due to his pinpoint accuracy, youth, defensive skills and his Mayweather fighting style.
February 16th, 2013 | Post Comment
oscar de la hoya juan manuel marquez adrien broner By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions would readily agree to a fight between his fighter WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez if Marquez were okay with facing Broner at 135. De La Hoya says he’d make that fight, and he seems Broner taking the 39-year-old Marquez.
De La Hoya said to thaboxingvoice.com “I think it would be a great fight for Broner. Broner’s not going to duck anybody. He’s going to want to go after the best…A fight between Broner and Marquez would be huge, but it would be no problem for Broner [to beat Marquez].”
That would be a great fight to make, and it would be one that boxing fans would be interested in seeing in high numbers. With Marquez no longer interested in facing Manny Pacquiao any longer, it would be a much better fight for him to face Adrien Broner than it would be for him to take on someone like Brandon Rios or Tim Bradley.
Those are probably the ones Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would be looking to put Marquez in with him if he weren’t able to persuade him to face Pacquiao in a 5th fight in September.
Marquez probably won’t be interested in facing Broner, though, because his fighting style is too much like Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Marquez was badly beaten by Mayweather four years ago in 2009. For Marquez to get back in the ring with a Mayweather clone like Broner, it would take a lot for Golden Boy to make this fight.
It’s a fight that the boxing public would likely have more interest in seeing than a Marquez-Rios fight, but it’s not one that would likely interest Marquez too much because of the danger involved for him. Broner would have to be the favorite due to his pinpoint accuracy, youth, defensive skills and his Mayweather fighting style.
That won't happen. I still think Marquez is going to fight Pac again. He mrntions Rios' name but I think he's just trying to negotiate more money. Plus Broner said he won't fight Marquez cuz he's on PEDs, said he came to the ring against Pac looking like Lawrence Taylor. Also said he won't fight Gamboa for the same reason.
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