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Chad Dawson signs deal with Al Haymon


Former light heavyweight champion "Bad" Chad Dawson is the latest fighter to ink up with power manager Al Haymon, joining an impressive stable of many of the sport's top fighters.

Chad Dawson is looking to get his career back on track following two straight stoppage defeats at the hands of Andre Ward and Adonis Stevenson, and the former light heavyweight champion has taken the first step toward that by signing with Al Haymon, making him part of the power stable that rules a good portion of high-level U.S. boxing.

Dawson, 31, hasn't fought since he was knocked out by Stevenson in 76 seconds in June 2013, and hasn't won since an April 2012 decision over Bernard Hopkins. It's a good move in that it gives Dawson (31-3, 17 KO) every potential opportunity to get back to the top, but promotional issues have never really been Dawson's problem. He might want to stick with a single trainer for more than one or two fights, for starters, as he has cycled through a ton of them over his career, including two stints with both John Scully and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad.

But if he's in shape, mentally ready to go, and determined, he's still got plenty of time to do some good things in his career. Do you see Dawson having a successful comeback run?

 

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@HERESY Angulo was not picked for Canelo for his style, let's get that straight. Canelo needed to gain his Mexican fanbase back and fight a guy that many were saying Canelo was ducking for years. Plus, did you see what Angulo did to Lara? If anything, Angulo would have been more feared but Canelo took that fight anyways.

 

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER EXCLUSIVE TRAINING FOOTAGE JUST DAYS INTO CAMP FOR MARCOS MAIDANA CLASH

 

[ThaJudge]

Mayweather about to whoop Maidana's ass. He better not step in the ring with Timothy Bradley though, because he will no longer be UNDEFEATED. Money May better stick to fighting Mexicans on Cinco De Mayo. He don't fight Black Boxers anymore, damn shame. The last Black Boxer Mayweather fought was an aged Sugar Shane Mosley, who rocked him two times by the way, lol. Timothy Bradley poses the BIGGEST THREAT to Floyd Mayweather Jr. True Story

 

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Canelo to fight next on July 26th, likely against Carlos Molina
March 9th, 2014 | Post Comment - 66 Comments
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Carlos Molina Canelo Molina Canelo vs. Molina saul alvarez (Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Allan Fox: With Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s bitter experience at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. now behind him, Canelo is now back on the winning track after beating Alfredo Angulo last Saturday night by a 10th round stoppage in his first pay-per-view fight on Showtime where he was the main attraction.

Canelo would like to face the Sergio Martinez – Miguel Cotto winner, but neither of them will be available for Canelo’s next scheduled fight on July 26th. Judging by the way that Canelo gave WBA interim light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara the bum’s rush at the post-fight press conference when he had the audacity to ask him for a fight, Canelo likely won’t be fighting him again. In fact, Canelo flat out told him “you have to wait.”

Previous to the Angulo fight, the guy that was mentioned as being Canelo’s target after the Angulo fight is IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina (22-5-2, 6 KO’s). He’s got a title in his possession, and about as well known as Angulo, but with even less power than what we saw from Angulo last night. Molina is very likely going to be the one selected for Canelo to fight next, because this gives Canelo the opportunity to capture a world title without much risk involved.

There’s really not too many risky fights for Canelo at 154 when you think about than Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto and Lara. The rest of the guys are easy fights for him more or less. Like I said, you can scratch Lara’s name off Canelo’s list because he won’t fight him, and Mayweather’s off the list as well because there’s no point in either of them ever fighting again after Canelo’s one-sided loss to him. That leaves Cotto, who will be unable on July 26th, and Molina.

Since Canelo is interested in picking up a title at 154 to validate him in the eyes of boxing fans, then than pretty much narrows down his next fight to take place against Molina. There are some questions about the wisdom of Canelo taking that fight, though. As big as Canelo is now, he might not be able to make weight for the fight, and if he misses out on the weight, then he’d be fighting Molina just for the sake of fighting him.

It’s not worth it for Canelo to fight Molina unless his IBF title is on the line because he has no fan base whatsoever, and it’s unlikely that people would be eager to see Canelo fighting him on PPV. The other thing is there’s no money in a Canelo-Molina fight because like I said, Molina isn’t a popular fighter and he’d been seen as another sacrificial lamb for Canelo to pad his record with.

In an ideal world, Canelo would move up to the middleweight division where he clearly belongs right now and face Gennady Golovkin or Peter Quillin. Fans would really go for the idea of Canelo fighting either of those guys, and he’d likely win back fans and make a lot of money on PPV. However, Canelo and/or Golden Boy Promotions probably won’t be willing to take on a risky opponent like Golovkin or Quillin, because those guys would have too good of a chance of beating him.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said “Canelo wants to fight the best. He doesn’t need to wait for anyone. He just wants to entertain.”

It seems like Schaefer is saying things that conflict. He says Canelo wants to fight the best, but he then matches him against Angulo. He says he doesn’t need to wait for anyone, but the fact is in order to fight the best, Canelo will have to do some waiting for fights against the likes of Martinez or Cotto.

Read more at Canelo to fight next on July 26th, likely against Carlos Molina

Mind boggling that this worthless article doesn't even mention the fact Molina is currently in jail and also has immigration problems and will likely deport him. The IBF has also stripped titles from fighters who go to jail in the past and I see no exception here.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. immigration officials say IBF light middleweight champion Carlos Molina was deported once before, and faces removal again following his arrest in Las Vegas ahead of a scheduled weekend fight.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement official Lori Haley in California said Friday the 30-year-old Molina was previously deported in 2006.​

 

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@HERESY Angulo was not picked for Canelo for his style, let's get that straight. Canelo needed to gain his Mexican fanbase back and fight a guy that many were saying Canelo was ducking for years. Plus, did you see what Angulo did to Lara? If anything, Angulo would have been more feared but Canelo took that fight anyways.

Wait, what?!

Lara BEAT Angulo. There is a reason Canelo fought the loser not the winner. This is Angulo after he was stopped by Lara:

 

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER SAYS THE BEST MOVE OF HIS CAREER WAS LEAVING TOP RANK

 

[ThaJudge]

I hope Mayweather and Bob Arum can put their differences aside and do business together again. No need to hate each other, let the past be the past. That's why Boxing is not as great as it could be, TOO MANY DAMN PROMOTERS. Boxers no longer fight the best, they just fight IN-HOUSE, damn shame and smh. After Floyd Mayweather Jr beats Marcos Maidana and Timothy Bradley beats Manny Pacquiao, again. I hope Bob Arum and Money May can agree to a mega fight between himself and Timothy Bradley. I mean, it only makes sense. The #1 and #2 Boxers going toe to toe, LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN. If not Floyd Mayweather will never be considered the Greatest Boxer of all time, NEVER. 

 

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@HERESY Angulo was not picked for Canelo for his style, let's get that straight. Canelo needed to gain his Mexican fanbase back and fight a guy that many were saying Canelo was ducking for years. Plus, did you see what Angulo did to Lara? If anything, Angulo would have been more feared but Canelo took that fight anyways.

Hahahah u are a foo. Angulo was a gimme fight for Canelo period! Lara smacked up Angulo and made him quit haha. U are so blind its pathetic! Got Em!!

 

[ThaJudge]

Canelo v.s. Kirkland, now that's a fight I would like to see. Angulo was a walking MUMMY, he had no chance. He Too Damn Slow and don't know how to cut off the ring.

 

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@2-0-Sixx edit your shit now cuz Angulo wasn't stopped by Lara, he decided not to continue. Secondly, canelo left his face worst. Thirdly, with Angulo's fucked up face and he still managed to knock Lara twice! Angulo was winning to a lot of people. Lara after the fight with Trout called out Canelo and said he did better on Trout than what Canelo did. Lara's toughest fight was vs Angulo, and look what Canelo did.

 

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Quitting = stopped. It counts as a TKO.

Secondly, obviously styles make fights. Lara easily beat Trout while Canelo barely won. Lara got knocked down by Angulo whereas Canelo easily won. Different styles different match ups different results.

 

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And I agree. But with styles being talked about, Canelo's power along with his speed is unmatched with the exception of Kirkland. If Lara couldn't hang with Angulo's power, he definitely won't hang with Canelo. Canelo's power punches and speed can easily win the judges over, and what do you expect Lara to do, jab and back up? Lara won't win that way, as shown on the Canelo Trout fight. Plus Lara has a weak chin so there you have it.

 

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You say you agree about styles then default back to comparing Canelo vs Angulo and Lara vs Angulo!

Canelo fights nothing like Angulo. Canelo is a boxer-puncher, Angulo is a brawler/pressure fighter. You simply cannot make comparisons?

Lara has a weak chin, based on what? He's been knocked down in only one fight. Paul Williams couldn't hurt him. Trout, et al couldn't either.

Lara is a boxer who uses movement and is a counter puncher by nature. The reason he struggled with Angulo early was because he doesn't have much of an inside game and that constant pressure Angulo applied kept him uncomfortable (however Lara was landing repeatedly on his face which added up as the rounds went on). Canelo is not a pressure fighter, as mentioned he's a boxer-puncher. This plays to the favor of Lara who likes to sit back and set up counters.

 

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I agreed because there is no arguing about styles making fights That's why I continued on and said Lara's style won't win the judges over. Lara will have to stay in the pocket which means Canelo will have more opportunities, like what happened with Trout.

 

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CARL FROCH v GEORGE GROVES 2 - THE REMATCH - HEAD TO HEAD @ FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE



Froch pushes Groves

 

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UK Fans Crush American Fans, Froch vs Groves Sells 60,000 Tickets

By Shawn Craddick

Everyone get's all excited when they announced Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana sold out in 15 minutes. They sold 14,000 Tickets. WOW. Nice for the Good ole USA. However the UK fans really come out and support their fans. They love boxing over there. They love it so much that they sold 60,000 Tickets in 1 hour.

What does America have to do to get that respect back for boxing? Is it the corruption and bad calls in boxing? Is it the flashiness of the fighters and their arrogance? Is it that nobody really sticks out in boxing and everyone seems average? Are the days of fighting for the Love of the sport gone and it's all about the money now? Whatever it is, it needs to change. If I was a boxer why would I want to fight in America when I can make more money overseas?

 

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Pacquiao will make senate run in 2016

MANILA (1st UPDATE) - Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday revealed that boxing champion and Sarangani Congressman Manny Pacquiao has agreed to join his senatorial slate in 2016.
“Matagal na naming pinaguusapan yun bago pa maghalalan ng 2013,” said Binay.
Binay, who has declared his intention to run for president in the May 2016 elections, also confirmed that Batangas Governor Vilma Santos and Senator Jinggoy Estrada are among his potential vice presidential candidates.
Binay has cut ties with the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas (PDP)-Laban to launch a new political party that will carry him as its presidential standard-bearer.
He said he will announce the name of his new political party on June 12, Independence Day.
Binay said his new political party will still coalesce with the United National Alliance (UNA), where he ran and won as vice president in the 2010 elections.
Pacquiao, however, said he has yet to make a final decision on Binay’s offer.
“Kung mabuo talaga ang desisyon ko na tumakbo sa Senado e magkapartido naman kami eh,” he said.
The Filipino boxing superstar said he has to consider the welfare of his family in General Santos City.
“’Yung responsibility ko sa pamilya… ako naman ang inaasahan ng lahat eh,” said Pacquiao. -- Reports from Alvin Elchico, ABS-CBN News; Zhander Cayabyab, dzMM; Jay Dayupay, ABS-CBN General Santos

 

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Chinese Silver & Bronze Super Heavyweigth Zhang Zhilei goes pro
6'6 245 pounds

Zhang Zhilei goes pro, signs with Dino Duva-led Dynasty Boxing - ESPN

 

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Bernard Hopkins vs Beibut Shumenov Light Heavyweight Championship April 19 DC Armory

BERNARD "THE ALIEN" HOPKINS VS. BEIBUT SHUMENOV LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION TO TAKE PLACESATURDAY, APRIL 19 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®FROM THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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