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AMIR KHAN RESPONDS TO STEPHEN A. SMITH: "NO NEED TO PUT ME DOWN...I'M FASTER AND I BOX BETTER THAN MANNY PACQUIAO"
By Ben Thompson | October 15, 2014
AMIR KHAN RESPONDS TO STEPHEN A. SMITH:

"No disrespect, I understand he may want to see that fight, but if there are reasons why that fight isn't going to happen, there's no need to put me down...I know what my potential is and where I should be, you know what I mean. When I go into a fight, I never want to be an opponent. When I go in there, I want to be a winner. I bring excitement to the ring. I mean, none of my fights are ever boring. When I come to fight, I come to fight and that's one thing everyone knows about Amir Khan. Regardless of the losses, whenever Amir Khan comes to fight, he gives 110%," stated former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan, who responded to recent comments that ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith made about him during recent episodes of ESPN First Take. Check out what else he had to say!

BT: What's up, Amir? Have you been keeping up with Stephen A. Smith's comments about Floyd and Manny fighting? I don't know if you heard about it, but he brought your name up a couple of times.

AK: Yeah, I heard about that. Who is he? I'm from England, so I don't know this guy.

BT: He's an analyst for ESPN. He does a show called First Take where he and another analyst debate different topics. Late last week, and for the past two days, they've been talking about Floyd fighting Manny. During their conversations, Smith suggested that you weren't an elite fighter, you didn't deserve to fight Floyd next, and if Floyd did fight you, he would "religiously" tell people not to buy the fight.

AK: No disrespect, I understand he may want to see that fight, but if there are reasons why that fight isn't going to happen, there's no need to put me down. Has this guy ever been in a boxing ring to know what it's like to box? Some of these guys just sit behind the TV and watch boxing and think they know all about it. I mean, if he puts the boxing gloves on, gets in the ring and realizes what a tough sport boxing is, he might see the sport differently and start respecting these fighters. Even the fighters who go in the ring and get knocked out, you still have to have respect for them because boxing is the toughest sport in the world, you know what I mean. He's the one who mentioned me; otherwise, I wouldn't even have said anything about him.

BT: According to Smith, and these were his words, not mine, but according to him, "nobody gives a damn about Amir Khan". He said he saw you get "destroyed" a few fights back, obviously referring to the Garcia fight. I realize everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but do you think his criticism of you is a little unfair considering that styles make fights.

AK: I wasn't knocked out. I was on my feet, but then you've got Manny Pacquiao, who's been knocked out cold, and you guys are saying he should be next in line? Manny's my friend, but I've just come off a good win at 147 and looked better in my last fight than he did in his last fight. Look, I've fought and beat guys like [Andriy] Kotelnik, Paulie [Malignaggi], Zab [Judah] and Maidana, who fought Mayweather twice and everyone was like, "Yeah, he [Maidana] has got a great chance. He's a great fighter." I've already beaten a guy that Mayweather just fought. I fought and beat Maidana, and put him down as well. You guys were praising this guy and I already beat him before he was on the radar. When it comes to any boxing fight, I don't think anyone out-boxes me. I've won every boxing fight, but the thing is, I've been caught with shots I didn't recover from. Twice that's happened to me, but that's just life. It even happened to Manny Pacquiao.

BT: If you had a chance to speak with Smith, what would you tell him regarding you fighting Floyd Mayweather?

AK: Look, Floyd is not the biggest puncher, so I know he's not going to hurt me, but can he out-box me? I'm younger, I'm faster and I box better than Manny Pacquiao. I've got youth behind me and I have a new trainer, which has made a massive difference in my training, being in the Bay Area and getting away from all the distractions in LA. I've come here because I'm serious about the sport. I know what my potential is and where I should be, you know what I mean. When I go into a fight, I never want to be an opponent. When I go in there, I want to be a winner. I bring excitement to the ring. I mean, none of my fights are ever boring. When I come to fight, I come to fight and that's one thing everyone knows about Amir Khan. Regardless of the losses, whenever Amir Khan comes to fight, he gives 110%
 
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PAULIE MALIGNAGGI DISCUSSES FUTURE FIGHTING CAREER: "I CAN'T SAY NO AND I CAN'T SAY YEAH"
By Ben Thompson | October 13, 2014
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI DISCUSSES FUTURE FIGHTING CAREER:

"Until the offer is in front of me, I can't say no and I can't say yeah. I don't know. I mean, obviously, we all, as athletes and former athletes, we live for the big moment. We live to be a part of a big promotion, and as boxers, a big fight. Of course it's always harder to say no to something when it's presented in front of me and it's a chance to be back in the spotlight and to have that...I'm at peace with everything and I'll see; if the opportunity presents itself, I can't say I won't think about it. I can't say I would definitely say yeah, but I can't say I won't think about them," stated two-division world champion and Showtime commentator Paulie Malignaggi, who talked about the future of his fighting career and much more. Check it out!

BT: What's good, Paulie? I know you still haven't made a decision about the future of your career, but have you been in the gym at all recently?

PM: Yeah, like in the past month I've been. Not consistently or every day, but just because I don't want to gain too much weight. I want to at least maintain my figure for my TV job (laughing). I don't want to go on TV looking like a slob. Obviously my favorite workouts are still boxing workouts, so yeah, I've done a couple boxing workouts in the gym and maybe some road work, just trying to keep my weight down. I just want to make sure that I don't get out of hand with my weight where I start looking less than stellar for my commenting job, you know.

BT: How does that make you feel when you're back in the gym hitting the heavy bag or shaking loose in the ring? Does that kind of get the fire burning a little bit?

PM: Some days it does. Some days I'm like, man, I'm so out of shape, this sucks (laughing). Some days I'm like, man, I still feel a little bit of a rhythm where I'm like, I can pursue this a little bit. I do want to keep in shape anyway, so regardless of whether I fight or not, I will be in the gym because I'm not going to let myself look the worse for wear, you know what I'm saying. I still gotta keep my looks. I'm still on camera.

BT: Nobody ever wants to end anything on a sour note. Is the urge to continue to fight somewhat enhanced by the fact that you lost that last fight against Porter or are you content with your career?

PM: Um, no, I think I'm at peace either way with my career. I don't know that I'll be in the Hall of Fame for my boxing accomplishments. I do feel that if I did win another world championship, they would kind of have to put me in the Hall of Fame, even if they don't want to, because I'd be a three-time world champion and the guys I fought. So that's kind of the big letdown of the Shawn Porter fight, you know, a chance to be a three-time world champion and probably getting into the Hall of Fame, but hey, I'm at peace with everything and I'll see; if the opportunity presents itself, I can't say I won't think about it. I can't say I would definitely say yeah, but I can't say I won't think about them. But as far as ending my career on a win or loss, nah, it's not so much as important as maybe some other things. I'm at peace at my career, I'm at peace with what I accomplished, and I know who I was and I know who I am, you know. Either way, that wouldn't be the main motivator if I did fight again.

BT: As far as who you'd be willing to fight, I know you briefly entertained the idea of fighting Leonard Bundu. Are you kind of at the point now where you're only motivated to face some of the more well-known names; like maybe a rematch with Adrien Broner perhaps?

PM: I never say never, you know. Until the offer is in front of me, I can't say no and I can't say yeah. I don't know. I mean, obviously, we all, as athletes and former athletes, we live for the big moment. We live to be a part of a big promotion, and as boxers, a big fight. Of course it's always harder to say no to something when it's presented in front of me and it's a chance to be back in the spotlight and to have that. You know, your time to be in the spotlight as a fighter isn't going to be forever anyway, so you kind of hold on to it as long as you can, you know. It would definitely be much more difficult to say no to a situation for a big moment than it would be to say no to just an average fight. So you never say never I guess. But I mean, Adrien is 140 pounds and I can't make 140 pounds even if I wanted to.

BT: What did you think of Adrien's last performance against Emmanuel Taylor?

PM: I thought he fought a really good fight. I thought he looked the best he's looked in a long time. Having said that, he still has that excitement factor where he's still flawed enough to where you can see him getting clipped by a bigger puncher and getting hurt again. But that's what makes fighters exciting. Once fighters are too perfect, people complain that they're not exciting enough. Adrien Broner is really skilled, but he's just flawed enough to make him exciting. I think that Emmanuel Taylor performance was one of his better performances that he's had in years, and he was just flawed enough to be exciting, yet spectacular enough to look really good. I don't know if that makes any sense, but that's what I thought about that performance. I felt like people are going to want to see Adrien again off of that performance. When I saw him, I told him, "You didn't even have to do a lot of clowning around to make it work." He didn't do a lot of clowning around in the fight. Adrien, sometimes, lets the clowning around come to the forefront instead of his skills. He's got enough skills where he should be letting people know him for his skills first and the clowning around second, and I felt like in recent times, people were starting to get to know Adrien Broner more for his antics and his clowning around and stuff than for his actual boxing skills. When it comes to that, you're losing sight of what's important, you know. You can have fun in there and do whatever you want, but it's the skill that you gotta always make sure people know you for, and I think Adrien got back to that in the Emmanuel Taylor fight. And actually, Emmanuel Taylor fought a good fight too. I know we're talking about Adrien, but Emmanuel Taylor didn't do himself any injustice. It was one of my favorite fights of the year so far.
 
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Froch says he could retire if he doesn’t get Chavez Jr fight
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julio cesar chavez jr carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) is saying the dread R-word about him possibly retiring from boxing if he doesn’t get a fight against former WBA 160lb title holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (48-1-1, 32 KOs) next January on the 31st.

Froch says he doesn’t want to risk his legacy fighting the slick southpaw James DeGale (19-1, 13 KOs), who is his IBF mandatory challenger.

Froch has given his promoter Eddie Hearn his marching orders to try and get a fight lined up between him and the 28-year-old Chavez Jr, but it’s still highly doubtful that Hearn will be able to set that fight up.
Chavez Jr is not an easy fighter to negotiate with, especially now that he’s talking about his contract with Top Rank being up. If Chavez Jr is going to fight anyone, it would probably be Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the United States, because that’s a far bigger fight for Chavez Jr than a fight against Froch. I mean, Froch isn’t exactly a household name in America, is he?

“That’s where I am on it,” said Froch via Skysports.com in talking about him wanting Chavez Jr. “I’ve told that to Eddie Hearn. He said ‘you can’t do that’ and you know what I can, because if that right hand I threw that connected with George Groves’ chin in front of 80,000 people at the national stadium – if that’s the last punch I throw in my career, I will still be smiling.”

How can Froch retire with just the memory of having knocked out a novice twice in George Groves? Where’s the victory in beating a novice? If that’s all it takes to put Froch in his rocker then that’s very disappointing. Shouldn’t Froch be shooting higher than Groves if he wants to have a feeling of satisfaction? I’m just saying. Why isn’t Froch shooting for the stars by targeting talents like the Dirrell brothers and Andre Ward?

Hearn obviously doesn’t want to see Froch retire because he’s still got a lot of fights left in him. If he retires now, he’d be walking away from a ton of loot he could make in fights against Gennady Golovkin, Andre Ward, the Dirrell brothers, DeGale, Chavez Jr, Mikkel Kessler and possibly even Canelo.

Froch could easily double his net worth in the next two years if he were to stay busy and fight three times a year without getting whipped. I mean, I don’t know that Froch could actually beat a talent like Chavez Jr even if Hearn did get that fight for him. I think Chavez Jr is all wrong for Froch because he’s got a steel chin and he can punch to the body like no one else in the super middleweight division except for perhaps Gilberto Ramirez.

“I don’t need to risk putting my legacy at stake for another British pretender who’s not earned his stripes,” Froch said. “If the Chavez fight can happen in Vegas for me, that is the one. If the Chavez fight doesn’t happen, there’s a strong chance of me retiring a happy man.”

With all the cash that Froch can make in the next couple of years, he’s going to blow it if he walks away from the game without taking all the fights he can while he still can. They’d have to drag me away from the ring if I could make the kind of green stuff that Froch is getting. Froch should try and get all he can while he can. If not for him, then for his family. That’s the way I see it.

I smell fear coming from Froch. He’s acting like he’s afraid to lose. Once a fighter gets that like that it’s curtains. Froch is worried about his legacy instead of trying to get as much cash as he can. That should his focus, not his legacy. That’s what I see it at least.
 
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Broner: I want Maidana, then Pacquiao, Marquez and Matthysse
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adrien broner By Allan Fox: Former three division belt holder Adrien Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) says he’s targeting Marcos Maidana, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Lucas Matthysse in the near future. Broner, 25, says he wants to avenge his loss to Maidana first, as that’s a loss that he wants to get behind him.

Broner was beaten by Maidana last year in December by a 12 round unanimous decision. This led to Maidana getting two back to back fights against Floyd Mayweather Jr, fights that Maidana didn’t do that badly despite losing both of them.

“I want to fight Pacquiao, Marquez, Matthysse, and Maidana again. Matter of fact I want to fight Maidana first to get you out the way,” Broner said on his twitter this week.

It’s probably not a good idea for Broner to fight Maidana again right now because Maidana is looking a lot better than Broner right now. Even in Maidana’s last defeat against Mayweather in their second fight, Maidana still looked far better than Broner. He’s got too much power, too much size, and too much talent for Broner to be mixing it up with him. Maidana isn’t a lazy fighter, and he’ll likely outwork Broner for a second time and give him a worse beating than in the first fight.

Broner has Al Haymon as his adviser which means that the chances of Broner getting fights against Pacquiao and Marquez pretty impossible. Haymon likely won’t green light either of those fights. Marquez is on the verge of retirement, and if he does fight again it’ll be against one of the welterweight champions like IBF champ Kell Brook.

Marquez isn’t going to likely agree to fight Broner especially with his name still being partially tarnished by his loss to Maidana.

Since his loss to Maidana, Broner has fought twice in beating Carlos Molina and Emmanuel Taylor. Broner looked poor in both fights, although he did show brief glimpses of talent in the Taylor fight.

Broner doesn’t look like the same fighter he once was when he was fighting at super featherweight and lightweight. At 140, Broner is sluggish and fights too much off the ropes, as if he lacks the stamina to stay in the center of the ring to fight for three hard minutes of every round.

It’s not likely that Haymon will Broner fight Maidana right now. Haymon seems to be positioning Broner to fight for one of the light welterweight titles that IBF/WBC champion Danny Garcia gives up when he moves up in weight to the welterweight division.

Haymon isn’t going to mess things up by putting Broner back in with Maidana and watch him lose for a second time. Haymon has got to know that Broner would lose to Maidana no matter how many times they fought each other.
 
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This dude is gonna have one hell of a fucking resume


Lomachenko to fight Donaire-Walters winner

Lomachenko is most likely to fight Donaire-Walters winner next year as was told to Dan Rafael os espn. Reportedly Arum wants to make a Lomachenko vs Donaire -Walters Unification bout. What do u guys thing are Lomachenkos chances against either of those guys.
 
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I love Loma. I personally thought he was cheated in the Salido fight by Salido never having any points deducted, which really fucked up his unprecedented claim to fame. I still would like him to fight someone else of note before stepping in with either one of them.
 
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They caught the coward that shot Augustus


Police Arrest Man Accused of Shooting Emanuel Augustus


by David P. Greisman

The man accused of shooting Emanuel Augustus on Monday night in Baton Rouge has been arrested, and investigators say the alleged shooting had not actually targeted the beloved former journeyman boxer.

Christopher Stills, 21, is facing “charges of attempted second-degree murder, felon in possession of a handgun and illegal use of a weapon,” according to Louisiana newspaper The Times-Picayune.

A police spokesman, paraphrased in the article, alleged “that Stills got into an argument with his cousin while riding in a car. Stills then got out of the car and fired several gunshots over the car out of anger. Coppola said Stills did not know Augustus and the incident was not a robbery, as nothing was taken from the boxer.”

In a video posted Wednesday night, boxing writer Corey Erdman of Fight Network said of Augustus’ condition: “As of my contact with his family he was on life support, breathing with the assistance of a machine, with the bullet still lodged in his head,”

The shooting occurred just blocks from the gym where Augustus sparred.

Augustus, 39, was 38-34-6 in a career where that record was not at all indicative of the talent he had. He often took fights on short notice against all sorts of familiar names, be they prospects, contenders or future titleholders.
 
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As the reigning alpha male on the planet today, I can’t allow top P4P stars Roman Gonzalez, Naoya Inoue and 3 time Gold Medalist Olympic legend Zho Shiming to cartel glory for themselves at 112, while I am comfortable in 105, a division I subdued with ease (with exceptional respect for multi-time champion Kastunari Takayama and unified IBO/WBA champion Hekkie Budler who were willing to fight me but failed to do so due to factors out of their hand).

I depart 105 finally lifting my foot of the throat of my eternal subordinate the Thai Duck Wanheng Menayothin, who showed exceptional survival skills best found in healthy women, wellbred slaves & the offspring of submissive prostitutes.

National Thai prostitution tourism aside, I am determined to give boxing fans the dream fights they desire and the KO highlights they dream off. Therefore, I am invading the strongest division in boxing today (112), effectively challenging the top 3 undefeated fighters.

As of today I am 22-0 (KO 22), the all time greatest 105lb peoples champion, #1 Ranked IBO fighter in the world, top ranked by the WBO and all the legitimate governing bodies (that don’t demand $ in return for ranking). I have to coerce opponents into fighting me because they are rightfully hesitant, for they know that I am the greatest puncher P4P and some feel that health comes first.

Whoever wants to get KOed first, can reply and I will give him his first career LOSS by KO nothing less

Always victorious,

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From what I've read Raymi only puts on weight in his fists. Him moving up in weight is devastating. No wonder Chocolatito ran to flyweight.
 
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I want to see Amir Khan give Maidana a rematch. I understand he's making the push to try to get a Mayweather fight, but he narrowly won that fight, he has one marginally decent win against Collazo at 147 who's best win in 5 years was a shot Victor Ortiz.

Khan vs Maidana II. Make it happen. Although, there have been rumors that Khan is fighting Guerrero next?
 
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Floyd Mayweather being sued by Rahman brothers for 'battery and false imprisonment' after sparring sessions
Sharif Rahman and his older brother, Hasim Rahman Jr, are suing Mayweather, his fledgling promotional company and cable telecaster Showtime over TV show "All Access" designed to promote Mayweather's last fight against Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather being sued by Rahman brothers for 'battery and false imprisonment' after sparring sessions
Two sides of the story: Floyd Mayweather appears before Nevada Athletic Commission to explain "All Access" show Photo: AP

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Unbeaten world champion Floyd Mayweather is being sued by two boxing brothers involved in sparring sessions that were shown on a television reality show.

The documents posted online by Las Vegas television station KTNV show that Sharif Rahman and his older brother, Hasim Rahman Jr, are suing Mayweather, his fledgling promotional company and cable telecaster Showtime over the TV show designed to promote Mayweather's last fight against Marcos Maidana.

The brothers - sons of former heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman - claim battery, false imprisonment and negligent hiring and supervision, and say they never consented to be included in the "All Access" shows telecast by Showtime prior to the Sept 13 Maidana bout.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Clark County District Court, Las Vegas, claims that Mayweather forced 18-year-old Sharif Rahman to spar against Britain's Donovan Cameron for several rounds lasting five to seven minutes each, and that when Rahman asked for shorter rounds the request was denied.

When he tried to leave the ring, Mayweather "responded by telling Mr Cameron and others that if Sharif left the ring to beat his ass outside the ring," the plaintiffs claim. "Sharif feared for his safety and was forced to continue to fight."
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Hasim Rahman Jr, arriving later at the gym, then fought Cameron in a session that lasted 31 minutes without a break, with Mayweather and others betting on the outcome.

The "All Access" programs have already caught the attention of Nevada boxing authorities.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission called Mayweather, who is licensed as a promoter in the state, to explain what appeared to be potentially unsafe practices.

They voiced concern about the apparent 31-minute sparring session, but Mayweather told the commission that neither the fights nor the betting were real - just as "All Access" scenes that showed people smoking marijuana at his home were staged to portray a "lifestyle" that would drum up sales for the pay-per-view Maidana fight.

The commission accepted that explanation and no further action was taken.

"Defendant Mayweather knowingly misrepresented facts while testifying before the Nevada State Athletic Commission," according to the lawsuit, in which the Rahman brothers are seeking punitive damages.

Neither of the Rahman brothers have fought professionally, although Hasim Rahman Jr is scheduled to make his pro debut on Nov 13
 
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