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James Kirkland: "I just tear a piece of their soul...the old Kirkland is back"
"I watched some tape on him. I've seen the type of skills that he got. To me, he reminds me a lot of a Bryan Vera. He throws a lot more punches and he's up and down, meaning that he'll move, but you know, as far as me, I'm going to always apply that certain type of pressure. They say he's an inside fighter too, but I doubt that's going to happen. Just like everybody I've recently fought or have been fighting, you know, some guys be inside fighters and some guys be boxers, but every time I fight a person that's an inside fighter and I end up trying to fight him the way he knows how to do, they go to boxing. So okay, cool, you know, I make them go to what they only know, and that's to try and stay in that paint, and I just tear a piece of their soul, little by little, round by round. Some people just feel that punch and they can't take it...my eagerness to win and please my fans is most high because I gave them a bad error. I took away from them my time. I took away from them my skill and my ability to fight. I just want to be able to tell my fans, man, thank you for supporting me. The old Kirkland is back. I come to win and I definitely come to show and put on a good show," stated hard-hitting jr. middleweight contender James Kirkland, who talked about his victory over Alfredo Angulo, his upcoming clash with Carlos Molina, and much more. Check it out! read more
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"I watched some tape on him. I've seen the type of skills that he got. To me, he reminds me a lot of a Bryan Vera. He throws a lot more punches and he's up and down, meaning that he'll move, but you know, as far as me, I'm going to always apply that certain type of pressure. They say he's an inside fighter too, but I doubt that's going to happen. Just like everybody I've recently fought or have been fighting, you know, some guys be inside fighters and some guys be boxers, but every time I fight a person that's an inside fighter and I end up trying to fight him the way he knows how to do, they go to boxing. So okay, cool, you know, I make them go to what they only know, and that's to try and stay in that paint, and I just tear a piece of their soul, little by little, round by round. Some people just feel that punch and they can't take it...my eagerness to win and please my fans is most high because I gave them a bad error. I took away from them my time. I took away from them my skill and my ability to fight. I just want to be able to tell my fans, man, thank you for supporting me. The old Kirkland is back. I come to win and I definitely come to show and put on a good show," stated hard-hitting jr. middleweight contender James Kirkland, who talked about his victory over Alfredo Angulo, his upcoming clash with Carlos Molina, and much more. Check it out! read more
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De La Hoya pushing Arum to make Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Vitali Shaposhnikov: Beside Mayweather Jr., Richard Schaefer, and a few others, now it seems that Oscar De La Hoya has also plugged himself directly into effort of materializing the dream match between Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao this coming May.
“Way to step up to the plate. Let’s do it Bob. Now call Richard Schaffer, his phone is on,” Tweeted Oscar (https://twitter.com/OscarDeLaHoya).
Something pretty unusual is going on: I have never seen such effort by the Mayweather Jr. camp or GBP to make a fight. I am aware that this is an extremely rare, high profile event that would undoubtedly yield a record shattering profit, still, it seems as though everyone on that side of the fence is oddly desperate.
Bob Arum is either having a rough time, or is wholeheartedly enjoying GBP and Mayweather Jr. begging for this fight. I wonder if Arum sees this fight as necessary at all. For him, obviously, it’s all about the profit. Thus, being that Pacquiao sells out and fetches a good sum from all his fights, it is not necessary, or even impractical from a financial standpoint, to risk a loss at this point in time.
By Vitali Shaposhnikov: Beside Mayweather Jr., Richard Schaefer, and a few others, now it seems that Oscar De La Hoya has also plugged himself directly into effort of materializing the dream match between Mayweather Jr. and Pacquiao this coming May.
“Way to step up to the plate. Let’s do it Bob. Now call Richard Schaffer, his phone is on,” Tweeted Oscar (https://twitter.com/OscarDeLaHoya).
Something pretty unusual is going on: I have never seen such effort by the Mayweather Jr. camp or GBP to make a fight. I am aware that this is an extremely rare, high profile event that would undoubtedly yield a record shattering profit, still, it seems as though everyone on that side of the fence is oddly desperate.
Bob Arum is either having a rough time, or is wholeheartedly enjoying GBP and Mayweather Jr. begging for this fight. I wonder if Arum sees this fight as necessary at all. For him, obviously, it’s all about the profit. Thus, being that Pacquiao sells out and fetches a good sum from all his fights, it is not necessary, or even impractical from a financial standpoint, to risk a loss at this point in time.
Andre Dirrell: “It’s time for Bute to step up to the plate with somebody young, somebody fast, somebody elusive, and somebody who’s going to give him just as much trouble as he’s giving them”
by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - Last week’s 155th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with super middleweight contender Andre ‘The Matrix’ Dirrell (20-1, 14 KOs), who is coming off an impressive second round stoppage victory against Darryl Cunningham just before the new year. Dirrell spoke about his future, and also shared opinions on a variety of topics including Andre Ward’s victory against Carl Froch, his views on the whole Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao situations, Lucian Bute’s recent win against Glen Johnson, the prospects of his brother Anthony Dirrell facing Ward, the prospects of a showdown between Bute and Froch, and more! Here is what Dirrell had to say in the interview:
On how he felt about his performance in his recent second round stoppage victory against Darryl Cunningham:
“Well you know I do feel great. It was a great opportunity for me, but you know I would have loved for it to have gone a little further to find out exactly where I stood. In training camp I was working on defensive counterpunching, picking up with my jab work, and just overall I came out feeling great. So as far as I know I’m back to my old self. It’s going to take awhile to actually see that, but as far as I know I did great, I felt great, and I just can’t wait for the next one.”
Regarding how it felt to finally get back in the ring after his long absence:
“It felt good because like I said, I’ve been cleared for about a good eight months since my last fight. It was still just trying to go out there and find a TV date, find the right opponent, and just up and get everything running like it was before. So it did finally feel good when I finally got that opportunity. You can watch that fight. If you see the last fight, you can see I was a little emotional coming out towards the ring. I was feeling real good. I was amped up. The standing ovation felt great. The announcement of my name felt great. I was just really happy to be back in the ring. It just really felt good.”
His views on how long it will be before fans will get to see him inside the ring again:
“I’ve been looking at maybe a three month, three and a half month timeframe. You know I’m ready for camp now. I started back training this week, I’m staying on top of my game like I said, and I’m looking for the right opponent. Like I said if I can sound off bells in 2012 then by all means that’s what I’ll do. I didn’t just say that just to say it. I’m looking to get on top by the end of this year. So that requires me to stay busy. If I have to have five fights this year, then by all means I’ll be looking forward to five fights this year. So within the two and a half, three month timeframe, I’m looking to be back in there.”
On long he feels it will take before he is ready for the elite fighters at 168 pounds:
“It really all depends. I do want to get another warm-up fight, against someone tough though in my next fight. It all is coming from that performance. So once I get that performance in, once I get another fight in, a good tune-up fight, a really good tune-up fight, you know not just anybody, then I’ll know. But as far as I’m concerned I’m ready to get in there with them right now. I’m ready to test myself right now. My mind game is so strong right now that I know it will coincide with my physical boxing abilities. So I’m ready whenever they’re ready. When they call me out I’m stepping to the plate. That’s the biggest thing. You know I just want to make it happen this year. I’m not being too hasty. I will keep my caution up, but overall I’m just ready to get in there and get those titles. I know it’s my time.”
Whether he is at all afraid that the lingering effects from the injuries he suffered after the Arthur Abraham could resurface after he takes a really good shot:
“Like I said I did throw that out the window. I did forget all about it, and I’m just working on my game and just staying focused. So any kind of doubt, I don’t want to worry about that. So you know we will only figure that out when it actually happens. I don’t think about it. I don’t dwell on the past. I just keep it moving forward. I’m just hoping for the best as we go along. If it does happen, then hopefully I can come and get through it when I’m in that situation, but I highly doubt I ever will be. I’m really just going to keep my head up, and keep my guard up, and just make it to the top as fast as possible.”
His views on Andre Ward’s unanimous decision victory against Carl Froch in the Super Six Final:
“Andre Ward executed the perfect game plan for Froch. You know Froch couldn’t do anything with him because Andre executed the plan from round one until round twelve. That left hook was working excellent for Andre Ward. Carl Froch would come in with a lunging right hand or a jab, and Ward would block it and come back with a double jab. Or he’ll pop him after Froch throws a combination, and Ward would come back with a flush left hook, right hand. It was working every time. He had a game plan, and he executed it, and Froch just couldn’t do what Froch usually does. Ward pulled it off. Ward did an excellent job. It was an A+ performance by Ward. Froch just has to go back to the drawing board.”
Whether he was at all worried he would have any nervous energy going into his fight with Cunningham following the long layoff:
“Man you have no idea how nervous I was going into that fight! I mean once I get under those lights, once that bell rings, it’s gone. You know. Like I said I’ve been picking up on mental game, so anything I believe I can do I’m going to get in there and I’m going to do it with 100% belief that it’s going to be successful. But before the fight, I’m talking when it was time for the weigh-in, you know I was nervous when I went to the weigh-in. Boom! We get to the weigh-in, I get to see my opponent, and it’s all gone from there. If we could fight right then and there as soon as we get off the scales, then I would love to suit up and get it done right there, because the anticipation boils up and the nervousness sets in. All of that takes place leading up to a fight, especially when you’ve been off for so long. When it was time to go to the fight, these are a couple of things that I hate the most about getting ready for a fight! I’m nervous, never scared, but just always nervous. Because I was off so long I was a little more nervous than before. I got to the locker room, and in the locker room is always kind of an awkward silence inside of there. You get in there, you sit down, you start warming up, you throw your suit on, and that’s one of the most nervous times for me, because you’re constantly thinking about your game plan and hoping that you execute it right and you get the job done. And then there are the what ifs: if he hits you with that punch, if you do still have a situation from the Abraham fight, or if I’m going to be rusty. All of that kind of took place. But the most nervous time for me is when they come and they say it’s time to walk. You know that’s when it hits you, but that’s when you know there is no turning back, too. So boom! You get to the ring, and that bell rings and it’s all gone. You’ll see ‘The Matrix’ in his true form. You’ll see me just like you’ve seen me before. It’s all gone. I just had the jitters like always before any other fight. Trust me, if a boxer says he’s not nervous more than likely he’s lying until that bell actually rings man!”
His views on Lucian Bute’s recent victory against Glen Johnson:
“Bute’s performance in the Glen Johnson fight was just like every other fight Bute has fought. It’s been excellent execution. His game plans are pretty much flawless man, but then again we’re looking at his quality level of opponents. I’m not downing Bute. Bute is an excellent fighter, he’s a great boxer, good movement is there, reflexes are there, and boxing ability is there. But you got to look at the opponents he’s faced. When you fight Librado Andrade, this is the second time you fought him the second time around. When you look at Librado Andrade he’s a brawler. Bute’s a boxer. He has a great uppercut man! He can set you up with that uppercut. His jab is fast, his right is fast, and you got your game plan for Librado Andrade. Then you move on to Edison Miranda, which is pretty much just like Andrade. He comes forward and he’s a brawler. So you pretty much have the same game plan for that brawler. Then you’re moving to Glen Johnson, who I believe is a bit tougher. You can’t stop him. You know what I’m saying? You can’t stop him, let alone drop him or put him down. He’s a tough opponent, but when he got in there with Glen Johnson I knew it was going to be the same outcome because he’s the same type of fighter. Bute’s been working with the same type of fighters for this long. It’s time for Bute to step up to the plate with somebody young, somebody fast, somebody elusive, and somebody who’s going to give him just as much trouble as he’s giving them, period and point blank. That’s just what I want to see from Bute, along with every other fighter. They brought his name up to me honestly, but I’m willing to take the chance whenever he’s ready. I’m just like I said, focusing in on my game and knowing what I would do if I got in there with Bute. I’m just waiting on my opportunity to come, and I believe it will come sometime soon in the near future. But I take nothing away from Bute, he’s one hell of a fighter!”
Regarding whether Bute is still near the top of his wish list as an opponent in 2012:
“Most definitely! No question about it, and I will win!”
His opinion on rumors of a possible fight between Carl Froch and Lucian Bute and how he feels it would breakdown:
“I must not have been surfing the boxing websites enough, because I didn’t hear about that fight, and I kind of wish I hadn’t. You’re kind of putting me on the spot right now. (laughs) You know I would love to see that fight play out, but man! Bute’s a good boxer, man. I can see him beating Froch. I really can. It’s going to be a tougher fight for him because of the quality of opponent. He’s stepping up to the plate, but regardless of Froch losing the Andre Ward fight, in the Super Six tournament they both bettered themselves each fight and they were both outstanding as each fight went on. If you look at the Final of the Super Six tournament, Andre Ward and Carl Froch, win or lose after that fight they were both put up on a pedestal. You made it to the Finals! You got past some of the best guys in the division and you’re on that pedestal. He has a lot to prove still, he has a lot to look forward to still, so it’s going to be a tough fight for Bute. If it does play out it will be a tough fight for both.”
His views on the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Junior situation and whether he believes we will see that fight happen in 2012:
“I certainly hope so. I heard that Floyd is not going to jail. I heard he’s going to take his May 5 date. If Floyd doesn’t pull Manny for the May 5 date then no, I don’t see it happening. No. It won’t happen. If it doesn’t happen May 5 it won’t happen.”
Whether he believes the biggest roadblock preventing a potential mega bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao has more to do with Bob Arum and the promoters than the fighters themselves:
“ You can look at it on both sides, because there is going to be a lot of money made just in the boxing world period about this fight. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, I mean that’s just star-studded and it’s just all over the globe. I mean everybody and their mothers want to see this fight happen. So when we’re talking about promoters making money, promoters are going to get paid. If you’re talking about fighters making money, the fighters are going to get paid. We’re talking about the site fee, the upgrade that the cities go through in. I mean the whole boxing world is going to feed off of this. It’s just going to change the game. This is what we need in the sport. Everybody is going to get their piece of the pie when this fight comes. I’m hoping I can get on the under card. That would make my day! So we’re just all looking forward to it happening. It’s on both sides of the fence, the promoter side and the boxers side. It just seems like they can’t come to an agreement on either side. Bob Arum his ifs, and ands, and buts; Floyd has his ifs, ands, and buts; Pacquiao has his ifs, ands, and buts, etc, etc. The bottom line, the fans want to see the fight. I think the fight can happen this time. The wait is getting far too long. Let’s make it happen!”
His views on how his brother Anthony Dirrell ranked #1 by the WBC would fare against WBC champion Andre Ward:
“ My brother is a tough fighter. He has knockout power, he has the smarts, and the only thing that’s lacking is the quality of opponents that he’s faced to go up and move right up to Andre Ward. But he can beat him! With the work with my sparring, and I would be one of his sparring partners for Ward, and with exceptional work and a solid game plan, he can go in there and beat Ward! The odds are stacked against him, but I’m pulling for my brother 100% and I believe he can beat him. When push comes to shove, I’m pushing with my brother and I believe he can beat Ward.”
On whether he believes his brother can use a few more tough fights before stepping up to face Andre Ward:
“Well he is the mandatory, and if he wants that belt now then by all means he should go for it! If he’s confident, then I’m confident with him. You know I’m confident in the first place, but if he’s confident I’m going with him. If he feels his time is now then I’m with him. When you’re the mandatory you either take the fight now or it could slip past you. So it’s really up to him. I wouldn’t want him to move too hasty, but whatever he decides I’m backing him 100%.”
Whether he is interested in a rematch with Carl Froch to avenge the only loss in his professional career:
“Come to America! I ain’t saying come to Michigan. I ain’t saying come to my backyard. Come to America, because I’m not going back out there to fight that man. We all know I beat Carl Froch. I don’t dwell on the past. I don’t think about it. It happened. It’s done. I mean I can go on my Twitter account right now, and I guarantee you somebody is saying that you beat Carl Froch. It’s told to me every day and I’m so past that. But when I reply people say keep dwelling on the past. Let it go. It happened. It’s done. Move on with your career. They got to realize these are his fans telling me that I won that fight, and I’m just replying to them saying thank you. You know, so if me and Froch meet again, which I would love to happen—come to America! We can go to Maine, or we can go to the border of California and Mexico. You know what I’m saying? Just bring it to a neutral ground and let’s do this, and I guarantee you I’ll handle my business just like I did last time.”
On whether he believes boxing fans can expect a good year of boxing in 2012:
“Boxing can get better and better. I pay more attention to my weight class than any other, but all I know is we have an excellent group of fighters in the 168 pound division. I think it’s one of the toughest divisions in the game today. You know heavyweight is lacking. We all know that, and that’s one of the most exciting weight classes to watch. Other than that, any weight in between 175 is close, but we all know 168 is one of the top weight classes in the division along with 147. So the Super Six is over, and fighters are getting better and better. So yes, I definitely see it being an action packed 2012, especially since ‘The Matrix’ is back in full effect.”
by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) - Last week’s 155th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with super middleweight contender Andre ‘The Matrix’ Dirrell (20-1, 14 KOs), who is coming off an impressive second round stoppage victory against Darryl Cunningham just before the new year. Dirrell spoke about his future, and also shared opinions on a variety of topics including Andre Ward’s victory against Carl Froch, his views on the whole Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao situations, Lucian Bute’s recent win against Glen Johnson, the prospects of his brother Anthony Dirrell facing Ward, the prospects of a showdown between Bute and Froch, and more! Here is what Dirrell had to say in the interview:
On how he felt about his performance in his recent second round stoppage victory against Darryl Cunningham:
“Well you know I do feel great. It was a great opportunity for me, but you know I would have loved for it to have gone a little further to find out exactly where I stood. In training camp I was working on defensive counterpunching, picking up with my jab work, and just overall I came out feeling great. So as far as I know I’m back to my old self. It’s going to take awhile to actually see that, but as far as I know I did great, I felt great, and I just can’t wait for the next one.”
Regarding how it felt to finally get back in the ring after his long absence:
“It felt good because like I said, I’ve been cleared for about a good eight months since my last fight. It was still just trying to go out there and find a TV date, find the right opponent, and just up and get everything running like it was before. So it did finally feel good when I finally got that opportunity. You can watch that fight. If you see the last fight, you can see I was a little emotional coming out towards the ring. I was feeling real good. I was amped up. The standing ovation felt great. The announcement of my name felt great. I was just really happy to be back in the ring. It just really felt good.”
His views on how long it will be before fans will get to see him inside the ring again:
“I’ve been looking at maybe a three month, three and a half month timeframe. You know I’m ready for camp now. I started back training this week, I’m staying on top of my game like I said, and I’m looking for the right opponent. Like I said if I can sound off bells in 2012 then by all means that’s what I’ll do. I didn’t just say that just to say it. I’m looking to get on top by the end of this year. So that requires me to stay busy. If I have to have five fights this year, then by all means I’ll be looking forward to five fights this year. So within the two and a half, three month timeframe, I’m looking to be back in there.”
On long he feels it will take before he is ready for the elite fighters at 168 pounds:
“It really all depends. I do want to get another warm-up fight, against someone tough though in my next fight. It all is coming from that performance. So once I get that performance in, once I get another fight in, a good tune-up fight, a really good tune-up fight, you know not just anybody, then I’ll know. But as far as I’m concerned I’m ready to get in there with them right now. I’m ready to test myself right now. My mind game is so strong right now that I know it will coincide with my physical boxing abilities. So I’m ready whenever they’re ready. When they call me out I’m stepping to the plate. That’s the biggest thing. You know I just want to make it happen this year. I’m not being too hasty. I will keep my caution up, but overall I’m just ready to get in there and get those titles. I know it’s my time.”
Whether he is at all afraid that the lingering effects from the injuries he suffered after the Arthur Abraham could resurface after he takes a really good shot:
“Like I said I did throw that out the window. I did forget all about it, and I’m just working on my game and just staying focused. So any kind of doubt, I don’t want to worry about that. So you know we will only figure that out when it actually happens. I don’t think about it. I don’t dwell on the past. I just keep it moving forward. I’m just hoping for the best as we go along. If it does happen, then hopefully I can come and get through it when I’m in that situation, but I highly doubt I ever will be. I’m really just going to keep my head up, and keep my guard up, and just make it to the top as fast as possible.”
His views on Andre Ward’s unanimous decision victory against Carl Froch in the Super Six Final:
“Andre Ward executed the perfect game plan for Froch. You know Froch couldn’t do anything with him because Andre executed the plan from round one until round twelve. That left hook was working excellent for Andre Ward. Carl Froch would come in with a lunging right hand or a jab, and Ward would block it and come back with a double jab. Or he’ll pop him after Froch throws a combination, and Ward would come back with a flush left hook, right hand. It was working every time. He had a game plan, and he executed it, and Froch just couldn’t do what Froch usually does. Ward pulled it off. Ward did an excellent job. It was an A+ performance by Ward. Froch just has to go back to the drawing board.”
Whether he was at all worried he would have any nervous energy going into his fight with Cunningham following the long layoff:
“Man you have no idea how nervous I was going into that fight! I mean once I get under those lights, once that bell rings, it’s gone. You know. Like I said I’ve been picking up on mental game, so anything I believe I can do I’m going to get in there and I’m going to do it with 100% belief that it’s going to be successful. But before the fight, I’m talking when it was time for the weigh-in, you know I was nervous when I went to the weigh-in. Boom! We get to the weigh-in, I get to see my opponent, and it’s all gone from there. If we could fight right then and there as soon as we get off the scales, then I would love to suit up and get it done right there, because the anticipation boils up and the nervousness sets in. All of that takes place leading up to a fight, especially when you’ve been off for so long. When it was time to go to the fight, these are a couple of things that I hate the most about getting ready for a fight! I’m nervous, never scared, but just always nervous. Because I was off so long I was a little more nervous than before. I got to the locker room, and in the locker room is always kind of an awkward silence inside of there. You get in there, you sit down, you start warming up, you throw your suit on, and that’s one of the most nervous times for me, because you’re constantly thinking about your game plan and hoping that you execute it right and you get the job done. And then there are the what ifs: if he hits you with that punch, if you do still have a situation from the Abraham fight, or if I’m going to be rusty. All of that kind of took place. But the most nervous time for me is when they come and they say it’s time to walk. You know that’s when it hits you, but that’s when you know there is no turning back, too. So boom! You get to the ring, and that bell rings and it’s all gone. You’ll see ‘The Matrix’ in his true form. You’ll see me just like you’ve seen me before. It’s all gone. I just had the jitters like always before any other fight. Trust me, if a boxer says he’s not nervous more than likely he’s lying until that bell actually rings man!”
His views on Lucian Bute’s recent victory against Glen Johnson:
“Bute’s performance in the Glen Johnson fight was just like every other fight Bute has fought. It’s been excellent execution. His game plans are pretty much flawless man, but then again we’re looking at his quality level of opponents. I’m not downing Bute. Bute is an excellent fighter, he’s a great boxer, good movement is there, reflexes are there, and boxing ability is there. But you got to look at the opponents he’s faced. When you fight Librado Andrade, this is the second time you fought him the second time around. When you look at Librado Andrade he’s a brawler. Bute’s a boxer. He has a great uppercut man! He can set you up with that uppercut. His jab is fast, his right is fast, and you got your game plan for Librado Andrade. Then you move on to Edison Miranda, which is pretty much just like Andrade. He comes forward and he’s a brawler. So you pretty much have the same game plan for that brawler. Then you’re moving to Glen Johnson, who I believe is a bit tougher. You can’t stop him. You know what I’m saying? You can’t stop him, let alone drop him or put him down. He’s a tough opponent, but when he got in there with Glen Johnson I knew it was going to be the same outcome because he’s the same type of fighter. Bute’s been working with the same type of fighters for this long. It’s time for Bute to step up to the plate with somebody young, somebody fast, somebody elusive, and somebody who’s going to give him just as much trouble as he’s giving them, period and point blank. That’s just what I want to see from Bute, along with every other fighter. They brought his name up to me honestly, but I’m willing to take the chance whenever he’s ready. I’m just like I said, focusing in on my game and knowing what I would do if I got in there with Bute. I’m just waiting on my opportunity to come, and I believe it will come sometime soon in the near future. But I take nothing away from Bute, he’s one hell of a fighter!”
Regarding whether Bute is still near the top of his wish list as an opponent in 2012:
“Most definitely! No question about it, and I will win!”
His opinion on rumors of a possible fight between Carl Froch and Lucian Bute and how he feels it would breakdown:
“I must not have been surfing the boxing websites enough, because I didn’t hear about that fight, and I kind of wish I hadn’t. You’re kind of putting me on the spot right now. (laughs) You know I would love to see that fight play out, but man! Bute’s a good boxer, man. I can see him beating Froch. I really can. It’s going to be a tougher fight for him because of the quality of opponent. He’s stepping up to the plate, but regardless of Froch losing the Andre Ward fight, in the Super Six tournament they both bettered themselves each fight and they were both outstanding as each fight went on. If you look at the Final of the Super Six tournament, Andre Ward and Carl Froch, win or lose after that fight they were both put up on a pedestal. You made it to the Finals! You got past some of the best guys in the division and you’re on that pedestal. He has a lot to prove still, he has a lot to look forward to still, so it’s going to be a tough fight for Bute. If it does play out it will be a tough fight for both.”
His views on the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Junior situation and whether he believes we will see that fight happen in 2012:
“I certainly hope so. I heard that Floyd is not going to jail. I heard he’s going to take his May 5 date. If Floyd doesn’t pull Manny for the May 5 date then no, I don’t see it happening. No. It won’t happen. If it doesn’t happen May 5 it won’t happen.”
Whether he believes the biggest roadblock preventing a potential mega bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao has more to do with Bob Arum and the promoters than the fighters themselves:
“ You can look at it on both sides, because there is going to be a lot of money made just in the boxing world period about this fight. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, I mean that’s just star-studded and it’s just all over the globe. I mean everybody and their mothers want to see this fight happen. So when we’re talking about promoters making money, promoters are going to get paid. If you’re talking about fighters making money, the fighters are going to get paid. We’re talking about the site fee, the upgrade that the cities go through in. I mean the whole boxing world is going to feed off of this. It’s just going to change the game. This is what we need in the sport. Everybody is going to get their piece of the pie when this fight comes. I’m hoping I can get on the under card. That would make my day! So we’re just all looking forward to it happening. It’s on both sides of the fence, the promoter side and the boxers side. It just seems like they can’t come to an agreement on either side. Bob Arum his ifs, and ands, and buts; Floyd has his ifs, ands, and buts; Pacquiao has his ifs, ands, and buts, etc, etc. The bottom line, the fans want to see the fight. I think the fight can happen this time. The wait is getting far too long. Let’s make it happen!”
His views on how his brother Anthony Dirrell ranked #1 by the WBC would fare against WBC champion Andre Ward:
“ My brother is a tough fighter. He has knockout power, he has the smarts, and the only thing that’s lacking is the quality of opponents that he’s faced to go up and move right up to Andre Ward. But he can beat him! With the work with my sparring, and I would be one of his sparring partners for Ward, and with exceptional work and a solid game plan, he can go in there and beat Ward! The odds are stacked against him, but I’m pulling for my brother 100% and I believe he can beat him. When push comes to shove, I’m pushing with my brother and I believe he can beat Ward.”
On whether he believes his brother can use a few more tough fights before stepping up to face Andre Ward:
“Well he is the mandatory, and if he wants that belt now then by all means he should go for it! If he’s confident, then I’m confident with him. You know I’m confident in the first place, but if he’s confident I’m going with him. If he feels his time is now then I’m with him. When you’re the mandatory you either take the fight now or it could slip past you. So it’s really up to him. I wouldn’t want him to move too hasty, but whatever he decides I’m backing him 100%.”
Whether he is interested in a rematch with Carl Froch to avenge the only loss in his professional career:
“Come to America! I ain’t saying come to Michigan. I ain’t saying come to my backyard. Come to America, because I’m not going back out there to fight that man. We all know I beat Carl Froch. I don’t dwell on the past. I don’t think about it. It happened. It’s done. I mean I can go on my Twitter account right now, and I guarantee you somebody is saying that you beat Carl Froch. It’s told to me every day and I’m so past that. But when I reply people say keep dwelling on the past. Let it go. It happened. It’s done. Move on with your career. They got to realize these are his fans telling me that I won that fight, and I’m just replying to them saying thank you. You know, so if me and Froch meet again, which I would love to happen—come to America! We can go to Maine, or we can go to the border of California and Mexico. You know what I’m saying? Just bring it to a neutral ground and let’s do this, and I guarantee you I’ll handle my business just like I did last time.”
On whether he believes boxing fans can expect a good year of boxing in 2012:
“Boxing can get better and better. I pay more attention to my weight class than any other, but all I know is we have an excellent group of fighters in the 168 pound division. I think it’s one of the toughest divisions in the game today. You know heavyweight is lacking. We all know that, and that’s one of the most exciting weight classes to watch. Other than that, any weight in between 175 is close, but we all know 168 is one of the top weight classes in the division along with 147. So the Super Six is over, and fighters are getting better and better. So yes, I definitely see it being an action packed 2012, especially since ‘The Matrix’ is back in full effect.”
Chisora: I won't be a scared rabbit against Vitali like David Haye was with Wladimir
Dereck Chisora has laughed off David Haye's boast that he will be heavyweight champion again if he got the call to fight Vitali Klitschko.
Londoner Chisora faces World Boxing Council (WBC) king Klitschko on Saturday 18th February at the Olympiahalle Munich, Germany, in a fight televised live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546).
The 28-year-old says Haye was humiliated by Wladimir Klitschko when he lost his WBA title in July last year and would be knocked out by Vitali if they met.
"Haye had his chance to back up all the pre-fight bull he came out with against Wladimir, but he put up that embarrassing performance and then topped it by blaming it on injured little toe" Stormed Chisora.
"I can't see how the British public will forgot about that and now he's coming out with the same bull again by saying that he will go to war and win his title back if he gets Vitali.
"I think it's just embarrassing, Wladimir made a laughing stock out of him and Vitali would knock him out. Haye should just stay retired and out of the sport, he had his time and failed on his biggest night, now I'm going to go out there and show him how to fight a Klitschko,"
"One things for sure I won't by going into the ring like a scared rabbit like Haye did, I'm going to give it everything I've got to win the world title."
With just over a month to go, Chisora is locked away at his Finchley gym preparing for the biggest fight of his life.
He added, "I'm in great shape, training hard and ready to go right now,"
"This is the most focused and prepared I've been for a fight and I'm looking forward to it,"
"It's a big job, but I'm going out to Germany with the aim of ending the Klitschko reign of heavyweight boxing, starting with Vitali."
Dereck Chisora has laughed off David Haye's boast that he will be heavyweight champion again if he got the call to fight Vitali Klitschko.
Londoner Chisora faces World Boxing Council (WBC) king Klitschko on Saturday 18th February at the Olympiahalle Munich, Germany, in a fight televised live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546).
The 28-year-old says Haye was humiliated by Wladimir Klitschko when he lost his WBA title in July last year and would be knocked out by Vitali if they met.
"Haye had his chance to back up all the pre-fight bull he came out with against Wladimir, but he put up that embarrassing performance and then topped it by blaming it on injured little toe" Stormed Chisora.
"I can't see how the British public will forgot about that and now he's coming out with the same bull again by saying that he will go to war and win his title back if he gets Vitali.
"I think it's just embarrassing, Wladimir made a laughing stock out of him and Vitali would knock him out. Haye should just stay retired and out of the sport, he had his time and failed on his biggest night, now I'm going to go out there and show him how to fight a Klitschko,"
"One things for sure I won't by going into the ring like a scared rabbit like Haye did, I'm going to give it everything I've got to win the world title."
With just over a month to go, Chisora is locked away at his Finchley gym preparing for the biggest fight of his life.
He added, "I'm in great shape, training hard and ready to go right now,"
"This is the most focused and prepared I've been for a fight and I'm looking forward to it,"
"It's a big job, but I'm going out to Germany with the aim of ending the Klitschko reign of heavyweight boxing, starting with Vitali."
Mayweather tells Arum to contact Schafer or Haymon to start negotiations for Pacquiao bout
Floyd Mayweather JrBy Michael Collins: In response to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum saying he wasn't sure who the representative for Floyd Mayweather Jr. so that he could start negotiations for a Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, Mayweather Jr. himself responded to Arum in a message on his twitter page telling Arum to contact Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions or Al Haymon to get the fight put together.
Mayweather said “I’m ready to fight Pacquiao [on] 5/5. Bob Arum knows the date can’t change. I have my guarantee. Call Schaefer & Al [Haymon] and stop lying to the public.”
Well at least now Arum won't have any more excuses about not knowing who the Mayweather representative is. Hopefully Arum can start working on putting the fight together and doesn't come up with another minor snag like not knowing who to even call.
It's disappointing that this was holding Arum back because if he's spinning his wheels at not knowing who to contact to start the negotiations, it would appear to give an indication that Arum might not be too interested in putting the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight together.
Oscar De La Hoya, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, said this on his twitter: “Let’s do this. Way to step up to the plate Floyd Mayweather. Let’s do it. Bob [Arum], now call Richard Schaefer. His Phone is on. You see Pac works for Bob Arum and Golden Boy works for the fighters. That’s the difference. Bob, call GBP.”
Mayweather doesn't look like he's going to change his mind about fighting on May 5th, and that could be the next stall point for the Pacquiao fight. Arum has been talking about late May to June 9th, and by Mayweather saying that the May 5th date can't change, it may be all that's needed for this fight to go down the drain.
Article posted on 18.01.2012
Floyd Mayweather JrBy Michael Collins: In response to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum saying he wasn't sure who the representative for Floyd Mayweather Jr. so that he could start negotiations for a Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, Mayweather Jr. himself responded to Arum in a message on his twitter page telling Arum to contact Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions or Al Haymon to get the fight put together.
Mayweather said “I’m ready to fight Pacquiao [on] 5/5. Bob Arum knows the date can’t change. I have my guarantee. Call Schaefer & Al [Haymon] and stop lying to the public.”
Well at least now Arum won't have any more excuses about not knowing who the Mayweather representative is. Hopefully Arum can start working on putting the fight together and doesn't come up with another minor snag like not knowing who to even call.
It's disappointing that this was holding Arum back because if he's spinning his wheels at not knowing who to contact to start the negotiations, it would appear to give an indication that Arum might not be too interested in putting the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight together.
Oscar De La Hoya, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, said this on his twitter: “Let’s do this. Way to step up to the plate Floyd Mayweather. Let’s do it. Bob [Arum], now call Richard Schaefer. His Phone is on. You see Pac works for Bob Arum and Golden Boy works for the fighters. That’s the difference. Bob, call GBP.”
Mayweather doesn't look like he's going to change his mind about fighting on May 5th, and that could be the next stall point for the Pacquiao fight. Arum has been talking about late May to June 9th, and by Mayweather saying that the May 5th date can't change, it may be all that's needed for this fight to go down the drain.
Article posted on 18.01.2012
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND TEAM KHAN WITHDRAW IBF APPEAL
Amir KhanLOS ANGELES (January 17, 2012) - Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow's scheduled appeal hearing of the fight's outcome before the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan have decided to withdraw their appeal and focus their full attention on Amir's next fight.
Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan are pleased to have been vindicated by the World Boxing Association's (WBA) recent decision to mandate an immediate rematch and still hope that Mr. Peterson will honor earlier statements in which he asserted that he would be happy to agree to a rematch.
In that vein, Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan would agree to a 50/50 split of worldwide revenues derived from a rematch (including those derived from the United Kingdom) should Mr. Peterson agree to participate and hope that this will be both financially and professionally satisfying to Mr. Peterson and his team.
ARTHUR ADMITS QUIGG CLASH IS HIS LAST BIG CHANCE
JAMIE ARTHUR will be fighting for his boxing future when he challenges British super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg in Bolton next month.
The former Commonwealth champion will be having his first fight since losing to Jason Booth – the man Bury’s Quigg took the title from in October.
But the 32-year-old Welshman insists he can upset the unbeaten star at the Reebok Stadium’s Premier Suite on Saturday February 4.
Arthur (18-5) who has several business interests away from boxing was narrowly outpointed by Booth last March.
He said: “I do see this as my last chance saloon.
“I won’t fight a six or eight rounder. I can earn more money doing architectural drawings or running my gym then I can ever make from that type of fight.
“I don’t want to be working my way up from the bottom again. I have been in the mix for titles for a few years and I believe that is where I belong.
“I am grateful for this opportunity and I want to be up there and fighting these types of fights as much as possible.
“Everybody who has beaten me will tell you I give them a hard time. Anybody who beats me knows they have had a war. Nobody gets an easy fight.”
On the undercard of the Sky Sports televised card. Manchester’s Beijing Olympian Joe Murray meets fellow unbeaten hopeful Chris Male for the vacant English featherweight title.
Former European super-bantamweight champion and world title challenger Rendall Munroe has his first fight at bantamweight, with his sights set on the best.
Stephen Foster Jr returns after losing his European super-featherweight title, when he tackles Belarusian Yauheni Kruhlik.
Leading British cruiserweight title contender Matty Askin has a six rounder against Hungary’s Attila Palko and English bantamweight champion Craig Lyon face Ukrainian southpaw Yuri Voronin.
Hatton Promotions prospect Jez Wilson is hoping to fight a British light-middleweight title eliminator on the bill.
The card will also include Jazza Dickens v Michael Ramabaletsa, Feargal McCrory v Jason Nesbitt and Tasif Khan v Selected Opponent
Boxing starts at 6.15pm and tickets priced at £35, £55 and £75 VIP ringside. You can buy by calling 01925 755 222, Ticketmaster 0844 847 2500, Ticketline 0844 888 9991 or online www.hattonboxing.com
On Freddie Roach Premieres Friday Night on HBO
ON FREDDIE ROACH, the all-new cinéma-vérité series from renowned filmmaker and Emmy® nominee Peter Berg, launches its six-episode season FRIDAY, JAN. 20 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other episodes on subsequent Fridays at the same time, exclusively on HBO. Executive produced by Berg (“Friday Night Lights”), the HBO Original Programming presentation is a co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment.
The unscripted show focuses on Freddie Roach, who owns and operates the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, where he has produced a host of world champions. This intensely personal look at the world-famous boxing trainer chronicles his life and career against the backdrop of Parkinson’s disease, an ailment very likely linked to his own boxing past.
A native of Dedham, Mass., Freddie Roach has an extensive amateur boxing background. He fought as a professional under the tutelage of legendary Hall of Fame trainer Eddie Futch, ending his professional boxing career in 1987 with a record of 41 wins and 13 losses. Upon retiring, Roach became Futch’s apprentice.
In 1992, Mickey Rourke financed Roach’s first gym, the Outlaw Boxing Club. He has gone on to train more than 20 world champions, including Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Oscar de la Hoya and Mike Tyson. Roach has been honored five times as Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America and has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. On Dec. 6, 2011, he was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 2011, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced a unique partnership with Roach in an effort to ensure that America’s top amateur fighters have access to the finest training in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This partnership will create a program allowing up to ten Olympic hopefuls to train at the Wild Card Gym, which has become synonymous with world-class performance.
The 51-year-old bachelor lives next door to his mother, just a few miles from Wild Card.
January’s episodes:
Episode #1: “Body Blow”
Debut: FRIDAY, JAN. 20 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Jan. 21 (10:30 a.m., midnight), 22 (10:00 a.m.), 23 (7:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m.), 25 (6:00 p.m.) and 26 (10:45 a.m., 9:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 22 (11:50 p.m.) and 24 (9:30 p.m.)
Introduction to the life of Freddie Roach, boxing trainer and Parkinson’s patient.
Episode #2: “The Wild Card”
Debut: FRIDAY, JAN. 27 (9:30-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Jan 28 (11:30 a.m., 12:30 a.m.), 29 (11:30 a.m.) and 30 (7:30 p.m., 11:50 p.m.), and Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) and 2 (9:30 a.m., 8:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 29 (11:00 p.m.) and 31 (9:30 p.m.)
A routine day at the Wild Card Gym is suddenly thrown into chaos.
The series will be available on HBO ON DEMAND and HBO GO.
On Freddie Roach is a Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment production; executive produced by Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Jim Lampley and Michael Price; co-executive produced by Brendan Malloy and Emmett Malloy; produced by Matthew Goldberg and Christopher G. Cowen; editors, Brian Johnson and Stephen Strout; director of photography, Niles Harrison; camera operator, Brandon Carroll; music by The Antlers; original music by Rogue Wave.
Amir KhanLOS ANGELES (January 17, 2012) - Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow's scheduled appeal hearing of the fight's outcome before the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan have decided to withdraw their appeal and focus their full attention on Amir's next fight.
Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan are pleased to have been vindicated by the World Boxing Association's (WBA) recent decision to mandate an immediate rematch and still hope that Mr. Peterson will honor earlier statements in which he asserted that he would be happy to agree to a rematch.
In that vein, Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan would agree to a 50/50 split of worldwide revenues derived from a rematch (including those derived from the United Kingdom) should Mr. Peterson agree to participate and hope that this will be both financially and professionally satisfying to Mr. Peterson and his team.
ARTHUR ADMITS QUIGG CLASH IS HIS LAST BIG CHANCE
JAMIE ARTHUR will be fighting for his boxing future when he challenges British super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg in Bolton next month.
The former Commonwealth champion will be having his first fight since losing to Jason Booth – the man Bury’s Quigg took the title from in October.
But the 32-year-old Welshman insists he can upset the unbeaten star at the Reebok Stadium’s Premier Suite on Saturday February 4.
Arthur (18-5) who has several business interests away from boxing was narrowly outpointed by Booth last March.
He said: “I do see this as my last chance saloon.
“I won’t fight a six or eight rounder. I can earn more money doing architectural drawings or running my gym then I can ever make from that type of fight.
“I don’t want to be working my way up from the bottom again. I have been in the mix for titles for a few years and I believe that is where I belong.
“I am grateful for this opportunity and I want to be up there and fighting these types of fights as much as possible.
“Everybody who has beaten me will tell you I give them a hard time. Anybody who beats me knows they have had a war. Nobody gets an easy fight.”
On the undercard of the Sky Sports televised card. Manchester’s Beijing Olympian Joe Murray meets fellow unbeaten hopeful Chris Male for the vacant English featherweight title.
Former European super-bantamweight champion and world title challenger Rendall Munroe has his first fight at bantamweight, with his sights set on the best.
Stephen Foster Jr returns after losing his European super-featherweight title, when he tackles Belarusian Yauheni Kruhlik.
Leading British cruiserweight title contender Matty Askin has a six rounder against Hungary’s Attila Palko and English bantamweight champion Craig Lyon face Ukrainian southpaw Yuri Voronin.
Hatton Promotions prospect Jez Wilson is hoping to fight a British light-middleweight title eliminator on the bill.
The card will also include Jazza Dickens v Michael Ramabaletsa, Feargal McCrory v Jason Nesbitt and Tasif Khan v Selected Opponent
Boxing starts at 6.15pm and tickets priced at £35, £55 and £75 VIP ringside. You can buy by calling 01925 755 222, Ticketmaster 0844 847 2500, Ticketline 0844 888 9991 or online www.hattonboxing.com
On Freddie Roach Premieres Friday Night on HBO
ON FREDDIE ROACH, the all-new cinéma-vérité series from renowned filmmaker and Emmy® nominee Peter Berg, launches its six-episode season FRIDAY, JAN. 20 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other episodes on subsequent Fridays at the same time, exclusively on HBO. Executive produced by Berg (“Friday Night Lights”), the HBO Original Programming presentation is a co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment.
The unscripted show focuses on Freddie Roach, who owns and operates the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, where he has produced a host of world champions. This intensely personal look at the world-famous boxing trainer chronicles his life and career against the backdrop of Parkinson’s disease, an ailment very likely linked to his own boxing past.
A native of Dedham, Mass., Freddie Roach has an extensive amateur boxing background. He fought as a professional under the tutelage of legendary Hall of Fame trainer Eddie Futch, ending his professional boxing career in 1987 with a record of 41 wins and 13 losses. Upon retiring, Roach became Futch’s apprentice.
In 1992, Mickey Rourke financed Roach’s first gym, the Outlaw Boxing Club. He has gone on to train more than 20 world champions, including Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, Oscar de la Hoya and Mike Tyson. Roach has been honored five times as Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America and has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. On Dec. 6, 2011, he was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 2011, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced a unique partnership with Roach in an effort to ensure that America’s top amateur fighters have access to the finest training in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This partnership will create a program allowing up to ten Olympic hopefuls to train at the Wild Card Gym, which has become synonymous with world-class performance.
The 51-year-old bachelor lives next door to his mother, just a few miles from Wild Card.
January’s episodes:
Episode #1: “Body Blow”
Debut: FRIDAY, JAN. 20 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Jan. 21 (10:30 a.m., midnight), 22 (10:00 a.m.), 23 (7:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m.), 25 (6:00 p.m.) and 26 (10:45 a.m., 9:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 22 (11:50 p.m.) and 24 (9:30 p.m.)
Introduction to the life of Freddie Roach, boxing trainer and Parkinson’s patient.
Episode #2: “The Wild Card”
Debut: FRIDAY, JAN. 27 (9:30-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Jan 28 (11:30 a.m., 12:30 a.m.), 29 (11:30 a.m.) and 30 (7:30 p.m., 11:50 p.m.), and Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) and 2 (9:30 a.m., 8:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Jan. 29 (11:00 p.m.) and 31 (9:30 p.m.)
A routine day at the Wild Card Gym is suddenly thrown into chaos.
The series will be available on HBO ON DEMAND and HBO GO.
On Freddie Roach is a Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment production; executive produced by Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Jim Lampley and Michael Price; co-executive produced by Brendan Malloy and Emmett Malloy; produced by Matthew Goldberg and Christopher G. Cowen; editors, Brian Johnson and Stephen Strout; director of photography, Niles Harrison; camera operator, Brandon Carroll; music by The Antlers; original music by Rogue Wave.
Salido: I’m going to prove my win over Lopez wasn’t a fluke
January 18th, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (37-11-2, 25 KO’s) will be looking to repeat his knockout effort of a year ago against then WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KO’s) by knocking him out a second time in their fight on March 10th at the Caliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Salido said “He is going to feel he is the better and stronger man and that he is not. I want to show that my first win was not a fluke.”
Like in a lot of Lopez’s fights, he looked good for the first four rounds against Salido. However, Salido was making Lopez fight a lot harder than he wanted to by putting steady pressure on him and nailing him with right hands. In the 5th, Salido landed a series of really hard right hands that seemed to shake Lopez up.
In the next round, Salido rocked Lopez with a tremendous right hand and then nailed him again with it. You could see how badly Lopez was hurt from those shots after the round, because he looked like he wasn’t all there. Lopez fought the 7th on nothing but pure courage because he had nothing left. He was still hurt and looked gassed out as well.
He landed some big shots to the head of Salido in that round, but his punches had no affect on Salido and wasn’t slowing him down any. That was the whole problem right there. Salido just wouldn’t stop coming and he was having a lot of success with his right hand. Lopez normally is able to stop his opponents early with his right hook and left hand, but not with Salido. He took those shots and kept nailing Lopez with looping right hands. That’s the best way to beat a southpaw and it was working in this case incredibly well.
January 18th, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (37-11-2, 25 KO’s) will be looking to repeat his knockout effort of a year ago against then WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 KO’s) by knocking him out a second time in their fight on March 10th at the Caliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Salido said “He is going to feel he is the better and stronger man and that he is not. I want to show that my first win was not a fluke.”
Like in a lot of Lopez’s fights, he looked good for the first four rounds against Salido. However, Salido was making Lopez fight a lot harder than he wanted to by putting steady pressure on him and nailing him with right hands. In the 5th, Salido landed a series of really hard right hands that seemed to shake Lopez up.
In the next round, Salido rocked Lopez with a tremendous right hand and then nailed him again with it. You could see how badly Lopez was hurt from those shots after the round, because he looked like he wasn’t all there. Lopez fought the 7th on nothing but pure courage because he had nothing left. He was still hurt and looked gassed out as well.
He landed some big shots to the head of Salido in that round, but his punches had no affect on Salido and wasn’t slowing him down any. That was the whole problem right there. Salido just wouldn’t stop coming and he was having a lot of success with his right hand. Lopez normally is able to stop his opponents early with his right hook and left hand, but not with Salido. He took those shots and kept nailing Lopez with looping right hands. That’s the best way to beat a southpaw and it was working in this case incredibly well.
Mayweather: I’m going to whoop Pacquiao’s a** on May 5th!
January 17th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. gave Bob Arum the names of his representatives today in order for him to stop making excuses about not knowing who to contact for him to start putting together a fight between his No.1 fighter Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather.
May 5th is the date that Mayweather wants the fight to take place and the venue is the MGM Grand. Arum has to work from there or come out just refuse to put the fight together.
Mayweather had some interesting things to say about Pacquiao on his twitter today, saying “May 5th is Pacquiao a** whooping day. First they say I’m ducking the fight [with Pacquiao], but now it seems like I’m begging for the fight. What is going on?”
What’s going on is Mayweather is exposing Arum and Pacquiao by showing what that neither of them seems to be too eager to make this fight. It’s not just Arum that seems reluctant to agree to a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight but also Pacquiao. He’s been repeating some of the same excuses that Arum has been making about an outdoor arena needing to be made.
Fernando Montiel to return to the ring in March
Former three division world champion Fernando Montiel (46-4, 36 KO’s) reportedly will be returning to action in March against an opponent still to be determined. Montiel will be fighting in Los Mochis, Mexico.
Montiel’s career has taken a negative turn in the past year with a 2nd round TKO loss to Nonito Donaire last February, and then a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Victor Terrazas (32-2-1. 18 KO’s) last November in a failed attempt to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver bantamweight title. Montiel lost his WBC/WBO bantamweight title to Donaire in his 2nd round TKO loss.
Montiel, 5’4″, was perfect at flyweight and super flyweight, dominating most of the opposition he faced while fighting in those divisions. But in moving up to bantamweight and now super bantamweight, Montiel is discovering that his limited size is a real negative for him. He needs to move back down in weight to super flyweight or better yet, flyweight, if he wants to dominate he like he used to. The loss to Terrazas showed pretty clearly that Montiel doesn’t have the size to compete at super bantamweight.
January 17th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. gave Bob Arum the names of his representatives today in order for him to stop making excuses about not knowing who to contact for him to start putting together a fight between his No.1 fighter Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather.
May 5th is the date that Mayweather wants the fight to take place and the venue is the MGM Grand. Arum has to work from there or come out just refuse to put the fight together.
Mayweather had some interesting things to say about Pacquiao on his twitter today, saying “May 5th is Pacquiao a** whooping day. First they say I’m ducking the fight [with Pacquiao], but now it seems like I’m begging for the fight. What is going on?”
What’s going on is Mayweather is exposing Arum and Pacquiao by showing what that neither of them seems to be too eager to make this fight. It’s not just Arum that seems reluctant to agree to a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight but also Pacquiao. He’s been repeating some of the same excuses that Arum has been making about an outdoor arena needing to be made.
Fernando Montiel to return to the ring in March
Former three division world champion Fernando Montiel (46-4, 36 KO’s) reportedly will be returning to action in March against an opponent still to be determined. Montiel will be fighting in Los Mochis, Mexico.
Montiel’s career has taken a negative turn in the past year with a 2nd round TKO loss to Nonito Donaire last February, and then a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Victor Terrazas (32-2-1. 18 KO’s) last November in a failed attempt to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver bantamweight title. Montiel lost his WBC/WBO bantamweight title to Donaire in his 2nd round TKO loss.
Montiel, 5’4″, was perfect at flyweight and super flyweight, dominating most of the opposition he faced while fighting in those divisions. But in moving up to bantamweight and now super bantamweight, Montiel is discovering that his limited size is a real negative for him. He needs to move back down in weight to super flyweight or better yet, flyweight, if he wants to dominate he like he used to. The loss to Terrazas showed pretty clearly that Montiel doesn’t have the size to compete at super bantamweight.
Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao wriggle out of it, but not without scars
January 19th, 2012
By Babatis Banda: The announcement by Bob Arum, that Manny will not be fighting Floyd Mayweather this coming May, came not as a surprise, but a confirmation of what it has been like to deal with Arum the past two years. It is good though, that the events of the past few weeks have opened the eyes of the world on this issue.
It is clear that Floyd made his honest part, announced well in advance, his availability for May 5, way before Manny was embarrassed by Marquez in that bout.
In my opinion, Floyd must move on, take on real challenge in Martinez or even Soul Alvarez while Arum puts Pacquiao in with his own fighters once again. I am beginning to think that some of these in-house fights may actually be fixed. Nature has its own way of balancing things. Arum is slowly, but surely building a web which is already creeping up on him. Manny Pacquiao may be sincere in his dealings, but he has allowed himself to be soiled and has lost face already.
While Floyd may have erred to book the MGM in advance, I feel Arum and Pacquiao should have allowed this fight to take place, and then have ample time to build an arena for a re-match. Both ways, Arum would still have satisfied his insatiable appetite for money, while keeping his ego just as high. Now that this is all water under the bridge, those of us who love the sport will wait, God willing, to watch the fight happen November 2012 or indeed 2013. The result will still be the same, even with this delay, no doubt.
As usual, even when it is blatantly clear that Floyd has had nothing to do with the collapse of this fight yet again, sadists and haters will still hunt for something to say, just to put Manny and Arum off the hook and that is expected, especially from his fanatical fan base. The real winner here is certainly not Manny but Arum. He is going to cash-in both sides in Manny’s next fight just like he always does, make the most money and probably later allow a Floyd versus Manny fight to end it in style. Such greed at the expense of everybody else is not just annoying, but repulsive and inhumane.
Time is the greatest teacher, and time will come when all these injustices against the real loving fans of the sport is avenged. For the fanatics, this is yet another opportunity to defend and support these wicked and embarrassing acts of cowardice and double standards. Whatever happens next, this is just a delay, the inevitable is bound to happen sooner or later.
Arum and Manny Pacquiao have wriggled their way out of a fight with Floyd yet again, but not without some scars. People are seeing and people are judging and the truth is as clear as it can ever be. For sure, many more people now agree that Manny is running.
January 19th, 2012
By Babatis Banda: The announcement by Bob Arum, that Manny will not be fighting Floyd Mayweather this coming May, came not as a surprise, but a confirmation of what it has been like to deal with Arum the past two years. It is good though, that the events of the past few weeks have opened the eyes of the world on this issue.
It is clear that Floyd made his honest part, announced well in advance, his availability for May 5, way before Manny was embarrassed by Marquez in that bout.
In my opinion, Floyd must move on, take on real challenge in Martinez or even Soul Alvarez while Arum puts Pacquiao in with his own fighters once again. I am beginning to think that some of these in-house fights may actually be fixed. Nature has its own way of balancing things. Arum is slowly, but surely building a web which is already creeping up on him. Manny Pacquiao may be sincere in his dealings, but he has allowed himself to be soiled and has lost face already.
While Floyd may have erred to book the MGM in advance, I feel Arum and Pacquiao should have allowed this fight to take place, and then have ample time to build an arena for a re-match. Both ways, Arum would still have satisfied his insatiable appetite for money, while keeping his ego just as high. Now that this is all water under the bridge, those of us who love the sport will wait, God willing, to watch the fight happen November 2012 or indeed 2013. The result will still be the same, even with this delay, no doubt.
As usual, even when it is blatantly clear that Floyd has had nothing to do with the collapse of this fight yet again, sadists and haters will still hunt for something to say, just to put Manny and Arum off the hook and that is expected, especially from his fanatical fan base. The real winner here is certainly not Manny but Arum. He is going to cash-in both sides in Manny’s next fight just like he always does, make the most money and probably later allow a Floyd versus Manny fight to end it in style. Such greed at the expense of everybody else is not just annoying, but repulsive and inhumane.
Time is the greatest teacher, and time will come when all these injustices against the real loving fans of the sport is avenged. For the fanatics, this is yet another opportunity to defend and support these wicked and embarrassing acts of cowardice and double standards. Whatever happens next, this is just a delay, the inevitable is bound to happen sooner or later.
Arum and Manny Pacquiao have wriggled their way out of a fight with Floyd yet again, but not without some scars. People are seeing and people are judging and the truth is as clear as it can ever be. For sure, many more people now agree that Manny is running.
Khan says he’ll never fight for an IBF title again
January 19th, 2012
By William Mackay: According to thesun.co.uk, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) will never fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) strap again after having canceled his appeal to the IBF on Tuesday when it was learned that referee Joe Cooper and WBA supervisor Michael Welsh wouldn’t be attending the hearing.
Those two were a huge part of Khan and his promoter Golden Boy Promotion’s case in trying to get Khan’s loss overturned and changed to a no contest. With Cooper and Welsh not in attendance, Khan and company would have had go on the other remaining complaints that they had, such as about the Mystery Man Mustafa Ameen seen sitting with Welsh during portions of the fight.
According to thesun.co.uk, Khan made a tweet about the IBF and then quickly deleted it. Here’s what Khan said: “It ain’t fair, they all in it together. Never will fight for the IBF again; WBA want an immediate rematch, so I’ll stick with that.”
The World Boxing Association has already ordered an immediate rematch between Khan and Peterson, but did it without a hearing. Peterson is appealing the WBA’s decision and is hoping they’ll change their minds about it. If they stick with the mandate for Peterson to give Khan an immediate rematch, then there’s a possibility that Peterson could vacate his WBA title rather than be forced into a rematch.
Khan and Golden Boy appear to be missing the boat in understanding Peterson and his trainer Barry Hunter. Both of those guys stand on their principals and they’d rather lose the title rather than get forced into taking a fight that they might not want to take at this time.
Khan and Golden Boy offered Peterson a 50-50 revenue split for their rematch, including Khan’s UK pay per view money. It’s a mighty tempting offer but it might not be good enough to lure Peterson if he’s being forced into the rematch. Peterson could get selected by Manny Pacquiao for his next fight on June 9th, and that’s a fight that would likely pay Peterson two to three times the amount he’d make in a Khan rematch.
ESPN writer Dan Rafael believes that Peterson will eventually decide to take the Khan rematch, and he sees the fight taking place in April. One issue that may prevent the Khan-Peterson rematch from taking place is Khan’s stance of not wanting to fight ever again in Washington, DC. Khan is afraid that he’ll get robbed if he goes there to fight Peterson again, even though you could hardly call Peterson’s win over Khan a robbery.
With Khan saying he won’t fight in Washington, DC and won’t fight ever again for the IBF, he’s really narrowing his world down with these never again type decisions. It’s kind of a negative way of seeing things and Khan may need to have someone sit him down and explain things clearly to him about boxing. These kinds of things happen but you can’t decide never to do something again just because you got burned once. I think that’s a really childish way of looking at things.
January 19th, 2012
By William Mackay: According to thesun.co.uk, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) will never fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) strap again after having canceled his appeal to the IBF on Tuesday when it was learned that referee Joe Cooper and WBA supervisor Michael Welsh wouldn’t be attending the hearing.
Those two were a huge part of Khan and his promoter Golden Boy Promotion’s case in trying to get Khan’s loss overturned and changed to a no contest. With Cooper and Welsh not in attendance, Khan and company would have had go on the other remaining complaints that they had, such as about the Mystery Man Mustafa Ameen seen sitting with Welsh during portions of the fight.
According to thesun.co.uk, Khan made a tweet about the IBF and then quickly deleted it. Here’s what Khan said: “It ain’t fair, they all in it together. Never will fight for the IBF again; WBA want an immediate rematch, so I’ll stick with that.”
The World Boxing Association has already ordered an immediate rematch between Khan and Peterson, but did it without a hearing. Peterson is appealing the WBA’s decision and is hoping they’ll change their minds about it. If they stick with the mandate for Peterson to give Khan an immediate rematch, then there’s a possibility that Peterson could vacate his WBA title rather than be forced into a rematch.
Khan and Golden Boy appear to be missing the boat in understanding Peterson and his trainer Barry Hunter. Both of those guys stand on their principals and they’d rather lose the title rather than get forced into taking a fight that they might not want to take at this time.
Khan and Golden Boy offered Peterson a 50-50 revenue split for their rematch, including Khan’s UK pay per view money. It’s a mighty tempting offer but it might not be good enough to lure Peterson if he’s being forced into the rematch. Peterson could get selected by Manny Pacquiao for his next fight on June 9th, and that’s a fight that would likely pay Peterson two to three times the amount he’d make in a Khan rematch.
ESPN writer Dan Rafael believes that Peterson will eventually decide to take the Khan rematch, and he sees the fight taking place in April. One issue that may prevent the Khan-Peterson rematch from taking place is Khan’s stance of not wanting to fight ever again in Washington, DC. Khan is afraid that he’ll get robbed if he goes there to fight Peterson again, even though you could hardly call Peterson’s win over Khan a robbery.
With Khan saying he won’t fight in Washington, DC and won’t fight ever again for the IBF, he’s really narrowing his world down with these never again type decisions. It’s kind of a negative way of seeing things and Khan may need to have someone sit him down and explain things clearly to him about boxing. These kinds of things happen but you can’t decide never to do something again just because you got burned once. I think that’s a really childish way of looking at things.
Mayweather: I’ll fight Sergio Martinez next if he can make 150lbs
January 18th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is reportedly considering a bout against former two time world champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) next on May 5th if Manny Pacquiao doesn’t want to step up to the plate and fight him.
Since Pacquiao’s promoter Arum has already come out said they won’t be fighting Mayweather next, it looks if Martinez, 36, is the leading candidate for Mayweather’s next fight, as long as Martinez can get by his next opponent Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) on March 17th.
Mayweather told Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole that’s he’s interested in facing Martinez, albeit if the Argentinian star can make it down to 154lbs to make the fight happen. Martinez current fights at 160, but he’s a small middleweight and can probably make 150 if it means a huge payday.
Mayweather won’t be fighting lightweight Robert Guerrero and Saul Alvarez. Mayweather had this to say about a fight with Saul Alvarez in Iole’s column at Yahoo.com “I think Canelo would be a big bout, but I think he needs to get a little more experience under his belt and then eventually we could make that fight happen down the line.”
Mayweather can only fight on May 5th, and legally can’t budge from that date, as that was the date agreed upon by Las Vegas judge Melissa Saragossa when she gave Mayweather a delay in his 90-day jail term from January 6th to June 1st. Mayweather was hoping that Arum would let Pacquiao fight Mayweather on that date, but Arum said “We’d be leaving too much money on the table [if we took that date]. We’d be happy to fight at the end of May.”
Arum is having a 38,000 seat outside auditorium built for Pacquiao’s next fight on June 9th on the Las Vegas strip where the Frontier Hotel used to be located.
Arum wants to make as much money as possible for Pacquiao if and when he fights Mayweather, and this is his reasoning for building the outside stadium, which won’t be completed until the end of May. It certainly makes a lot of sense. However, it also is very convenient for Arum and Pacquiao, because they can then pick an easier mark out for their June 9th fight and Pacquiao can continue winning for at least one more fight if Arum is serious about wanting to match Pacquiao up against Mayweather in November.
Mayweather wants to accomplish big things and isn’t satisfied facing the guys – Timothy Bradley, Lamont Peterson, Miguel Cotto, and Juan Manuel Marquez – that Arum is considering for Paquiao’s next fight. Mayweather wants to do something really special like beating the middleweight division’s best fighter in Sergio Martinez.
Mayweather said this about a potential fight against Martinez: “If Sergio Martinez can make 150, let’s make the fight happen.”
January 18th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is reportedly considering a bout against former two time world champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) next on May 5th if Manny Pacquiao doesn’t want to step up to the plate and fight him.
Since Pacquiao’s promoter Arum has already come out said they won’t be fighting Mayweather next, it looks if Martinez, 36, is the leading candidate for Mayweather’s next fight, as long as Martinez can get by his next opponent Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) on March 17th.
Mayweather told Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole that’s he’s interested in facing Martinez, albeit if the Argentinian star can make it down to 154lbs to make the fight happen. Martinez current fights at 160, but he’s a small middleweight and can probably make 150 if it means a huge payday.
Mayweather won’t be fighting lightweight Robert Guerrero and Saul Alvarez. Mayweather had this to say about a fight with Saul Alvarez in Iole’s column at Yahoo.com “I think Canelo would be a big bout, but I think he needs to get a little more experience under his belt and then eventually we could make that fight happen down the line.”
Mayweather can only fight on May 5th, and legally can’t budge from that date, as that was the date agreed upon by Las Vegas judge Melissa Saragossa when she gave Mayweather a delay in his 90-day jail term from January 6th to June 1st. Mayweather was hoping that Arum would let Pacquiao fight Mayweather on that date, but Arum said “We’d be leaving too much money on the table [if we took that date]. We’d be happy to fight at the end of May.”
Arum is having a 38,000 seat outside auditorium built for Pacquiao’s next fight on June 9th on the Las Vegas strip where the Frontier Hotel used to be located.
Arum wants to make as much money as possible for Pacquiao if and when he fights Mayweather, and this is his reasoning for building the outside stadium, which won’t be completed until the end of May. It certainly makes a lot of sense. However, it also is very convenient for Arum and Pacquiao, because they can then pick an easier mark out for their June 9th fight and Pacquiao can continue winning for at least one more fight if Arum is serious about wanting to match Pacquiao up against Mayweather in November.
Mayweather wants to accomplish big things and isn’t satisfied facing the guys – Timothy Bradley, Lamont Peterson, Miguel Cotto, and Juan Manuel Marquez – that Arum is considering for Paquiao’s next fight. Mayweather wants to do something really special like beating the middleweight division’s best fighter in Sergio Martinez.
Mayweather said this about a potential fight against Martinez: “If Sergio Martinez can make 150, let’s make the fight happen.”
Alexander Povetkin-Teddy Atlas Partnership In Jeopardy Reports Ron Borges
By James Slater: Just when it seemed the partnership that is (or was) Alexander Povetkin and Teddy Atlas was going well, it seems the pair may be on the brink of a split. So writes top scribe Ron Borges of The Sweet Science.
Ahead of his upcoming fight with former cruiserweight champ Marco Huck, “Regular” WBA heavyweight champ Povetkin has apparently refused to come to the U.S to train. Atlas, as he explained to Borges, has always said he has to put his duties at ESPN first and cannot leave for Russia when the network needs him. With the new season of “Friday Night Fights” now in full swing, Atlas cannot leave - as he explained to Borges:
“ESPN is my main job,” Atlas said. “I have an obligation to ESPN that I have to fulfil. Povetkin has an obligation to fulfil too but I’m being told he doesn’t want to come to the U.S. Who knows what they’re telling him? All I know is I can’t go to Russia. ESPN is how I feed my family. Vlad [Khrunov; Povetkin’s manager] knows that. The fighter knows that. This kind of stuff is why I stopped training fighters.”
So, unless Povetkin changes his mind and agrees to come to America to train (as per the agreement Atlas says he and his fighter had - when T.V work is set, Teddy cannot go to Russia, Povetkin comes to him) the unbeaten 32-year-old will have to get ready for Huck (and maybe all his future fights) without the assistance of the man who has guided him so well thus far (two-and-half years).
Ahead of any big fight it is a bad time for a fighter to split from a long-time trainer, and it must be remembered that it was Atlas who inspired Povetkin to dig deep enough to pull out a points win over Ruslan Chagaev last summer; his biggest win to date. Without Atlas’ motivational skills in the corner on Feb. 25th maybe “Sasha” will be at a disadvantage.
Khrunov, according to Borges’ article, is still telling the media that Atlas is expected to arrive in Moscow in the coming days. Atlas, as he has made more than clear, will not be leaving the U.S. The question is: can Povetkin continue his successful run without Teddy?
By James Slater: Just when it seemed the partnership that is (or was) Alexander Povetkin and Teddy Atlas was going well, it seems the pair may be on the brink of a split. So writes top scribe Ron Borges of The Sweet Science.
Ahead of his upcoming fight with former cruiserweight champ Marco Huck, “Regular” WBA heavyweight champ Povetkin has apparently refused to come to the U.S to train. Atlas, as he explained to Borges, has always said he has to put his duties at ESPN first and cannot leave for Russia when the network needs him. With the new season of “Friday Night Fights” now in full swing, Atlas cannot leave - as he explained to Borges:
“ESPN is my main job,” Atlas said. “I have an obligation to ESPN that I have to fulfil. Povetkin has an obligation to fulfil too but I’m being told he doesn’t want to come to the U.S. Who knows what they’re telling him? All I know is I can’t go to Russia. ESPN is how I feed my family. Vlad [Khrunov; Povetkin’s manager] knows that. The fighter knows that. This kind of stuff is why I stopped training fighters.”
So, unless Povetkin changes his mind and agrees to come to America to train (as per the agreement Atlas says he and his fighter had - when T.V work is set, Teddy cannot go to Russia, Povetkin comes to him) the unbeaten 32-year-old will have to get ready for Huck (and maybe all his future fights) without the assistance of the man who has guided him so well thus far (two-and-half years).
Ahead of any big fight it is a bad time for a fighter to split from a long-time trainer, and it must be remembered that it was Atlas who inspired Povetkin to dig deep enough to pull out a points win over Ruslan Chagaev last summer; his biggest win to date. Without Atlas’ motivational skills in the corner on Feb. 25th maybe “Sasha” will be at a disadvantage.
Khrunov, according to Borges’ article, is still telling the media that Atlas is expected to arrive in Moscow in the coming days. Atlas, as he has made more than clear, will not be leaving the U.S. The question is: can Povetkin continue his successful run without Teddy?
Dereck Chisora calls David Haye a laughingstock
January 19th, 2012
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s), who challenges WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) on February 18 in Munich, Germany, has called former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) a laughingstock.
Haye lost by a one sided unanimous decision to WBA/ IBF/WBO/IBO/Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) last July. “The Hayemaker” later blamed his poor performance on an injured little toe. The injured toe excused was met by derision in boxing circles around the globe, even in Haye’s native England.
Chisora was quoted in the Guardian saying:
“Haye had his chance to back up all the pre fight bull he came out with against Wladimir, but he put up that embarrassing performance and then topped it by blaming it on (an) injured little toe.
“I can’t see how the British public will forget about that and now he’s coming out with the same bull again by saying he will go to war and get his title back if he gets Vitali.
“I think it’s just embarrassing. Wladimir made a laughingstock out of him and Vitali would knock him out. Haye should just stay retired and stay out of the sport. He had his time and failed on his biggest night. Now I’m going to go out there and show him how to fight a Klitschko.
“One things for sure, I won’t be going into the ring like a scared little rabbit like Haye did. I’m going to give it everything I’ve got to win the world title. It’s a big job, but I’m going out to Germany with the aim of ending the Klitschko reign of heavyweight boxing starting with Vitali.”
Chisora lost a controversial fight in December to Robert Helenius in Finaland. Most boxing fans thought Dereck was the winner in that fight. Vitali Klitschko also thought Chisora was the clear winner and chose him as his next opponent on that basis.
Vitali had hoped that Haye would be his next opponent but chose to fight Chisora instead since a deal with David was not close to being made. “Dr. Ironfist” is hopeful that a deal to fight Haye can still be hammered out for the summer. Vitali has stated that he is willing to go anywhere to fight Haye.
January 19th, 2012
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s), who challenges WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) on February 18 in Munich, Germany, has called former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) a laughingstock.
Haye lost by a one sided unanimous decision to WBA/ IBF/WBO/IBO/Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) last July. “The Hayemaker” later blamed his poor performance on an injured little toe. The injured toe excused was met by derision in boxing circles around the globe, even in Haye’s native England.
Chisora was quoted in the Guardian saying:
“Haye had his chance to back up all the pre fight bull he came out with against Wladimir, but he put up that embarrassing performance and then topped it by blaming it on (an) injured little toe.
“I can’t see how the British public will forget about that and now he’s coming out with the same bull again by saying he will go to war and get his title back if he gets Vitali.
“I think it’s just embarrassing. Wladimir made a laughingstock out of him and Vitali would knock him out. Haye should just stay retired and stay out of the sport. He had his time and failed on his biggest night. Now I’m going to go out there and show him how to fight a Klitschko.
“One things for sure, I won’t be going into the ring like a scared little rabbit like Haye did. I’m going to give it everything I’ve got to win the world title. It’s a big job, but I’m going out to Germany with the aim of ending the Klitschko reign of heavyweight boxing starting with Vitali.”
Chisora lost a controversial fight in December to Robert Helenius in Finaland. Most boxing fans thought Dereck was the winner in that fight. Vitali Klitschko also thought Chisora was the clear winner and chose him as his next opponent on that basis.
Vitali had hoped that Haye would be his next opponent but chose to fight Chisora instead since a deal with David was not close to being made. “Dr. Ironfist” is hopeful that a deal to fight Haye can still be hammered out for the summer. Vitali has stated that he is willing to go anywhere to fight Haye.
Epix to air Klitschko-Chisora, Klitschko-Mormeck, Povetkin-Huck fights to U.S fans
January 19th, 2012
By Chris Williams: If you’re an American and are interested in seeing the Klitschko brothers slaughter a couple of short and overmatched opponent in February and March, then EPIX will be there to give you want to see.
Epix will stream WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora on February 18th, WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin vs. Marco Huck on February 25th and IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean Marc Mormeck on March 3rd. Only the Huck-Povetkin fight promises to be interesting to watch.
The two Klitschko bouts are huge mismatches with the big Ukrainians facing shorter fighters that haven’t proven much at the heavyweight level. I’m not sure which is the worse mismatch: Wladimir-Mormeck or Vitali-Chisora?
They’re both pretty bad fights. Some of Chisora’s British fans swear by him as having a chance in this fight, but I’ve seen him fight Robert Helenius and Tyson Fury, and I saw nothing from those performances that would indicate that Chisora will do even as good as Shannon Briggs or Chris Arreola did against Vitali.
Mormeck, 39, has done very little at heavyweight since moving up in weight. He went life and death with three 2nd tier heavyweights in his last three fights and looked incredibly old. In watching those fights, got to shake your head and wonder what was going through Wladimir’s mind to decide on such a weak opponent as this? He must have been really interested in taking it easy after the David Haye fight last July.
The Huck-Povetkin fight on February 25th will be interesting to watch if Huck can cut it against the bigger Povetkin. The fight could be a tough one for Huck, because Povtetkin’s trainer Teddy Atlas won’t be working his corner. This means we could see Povetkin really going after Huck and trying to stop him with a high punch output in the way that Povetkin used to fight. It’s going to be interesting to watch how he does.
January 19th, 2012
By Chris Williams: If you’re an American and are interested in seeing the Klitschko brothers slaughter a couple of short and overmatched opponent in February and March, then EPIX will be there to give you want to see.
Epix will stream WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora on February 18th, WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin vs. Marco Huck on February 25th and IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko vs. Jean Marc Mormeck on March 3rd. Only the Huck-Povetkin fight promises to be interesting to watch.
The two Klitschko bouts are huge mismatches with the big Ukrainians facing shorter fighters that haven’t proven much at the heavyweight level. I’m not sure which is the worse mismatch: Wladimir-Mormeck or Vitali-Chisora?
They’re both pretty bad fights. Some of Chisora’s British fans swear by him as having a chance in this fight, but I’ve seen him fight Robert Helenius and Tyson Fury, and I saw nothing from those performances that would indicate that Chisora will do even as good as Shannon Briggs or Chris Arreola did against Vitali.
Mormeck, 39, has done very little at heavyweight since moving up in weight. He went life and death with three 2nd tier heavyweights in his last three fights and looked incredibly old. In watching those fights, got to shake your head and wonder what was going through Wladimir’s mind to decide on such a weak opponent as this? He must have been really interested in taking it easy after the David Haye fight last July.
The Huck-Povetkin fight on February 25th will be interesting to watch if Huck can cut it against the bigger Povetkin. The fight could be a tough one for Huck, because Povtetkin’s trainer Teddy Atlas won’t be working his corner. This means we could see Povetkin really going after Huck and trying to stop him with a high punch output in the way that Povetkin used to fight. It’s going to be interesting to watch how he does.