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Hopkins>>>>> floyd. Why hopkins cuz he fought every one and beat them if not he tried and not duck. 44 pro fights in 20 years u avoiding the funk. Fuck floyd he a ducker. Why he so silent cuz once again retire,vacation wen the kitchen is hot get the fuck out.sergio is cooking he dont want none
I guess you forgot that Hopkins wanted no part of Roy Jones Jr until Roy got KO'ed a few times. Hopkins was ducking Roy after that 1st ass whipping he got.

It's kind of hard for Mayweather to fight a guy that always walks away from negotiations 1st random testing then Manny runs, 2nd it was 50/50 or no fight Manny runs again. Now Manny is signed to fight Marquez again he wants to talk about fighting Mayweather, but not when the contracts are ready to be signed..
 
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Canelo has a very good chance of beating Martinez. Martinez is very easy to hit with straight punches and Canelo throws straight punches. Plus Canelo work to the body can slow Martinez down. Plus Canelo is not a lazy weed head so he will actually come to fight and put in work. If they do fight it will be a good fight. But like it was stated before we will probably see Canelo vs Cotto, if Cotto beats Trout.
 
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I guess you forgot that Hopkins wanted no part of Roy Jones Jr until Roy got KO'ed a few times. Hopkins was ducking Roy after that 1st ass whipping he got..
that's incorrect on multiple levels. first, hopkins didn't get his ass kicked way back in 1993. hopkins won four round and jones eight. it was a fairly boring fight neither guy landed any real hard blows besides a nice body shot by jones early and hopkins about 4-5 hard rights late. far from any kind of whoopin.

second, jones and hopkins failed to agree on money. hopkins was king of 160 and just destroyed Trinidad. jones was king of 175. hopkins wanted 50/50 jones wanted 60/40. there wasn't a lot of money being that neither guy was a big draw. eventually hopkins agreed to take a lesser split but when he got the contract it turned out to be way less than 60/40 and hopkins wasn't about to get screwed again. in the first fight hopkins only got about $50k while his manager walked away with over $750,000. this is why hopkins ended up promoting himself the majority of his career, he wasn't going to fight for peanuts.
 
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that's incorrect on multiple levels. first, hopkins didn't get his ass kicked way back in 1993. hopkins won four round and jones eight. it was a fairly boring fight neither guy landed any real hard blows besides a nice body shot by jones early and hopkins about 4-5 hard rights late. far from any kind of whoopin.

second, jones and hopkins failed to agree on money. hopkins was king of 160 and just destroyed Trinidad. jones was king of 175. hopkins wanted 50/50 jones wanted 60/40. there wasn't a lot of money being that neither guy was a big draw. eventually hopkins agreed to take a lesser split but when he got the contract it turned out to be way less than 60/40 and hopkins wasn't about to get screwed again. in the first fight hopkins only got about $50k while his manager walked away with over $750,000. this is why hopkins ended up promoting himself the majority of his career, he wasn't going to fight for peanuts.
Whatever Hopkins beat a ww moving up in Trindad and wanted a 50/50 deal with the 1990 fighter of the decade, p4p#1 boxer, and remember the only L on Roy's record was a DQ against Griffin that Roy ko'ed in the rematch, that clown B-Hop didn't want no part of prime Roy Jones Jr. He priced himself out of the fight because he didn't want to fight Roy.

I remember Roy telling B-Hop on HBO '60/40 and will tax your ass' and B-Hop didn't want none.
 
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Says Rios-Alvarado Winner in Line For Big Fights

By Chris Robinson

On Wednesday afternoon Top Rank CEO Bob Arum could be found inside of the Fortune Gym in Hollywood, California, playing host to an open media workout for this weekend’s HBO-televised double header at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

The card will be highlighted by IBF/WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire facing off with dangerous southpaw and former titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka while a mouthwatering junior welterweight duel will see former WBA lightweight kingpin Brandon Rios rise in weight to face off with the formidable Mike Alvarado of Denver, Colorado.

Rios vs. Alvarado is a throwback type of fight, featuring two blood and guts fighters who will be looking to give no quarter in a clash that could serve as one of the year’s finest.

Always looking towards the future, Arum admits that he could see a scenario where the winner of Rios-Alvarado goes forward with a huge showdown against eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, who himself is getting ready for a fourth encounter with Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th.“Yes, or a shot at Marquez,” Arum would affirm when I posed the question to him. “Whoever wins the fight.”Asked what qualities either Rios or Alvarado have that would make them competitive against Pacquiao, one of this generation’s true greats, Arum pointed towards the kind of suspense that would surely be created in such a showdown.

“I’m not sure, but all I know, it will be a hell of a fight,” Arum stated. “People want action and people are going to get action in Alvarado and Rios. And Manny against either guy is going to be all-action. It’s going to be fun to watch.”

Rios has yet to taste defeat, as he currently holds a 30-0-1 record with 22 knockouts, yet some feel he may be biting off a little more than he can chew in his first fight at 140 pounds by locking horns with the bruising Alvarado.

Arum pointed out that while there were parties close to Rios who had concerns about the contest, it was the 26-year old former champion who seemed to plead for the match.

“Rios insisted on the fight,” Arum claimed.


Told you Arum already has Manny's next fight planned. I knew it would probably be the winner of this fight because of how bad Max K. was hyping up this fight, calling it the Fight of the Year and must watch boxing. lol. Once Rios moved to 140lb, I knew that if he wins he's fighting Manny next. Rios or Alvarado is made to order to make Manny look good and you know the Mexicans fans are running with either guy.. I see you Bob Arum.. lol

FYI, I heard Rios is have weight problems still at 140lb. lol
 
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Whatever Hopkins beat a ww moving up in Trindad and wanted a 50/50 deal with the 1990 fighter of the decade, p4p#1 boxer, and remember the only L on Roy's record was a DQ against Griffin that Roy ko'ed in the rematch, that clown B-Hop didn't want no part of prime Roy Jones Jr. He priced himself out of the fight because he didn't want to fight Roy.

I remember Roy telling B-Hop on HBO '60/40 and will tax your ass' and B-Hop didn't want none.
Don't be all mad cuz someone said Bhop >>> Floyd. I already broke down exactly what happened but clearly you don't want to listen cuz your feelings got hurt. Move along bigface.
 

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B-Hop isnt close to bring greater or ranked higher than Floyd all time. Anyone that thinks that is just smoking and I actually think B-Hop is a great fighter. Got Em!!
 
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a lot of people have bhop ranked higher on the ATG list. of course some of that is subjective but personally I think hopkins has a better resume and he took on far greater challenges and risks throughout his career.

Most Middleweight title defenses in the history of boxing (20). Fought undefeated Glen Johnon (32-0), undefeated Joe Lipsey (25-0), undefeated Felix Trinidad (40-0), undefeated Kelly Pavlik (34-0), undefeated Joe Calzaghe (44-0), undefeated Jermain Taylor (23-0), 40-1 & #1 contender Howard Eastman, #1 contender William Joppy, #1 contender Keith Holmes, #1 contender Antwun Echols, #1 contender Robert Allen, #1 contender Segundo Mercado, fought lineal light heavyweight champ in Jean Pascal and became the oldest champion in boxing history at age 47, moved up two weight classes and fought the lineal light heavyweight champ in Antonio Tarver at age 41 and that's not including solid wins over Oscar (first & only person to knock him out), Winky, etc.
 
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Don't be all mad cuz someone said Bhop >>> Floyd. I already broke down exactly what happened but clearly you don't want to listen cuz your feelings got hurt. Move along bigface.
What in the hell are you talking about?? B-Hop is a bottom feeder always was and always have been. What prime ATG 160lber has Hopkins beat? Roy Jones Jr beat both James Toney and Hopkins. Who has Hopkins beat again?? WW Oscar and WW Tito? Or overrated Taylor and Pavlik?? Hopkin had a good run and HOF career but ATG he is not. This guy almost lost to Winky Wright for good sake.. How can you hurt my feelings when again and again I prove you wrong. Just stop it already clown..
 
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50 CENT, TOMMY SUMMERS, AND THEIR FAILED ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND AL HAYMON
By Ben Thompson | October 12, 2012

Until now, the circumstances surrounding the discord between long-time friends Floyd Mayweather and 50 Cent have been unclear. When news about the formation of The Money Team [TMT] Promotions first broke back in July, we were led to believe that the company was created as a joint business venture between both men. As Mayweather was serving the remainder of his jail sentence, 50 Cent was moving quickly to sign fighters, like Yuriorkis Gamboa, Andre Dirrell, and Billy Dib. Presumably, he was acting on Mayweather's behalf, representing TMT Promotions as a partnership that would change the sport of boxing. However, FightHype.com has discovered that was not the case at all. What was once described as a "breath of fresh air" actually turned out to be an attempted coup by those once considered to be close to Mayweather.

Sources have informed us that 50 Cent and former Mayweather associate Tommy Summers, A.K.A. Tommy Smalls, tried to take advantage of Mayweather's incarceration in an attempt to oust long-time advisor Al Haymon in hopes of gaining control of Mayweather's career, both in and out of the ring. With the help of the influential Haymon, Mayweather has built a brand that has made him the highest-paid athlete in all sports. Their working relationship has allowed him to shatter pay-per-view records and generate revenue like no other fighter has ever seen before. One would think that Mayweather's achievements speak volumes about his working relationship with Haymon and their ability to succeed. Apparently, 50 Cent and Tommy Summers didn't see it that way. Ultimately, greed may have been the single solitary factor that caused long-time friends to go their separate ways.

FightHype.com was able to attain images of a letter (see below) that was sent by Tommy Summers to Floyd Mayweather during his incarceration. Shockingly, Summers embarks on a plan to try and convince Mayweather that he would be better off cutting ties with Al Haymon to instead partner with he and 50 Cent. According to Summers, if Mayweather did so, he could potentially make between $500 million and $1 billion dollars before he retires, raking in a whopping $100 million to $200 million per fight. Summers alleges that Haymon, Golden Boy Promotions, and HBO were all in cahoots, hiding money from Mayweather in a deal that was "cut under the table" with MGM Grand. It's unclear whether or not 50 Cent actually encouraged Summers to contact Mayweather with the alleged information, however, there's no denying that both men were working together to some degree, as evidenced by the mention of his name in the letter and the photo that was taken of Summers, 50 Cent and Manny Pacquiao at the September 17 press conference to announce Pacquiao vs. Marquez IV.

Although 50 Cent now claims his original vision of TMT Promotions was a joint partnership between himself, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, our source informs us that Mayweather never had any intention whatsoever of starting a new promotional company, which makes sense considering that he already owns Mayweather Promotions. Furthermore, Pacquiao continues to be under contract to Top Rank promotions, a company that Mayweather himself broke free of years ago with the intent of never doing business with its founder, Bob Arum, ever again. In fact, until Todd DuBoef takes over the reigns at Top Rank, the likelihood of Mayweather and Pacquiao doing any type of business, let alone starting a joint promotional venture, has proven to be unlikely.

Judging from the letter that was sent to Mayweather while he was incarcerated, postmarked July 24, 2012, which was exactly 4 days after it was revealed that TMT Promotions was formed, it would seem that the newly created promotional company was more of a joint venture between 50 Cent and Tommy Summers. Furthermore, given his instructions in the letter to "tear this up when you finish reading", it should be clear that, at the very least, Summers was definitely up to something. Apparently, as they spoke to fighters, they painted a picture that Mayweather was indeed on board, when in reality, he really wasn't. The notion that Mayweather was involved is one of the reasons why IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib was quick to sign with TMT Promotions, only to later find out that the facts were misrepresented to him. There was also an attempt to move former WBA featherweight champion Celestino Caballero to TMT Promotions, despite the fact that he was already signed with Mayweather Promotions.

Several sources have noted that Tommy Summers is notorious for making questionable back-alley deals on behalf of other fighters, like Mike Tyson and Zab Judah. It now appears that his latest decision to partner with 50 Cent may have cost him a close friend in the process. If the goal was to separate Floyd Mayweather from Al Haymon in hopes of reshaping the landscape of boxing, they should have known well in advance that whatever plan they concocted was not going to work based solely on how loyal Mayweather himself is to his team. Considering that 50 Cent has absolutely no experience whatsoever in boxing, one can only imagine why Tommy Summers decided to partner with a business man who's battling to keep his own sales up in the ultra-competitive rap industry. In fact, one can't help but wonder if 50 Cent's plan to align himself with Mayweather and venture into the business of boxing was simply an attempt to remain relevant, especially considering that he has a new album due to hit stores some time in mid-November, which just so happens to coincide with his original plan to promote the first event of TMT Promotions on November 17. After all, exactly what was 50 Cent going to bring to the table for Mayweather, who is already considered to be the biggest name in his own industry?
 
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BRADLEY REFUTES ARUM AND CAMERON DUNKIN; SAYS FOOT IS FINE, BUT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO FIGHT PETERSON
By Ben Thompson | October 11, 2012

In a surprising turn of events, undefeated WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley refuted statements recently made by both his manager, Cameron Dunkin, and his promoter, Bob Arum. Yesterday, both men suggested that Bradley may be forced to forego a planned December 15 return to the ring due to lingering issues with the foot injury he sustained in his controversialy victory over Manny Pacquiao back in June. According to Bradley, however, that notion couldn't be further from the truth.

"My foot is fine; I've been training for the past couple weeks. There's nothing wrong with my foot," Bradley revealed in an interview today with Leighton Ginn of The Desert Sun. "I'll be back getting my sexy back, my swag back and I'll be ready for anyone they have." Apparently, the real reason why he plans on passing no the HBO date being held for him is simply because he has no interest in fighting current IBF jr. welterweight champion Lamont Peterson for a second time.

"Another thing I want people to know, and no disrespect to Peterson, but I've already been down that road. I think a rematch with him doesn't make sense at all. I think that's another thing people need to know and realize," Bradley explained. "Coming off the big Pacquiao win, it's not necessary to have a rematch with Peterson. I think he's the only guy available to fight right now, so I'm willing to wait." That's an iteresting assessment from Bradley considering that he blasted Manny Pacquiao for choosing Juan Manuel Marquez for his next opponent, as opposed to an immediate rematch with him, despite the fact that most observers believe that a second fight is not necessary.

"I think it's very beneficial for me to be in the public eye, coming off the biggest win of my career and getting back in the ring. I want to give my fans something to see from the man who beat Pacquiao," Bradley continued. "I want to get back in the ring as soon as possible, but it has to make sense. It's got to make sense. If it doesn't make sense, I'll be willing to wait on something that does make sense." In other words, the financial incentive being presented to him by his promoter isn't enough to make Bradley want to step in the ring on December 15.

Oddly enough, Bradley insists that it's not about the money; it's simply about "good" business. ""I think making the right choices for my career is the best thing I can possibly do. I'm not fighting for money. We do fight for a living, of course, so don't misconstrue what I said, but it's not about the dough. It's about good business," he added. "Fighting the right fights that will boost my career and boost my marketability, that's important for me." Well, when it comes to good business, I always thought it was about making money, so that being said, I can't see how staying out of the public eye for the next 6-8 months coming off of the biggest "win" of your career can be a good thing for a fighter still hoping to build his fan base. Go figure!
 
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Broner: " At 23, I Would Have Kicked Floyd Mayweather's Ass when He Was 23


by Joseph Santoliquito
Oct 11th, 2012
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Floyd Mayweather is 35. Manny Pacquiao isn’t too far behind, at 33. Sergio Martinez is 37. Boxing’s superstars are aging, and the sport is searching for the next best thing.

Adrien Broner could be it. He’s 23, brash and talented, and he knows it. He also carries a boyish charisma that fight fans may come to embrace.

Broner, along with trainer Mike Stafford, was at the HBO offices on Wednesday for an invitation-only media gathering, partly to announce Broner’s first HBO Championship Boxing headliner against WBC lightweight titleholder Antonio DeMarco on Nov. 17 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

“This fight I’m just going to go out and have fun, that’s what I do,” Broner said. “This is a fight where I don’t have to really do too much talking. This guy, he smiles all of the time. I don’t know if he’ll be smiling after I throw a couple of hooks and jabs, but we know he smiles all of the time. It makes it a lot easier than a guy who’s trash talking and trying to be someone they’re not. DeMarco is just being himself and I’m still going to be myself and trash talk and do me.”

Broner’s victory over Vicente Escobedo in July garnered 1.4 million viewers, the most-watched HBO Boxing After Dark show so far this year. It also stirred a good deal of controversy when Broner (24-0, 20 knockouts) weighed in for the 130-pound fight at 133½ pounds.

But there is a side of Broner not many get to see. He displayed parts of that to the gathered media Wednesday, relaying a story about the first HBO fighter meeting he attended with the cable network’s broadcast team.

Bob Papa, who was handling the blow-by-blow chores, asked Broner if he was excited to be on HBO. Broner shifted around in his chair and fired back at Papa, “‘Are you excited to meet me?’ I don’t think they expected that,” Broner said, laughing.

The push to put Broner on that larger stage has begun. Part of that push, which you'll see in the following question-and-answer session, was to dispel any qualms about Broner's work ethic. It's a message Broner wanted to get across, Stafford wanted to assure, and HBO wanted to emphasize.

Q: Are you planning to win multiple titles in other weight divisions?

AB: Most definitely. For me, boxing isn’t just boxing. After I’m done with boxing, I want to be the best boxer to ever put on a pair of boxing gloves. I want to do things that nobody has ever done. I don’t know how long that will take and I’m trying to do it. One of them is to stay undefeated.

Q: Do you have a list of guys you want to fight?

AB: Everybody, everybody. I’m very flexible. I can go up and down in weight. I can go 135, 140, ’47, the right guy at ’54. I can do a lot of things. [Brandon] Rios, [Mike] Alvarado, those guys would be on my list, but can anyone see those guys fighting me? Rios is good, Alvarado is good. At the end of the day, I just feel I have God-given talent. I put in the hard work.

No one sees that part, though. Just yesterday, just because we were coming up here [to HBO] I did 25 rounds straight, four or five sparring partners, 45 minutes, no rest, right back to the bag. You know, I didn’t get touched. I’m ready. It doesn’t really matter.

Q: Is there anyone you still look up to?

AB: I still show my respect; even though he’s going to have his first professional fight, (three-time U.S. Olympian and Cincinnati native) Rau’shee Warren, I always looked up to. He gave me my first whupping. Seriously, he did. He was always a big inspiration to me to stay focused. To stay number-one at the amateur level, like he did, something I never got a chance do to, I always looked up to him for that. He’s a great fighter. I finally saw Floyd [Mayweather] at 12, and he kind of took over after that.

Q: What do you appreciate about Floyd, since people compare the two of you a lot?

AB: With Floyd, his work ethic is one of the biggest things that I look up to. A lot of people can say this and that about him, but he’s always going to be ready and he’s always going to be in shape and under them lights, he’s going to perform. That’s what I look up to, because you have guys that go in the gym and perform like the best fighter in the world, but under them lights, they can’t adjust and they can’t get out their real talent. I don’t why, but there is just something about those HBO lights that does something to people.

Of course, I like the comparisons. I’m 23. This is just the beginning of what I’m going to do and what I can be, and I’m already being compared to the best in the sport of this era. I feel like I’m doing everything right, everything that I’m supposed to do.

Q: Do you emulate Mayweather’s style?

AB: If you do anything, there’s always someone you’re going to look up to, and it doesn’t matter if it’s writing, or making computers, or anything. Someone you’ll look up to and something you’ll take from what they’ve done and put it into what you do. That’s what I did. I saw a lot of things that I liked [about Mayweather], I tried it, and it worked for me. So if it’s not broken, I’m not going to fix it.

Q: Can you break down DeMarco and what potential fight we might see?

AB: DeMarco is a world-class fighter. They just don’t give away belts, you have to win them. I saw the [Jorge] Linares fight. He stayed in it and he got the job done. He’s definitely going to come to fight. That’s why I respect him. Even in the [Edwin] Valero fight, he didn’t want to give up. His corner stopped that fight. I know in this fight, there’s going to be some heavy blows. He can hit, but it doesn’t matter what he comes with, I’m just at another level. I don’t see this guy really doing too much.

Q: Do you sense fans are satisfied with DeMarco as a proper opponent for you?

AB: I know I can make this fight look easy. I make all hard work look easy. The critics are always going to have something to say. What are they going to say? ‘He was supposed to do that, he has more talent, he was faster.’ They’re always going to find a way so say something and to critique. I say critics are like buttholes. I don’t listen to them. If I wanted to hear a butthole, I would pass gas. I don’t listen to them.

Q: If Floyd Mayweather is still around in one or two years, can you see yourself fighting Mayweather?

AB: Of course, if he’s around. I really don’t see him staying around too much longer. I don’t know why he would do that; that would be dumb. Everyone knows age catches up to everybody. There’s always another young lion out there with the talent that you have and puts in that work. That’s just too dangerous. I don’t think he’ll do that. I love him and all, but if he’s on the other side of that ring, I have five kids, he has to get it. I love him to death, I love him to death, but I don’t care who it is on the other side of the ring. When I get in there, it’s straight tunnel vision.

Q: Can you beat Floyd now?

AB: Honestly, and I’m going to be honest not only with you, but with myself, I’m 23 and I still have a lot to work on. I’ll tell you this, at 23, I would have kicked his ass when he was 23. I do what he does now in his prime.

Q: Sergio Martinez admitted he wanted to feel Julio Cesar Chavez’s power. Would you take a chance like that against DeMarco to see what he has?

AB: One thing about that, that was one of the silliest things you could ever do. [Martinez] could have got knocked out. They could have stopped that fight. Boxing is hit and don’t get hit. Hold, hit, don’t get hit. It’s not hit, okay, now you hit me. That’s rock ’em, sock ’em. One shot can end your career. I don’t care if I come out my whole career without getting touched. I’m not in it to go in there and let someone beat up my face. I have to sit in front of my kids and they’re like, dad, ‘What’s that?’ ‘I wanted to feel this guy’s power, so I let him hit me in the face.’ No, that’s not how you do it. Stay slick. You can’t hit what you can’t see. A lot of people have power, but if you can’t land a shot, power is nothing.

Q: You made some comments recently that you don’t get the proper following because of your race?

AB: I was telling the truth; African-Americans don’t really follow each other in boxing like the Hispanics and Mexicans, the Puerto Ricans do. I’m just saying the fans support their fighters. They support their fighters. It’s so hard for us to support our own, because coming up where we come from; they don’t want to see the next man doing better than them. That’s just how it is. I’m so used to it; I don’t let it get to me. I came off looking like a racist. Black fans don’t support black fighters; it’s the truth. We have to connect with them, and grab them. They want to see excitement; they want to laugh; they want to be entertained. I’m not just a professional fighter. I’m an entertainer, too. I love to entertain.




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