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We all know Pac should be 3-1, not 2-2 and that's taken into consideration. It's a minor debate as JMM is probably going to retire anyways. I could see Canelo at the 9 or 10 but I don't think he could go any hirer just yet. If he beats and looks good against Cotto, sure I think that would bump him between 4-7 (Ward is going to be dropped completely next month too).
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Narvaez vs Naoya Inoue in Japan Dec 31
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Narvaez vs Naoya Inoue in Japan Dec 31
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Maybe they saw how bad Narvaez looked against Orucuta, especially in the first fight when he Orucuta got dicked. Good fight though if you haven't watched Inoue he's huge for those divisions. I guarantee he's bigger than Narvaez even though he's jumping two classes.
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Lol wow what a conspiracy! So we all know Shannon Briggs has been supposedly harassing Wladimir Klitschko for a fight, most of us suspect it's fake. And now all of a sudden the WBA has ranked Briggs Number 7 in the world haha! I guess he jumped up the ratings by releasing YouTube videos!
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Amir Khan, an example of what’s wrong with boxing today
October 22nd, 2014 | Post Comment - 35 Comments
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amir khan By Hector Gonzalez: There were rumors circulating a couple of weeks ago that Amir Khan was going to fight Robert Guerrero. I was looking forward to that fight, however this Monday it was officially announced that Amir Khan is going to instead fight Devon Alexander instead of Robert Guerrero.
It’s a bit disappointing because Khan vs Guerrero is the more exciting fight, especially because there is bad blood between the two. The reality is that Khan has instead chosen the safer path in going with Devon Alexander with the intention that if Khan is to be victorious he would have a shot at fighting Floyd Mayweather come May of 2015.
First of all I’m going start off by clarifying a couple of points. Some fans believe that if Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerro and Marcos Maidana were given a chance of fighting Mayweather then Amir Khan should also be granted the opportunity to fight Mayweather. There is one major difference from the three names listed about and Amir Khan, the main difference is that all three of those fighters were at the time WBC or WBA champions at 147 who actually took the belts. In the case of Amir Khan, he was handed the WBC silver belt. How? I don’t know? He’s the number #1 147 WBC top contender after beating Luis Callazo who is now ranked at #24 by the WBC.
Let’s go back a couple years and start with Victor Ortiz. First of all whether fans want to except it or not, Ortiz was the WBC Champion going into the Mayweather fight. Let me repeat that, Ortiz was the CHAMPION and Mayweather the CHALLENGER going into the fight. Mayweather had vacated the 147 belt after moving to 154, Andre Berto became the interim champion. As I recall Berto was the one that was in line to fight Mayweather and not Ortiz, in fact Ortiz was the 6-1 underdog vs Berto. Ortiz takes the belt from Berto making Ortiz the 147 Champion.
Robert Guerrero jumps to 147 and takes on the #1 WBC Challenger in Selcuk Aydin. Not the #5, #6, or #7 challenger. The #1 challenger and beats him. Robert Guerrero becomes the 147 interim champion and defends his belt against Andre Berto. Again, Guerrero was the 3-1 underdog and comes out on top.
Pualie Malignaggi was the WBA belt holder when it was taken by Adrien Broner. There was some small talks circulating that Broner could be a candidate for Mayweather. Marcos Maidana fights Adrian Broner and takes the belt from him making Marcos Maidana the WBA welter weight champion. Again, Maidana was the man who was not supposed to win. In other words these three fighters literally fought their way to getting a chance against Floyd Mayweather.
All due respect to Devon Alexander but the last championship fight he was in he lost to Shawn Porter, and his last victory was a 10 rounder against Jesus Soto Karass.
Amir Khan could do what Robert Guerrero did and fight the #1 contender, which in his case he could go after the WBA #1 contender which is Keith Thurman. He could have gone after Robert Guerrero which is the #8 WBC contender, not at the very top but at least a decent raking. Devon Alexander is not ranked by the WBC or WBA.
It seems like Amir Khan is cutting corners somewhere. To many of us fans it looks like Amir Khan was given more opportunities then other fighters.
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amir khan By Hector Gonzalez: There were rumors circulating a couple of weeks ago that Amir Khan was going to fight Robert Guerrero. I was looking forward to that fight, however this Monday it was officially announced that Amir Khan is going to instead fight Devon Alexander instead of Robert Guerrero.
It’s a bit disappointing because Khan vs Guerrero is the more exciting fight, especially because there is bad blood between the two. The reality is that Khan has instead chosen the safer path in going with Devon Alexander with the intention that if Khan is to be victorious he would have a shot at fighting Floyd Mayweather come May of 2015.
First of all I’m going start off by clarifying a couple of points. Some fans believe that if Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerro and Marcos Maidana were given a chance of fighting Mayweather then Amir Khan should also be granted the opportunity to fight Mayweather. There is one major difference from the three names listed about and Amir Khan, the main difference is that all three of those fighters were at the time WBC or WBA champions at 147 who actually took the belts. In the case of Amir Khan, he was handed the WBC silver belt. How? I don’t know? He’s the number #1 147 WBC top contender after beating Luis Callazo who is now ranked at #24 by the WBC.
Let’s go back a couple years and start with Victor Ortiz. First of all whether fans want to except it or not, Ortiz was the WBC Champion going into the Mayweather fight. Let me repeat that, Ortiz was the CHAMPION and Mayweather the CHALLENGER going into the fight. Mayweather had vacated the 147 belt after moving to 154, Andre Berto became the interim champion. As I recall Berto was the one that was in line to fight Mayweather and not Ortiz, in fact Ortiz was the 6-1 underdog vs Berto. Ortiz takes the belt from Berto making Ortiz the 147 Champion.
Robert Guerrero jumps to 147 and takes on the #1 WBC Challenger in Selcuk Aydin. Not the #5, #6, or #7 challenger. The #1 challenger and beats him. Robert Guerrero becomes the 147 interim champion and defends his belt against Andre Berto. Again, Guerrero was the 3-1 underdog and comes out on top.
Pualie Malignaggi was the WBA belt holder when it was taken by Adrien Broner. There was some small talks circulating that Broner could be a candidate for Mayweather. Marcos Maidana fights Adrian Broner and takes the belt from him making Marcos Maidana the WBA welter weight champion. Again, Maidana was the man who was not supposed to win. In other words these three fighters literally fought their way to getting a chance against Floyd Mayweather.
All due respect to Devon Alexander but the last championship fight he was in he lost to Shawn Porter, and his last victory was a 10 rounder against Jesus Soto Karass.
Amir Khan could do what Robert Guerrero did and fight the #1 contender, which in his case he could go after the WBA #1 contender which is Keith Thurman. He could have gone after Robert Guerrero which is the #8 WBC contender, not at the very top but at least a decent raking. Devon Alexander is not ranked by the WBC or WBA.
It seems like Amir Khan is cutting corners somewhere. To many of us fans it looks like Amir Khan was given more opportunities then other fighters.
Devon Alexander Rips Floyd Mayweather And Talks Amir Khan
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Devon Alexander: “Floyd Mayweather doesn’t like fighting Black fighters”
October 22nd, 2014 | Post Comment - 100 Comments
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floyd mayweather jr devon alexander amir khan By Danny Esch: In a previous article that I wrote here on BN24 “The Blueprint to beating Floyd Mayweather 2nd Opinion” I quoted a statement from Adrien Broner and in a few comments I was told that I was being “Racist”.
The quote in question was from Adrien Brown after his fight with Taylor post fight in the ring and the question was asked from Showtime’s Jim Grey: “Was he (Taylor) tougher than what you expected?” Adrien Broner’s response was “OH NO no disrespects to you Jim but he’s (Taylor) an African American I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE TOUGH”!
The whole Keith Thurman Mandatory issue is old news now and Thurman has a fight coming up against undefeated European Welterweight Champion Leonard Bandu instead of Devon Alexander.
Devon Alexander has gone on record via 78SPORTSTV to prove that he did want the fight with Keith Thurman but was NEVER offered the fight as well as Keith Thurman who also went on record saying in a separate interview that he did ask for a Devon Alexander fight at the end of this year but was also never sent the offer. These two fighters cleared up the rumors about each other possibly ducking but that waS NOT THE CASE. Devon Alexander was then asked why he was not offered a Mayweather fight when he beat Marcos Maidana convincingly and Maidana was able to secure two fights.
Devon Alexander “Me Personally Floyd looks at a fighter who is going to pose the less threat to him you know and I did my homework and I have searched every Black fighter Floyd has faced and they all gave him some what of trouble Shane Hurt him, Chop Chop Corley hurt him”.
This is the point I was making that Manny Pacquiao is not the only fighter that Floyd Mayweather has “avoided” and not necessarily out of fear but of “greater risk” to reward. Devon Alexander believes Black fighters are slicker and make Floyd Mayweather “think” more when he is in the ring against them and Latin fighters are more aggressive and “flat footed”.
Devon Alexander went on to mention in the interview that Zab Judah gave Floyd problems in the beginning of their fight and Shane Mosley also gave Floyd trouble in the beginning and he landed a major shot against Floyd. I have also done some homework of strictly current “Black Fighters” that Floyd Mayweather has NEVER fought and some have held a belt which means they did something right to rise and climb the ranks to get a chance to fight Floyd Mayweather just because he holds the belts and according to the rules for “Belt Holders” for WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO the PPV buys and popularity” are not the criteria for a shot at the title.
1. Tim Bradley former – Champion 31-1-0
2. James Kirkland 32-1-0
3. Austin Trout – Former Champion 27-2-0
4. Keith Thurman – Interim Champion 23-0-0
6. Shawn Porter – Former Champion 24-1-1
7. Kell Brook – Champion 33-0-0
8. Devon Alexander – Former Champion 26 – 2 – 0
9. Demetrius Andrade – Champion 21-0-0
10. Cornelius Bundrage – Champion 34 – 5 – 0
11. Jermell Charlo 24-0-0
12. Jermall Charlo 19-0-0
13. Erislandy Lara – Champion 19-2-2
14. Willie Nelson – 23-2-1
Honorable mention at 140 pounds
1. Lamont Peterson
2. Adrian Broner
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floyd mayweather jr devon alexander amir khan By Danny Esch: In a previous article that I wrote here on BN24 “The Blueprint to beating Floyd Mayweather 2nd Opinion” I quoted a statement from Adrien Broner and in a few comments I was told that I was being “Racist”.
The quote in question was from Adrien Brown after his fight with Taylor post fight in the ring and the question was asked from Showtime’s Jim Grey: “Was he (Taylor) tougher than what you expected?” Adrien Broner’s response was “OH NO no disrespects to you Jim but he’s (Taylor) an African American I KNEW HE WAS GOING TO BE TOUGH”!
The whole Keith Thurman Mandatory issue is old news now and Thurman has a fight coming up against undefeated European Welterweight Champion Leonard Bandu instead of Devon Alexander.
Devon Alexander has gone on record via 78SPORTSTV to prove that he did want the fight with Keith Thurman but was NEVER offered the fight as well as Keith Thurman who also went on record saying in a separate interview that he did ask for a Devon Alexander fight at the end of this year but was also never sent the offer. These two fighters cleared up the rumors about each other possibly ducking but that waS NOT THE CASE. Devon Alexander was then asked why he was not offered a Mayweather fight when he beat Marcos Maidana convincingly and Maidana was able to secure two fights.
Devon Alexander “Me Personally Floyd looks at a fighter who is going to pose the less threat to him you know and I did my homework and I have searched every Black fighter Floyd has faced and they all gave him some what of trouble Shane Hurt him, Chop Chop Corley hurt him”.
This is the point I was making that Manny Pacquiao is not the only fighter that Floyd Mayweather has “avoided” and not necessarily out of fear but of “greater risk” to reward. Devon Alexander believes Black fighters are slicker and make Floyd Mayweather “think” more when he is in the ring against them and Latin fighters are more aggressive and “flat footed”.
Devon Alexander went on to mention in the interview that Zab Judah gave Floyd problems in the beginning of their fight and Shane Mosley also gave Floyd trouble in the beginning and he landed a major shot against Floyd. I have also done some homework of strictly current “Black Fighters” that Floyd Mayweather has NEVER fought and some have held a belt which means they did something right to rise and climb the ranks to get a chance to fight Floyd Mayweather just because he holds the belts and according to the rules for “Belt Holders” for WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO the PPV buys and popularity” are not the criteria for a shot at the title.
1. Tim Bradley former – Champion 31-1-0
2. James Kirkland 32-1-0
3. Austin Trout – Former Champion 27-2-0
4. Keith Thurman – Interim Champion 23-0-0
6. Shawn Porter – Former Champion 24-1-1
7. Kell Brook – Champion 33-0-0
8. Devon Alexander – Former Champion 26 – 2 – 0
9. Demetrius Andrade – Champion 21-0-0
10. Cornelius Bundrage – Champion 34 – 5 – 0
11. Jermell Charlo 24-0-0
12. Jermall Charlo 19-0-0
13. Erislandy Lara – Champion 19-2-2
14. Willie Nelson – 23-2-1
Honorable mention at 140 pounds
1. Lamont Peterson
2. Adrian Broner
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Tyson Fury: I challenge Anthony Joshua after I smash Chisora
October 22nd, 2014 | Post Comment - 54 Comments
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tyson fury derek chisora anthony joshua By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #4 WBO, #5 IBF, #11 WBC heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KOs) is targeting unbeaten heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua (9-0, 9 KOs) for a fight after Fury takes care of business against Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KOs) on November 29th at the ExCel Arena in London, UK.
Fury obviously has heard Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn opening his yap about how he thinks Joshua will be ready to beat Fury by next year, and Fury looks like he wants to take Hearn on his word by pushing for the fight.
I’d be very surprised if Hearn were to allow the 6’6” Joshua to fight Fury this year or even next year. I mean, Joshua has been facing God awful opposition since he turned pro, and he just looks flat-footed and over-muscled. He’s coming off of a 2nd round stoppage win over journeyman Denis Bakhtov in his last fight, but that was hardly a test. It was more of a lateral move from his previous fight against Konstantin Airich.
“I challenge Anthony Joshua to a fight in December after I smash Chisora,” Fury said on his twitter. “Eddie Hearn would never dream of putting Joshua in the same ring as me so stop going on about it. [He] wouldn’t last three rounds. [There is] too much talking and avoiding going on in world heavyweight boxing. Let it not be just about the money, its killing boxing. Let’s fight each other.”
Hearn is interested in matching Joshua against David Price in the near future. Just when is unclear. Price has already vowed to take Joshua’s head off with one of his big right hands if the two of them meet up. Price will be head-hunting from the jump, because he likely knows he can’t stand in there with him for long given his history of knockouts.
“Correct, you wouldn’t last three rounds. Time will tell, concentrate on your fight; hope it happens for you,” Hearn said on his twitter. “Give me a call after your scheduled fight.”
Joshua will be fighting 39-year-old Michael Sprott next month on November 22nd on the undercard of the Nathan Cleverly vs. Tony Bellew card in Liverpool, UK.
I can see Fury beating Joshua if that fight happens this year or next year. Of course, now that Fury has shown interest in fighting Joshua, I see it as the kiss of death as far as him getting a fight against the 24-year-old. No way do I see Hearn letting Joshua 100 miles from Fury now. I think Hearn is going to protect Joshua like a mother hen by keeping him out of harms way for the next 2-3 years.
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tyson fury derek chisora anthony joshua By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #4 WBO, #5 IBF, #11 WBC heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KOs) is targeting unbeaten heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua (9-0, 9 KOs) for a fight after Fury takes care of business against Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KOs) on November 29th at the ExCel Arena in London, UK.
Fury obviously has heard Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn opening his yap about how he thinks Joshua will be ready to beat Fury by next year, and Fury looks like he wants to take Hearn on his word by pushing for the fight.
I’d be very surprised if Hearn were to allow the 6’6” Joshua to fight Fury this year or even next year. I mean, Joshua has been facing God awful opposition since he turned pro, and he just looks flat-footed and over-muscled. He’s coming off of a 2nd round stoppage win over journeyman Denis Bakhtov in his last fight, but that was hardly a test. It was more of a lateral move from his previous fight against Konstantin Airich.
“I challenge Anthony Joshua to a fight in December after I smash Chisora,” Fury said on his twitter. “Eddie Hearn would never dream of putting Joshua in the same ring as me so stop going on about it. [He] wouldn’t last three rounds. [There is] too much talking and avoiding going on in world heavyweight boxing. Let it not be just about the money, its killing boxing. Let’s fight each other.”
Hearn is interested in matching Joshua against David Price in the near future. Just when is unclear. Price has already vowed to take Joshua’s head off with one of his big right hands if the two of them meet up. Price will be head-hunting from the jump, because he likely knows he can’t stand in there with him for long given his history of knockouts.
“Correct, you wouldn’t last three rounds. Time will tell, concentrate on your fight; hope it happens for you,” Hearn said on his twitter. “Give me a call after your scheduled fight.”
Joshua will be fighting 39-year-old Michael Sprott next month on November 22nd on the undercard of the Nathan Cleverly vs. Tony Bellew card in Liverpool, UK.
I can see Fury beating Joshua if that fight happens this year or next year. Of course, now that Fury has shown interest in fighting Joshua, I see it as the kiss of death as far as him getting a fight against the 24-year-old. No way do I see Hearn letting Joshua 100 miles from Fury now. I think Hearn is going to protect Joshua like a mother hen by keeping him out of harms way for the next 2-3 years.
Canelo deserves to be in the top ten after beating Lara, although I don't agree he won. Officially he did. Andre Ward hasn't fought since 1997 it seems, so I would take him down just based on inactivity. I'd have Rig definitely top 5. Hopkins definitely top 10, and if he beats the Russki, that to me would easily put him top 5 as well.
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Only dude that is financially viable on this entire list is Kell Brook IN England which obviously isn't going to happen. Honorable mention goes to Thurman who really isn't a titlist even though he probably could be. But even then, only hardcore fans knows who he is. It's not a race thing, it's the fact that these dudes barely have 12 fans between them.
Rios vs. Alvarado 3 moved back to January
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mike alvarado brandon rios By Dan Ambrose: The long awaited third fight between #4 WBO Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) and former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs) has been moved from December 20th to January, according to Steve Kim.
There’s some issues on Alvarado’s side slowing the fight down from getting made. There’s also a question of where the fight will take place. Bob Arum of Top Rank doesn’t want the fight to be staged in Alvarado’s home city of Denver, Colorado, due to the cold weather than boxing fans would have to deal with in trying to get to the fight in the middle of the winter.
The worst thing that fans need is to get stuck in the snow while traveling to Denver.
Alvarado and Rios both have hit a really rough patch in their careers. Alvarado has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights; whereas Rios has lost 2 out of his last 3 fights. You can really say that Rios has lost 4 out of his last 5 fights, because his disqualification win over Diego Chaves was a controversial one where he was losing the fight when the referee disqualified Chaves for throwing an elbow that few boxing fans saw Chaves throw in the 9th round. Further, Rios was given a questionable win over Richard Abril in 2012 in a fight where Rios was totally dominated. I saw the fight and I had Rios winning 1 of the 12 rounds.
Alvarado-Rios 3 is a good ESPN2 level fight, but not really HBO worthy because neither of these guys are going anywhere in their careers. They’re basically gate keepers, and guys that Arum uses to mix and match against his best welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley.
I don’t see Rios or Alvarado ever winning another world title. That’s why I feel their fight is more of an undercard fight on HBO or an ESPN2 main event. The head-liner fights on HBO should arguably be for stars, world champions or fighters on their way up to world titles. I don’t see Rios or Alvarado fitting into any of those categories.
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mike alvarado brandon rios By Dan Ambrose: The long awaited third fight between #4 WBO Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs) and former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-3, 23 KOs) has been moved from December 20th to January, according to Steve Kim.
There’s some issues on Alvarado’s side slowing the fight down from getting made. There’s also a question of where the fight will take place. Bob Arum of Top Rank doesn’t want the fight to be staged in Alvarado’s home city of Denver, Colorado, due to the cold weather than boxing fans would have to deal with in trying to get to the fight in the middle of the winter.
The worst thing that fans need is to get stuck in the snow while traveling to Denver.
Alvarado and Rios both have hit a really rough patch in their careers. Alvarado has lost 3 out of his last 4 fights; whereas Rios has lost 2 out of his last 3 fights. You can really say that Rios has lost 4 out of his last 5 fights, because his disqualification win over Diego Chaves was a controversial one where he was losing the fight when the referee disqualified Chaves for throwing an elbow that few boxing fans saw Chaves throw in the 9th round. Further, Rios was given a questionable win over Richard Abril in 2012 in a fight where Rios was totally dominated. I saw the fight and I had Rios winning 1 of the 12 rounds.
Alvarado-Rios 3 is a good ESPN2 level fight, but not really HBO worthy because neither of these guys are going anywhere in their careers. They’re basically gate keepers, and guys that Arum uses to mix and match against his best welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley.
I don’t see Rios or Alvarado ever winning another world title. That’s why I feel their fight is more of an undercard fight on HBO or an ESPN2 main event. The head-liner fights on HBO should arguably be for stars, world champions or fighters on their way up to world titles. I don’t see Rios or Alvarado fitting into any of those categories.
Matt Korobov vs. Andy Lee added to Bradley-Chaves triple-header
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Korobov Lee Korobov vs. Lee Bradley Chaves Bradley vs. Chaves timothy bradley matt korobov andy lee By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) vs. #3 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) has been added to the December 13th fight between Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
The Korobov-Lee fight will be part of a triple-header on HBO Championship Boxing from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Also on the card is Mauricio Herrera vs. Jose Benavidez, and Denis Shafikov vs. TBA.
”Korobov-Lee has been added to 12/13 @HBO boxing card, making it a tripleheader with Bradley-Chavez and Herrera-Benavidez. Excellent show,” Rafael said on his twitter.
Lee, 30, is getting a shot at the vacant WBO middleweight title against Korobov, because Demetrius Andrade opted not to take the fight due to the money being right. #2 WBO Billy Joe Saunders will be fighting Chris Eubank Jr next month, and he’s not available to take the fight.
Saunders will be facing the winner of the Korobov-Lee fight. Lee earned the right to fight for the WBO title after beating John Jackson by a 5th round knockout last June. Lee was quite fortunate to get the knockout, because he was on his way to being stopped in that fight. Jackson totally dominated the first four rounds, and had Lee on the canvas in the 1st round.
Korobov has a pretty strong chin, and I can’t imagine he’ll get knocked out like Jackson did. He’s also a much better defensive fighter than Jackson, so you’re not going to see himself leaving his chin in the air to get by any of Lee’s left hooks in this fight way Jackson did. Korobov has good power, and he’ll likely take Lee into the deep end and drown him in the later rounds if he doesn’t knock him out early in the fight.
Lee likes to slug it out much to his own detriment. He was knocked out by Brian Vera and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr when he tried to punch with them. Since his loss to Chavez Jr, Lee has won his last five fights against Anthony Fitzgerald, Darryl Cunningham, Ferenc Hafner, Frank Haroche Horta and John Jackson.
For the most part, Lee’s opposition has been woeful, and that’s obviously a sign that his management didn’t feel confident enough to put him in with a live body with the kind of talent to challenge him. Even Jackson had Lee ready to go.
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Korobov Lee Korobov vs. Lee Bradley Chaves Bradley vs. Chaves timothy bradley matt korobov andy lee By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO Matt Korobov (24-0, 14 KOs) vs. #3 WBO Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) has been added to the December 13th fight between Tim Bradley and Diego Chaves, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
The Korobov-Lee fight will be part of a triple-header on HBO Championship Boxing from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Also on the card is Mauricio Herrera vs. Jose Benavidez, and Denis Shafikov vs. TBA.
”Korobov-Lee has been added to 12/13 @HBO boxing card, making it a tripleheader with Bradley-Chavez and Herrera-Benavidez. Excellent show,” Rafael said on his twitter.
Lee, 30, is getting a shot at the vacant WBO middleweight title against Korobov, because Demetrius Andrade opted not to take the fight due to the money being right. #2 WBO Billy Joe Saunders will be fighting Chris Eubank Jr next month, and he’s not available to take the fight.
Saunders will be facing the winner of the Korobov-Lee fight. Lee earned the right to fight for the WBO title after beating John Jackson by a 5th round knockout last June. Lee was quite fortunate to get the knockout, because he was on his way to being stopped in that fight. Jackson totally dominated the first four rounds, and had Lee on the canvas in the 1st round.
Korobov has a pretty strong chin, and I can’t imagine he’ll get knocked out like Jackson did. He’s also a much better defensive fighter than Jackson, so you’re not going to see himself leaving his chin in the air to get by any of Lee’s left hooks in this fight way Jackson did. Korobov has good power, and he’ll likely take Lee into the deep end and drown him in the later rounds if he doesn’t knock him out early in the fight.
Lee likes to slug it out much to his own detriment. He was knocked out by Brian Vera and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr when he tried to punch with them. Since his loss to Chavez Jr, Lee has won his last five fights against Anthony Fitzgerald, Darryl Cunningham, Ferenc Hafner, Frank Haroche Horta and John Jackson.
For the most part, Lee’s opposition has been woeful, and that’s obviously a sign that his management didn’t feel confident enough to put him in with a live body with the kind of talent to challenge him. Even Jackson had Lee ready to go.
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