Mayweather vs. Guerrero: Floyd was master class

floyd#44By Mark Calooke: This weekend fans witnessed another master class when Floyd Mayweather Jr. made his long awaited comeback against Robert Guerrero. Like expected, Guerrero started fast but was eventually overwhelmed by the P4P superstar.

In Britain, BoxNation had exclusive rights to air the event. I spend a lot of time around boxing people and inside gyms. And people are not happy. I have heard people saying they will cancel the channel, watch future shows on mute and only watch boxing on sky sports 1.

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Mikey Garcia battles Juan Manuel Lopez on June 15th in Dallas, Texas

DALLAS (May 9, 2013) — Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion MIKEY GARCIA will make his first title defense, against former two-division world champion JUAN MANUEL “Juanma” LOPEZ, Saturday, June 15, at the American Airlines Center (2500 Victory Ave., Dallas, TX 75219). The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT. This will be the first time HBO has televised a boxing event from the American Airlines Center.

Making their Dallas debut, Garcia and Lopez boast a combined record of 64-2 (56 KOs) — a winning percentage of 97% and a victory by knockout ratio of 87.5%.

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Dereck Chisora: Back with a bang in fight against Deontay Wilder

chisora53By Dimond Dallas: First off, I know that British heavyweight “Del Boy” already made his comeback on April 20 in a lackluster TKO stoppage win over Hector Avila who was someone just there for Dereck Chisora (16-4, 10 KO’s) to beat and get some much needed rounds in after  his rather extended period of inactivity… but his upcoming fight with Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) next month on June 15h at the Wembley Arena in London, UK is the one fight with which he will be make his ‘real’ return to the ring… where I hope that he decides to comeback with a bang…

Dereck Chisora is a legitimate top name in heavyweight boxing now and there is something about his rise to fame that all boxing promoters and boxers alike must take note of and that is in professional boxing what is important is to have a degree of legitimacy about you as against having a padded up resume with meaningless wins against nameless oppositions…

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Arum gushing about Pacquiao vs. Rios bout on November 24th

pac56By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is incredibly excited about the November 24th fight between the recently beaten Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO’s) and Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO’s) at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Both fighters are coming off of losses and in Pacquiao’s case, he’s coming off of two straight losses. The fight will still be on HBO pay per view regardless and the fight is being staged in Macau so that Pacquiao doesn’t have to pay the U.S tax rate on the loot he gets from American fans.

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Canelo vs. Cotto is the backup plan if Mayweather won’t face Saul

cotto5By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions is looking to have former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KO’s) ready to go on September 14th to face their highly hyped fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) if Floyd Mayweather Jr. fails to agree to face Canelo on that date.

That’s the fight that Golden Boy wants to put together, but Mayweather isn’t saying whether he’ll agree to face the much heavier Canelo, who came into his last fighting weighing 172 lbs against WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout.

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Gonzalez: I’m going to pressure Ricky Burns and hit him hard all night

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By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO contender Jose Gonzalez (22-0, 17 KO’s) has already mapped out how he’s going to beat WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO’s) and take his World Boxing Organization 135 lb. strap this Saturday night at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, and that’s by putting the Scottish Burns under heavy pressure all night long and hitting him as hard as he can when he’s able to catch up to him.

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Deontay Wilder vs. Dereck Chisora: Baby steps

wilder46By Daniel Mcglinchey: Recently arrested American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) is scheduled to return to England next month to face second tier Brit Dereck Chisora (16-4, 10 KO’s) at Wembley Arena June 15th. Dereck is a strange character, who is perhaps better known for his antics outside the ring rather than in.

Chisora has not one win over a credible opponent and looked awful in his latest outing against an unknown journeyman Hector Alfrdedo Avila (20-12-1, 13 KO’s). Derek has lost 4 of his last 6 to the likes of Tyson Fury, David Haye, Robert Helenius and Vitali Klitschko.

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Vitali Klitschko vs. Bermane Stiverne in negotiations

vitali322By Allan Fox: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and #1 WBC mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne (23-1-1, 20 KO’s) are in negotiations for a fight that could take place this year depending on how well the negotiations go.

The hard hitting Stiverne recently defeated Chris Arreola by a 12 round unanimous decision last month to earn the shot at Vitali.

Vitali’s manager Bernd Boente said this to Dan Rafael about the prospects for Vitali facing Stiverne: “Lets see how the negotiations go.”

Stiverne and Vitali have until next month on June 3rd to try and arrange the fight. If it’s not done by then they have a purse bid on it.

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It’s official: Deontay Wilder takes on Dereck Chisora on June 15th at the Wembley Arena

wilder46By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Frank Warren has successfully set up a fight between boxing’s newest heavyweight superstar in waiting Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (28-0, 28 KO’s) against the down in his luck British heavyweight Derek Chisora (16-4, 10 KO’s) on June 15th at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds, but let’s face; the fight won’t go more than four rounds tops. My guess is one two rounds at best. This fight reminds me of the first fight between a then 25-year-old George Foreman and Joe Frazier back in 1973.

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The Next Generation of Boxing: Broner, Wilder, Ward

broner9882By Paul Ward: As boxers like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and the Klitschkos wrap up their careers in the next coming years, who will take their place? Every generation has its “Greatest of All Time” regardless if fans agree or not.

The last decade or so has seen a wonderful variety of fighters, from Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the Klitschkos and the likes of Arturo Gatti; all boxers who have helped set the stage for a new generation. There are too many boxers to be named, but these are among the greats that come to mind.

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