By Dave Lahr: Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KO’s) is coming into his February 19th fight against WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KO’s) as the favorite to win when they battle at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Month: January 2011
Pacquiao-Mosley tickets being sold in droves: People actually want to see this thing
By Chris Williams: I can’t believe it. According to reports, there were 16,000 tickets sold for the May 7th Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apparently, all these tickets got purchased on a three hour period today from 10 AM to 1 PM, and it’s one of the hugest runs on tickets in Vegas ever. People actually want to see this mismatch.
Bradley says he’s the people’s champion
By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) may have defeated Devon Alexander last Saturday night to capture Alexander’s WBC strap, but Bradley only proved that he’s better than the twenty-three year old Alexander and not better than WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan or the other top contenders in the light welterweight division.
Mayweather vs. Williams: Does Paul still want Floyd?
By Edgar Solorzano: Last November, former two-time WBO welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams (39-2, 27 KO) faced Argentina’s Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO) and was defeated by an explosive second round knockout—the type of knockout that could possibly put a bear to sleep. Before the Martinez-Williams II event, many people had Paul Williams ranked No. 3 in their pound-for-pound list. He was a threat to many warriors, and few wouldn’t fight him. However, Martinez was hungry enough to fight Williams in a rematch and earn his respect back.
Jones vs. Soto-Karass: Mike being groomed to be possible opponent for Berto
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) was supposed to be someone that could eventually compete with the top welterweights in the division and soon become one of the welterweight champions. However, the 27-year-old Jones was badly exposed in a fight with fringe welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karass last November, winning by a controversial 10 round majority decision but looking absolutely horrible after gassing out early in the fight.
Pavlik could fight on Pacquiao-Mosley undercard on 5/7
By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Bob Arum says that former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) could be fighting on the undercard of the May 7th bout between Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pavlik, 28, hasn’t fought since losing his titles to Sergio Martinez last year in April.
Saul Alvarez vs. Mathew Hatton: They will have to scrape Hatton off the canvas
By Francisco Hernandez: Not too long ago an over confident Ricky Hatton had the audacity to face a humble man from the Philippines who turns into a Tasmanian devil in the ring: Manny Pacquiao. Hatton had never really known the experience of getting savagely beat, he had been stopped by Floyd Mayweather but it was a regular TKO loss, the type you normally see in fights, but Hatton was not prepared for what awaited him, a beating so brutal that it caused a hush in the audience, many thought Hatton had expired.
Mosley thinks he can KO Pacquiao: Does anyone believe him?
By Dan Ambrose: It’s sad that Bob Arum has chosen to hand-pick 39-year-old totally shot Shane Mosley as Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent on May 7th, because pretty much no one is giving the 40ish Mosley any chance whatsoever and it seems almost laughable/pathetic that Mosley is now saying he plans on knocking Pacquiao out. You know things are bad when even casual boxing fans, who have little knowledge of the sport, aren’t taking Mosley seriously. Whether this will affect the pay-per-view numbers is unclear.
Alexander-Bradley draws only 6247 fans, King calls it a great success
By Eric Thomas: Last Saturday night’s light welterweight unification bout between WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander and WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley drew only 6247 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome, in Michigan. They were expecting a crowd of 15,000 and ended up with only half of that number. You have to think it’s a disappointment to the promoters of the event.
Khan says he was over-trained for the Maidana fight
By William Mackay: It took awhile to come up with a good excuse for why he took a lot of punishment and was almost knocked out in his last fight against Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) last December, but WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has finally opened up his lips and revealed the secret that boxing fans have been waiting breathlessly to hear. According to Khan, he was over-trained for the Maidana fight, and it caused him to be weak.