When I first began following boxing in the 80’s, I of course had fighters I always rooted for and that’s fine I still do it now. Manny Pacquiao, David Haye, Miguel Cotto and many more. This isn’t always due to them been the best it has more to do with personal preference.
Month: April 2013
Robert Guerrero: God has prepped me to take over boxing
By Dan Ambrose: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) is saying that God has singled him out to take over the sport of boxing by beating undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s) next month in Las Vegas, Nevada. Guerrero is stuck on the angle of wanting to humble Mayweather by beating him in front of the world and he feels that God will help him achieve his goal.
At their recent media conference, Guerrero said “God’s groomed me and prepped me for this time to take over boxing. That’s why it’s like a modern day David and Goliath…God’s put me in this position for a reason.”
Warren: Khan has no margin for error against Diaz
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan’s former promoter Frank Warren believes that Khan has no margin of error for his fight tomorrow night against Julio Diaz (40-7-1, 29 KO’s) in Sheffield. While Warren expects Khan to win this fight by knockout, he feels that Khan can’t afford to make any mistakes because it could hurt his career potentially if he gets knocked out and takes yet another crushing defeat.
Khan goes into this fight having lost two out of his last three fights and that kind of tells you how bad things are going for him right now. Things are so bad that his promoters at Golden Boy still aren’t willing to put him in with an actual contender. Diaz isn’t ranked in the top 15 and neither was Khan’s previous opponent lightweight Carlos Molina.
Arreola vs. Stiverne preview and analysis
By Allan Fox: Super-sized heavyweights Chris Arreola (35-2, 30 KO’s) and Bermane Stiverne (22-1-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting it out tomorrow night in a scheduled 12 round bout at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
Arreola weighed in at 248 pounds in his weigh-in earlier today. Stiverne, also a wide body heavyweight, came in at 247 lbs. Neither of the guys looked slim, but it’s normal for them to look this way.
Mayweather stripped of WBA 154 lb. title
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is saying he was stripped of his WBA junior middleweight title by the World Boxing Association, according to fightnews.com. Mayweather, who holds the WBC welterweight title as well, says he had plans on defending his stripped WBA 154 lb. title, but he can’t do it now with it having been stripped from him by the WBA.
Mayweather captured the WBA title a year ago last May in beating then WBA champion Miguel Cotto by a 12 round unanimous decision.
Mayweather said this as quoted by Fightnews.com: “I wanted to defend my WBA title after this fight, but I guess I’m no longer the WBA champ, so I didn’t know I got stripped of my title.”
Gennady Golovkin v Matthew Macklin on June 29th
There is no doubt in my mind that when Gennady Golovkin and Matthew Macklin meet in the centre of the ring, it’s going to be a great fight and also a memorable night for boxing fans around the world. This match up has all the makings of a good old fashioned “tear up.”
Tomorrow we will see another pointless fight for Deontay Wilder
By Mark Havey: Deontay Wilder talks about his fight with Audley Harrison being defining. It certainly is. But it only goes to show how slowing his career is being handled and with extreme caution. Audley Harrison vs Deontay Wilder is of very little importance. Neither have a top 10 ranking and neither will have any time soon. For Audley that boat has sailed. And Deontay’s team see no rush in putting him in with the top fighters.
I can only assume that Harrison has got this fight on the back of his Prizefighter win. But that format suits him perfectly. I have always said that you can put Harrison in every Prizefighter and you will see him win every time. say what you like about him as a pro, but in the unpaid ranks he was impressive. But he have repeatedly heard him say, “Yes I can” whilst seeing time and time again, no he can’t.
Julio Diaz: I’m worried about being robbed against Khan
Diaz is Mexican and he’s fighting Khan in his home country of Britain where he’s a huge star for the Brits. They love the guy.
Broner and Malignaggi verbally spar at Judah-Garcia weigh-in
By Allan Fox: Adrien Broner and WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi got in each other’s faces at the Zab Judah – Danny Garcia weigh-in on Friday with both of them talking nonstop trash filled with mainly foul language. The two fighters will be facing each other on June 22nd at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, UK.
Malignaggi said this in video caught by esnewsreporting.com: “Baby Floyd, you got b**** in you. All the bums you fought haven’t prepared you for a real fighter. Lift up your shirt and let me see what you got. I see the b*** in you. It’s not about the check; it’s about me f**** you up.”
Weights: Sergio Martinez vs. Martin Murray
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) weighed in at 159.4 lbs. today in his weigh-in for his first defense of his World Boxing Council 160 lb. strap against his unbeaten challenger Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s).
Martinez looks incredible shape and he was positively staring holes through Murray’s face when the two fighters stood for their face off. Murray came in at a little heavier at 159.6 lbs. for their fight at the Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.
There was clearly a look of nervousness in the eyes of the 30-year-old Murray. He looked like a trapped deer in the headlights of a big truck heading straight towards him.