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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Deontay thought he was being robbed

wilder3423By Scott Gilfoid: I had a feeling that there was a rush to judgment by some boxing fans about unbeaten heavyweight Deontay Wilder’s alleged assault last Saturday night and it looks like I may be right. According to Deontay’s attorney Paul Patterson, he says Deontay thought he was about to be robbed last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Speaking with the tuscaloosanews.com, Deontay said “Deontay instinctively acted under the impression that someone was stealing from him. That wasn’t the case. He regrets his actions. He is extremely regretful…He and the victim have spoken about this and the victim has accepted his apology. We hope this matter will be brought to a resolution soon.”

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Robert Garcia sees Rios-Pacquiao being more exciting than Mayweather’s fights

rios7By Chris Williams: Robert Garcia, the trainer for title challenger Brandon Rios, thinks Rio’s fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 24th will potentially be more exciting than the fights that Floyd Mayweather Jr. typically has.

Rios and Pacquiao will be fighting in Macau, China on November 24th in move that will save Pacquiao a great deal of tax money from the pay per view money he gets from American boxing fans for his fight.

Garcia said to the Manila Standard “His [Mayweather] fights are not as exciting as the fights of Pacquiao or Rios and the people will enjoy their fight.”

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Schaefer to start working on Canelo-Mayweather fight this week

floyd#31By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says he’s going to be starting the wheels in motion this week for a September 14th fight between his fighter WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO’s), even though Mayweather hasn’t asked him too. Schaefer wants the fight for Canelo and Golden Boy.

Schaefer told Steve Kim at Maxboxing.com “I’ll be meeting this week with Floyd’s adviser and we will start having conversations. I know that Floyd is the kind of fighter who doesn’t turn down anyone. He’s always fought anyone and everyone and I know that with Canelo, that’s the fight he really wants.”

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