Garcia vs. Herrera & Wilder vs. Scott will have open scoring

garcia8By Dan Ambrose: Open scoring will be used for tonight’s fights between Deontay Wilder and Malik Scott, and Danny Garcia and Mauricio Herrera, according to Fightnews. The World Boxing Councils rules will be in play, and one of them is open scoring unfortunately. The scores will be read after the 4th and 8th rounds, which will take away any suspense at all in the fights. The only thing good about is it will likely only affect the Garcia-Herrera fight, because Scott will not be around by the end of the 4th round.

The fights will be taking place at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. This is Garcia’s chance to shine in Peurto Rico, where his parents came from.

Malik Scott wearing a paper bag over his head doesn’t mean he’s coming to lose to Deontay

By Scott Gilfoid: A lot of people are making a big deal about how Malik Scott (36-1-1, 13 KO’s) wore a paper bag over his head for his weigh-in with Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) on Friday. Some fans have things twisted by thinking that Scott wearing a bag over his head is code for him bagging it on Saturday night and just coming into the fight to flop on the canvas for the 10 count the first time Deontay nails him with a halfway respectable right hand.

Malik would never take a dive in the fight, as he’s not a quitter and he’s not afraid of the talented 6’7″ Deontay. To be sure, Scott may end up losing the fight by an early knockout, but he lose because he went out and flopped on the canvas like a big fish.

Weights: Garcia-Herrera and Wilder-Scott

By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia (27-0, 16 KO’s) weighed in today successfully for his title defense on Saturday night against Mauricio Herrera (20-3, 7 KO’s) at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Garcia weighed 139.75 lbs, while Herrera came in at 139.25 lbs. Garcia looked thin like he’d dropped a lot of weight to make 140 lb limit.

Deontay thinks Haye should stay retired, but he’s willing to fight him

deontay5465By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) thinks British heavyweight David Haye’s recent shoulder injury is a result of the punishment that he’s taken since moving up to the heavyweight division in 2008. The 6’7″ Deontay sees Haye as a cruiserweight fighting in the wrong division, and he thinks Haye should stay retired rather than try to make a come back. But with that said, Deontay would be more than willing to fight Haye if he’s up for it. He’d also like to face British heavyweights Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury as well.

Deontay has a big fight this Saturday night against Malik Scott (36-1-1-, 13 KO’s) in their WBC heavyweight title eliminator bout at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Deontay Wilder could be the next American heavyweight champion

wilder54By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) will be trying to accomplish two tasks this Saturday night when he faces Malik Scott (36-1-1, 13 KO’s) on Showtime at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Deontay’s first goal is to get the win to become the mandatory WBC heavyweight challenger in order to face the winner of the Bermane Stiverne vs. Chris Arreola bout later this year.

Deontay’s second goal is to win by a stoppage to give him his 31st consecutive knockout. That goal is obviously secondary to Deontay winning the fight to become the WBC mandatory challenger. Deontay mainly wants to get a win over Scott so that he can lock himself in as the mandatory challenger for the WBC belt.

Deontay Wilder Wraps Up Camp With Fan Day for Rural Youth

deontay33Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder flies to Puerto Rico Tuesday in advance of his fight with Malik Scott, but made time to meet and work with the youth of rural Coffeeville, Alabama before departing. Wilder has a gym and training camp in the impoverished woodlands.

“We always start and finish camp in Coffeeville,” said Wilder. “It’s a tradition and it keeps my focus right. The young people here lost their school so we turned it into a boxing gym and now they have somewhere to go. These kids are hungry to be somebody. I’ve always been the same way.”

Deontay Wilder vs. Malik Scott this Saturday on Showtime in Bayamon, Puerto Rico

deontay4444 (2)By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night Showtime will be televising what should be an exciting fight between American heavyweights Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) and Malik Scott (36-1-1, 13 KO’s) from the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The fight is a WBC heavyweight eliminator bout scheduled for 12 rounds with the winner becoming the mandatory challenger for the WBC strap.

The WBC title is currently vacant, but Chris Arreola and Bermane Stiverne will be fighting for the belt on June 1st of this year in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Whoever comes out on top in that fight, they’ll have to fight the Wilder-Scott winner before the end of 2014. That’s what the WBC wants, so they’ve got little choice but to agree to it or risk having their strap stripped from them.

Big fights and boxing fans

wilder3434By Shaun Ayres: Boxing fans are always the first to complain about certain fighters taking what is perceived to be an easy fight. For example, you will often see in forums everyone complaining about Deontay Wilder, Kell Brook, Amir Khan, Adrien Broner, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev and so on taking an easy fight against a lesser opponent. The harsh reality is, most of these fighters are built up by their respective promoters to give them an extremely marketable looking record without ever really testing themselves. This is especially true of Deontay Wilder and Kell Brook. Their respective records are only impressive on paper and the closer one scrutinizes their opponents it becomes painfully obvious that their record is mediocre at best.

So I suppose the question is, why do they build their fighters up without testing them in their first 20 to 30 fights? Well there are two short answers here: Firstly, promoters see this as low risk but high reward.

Hype and hope the poker of the heavyweight scene

By Daniel Hughes: The heavyweight picture is soon about to change with former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko fighting a political career that may turn out to be tougher even than what he experienced during his ring career. So we are left with Wladimir Klitschko. The 37 year old may not be too long in following his elder brother into retirement, as he openly admits the motivation to keep going is probably harder than the challenges in front of him.

Deontay Wilder ready to show the world his talent against Malik Scott

Deontay Wilder(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Scott Gilfoid: On March 15th, unbeaten American heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) will be looking to notch his 31st consecutive knockout in his 12 round scheduled bout against Malik Scott (36-1-1, 13 KO’s) on Showtime. Deontay, 6’7″, wants to impress the American fans watching him from home in this WBC heavyweight eliminator bout in order to give them a glimpse of what could be a future heavyweight champion of the world.

If Deontay can get past Scott then the next step will be Wilder facing the winner of the Bermane Stiverne vs. Chris Arreola bout for the WBC heavyweight strap.