Edwin Rodriguez

Ward – Rodriguez: let it happen!

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rodriguez44By Forin: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (26-0, 14 KO’s) seems to be having a hard time getting Edwin Rodriguez (24-0, 16 KO’s) to agree to fight him on HBO. Rodriguez is reportedly demanding in excess of $ 1 million to take the fight which Ward says is not going to happen. Since everyone is entitled to price themselves the way they see fit, I am not going to comment on the financial side of this proposed match up.

What I do want to say is that this fight would definitely be more than a “total mismatch” as one particular writer likes to call it. HBO is really pushing for this fight to happen and trust me, HBO are not stupid, they like this fight for a reason.

When you think about it, Lucian Bute struggled for 12 rounds in winning a controversial decision over Denis Grachev, while Rodriguez destroyed Grachev in round 1 of their July fight in Monte Carlo.

Andre Ward: Edwin Rodriguez’s team is asking for $1 million plus for fight

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ward55By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (26-0, 14 KO’s) says that unbeaten, #1 WBC, #3 WBA, #3 IBF, #6 WBO, Edwin Rodriguez (24-0, 16 KO’s) wants $1 million plus in order for Ward to face him in what would be pretty much little more than a high caliber tune-up bout on HBO. Ward says his team already gave Rodriguez a perfectly reasonable offer, which wasn’t far from what Rodriguez’s team wants, but it was turned down. Rodriguez won’t get the $1 million plus that he’s asking for, says Ward.

Ward told RingTV “We put up a number, and the number is more than Rodriguez made in his last fight, and it’s more than he’s made in his whole career, and it’s a good number. But his team is asking for $1 million plus, and that’s just not going to happen.”

Rodriguez destroys Grachev in 1st round TKO

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rodriguez3By Allan Fox: Undefeated super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (24-0, 16 KO’s) never even gave Russian fighter Denis Grachev (13-2-1, 8 KO’s) a chance tonight in blowing him out in a 1st round TKO win at the Salle des etoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Rodriguez knocked Grachev down twice in the round, and got the stoppage after nailing him with two hard looping right hands that nailed Grachev in the back of the head, causing him to stumble into the ropes. Referee Stanley Christodolou then halted the fight at 2:50 in seeing how badly Grachev was hurt.

Rodriguez wins $600,000 win this victory. No doubt the money on the line had Rodriguez fighting a lot harder than he’s shown in his recent fights. He’s not normally seen as a slugger, but tonight he went after Grachev and was nailing him with big shots.

Edwin Rodriguez vs. Denis Grachev ‘Super Four’ tournament final this Saturday, July 13th in Monte Carlo

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rodriguez432By Omar Torres: Edwin Rodriguez (23-0 15KO) vs Denis Grachev (13-1-1 7KO) ‘Super Four’ tournament final at 1:30pm U.S EDT. This Saturday will be the final of the super four million dollar tournament, and it will come to it’s conclusion when the undefeated Edwin ‘La Bomba’ Rodriguez (23-0 15 KO’s) takes on ‘Drago Son’ Denis Grachev. This bout is being contested at a catch weight of 171.5 pounds and will take place at Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The bout will be televised on channel beIN Sport, at 1:30 pm U.S. EDT. Unfortunately for a lot of us fight freaks, this channel is on special tv sports package deals on several cable providers in the U.S. If you get the chance to watch this fight it should be a very close action packed fight.

Denis Grachev vs. Edwin Rodriguez on July 13th in Monte Carlo, Monaco

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New York, NY / Monaco / Johannesburg (June 13) – Denis Grachev may be the underdog, but he’s training with the will of a champion ahead of his July 13 fight with Edwin Rodriguez for the Million Dollar Super Four crown in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Grachev (13-1, 8 KOs) is holed up at Abel Sanchez’s High Altitude Training Facility in Big Bear, California, where the stable includes WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, who fights in the US later this month.

Edwin Rodriguez is determined to win $1 Million Super 4 Tournament

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rodriguez432By Omar Torres: Edwin Rodriguez (22-0 15 KOs) was unable to join the 2008 Olympics because of the birth of his premature twins who where born at just 23 weeks. Now Edwin is one of the top prospects in professional boxing from the super middleweight division and is working his way up the rankings.

On March 30th at the Monte Carlo casino and resort in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Rodriguez will finally get his shot at recognition when he fights in a 4-man tournament, with the winner rewarded with 1 million dolors. The semifinals will take place March 30th with Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) going up against Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (19-0, 13 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight bout and Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) against Denis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight fight.

Rodriguez-Maderna & Erdei-Grachev in four-fighter 175 lb. tourney on March 30th in Monte Carlo

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rodriguez432By Allan Fox: Unbeaten super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) will be facing Argentina’s Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (19-0, 13 KO’s) and former two division world champion Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KO’s) will be taking on Dennis Grachev (12-1-1, 8 KO’s) in a four-fighter light heavyweight tournament on March 30th at the Chapiteau de Fontvielle, Monte Carlo.

Both fights are scheduled for 10 rounds, and the two winners of the fights will meet on July 13th with a $1 million purse.

In the co-main event on the card will be unbeaten WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin defending his title in a tune-up bout against Nobuhiro Ishida in a fight that promises to be one-sided from the start to the bitter finish. Ishida has a good chin and he might be able to go the full 12 rounds, but it’s going to be dramatically one-sided because Ishida doesn’t have the power to compete.

Lucian Bute vs. Edwin Rodriguez possible for March, 2013

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bute554By Scott Gilfoid: With it looking more and more like IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch will elect to fight a rematch against Mikkel Kessler in early 2013, this leaves former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KO’s) without an opponent for early 2013. However, the talented 32-year-old Bute could end up facing unbeaten #3 IBF, #5 WBC, #8 WBA, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) in March 2013.

There’s talk that Bute will take that fight to keep busy while he waits for Froch to face Kessler and whatever comes of that fight. I expect Froch to get whipped again by Kessler, and then it’ll set up a Froch-Bute rematch in less than spectacular conditions.

Lucian Bute vs. Edwin Rodriguez possible for March

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Image: Lucian Bute vs. Edwin Rodriguez possible for MarchBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute could wind up fighting unbeaten contender Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) in March, so that IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch can get badly desired rematch against Mikkel Kessler, says Dan Rafael. None of this will work unless the International Federation give Froch an exception to get out of having to fight his mandatory challenger Adonis Stevenson next.

If they say no then Froch has to fight Stevenson, and that’s a dangerous fight for Froch. But if Froch can get the Kessler fight, then Bute will stay busy fighting Edwin Rodriguez in March.

Oosthuizen and Edwin Rodriguez are possibilties for Golovkin on 1/19

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By Allan Fox: The WBA stripped WBA Super World middleweight champion Daniel Geale for not agreeing to fight World Boxing Association (WBA) World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO’s) after having been ordered to do so following Geale’s win over Felix Sturm. Golovkin will now be fighting either Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO’s) or Thomas Oosthuizen (20-0-1, 13 KO’s) on January 19th at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Dan Rafael.