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| |  | | | | LINDER'S LOOK AT THE MAIL
By Doveed Linder
| Doveed, Just to piggyback on the 5/22/13 Mailbag and your article regarding Saul "Canelo" Alvarez being Floyd Mayweather's only real option. I think Mayweather vs. Amir Khan would do huge numbers in the UK (strictly Khan supporters) and above average in the US (Floyd's hardcore fans as well as Floyd's haters). You won't see anything close to Floyd - Oscar De La Hoya numbers but they would be respectable enough to satisfy Showtime. This fight would not bring in new boxing fans but it could be somewhat entertaining for a maximum of 9 minutes because we all know Khan's chin won't hold together past the third round with Mayweather picking him apart. Styles make fights and there really is not a fighter from 140 to 154 that can hold Floyd drawers in a BOXING match. Yes there are a few fighters with ample power out there that have a punchers chance of beating Floyd but the key is you have to catch him and catch him before the 3rd round. I see a Canelo - Floyd fight being just as lopsided as any other Floyd fight of recent times. I think Canelo is too slow and does not have the stamina to fight off the pressure Floyd would put on him the minute Canelo gets tired (usually the last minute to minute and a half of each round). Canelo would not be able to take breaks during the round like he did against Austin Trout.
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| | |  | | | | KESSLER AND FROCH BOTH MAKE WEIGHT
| Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler have both made weight for their massive super middleweight clash in London tomorrow. Froch, the IBF titleholder, weighed in at 168 while Kessler, the WBA titleholder, came in at 166 (weights rounded to the nearest pound). This is a rematch of a 2010 Super Six thriller that Kessler won by a narrow decision. source: sauerland event
| | | | | | | FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS WEIGH-IN REPORT
| From the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, here are the weights for tonight's boxing show, to be broadcast on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights: Delvin Rodriguez, 154 vs. Freddy Hernandez, 154 (ten rounds); Issouf Kinda, 139.5 vs. Chris Howard 140 (ten rounds); Michael Moore, 155 vs. Doel Carrasquillo 154 (eight rounds); Constantin Bejenaru, 217 vs. Excell Holmes, 232 (four rounds); Saul Almeida, 162 vs. Michael Mitchell, 158.5 (four rounds). Advance tickets can be purchased through Star Boxing, www.StarBoxing.com, phone 718-823-2000 pr Ticketmaster. source: star boxing
| | | | | | | CHISORA COMEBACK MOVED TO JULY 10TH
| Press Release: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora will top a British fight card, to be shown live in the UK on BoxNation on Saturday July 20th. Chisora's opponent will be named shortly, but offers have been made to leading contenders Tyson Fury, Manuel Charr, Tomasz Adamek and Fres Oquendo. Chisora is 16-4, but his outlaw persona and losses to Vitali Klitschko, David Haye and (controversially to) Robert Helenius have excited British boxiing fans. Also scheduled for the July 20th bill will be unbeatens Frankie Gavin and Denton Vassell who will clash in a hotly anticipated showdown for the British and Commonwealth championships. Also on the show, Paul Butler, the current British and Commonwealth super flyweight champion, fights for the second time in three weeks and Ireland's Gary O'Sullivan participates in a middleweight bout.
| | | | | | | BURGOS RE-UPS WITH BANNER AND THOMPSON
| Press Release: Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions announced the resigning of junior lightweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos in Los Angeles. "We know Juan Carlos Burgos can be the best 130 in the world. He is ranked #1 in the world by the WBO and he should be challenging for that title in the very near future," said Art Pellulo, president of Banner Promotions. Referring to the unjust decision, a draw, suffered by Burgos in a WBO title challenge against Roman Martinez, Pellulo added, “we all saw what happened in New York and we know the next time out that Burgos will have his hand raised and be crowned world champion,” finished Pelullo. Burgos said, “I want to thank both my promoters, Ken Thompson of Thompson Boxing and Art Pelullo of Banner for having the confidence in me and in my career and to Alex Camponovo for guiding me along the way, I also have to thank my trainer Gerardo Espinoza and my manager Roberto Sandoval for being always there for me. All of them have given me the opportunity to get to a world title in two occasions and now is my turn to pay them back. I will be a world champion and that day we will have a big celebration because they have been with me during the happy and hard times of my career.”
| | | | | | | DAILY BREAD THURSDAY EDITION (5-23-13)
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards
| Danny Garcia looks like he was shaking in his boots after Lucas Matthysse destroyed Lamont Peterson on Saturday. Lucas would KO Danny in 5 rounds, no doubt about it. Tell your Philly boy (Garcia) to stand up like a man and stop letting Golden Boy protect him.
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| | | | | | | THIS WEEK'S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS FULL UNDERCARD REVEALED
| Press Release: Star Boxing has announced the full undercard for tomorrow night's Friday Night Fights event at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena. The ESPN2 broadcast will be headlined by a ten-round junior middleweight clash between longtime New England fan favorite Delvin Rodriguez and former world title challenger Freddy Hernandez of Los Angeles. The telecast will begin at 10 p.m. ET/ 7p.m. PT. The chief support features New York City junior welterweight Issouf Kinda battling Chris Howard of Tennessee. Also on the show is an eight-round junior middleweight battle between Cleveland's undefeated Michael Moore and veteran Doel Carrasquillo.
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| | | | | | | GAMBOA ADDED TO DAWSON-STEVENSON UNDERCARD
| Press Release: Former featherweight titlist Yuriorkis "El Ciclon" Gamboa (22-0, 16 KOs) will be showcased in the June 8th chief supportying bout in Montreal prior to the Chad Dawson vs. Adonis Stevenson main event. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist from Cuba faces Colombian Darley Perez (28-0, 19 KOs), as Gamboa makes a foray into the lightweight division. Also on the Montreal card, light heavyweight Eleider "Storm" Alvarez (12-0, 8 KOs) confronts seasoned veteran Allan Green (32-4, 22 KOs), who participated in the Super Six tournament. Green fought two of the top super middleweights in the world, Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler in the Super Six. In his first Quebec fight, Green registered a win by unanimous decision over Sebastien Demers, and followed that in his last Canadian appearance by knocking out Renan St-Juste. On the same show, power-punching middleweight David Lemieux (28-2-1, 27 KOs) faces Polish fighter Robert Swierzbinski (11-1, 3 KOs).
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| MATTHYSSE BECOMES A "BOOGEYMAN" IN HIS OWN RIGHT
By Ben Dean
| Lucas Matthysse served notice on Saturday night that he is indeed the boogeyman of the junior welterweight division. He's a true banger with power in both fists, and in stopping Lamont Peterson last weekend, he showed an acute ability to cut off the ring, while also displaying patience finding his range. Many, myself included, consider Matthysse to be undefeated despite the two losses that appear on his record. He was the victim of what I felt were bad decisions versus Zab Judah and Devon Alexander. He is, along with boxing's other "boogeyman" Gennady Golovkin, one of the hardest punchers in boxing.
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| | | | | | | MICHAEL GRANT SEES ACTION THIS WEEKEND
| Press Release: Heavyweight Michael Grant is ready for his next fight in the hometown of his opponent Carlos Takam. On Friday May 24th, the pair will clash at the Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche in Noisy-le-Grand, France, on a show promoted by Joseph Germain. Grant (48-4 with 36 KOs), has been on the sidelines since a stunning late knockout of Francois Botha in South Africa in November 2011. Takam (27-1 with 21 KOs) also defeated Botha by late stoppage. Takam beat Botha in March 2012. The Cameroon-born 2004 Olympian has won twice since then.
| | | | | | | LINDER'S LOOK AT THE MAIL
By Doveed Linder
| Yes sir, the 140-154 pound divisions are filled with great match-ups with guys dropping up and down to catch a beat down. Two points of interest are Floyd Mayweather foes and a Shane Mosley sighting. Mayweather is in the driver's seat in regards to fights, while Shane set himself up for another title shot [by beating Pablo Cesar Cano]. He can do ok if faced against the right opponent. I just want to know your take on Mosley's toe-to-toe battle and his chances of fighting two more times. -Aaron "Precise" Blount
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| | | | | | | CUS D'AMATO BIOGRAPHY DUE IN JULY
| Press Release: Acanthus Publishing has announced it will release Confusing the Enemy: The Cus D’Amato Story, written by co-authors Dr. Scott Weiss and Paige Stover. Available for purchase in July, this biographical novel explores the life of legendary boxing trainer/manager Cus D'Amato with all the accuracy possible, given the host of conflicting stories and contradictory accounts surrounding his enigmatic existence. The story features a mix of characters including Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, José Torres, Frankie Carbo, Howard Cosell, Roy Cohn, Sonny Liston, Drew “Bundini” Brown, Malcolm X, D’Amato himself, and more.
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| | | | | | | STEVE SMOGER DISCUSSES MATTHYSSE-PETERSON
By Doveed Linder
| Referee Steve Smoger discusses his experience as the third man in the ring for the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight this weekend in Atlantic City,New Jersey, a fight Matthysse won via third-round technical knockout. Smoger also reveals the hardest puncher he has ever been in the ring with, and surprisingly, it’s not Mike Tyson, Gennady Golovkin, or Lucas Matthysse.
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| KESSLER: FROCH IS NOT GOING TO GET HIS REVENGE
| Press Release: Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KOs) has arrived in London prior to his blockbuster rematch with Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KOs). The Viking Warrior held a media training session at the Hayemaker gym today. “The hard work has been done, Jimmy Montoya has put me through some very exhausting sessions,” Kessler said. “I've had the best sparring of my career against top guys like Nathan Cleverly, George Groves and Erik Skoglund. I am in fantastic shape and I am ready to beat Froch again. Bring it on... Carl has put himself under a lot of pressure. That can make you do stupid things and mistakes. I am in great shape, I couldn´t be more ready, I feel very comfortable. Froch will definitely not get his revenge.”
| | | | | | | LINDER'S LOOK: CANELO IS MAYWEATHER'S ONLY OPTION
By Doveed Linder
| Given the state of boxing from 140 through 154 pounds, it seems that world junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is Floyd Mayweather’s only option for a viable opponent later this year. Although boxing's complicated system of sanctioning bodies, broadcast network and promotional rivalries often put the most intriguing fights unlikely to occur, the names on fans' wishlistsof potential Mayweather opponents include Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley, Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthysse, Devon Alexander, Amir Khan, and of course Alvarez. Let's take a quick look at each one's availability and viability:
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| | | | | | | LUIS ORTIZ VS. TRAVIS KAUFFMAN COMING TO WEST ORANGE, NJ
| Press Release: On Friday, June 14th, the Richard J. Codey Arena at South Mountain in West Orange, New Jersey will host the broadcast of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. In the ten-round main event, featherweight Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs) of Montreal (via Afghanistan) will face once-beaten contender Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan (15-1-2, 8 KOs) of Glendale, California (via Armenia). And in the ten-round heavyweight co-feature, Luis "El Mercedez" Ortiz (19-0, 16 KOs) of Miami, Florida (via Cuba), will take on Travis "The Truth" Kaufmann (24-1, 18 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania. Tickets are available by calling 212.851.6425.
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| HBO SUPPORTING BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 29TH
| Press Release: bonon June 29th at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, HBO Boxing After Dark will broadcast a middleweight showdown between WBA/IBO champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs) and Ireland's Matthew "Mack The Knife" Macklin (29-4, 20 KOs). Announced today are the HBO-televised undercard bouts: super middleweight Thomas "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen (21-0-1, 13 KOs) puts his IBO title on the line against Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales (17-0, 10 KOs) while junior middleweight Willie "The Great" Nelson (20-1-1, 12 KOs) squares off against Luciano Cuello (32-2, 16 KOs) in the televised opener. Both bouts are scheduled for ten rounds.
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| | | | | | | YORGEY BACK IN ACTION NEXT MONTH
| Press Release: On Saturday June 15th, Kings Boxing Promotions will present boxing at the Valley Forge Casino and Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Headlining the show will be a rematch featuring local favorite Harry Joe Yorgey ans Julius Kennedy, scheduled for ten junior middleweight rounds. On March 15th, Yorgey and Kennedy battled to a six-round split decision that saw Yorgey’s hand raised in a disputed victory. Yorgey (26-2-1 with 12 KOs) was undefeated in his first twenty three bouts. The 33 year-old Kennedy, from Maryland has a record of 7-5-1 with 3 KOs. He has a win over Aaron Pryor Jr. as well as a draw with Jesse Nicklow, but in his last bout, Kennedy was stopped by DeCarlo Perez in five rounds. The eight round co-feature will be a Philadelphia turf war between lightweights Tevin Farmer (10-4-1) and Victor Vasquez (16-7-1).
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| GOLDEN BOY SIGNS FEATHERWEIGHT MIGUEL FLORES
| Press Release: Houston featherweight Miguel "El Michoacano" Flores (11-0, 6 KOs) has signed with managers, Luis DeCubas Jr. and Bob Santos, and they in turn have signed the 20-year old to a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions. "Miguel is a great kid with a charismatic personality." DeCubas said. "Bob Santos and I feel Flores has all the tools to become a star in this sport. We have a great relationship with Golden Boy Promotions and felt that was the right fit for Miguel. Right now the plan is to get him in the ring and move him up the rankings."
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