The Official Boxing Thread

[benzo]

Oscar vs. PBF is signed and sealed, May 5 2007. Wladamir has been offered 20 million to fight Evander Holyfield LOL! Peace-

[11th Chamber]

^^^ Cant wait til the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight. 6 months is so far way

[RynMur]

Oscar vs. PBF is signed and sealed, May 5 2007. Wladamir has been offered 20 million to fight Evander Holyfield LOL! Peace-

20 million to kill a man?

[benzo]

^haha, yeah that's exactly what I said to myself when I read it. Sad but true, dude.

[tekunique]

i thought Mayweather vs. Baldomir fight was mad boring.. maybe May was playin it safe but cmon.. shit was boring as fuck....

[RynMur]

Predictions for tonight's fight... I'm hoping it will go the distance and end with a Pacquiao SD.

[Prince Rai]

Predictions for tonight's fight... I'm hoping it will go the distance and end with a Pacquiao SD.

tis a good lineup for tonight, and who will win it.. hmm..
i doubt its cleancut .. but i have pacman with SD perhaps as well. difficult though.

[RynMur]

I was hoping last night's fight would be the fight of the year. Waste of $60, two bad decisions before the main event and than the 3rd RD KO. Morales didn't even try to get up, there goes his career.

[Prince Rai]

ah man, it wasnt anything close to being a tight decision or anything.
erik got outdone and thats quite sad.

i suppose after that fight, where could erik go?
pacman has options and seems on top of things. perhaps erik just wasnt in the right mindframe which overshadowed his obvious skills and craftmanship.

overall, what a shame, especially for one of them anyway.

[tekunique]

damn... Pacquiao was just too much for Morales... 3 knockdowns in 3 rounds.... i was sorta rooting for Morales but reality plays it differently.. props to Pacquiao... what a figter.. he landed 54% of all his punched thrown...damn..

[benzo]

damn... Pacquiao was just too much for Morales... 3 knockdowns in 3 rounds.... i was sorta rooting for Morales but reality plays it differently.. props to Pacquiao... what a figter.. he landed 54% of all his punched thrown...damn..

co-sign. I think Morales was in the right frame of mind but it is obvious to me now that he is not able to absorb the punishment anymore. Happens to the best of them. Props to Erik for manning up after the fight and giving Manny his praises for his speed and power. Morales has too much pride to start taking B-level fights...I think we've seen the last of this great warrior.

[hectis]

I would rather see pacquiao fight marquez then barrera if i remember right didnte pacquiao allready beat the shit out of barrera? and marquez and pacquiao had a real close fight in which there should have been a remacth

[RynMur]

^^^ Yea, I was impressed with Marquez' KO win over Jaca last week. At first, IMO he was struggling with the young kid, but he pulled it together in the mid rds. Pacman v. Marquez first fight was a draw and I guess alot of people had Marquez up on points who were not judges.I don't think Marquez can stay up with Manny now b/c Pacman is a much better fighter today than he was 2 years ago. Hopefully in the end, Pacquiao goes with the better fight instead of the higher paying one.

[benzo]

After seeing Barrera in with Juarez twice I'm not so sure he's got a whole lot left in the gas tank (like Morales). He's still throwing short, hard shots but the combos and movement aren't there like they used to be. JMM is a great tacticion but I don't think he carries enough power to really hurt MAB either. I don't see MAB winning on points, he'd have to knock out JMM, which is a fucking hard thing to do. JMM matches up best with Pac but like others have said, I think Manny is simply too much right now. I'd love to see Rocky Juarez get a couple more fights under his belt and then take on Manny. Dude just needs to let his hands go more...

[RynMur]

Ok what is everyone watching tonight? HBO or Showtime? I'd rather watch the showtime fights, but I have HBO. Still a good night for boxing on both stations.

In order of how entertaining they'd be...
Cotto > Quintana
Winky > Quartey ...TKO
Margarito > Clottey ...TKO
Lacy > Tsypko ...TKO

[benzo]

I can't believe Margarito couldn't get him outta there. That's got to hurt the buzz about his power shots, etc.

[hectis]

lacy did not look too good in his fight and got lucky it should have been a draw. winky looked good as allways now if tayler wins maybe we can have a rematch.

[tekunique]

lacy did not look too good in his fight and got lucky it should have been a draw. winky looked good as allways now if tayler wins maybe we can have a rematch.

word...

[benzo]

Now that it's been revealed that Lacy faught from the second round on with a torn rotator cuff everyone is back on his sack. Kinda ironic... He'll be out for 6 months to year. Sucks to be him.

[hectis]

taylor won but i dont think there will be a remacth between him and winky they said taylor might calzaghe this is looking like a reamacth that will never happen or it will happen too long fron now

[hectis]

Now that it's been revealed that Lacy faught from the second round on with a torn rotator cuff everyone is back on his sack. Kinda ironic... He'll be out for 6 months to year. Sucks to be him.

that is not good now will have to wait to see how good/bad he is

[benzo]

What are you guy's opinion of Taylor. He's gaining more haters with each fight and I've been one for awhile now. The dude has proved absolutely nothing in the ring. He has no ring smarts, fights sloppy, and doesn't seem to have the KO power to stop an elite figter. He lost the Winky fight hands down. If he fights Joe Calzahge he'll get his ass beat in. That, I would pay to see. Peace-

[hectis]

What are you guy's opinion of Taylor. He's gaining more haters with each fight and I've been one for awhile now. The dude has proved absolutely nothing in the ring. He has no ring smarts, fights sloppy, and doesn't seem to have the KO power to stop an elite figter. He lost the Winky fight hands down. If he fights Joe Calzahge he'll get his ass beat in. That, I would pay to see. Peace-


if he beats calzahghe then winky and dose it with out ? then he will be top 3 pound for pound winky blew the first fight and the 2nd one might never happen

[tekunique]

What are you guy's opinion of Taylor. He's gaining more haters with each fight and I've been one for awhile now. The dude has proved absolutely nothing in the ring. He has no ring smarts, fights sloppy, and doesn't seem to have the KO power to stop an elite figter. He lost the Winky fight hands down. If he fights Joe Calzahge he'll get his ass beat in. That, I would pay to see. Peace-
i still dont understand how they gave him the wins over Hopkins... he can take punches but nothing special IMO...he has potential since hes still young, i give him that much....

[RynMur]

What are you guy's opinion of Taylor. He's gaining more haters with each fight and I've been one for awhile now. The dude has proved absolutely nothing in the ring. He has no ring smarts, fights sloppy, and doesn't seem to have the KO power to stop an elite figter. He lost the Winky fight hands down. If he fights Joe Calzahge he'll get his ass beat in. That, I would pay to see. Peace-

When I first started watching Taylor (around JT vs. B-Hop fight), I was really impressed by him, but as I keep watching him more and more, I get tired of his easy technique. He never attacks his opponent, he backs up and throws a few jabs, every now and then a hook, but that's all he does. His technique is to get in a few good punches, then hold his opponent so he can't get nothing going. C'mon what's so special about that. IMO he should fight out of his hometown and get a ref that won't put up with that shit.

[RynMur]

B-Hop may return to the ring to fight heavyweight Maskaev?

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Dec-10-Sun-2006/sports/11329286.html [This interview, plus other boxing news]

Dec. 10, 2006
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Hopkins sizes up massive Maskaev as comeback foe
Ex-champ, 42, eyes test vs. Russian heavyweight
By KEVIN IOLE
REVIEW-JOURNAL (http://www.reviewjournal.com/about/print/rjstaff.html)
In 2004, Oleg Maskaev and Bernard Hopkins fought within two months of each other, but they were 84 pounds apart.
Maskaev weighed 240 pounds when he scored a ho-hum decision over David Defiagbon on July 23, 2004. Then on Sept. 18, Hopkins weighed 156 when he knocked out Oscar De La Hoya.
But if Maskaev successfully defends his WBC heavyweight title against unheralded Peter Okhello today in Moscow, Hopkins may well be the big Russian's next opponent.
"When you think of it in those terms, regarding the weight, it's pretty incredible that I'm talking to you about fighting this man, isn't it," Hopkins said with a chuckle. "Sometimes I have a hard time believing it myself."
Hopkins, who held a share of the middleweight title from 1995 until 2005 when he lost a controversial decision to Jermain Taylor, has decided to continue boxing and has ended his brief retirement.
He'll be 42 in January, though, and said he won't fight just to collect a check.
"I only want the big fights that would have historical implications," Hopkins said.
A bout with Maskaev would have that.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer offered Maskaev $2.5 million to fight Hopkins, though Maskaev promoter Dennis Rappaport has asked for $5 million.
Hopkins said he likes the thought of the fight because of the risk it would present.
"I'd be walking the tightrope and I'd do it for three minutes a round," Hopkins said. "I'm an elusive, smaller guy with a lot of experience and I'd make Maskaev look like the Russian guy who fought in the one 'Rocky' movie -- a big, strong, robotic guy.
"It would have to be my most perfect fight, even more perfect than the (Felix) Trinidad fight at the Garden in 2001. I could win every second of every round, but all it would take would be one shot for him to crack me and it would be all over."
Should the Maskaev fight not come to fruition, Hopkins said he would like a bout with super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe has a bout scheduled March 3 against Peter Manfredo Jr. If he were to win, it would be his 20th consecutive defense, which would match Hopkins' record.
In that case, Hopkins said he would like to be Calzaghe's next opponent to prevent the Welshman from breaking his record. Hopkins expressed confidence he'd have few problems with Calzaghe, whose most notable win was a whitewash of previously unbeaten Jeff Lacy.
"Jeff Lacy has all the tools, but I saw all those punches he was taking and it was because of the things he was doing that made it hard on himself," Hopkins said. "Me and Calzaghe would be Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy reversed. You would see Bernard Hopkins taking care of this guy and you would have to ask yourself, how does this old man do these things."

[Prince Rai]

ive heard about that^^ bhop v maskaev???

damn, i dont know what to think. Thing is, i cant understand how bhop just comes back fighting after promising his late mum or granma (i forgot) that he wont fight again. ok thats a minor point, but i hope he doesnt go over the top.

I suppose it can be a perfect fight if he can show his superiority like he did against that tarver. if he pulls this off, he deserves a status of legendary legend, feel me?


as for taylor. hes good, but offset by boringness. there is not much that apeals to me about his way of fighting/boxing. ok he beat bhop, but comon, that wasnt clear cut. and the fight against winky didnt prove a thing. I agree with benzo that if he fought calzaghe, hed lose.


BTW..

thats reminds me, Peter Manfredo was saying that Calzaghe is scarcly known in the american boxing scene!! serious????? after lacy hes still unknown????

i got the source on that on www.bbc.co.uk then sports then boxing, some headline.

anyway folks peace

[hectis]

i hope b-hop dose not return to fight maskaev

[hectis]

Heavyweight contender James Toney has a jelly belly, but he'll never be mistaken for Santa Claus because he's not nearly that jolly.
And Toney might be even more irritable than usual these days because, as he prepares for his title elimination rematch with Samuel Peter on Jan. 6 (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT), he has traded in frequent trips to Southern California's Jerry's Famous Deli for bowls of boiled lima beans. Gone, too, are Toney's beloved cigars.
The changes came about because for the past month, Toney has been working with noted conditioning guru Billy Blanks of Tae Bo exercise video fame. Blanks, who has known Toney for several years, prescribed the healthy dose of lima beans to go with a more serious fitness regimen in order to help him be in better shape when he meets Peter at the Hard Rock resort in Hollywood, Fla., with a title shot against Oleg Maskaev at stake.
The rematch was ordered after Peter (27-1, 22 KOs) won a debatable split decision against Toney (69-5-3, 43 KOs) on Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. What wasn't debatable, however, was that the jiggly Toney was not in top condition. Nor was he in peak form for his March draw against then-beltholder Hasim Rahman.
Toney, who weighed 157 on the night he won the middleweight title from Michael Nunn in 1991, weighed a flabby 233 against Peter. He was a less-flattering, career-heavy 237 against Rahman.

"Think of what James accomplished fighting a big, strong, young guy like Peter in the shape he was in," said Dan Goossen, Toney's co-promoter. "The majority of people felt James won the fight. Now, imagine a well-conditioned James Toney and it's staggering how good he can be. It was astounding that for not being in 100 percent top condition, James was able to do as well as he did against those guys [Peter and Rahman]."
Toney always has struggled with his weight. But now at age 38 and 80 pounds north of where he won the first of his three world titles in three divisions, he finally has come to the realization that although his boxing skills are unquestioned, his conditioning habits need to change in order for him to have the best chance of beating bigger, stronger, younger heavyweights.
"James finally understands that there is more to being in shape than going to the gym every day and working hard in sparring," Goossen said. "It entails doing weights, agility exercises and running. And it also entails eating the right foods. Not going on a diet, but staying away from Jerry's Deli, where he would go three times a day.
Billy Blanks, a martial arts expert and former amateur boxer, was in attendance at the first Peter-Toney bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles
While Toney continues working with boxing trainer Freddie Roach, he said he is committed to Blanks' conditioning program.
"When I agreed to go with Billy, I told him he had my whole undivided attention, that whatever needed to be done, I would do it," Toney said. "No question or arguments about anything. I would just do it. I do not see anybody in the world train like Billy Blanks. The man is in great shape. If you look at him now, you would say this is the man you want to be. I want to be the same way."
Blanks, a martial arts expert and former amateur boxer before his fitness pitchman days, has Toney on a 1,500-calories-per-day diet. It's low in fat and carbohydrates and dominated by meals of fish and chicken to go with the lima beans.
"We are on a fat burner's diet," Blanks said. "I have somebody cooking for him and he eats five meals a day, drinking a lot of water, which he has never done as much as he is doing now. So he is cleaning his body out.
"His body is going to look like it has never looked before and his performance is going to even be better. James can outbox [most of his opponents] at the weight he was. But now, he is going to be able to identify boxing with his body and be able to make them all combine together and become a total weapon."
Even though Toney's camp expects him to be in great condition, it won't divulge his current weight.
Toney, never a fan of roadwork, is also running more.
"We run in the mornings. We are doing sprints, drills," Blanks said. "We are doing what he should have done a long time ago."
What they are doing, apparently, is working. "Before, I guess, I was not training too hard because when I went home, I would not be sleepy," Toney said. "But believe me, now I go home every night sleepy. Just try to get home, get to that couch and get to that bed."

[benzo]

Toney needs to do this for boxing and for himself. He's lingered around so long for good reasom...he's one of the most skilled boxers of our time. C'mon James, whup that ass so we can get a good dose of the 'Lights Out' humour.

[hectis]

Hopkins hopes to set up July rematch with Jones

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com






HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- World light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, in attendance at Saturday night's Samuel Peter-James Toney rematch at the Hard Rock resort, told ESPN.com he is in negotiations to face rival Roy Jones Jr. in a July 21 HBO PPV rematch.
Hopkins won the light heavyweight title in a virtual shutout of Antonio Tarver -- who is 2-1 against Jones -- in June, then retired.
Restless in retirement, Hopkins announced recently that he planned to return. He named Jones as one of the fighters he most wanted to face.
Jones, a former four-division champion, beat Hopkins on a decision for a vacant middleweight title in 1993, and there has been talk for several years that they eventually would meet again. However, even though they were close to a deal several times, it was never consummated.
Now, however, Hopkins thinks it will get done.
One reason a rematch might be made this time around: Jones, who turns 38 next week, doesn't have any other options for a significant fight.
"We're talking to Roy. We'd both like the fight," said Hopkins, adding that the financial split would be 60-40 in Hopkins' favor.
Hopkins said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, in which Hopkins is a partner, will meet with Jones next week in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla., to hammer out a deal.
Jones lost three in a row, including on brutal knockouts to Tarver and Glen Johnson, but won his comeback fight last summer when he outpointed Badi Ajamu.
If the Hopkins-Jones rematch is made, it would mark Jones' return to HBO, which fired him as an announcer in late 2005.
Hopkins said he intends to reunite with fitness guru Mackie Shilstone, who served as his conditioning coach as he moved up 15 pounds from middleweight to light heavyweight.
"I'm about 185 or 190 right now, but I will be back at 175 and be in great shape," Hopkins said.
Hopkins, who turns 42 next week, said he isn't coming back for just one fight.
"Three more," Hopkins said.
Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KOs) said after fighting Jones (50-4, 38 KOs) he hopes super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe will come up to light heavyweight to challenge him.
Hopkins' original HBO PPV date was July 14, but he said HBO moved it to July 21. Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

[RynMur]

I hope Hopkins doesn't ruin his reputation. Any results from tonights fight? (No Showtime)

[hectis]

peters won ud

[benzo]

Hopkins will beat the shit out of Roy, I say TKO straight-up. Roy will pull out more than likely since he's not getting his 50%. Maybe he's finally let reality set in a bit?
I'm done with Toney. He didn't even man up to losing the fight when it was one of his worst fights ever! Dude needs to fuck off-

[tekunique]

i wanna see mayweather vs pacman !

[RynMur]

Mayweather is too strong for Pacquiao. I can never see this fight taking place b/c Pacman would have to go up three weight classes to fight him.

I didn't even know Hatton's fight was in Vegas, I may be trying to get some tickets to that today. Hopefully they'll be a lil easier to find then the tickets for the Cinco De Mayo fight between PBF and ODLH.

BTW...anyone know a boxing site were they state when boxing tickets will be released?

[tekunique]

Mayweather is too strong for Pacquiao. I can never see this fight taking place b/c Pacman would have to go up three weight classes to fight him.


word ? i didnt know the weight difference was that much... but them 2 are the most exciting boxers to watch, thats why i made that statement.... mayweather vs. de la hoya dont excite me all that much to be honest....

[benzo]

PBF is at 147 after starting at (I think) 130. Manny will top out at 135 or so...dude started at 122 pounds. Plus, don't forget the "Mayweather being a pussy" factor; he'd never faight Pac in a million years.

[Prince Rai]

hed win though right?? ^^ :P

[Prince Rai]

hatton is fighting in vegas on saturday. any thoughts or care??

[hectis]

hatton is fighting in vegas on saturday. any thoughts or care??

i was not too impressed with him after his last fight lets see if a move back down to his old weight class makes a difference or his he starting to fade

[RynMur]

I agree with Hectis. I've been waiting for this fight to see if Hatton is going to pull away from that downside when he fought Collazo. Good night of fights though, Hatton by UD and Castillo by ko.

[hectis]

I agree with Hectis. I've been waiting for this fight to see if Hatton is going to pull away from that downside when he fought Collazo. Good night of fights though, Hatton by UD and Castillo by ko.


who would win out of hatton vs castillo?

[Prince Rai]

who would win out of hatton vs castillo?
brilliant question,

ill sneak in an answer,
i reckon castillo would win cos he wud fight at welter most likely and not lightwelter that hatton prefers.

i saw hatton fight at welter, he had to work very hard. Castillo does well at welter.

general observation though.

Peace

[benzo]

I agree with Hectis. I've been waiting for this fight to see if Hatton is going to pull away from that downside when he fought Collazo. Good night of fights though, Hatton by UD and Castillo by ko.

Huh? Castillio won a split D, man...no KO. I pick Castillo over Hatton, for sure.

[RynMur]

Huh? Castillio won a split D, man...no KO. I pick Castillo over Hatton, for sure.

Na, that's what I was guessing before the fight. check the date. Whenever Hatton and Castillo fight, I think Hatton will win. Castillo didn't look that impressive to me last week. imo

[benzo]

My bad dude, I misread that. You thought Hatton looked impressive? Both Castillo and Hatton were less than impressive but I think in JLC's case in was inactivity that hurt him the most. Hatton's clinching gets old to me. Peace-

[hectis]

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is ending a two-year retirement. Klitschko hopes to return to the ring to regain his WBC heavyweight championship. There is talk that a Oleg Maskaev-Klitschko bout could be staged in Moscow on April 21.

[RynMur]

^^^^ Just saw that. I was hoping Vladimir would fight him, but hey hopefully it will be a good fight if it goes down.

Back to Hatton, I agree with benzo that both Hatton and Castillo looked sluggish, but Hatton knew he had the fight in the bag while he was clenching (after dominating Urango almost everyround), but Castillo went into the last round needing to win it. Anyways, I think this will be a good matchup and maybe we'll see it by summer.

[benzo]

Damn, Sam Peter is PISSED that Vitali is getting the title shot and not him. "I paid my sanctioning fees TWICE!!!" lol
I fully expect Castillo to emerge much better in his Hatton fight. Njoudjo was a tough fucker...

[Prince Rai]

i also think castillo can take hatton. hatton is good, but not consistently "boxing serious".

this was summoned by Mayweather who called Hatton "fat" and even suggested he would come to England to fight him.

Funny how he didnt say that a year ago when Hatton was the shit after beating Kostya.

[RynMur]

ha yea, Hatton didn't even let it get to him, saying how he can't pass a burger king without going in. any word on when castillo vs. hatton is taking place?

last week in the las vegas journal, it stated that a fight between winky wright and bernard hopkins was agreed to take place in florida over the summer. now this would be one entertaining fight, but of course nothing was signed and 100% guaranteed.

[hectis]

did any one see the sugar shane fight last weekend?

[RynMur]

yes ^^^^, I liked the harris v. luzcana fight better. What was your score on that fight? I had that fight even until the bullshit deducted pt. in the 12th. As for the mosley v. collazo fight, I thought ssm was just plain out the better fighter.

[RynMur]

Hopkins, Wright to fight at 170 pounds in July

ESPN.com news services

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Former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is coming out of retirement to fight former junior middleweight champ Winky Wright on July 21 at 170 pounds. The site has not been determined.

http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0712/box_g_wright_65.jpgWright

http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/0519/box_g_hopkins_65.jpgHopkins

Hopkins (47-4-1, 32 KOs) last fought against Antonio Tarver in June, dismantling him in what was at the time Hopkins' retirement fight.
Wright (51-3-1, 25 KOs) is coming off a unanimous decision over Ike Quartey and a controversial draw with middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. According to media reports the fight was signed last week and will be shown on HBO PPV.
Hopkins, 42, had said his fight against Tarver last June would be his final bout, win or lose. But having bulked up with the help of fitness guru Mackie Shilstone, Hopkins decided he still felt fit and that he still had fights left in him.
Hopkins said he originally pondered moving all the way up to heavyweight to challenge WBC champ Oleg Maskaev. When that didn't pan out, he asked Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, to get him a fight against as big a name as possible. Bouts with super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe, cruiserweight champ O'Neil Bell and Roy Jones Jr. were considered before the Hopkins-Wright match was made.
"At the end of the day, I think things worked out better for me. Almost everyone has Winky ranked up there among the top three or four pound-for-pound fighters. Beating him puts me right back there again, and at 42 years old, too," Hopkins said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "I can still compete at a high level. Time beats every athlete eventually, but it hasn't beaten me yet. I'm the Jerry Rice of boxing. My best fights are yet to come. I'm not saying I got 10 or 20 fights left in me, but I'm ready to fight the fights that matter and that need to happen."

[Prince Rai]

omggg! ^^^^^
god damnn!

im gonna comment on that in a minute, i just got home and have to read into this!

[Prince Rai]

ok just had dinner,

so hopkins comes back to fight winky?? thats deep! he maintains that his "mama" would be "OK" with him breaking his promise, that baffles me.

as for him fighting winky, thats bold and warrior-likish! i have total respect for him. at that age he exceeds all expectations. he whupped tarver, he might edge winky. its gon be a tight one for sure. we know winkys figting style, and bhop has been in the game so long, he would be aware of all styles.

[hectis]

this could be the fight of the year

[RynMur]

97-92 for Powell over Ishe on all three cards???? They must've been in Brownsville or I was watching a different fight.

[hectis]

hatton vs castillo is going down i forgot the date but i seen it on espnews

[check two]

Hmm..

Former heavyweight champ attempts comeback

CHESTER, W.Va. (AP) -- Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison is staging a comeback, saying Tuesday that a positive HIV test that ended his career more than a decade ago was inaccurate.

"I'm negative and I've always been negative and that should be the end of it," Morrison said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

The 38-year-old will face John Castle in a four-round fight Thursday at Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort.

"The rug was yanked out from under my feet by a misdiagnosis," he said. "All I want to do is fight. ... It's unfinished business."

State Athletic Commissioner Steve Allred said Tuesday he approved Morrison's participation in the fight after reviewing medical records and consulting with the Association of Boxing Commissions' medical review committee. Allred said confidentiality laws prevent him from discussing Morrison's medical history or the records he reviewed.

West Virginia does not have mandatory blood testing for boxers.

"I assure you that West Virginia is doing due diligence to make sure everyone who steps into the ring is healthy," Allred said.

Morrison (46-3) and Castle (4-2) square off in one of seven bouts scheduled at Mountaineer.

Morrison won the WBO title in 1993 by outpointing George Foreman. He lost it later that year. Morrison, who was featured in the movie "Rocky V," also served a couple of years in an Arkansas prison on drug and weapons charges.

He announced he had human immunodeficiency virus in February 1996 and last fought in Japan that November, knocking out Marcus Rhode in the first round.

Morrison said Tuesday that he has taken several HIV tests while preparing for his comeback and all have been negative.

He has signed a contract with Top Rank promoters for at least eight fights this year.

"I have no doubt I'll be a better fighter than I ever was before," he said. "I am more relaxed. Something that comes along with age causes you to simmer a bit."

sports.yahoo.com

[hectis]

Hmm..

Former heavyweight champ attempts comeback

CHESTER, W.Va. (AP) -- Former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison is staging a comeback, saying Tuesday that a positive HIV test that ended his career more than a decade ago was inaccurate.

"I'm negative and I've always been negative and that should be the end of it," Morrison said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

The 38-year-old will face John Castle in a four-round fight Thursday at Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort.

"The rug was yanked out from under my feet by a misdiagnosis," he said. "All I want to do is fight. ... It's unfinished business."

State Athletic Commissioner Steve Allred said Tuesday he approved Morrison's participation in the fight after reviewing medical records and consulting with the Association of Boxing Commissions' medical review committee. Allred said confidentiality laws prevent him from discussing Morrison's medical history or the records he reviewed.

West Virginia does not have mandatory blood testing for boxers.

"I assure you that West Virginia is doing due diligence to make sure everyone who steps into the ring is healthy," Allred said.

Morrison (46-3) and Castle (4-2) square off in one of seven bouts scheduled at Mountaineer.

Morrison won the WBO title in 1993 by outpointing George Foreman. He lost it later that year. Morrison, who was featured in the movie "Rocky V," also served a couple of years in an Arkansas prison on drug and weapons charges.

He announced he had human immunodeficiency virus in February 1996 and last fought in Japan that November, knocking out Marcus Rhode in the first round.

Morrison said Tuesday that he has taken several HIV tests while preparing for his comeback and all have been negative.

He has signed a contract with Top Rank promoters for at least eight fights this year.

"I have no doubt I'll be a better fighter than I ever was before," he said. "I am more relaxed. Something that comes along with age causes you to simmer a bit."

sports.yahoo.com

iif u were a boxer would u fight him?

[check two]

Well, he said the first HIV test that came back positive, was a mistake. lol It took him this long to conclude that the first test was a mistake?

[RynMur]

I can't believe Urkal's corner threw in the towel last night. I have to agree with Jim Lampley that open scoring fucks up everything. Judah vs. Cotto sounds like an interesting fight. I can see Judah pulling an upset.

[RynMur]

Damn did this thread die? If not, what is everyone's thoughts on tommorow's fight?

[Prince Rai]

hey sup?

didnt really die, it will awaken, especially after the fight!

Mexico awaits Barrera v Marquez!!

Marquez is a good counterpuncher, perhaps that may help him beat an older fighter. BUT i just have that feeling barrera will do it on by way of late(ish) KO! i really do..

what u think?

[RynMur]

Yea, I agree that Barrera is going to win. A late rd. KO sounds convincing, but I can see Barrera even doing it in a mid rd. KO. Either way I have Barrera dominating most of the fight. Unfortunately, I'm not ordering the fight tonight, so I'm not sure if I'll get the chance to see it.

[Prince Rai]

oh man, marquez did it! didnt watch the fight, so cant really judge it that much.
essentially barrera had floored him in the 7th i think, that shows what barrera can do, but hey on that night the better fighter won!

rematch?

[CherChezLaMarauder]

Yo who won the fuckin fight meng??????

[RynMur]

Just watched the replay on HBO. Yes, we definitely need a rematch between these two. It's only march, but this is the fight of the year so far. Marquez won the fight 116-111 on my scorecard. It would have been 114-112 (including the deducted pt. for hitting him on the ground) if the ref didn't miss Barrera's knockdown in the 7th. Anyways I don't think it matters, b/c Marquez was the better fighter that night imo.

[Dante]

If you ask me, that shit shoulda been a draw. It was a real fucking close call, but none the less an amazing fight. Mexican boxer vs Mexican boxer = Sick ass boxing fight.

[hectis]

If you ask me, that shit shoulda been a draw. It was a real fucking close call, but none the less an amazing fight. Mexican boxer vs Mexican boxer = Sick ass boxing fight.


there should be a rematch hopefully by the end of the year

[Olive Oil Goombah]

I can't wait to see the two Russians square off. Valuev vs. Vitali Klitchko. I think that would be a pounding match up between the two beasts.

[CherChezLaMarauder]

that Marquez/Barrera fight was ill. Decision was scandelous tho, shit was closer than they scored it. Peeped how Barrera caught Marquez on the jaw while he was comin in? Brrrram!!!

[hectis]

tayler vs spinks may 19th

i dont see this one going spinks's way

[RynMur]

Anyone think that Peter Manfredo has any chance tommorow against Calzaghe?

[Prince Rai]

Oh man, what an interesting evening of boxing that was.

1) Amir Khan truly is world champ prospect. i hope you guys in the States watched him fight, if so, what ya'll think?

2)

Manfredo v Calzaghe...


( SHORT STORY > In hindsight Calzaghe would have won anyway but the fight was prematurely stopped)

At no point was Calzaghe hurting Manfredo, i saw Calz slapping very o0ften which i found was kinda comical. But calzaghe was def the better fighter, he was slick and moved very well. Mnfredo could have done the 12 rounds and fought more effectively than Lacy, but comon... he stood no real chance.

I think the referee was bit of an idiot, however, Manfredo wasnt coming back at all, Calzaghe was just roping him and throwing punches (slaps). in that sense, the ref didnt know what to do and just stopped it.

I wish he had stopped the slapping and given Manfredo a standing count. It would allow Manfredo to regain his pose at least, cos Manfredo was not knocked out at all... merely cornered.

REMATCH???

[RynMur]

I didn't get the chance to watch any of the previous fights before the main even saturday. And I agree with everything you said about the Manfredo/Calzaghe fight, but I wouldn't like to see a rematch. I don't think Manfredo will ever be good enough to fight Calzaghe. I'd rather see Calzaghe come to the states to fight Hopkins, Taylor, Wright, Tarver or even see him fight Kessler in europe.

[the insignificant]

I didn't get the chance to watch any of the previous fights before the main even saturday. And I agree with everything you said about the Manfredo/Calzaghe fight, but I wouldn't like to see a rematch. I don't think Manfredo will ever be good enough to fight Calzaghe. I'd rather see Calzaghe come to the states to fight Hopkins, Taylor, Wright, Tarver or even see him fight Kessler in europe.

calzaghe shouldn't bother with hopkins, taylor or wright... kessler would be interesting... i don't think joe's promoters would want it though... i'm sure he would, because he wants the recognition, but it'd be a dangerous fight for him...

[Prince Rai]

calzaghe shouldn't bother with hopkins, taylor or wright... kessler would be interesting... i don't think joe's promoters would want it though... i'm sure he would, because he wants the recognition, but it'd be a dangerous fight for him...

kessler would be a great fight! but i dont think calzaghe needs recognition, he feels he already has it! calzaghe wants the superfights, the big money. i'd pay to watch him fight hopkins, get me?

[Dodie]

Did you all ever heard of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (my kababayan)?

He completely shitted on most Mexican boxing legend

[RynMur]

Did you all ever heard of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (my kababayan)?

He completely shitted on most Mexican boxing legend

is this guy serious?

[hectis]

did zab judah fight last friday?

[RynMur]

^^^Yea, he won on a no contest. Plus Klitschko is fight Brewster July 7 in Germany.

[Prince Rai]

Did you all ever heard of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (my kababayan)?

He completely shitted on most Mexican boxing legend
your first post is kinda empty..

[Prince Rai]

^^^Yea, he won on a no contest. Plus Klitschko is fight Brewster July 7 in Germany.

judah won a no contest?? and he didnt do the crime?? lol

[benzo]

'Sup ya'll...I've been gone for a while now... The Pacman fight in San Antonio was the balls, JCC Jr. delivered a BRUTAL KO! BTW- don't hold your breath for MAB/Marquez 2. Pacman will be fighting Marquez next.

[RynMur]

'Sup ya'll...I've been gone for a while now... The Pacman fight in San Antonio was the balls, JCC Jr. delivered a BRUTAL KO! BTW- don't hold your breath for MAB/Marquez 2. Pacman will be fighting Marquez next.

Sup Benzo, Pacman and Marquez sounds like a good fight. JCC Jr. is going to be hell out of a fighter when his time comes around. What, he's only 21 yrs old and already has had over 30 professional fights?

Anyone watching the special on HBO? It's good seeing Sugar Shane become Oscar's sparring partner, then Trinidad coming in for support. And supposedly 50 Cent is going to be performing before the fight, then walking down with PBF. 50 said he bet one million on PBF. :mmmyah:

And... Arturo Gatti is fighting contender's Alfonso Gomez on July 14 in Atlantic City. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2849511

[CherChezLaMarauder]

Ahh yes... when i saw The Boxing Thread was leading the Sports Chamber I knew a De La Hoya/Mayweather debate was jumping off.....

Just like how i predicted Mayweather beat the shit out of Arturo Gotti, he will do the same with De La Hoya.... De La Hoya lost twice to Sugar Shane Mosely, and Mayweather is a superior boxer than Sugar Shane...

By the way... De La Hoya is overrated...he's a real good boxer, but not an all time great.... he fought 2 maybe 3 great fights, and he lost them all (Tito Trinidad, Shane Mosely twice and Bernard Hopkins)


Mayweather by unaminous decision....

[benzo]

^^That's a good point about Oscar matching up with Shane and coming up short because Shane IS much faster (hands and feet) than DLH and I do believe that PBF has superior speed compared to Shane. Still though, Mosley and Oscar can both take punches that PBF can't. PBF is about to experience a new level of punching power so we'll see how well he deals with it. Don't forget that little PBF has very brittle hands (like Gatti) and it's possible that he'll break his hand on DLH's chin before DLH thinks about going down lol. Peace-

[RynMur]

OK it's time to hear the predictions.

I say Mayweather by close UD, but I'd like to see DLH pull off an upset.

(PBF going up in weight to fight, DLH is PBF toughest fight considering boxing knowledge, DLH has a better chin than PBF past contenders, and they say DLH is at the best shape of his life:looking: )

[Prince Rai]

mayweather is being his usual and talking sooooo much shit about golden boy! im a big PBF fan, but not of his antics. did you watch his outings with 50 cent??? lolll apparently 50 is the PBF of hip hop and vica versa.

anyway, back to boxing. DLH is harder at punching and will hurt PBF more. However, the legendary status of DLH and also his skill puts his nam up there as a great fighter against PBF, BUT still, PBF will be too fast and too slick for DLH. I agree with RynMur with a close UD. PBF might not have the punching power to KO DLH.

It will be a close and a great fight hopefully. Much hype deserves much boxing action!

[benzo]

Fuck it, I'll go with a DLH KO in the championship rounds. It would be so good for boxing...

[Prince Rai]

lol benzo always enthusiastic about PBF :p

whats happnin anyway, bin a while!!!

[RynMur]

After a big boxing weekend in Vegas. Diego Corrales was killed in a motorcycle accident monday night. Rest in peace to one of the most exciting boxers to watch in the ring.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2863505

The memorable 10th RD between Corrales and Castillo. Heart of a champion. (Couldn't get the vid working, so here is the link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZaiGJgbsw

[BRONZBODY]

man i remember that fight man...corrales is a true champion and has a lot of heart...for those that dont think so..watch that fight!!!


R.I.P. Diego Corrales.

[Prince Rai]

R.I.P Diego Chico Corrales. He will always be remembered for being a big hearted never giving up type boxer!

[hectis]

Rip Diego Corrales

[IRONFLAGCHIEF36]

i just heard about this, thats nuts

r.i.p chico

[benzo]

R.I.P. Chico. Thank you for the thrills and for putting your life on the line as a profession to entertain me.

[hectis]

tayler vs spinks this week this should be a boring fight i dont think spinks has a good chance to win but u never know

[RynMur]

tayler vs spinks this week this should be a boring fight i dont think spinks has a good chance to win but u never know

Let's hope that Taylor puts on a show compared to the last couple of his fights.

I'm hoping Taylor by KO and not UD.

[RynMur]

Oh shit i forgot that Miranda and Pavlik are fighting tomm. on the undercard. That should be a good fight.

[hectis]

Let's hope that Taylor puts on a show compared to the last couple of his fights.

I'm hoping Taylor by KO and not UD.


me too spinks is a good boxer but i think this will be a 10th round tko

[hectis]

wow taylor did not impress me at all tonight

[RynMur]

What a boring fight. I never want to see another Cory Spinks fight again. Taylor wasn't that impressive, but Spinks ran the entire fight. This guy is a joke, from coming into the ring, to showing off in the 12 rd, and his reaction after the fight. Did anyone score the fight for Spinks? The judge that scored it 9-3 for Spinks must of been watching something else.

[MANTIS69]

boxing is over....

[RynMur]

boxing is over....

Boxing is beautiful. Boxing is worldwide.

[baritone]

r.i.p. diego corrales
anthony peterson got next

[Prince Rai]

Boxing is beautiful. Boxing is worldwide.

lol absolutely, best art around.

If boxing is on a low in one weight category, it blooms in another and so forth.

[Prince Rai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW96pfx3qBM


one of the great interview artists!!! mike is really crazy!!!

[Prince Rai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrnhZD3_koE&mode=related&search=

and listen to this...

"i broke my back!" LMFAOROFL

[MANTIS69]

i got judah beating cotto by ko, cotto is a good all around fighter but has a hell of a weak chin

[RynMur]

i got judah beating cotto by ko, cotto is a good all around fighter but has a hell of a weak chin

I really don't even know who I'm pulling for. If Cotto has the odds, I may have to place down some money on Judah. Hopefully this will be a better fight compared to some of the last big fights. In the end, I say Cotto by SD.

[FatherSl!me]

The popular Puerto Rican welterweight thrilled his fans, who made up a majority of the filled-to-the-rafters Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, by stopping Brooklyn's Zab Judah in the 11th round to keep his WBA welterweight title.
With chants of "Cotto! Cotto!" and "Puerto Rico! Puerto Rico!" rocking the building, Cotto knocked down Judah earlier in the round before finishing off his 30th straight win at 49 seconds. It was the third straight year Cotto fought in the Garden on the eve of New York's Puerto Rican Day parade, and he gave the raucous crowd of 20,658 a terrific show.^O^ ^O^ ^O^

[grimey]

cotto not all that to me! i think margarito or paul williams would beat him

[MANTIS69]

Like I Said B4 Cotto Has The Weakest Chin In The Game But I Got Mad Respect For Him

[RynMur]

Last week was a pretty good fight. Judah wore out in the last rounds like he usually does. And I agree I don't think Cotto can get past Margarito, but I'd still like to see that fight. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won again too! He should be fighting Arturo Gatti by the end of the year. That is if he can get past Alfonso Gomez.

Malignaggi tonight by UD.

[Dirty Knowledge]

That Juddah/Cotto fight was simply amazing. Zab showed some HEART by not going down even if he was showing up Cotto (even though Cotto was POUNDING his ass!) That's BK RIGHT THERE. That's the whole NY attitude. You get pounded and don't fall. Juddah did slip once and also crouched one time to get a breather. But he could'a easily went down with any of those combos Cotto hit em with in the late rounds.

And did anyone see the Lovemore N'Dou / Pauly Maggalini(?) fight for the Jr Welterweight? It was dope too Pauly took the title from N'Dou, looking for that rematch maybe.

Cotto has a choice to make I would like to see him fight DeLaHoya for obvious reasons.

[MANTIS69]

I Got Big $$ On Hatton 2nite So He Better Beat Castillo, Ill Be Happy If He Does Win By Decision But Hoping For A Ko. I Lost $$ On The N'dou Fight Which I Thought Was Bullshit But Paulie Did Sort Of Impress Me With His Fighting Style. (still A Sore Loser Over Cotto Beating Judah, Hatton Winning Would Be My Revenge)

[Prince Rai]

yep im banking on a hatton win by UD

[Prince Rai]

fuck an UD, what a body shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hatton is def up there now!!!

oh man how about PBF or ODH v The Hitman?????

[Prince Rai]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggo4hlf8V8Q

here is the 4th round :)

[RynMur]

From ESPN.com

Ricky Hatton wants a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr., considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing. It looks like he might get his wish.

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/story/design07/dropQuote.gif Ricky Hatton cannot fight. He throws one punch at a time and then holds. Hatton is the most overrated fighter of the last 25 years. http://assets.espn.go.com/i/story/design07/dropQuoteEnd.gif

Floyd Mayweather Jr.


Mayweather said Tuesday he will come out of retirement to put Hatton in his place.
"I was retired but I'll sign to fight Hatton right now. I've tried to let the things he said about me slide by, but now he's 'dissing' me on national TV and I want to shut him up. I've never wanted to hurt an opponent like I do Hatton.
"Ricky Hatton cannot fight. He throws one punch at a time and then holds. Hatton is the most overrated fighter of the last 25 years."
Hatton's one-punch knockout win Saturday night over Jose Luis Castillo to retain his world junior welterweight championship just might have been the breakthrough the British fighter needed to convince fans outside his native country that he is the real thing at 140 pounds.
Like Mayweather, Hatton is undefeated. Unlike Mayweather, he fights in a wild, all-out style that should prove popular as he continues his campaign in the United States.
"There was more action in the four rounds of this fight than Floyd showed in his entire career," Hatton said.

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/story/design07/dropQuote.gif There was more action in the four rounds of this fight than Floyd showed in his entire career. http://assets.espn.go.com/i/story/design07/dropQuoteEnd.gif

Ricky Hatton


Mayweather announced his retirement after beating Oscar De La Hoya last month.
Hatton's father, Ray, said that his son is ready to face Mayweather -- anywhere.
"We're up for the fight, you've got to be up for a fight like that," Ray Hatton told Radio Five Live in the United Kingdom. "But it doesn't always end with the two fighters. There tends to be a few people getting in between.
"Ricky is chomping at the bit. I've spoken to him a little bit before all this came out and he said it's a no-brainer. It's a definite yes.
"Ricky will fight him anywhere -- that's the difference between him and Floyd, who wants it on home turf."
Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's manager, said a fight could happen in the fall.
"Hatton's trying to promote himself off Floyd's name and he [Mayweather] will kick his butt. Floyd told me he wants to get the deal on," Ellerbe said, according to the Guardian newspaper. "Hatton [insulted] Floyd [on television]. But that's OK, he's had his opportunity to talk. Now all he has to do is to sign a contract and we can get this done. We can have it this year, in the fall. We don't need to wait."

[RynMur]

I'm not too sure about PBF saying he's going to hurt Hatton more than anyone else. Because he says that a bit too much, but hopefully this falls through. Then Cotto v. Margarito, and winner takes on Hatton v. Mayweather???? Please, not another ODLH v. PBF fight.

[Prince Rai]

Hey RynMur sup?

absolutely right, Hatton v PBF would be amazing and more productive for boxing that PBF V DLH again. and the winner to fight either cotto or magarito would also be wirth the money.

lol mayweather doesn't really hurt, plus, hatton is used to pain and is a true bulldog. I don't want to say yet who would win, but I will place my money conditionally on PBF but I can switch as Htton is somebody underestimated all the time.

[Unseen]

Hatton v PBF wouldn't raise anywhere near the same publicity as PBF v DLH in the US. The fight would be either close with Ricky winning, Floyd taking Hatton apart like Gatti or a performance where Hatton is just made to look rubbish like he was against Collazo and Mayweather taking it on points.

[RynMur]

What's up prince,

Yea, I'm gonna have to say for right now that PBF has the edge, but I'll be rooting for Hatton (unless I put down some money).

Klitschko was unstoppable last week. I'm not even mad at Brewster for throwing in the towel. He had no chance from the start.

This week my predictions are... Margarito by SD. Gatti by KO. Kermit KO. Forgot about Roy Jones...he'll lose by UD.

[DNA]

I'm suprised no one's talking about Hopkins vs Wright yet, gunna b a monster fight.

[hectis]

Gatti got his ass kicked

ok do u think he is a hall of famer?

[hectis]

paul was great tonight

[zeppelin2k]

Gatti losing = gayness.............now if Hopkins loses on the 21st, I'll be totally fed up with boxing.

winky looks like he is gonna take it

[RynMur]

Damn what a good day of boxing, even if I only went 1 of 4. Two good ko's and then the fight between margarito and williams. I would love to see a rematch between these two. Margarito finally figured out how to beat Williams, but it was too late.

Gatti is just past his time. He may not of beat the best fighters, but I'll say he deserves to be in the hall of fame. He has one of the biggest hearts I've seen in boxing. He's had one of the best fights of all time with Micky Ward. When he's down in a fight, you can still never count him out. And he's a crowd pleaser, all of his fights are usually entertaining.

And lastly, Gomez...what a suprise. He really has matured since being on Contender. Although he's quite brave calling out Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. I'd love to see that, but I don't think Gomez has a chance in hell.

[MANTIS69]

hopkins vs winky, does anybody really wanna see that? 2 of the most boring styles imo, i got $$ on winky tho

[RynMur]

^^^ Fuck yea I want to see that. You may call them boring fighting styles, but I see them more as skilled styles. I'm hoping for "fight of the year" from this. Did anyone see the weigh-in? Haha B-Hop pushed Winky in his face at the stand off, then all hell broke lose. Anyways...I'm going with B-Hop by Split Decision (B-Hop will find a way to get past that jab)

[Come Honor Face]

Hopkins will hurt Wright early, and dominate the rest of the fight, proving my theory that it's hard to score with your Weinke hurt!

[grimey]

winky takes it 116-112.......

[MaXiMus Da MaNtis]

Nah I Got The Executioner Defeating Winky Setting Up A Rematch Between Tito And The Executioner .....Which Will Be The Best Match In Years To Come

[jallainINS]

ehh, kind of a boring fight. it had its moments but yeah wasnt fight of the year thats for sure. b hop inadvertently headbutted winky opening up a cut just under his left eyebrow. he kept attacking it and it was pretty nasty by the end of the fight.
http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/75588101.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193F59B4249CE5E7FC7CC33C4DB9B91006E
i didnt think either fighter "won" the fight. i dno, winky landed more jabs, hop landed more power punches. neither of them really impressed me. when it was announced as unanimous i had no idea who's arm they were gonna raise.

[RynMur]

I thought the fight was decent. I had Hopkins by two rounds and I thought Hopkins hurt Winky more at the end of the fight (Minus the headbutt). Hopkins v. Calzaghe in Yankee Stadium??? That would be crazy, and I believe that Hopkins can beat him. The only thing that worries me is his legs at the age of 42. Peace.

[MANTIS69]

I Felt Winky Won By Points & The Whole House I Was Watching At (6 People) Felt The Same Way...

[IRONFLAGCHIEF36]

^
i am quite shocked that u and 6 others feel that way, i think hopkins won easy, altho it was close.

[zeppelin2k]

wicked hopkins won
he cut winky early on

I like hopkins better anyways, good result, not the expected one
the executioner lives on

[jallainINS]

the cut was from an inadvertent head butt

[eRUTHLESS666]

that was boring as hell i couldnt stand it but thats what i expected

[hectis]

maybe b-hop should retire like he told his mom he would when he turned 40 (he is 42 now)

[hectis]

nah, B-Hop said after the fight he's got a good 4 years left in him, and I believe him........u can take the boxer out of the fight, but u can't take the fight out of the boxer.

i know and thats why he has not yet

[tekunique]

i wanna see B-Hop fuck up Tarver again [when Tarver's back to his original form, not comin off the 200LB+ for Rocky]

then Hopkins vs. Taylor 3 cuz i cant stand Taylor.. should have lost both fights IMO.

lastly, i wanna see Roy get fucked up as well as Roy beat B-Hop earlier in their career.

[jallainINS]

anyone interested in seeing pretty boy fight again? hes a boring fighter IMO.

[hectis]

Hopkins v. Calzaghe in Yankee Stadium??? That would be crazy, and I believe that Hopkins can beat him. The only thing that worries me is his legs at the age of 42. Peace.


this fight more the likly will never happen calzaghe is fighting kessler in what should be a real good fight and after that the winner (if there is no remacth) will prob fight taylor if he wins vs pavlik who if he wins will fight the winner of that fight and even before that there might be a rematch if taylor was to lose

[RynMur]

^^Yea, I hear what you're saying, but Hopkins only fights once a year. If Calzaghe controls Kessler the entire fight, then his next opponent should be Taylor, but I can see JT trying to dodge that match too. And I can't see JT going up in weight to fight. Then why not fight B-Hop?? I know it's a big shot, but hey.

[RynMur]

Mayweather ditches retirement, agrees to fight Hatton Dec. 8

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
(Archive (http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://search.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=dan_rafael&name=SEARCH_m_archive&srvc=sz))

Well that didn't last long, now did it?
Welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., who said he was retiring following his May 5 decision victory against Oscar De La Hoya in boxing's richest fight ever, will come out of his brief break to face junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton.
The HBO PPV fight pitting undefeated champions in their prime will take place Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, probably at the MGM Grand.
"We've agreed to the fight," Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's close friend and adviser, told ESPN.com. "We're excited that Ricky Hatton is stepping up to the plate. It's like this -- he asked for it and now he's gonna get it."
Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs), the reigning 140-pound champion from England, will move up to 147 to meet Mayweather (38-0, 24 KOs).
"It's a tremendous fight, two young undefeated fighters coming together," Ellerbe said. "They are both at the top of their game."
Ellerbe said the deal was struck Friday but not yet signed, although the all of the particulars have been agreed to.
Said Ray Hatton, Ricky's father and manager, according to British wire service PA Sport: "We agreed via our lawyers what the financial side of it was going to be. I can't honestly tell you a deal has been done until I see the signatures on all the documents. But what I can tell you is that both sides were happy with what we finalized verbally."
Hatton, 28, fought once before at 147, winning an alphabet belt in a struggle against Luis Collazo in May 2006 before returning to 140 for his next two fights, including a June 23 fourth-round destruction of former two-time lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (who gave Mayweather the toughest fight of his career in 2002).
After Mayweather, 30, defeated De La Hoya to win a belt at 154 pounds, he relinquished it to return to 147.
Mayweather and Hatton have both been pros for 10 years. Mayweather has won titles in five divisions (130 pounds to 154) while Hatton has won titles in two (140 and 147).
Before and after his fight with Castillo, Hatton made several disparaging comments about Mayweather and called him out, which convinced Mayweather to come out of retirement for the fight.
"Like Floyd told me -- they brought the right deal to the table," Ellerbe said. "Floyd said, 'He disrespected me and I am calling his bluff.' We're happy it didn't turn out to be a bluff. Hatton talked the talk and now it's time for him to walk the walk. He will find out that fighting Floyd Mayweather is a total different level than what he is used to."
The fight will be promoted by De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather's newly formed Mayweather Promotions, according to Ellerbe. Golden Boy promoted the Mayweather-De La Hoya fight and, according to several sources, is on the verge of signing Hatton, whose contract with co-promoters Artie Pelullo and Dennis Hobson expired after the Castillo fight.
De La Hoya and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer met with Ray Hatton and attorney Gareth Williams last weekend in Las Vegas. They flew them in for the Bernard Hopkins-Winky Wright fight and for the meeting.
Although Mayweather had some problems with Golden Boy during the buildup to the May 5 fight, Ellerbe said it wasn't an issue. He wouldn't confirm that Golden Boy holds one option on Mayweather stemming from the deal for him to fight De La Hoya.
"We're very comfortable working with Golden Boy Promotions for the Dec. 8 fight," Ellerbe said. "We just worked with them on the biggest event in the history of the sport and we're excited to be working with them again."
Mayweather-Hatton adds another major fight to an already loaded fall that also will include the Jermain Taylor-Kelly Pavlik middleweight championship showdown (Sept. 29), the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch (Oct. 6), the probable Juan Diaz-Julio Diaz lightweight unification bout (Oct. 13), the heavily anticipated Joe Calzaghe-Mikkel Kessler super middleweight unification bout (Nov. 3), the probable Miguel Cotto-Shane Mosley welterweight title bout (Nov. 10) and the Joan Guzman-Humberto Soto junior lightweight title match (Nov. 17).
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

[grimey]

pretty boy going to box circle around this guy

[DNA]

mayweather's gonna do what he did to gatti, hatton has little defense, thats why he always holds.

[MANTIS69]

I Got Diaz Beating Morales By Decision

[DNA]

Miguel Cotto vs Shane Mosley November 10th, Manny Paquiao vs Marco Antonio Barrera October 6, Juan Diaz vs Julio Diaz October 13th. Just a short update.

[DNA]

I got Mayweather winning by UD 12. Dont't get me wrong, Hatton's a great fighter, but floyd's just too much for him.Height advantage, more experience against veteran fighters, the wicked jab and his defense. hattons got all this against him.

[Prince Rai]

Miguel Cotto vs Shane Mosley November 10th, Manny Paquiao vs Marco Antonio Barrera October 6, Juan Diaz vs Julio Diaz October 13th. Just a short update.

damn all these fights are tempting to watch.

PBF V HATTON still does it for me. I go PBF as an UD too, i mean hatton will be great but PBF's jabs will open hattons face and the fight will be a tactical one whereby PBF will outsmarten Hatton a bit more effectively.
By no means would hatton lose any credibility after this fight. Hatton will give us a good performnce too.

[Make~Sensi*]

I think Hatton is gunna suprise everyone and win by K.O 4th round.
Well, thats my bet lol..and i should get some very good odds on this.
(cos its prolly not gunna happen). Anyway Hatton is a power puncher and floyed is a speed puncher, but make no mistake hatton isn't slow and he's one hell of a dedicated fighter. This should be a Sick Fight!..

[cubis]

is julio cesar chavez jr. gonna fight alfonso gomez? after destroying gatti, gomez called chavez out.

[RynMur]

If it does happen I hope JCC jr. destroys gomez. I think Gomez called him out b/c he's still pretty young and he's thinking it'll be more of an easier win that'll put his status up.

[beardman]

damn all these fights are tempting to watch.

PBF V HATTON still does it for me. I go PBF as an UD too, i mean hatton will be great but PBF's jabs will open hattons face and the fight will be a tactical one whereby PBF will outsmarten Hatton a bit more effectively.
By no means would hatton lose any credibility after this fight. Hatton will give us a good performnce too.

Uhm... Floyd hardly jabs....


He is just potshotting, he doesn't work from behind the jab.
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[grimey]

shane has a good shot of beating cotto.......

[RynMur]

I have Jermaine Taylor by SD in tonight's fight. I can't believe the Barrera v. Pacquaio fight is on PPV for $60 HD. First of all, this fight should'nt even be on PPV and second, this PPV is ten dollars more than regular fights. Just doesn't seem worth it. (I see Pacman easily handling that fight by the way)

[Olive Oil Goombah]

Youngstown's Finest KO'ing Taylor in the seventh. Great fight. Pavlik brought it to him all night, even after he almost got knocked out in the second. Loved the Ohio State trunks. Good old fashioned middle weight bout. The heavyweights should take notes.

[grimey]

taylor had him and let him off the hook in rd 2.......

[Olive Oil Goombah]

He didn't let him off the hook. He threw everything he had at him, it wasnt enough and he punched himself out. He even admitted it. Pavlik is tough, and hits hard. He was the aggressor even when he was hurt. He TOOK that belt, no one gave it to him.

[BRONZBODY]

Youngstown's Finest KO'ing Taylor in the seventh. Great fight. Pavlik brought it to him all night, even after he almost got knocked out in the second. Loved the Ohio State trunks. Good old fashioned middle weight bout. The heavyweights should take notes.
true. but i still think taylor is overrated(imo) as i did with antonio tarver
great fighters but i dont think they were great champions

[RynMur]

Damn last night was a good fight. Pavlik coming from behind to KO JT after being behind on all of the scorecards. I have a few questions. First, did anyone have JT up on your scorecard. I had Pavlik up by one point before the KO. Two, did anyone see if this fight was misrefed. (ex. The ref coming to a conclusion to quickly for JT vs. the ref letting Pavlik go on when alot of refs would of called the fight????) I thought it was called fairly but one of the guys I was watching it with thought it was fixed.

[Olive Oil Goombah]

I would never trust scorecards if I was a fighter....Fixed? Nah, Taylor was out in the corner. He didn't stand up for a few minutes afterward. How you you fix a fight with that much action? You can't fake those punches.

[hectis]

so when is the rematch?

[beardman]

I had JT ahead by 1 or 2 points at the time of the stoppage.

I thought he was gonna take over the fight, cause he worked nicely with his jab in rounds 5 and 6. But then the KO in round 7... danm i really didn't expect it.
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But I think JT will beat him in a rematch by UD. JT is the better boxer.
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[hectis]

hmmm maybe this is the wake up call jt needs or maybe the same thing will happen

holyfield still wont retire i hope he does not end up dieing in the ring

[RynMur]

Calzaghe v. Kessler this week. Who is everyone taking???

[beardman]

I don't know.. hard fight to predict.

Calzaghe: Good boxer, very fast, nice combinations, superb stamina, but he is hittable....
Kessler: Strong, heigth-advantage, reach-advantage, decent speed...
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I think that Calzaghe will win the first few rounds, let's say the first 2 or 3 rounds. But then Kessler will impose his will on Calzaghe. His power will be too much for Calzaghe. He will KO him late (about 10th round) or win a close decision.
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Why do i think this?

Cause Calzaghe can be hurt, he has been knocked down by numerous opponent and in the fight with Bika, you could see that he had a hard time with Bika's strength. Kessler is at least as strong as Bika, but punches in better combinations and is a much better boxer.
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[MANTIS69]

Kessler By Ko

[RynMur]

Damn I can't wait for this fight. I'm going with Calzaghe by SD. Although I do believe that Kessler can beat him. Especially after watching him destoy Andrade after his last fight. I just believe in the later rounds, ring experience (with better fighters & age) is going to pay off for Calzaghe, but again Kessler is going to have a different advantage with fresher legs. Let's just wait and see what happens...

[Prince Rai]

Kessler By Ko

?????

[Prince Rai]

havent been here for a minute tho,

im going for calzaghe by split. i think kessler is that guy who will truly test calzaghe.

[beardman]

Masterful performance by Calzaghe.

He really brings his A-Game in his biggest fights.
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[hectis]

Big win by calzaghe so who is he going to fight next b-hop a rematch with kessler the winner of pavlik/taylor 2 or some one else

[Prince Rai]

bhop v calzaghe would be great. both were seen as though as if they had passed their age limit for boxing, but they shine more than ever. that fight would be purely for boxing.

[RynMur]

Where would they fight though? I know Calzaghe doesn't want to fight anywhere besides Wales. And would B-Hop really fight there?

Anyone going to watch The Contender finale on ESPN2 tuesday? Unlike the past, I actually think this year they had some promising boxers. Jaidon Codrington (18-1, only loss to Allen Green) faces Sakio Bika (24-3, lost to Sam Soliman (MD), Joe Calzaghe, and Lucian Bute). Both of these guys have the potential of having a title shot down the line and should make a good fight tuesday night. I have Jaidon by UD.

[MANTIS69]

Cotto vs Mosley? I got Mosley, Cotto is a good fighter dont get me wrong but he hasnt really fought anybody imo, i think he has the weakest chin in the game & Mosley should be able to expose that tonight with that "74 reach

[RynMur]

This should be up for fight of the year. At first my thoughts were for Cotto, but my heart says Mosley. However, Cotto is edging the betting lines right now. This is one of the closest betting lines for boxing all year. (PBF -145 v. ODLH; Calzaghe -175 v. Kessler; PBF -220 v. Hatton)

Shane Mosley +130
Miguel Cotto -110

Sugar Shane Mosley by late rd KO.

[hectis]

i want mosley to win

[FatherSl!me]

i want mosley to win
too bad for you he lost. cotto wins by decision. :hooray: it was a hell of a good show they put on though. it was a close fight for a minute, but cotto won more rounds & scored higher.

[hectis]

too bad for you he lost. cotto wins by decision. :hooray: it was a hell of a good show they put on though. it was a close fight for a minute, but cotto won more rounds & scored higher.

this is the biggest win of his career i would love to see him fight paul williams next

[RynMur]

Great fight last night. I had the fight going either way in the end. Shane should have went after him in the 9th though. I would like to see Cotto fight Mayweather/Hatton next. If that doesn't happen, then Margarito or Williams would be an entertaining fight.

Jose Santa Cruz was robbed last night. Why did they have 3 refs who had under 5 title fights together judging that fight? Joel Casamayor didn't do shit but run the entire fight.

[Jeff-The-Chef]

i wasnt very entertained with the mosley/cotto fight, the whole fight felt like 15 mins for some reason but when mosley tripped and fell that shit was hilarious

[FatherSl!me]

lol. oh shit i forgot about dat. looked like he slipped on a banana peel.

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Anyone backing Hatton to beat Mayweather?

[tekunique]

Anyone backing Hatton to beat Mayweather?
i'd love to see Hatton pull it off but realistically i think PBF has the edge...

Jones vs Trinidad anyone ?

:dududu:

[the8stricker]

Im all for Floyd, but I hope it doesn't turn out to be a Roy Jones Jr. secret set-up

Ya feel me?

[RynMur]

^No

[the8stricker]

^No

Strickly, when Roy Jones Jr. lost to Tarver, it seemed unrealistic. The way Roy had been dominating his competition was almost like Mike Tyson when he was 18 - 20 yrs old. It seemed like a straight up set-up when Tarver knocked Roy out in all the fights with quick counter punching. Even when Glen Johnson KO Roy it wasn't that devastating of a punch. Maybe it was Roy's time but I felt and it looked/sounded quite fishy.

No matter what, I AM STILL BEHIND FLOYD. He definitely proved himself worthy of his big talk when he announced Gatti as a D+ Fighter and Floyd himself was an A+ fighter.

[benzo]

Damn last night was a good fight. Pavlik coming from behind to KO JT after being behind on all of the scorecards. I have a few questions. First, did anyone have JT up on your scorecard. I had Pavlik up by one point before the KO. Two, did anyone see if this fight was misrefed. (ex. The ref coming to a conclusion to quickly for JT vs. the ref letting Pavlik go on when alot of refs would of called the fight????) I thought it was called fairly but one of the guys I was watching it with thought it was fixed.

This was the first Taylor fight that wasn't fixed lol! Like Lamps said, Steve Smoger is known as a "puncher's ref", meaning that dude will not step in until the losing fighter is FINISHED. I love his style, personally. He could have waived off Jermain too after that wicked left uppercut/right combo in the corner but let Pavlik rip him with two more hooks to send him down to his knees before "stopping" the fight lol. Classic..JT didn't beat Hopkins, he sure as fuck didn't beat Winky, and if you can't KO Spinks..lol! Go away JT, you and Tarver can go talk about how loved you are! And word the fuck up to Emmanuel Steward not training JT's bitch ass anymore! The reign is over...

[benzo]

Cotto vs Mosley? I got Mosley, Cotto is a good fighter dont get me wrong but he hasnt really fought anybody imo, i think he has the weakest chin in the game & Mosley should be able to expose that tonight with that "74 reach

There were question marks before about his chin but after handling Judah and Mosley's power (remember his KO power against Vargas) I don't think they are valid anymore. He gets buzzed but his focus and his heart pull him through. Let me start the shittalking....PBF will never fight Cotto. The whole boxing world will be wanting this fight (Cotto is now a superstar, like it or not) and Floyd will pussy out and want to fight Castillo again or some shit lol.

BTW- I'd love to see Hatton mug PBF like he did to Kostya but I think PBF will be potshotting him all night as Ricky rushes in. Floyd UD....dammit.

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Strickly, when Roy Jones Jr. lost to Tarver, it seemed unrealistic. The way Roy had been dominating his competition was almost like Mike Tyson when he was 18 - 20 yrs old. It seemed like a straight up set-up when Tarver knocked Roy out in all the fights with quick counter punching. Even when Glen Johnson KO Roy it wasn't that devastating of a punch. Maybe it was Roy's time but I felt and it looked/sounded quite fishy.

No matter what, I AM STILL BEHIND FLOYD. He definitely proved himself worthy of his big talk when he announced Gatti as a D+ Fighter and Floyd himself was an A+ fighter.

Problem is, he's a cunt. Big talk is one thing, but Floyd is the kinda guy I just wanna see get beat up really bad.

[the8stricker]

Problem is, he's a cunt. Big talk is one thing, but Floyd is the kinda guy I just wanna see get beat up really bad.

Why?

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Cos he loves himself a little too much. Where Hatton is just a down to earth bloke who loves boxing.

In a lot of ways it's the British sportsman's attiude against the American sportsman's attitude.

I remember when Calzage fought Manfredo off The Contender. In the pre fight hype, they had Manfredo running his mouth for about 5 minutes on how bad he was gonna beat up Calzage and how he wasn't a real champ, then they cut to Calzage standing alone in a field in Wales and he just said "Talk's cheap". That's the way to do it in my book.

[Prince Rai]

Cos he loves himself a little too much. Where Hatton is just a down to earth bloke who loves boxing.

In a lot of ways it's the British sportsman's attiude against the American sportsman's attitude.

I remember when Calzage fought Manfredo off The Contender. In the pre fight hype, they had Manfredo running his mouth for about 5 minutes on how bad he was gonna beat up Calzage and how he wasn't a real champ, then they cut to Calzage standing alone in a field in Wales and he just said "Talk's cheap". That's the way to do it in my book.


that's true. ok calzaghe has run his mouth a lil at times, but british fighters havent been as mouthrunnerish as some other fighters. (except naseem hamed)

i do like hatton, but i have been a mayweather fan for much longer. i know PBF is a loud mouth, but this is also entertainment business. Mayweather respects the game totally, he loves boxing. he also knows the only way to get money is to get known, and being a dick worked for him.

i hope the fight will live up to the expectations.


and btw, if u dnt already know,

Lacy v Manfredo will also be on the card that night. that will be an interesting fight as both just came from injuries and share losses to calzaghe.

lets see what happens. good fight night that will be!!

peace

[benzo]

Sup Prince? Been awhile.... Man, Lacy's gonna feast on Manfredo, I think. He's got ALOT to proove after getting dismantled by Joe. I'd like to see him pick it up again, PEACE!

[Prince Rai]

not bad benzo, sup with u? last i heard from u was in some place called myspace hehe. dont use that place no more.

i reckon lacy will wrap that fight up. manfredo is definitely a fighter, but a hollywood fighter nahmean?

hmm hmm... hatton or PBF benzo??

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Lacy will beat Manfredo.

Hatton/Mayweather will be a great fight I reckon. Hard to call.

Haha, Naseem Hamed was such a twat. Very un-british in his ocky big mouthed approach. Eventually, he took on some real opponents and ran away cos the going got tough. where's that big mouth now?

[Prince Rai]

Lacy will beat Manfredo.

Hatton/Mayweather will be a great fight I reckon. Hard to call.

Haha, Naseem Hamed was such a twat. Very un-british in his ocky big mouthed approach. Eventually, he took on some real opponents and ran away cos the going got tough. where's that big mouth now?

lol true, naseem was a great figher, his style was like his talk, OTT.

but his cockiness got the better of him when he lost against barrera. now the fatty is balancing jail and outside reality. remember he crashed his SLR? what a muppet. he also ran away from the scene hoping nobody would find out who it was. lol

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Is he still ankle tagged? What a downfall....

[Prince Rai]

i think he is, he was gonna have some great comeback planned, but hes way too fat now. he got like a double chin n all. he should stay home for now and finish his cookies.

peace

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

^^ Can just picture him wobbling into the ring with his ankle tag on!!!

[wuswordz95]

im not a big fan of boxing. but I think that philiphino dude manny pacquino
is really awesome

[the8stricker]

Floyd has the talent and damn sure works hard for his cocky attitude. The big talk is just confidence. I recall hearin that Floyd spares for like 10 - 15 minutes a round. Now, I want to believe this but if it isn't true then it is what is. But, Floyd is a boxer with a flamboyant style that other boxers don't really possess.

Again, Floyd over Hatton on Dec. 8th.

[wuswordz95]

is hatton mexican? excuse my boxing ignorance

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Mexican? Hahahahahaha! He's about as British as you can get...

http://www.boxingdaily.co.uk/wp-content/img/rickyhatton.jpg

[Prince Rai]

Mexican? Hahahahahaha! He's about as British as you can get...

http://www.boxingdaily.co.uk/wp-content/img/rickyhatton.jpg


LOLLL true that!!!!

[Prince Rai]

is hatton mexican? excuse my boxing ignorance

As Spinx indicated he aint mexican.

He just has mexican support cos he rolls with barrera and is often seen at taco bell.

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

^^ Haha!

Doesn't anyone fighting an American have Mexican support?

[Prince Rai]

yepp especially if its against mayweather.

where u gon watch the fight Spinx?

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

^^ Dunno yet. Working the 8th and 9th, so pretty fucked really!

[Prince Rai]

i work on the weekend too, but the fight for me will be at like 5am so ill stay up for def. u cud easily watch the replay.

im gonna pay to watch it so i BETTER get my moneys worth!

i take it u live in usa?

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

^^ Nope, Londoner mate!

So yeah, I gotta be at work at 8am and it's on at 5am, so....

[Prince Rai]

ah so u got played lol, lucky i start at 12.

but nah seriously, if the fight lasts 10 secs, there was no point of stayn up. so u might be better to wait for replays.

u londoner as well? peace homie.

[Prince Rai]

lol

[LuckyTheWonderDog]

Yeah, will hold out for the replays. Hope Ricky knocks him on his arse.

[benzo]

not bad benzo, sup with u? last i heard from u was in some place called myspace hehe. dont use that place no more.

i reckon lacy will wrap that fight up. manfredo is definitely a fighter, but a hollywood fighter nahmean?

hmm hmm... hatton or PBF benzo??

Chillin man. Like I was saying earlier, I see Hatton getting hit with ALOT of shots whiles he's rushing in to try to mug PBF. I'd love to see Ricky be succesfull with his elbows, clinching, etc. lol, but FLoyd is super fast. He'll probably outbox Hatton easily, hope I'm wrong though. I wanna see Cotto/PBF dammit!

[hectis]

Yeah, will hold out for the replays. Hope Ricky knocks him on his arse.

i think hatton has a good chance to get the upset i think out of every one mayweather has fought hatton has the best chance to beat him

[Prince Rai]

Yeah, will hold out for the replays. Hope Ricky knocks him on his arse.

would definietly shut mayweather up for about 5mins.

i doubt hatton will though, mayweather aint easy to beat. PBF will shoot so many jabs into hatton's face, and hatton gets cut easily. it will slow hatton down and dishearten him slightly. mayweather knows this.:chef:

[Prince Rai]

Chillin man. Like I was saying earlier, I see Hatton getting hit with ALOT of shots whiles he's rushing in to try to mug PBF. I'd love to see Ricky be succesfull with his elbows, clinching, etc. lol, but FLoyd is super fast. He'll probably outbox Hatton easily, hope I'm wrong though. I wanna see Cotto/PBF dammit!

cotto v PBF will be a tasty fight for sure!!! if, WHEN, PBF wins v hatton, he will gain ultimate respect imo if he shoots at Cotto.


btw benzo, i havent heard of judah for a minute! has he retired or sumin???

[Bg_Knocc_Out]

cotto v PBF will be a tasty fight for sure!!! if, WHEN, PBF wins v hatton, he will gain ultimate respect imo if he shoots at Cotto.


btw benzo, i havent heard of judah for a minute! has he retired or sumin???

He got dominated by Cotto in Sept., got embaressed, I don't see him coming back/making any sort of appearance for at least mid-late next year.

[benzo]

He got dominated by Cotto in Sept., got embaressed, I don't see him coming back/making any sort of appearance for at least mid-late next year.

He actually faught or is fighting a "nobody" within the last 2-3 weeks, I believe. I do know for a fact that his last fight was NOT televised on HBO, Showtime, OR ESPN! He's done as an elite fighter and he's basically at square fucking one...where he deserves to be lol. Oh well, maybe the Contender will take him next season haha!

[wuswordz95]

As Spinx indicated he aint mexican.

He just has mexican support cos he rolls with barrera and is often seen at taco bell.


thats funny. thanks for clearing it up with me.

[Bg_Knocc_Out]

He actually faught or is fighting a "nobody" within the last 2-3 weeks, I believe. I do know for a fact that his last fight was NOT televised on HBO, Showtime, OR ESPN! He's done as an elite fighter and he's basically at square fucking one...where he deserves to be lol. Oh well, maybe the Contender will take him next season haha!

It's to bad, I'm actually a fan, but his heart just pisses me off as to how fast he gives up, he coulda won or at least had a very close decison with his bout against Mayweather, but he gave up, that's why he hit him in the nuts wether it was intentional or not, but point is he gave up, just like his fight with Cotto. All he needs is a better trainer, someone to push him and motivate him during a fight, insted of his father Yoel.

[grimey]

mayorga made vargas retire lastnight......

[Prince Rai]

thats funny. thanks for clearing it up with me.

Thats cool homie! enjoy the fight if u going to watch it!

peace

[Prince Rai]

It's to bad, I'm actually a fan, but his heart just pisses me off as to how fast he gives up, he coulda won or at least had a very close decison with his bout against Mayweather, but he gave up, that's why he hit him in the nuts wether it was intentional or not, but point is he gave up, just like his fight with Cotto. All he needs is a better trainer, someone to push him and motivate him during a fight, insted of his father Yoel.


yeah he does give up when things dont go his way. he is a bad loser and seems childish at times.

he definitely needs better trainers.

he had the world at his feet because he is/was really good.

[Prince Rai]

mayorga made vargas retire lastnight......


yeah just checked that out. i mean vargas wasnt really init for boxing, these two clowns have been at each other for so long.

was the fight itself any good? i mean it may have been i dont know, but whtever.

[grimey]

yeah just checked that out. i mean vargas wasnt really init for boxing, these two clowns have been at each other for so long.

was the fight itself any good? i mean it may have been i dont know, but whtever. the fight was just ok..espn classic will show it on december 1.....

[benzo]

Yeah..gotta check the replay. I saw the fight pics though and Vargas looked HORRIBLE! Not in shape AT ALL. I think I read that he put on 20 pounds after the weigh-in. I'm not sad to see him go. He did mega-shittalking to Tito, Oscar, Ricardo and got bitched by all of them lol. Peace out El Ferroz!

[Sean]

Anyone just see the Amir Kahn fight? Kahn stopped the other bloke at 1min 12 seconds lol

[RynMur]

Hatton by 1st rd KO

[Prince Rai]

yeah, amir really has shown that he CAN do a world title in 2008. that was great.


RYNMUR!!! 1ST ROUND???? u for real? :P

[hectis]

Hatton by 1st rd KO


if that happens that be crazy

[BRONZBODY]

pretty boy by u-decision

my prediction

[Origin™]

Joe Cortez should be sacked, he's fucking this fight up a treat..

[Origin™]

Decent fight besides the ref being a complete wanker, Congrats to floyd!

[RynMur]

"I'll just say that the British are coming and they left with their ass kicked" - Haha couldn't have said any better by Bernard Hopkins.

And I hope you guys know I was joking about that 1st rd KO. The fight went similar to what I expected. Never thought it would end in the tenth though.

[Prince Rai]

"I'll just say that the British are coming and they left with their ass kicked" - Haha couldn't have said any better by Bernard Hopkins.

And I hope you guys know I was joking about that 1st rd KO. The fight went similar to what I expected. Never thought it would end in the tenth though.

i had a feeling u was joking homie, ur by far the most consistent when it comes to predictions.

i dont feel that sorry for hatton, he did show he was a good fighter and he can still be in the top 3's in light welter and even welter because it was mayweather he fought, and not any other welter.

Who still doubts mayweather?

I mean he has now beaten so many, and the way he showed and proved his style v hatton was incredible. it is his loud mouth approach to the game that water downs his legendary status, but nobody can take that away from him.

Mayweather shone.


and btw, i disliked the fact that british fans booed the american anthem. its that brute english way which never goes down well.

[HANZO]

Mayweathers a class act, sure before the fight he was bad mouting hatton, but after the fight he had nothing but praises for him. jus shows the bad mouthing is jus an act to promote the fight. he really is a great fighter and has proved it many times, no one can deny his greatness.

[hectis]

mayweather has proven him self time and time again and as far as him ducking margarito mayweather would win by ko by the 7th round over margarito i mean dont get me wrong mararito is good but he is no were on mayweathers level and umm yeah if margarito wants to talk shit about ducking he was ducking paul williams until he was forced to fight him and williams a better fighter showed him whats up

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Roy Jones vs trinidad is coming up this is a fight that should have happened years ago i think Roy Jones should win this fight easily unless trinidad lands a KO punch

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mayweather has proven him self time and time again and as far as him ducking margarito mayweather would win by ko by the 7th round over margarito i mean dont get me wrong mararito is good but he is no were on mayweathers level and umm yeah if margarito wants to talk shit about ducking he was ducking paul williams until he was forced to fight him and williams a better fighter showed him whats up

Margirito wasn't dissin' no one about ducking man... Mayweather the one that passed up on a 7 mill offer to fight Margarito. And thats alot for a boxer, even Floyd.