Rumor Mill: Adamek vs. Jones, Caballero vs. Gamboa, Calderon vs. Viloria
Here's a few rumors that have been floating around the internets:
- If Celestino Caballero wins his next defense against Jeffrey Mathepula, there's a good chance he may face Yuriorkis Gamboa at 126, Boxingtalk reports. This could be a dynamic fight, but it would be a huge risk for both guys. If they make the fight, major props go out to both Seminole Warriors and Arena Box for putting their prime fighters in harm's way. Caballero would be facing the biggest and fastest opponent of his career, while Gamboa would be facing by far the best (and possibly the most powerful) opponent of his career.
- Hat tip to Sickle: According to Primera Hora (link in Spanish), there are discussions for Ivan Calderon and Brian Viloria to unify at 108. This has the potential to be interesting if the Brian Viloria we saw the other night was the new and improved Brian Viloria. Calderon is clearly starting to fade and lose some of his quickness, and Viloria seems to be more aggressive than ever. While any version of Calderon outboxes Viloria, you'd have to think that Viloria has a solid puncher's chance if he can be as aggressive as he was against Solis.
- According to Wirtualna Polska (link in Polish), Tomasz Adamek and Roy Jones Jr. have basically agreed to fight each other, but the lack of a TV network that would want to air the fight is getting in the way. HBO did express some interest, but they don't want to compete with UFC on July 11, and they've reserved July 18 for the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. comeback fight.
- Per Eastside Boxing's Per Ake Persson, there won't be a battle of the Sashas between Sasha Povetkin and Sasha Dimitrenko. They were the mandatories for the EBU title, which Povetkin doesn't really need since he's Wladimir Klitschko's mandatory. The next highest challenger is Martin Rogan. I like a Rogan-Dimitrenko fight, and the winner will be a legitimate contender. Dimitrenko's never faced someone as rugged and dedicated as Rogan, and Rogan's never faced anyone as skilled as Dimitrenko. Hopefully the money's there to make this one happen. The top guys in this division really need to start fighting the other top guys.
- Not major news, but shout out to the State of Alabama, which is setting up a boxing commission. This is a step in the right direction, although it's kind of sad that they needed hometown boy Deontay Wilder to push them to set one up.
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apparently the chris john – rocky juarez rematch will be taking place on june 27th, with a victor oritz fight as the headliner.
everything in this article sounds good to me (the roy jones fight is only interesting to me because of the hope that adamek will finally retire RJJ)
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by battle axe of doom on Apr 20, 2009 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Woah… I love love to see Caballero vs Gamboa. I mean…that is just a freaky fight. I hope that HBO can cover it.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
by Zocalo on Apr 20, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to believe HBO and Showtime would both want that one. They’ve both shown Gamboa and everyone loves him. He’s great TV. Caballero being a dangerous freak of freaking nature is just a plus.
"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler
by SC on Apr 20, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love this fight
This would be some spectacle. A real toe-to-toe shoot-out. Cabellero is always a treat to watch, he’s beautifully unorthodox and his tentacle arms fly in from all angles causing damage. He will not be elusive and he won’t run from Gamboa.
He has no concrete defence, but he has underrated reflexes and can often see punches coming. I’m not so sure he would see Gamboa’s punches, which are really fast and hard to judge. Gamboa would like this fight in close, Caballero likes come from range and deliver his flying lead rights, which perplex his opponents.
It might be an idea for Gamboa to back him up as much as possible, because if you give Caballero the freedom of the ring, he is so good at manipulating the space.
by maxirap on Apr 20, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it’s also worth noting that Caballero will fight dirty as hell if he feels the need to. THat could mess with Gamboa.
"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler
by SC on Apr 20, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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