Monday Morning Notes: Clottey calls out Paul Williams
by SC on Jun 15, 2009 10:25 AM EDT
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- Joshua Clottey isn't unrealistic. He knows that a rematch with Miguel Cotto is probably out of the question right now, so instead he's targeting Paul "The Punisher" Williams. Williams hasn't fought at 147 pounds since last summer, when he avenged his lone defeat against Carlos Quintana, but the lanky divison-hopper says he can still make the weight. Clottey goes so far as to call him "a weak welterweight," and says explicitly that that's the guy he wants to fight. It'd be a fine Boxing After Dark or even World Championship Boxing main event, the latter easier done if paired with a second good fight. You can market it as two of boxing's most avoided men colliding. Williams says he's the most feared man in boxing. Let's see him put his money where his mouth is, because I don't think anything bigger is on the horizon. Last news on Williams was he was looking into fighting Sergiy Dzinziruk, a hell of a fighter, and that's a good fight, but Williams-Clottey is an easier sell to the American networks.
- The Andriy Kotelnik-Amir Khan 140-pound title bout has been pushed back to July 18, and I guess with nothing on American TV that night now, you could market that as a $24.95 PPV in the afternoon. I think I'd order it.
- Peter Manfredo Jr. has signed a deal with TKO Boxing of Las Vegas. The quote from the firm talks about Manfredo working his way up the middleweight rankings. BoxRec.com also continues to list Manfredo as a middleweight despite the fact that he hasn't fought at 160 since 2005, which is a lot of his career. He went to super middleweight as soon as the first season of "The Contender" was done. He's fought a lot of legit super middleweights. What is this deal with him being a middleweight?
- In case you missed it (and I don't think we ever discussed it on the front page, so let's do that now), WBA middleweight titlist Felix Sturm returns on July 11 with a legitimate opponent, stablemate Khoren Gevor. The fact that both fight under Universum's banner is probably the only reason it's happening, so don't go too crazy giving Sturm a break for taking a live opponent that can fight. Gevor last fought in November when he beat Amin Asikainen. He is 30-3 with 16 knockouts, with two losses to Lukas Konecny and one to Arthur Abraham. It's a solid title fight. Sturm discusses the fight here. He takes issue with anyone judging him harshly for accepting a fight with total non-contender Koji Sato and says he'd take a fight with Abraham or Pavlik. I maintain my doubts.
- The Junior Witter-Devon Alexander fight for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title has been scheduled for August 1. For now at least.
- Tomasz Adamek wants to fight Bernard Hopkins or -- wait for it -- Roy Jones Jr. after he's done with Bobby Gunn. I like Adamek and respect the Hopkins call-out because B-Hop talked about that fight, but Jones? Why pick the bones? Bobby Gunn is just about as legit an opponent at this point.
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The Andriy Kotelnik-Amir Khan 140-pound title bout has been pushed back to July 18, and I guess with nothing on American TV that night now, you could market that as a $24.95 PPV in the afternoon. I think I’d order it.
As an appetizer for Mayweather/Marquez? I’d doubt it would do well, but it would be a treat for the hardcore fans.
by steak_knife on Jun 15, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
^ retract that
read this before reading about the Mayweather/Marquez postponement
by steak_knife on Jun 15, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tooth Infection
More reason to let Khan smash his teeth out come July.
Maybe.
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by dinkman on Jun 15, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kotelnik is a light hitter
But accurate and with good speed. Considering the state of Amir’s chin, I wouldn’t count on a vicious beatdown by Khan. He’s easily the most talented fighter Khan has faced.
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by Brickhaus on Jun 15, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally Agree. Khan cant look past Kotelnik, he is too handy. Seen him fight a few times and he can box well. I just dont think that will be enough if Khan is at his best, faster and more respectable power.
All Khan has to do is not take a punch to the jaw…all will be cool :)
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by dinkman on Jun 15, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most talented? No...
Most talented HAS to be Barrera, surely?
On the night, Barrera was slow, and too small, but that doesn’t mean Kotelnik is more ‘talented’, surely?
I’d even agree if you said this will be the toughest fight Khan will have had, but I think you uncharacteristically used the wrong word there.
Say it ain’t so, Brick?
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by Chaos100 on Jun 15, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this version of Kotelnik is better off than that version of Barrera
The 135 pound version is slower, smaller and has less power than the 140 pound version of Kotelnik, so I’d say that version of Kotelnik is more talented. Barrera’s certainly more skilled, but at 135 he didn’t even have the tools to use his skills. It’s probably just a matter of semantics though.
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by Brickhaus on Jun 15, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now we're just talking semantics....
Wasn’t that a Garland Greene quote from Con Air?
:)
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by Chaos100 on Jun 15, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Why pick the bones?"
$? if Bhop would give him a decent deal, this wouldn’t be a problem. It’s not Adamek’s fault Old Man Bernard won’t get off his porch and stop protecting his lawn from the neighborhood rapscallions.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Jun 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adamek could of been reminding Hopkins that he aint his only option, by saying he will take on Roy Jones who can bring in some money and everyone knows Hopkins and Jones aint mates
by sigidy on Jun 16, 2009 1:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t think of it like that. Good point. And if so, good tactic.
by SC on Jun 16, 2009 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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