Mandatory Eight Count - A Tale of Two Training Camps
by Brickhaus on Oct 28, 2010 8:43 AM EDT
in Boxing News Analysis
Email
Print
Vegas trial for Roger Mayweather postponed until 2011 | USATODAY.com
A Nevada judge has postponed until Jan. 24 a trial for boxing trainer Roger Mayweather on felony charges that he attacked a female boxer at an apartment he owned. So Floyd wouldn't set up a fight with Pacquiao in part because he wasn't sure Roger would be available. Now it seems that instead Roger won't be available early next year, but in the meantime, Floyd has gotten into his own trouble that will probably prevent the big fight from happening. My high school English teacher (or a certain English professor who writes for this blog) would yell at me for calling that irony.
Misdirection on Manny's Camp | Various
Stories are just flying out of Manny Pacquiao's training camp left and right. Depending on who you believe, Pacquiao was TKOed by Amir Khan in sparring; Pacquiao hurt Glen Tapia in sparring; Pacquiao and Roach will look for a way to cancel the fight; Roach is relieved that Pacquiao is getting more focused on the fight; Pacquiao is having his worst training camp ever; or Pacquiao's handlers aren't worried. Evidently, while all of this is going on, he's had time to write an autobiography, which will be released the week after the Margarito fight, and he'll be singing with Will Ferrell on Jimmy Kimmel Live next Monday.
Glen Tapia signs four-year deal with Top Rank | Boxing Scene
Evidently, Bob Arum flew out to the Philippines and was impressed enough with Tapia, one of Pacquiao's chief sparring partners, that he extended Tapia's deal with Top Rank by four years. I've done a profile of Tapia here, and I think it's a good move overall - he's an all-action fighter with the will and desire to become a top level fighter. For those who are interested, Tapia did a weekly diary with NorthJersey.com discussing his experiences in Pacquiao's camp. He has a fight in Atlantic City this weekend.
Margarito's Camp Going Well | International Sports Examiner
While there appears to be a circus going on at Pacquiao's training camp, nothing but good news has been coming out of Antonio Margarito's camp. Margarito has his daily training routine and he sticks to it. Brandon Rios, whose mouth is getting louder and louder, has been sparring some with Margarito and has been trash talking on the camp's behalf (while in between badmouthing Victor Ortiz). Margarito has been getting some solid sparring in, including against Rios, light middleweight contender Austin Trout, former Olympian Ricardo Williams, Cleotis Pendarvis and Casey Martinez.
Ex-boxing champ gets 12 years | Houston Chronicle
Reggie Johnson was convicted of defrauding the Houston Area Urban League, taking between $100,000 and $200,000 for summer boxing camps that never materialized. Quality guy that is, taking money from a charity. Since losing to Roy Jones in 1999, Johnson had been retired on and off, last beating Julio Cesar Gonzalez in 2008.
Tavoris Cloud Ready for Fulgencio Zuniga on Dec. 17 | Boxing FanHouse
December 17 in Miami is shaping up to be a pretty decent card. Cloud will make his second title defense at Zuniga, a former three weight title challenger who might have been stretching things a bit even fighting at super middleweight. Also scheduled - Odlanier Solis vs. Ray Austin, Guillermo Jones vs. DaVarryl Williamson, and Darrell Madison vs. Michael Marrone. And still no TV. I wonder how Don King actually pays these guys, considering how he's had to paper the heck out of his last few cards in South Florida.
Dan Rafael's selections for the 2010 International Boxing Hall of Fame class | ESPN
Dan Rafael discusses his votes for next year's hall of fame class. Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez should be stone cold locks for the honor, while Rafael says that Kostya Tszyu is a lock as well.
Photos: Odlanier Solis, Ray Austin Go Face To Face | Boxing Scene
Well at least Vitali Klitschko's next mandatory will be someone who's in shape. Oh, never mind. Austin looks like he could use a month of camp, but Solis has really let himself go. He's orca fat. He's starting to approach Gabe Brown territory.
14 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Who cares who Dan Rafael voted for as candidates for the IBHF. The entire set up stinks to
high heaven and you have people voting in there who are Youtube experts. Moreover, you have to be a member of Hauser’s social club—BWAA—to vote. The entire set up sucks to the max in my humble opinion—and yes, I am pissed off that I don’t get to vote, but I will not sell my soul (to the BWAA) in order to do so,
As for Lampley, are you kidding? First Merchant and now his side kick. What did these guys ever do IN THE RING to warrant inclusion. Reporters and writers don’t belong and I have maintained that for years.
Arrghhh!
Luck is beining prepared when opportunity presents itself.
Slow news cycle
Normally I wouldn’t care either, but I need to get to eight somehow
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Mandatory Eight Count…
Such were the days, still, hot, heavy, disappearing one by one into the past, as if falling into an abyss for ever open in the wake of the ship; and the ship, lonely under a wisp of smoke, held on her steadwast way black and smouldering in a luminous immensity, as if scorched by a flame flicked at her from a heaven without pity.
by Oli Goldstein on Oct 28, 2010 1:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's mandatory that I do eight
Scott will fire me if I don’t
(that was a joke)
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
It's no joke....
Scott told me if he ever finds seven links, you’re off the team. I feel for ya, buddy….
Most fight fans would not spend a dime to watch Van Gogh paint 'Sunflowers', but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear. (Bill Nack)
One time I accidentally only had six and fired myself.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Oct 29, 2010 2:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
I don’t know how you guys do it. I tried to put together a decent M8C post a while back, and could find nothing of interest that hadn’t already been reported on here.
Good work, both of ya.
Most fight fans would not spend a dime to watch Van Gogh paint 'Sunflowers', but they would fill Yankee Stadium to see him cut off his ear. (Bill Nack)
It's entirely possible.
He’ll have to be the fighter he was the night he beat Cotto to do it however.
Since then, he has looked like sh*t.
Roger’s postponed trial all but flushes the excuse/ argument that Roger’s legal problems contributed to Floyd not facing Manny down the toilet. That is unless Floyd means to postpone his return indefinitely.
Anyone/everyone ever caught in the legal system knows that justice moves at a snails pace. Roger’s case may be delayed again. In fact, it may never even be tried. No one knows.
It is highly doubtful that a Mayweather in particular is going to run his life around the schedule of the courts. And just as doubtful that Roger had anything to do with Floyd’s decision.
My high school English teacher (or a certain English professor who writes for this blog) would yell at me for calling that irony.
BRICK, YOU FOOL! Haven’t you learned even the basics of commentary and analysis! This kind of ignorance is simply unacceptable.
Actually that is indeed a mild but legitimate example of irony. Many people mistake extreme bad luck or just plain old coincidence with irony, but you are not doing so here.
If PBF had declined to set up a fight because he was worried that Roger’s legal troubles would prevent him from being present—and then 10 years later, with PBF actually retired, Floyd were to get into the exact same kind of legal troubles that Roger had, that would merely be a coincidence.
Or, if PBF had declined to set up a fight because he was worried that Roger’s legal troubles would prevent him from being present—and the next month Roger were to be struck by lightning and die, that would be bad luck.
But this is in fact ironic—at least in one of the several legitimate definitions of the word "irony." There is a parallel with a dramatic and unexpected twist that causes one situation to meaningfully reflect back upon the other.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
yeah, what Matt said
Duh.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Oct 29, 2010 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Bad Left Hook
Related FanShots on Bad Left Hook
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
