Mandatory Eight Count - The Quick and the Dead
by Brickhaus on May 14, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
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PrintDoor is open for boxer Manny Pacquiao return to Cowboys Stadium | Dallas Morning News
Bob Arum has already had discussions about a Manny Pacquiao fight at Dallas Stadium on November 6 or November 13. According to other reports, Arum has also reserved the MGM Grand for those dates. If they can work out a deal with Floyd Mayweather, expect the fight to be in Vegas, but Arum already knows that Dallas is an ideal location if Pacquiao is to face someone like Antonio Margarito, who seems to be the early favorite for an opponent not named Mayweather.
Ortiz ready to show loss to Maidana behind him | USATODAY.com
Hot prospect Victor Ortiz wants to prove that stunning loss was merely a learning experience. Looking good against Nate Campbell might help him pick up new fans, but it may take more than that to make people forget the way he apparently quit against Marcos Maidana. As Vitali Klitschko proved, it takes lots of gutty performances after a quit job to get people to stop questioning your heart.
Din Thomas Continues Preparation for Ricardo Mayorga | Bloody Elbow
Bloody Elbow is keeping great track of this upcoming bout. They have also surmised that the buys for this fight may help indicate how interested people really are in boxing-MMA crossovers.
Add 'Butterbean' to list of boxing's MMA converts | Los Angeles Times
Speaking of crossovers, Eric "Butterbean" Esch has become an MMA promoter and will be promoting a fight between former UFC champ and current lardass Tim Sylvia against former World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski. His two sons, including "Babybean" (who already failed miserably after trying his hand at boxing) have also been signed to fight in the cage.
Middleweight champ Sergio Martinez considering Winky Wright as option | ESPN
Newly crowned middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is exploring his options, and former undisputed junior middleweight champ Winky Wright might be in his future.
Ex-boxing champ Edwin Valero's body exhumed in Venezuela | GMANews.TV
Venezuelan authorities have exhumed the body of former boxer Edwin Valero to dispel lingering doubts regarding his death. His family thinks that he did not commit suicide. There was a video out there of the scene of Valero's death, and that's certainly enough to raise some questions.
Reid: King of boxing puts on a good show for his audience | St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Per the editorial, Don King is what you call "good TV." He’s also good radio, good newspaper, good online publication, good blog and good word of mouth. He’s like a pied piper whose voice and antics attract media members. Interesting stuff about King, Cory Spinks and Cornelius Bundrage here.
Once upon a time in New York boxing was king but not anymore | guardian.co.uk
A little bit of history about boxing in New York City, but yet another article about how boxing is dying. Seriously folks, we know it's not as big as it was 70 years ago, but that doesn't mean the sport is going away. Tickets remain unsold at WAMU theater because Amir Khan is an unknown and the main event isn't all that compelling.
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Newly crowned middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is exploring his options, and former undisputed junior middleweight champ Winky Wright might be in his future.
That’s because Sergio sees the same thing in Winky that Paul did: Ron cannot fight southpaws! Martinez will retire Winky if they meet.
Once upon a time in New York boxing was king but not anymore | guardian.co.uk
This is a really lame article. Their putting Cotto-Foreman in Yankee Stadium… because people know who they are. People know who Paulie is here, but his New York base has always been a little overstated. Our friends across the Hudson have always liked him better. They have hair-affinity.
Venezuelan authorities have exhumed the body of former boxer Edwin Valero to dispel lingering doubts regarding his death. His family thinks that he did not commit suicide.
I think we all talked about this when it happened, that there was the chance the Venezuelan government would not want to go through with a trial if they could possibly avoid it, and would rather put things to bed quickly. This is still “conspiracy theory” territory, but I it would not surprise me at all. Chavez really used the hell out of Valero as a campaign prop. That was a very embarrassing situation for him.
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
(Not that anyone can) but, could someone please explain to me
how Margarito is even being mentioned to fight Pac if Mayweather falls through. It is beyond ridiculous.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
Old man Arum could keep all his money in house and not have to negotiate with anybody.
"Mug an old lady, and if you have the right connections the WBO will rank you seventh." -Steve Farhood
by BloodMeridian on May 14, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s very easy to explain. Margarito and Pacquiao are both promoted by Arum. There are no other real options at 147 anyway, so why not do it with the only Top Rank welterweight who has any sort of name? Margarito and Pacquiao will draw a lot of fans in Arlington. Arum keeps all the money.
I have another, far more pessimistic view of that matchup, but I’ll keep it to myself because I’m not a conspiracy theory guy, really.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 14, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand that explanation,
I do. I just think it’s Top Ranked horseshit.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on May 14, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If I ever meet Bob Arum
I’ll spit on his shoes, if he wasn’t so old I’d think about hitting him.
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on May 14, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I have zero interest in Martinez fighting Winky. I can’t decide why really. There is a major lack of names at 160, but I guess I would prefer Martinez to have some meaningful fights at 154 before he gets any older.
"Mug an old lady, and if you have the right connections the WBO will rank you seventh." -Steve Farhood
It's probably just a crummy fight
I doubt it gets made anyway. Winky is notorious for making unreasonable demands at the negotiating table. He thinks he’s worth way more than he actually is.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
But I'm not sure there are much better fights for Martinez at 154 anyway
I guess Martinez-Angulo could be a fun, safe fight for Martinez. But I’d rather see a Williams rematch anyway, regardless of weight. And there are a lot of good up and comers I’d like to see Martinez face if he can stick around for a couple years,
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Yeah, Paul Williams, Middleweight Champ
does have a nice ring to it.
A Pete Rose by any other name would still smell of cheap hookers and pinetar.
by Pops Daniels on May 14, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
We shall see
But it’s interesting. I think Martinez seems to be better at making adjustments than Williams, and now that he’s champ, he may get more of the benefit of the doubt on the cards. I thought Martinez nicked the first one by a point, but it could have gone either way by three.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
It’s weird, having watched Williams-Martinez a few times now, I think it’s a situation where we’ll either see another really close battle or where one guy will have the other guy totally figured out based on their first meeting and wax him in the rematch, as in Williams-Quintana II (though it might be Sergio doing the figuring this time.)
For what it’s worth, i had Martinez up a point in that one too. But that thing could’ve gone either way or sideways.
"My God, kids today think that the laces are for tying up the gloves."
-- Fritzie Zivic
There are two fights I would like to see Martinez fight.
One, Paul Williams at any weight. As champion, I agree Sergio would get certain ‘considerations’ that he may not have the last time. With PW, he not only gets a chance to avenge a to close to call loss but he fights a re-match we will all want to see.
Before meeting PW, I would want and expect that he might want to dispatch Kermit Cintron and avenge another of his prior bad decisions. This time I see Kermit go down and out ….one way or the other
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