Mandatory Eight Count: Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams Haven't Signed
by Scott Christ on Aug 28, 2010 5:27 AM EDT
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Sergio Martinez-Paul Williams II: No Contracts Exchanged (BoxingScene.com)
Rick Reeno has a lot from the DiBella camp right now. He reported that Peter Manfredo wants Kelly Pavlik, that Andre Berto-Selcuk Aydin discussions have happened (BoxingScene.com) and that, distressingly, talk of a Sergio Martinez-Paul Williams rematch on November 20 may not be as concrete as had been reported before. A source close to Martinez says that the Williams side is "dragging their feet." There's no better fight for either of them right now, and I can only hope both sides realize that.
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Marcos Maidana and DeMarcus "Chop-Chop" Corley made weight for their 140-pound fight on Saturday in Buenos Aires.
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Haye must put up or shut up (The Sun)
Derek Chisora is never one to stay quiet, and he's got thoughts on the ongoing David Haye-Audley Harrison saga. Haye is now being accused of reluctance to sign a finished contract to face Harrison. Says Chisora of Haye: "You are running away from the Klitschko brothers like a thief in the night, and if you can't beat a powder-puff like Harrison, you should pack up."
Luevano Calls it a Day (MaxBoxing)
Steven Luevano quietly retired last week. We talked about it here, and nobody was interested. Steve Kim got in touch with Luevano and got the full story of why he chose to leave boxing at 29. In short, Luevano was released by Top Rank after he'd returned to the gym following a January loss to Juan Manuel Lopez, and it pretty much killed his drive to keep working hard, so he chose to get out instead of fighting on.
Dana White On James Toney: "He Has Fast Hands For A Fat Dude"
Better quote: "If you're a boxing fan, and you've never given us a shot, I think Saturday night's the night." That's from the big boss man himself. He's confident in this card.
"What a nice guy Vitor Belfort is." (Wayne McCullough's Twitter)
In light of all the mouth-breathing sniping about the two sports from its most obnoxious "fans" this week, I was struck by this simple statement. It includes a :) and everything. Why can't we all just...get along?
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I really think that last fight took more out of Williams than it did Martinez.Williams may have landed a few more but Martinez landed harder and more accurately.
Williams hasn’t seemed too interested in this fight for a while now and he might not want this.
I’ll definitely be picking Martinez in the rematch,should it happen.
It’s up to Paul to step up.Martinez has been calling for this for a while now and why would Paul not want the chance to fight for the 160lb title against a man he already has a decision over?He was eager to fight Pavlik when he was champ.
He’s got to take this or he just looks like he’s ducking,imo,which he has criticised so many other fighters of doing to him in the past.
There seems to be a bit of a trend in boxing.
If the bigger name fighter’s take on real challenges,other fighter’s may follow suit but when some of the top men like Floyd and Haye are blatantly ducking obvious rivals who they have the nerve to say they will beat,many of the others probably start to think the same way.
I know there are some good fights being lined up for november/december time but not all of them are signed and sealed yet.
If Floyd the selfish brat would start acting like a man i’m sure it would have a good influence on the sport as a whole.
Same goes for Haye and to a lesser extent Pacquiao,Williams,etc.
Enough of this wanting to prolong your careers and always being concerned with money.
You chose to be in the fight game so do just that:FIGHT!
This is one fan who still loves boxing but my patience can only go so far.
You can never get rid of the prisoner's dilemma in a sport that isn't centralized
But you can never solve the centralization issue unless everyone’s willing to beat the prisoner’s dilemma.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
To put it simply,they need to start fighting each other.
by Matt Mosley on Aug 28, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea why you are lumping Paul Williams in with PBF
when it comes to taking tough fights. I have to cry foul here. Williams has one of the best resumes in boxing. To suggest as you have here that he is now a fight ducker is premature to say the least!
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Williams is starting to develop a bit of a reputation as a diva among many.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 28, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mean that to be a counter-argument or anything, just saying.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Aug 28, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Divas don't fight Winky Wright
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
As i said the Martinez fight is one tough one he doesn’t seem that keen on.
No interest in the Cintron rematch either,which he was losing.
He won the first fight with Martinez (according to the judges) and if he won it as easily as you say he did,you would think he would be eager for the rematch.
They all talk about fighters ducking them but when they run into someone with the wrong style,they often turn into the duckers.
He just fought three months ago, and the reportage here is merely rumors.
I’m going to give him a little bit of a chance here myself.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I shouldn’t really have called out Manny or Williams for not acting like men to be fair.
In Manny’s case i was referring to him refusing the steroid tests when the Mayweather fight should have happened the first time and with all the catchweight advantage stuff him and his team often employ.
With Williams it’s basically because he is “dragging his feet” over a rematch i am dying to see and an opportunity for him to become the lineal middleweight champ.
think Floyd would have found a way to bail on the fight even if Pac had agreed to all the tests up front.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
And obvioulsy anyone who steps in a ring has proved their manhood.
I was speaking relatively and as a ‘sick of all this shit’ boxing fan. :)
I certainly agree with the main gyst of your original comment
which, as I take it, was to suggest that a big part of boxing’s problem is due to a lack of leadership from its main stars. But I put the blame squarely on Mayweather.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
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