Truth
02-01-2005, 07:14 AM
Heres some news, notes and quotes for today:
--"New York's Madison Square Garden has emerged at the front-runner to play host to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko's mandatory defence against former undisputed champion Hasim Rahman."-secondsout.com
--"The light heavyweight rematch between 175lbs stand-outs Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver will take place in May, according to Johnson's manager Henry Foster.The two light heavyweight champions clashed last December 18 in Los Angeles with 'Road Warrior' Johnson's superior desire proving just enough to eek out a wafer thin 12 round decision. A return bout between the two Roy Jones KOers is a natural and US cable bankrollers HBO want the fight to happen in May. Foster told SecondsOut: "All three parties, us, Tarver and HBO want the rematch to happen and HBO have told us it is happening sometime in May. It'll be on a date given to Dan Goossen (Johnson's promoter) by HBO but we've still got to agree what sort of money is changing hands and we've still got to talk to Tarver and his people. But we think that everything including the exact date and the venue will be decided in February." -secondsout.com
--"Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente told SecondsOut: "The fight is not done, nothing is signed, but we are having good talks with Don King and Wladimir is very excited about the fight. It is looking a strong possibility for April."
--Byrd and Klitschko close to an agreement
The bout will be promoted by King, possibly on one of his loaded up heavyweight cards for Showtime."-secondsout.com
--Jesse Jame Leija retires
--"New York's Madison Square Garden has emerged at the front-runner to play host to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko's mandatory defence against former undisputed champion Hasim Rahman."-secondsout.com
--"The light heavyweight rematch between 175lbs stand-outs Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver will take place in May, according to Johnson's manager Henry Foster.The two light heavyweight champions clashed last December 18 in Los Angeles with 'Road Warrior' Johnson's superior desire proving just enough to eek out a wafer thin 12 round decision. A return bout between the two Roy Jones KOers is a natural and US cable bankrollers HBO want the fight to happen in May. Foster told SecondsOut: "All three parties, us, Tarver and HBO want the rematch to happen and HBO have told us it is happening sometime in May. It'll be on a date given to Dan Goossen (Johnson's promoter) by HBO but we've still got to agree what sort of money is changing hands and we've still got to talk to Tarver and his people. But we think that everything including the exact date and the venue will be decided in February." -secondsout.com
--"Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente told SecondsOut: "The fight is not done, nothing is signed, but we are having good talks with Don King and Wladimir is very excited about the fight. It is looking a strong possibility for April."
--Byrd and Klitschko close to an agreement
The bout will be promoted by King, possibly on one of his loaded up heavyweight cards for Showtime."-secondsout.com
--Jesse Jame Leija retires