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Rod Salka Admits: I Didn't Expect To Lose Like That

Bill Emes

•Aug 11, 2014

Rod Salka (19-4, 3KOs) knew WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia would be the bigger and the stronger man last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Moving up from 135-pounds, he was a massive underdog coming into a fight with Garcia, at a catch-weight of 142-pounds. Garcia was reportedly, according to his father/trainer Angel Garcia, around 155-pounds in the ring. The size difference was evident and the power was too much for Salka to handle.

Angel Garcia: Felt Bad For Salka, Towel Was Needed

Bill Emes

•Aug 11, 2014

Angel Garcia, father and trainer of WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, said he felt after Rod Salka got flattened in the second round last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Salka was overmatched, getting dropped early in the second and then pummeled with punches. He went down on his own a second time. At that point, when Salka took a knee to escape the punishment, Angel believes the corner should have thrown the towel in. That didn't happen. Salka got up and had no choice but to stand his ground, and that's when he was knocked cold on his back from a huge hook.

SHO's Espinoza Feels Good About Garcia-Salka Triple

Bill Emes

•Aug 10, 2014

Stephen Espinoza, head of Showtime Sports, has no regrets over Saturday's televised tripleheader from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was certainly a night where the huge underdogs were pummeled like huge underdogs. Danny Jacobs blasted out Jarrod Fletcher in five rounds, Lamont Peterson beat down Edgar Santana until the ringside physician stopped the action, and Danny Garcia demolished Rod Salka.

Angel Garcia Rips WBC/WBA For Playing Dirty With Danny

Bill Emes

•Aug 10, 2014

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - Angel Garcia, father and trainer of WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia, is furious with both of the sanctioning bodies that his son represents. According to Angel, he received word from both the WBC and the WBA that Danny would have been stripped if Rod Salka pulled off the upset on Saturday night. Danny destroyed Salka in two easy rounds. Going into the fight, Salka was an unranked contender moving up from lightweight. The sanctioning bodies refused to approve the bout as a title fight. Because of that, it was turned into a non-title catch-weight bout at 142.

SHO's Espinoza on Hopkins: No Childish Ban Like HBO Did

Bill Emes

•Aug 10, 2014

Stephen Espinoza, head of Showtime Sports, is not taking Bernard Hopkins' decision personally. Espinoza's network was trying to finalize a light heavyweight unification between Hopkins and Adonis Stevenson for a date in October or November - but then Hopkins unexpectedly walked across the street to rival network HBO and finalized a unification against Sergey Kovalev for November.

Salka Admits: Danny Garcia in a Lose-Lose Situation

Bill Emes

•Aug 9, 2014

"Lightning" Rod Salka (29-3, 3KOs) admits that WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia is in a lose-lose situation later tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The two fighters will battle over ten non-title rounds at a catch-weight of 142-pounds. Fans were not happy with the selection of Salka for the fight. Salka says Garcia is going to take heat regardless of the outcome. If Garcia wins very early, then every critic will validate their claim of Salka being a mismatched opponent. And if Garcia is extended the distance, then his worth as an A-level fighter will be questioned.

Algieri Reacts To Critics of Manny Pacquiao Clash

Bill Emes

•Aug 9, 2014

WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-0, 8KOs) understands that he wasn't the most popular selection for Manny Pacquiao's next fight. Algieri, fresh from his upset decision over Ruslan Provodnikov, will move up in weight on November 22nd to challenge Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38KOs) for the WBO's welterweight title in Macau, China.

Salka Confident: If I Lose To Danny Garcia - It's an Upset!

Bill Emes

•Aug 6, 2014

"Lighting" Rod Salka (19-3, 3KOs) will have a tall mountain to climb on Saturday night, when he faces WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia in a ten round non-title fight from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The fight will headline a Showtime televised tripleheader. Very few people are picking Salka to pull off a huge upset. Salka is very confident and believes that Garcia is the actual underdog in the matchup. Garcia's father and trainer, Angel Garcia, wants his son to blow Salka out in a few rounds. Salka promises that will never happen.

Curtis Stevens: We Won't See Cotto Fight Golovkin

Bill Emes

•Aug 6, 2014

Middleweight contender Curtis "Showtime" Stevens does not expect WBC champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) to accept a unification challenge from WBA/IBO champ Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (30-0, 27KOs). Stevens faced Golovkin last November and was stopped in the eight round. Cotto's trainer, Freddie Roach, said he'll consider Golovkin as a possible opponent in the future - if the puncher from Kazakhstan is willing to fight Cotto at a catch-weight of around 155-pounds, which is one-pound shy of the junior middleweight limit. Fight fans are shaking their heads at the thought of a "middleweight unification" taking place nearly one division south.

Stevens Laughs: Who Said Geale Was Harder For GGG?

Bill Emes

•Aug 5, 2014

Middleweight contender Curtis Stevens (27-4, 20KOs) is preparing for his IBF eliminator against Hassan N'Dam on October 1, but he took some time to reflect on last month's fight between IBO/WBA champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin and challenger Daniel Geale. Prior to the fight, several insiders tabbed Geale, a former two-time champion, as Golovkin's biggest test to date. GGG blew Geale out in three easy rounds. Stevens went eight hard rounds with Golovkin last November and had spurts of success in the match.

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Articles by Bill Emes: page 8

Rod Salka Admits: I Didn't Expect To Lose Like That

Angel Garcia: Felt Bad For Salka, Towel Was Needed

SHO's Espinoza Feels Good About Garcia-Salka Triple

Angel Garcia Rips WBC/WBA For Playing Dirty With Danny

SHO's Espinoza on Hopkins: No Childish Ban Like HBO Did

Salka Admits: Danny Garcia in a Lose-Lose Situation

Algieri Reacts To Critics of Manny Pacquiao Clash

Salka Confident: If I Lose To Danny Garcia - It's an Upset!

Curtis Stevens: We Won't See Cotto Fight Golovkin

Stevens Laughs: Who Said Geale Was Harder For GGG?

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Articles by Bill Emes: page 8

Rod Salka Admits: I Didn't Expect To Lose Like That

Angel Garcia: Felt Bad For Salka, Towel Was Needed

SHO's Espinoza Feels Good About Garcia-Salka Triple

Angel Garcia Rips WBC/WBA For Playing Dirty With Danny

SHO's Espinoza on Hopkins: No Childish Ban Like HBO Did

Salka Admits: Danny Garcia in a Lose-Lose Situation

Algieri Reacts To Critics of Manny Pacquiao Clash

Salka Confident: If I Lose To Danny Garcia - It's an Upset!

Curtis Stevens: We Won't See Cotto Fight Golovkin

Stevens Laughs: Who Said Geale Was Harder For GGG?

Zak Chelli signs multi-fight contract with Zuffa Boxing

Deontay Wilder-Jai Opetaia confirmed for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard