Ellerbe: Mayweather Will Go Down as The Greatest Ever
On Tuesday afternoon, pound for pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr. hosted the media in Las Vegas ahead of his May 5th fight with junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
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Gamboa is Spotted With Former Trainer Ismael Salas
At Floyd Mayweather’s open media workout yesterday in Las Vegas, former featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa swung through the gym and made an appearance. That fact in itself is not too odd, as the Cuban has made the Mayweather Boxing Club his new stomping grounds in recent months, but it was the person spotted next to Gamboa who caught me by surprise.
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Canelo: Victor Ortiz Should Worry About His Own Career
Earlier this month in Los Angeles, California, former welterweight champions Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz hosted the media ahead of their June 23 rematch, set to go down at the Staples Center. Ortiz defeated Berto in a wild brawl a year ago on HBO’s airwaves, dropping the Haitian-American star twice and surviving a pair of knockdowns himself as he pulled out a unanimous decision victory. Ortiz was set to face Berto on February 12th of this year but saw the rematch pushed back four months after Berto injured his left bicep less than two weeks before the fight.
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Kenny Bayless on Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, More
In a recent article, BoxingScene.com ran a story stating that respected Las Vegas referee Kenny Bayless was the leading candidate to officiate the May 5th super fight between undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
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Broner Fires Back at Salido: I'm on a Different Level!
On Sunday afternoon I talked to a surprisingly-animated featherweight champion Orlando Salido, who took some digs at junior lightweight titlist Adrien Broner. Coming off of a scintillating rematch with Juan Manuel Lopez last month in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Salido admitted that he isn’t too impressed by the landscape in the featherweight division and is considering a move up in weight, with Broner being his chief objective.
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Salido: I Want to Break Broner's Jaw, Get My Hair Brushed
This is definitely a cherished time in the career of WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido. With an electrifying pair of TKO victories of Puerto Rico’s Juan Manuel Lopez within the span of a year, Salido has a special kind of buzz surrounding him that only comes with fighters in the sport who are guaranteed to bring some kind of excitement each time out.
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Diaz Feels Abner Mares Can Hang With The Best at 122
On Saturday night at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, Abner Mares moved up in weight to capture the vacant WBC junior featherweight championship with a solid victory over former flyweight champion Eric Morel. Mares was in control of the contest through the outset as he has success both bullying and boxing the 36-year old Morel at his own pace.
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Moreno: I Hope Donaire Has The Courage To Fight Me!
On Saturday night at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo ‘Chemito’ Moreno produced a polished and professional performance in outclassing former title challenger David De La Mora. Moreno’s defense and sharp-punching from his southpaw stance troubled De La Mora all night long, as the Panamanian stylist registered knockdowns in rounds two and six while De La Mora opted to remain on his stool following the eighth round.
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Bradley's Trainer: Tim Must Take Risks To Beat Pacquiao
From the moment he officially signed on to face Manny Pacquiao, there has been an unwavering sense of confidence coming from the camp of Timothy Bradley. An unbeaten titleholder in the junior welterweight class, Bradley will be moving up in weight to challenge Pacquiao for his WBO welterweight crown inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9th.
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Brandon Rios' Nutritionist Rips Ariza: He's Full of Sh*t!
It was exactly a week ago when former lightweight champion Brandon Rios trudged his way towards an unpopular split-decision over Cuba’s Richard Abril inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Abril had success by making the fight awkward and ugly with a boxing and clinching style yet Rios’ forward approach was enough to sway judges Jerry Roth and Glenn Trowbridge to favor him over twelve uneventful rounds.
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