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In the months following his disappointing points loss to Manny Pacquiao this past May, Shane Mosley received his share of criticism due to his listless performance, with some even calling for the 40-year old’s retirement from the sport. One man who made a point to stand by Shane was the fighter’s trainer Naazim Richardson, who has been with him dating back to his January 2009 upset over Antonio Margarito.
This past December saw former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios lose his cherished WBA crown, yet it wasn’t solely because of the opponent he was set to face. Then prepping for the second defense of his belt against the United Kingdom's John Murray, Rios would come in .6 pounds overweight in trying to make the lightweight limit of 135 pounds, with subsequent attempts also proving to be off the mark. Rios would lose his title on the scales and while he would end up pounding out Murray one night later for an 11th round TKO, his future suddenly became cloudy.
During the recent edition of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas took some time to reflect on last weekend’s HBO doubleheader in San Antonio, Texas that saw WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defend his crown with a unanimous decision over Marco Antonio Rubio while Nonito Donaire captured the vacant WBO junior featherweight belt with an entertaining points victory over former titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.
On Thursday, news broke that IBF/WBA junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson had opted for a rematch with former champion Amir Khan, who he defeated this past December in an excellent bout and one of the 2011's more telling upsets.
March 10th will mark another significant step in the career progression of rising featherweight Miguel ‘Mikey’ Garcia.
If ever you were expecting to find someone excited about the May 5th Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto clash in Las Vegas, HBO’s unofficial ringside judge Harold Lederman would be a great bet.
This past weekend, HBO presented a solid card from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defended his WBC middleweight crown against worthy challenger Marco Antonio Rubio while Nonito Donaire captured the vacant WBO junior featherweight crown with an eventful unanimous decision over former champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.
During my recent conversation with Las Vegas-based trainer Jeff Mayweather, I got his take on his nephew Floyd Jr.’s upcoming May 5th assignment with the still-dangerous Miguel Cotto. While offering up respect to Cotto, the reigning WBA junior middleweight champion of the world, Mayweather still showed no concern about the matchup and feels another victory for Floyd is on the way.
Veteran analyst Larry Merchant has been imbedded in the sport of boxing for several years now, having served as a color commentator for HBO's airwaves for over thirty years, but the Brooklyn, New York native will be the first person to tell you that he still gets a kick whenever he finds himself ringside for a prizefight.
The recently-announced May 5th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto has already begun to generate loads of interest from the boxing world and you can bet your last dollar that the pre-fight buildup towards the event will be pretty massive.