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Middleweight king Sergio Martinez makes it a practice to visit the Las Vegas area on a regular basis, whether his business is tied to his own personal career or to other vested interests. On Saturday he was looking dapper from ringside, present inside of the MGM Grand to show support to his friend Michael Katsidis.
People are still buzzing about Erik Morales' inspirational performance against Marcos Maidana from this past weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The former three-division champion Morales shocked many by not only finding a way to survive the full twelve rounds but by also putting a serious amount of hurt on Maidana and convincing many that he had done enough to warrant a victory despite suffering a loss via majority decision.
At the post fight press conference of Saturday's fight between Marcos Maidana and Erik Morales, I caught up with newly-crowned IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah, who was an interested spectator inside of the MGM Grand last night. Maidana would pull out a very tough twelve round majority decision in a fight that many felt Morales should have won after delivering a stirring performance.
Juan Manuel Marquez seems to have a little bit of a dilemma. The WBA and WBO lightweight champion of the world is still going strong despite his 37 years of age but needs to decide whether or not to renew his contract with Golden Boy Promotions or to head off to rival Top Rank in a pursuit of a third fight with bitter rival Manny Pacquiao.
Logic says that things are going to be a little awkward, at least for a while, for blossoming superstar Nonito Donaire. A few weeks back the Fil-Am fighter made headlines when it was announced that he had opted out of his promotional union with Top Rank by signing an exclusive deal with Golden Boy Promotions, a move that some backed and others couldn't quite fathom.
Recently I had a very deep conversation with Paulie Malignaggi about his career, specifically his return to Las Vegas on the April 9th HBO pay per view show at the MGM Grand. The great thing about Malignaggi, besides being a colorful personality, is that he is a pure fan of the sport of boxing and can talk endlessly about his fellow brethren and other key aspects of the game.
There hasn't been a fighter in the sport who has generated as many headlines in recent weeks as has bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. But that necessarily isn't a good thing, considering that the Fil-Am fighter's waves were that of the dire kind with the recent tug-of-war between promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions over his services.
Being a boxing writer, there is honestly no other place I would rather be than Las Vegas. With gyms around every corner full of some of the sport's best fighters, live events coming to the city on constant basis, and the game's top promotional entity, Top Rank, just down the street, it's a great time to be in this city.
Marcos Maidana is a complex individual. His ferocious and relentless style inside of the ring is a stark contrast to his subdued and low key demeanor outside of the ropes but once you engage yourself in conversation with the Argentinean you get a look into the deep intellect he possesses.
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Paul Spadafora rumors are starting to pick up more steam by the minute and as uninterested as we all may be, they are worth acknowledging. To those who remember, Mayweather and the former southpaw champion Spadafora got into a well-documented sparring feud over ten years back in Las Vegas and there were whispers of them possibly facing off back then but nothing came about.