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In his first and only interview since his loss to James Kirkland on HBO last Saturday night, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo spoke with BoxingScene’s official audio show "The Boxing Lab" about his thoughts on what transpired.
Recently Gary Shaw gave an interview where he had some harsh things to say about his former fighter Alfredo “Perro” Angulo who just lost in his last fight on HBO against James Kirkland. Shaw went on to call Angulo a liar and a “bad dog” as he explained a fall out in negations for a possible Martinez fight while Angulo was still under his promotional banner. Angulo was on the most recent edition of BoxingScene’s official radio show The Boxing Lab and responded to Shaw’s comments.
Having unknown champions in boxing is nothing new and actually fairly common. Most often, it’s an international fighter who resorts to fighting in his hometown where he has a strong local following. Sheltered away, he somehow manages to get a world title and holds it hostage unwilling to come to the United States to fight those that covet it.
It’s no secret that Timothy Bradley is being groomed and showcased by Top Rank to be Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent should a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr not materialize. Bradley seems to be keeping his options open in case a Pacquiao fight doesn’t happen and one opponent who he’d be happy to face is the same guy Manny Pacquiao is fighting this weekend.
While the last two Pacquiao-Marquez 24/7 episodes had been enjoyable, it appears things may be slowing down a bit in terms of what angles can be covered for both fighters. There was a bit more focus on the things around the fighters this episode. One of the more interesting parts is we get to hear from Marquez’s strength and conditioning coach Angel Hernandez (or is it Heredia? Or Memo?) regarding his checkered past that has recently been brought to light.
Recently crowned WBC Middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr will be taking on Peter Manfredo Jr in his first title defense on November 19th but already there have been plenty of talks about who his next opponent will be.
There were mixed reactions to last week’s episode of Pacquiao-Marquez 24/7 - with some saying they enjoyed it, while others said they’ve seen it all before. Pacquiao maybe considered the pound for pound best by some fans but he hasn’t always held that title when it’s come to the HBO documentary series. While this episode wasn’t exactly scintillating, hey, at least it answered the age old question if Marquez is still drinking his own urine.
A few weeks ago trainer Freddie Roach made some unflattering comments regarding WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. Roach said Donaire wouldn’t stand a chance if he moved up and fought featherweight kingpin Yuriorkis Gamboa and he was either lucky or his last four opponents were just plain dumb to get knocked out with the same left hook.
Having provided fans with two incredible and memorable fights, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez showed their styles don’t just mesh well in the ring, but also for HBO’s award winning documentary series 24/7. If we were worried whether both fighters could provide an entertaining series, they helped ease those worries with a promising first episode. With the history between both fighters, combined with a third chapter yet to be written, you can’t help but get caught up in the anticipation of seeing two of the best fighters in the world go to war once again.
Current WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward recently spoke to BoxingScene’s official audio show - "The Boxing Lab" - regarding the circumstances which forced him to postpone his upcoming fight with WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch.