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Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank outlined the history of Floyd Mayweather Jr's mental state. A coward's mental state, according to Arum. He says Mayweather will never agree to take a tough fight where he stands any chance of losing. Arum has gone on the warpath after Mayweather walked away from a March 13 showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
The tragic death of Miguel Cotto Sr. has reunited Miguel Cotto Jr. and his uncle/former trainer Evangelista Cotto. Family and close friends paid their respects to Cotto Sr. at a service held in Cañaboncito, located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Cotto Sr., 55-years-old, passed away on Sunday after suffering a heart attack while driving.
WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero is back in training camp. He started back in camp on January 2, getting ready for his mandatory defense against interim-champion Antonio DeMarco on February 6 in Monterrey, Mexico. Valero just fought on December 19, stopping Hector Velazquez of Mexico.
They met, and met, and met. The camps for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. met for nine hours on Tuesday before mediator Daniel Weinstein at his office in Santa Monica, California. As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Top Rank's Bob Arum and Todd deBoef set a meeting before Weinstein with Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions. Their legals teams were there, and so was Mayweather's adviser Al Haymon.
While a Manny Pacquiao fight is hanging overhead, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was nearly involved in a brawl over the weekend at the opening of Vanity nightclub in Las Vegas. The BoxingScene.com readership are fully aware of the ongoing feud between Mayweather and well-known rapper Rick Ross. Both of them and their camps were present at the opening that was hosted by Diddy.
In what may be his last shot at a title, former champion Jorge Arce (52-6, 40KOs) will face Angky Angkota (23-4, 14KOs) of Indonesia on January 30 for the vacant WBO super flyweight title in Toluca, México.
During a recent chat with thisislondon, promoter Frank Warren discussed his career and all of the past and present British names that he saw through the ranks. He called Joe Calzaghe one of the more selfish fighters that he ever promoted. Warren claims Calzaghe used to withdraw from fights with non-existent injuries. Warren promoted nearly all of Calzaghe's big fights. They had a bad falling out before the final fight of Calzaghe's career against Roy Jones Jr. in 2008.
Marco Antonio Rubio (44-4, 38KOs) is looking to make it two in a row since being stopped last February by WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. He returned in October and put away Jose Berrio in one. He comes back on January 16 against Rigoberto Alvarez (23-1, 17KOs) at the Auditorio Centenario in Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza in Mexico.
Even with all of the ongoing problems to make a welterweight super-fight between WBO champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. for March 13 in Las Vegas, casinos and betting sites are still putting together odds for the fight. Many of the experts are still placing Mayweather as the favorite to win the fight. Most oddsmakers are picking Mayweather by decision.
WBC featherweight champion Elio Rojas promises to beat veteran Guty Espadas Jr. on February 20 in Mexico. Rojas' sole loss took place in Mexico in 2007. He was on the losing end of a split-decision to Gamaliel Diaz and many felt Rojas was the winner. The past loss doesn't put any fears in Rojas to make his very first defense in Mexico.