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WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is not concerned with his tag of having a suspect chin. Haye says the label was given to him after Carl Thompson stopped him in 2004. Haye says the tag will always stay with him no matter what he does.
The Puerto Rican public is demanding an investigation on tragic death of Miguel Cotto Sr. There is a public outcry in Puerto Rico from thousands of fans, asking why it took four calls for an ambulance to arrive with help. A local liquor store clerk, Douglas Melendez, called for help at the request of a very ill Cotto Sr.
Last week's report of Anthony Mundine struggling to make weight is closer to the truth than many had previously thought. Mundine was due to face Rob Medley for the vacant IBO 154-pound title. Mundine was trying to make history by moving backwards in weight to capture multiple titles. He dropped his WBA 168-pound title and move down to middleweight to capture the IBO 160-pound belt and was now looking for a junior middlweight belt.
As BoxingScene.com had previously reported on Sunday, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions plan to mediate their issues on Tuesday before retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein in Santa Monica, California, in an effort to save the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao mega-fight and resolve some other issues. A few years ago Weinsten helped settle their heated dispute over which company had the promotional rights to Pacquiao. While not confirmed, Pacquiao's pending lawsuit will be another topic both sides will discuss.
In quite a tragic story, Miguel Cotto Sr., father of two-division champion Miguel Cotto and junior welterweight contender Jose Miguel Cotto, passed away after suffering a heart attack while driving his car in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Cotto felt ill while driving, he stopped his car and asked a clerk, Douglas Melendez, who worked at a local liquor store to call an ambulance. Cotto died not long after.
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions and adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr., thinks Manny Pacquiao will eventually budge and agree to take the random blood tests for a March fight with Mayweather. The camps are still in a dispute over Mayweather's demands on Pacquiao to take random blood tests within 30-days of the fight.
HBO's expert analyst Larry Merchant has once again discussed the ongoing saga to make a March super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. This time Merchant spoke with AOL's Fan House. Merchant has been around a long time and he's seen a lot of tough negotiations for fights. He never saw anything like the Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations. He still doesn't fully understand the logic of Mayweather's position to demand random Olympic-style drug tests. That sole demand has destroyed the negotiations and caused Pacquiao to sue Mayweather, Golden Boy Promotions and others.
Juan Manuel Lopez is planning for a huge 2010. The first step is the move in weight to challenge WBO featherweight Steven Luevano on January 23 in New York. Juanma was nearly derailed in his last outing against Rogers Mtagwa in October. He says the Mtagwa experience taught him a lot as a pro.
WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto has announced that he will not vacate his title at this time. Soto recently made his lightweight debut and won a tough decision over former champion Jesus Chavez. There are plans being discussed for a possible fight between Soto and another former champion David Diaz. Soto's goal is to get the winner of the February 6 WBC lightweight title fight between champion Edwin Valero and challenger Antonio DeMarco.
If Amir Khan decides not to fight interim-champion Marcos Maidana and vacates his WBA junior welterweight title, it will set off a chain reaction. As reported on BoxingScene.com, the WBA is pushing Khan to defend against Maidana. If Khan vacates, Maidana will become the full champion.