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During a recent British radio interview, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan fired back at his domestic rival, WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. Last week, Khan said Froch's constant negative comments were part of the reason he was considering a possible move from Britain to the United States.
Heavyweight David Tua is looking for something bigger. Tua turned down potential fights with Kali Meehan or Friday Ahunanya and is looking for a more credible opponent. Fresh from his big knockout win over Shane Cameron, Tua was being scouted for the opponent's position for Chris Arreola on HBO's December 5 card. The money wasn't there and Tua goes looking for bigger game. Tua's promoter, Cedric Kushner, told the New Zealand Herald that his fighter will not fight in New Zealand next, but should return to the country by March.
Joe Chavez, the veteran cutman who worked in the past with Manny Pacquiao, and is now working with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, predicts the Puerto Rican star will be too big and too strong for Manny on November 14. He says Pacquiao is a very talented fighter but not big or strong enough to overcome the physical disadvantages in the fight.
Recently, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan spoke about the possibility of leaving Britain for the United States. He says the daily hate he receives, from British fans and British fighters like Carl Froch, is pushing him to leave the country he loves. Khan's promoter Frank Warren says the growing rivalry with countyrman Ricky Hatton is a possible reason for Khan's issues with the British boxing public.
At the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, Hector Camacho Jr. (50-3-1, 27 KOs) avenged his father by winning a ten round split decision over Yory Boy Campas (92-15-1, 74KOs) in a middleweight contest. Campas, a long time veteran of the game, fought to a draw with Hector Camacho Sr. in May. The scores were 95-92, 96-91 for Camacho and 95-92 for Campas.
At the Echo Arena in Liverpool, Paul Smith (28-1, 15KOs) won the British super middleweight title with a twelve round split decision over Tony Quigley (13-2, 6KOs). It was a close contest with little excitement. Neither man had a clear advantage during the twelve rounds and it moved a long at a slow pace with plenty of clinches. Smith was cut above the eye in the championships round, and Quigley was hurt in the last round but it seemed to be more from being fatigued than anything else. The scores were 116-113 and 116-112 for Smith and 116-114 for Scott Quigley.
British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury has continued his verbal abuse of Audley Harrison, telling the heavyweight veteran to forget about his dream of winning a world title in 2010. He says Harrison's big Prizefighter tournament win proved nothing. Fury says Harrison is too old, fights scared and will never get a shot at the heavyweight title.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto refuses to engage Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, in a war of words. Pacquiao challenges Cotto for the title on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Roach has made a variety of predictions, including that possibility that Pacquiao will win via first round knockout. Cotto doesn't care what Roach has to say.
Light heavyweight king Chad Dawson would love to get involved with Showtime’s Super Six tournament. There is still a big question mark on Jermain Taylor. After suffering a crushing knockout loss to Arthur Abraham on October 17, there has been a lot of talk that Taylor might drop out. Dawson has a rematch with Glen Johnson on November 7. If he beats Johnson, and Taylor drops out, Dawson would love a shot to win the tournament.
British heavyweight Danny Williams has backed countryman David Haye to outbox the 7'2 WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev on November 7 in Germany. Williams has traded words with Haye in the past but he still feels the quicker and more fluid fighter should come out on top. He, like Lennox Lewis, is worried about Haye getting caught on the chin.