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WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel said he is in the dark about a December 12 clash with former champion Gerry Penalosa. The champion told ESTO that nobody has spoken to him about the fight and as far as Montiel is concerned, at this point, he will not fight again until January.
Twelve years since the infamous "bite fight," heavyweights Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield appeared live on the Oprah Winfrey show and shook hands as friends. Holyfield told the live audience that he has forgiven Tyson for biting him during their rematch. The fighters spoke about their rivalry that began when both of them were competing to make the 1984 Olympic boxing team.
They may have traded plenty of insults in the media over the years, but that still hasn't stopped Joe Calzaghe from picking WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch to beat undefeated Andre Dirrell on Saturday night. Calzaghe still views him as a vulnerable fighter with a bad defense. He doesn't give him a big shot to beat WBA champ Mikkel Kessler. He feels Kessler is by far the best fighter in the Super Six tournament.
According to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. should be the one to get the bulk of the money in a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto or whoever else. Schaefer told BoxingScene.com’s Bill Emes that Mayweather showed his ability to generate money with the recent pay-per-view buyrate of 1 million homes for his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in September
WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano would love to accept a fight with Juan Manuel Lopez - but not in Puerto Rico. Top Rank, who promote both guys, want to match the two fighters in the main event of an HBO televised card on January 23 in Puerto Rico.
We know the main players to land Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2010. The list includes Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley. During a recent interview with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, he advised BoxingScene.com's Bill Emes that undefeated welterweight prospect Saul Alvarez (29-0, 22KOs) of Mexico is a dark horse to land a potential fight with Mayweather in 2010.
Light heavyweight contender Bernard Hopkins spoke with BoxingScene.com about the sport of Mixed Martial Arts - and Hopkins held nothing back when he expressed his feelings about the UFC craze. Hopkins told BoxingScene's Bill Emes that grown men should not be watching MMA. He says MMA is not a sport, and compared it to a porno movie. According to Hopkins, he would feel "suspect" [possibly gay] if he bought a ticket to watch MMA.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto knows the majority of the boxing public has listed him as the underdog in his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Cotto says everything is on the line in the fight. His career, his pride, and pride of Puerto Rico.
According to philboxing.com, undefeated Filipino Johnreil Casimiro (13-0, 7KOs) has signed a promotional contract with Sampson Boxing LLC. Casimiro, the WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight champion, is part of the Omega Boxing Gym in Cebu. SGG Promotions of the Philippines will serve as his co-promoter.
According to promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, a possible super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is unlikely for 2010. When it comes to negotiating a fight with Mayweather, Arum sees too much trouble coming. Mayweather's constant trash talk, mostly regarding his position to grab the lion's share of the money, is enough to make Arum pass on the stress of trying to make it happen.