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Graeme George, the mentor of IBO middleweight champion Daniel Geale, has called Anthony Mundine a "boxing bum" who stands no chance of being able to beat his fighter on Wednesday in Brisbane. George put gloves on the unbeaten Geale at the age of 14 at the Rocherlea Boxing Club the Launceston suburb where Geale grew up.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson released a statement on Tuesday, thanking the public for the support and prayers for his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, who lies in a Phoenix Hospital in critical condition after a tragic accident at home.
According to Miguel Cotto Sr, it was his brother, Evangelista Cotto, who came up with the idea to move his son's training camp from Puerto Rico to Florida. A few short months ago, Miguel Cotto and uncle/trainer Evangelista came to blows after a heated verbal confrontation during a training session in Puerto Rico. The two began to argue over the location of the training camp and the two began to fight when Miguel fired his uncle. Miguel wanted the camp to head to Florida and Evangelista wanted everything to stay in Puerto Rico.
The team of undefeated light heavyweight contender Tavoris Cloud (19-0, 18KOs) will look to get IBF champion Chad Dawson stripped by the sanctioning body. Jerry Attardi, who manages Cloud, said that he plans to make a purse-bid offer at the IBF's convention in Panama, and he will ask the sanctioning body to strip Dawson of the title if he doesn't give his fighter the mandatory shot.
Former undisputed lightweight champion Nate Campbell sat down with BoxingScene.com to discuss the current status of his promotional tug of war with former promoter Don King, his thoughts on trainer John David Jackson stating that Manny Pacquiao was avoiding African American fighters, a possible fight with WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and more.
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. gets past Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao wants to fight him. Mayweather is a heavy favorite to beat Marquez. Pacquiao wants the fight but says the final call will come from Top Rank and his team. Top Rank's Bob Arum has mentioned WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto as one of the frontrunners to face Pacquiao next. Pacquiao wants to return on October 17.
Junior middleweight prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0, 29KOs) is looking to change a lot of things in his career. For his next fight, on July 25 in Mexico, Chavez is switching his training camp from Mexico to Big Bear, California. The young fighter wants to test out a location and see if it pays off. No opponent has been finalized for the July date. He plans to spend 6 to 7 weeks in Big Bear with his trainer/uncle Rodolfo Chavez.
After suffering a three round knockout loss last Saturday in Mexico, former champion Jhonny Gonzalez plans to rework his career by getting a new trainer, learning new things at the gym and working his way back to a title shot. Gonzalez was knocked out in three rounds by WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka. Gonzalez was decked with a heavy left and was out on the floor. He says the punch hurt him so bad that he didn't even remember the knockout.
The word going around is that Manny Pacquiao is planning to choose either Shane Mosley or Miguel Cotto for the opponent's slot on October 17, the Filipino champion's prefered date to return. Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's adviser, says the word going around is nothing more than boxing gossip. He says Mosley and Cotto are two options but there are many others.
A potential fight that many boxing experts say has been brewing since the 90's, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a super featherweight and Shane Mosley was a lightweight. Back then, an up and coming Mayweather tried to get himself a fight with Mosley, who would instead move up by two weight divisions and make his mark in the sport by winning a decision over a prime Oscar De La Hoya in a welterweight classic.