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El Paso, Texas - BoxingScene.com spoke to Hall of Fame promoter Don King to get his thoughts on powerful manager/adviser Al Haymon. King also gave his thoughts on the recent lawsuits that were filed against Haymon by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, who both claim Haymon's company is attempting to create a monopoly with their Premier Boxing Champions series.
Hall of Famer and former champion Joe Calzaghe felt Manny Pacquiao's inability to control the pace was his downfall in the May 2nd mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. In the majority of his fights, Pacquiao is whirlwind who overwhelms his opponents with a high temp of combinations and power punches. That wasn't the case with Mayweather, who won a twelve round unanimous decision.
Super middleweight great and Hall of Famer Joe Calzaghe has been retired since 2008, but recently he had a few verbal exchanges with domestic rival Carl Froch on the social networks. There was even talk of a non-sanctioned brawl in a parking lot. Froch had chased after Calzaghe at the tail-end of his career and the two of them often clashed in the press, but the fight never happened. After defeating Roy Jones Jr. in the fall of 2008, Calzaghe announced his retirement and never looked back.
The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association has ordered a purse bid in the coming days for the mandatory fight between WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitchko (64-3, 53 KOs) and his official challenger, undefeated British contender Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs). The Pride of Wales, Joe Calzaghe, says Fury must make Klitschko "fight." Fury will be a huge underdog on the contest. Calzaghe hopes it won't be a usual Klitschko performance, where the division ruler dominates heavy with the jab and eventually gets the knockout.
Former two-division world champion Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12KOs) created a lot of headlines earlier this week when he called for a fight with WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs). Bradley, who returns later tonight in a welterweight contest against undefeated Jessie Vargas at the StubHub Center in Carson, is even open to facing heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko.
Hall of Famer Joe Calzaghe has his doubts that Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs) will return to the ring for a fight with WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (33-0, 30KOs). There has been some discussion about the two of them colliding, with Golovkin moving up to super middleweight to make the match - but Froch is still unsure of his future. Froch has been inactive since last May's knockout of George Groves before a crowd of 80,000 at Wembley. Froch has flip-flopped on whether he would face Golovkin. For a few weeks he was very talkative about the fight, but then went silent.
Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) reacted to statements that were recently made by former two-division champion Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs), who challenged Vargas' new trainer, former four division world champion Erik Morales or Mexico, to a fight. Bradley faces Vargas on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The fight will be televised on HBO.
Taking a page from the playbook of Floyd Mayweather Jr., former two-division world champion Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12KOs) has no interest in fighting any boxer unless they agree to take part in random drug testing. Bradley returns next Saturday night in an HBO televised main event against undefeated former WBA 140-pound champion Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9KOs).
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12KOs) returns next Saturday night, on HBO, against undefeated Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. A few weeks ago, it was announced that Bradley-Vargas would have the vacant WBO welterweight title at stake. Bradley previously held the title, but then lost it to Manny Pacquiao. Last month, Pacquiao lost the title to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who also holds the WBC/WBA titles at the weight.
Former two division champion Timothy Bradley gave his thoughts on the upcoming fight this Saturday night, and selects Adrien Broner (30-1, 22 KOs) to overcome the tough task of Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bradley, who is preparing for his own welterweight fight next Saturday against Jessie Vargas, says Broner - when he's focused and fully prepared - is very difficult to defeat in the ring. Another advantage for Broner is the contract weight of 144-pounds, which requires Porter to shed down even further for the fight.