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Last week, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. rejected a proposal to fight IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, at 168, on July 19 at the Forum in Inglewood, California - because Chavez wasn't happy with a signing a contract extension with Top Rank. The Mexican star was not satisfied with portions of the extension, including his guaranteed minumem per fight.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has mixed emotions over Manny Pacquiao's revenge decision win over Timothy Bradley to capture the WBO welterweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bradley had won a controversial twelve round split decision over Pacquiao in June of 2012. During the fight, there were things that Pacquiao did that Roach wasn't happy with. He feels Pacquiao can still improve in certain areas for the next fight - which is likely against the winner of the May 17th Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alvarado clash.
Former WBC/WBA junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (43-1-1, 31KOs) has announced that his next return, on July 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, will be carried by Mexican TV network Televisa. Canelo and his team members are not discussing the details, but there appears to be some issues between the popular Mexican fighter and the network and he decided that he won't bring his next fight to them. Whether or not his upcoming return will head to rival network, TV Azteca, remains to be seen.
According to veteran trainer Robert Garcia, former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has not tried to retain his services, contrary to the rumors going around. There were some minor discussions at one point last year. Garcia does stay in contact with Chavez. The two of them are good friends, but there are no talks, at least currently, of having Garcia work his corner.
Trainer Robert Garcia is confident that his fighter, WBA welterweight champion Marcos 'Chino' Maidana, has the perfect style to score an upset victory over heavily favored WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 3rd from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Garcia says Maidana possesses a style that Mayweather has never gone up against in the past and he feels the undefeated boxer will experience difficulties in dealing with Maidana's awkward punching style.
Nacho Beristain, who trains former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, says Manny Pacquiao will beat WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley on April 12 - and he doesn't need 'killer instinct' to get the job done. But Nacho is not sure if Pacquiao will be capable of getting a decision against Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Nacho felt the judges robbed Marquez, Pacquiao and even Ruslan Provodnikov of decision wins against Bradley, and he fears the same thing will happen next Saturday night.
Nacho Beristain, trainer of former four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez, is still not happy with the idea of facing Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time. Marquez is facing Mike Alvarado on May 17th. The winner has been guaranteed a shot at the WBO welterweight title, which is going to be contested next week as Tim Bradley defends the belt against Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31KOs) is expected the toughest fight of his entire career on May 3rd, but he still firmly believes he will pull off the upset of all upsets with a victory over WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana is heavy underdog. He's riding a very good run of wins, which include last December's unexpected twelve round decision win over previously undefeated Adrien Broner.
Joel Diaz, the trainer of WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, feels Manny Pacquiao, a champion in eight divisions, is nearing the end of his long career. Diaz is not convinced that Pacquiao is back to being the same fight who stopped Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. Diaz sees Pacquiao in the same light as Bradley does - a boxer who no longer has that drive and killer instinct. While Bradley views Pacquiao as a fighter who is too compassionate, Diaz views Pacquiao as a fighter who's been affected by a long, tough career.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is very close to an agreement to face WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on a date in July. Although July 12th has been mentioned as the working date for the Forum in Inglewood, the Mexican star reveals that he needs an additional week. He doesn't expect any problems with having the date pushed back by seven days, to July 19th. Chavez is still dealing with a hand and foot injury, both of which were suffered a few weeks ago when he decisioned Bryan Vera.