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Golden Boy President Eric Gomez had some illuminating comments about his employer and close friend Oscar De La Hoya. Gomez, a longtime employee of the promotional company founded by De La Hoya, offered a frank assessment of the Hall of Fame fighter in the soul-baring, two-part HBO documentary about De La Hoya’s life, The Golden Boy, which premiered last week.
Brian McIntyre thinks Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford’s second round knockdown of Errol Spence Jr. was more than just of the “flash” variety. The longtime trainer of the newly crowned undisputed welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, feels his charge could have stopped Spence as early as the second round when Crawford scored the first of three knockdowns in their high-profile fight.
Keith Thurman has a simple pitch for Terence Crawford. If the native of Omaha, Nebraska, and three-division titlist wants to experience atmospheres like the one last Saturday night inside a packed house at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, he may want to consider fighting him sometime soon.
Keith Thurman has a new nickname for Terence Crawford. "Crafty Crawford." The former welterweight titlist from Clearwater, Florida, praised Crawford after his magisterial performance against Errol Spence Jr. last night in front of a packed crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to become the undisputed champion of the 147-pound division.
Trainer Derrick James believes Terence Crawford’s abilities in the ring are mostly the result of his gifted physical attributes. The veteran trainer of unified WBC, WBA, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. thinks the WBO titlist from Omaha, Nebraska, is a particularly difficult adversary because of his athleticism, more than, say, his skills.
A world title shot may be out of reach for Jack Catterall in the short term, but a chance to rectify a past injustice remains a compelling alternative. Sam Jones, the advisor of the British 140-pound contender, made it clear in a recent interview that his charge would be
Oscar De La Hoya believes Canelo Alvarez is in a lose-lose situation in his upcoming fight in the fall. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico, surprised the boxing world earlier this month when he announced that the first fight in his new multi-bout deal with Premier Boxing Champions would come against the undisputed champion in the 154-pound division: Jermell Charlo. Their fight will be contested at the 168-pound limit.
Keith Thurman wholeheartedly believes a fight with unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in the past would have been a costly mistake.
Dillian Whyte still feels he is getting the short shrift from the boxing establishment. The longtime heavyweight contender from London lamented in a recent interview about his seemingly second-class status in the sport, despite the fact that he believes he is one of the top fighters in his division.
Teofimo Lopez Jr. apparently is raring to get back into the ring. Just weeks after suggesting he was retired, the former unified lightweight champion and current WBO 140-pound titlist could be headed for a “really big fight,” according to his promoter Bob Arum, the founder of Top Rank Inc.