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I spoke with IBF Light Heavyweight champion Chad Dawson's manager Mike Criscio on Monday afternoon to get his thoughts on Bernard Hopkins' recent comments and also to find out what's next for 'Bad Chad'.
By T.K. Stewart - Sure, the economy is in the dumper. Millions are losing their homes and their jobs. Right now at least, there doesn't seem to be much light at the end of the tunnel. It's a Christmas scene that Ebenezer Scrooge would have loved. But Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer and Top Rank, Inc. Chairman, Bob Arum think they've got a cure for what ails the boxing fan. It's coming on January 24th when WBA welterweight champion Antonio 'The Tijuana Tornado' Margarito and 'Sugar' Shane Mosley lock horns at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It's a fight fans' fight that matches up two aggressive boxers with marquee names and it's a fight that is not going to be accompanied with a lofty pay-per-view asking price - it's on HBO. "I think when the country goes through a recession, the people also go through a recession," said Schaefer of the world's woes. "Everyone is going through a time of tightening their belts and we as promoters are obviously aware of that. What we wanted to do with this fight is ensure that we can do these kinds of fights, not just on pay-per-view, but on HBO." With the world in the vice-like grip of what some economists are predicting will be the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, the powerbrokers in boxing have been forced to be more frugal when it comes to their asking price. The recent pay-per-view flops of Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik in October and Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones in November caused the executives at HBO and the promoters associated with the bouts to re-evaluate their future strategy.
By T.K. Stewart - When Hasim 'The Rock' Rahman steps through the ropes tomorrow night to face Wladimir Klitschko, he will do so without Marshall Kauffman, his trainer for the past several years.
The consensus among several observers in the sport is that Nacho Beristain likely overdid the training regimen for Oscar De La Hoya, leading to the Golden Boy's demise against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas this past Saturday.
by T.K. Stewart - 'Sugar' Shane Mosley is boxer that has won championships in three weight divisions and is a likely first ballot hall of fame inductee. During the course of the past decade he has faced and beaten a virtual who's who of the boxing world.
Legendary hall of fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, who once trained Muhammad Ali, and is helping to advise Oscar De La Hoya for Saturday night's fight against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, says that he sees many similarities between De La Hoya and Ali.
For much of the past two months, Manny Pacquiao has relied on two sparring partners in his preparations for the 'Dream Match' against Oscar De La Hoya.
By T.K. Stewart - For Manny Pacquiao, Saturday night's mega-event, 'The Dream Match' against Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas, means much more to him than any other fight. For the fiercely patriotic Pacquiao, known as the 'National Fist' in his native Philippines, this is a fight he perceives as being a collective battle for the voice of an impoverished nation. For Pacquiao, Saturday night is the most significant fight of his professional boxing career. Should he overcome the long odds against him - and win - he will automatically be ushered into a spotlight brighter than any he has ever known.
After Ricky Hatton stopped Paulie Malignaggi this past Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Hatton said he felt as though he was unbeatable at 140- pounds. But WBC 140-pound titlist Timothy Bradley, undefeated at (23-0, 11KOs) says he would like to have the opportunity to prove Ricky Hatton wrong. Bradley had a career year in 2008 with a knockout win over England's Junior Witter to win the WBC title and then he defended the belt in September with a 12-round decision win over the always tough Edner Cherry.
By T.K. Stewart - For the past few years, Oscar De La Hoya has been fighting with a slight tear of the rotator cuff in his left shoulder. De La Hoya made the injury publicly known at the post-fight press conference after he defeated Ricardo Mayorga in May 2006.