Ignorance is Bliss
I like Devon and truly like Khan as well but ignorant classless comments like this make it clear which camp I'll be pulling for Dec. 7. Racism has no place anywhere including combat sports! This clown owes the public, not just Khan, an apology for this poor attempt at humor.
Highly unlikely. Marquez wants to leave on a high note and Heredia wants nothing to do with feeding Conte's VADA.
Quick FYI - There's no such thing as "Conte's VADA". Victor Conte is neither an owner nor employee of VADA. He simply endorses it as the most stringent PDE testing protocol which it is. Not trash talking at all. Just providing info in case you weren't aware. ;-)
Floyd Armstrong Jr. PPV Numbers
Berto is right 110%. Floyd has controlled everything and is to blame for the success and / or failure of the PPV numbers. Not only is he the "A side" fighter but he's also the A side promoter. Fans want to be entertained by quality skilled fighting that brings excitement at the top level.
Hey Floyd Jr. if you going to "juice up" at least entertain us! :boxing::boxing:
Where do people come up with this nonsense? I know for a FACT there was NO rehydration clause for ANY Pac fight. If you were paying attention you'd know that Marg came in the ring at 165lbs+ while Pac was around 147. So in your making up bull-ish book the clause must have been no higher than 170lbs for Marg right? The other thing that's common knowledge is the stupidity of your comment. 😅😅😅
Not publicly but it's common knowledge that Cotto and Margarito likely had rehydration clauses.
Pacquiao really hurt the sport with all of his diva catchweight demands. 145 vs. Cotto, 150 vs. Margarito, 144 vs. Marquez, 144 vs. Algieri. It's disgusting really. It really hurts his legacy at the higher weights IMO.
No Vargas. No!
This is exactly wrong with a fighter who was schooled for 11.5 round and lands a good shot. He is silly enough to think he won. No Vargas. You lost. Not only did you lose but you were schooled until Bradley took his off the gas likened to Porter versus Broner. You know Broner another all sizzle no steak fighter. Take your loss like a man and sit down! Fight Ruslan or Algieri. Prove you deserve with the best.
Scored the fight a draw. Interested in the outcome without the early head-butt. Nonetheless the scores were fair. Worthy of a rematch down the road. Oscar is talking as a promoter, which he is, with the whole "the fight wasn't even close". That's nonsense. Provo could and should have at least scored a knockdown with a bit more aggression in the 11th and perhaps 12th rounds.
Skills No Sizzle
There's no question Lara has a tremendous skill set. Undoubtedly he's one of the top fighters in the game but I would never pay to watch him fight until he decides to take more risk. I pay to be entertainment with a great skill set that is exciting to watch. When I want to go to sleep I'll watch him fight for now. With that said. He has a boxers chance against Cotto and little chance against GGG who I believe stops him late.
Are we talking height or weight. Because Margarito outweighed Pac by 17lbs on fight night. Which is pretty much the same fight night weight difference Floyd has faced on several occassions.
That still doesn't change the fact that Pac was a blown up Jr. Welterweight (at best) fighting a Super Middleweight fight night.
"Fan of no boxer. Just a boxing fan." Then, "this is coming from a Walters fan." Credibility lost there for one. This was a close / competitive fight is laughable at best. This was nothing more than a one sided sparring session with a gritty sparring partner coming to win. In all seriousness great effort by Sosa but he CLEARLY lost 9/10 rounds. Stevie Wonder could see that!
Another JMM homer gets owned!
Whoever he wants he has earned that right. He's 40 and has an impressive resume and is obviously a sure shot HOF fighter. He's not an up and comer, he's won titles in 4 divisions and beat a number 1 pfp fighter Im not sure what else he has to prove to you or anyone else. if he wants to go out with a soft touch thats his business and he earned it.
Then he should just retire. Outside of Pac he's never fought nor beaten a Top LB4LB fighter (in their prime) his entire career; and it took him four times to do in that in a fight he was getting his PED taking arse sparked in!!! Please don't make me son you and start pulling out boxing facts you JMM homer! Trust me unlike you my BIQ goes deep Mr. Johnny Know Nothing about the Pugilist Specialist craft. I tried to be nice, and gentle but you JMM homers really disgust me with all your excuse making for this guy. I respect JMM as a fighter and champion (prior to the PED use) but I don't deny the obvious for a second! Stevie W called me during the weigh just to say, "Something fishy is going on. I can see it plain as day!" It's been obvious for years that he has a great style for Pacq and has fought no one of late chasing Pacq for fear of losing. Turns down fights with Bradley, Judah, Rios, Khan and tries to land a fight with Gesto or whatever his name is? How asinine is that? Prior to the third fight he gets with a known steroid cheat. Fights in Mexico against a nobody then comes out looking like the Incredible Hulk for the forth? Come on son, be real! Before you thinking of starting some Pacq-roid retort know this is coming from a Mayweather fan who enjoyed every second of the twelve rounds he was tappin' that arse! You remember that sparring session, errr, I mean "fight" his flabby arse got beat like he stole something in? Enough said! No reason for you to retort. You've just been sonned!
Bob said nothing in this article.
But of course boxing scenes #1 cheerleader is instantly here.
Yeah he only said the findings were "disgusting" which they are.
La perspectiva de un hombre ...
Let me begin by saying that I am a huge fan and admire of the careers of both of these amazing athletes. On the same token make no mistake about it Manny deserved all the credit he was given. Say what you what about either fighter but what they both have done in their respective careers has been truly amazing. While Floyd Jr. has some validity to his point he (and anyone else for that matter) is way off by pointing to the Bradley fight as a licit loss. Outside of Marquez (& Morales) no other fighter has given Manny real trouble over the past ten years. That says a lot about a fighter competing at his level. Presuming a Floyd Jr. UD in Sept. and a Manny win by devastating KO in Nov boxing scribes may have no choice but to build this mega bout back up. Who else is out there that will bring the same international attention? At that juncture they'll be no room for excuses. Put aside the egos and arrogance and make the fight happen. Settle all disputes in the ring not via the media.
One thing you can ever take away from Oscar was his willingness to get in the ring with the best. As he said win, lose or draw Oscar fought the best of his day. Salute!
JMM & PEDs...
I'm not making any PED accusations against JMM. However I do find it very ironic that he keeps speaking of suing Freddie Roach, an easy uneducated target, for making one indirect comment regarding the potential for PED use while at the same time Victor Conte (a professor and expert on PEDs) has flat out stated on no uncertain terms that he believes JMM was a PED user for the past two years. Check his official Twitter account for reference. BTW- News flash JMM local commissions don't test for BPO, PEDs, etc. They do NO random blood testing which neither you nor Pac (to be equal) participated in. They are basically pointless formalities that don't prove much of anything. Stop please stop it with I pass the NSAC test so I'm clean wrap. Any well educated drug cheat as JMM's chief S&C coach is could and would be those test with his eyes closed. He passed WADAs testing for years. Why not the NSAC? I'm just sayin... ;-)
Floyd Armstrong Jr.
Paulie used to be a credible voice of the boxing media. Since his merger with Haymon, who he once accused on corruption in his own fight, has become nothing more than a pawn and a assinine mouthpiece. Any moron dumb enough to believe the nonsense that his spewing out of his trap should get themselves checked.
Let me start by saying that...
I've been a HUGE Mayweather Jr fan for well over a decade. On the same token I'm not so biased not to see the facts. After reviewing the facts unfortunately I could draw no other conclusion that the man cheated and has been cheating for several years. Do your homework folks; Mayweather fans especially. Take the blinders off, look into and find facts NOT fiction. Check the records of his test results from Cotto, Ortiz, Mosley and Guerrero before making an argument proclaiming his innocence.
Like Floyd Jr. always say, "Men lie. Women lie. Numbers don't lie." The numbers from his test results don't lie. They tell the story of a lying hypocrite who has conned the sport and millions of its fans. I'm disgusted at any who defends this Judas before and after reviewing the facts.
Let me remind all that I've been a HUGE Mayweather fan for well over a decade. This is not some jaded PacMan fan's prospective. I subscribe to taking facts into consideration NOT fiction...
so now marquez is a roid freak, cause he knocked out pac,gtfoh you should go back to not posting since this was your first post
First. Check your facts. This is not my first post but since you mentioned things going away your vision obviously left you a long time ago. Even Stevie Wonder gave me a buzz after the weigh in asking me if I saw that ish. Let's see... 39 years old, teamed with disgraced roid cheat, no VADA, USADA, WADA testing, accumulation knock out puncher to one punch knock out artist at an advanced age, incredible hulk new found punch resistance, new found body of a mini Arnold S, all in between fights in Mexico with long layoffs refusing to fight top opposition in the states.... Hmmmm You must be both blind and an idiot! Go to sleep junior because I'll surely school you when it comes to natural human anatomy and this boxing ish!
PBC Propaganda
Sure... Just another Haymon sponsored mouth piece wishful thinking. If this card does 600K it just proves one thing. There are 600K buyers dumb enough to be sold and support garbage. Khan, Porter, Brook, Thurman, GGG... Just to name a few that would have been better than this cherry picking hack job!
Taxes, PEDS, etc.
I completely understand JMM's position on taxes but at the end of the day it is what it is. Forty to fifty percent in the states against a cash cow is better than keeping 80% of his purse fighting a scrub outside of the states. He doesn't want a fifth fight with Manny, no Mayweather, and has already turned down fights with Rios, Judah, Khan, Bradley etc. Who is this guy going to fight? Being the B side of a few major fights has really gone to his suddenly swollen (some may say PED) head...
You have to respect Khan for his willingness and true desire to test himself against the best. Pertaining to rematches I'd much rather see him climb in the ring with Danny Garcia once he's done dancing at JWW. Outside of a well timed counter Khan makes JMM look like the old man he is and beats him easy via UD. Cotto is a pick 'em because of Khan's speed & movement / Cotto's power and revival of body game. TB is a dog fight. Bottom line Khan gives anyone trouble (as long as the fights last) including Pac and FMJ.
I'm a student of boxing history and a fan of both of these young men's accomplishments inside of the ring. So I have absolutely no bias. However those of you who are Floyd Jr. apologist no matter what really need to give it a rest. It's become clear as a summer's sunny day that the risk of fighting Manny at this point is NOT worth the reward to him. Hopefully that'll change in the very near future...
Reality Check GGG
GGG avoiding? Sorry not sorry this comment is certified stuck on stupid. How do you avoid someone who's clearly TWO divisions above you for one? Yes TWO! Ward hasn't made SMW is years. Secondly GGG has made it clear that he intends to unify HIS division. FYI - This is coming from a non-biased Ward fan that doesn't subscribe to stupidity.
The best case scenario would be if we could see Ward fight both Golovkin and Kovalev, but since Golovkin is avoiding it Ward can't afford to wait around for him to change his mind. Ward needs to do something to reestablish himself again, and a Kovalev fight is the best and most realistic way to do that.
So bring on Ward/Kovalev. It's the best fight in the sport and I can't wait to see it.
Froch Please!
Froch is showing early signs of mental illness. The same fighter he ducked in now not even a Top 10 fighter and conveniently a pugilist he lost a UD to is #1.
No Bradley vs. Rios Winner!
Just please NO Bradley vs. Rios winner. If Rios pulls off the upset there is ZERO point in a Pac rematch. Bradley neither for that matter. Respect to Pac for his continued willingness to take on the best young lions giving them an opportunity to make a name for themselves unlike...
Floyd has already conquered multiple weight classes prior to dominating 154, which he will completely do once he stops Canelo. If the 168 boys want to test the best, they need to drop to 158 to challenge the king of boxing.
My man the entire Mayweather family, including Floyd Jr., himself would laugh at your ridiculous comments. No disrespect but based on your postings, on this topic, you clearly don't know anything about the career and legacy of SRR outside of the numbers. Legacies are not solely based on the number of wins and losses of a fighter's career but rather his collective body of work in his era. I'd advise that you do a bit more research outside of Boxrec because anyone truly knowledgeable on the history of the great pugilist specialist of today and yester-year will simply laugh at you and shake their head whenever you speak on topics you clearly know little to nothing about. No need to retort. This is just a message to be served as food for thought and I'll leave you with a quote... "I said I was the greatest heavyweight of all time. I never said I was the greatest fighter of all time. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time in any weight class." ~Muhammad Ali (GOAT retired with 5 losses one by KO)
"Big Giant Middleweight"
So much for GGG being a "Giant" according to Floyd Sr. I've always said GGG is a naturally smaller middleweight. He'd likely have limited problems making 154LBS and he is surely naturally smaller than Canelo who fights a division south (but hasn't made that weight limit in some time). It's all trivial conversation at this juncture as Floyd Jr. is "retired".
I knew it was only a matter of time before someone, particularly a blind JMM fan in denial, would point fingers in another direction. Stick to the subject at hand my friend. Besides didn't I say, to be equal, that NEITHER participated in random drug testing. And no the "Rat" didn't file a lawsuit against Conte. So stop with the false rumors. If I was cheating I probably would aim lower than another expert who just rightfully defend his suspicions and potentially expose me. The only reason Freddie "backed off" was for the mere fact that he didn't want to be sued. Win or loss it still cost money and time. He's not interested in losing either. That doesn't mean, his justifiable, suspicions have changed even remotely.
BTW- Who are the two athletes of Conte's that were under his services when they tested positive? I'll give you the answer before do the homework that you obviously didn't do before you made that asinine ill-informed statement -NONE-. If you start to open your mouth and say Berto please plant your foot in it simultaneously because Conte was not involved with that camp at all. Do you even know what Berto tested positive for? No. I didn't think so.
FYI- Conte actually works hand in hand with VADA the one and ONLY organization that is near fool proof with their testing. So yes the reformed man has a lot of room to talk on a subject that he's a lot more educated than you and I put together.
Lastly who cares what self serving Ariza has to say about anything. Manny is not educated on PEDs nor their use and is too classy to make an accusation that he's not certain of. It's just not his style. On the other hand I'll take it from the perspective of an expect (Conte) any day. I may not have 20/20 vision but I can see the obvious when it's staring me right in the face. Can you?.... SMH