Promoters usually lose money early in most fighter's career because they invest their own money to eventually to get a payoff later. If contracts with promoters didn't exist, it would be really hard for a fighter to get a start.
There'a also a quote from Sampson
The only thing we're looking at is Martin Murray. Maravilla is coming off surgery and it will be difficult to be 100%." said the manager. "But we are thinking about the real possibility, if the circumstances are in agreement, one of them would be Olympic testing and it would have to be in Vegas," added Sampson.
Chavez is probably ducking the tests. Hopefully the whole thing falls apart.
Stick your neck on the line, you seem to love switching sides and playing the role of 'on the fence' yet you never seem to stick your neck out until its all set and done.
You'll happily jump on the winners dick though and ride it until the cows come home like you actually called something out of the ordinary.
This is why I respect Mathed, Irondan etc so much, they stick their necks on the line. So many these days are impartial then want to take credit for nothing but sly comments when its all set and done.
What are you talking about?
TS is the daftest idiot fangirl on this entire board.
You wanna downplay Donaire's 2012 opposition? Two can play at that game.
Robert Marroquin = not even ranked in the top 10 at 122; hasn't even fought nor beaten anyone of note
Teon Kennedy = hasn't won a fight in over two years. 0-1-1 when he fought rigondeaux
Rico Ramos = lost his most recent fight against Ronny Rios. Yes, the world-renowned ATG Ronny Rios.
Rico Ramos couldn't even beat an unknown cat in Ronny Rios in his last fight. Marroquin lost to a freakin journeyman in Francisco Leal, who's record at the time was 14-5.
These are the guys you expect to walk through a proven fighter and lineal champ in Nishioka? Hell, even Mathebula's been matched tougher than Ramos and Marroquin :rofl:
So please, TS, use your infinite boxing wisdom to grace us with your analysis of why Robert Marroquin and Rico Ramos would walk through Donaire's list of opposition. I'd like to hear it.
Cuz really, all I see is a bunch of talking outta your a$$ and fanboy hopes and dreams. It's pathetic that rigotards have to hype up Robert Marroquin(as if he's accomplished anything right now) to try and discredit Donaire's vastly superior resume.
And to the TS I direct to you a quote from a true boxing aficianado:
At least he's stopped hyping up Willie Casey.
EDIT: Spoke too soon.
I got:
1 Billion (or less) on Viloria.
1 Billion (or less) on Vazquez Jr.
1 Billion (or less) on Martinez
1 Billion (or less) on Martirosyan
1 Billion (or less) on Melindo
PM me if you're interested.
Martirosyan is off the card.
This is misleading. "Distributing" for publicists holds a different connotation from simply posting links on his own twitter and facebook. It's not as if Sternburg was actively emailing press releases bashing Rigo to various boxing sites for them to put up. He always posts articles of all the main news sources on his twitter account of recent Top Rank fights. ESPN and Yahoo were the only negative ones, which he can't ignore because they're the major organizations. He also posted a number non-negatives articles from Sports Illustrated, USA Today, NY Daily News, Ring, and Maxboxing.
Sternburg even jabbed Rafael's article.
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I'm feeling daring and I'm picking Judah for the upset via decision. The Judah that showed up for Matthysse will give Garcia a lot trouble. Even if Garcia knocks him out, I wouldn't be surprised if Judah wins more rounds.
Bradley wasn't a stationary target either, he ran all night, still got out-classed with straight lefts.
I see Pacquaio out boxing him and/or out brawling him, but it will be a great fight. Alvardo was rocked by one of Rios jabs in their 2nd fight, can you imagine what a straight left down the pipe would do from the best in the game?
can't wait
Yeah, but unlike Bradley, Alvarado isn't featherfisted. Pac will show more respect to Alvarado. And Rios is probably a bigger puncher than Pacquiao. That was a punch from a guy weighing 161 pounds and pacquiao will be around 150lb.
Bob Arum said he discussed it with Pacquiao and Marquez and they were both agreeable to using extra next. Although, I think that was under the context Pacquiao vs Marquez 5, but since Pacquiao isn't fight Marquez, I don't know if he'll still go through with it.
I agree Alvardo has more power than Bradley, but not sure that either Rios + Alvarado hit harder than Pac.
Either way am pumped, hope Pac wins and adds another good fighter to his record!
Then again, I just remembered Alvarado's performance against Prescott. Hopefully he really has gotten better since then and the Rios fight just wasn't an illusion.
its so funny to me how everyone at 140 & ww can fight eachother and everyone loves these fights but if Floyd fights them then it sucks and he's cherry picking. He would get destroyed for fighting Alvarado. Im not even made at this fight but the hypocrisy is crazy
Floyd already won the p4p war. Coming off a KO loss, standards have naturally been lowered for Pacquiao. He's is no longer seen as the unstoppable force he used to be. Plus Pac's style tends to mesh better so its easier to get excited for Pacquiao against other fan-friendly fighters.
I'd be happy if Floyd or Pacquiao fought any of the top 5 140 pounders.
This is an easy fight for Pacquiao. I was hoping he would fight someone better than Alvarado.
Who else would you expect? Everything at 147 sucks and 140 is much more interesting. Do you favor anyone at the top 5 at 140 significantly over Alvarado? Except maybe Matthysse, but I think Alvarado against anyone at 140 is a pick'em fight.
I'm picking Alvarado. I think he'll be too big (especially if it takes place at 147) and he just proved he's capable of not being just another stationary target.
Dan Rafael @danrafaelespn 7s
Word from Team Martinez is that Sergio fights at 8:30 pm ET and it will be live on HBO at that time. #boxing @HBOboxing @loudibella
Okay, still live. There's going to be no overlap with Garcia/Judah at least.
If Sergio is shot based on how he looked tonight compared to his peak in say 2009-2010....than Floyd is way way way shot compared to his peak in the early 2000's.
What the hell does this have to do with Floyd? Why do bring up Floyd in every unrelated thread?
He probably had a drainage tube in his knee for a week and got an infection...that would have been back in Oct or near then. That happens and is not an re-injury...a week of antibiotics and it would be gone. I can't see him fighting if he didn't have a proper training camp and is ready for it...I'm sure he's fine.
Oh, I think he's probably fit and healthy enough to fight (he wouldn't otherwise), but it doesn't mean the knee still isn't a problem and that it could use some more time to heal.