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Nobody willing to pay $50,000 for Juan Manuel Marquez's IBF mis-mandatory! August 05, 2005 - For the second time in three weeks the IBF held a purse bid for Juan Manuel Marquez to face his mandatory defense against F. Rakkiatgym, and for the second time in three weeks promoters Bob Arum or Murad Muhammad didn't bother to enter the $50,000 minimum bid on behalf of their fighters. Source LMAO, he should've taken the rematch with Pacquiao, made fraction more bucks, and the possiblity of making a name by possibly beating Pacquiao (though I wouldn't hold my breath, as it would've been a boring dicision "if" he succeeded, IMHO). What's next for JMM? Move up and challenge Pacquiao for a rematch, or fight one of the tittle at 130? - Z

Plz don't reply directly to the topic's title. What I really mean is what was the last heavyweight fight voted as "Fight of the Year" or at least nominated? Just curious. - D

Looks like WBC featherweight champion Injin Chi won't be facing Japanese challenger Ryuhei Sugita in April. Chi has reportedly decided to bypass that fight and next face Rocky Juarez in June. Source We all know this was coming. Even before Juarez stopped Ramirez, they were already talking about a possible July fight against Chi. And for those who don't know, Juarez is currently ranked #1 by the WBC for Chi's belt. I think this would be Juarez' thoughest fight and might even answer some questions. And I'm still undecided. EDIT (April 1): Juarez Challenges Chi on July 15! March 31, 2005 - Sources close to the situation have informed Boxingtalk that featherweight contender Rocky Juarez will challenge In Jin Chi for the WBC title on July 15, 2005. Juarez-Chi will headline an ESPN2 Friday Night Fight show and word is Main Events is looking to stage the show at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. With Manny Pacquiao announcing his inention to remain at 130 pounds, Chi and Marquez were promoted to #2 and #3 respectively in the Boxingtalk ratings. In other featherweight news, promoter Frank Warren announced that Boxingtalk's #5 featherweight, Scott Harrison will defend the WBO version of the 126-pound title against Michael Brodie, #7 in our ratings. The bout will take place in Manchester, UK, on June 3, 2005. Boxingtalk will continue to keep you updated, until then, Remember where you heard it first! Source EDIT (April 12): Chi-Juarez headed to a purse-bid! April 11, 2005 - Since both sides have been unable to come to terms, the anticipated featherweight title fight between WBC champion In Jin Chi and undefeated mandatory challenger Rocky Juarez is headed to a purse bid. The purse bid will be held at the WBC's offices in Mexico City on Friday afternoon. And in case you didn't know, New Jersey based boxing promoter, Murad Muhammad's M&M Sports is now Chi's exclusive promoter. Juarez-Chi is pencilled in to take place on ESPN2 on July 15. Source This is getting exciting in my book. Plus it's on FNF.

I read somewhere (can't remember exactly where) that they won't televised the undercard of the Morales-Pacquiao fight. Can anyone confirm? I like the warm up before the main event. - D

If you have digital cable with On Demand (not InDemand, the PPV) capability, they are currently running a 30 minutes preshow/preview of the upcoming March 19 PPV event (somewhere in the sports section). It features some clips from their previous fights, analyst, interviews, etc. It gets a little repetitive after awhile, but hey, it's free. I would like to share it, but my system is not properly equip for such task. Maybe someone else could do the favor. Click here for a clip I took with my digital camera. :boxing: EDIT: Re-up at about 8:30PM (USC).

There were reports this week that the fight hit a snagged due to PBF wanting more purse because Arum lowered it because of Mayweather's legal battles. Friday, March 4 - The June 11 fight between WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and unbeaten former two-time world champion Floyd Mayweather is a go. Moments ago, Mayweather agreed to revised terms setting the table for the highly anticipated HBO-PPV clash in Atlantic City. "The fight is positively on," said promoter Bob Arum today. Source

Longtime Mike Tyson friend and former world champion Jeff Fenech is reportedly training Iron Mike for a comeback fight scheduled for June in Washington DC. According to the Sydney Daily Telegraph, Fenech has been working privately with Tyson in a hotel room in Los Angeles, and Tyson will accompany Fenech to Thailand next month to continue training there. Source A few weeks back, Mike Tyson was supposedly back training in Florida under McGirt. Then later he talk about him done with boxing. Then later was supposedly back training with McGirt in Florida. Now this? And in Thailand? I'm very > :confused: IMO, he should've stayed with Roach. But maybe there were some issue with Toney. :D

February 20, 2005 - BoxingTalk just got off the phone with Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez who gave us the scoop on his fight happening at the Staples’ Center in Los Angeles, May 28th on Showtime PPV. Famoso will be taking on Jesus Chavez in a WBC junior lightweight title eliminator allowing the winner to take on Marco Antonio Barrera, as well as the winner of Pacquiao-Morales. Famoso also informed BoxingTalk that on the same card, Julio Caesar Chavez Sr. will make his “Farewell to LA” fight along with his son seeing action as well. IBF Bantamweight Champ Rafael Marquez will also be on the card, establishing an amazing night for Mexican fight fans. Famoso said of his fight with Chavez that even though he is Salvadorian, that “LA is my town and I am going to win...It’s time to become champion again.” Remember Where You Heard It Source What got my attention was when they mentioned Julio Caesar. I thought he retired? Or did I misread

Klitschko tempts Lewis Lennox Lewis to make a comeback against Vitali Klitschko in November. That's the whisper picked up by Talk's man in Los Angeles. Of course, there is a catalogue of "ifs". If LA-based Klitschko retains his WBC title, probably against Hasim Rahman, in May; if Lewis can lose the excess baggage around his waist; and, crucially, if the price is right. DB This should, if it turns out to be true, calm all the V.Klitch fan begging for a rematch.

Ring Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao will fight Erik "El Terrible" Morales, the former WBC super featherweight champion instead of WBA/IBF champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a scheduled rematch on February 26 following their controversial draw last May in which Pacquiao decked Marquez three times in the opening round but couldn't put him away. A Japanese website earlier reported that the announcement of the fight had been made by Top Rank. The Pacquiao-Morales showdown which was intially set for sometime in July will now be held on March 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in a blockbuster pay-per-view fight card titled Bring It On. The official announcement will be made at a press conference scheduled for Wednesday, January 12 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel opposite Rodeo Drive along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Both Morales who lost a fight for the ages in his third encounter with Marco Antonio Barrera last November 27 and Pacquiao who scored a devastating eleventh round TKO victory over Barrera in San Antonio, Texas on November 15, 2003 will be present along with international promoter Murad Muhammad and Top Rank's Bob Arum. Murad and Arum had been meeting since last week in Las Vegas in an effort to finalize the scheduled rematch with Marquez but the apparent demand by Marquez and his trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain that he be paid $1.5 million while Pacquiao was slated to receive $900,000 turned off both Murad and Arum. Although efforts by Viva Sports/Manila Standard to contact Murad in order to confirm the deal proved futile, Viva Sports believed that the many days spent by Murad at the MGM Grand during which he had several meetings with Arum pointed to the fact that they were hammering out a Pacquiao-Morales agreement instead. Arum handles both Marquez and Morales and indications are that Marquez will push through with the February 26 date but against another opponent, not Pacquiao. Viva Sports/Manila Standard learned last Wednesday that Arum had picked up Murad for a meeting and that they had spoken to HBO, the major sports network that will telecast what is expected to be the biggest fight this year. Murad had earlier confirmed that Z "The Dream" Gorres would "definitely fight a world-rated boxer on the undercard" although he didn't reveal that it was on March 19 and that it was on the Pacquiao - Morales fight card. When Pacquiao left for Los Angeles last Saturday he inquired whether the fight against Marquez had been finalized but we were informed by Murad to tell both Pacquiao and his business manager Rod Nazario "not to worry" that there will be a fight. In the addendum signed by Pacquiao for the two fights specified under the March 1, 2004 four fight contract between Pacquiao, Nazario and Murad, the flamboyant Filipino southpaw was to get $900,000 for the rematch with Morales or an opponent acceptable to HBO which was putting out a big amount of money and $1.75 million for the clash with Morales. Pacquiao was unaware he would be fighting Morales when he departed for LA last Saturday aboard a Philippine Airlines flight but said "I am willing to fight Morales because he is not such a tough opponent. Pac-Man is ready to fight anybody because I have no fear. Trainer Freddie Roach in an overseas telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard on Sunday said "Morales is easier style-wise because he's hittable and stays in front of you unlike Marquez who moves and counter-punches effectively." Roach said Marquez "is harder to hit because he won't engage" adding that in his view Morales "is a smarter fight to take" than Marquez. Roach said that if the Morales fight pushes through it sounds good. It will be a great fight although he admitted Morales poses some problems. He's a little bigger and is 130 pounds. The March 19 date would be a blessing for Pacquiao who had not trained since the December 11 fight against Fahsan 3K Battery and had a stretch of late nights and good times, because it would give Roach and extra three weeks to get him into top shape. Roach said despite his fun, he'll be okay. Morales who stands 5'8 will have a two inch height advantage over the 5'6 Pacquiao and is also two years older at 28 to Pacquiao's 26. Morales has a record of 47-2 with 34 knockouts while Pacquiao has a record of 39-2-2 with 31 KO's. Should Pacquiao win over Morales it is almost certain that he will have a rematch with Barrera and if Marquez remains champion eventually face the third Mexican who will be the last man standing among the big three. Link I guess it's JMM's lost. He's left with no money and a no-name opponent. JMM needs Pac more than Pac needs him. As I said on my other post, I would love a Morales-Pacquiao bout, but I can say the same with Pacquiao-Marquez. And of course of my schedule. But I do think that Morales' style suit Pac's style better than Marq. So this may be a war. I know Morales is bigger but remember that even he cannot take down Barrera, I don't think we have to worry too much.

We've been seeing a lot of bouts with fighter winning the fight but not the match. Are all these stuff going on in the sports making it hard to bet on your fighter(s)?

From all the articles I've read, the fight is on the 11th of this month. But I recently read a Philippines article and they have the fight also on the 11th. So I kinda got confuse. So the fight is on Dec. 11, Manila local time and Dec. 12, US Central time, right? Also, they said the fight would be televise by HBO here in the US, but is it live or delay (if it's live, it would be early in the morning from my calculation. Which is weird)? Because I can't seem to find the fight on HBO or TVGuide.com. So can anyone plz clear this up! Thanks!

It took just about three weeks for former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga to announce his return to the ring after having announced his retirement following the brutal beatdown Felix Trinidad handed the Nicaraguan in his last fight. Mayorga, together with Tony Gonzales who handles certain legal matters for the fighter, told Miami's Jorge L. Perez / El Nuevo Dia newspaper that he will come back to fight again, this time in the 154-pound ranks per the fighter's promoter, Don King's re commendation. Source I knew he would come back. I believe he could be a legitimate middleweight with the proper preparation. Lets just hope his absent from the retirement won't affect his boxing. LOL