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| MARQUEZ RETAINS WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP;
By G. Leon
| Juan Manuel Marquez UD12 Juan Diaz: Future first ballot hall of famer Juan Manuel Marquez reaffirmed his position as the world's best lightweight with a brilliant one side performance over Juan Diaz, the always game former champ. Official scores were 116-112, 118-110, 117-111.
| | |  | | | | PIROG STOPS JACOBS FOR VACANT WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
By G. Leon
| Dmitry Pirog TKO5 Danny Jacobs:The first four rounds featured heated competitive action of which Pirog appeared to hold a slight advantage over the heralded New Yorker. In round 5 the talented Russian boxer made sure the fight would not see the scorecards as a smashing right hand sent Jacobs to the canvas. Referee Robert Byrd stopped the bout at the count of 5. Official time of stoppage was :57.
| | | | | | | GUERRERO DEFEATS CASAMAYOR
By G. Leon
| Robert Guerrero UD10 Joel Casamayor: Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero won a workman like unanimous decision over future hall of famer Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor. Guerrero appeared on his way to an early stoppage, but the tempo soon slowed to a pace that suited Casamayor, who not only went the distance, but managed to drop Guerrero for the first time of his career with a strong jab in the tenth round. Official scores were 98-89, 98-89, 97-90
| | | | | | | LINARES EASILY OUTPOINTS JUAREZ
By G. Leon
| Jorge Linares UD10 Rocky Juarez: Jorge Linares was in total control of the first eight rounds of action in his bout with Rocky Juarez. Linares scored a clean knockdown in the closing moments of round 5. Juarez appeared to do enough to win the last two rounds, but it wasn't nearly enough to get the job done tonight. Official scores were: 99-90, 97-92, 99-90.
| | | | | | | ODDS ON ACTION: TAKING JACOBS AT -140
By Matt Goldstein
| After a brief hiatus, Odds on Action is back. Did we go broke from degenerate gambling? No, in fact we’re up thousands from what can only be considered pure luck at the craps table. Last week we won at 4 different Atlantic City Casinos in a row in the same night. If we’re so amazing at shooting craps, our sports betting is can’t miss right? Sounds like pure logic to me. I never thought I’d see Danny Jacobs with a betting line so low unless he was fighting a champion. Granted, Dmitry Pirog is undefeated and a big puncher, but Pirog is not on the same level as Jacobs. Yes, Pirog has wins over Kofi Jantuah and Eric Mitchell, but what would Jacobs have done with those guys? I would take this bet at -275, so at -140 it’s a steal. The line is already moving heavily on Jacobs so you must act fast. Odds on Action is risking $56 to win $40.
| | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DANNY JACOBS
By G. Leon
| GL: How has your training camp been, and has it been different from your other training camps? "As far as it being different, first off, camp was great. Aside from it being great, it was different in the sense that we added a fitness trainer, we added a cook, and we did a lot of thing differently, as far as preparation and strategy wise. It was great overall, I'm just looking to have fun in there on Saturday night, and do everything I did, in sparring in the camp, inside the ring."
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| | | | | | | BOXINGTALK'S DAILY BREAD
By Stephen Edwards
| Bread, I think you add some serious knowledge to what was already an informative site, so keep up the good work. You've forced me to youtube where there are so many great boxing clips its unreal! A comment you made the other day regarding the Michael Spinks' KO of Marvin Johnson got me writing in. I would love to know your top 10 favourite KOs of all time. You previously mentioned the Donaire-Vargas and the aforementioned Spinks KO too (which incidentally gave me a list of fantastic knockouts on youtube, including one of my personal favourites, Hearns-Duran. As Don King said of Akinwande "that punch could have fried an egg" lol) -- Nik Brown, UK Bread’s Response: My favorite 10 KOs in no particular order are: Ray Leonard vs. Daniel Gonzales; Vincent Pettway vs. Simon Brown; Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano III; Bob Foster vs. Mike Quarry; Michael Spinks vs. Marvin Johnson; Tommy Hearns vs. James Shuler; Ray Robinson vs. Rocky Graziano; Julian Jackson vs. Herol Graham; Wilfred Benitez vs. Maurice Hope; and Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton. I have some more but those flew off the top of my head. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Scott Shaffer reccommends Jorge Castro- John David Jackson, George Foreman-Ron Lyle, Mike Weaver-John Tate, Ray Mercer-Tommy Morrison, Razor Ruddock-Michael Dokes and of course, Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns].
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| | | | | | | GOLDEN BOY TO AIR TWO FIGHTS ON STANDARD CABLE TOMORROW
| Press Release: When the Marquez-Diaz II undercard was announced, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer promised fight fans a strong undercard with competitive, unpredictable fights. Now fans can look forward to even more from this spectacular night of boxing with two free undercard preview fights to be broadcast by select pay-per-view providers beginning at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT. Fans should check their guide listings for details. The two fights scheduled to be included on the "free-view" will feature "The Contender" Season Three Champion and number four world rated super middleweight Sakio Bika (28-3-2, 19 KOs) of Sydney, Australia against number eleven world rated super middleweight Jean Paul Mendy (28-0-1, 16 KOs) of Paris, France in a 12-round IBF Super Middleweight eliminator and Frankie Gomez (4-0, 4 KOs) of East Los Angeles facing Ronald Peterson (2-2, 2 KOs) of St. Paul, Minn. in a six round junior welterweight fight.
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| | | | | | | GUINN WANTS DAVID HAYE
By G. Leon
| Heavyweight Dominic Guinn contacted Boxingtalk.com to send the following message to WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye. "He feels he's ready to fight Klitschko and I feel I'm the gatekeeper to the division right now, but soon enough I will be heavyweight champion of the world. I'm a much better fighter than Harrison. I've never been knocked out and if he really wants to fight top heavyweights, he needs to fight me. Don't pass me up, I'm your huckleberry. You talking all this sh*t about you want to fight Klitschko, I'm ready to fight you, all you got to do is say the word."
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| BOXINGTALK'S THURSDAY MAILBAG
By G. Leon
| Hey Greg, good to see you back on the mailbags. Hopefully this gets posted. If Mayweather says that "legacy don't pay bills," then what the hell won't he get in the ring and collect? He has a 40 million dollar payday in front of him and he refuses to sign on the dotted line. He says he is in the "check cashing business" and doesn't care about legacy. If that is so true, go get your 40 million dollar check then. He knows damn well that Pacquiao is a serious threat and now he wants to take another year off. This guy makes me sick. The only way i would order one of his PPV's is if it is against Pacquiao, Martinez, or Paul Williams. Other than that, he can go FK himself. He is spitting in the face of the fans and in the face of boxing. I am tired of him fighting has beens like de la hoya, mosley, or marquez or guys that are not that good skill wise that he knows he can beat such as baldomir, hatton, manfredy, corrales, etc. He is waiting for Pacquiao to get beat or let all these other guys beat each other so that he can use the excuse of " He just lost. Why should i fight him if it doesn't make financial sense" Mayweather has finally been exposed as nothing but a PUSSY who preys on the weak. Mayweather is better than Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Robinson???? Oh yeah, I never saw any of those guys duck and dodge the best fighters in the world. Hey Floyd, there is 40 million dollars on the line. Do you know what that means? It means you can upgrade to 5 million on each pinky, 10 million on the neck, 15 million on the wrist, 4 million on the ears, and leave 1 million for leonard ellerbe to hold your feet while doing sit ups. Tommy From Phx
Leon's Response: Probably because right now he's able to make ends meet like a motherf**Ker. LMAO. Mayweather's recent PPV # gives him the slightest of edges at the negotiating table. He doesn't need the money, has never really solidified his next fight so quickly ever before and won't change now. Floyd isn't scared of Pacquaio and losing to Pac would mean nothing with the immediate rematch that is sure to be implemented. It should be an easy close when Floyd is ready and right now he is not, does that mean he's scared? No. It just means that Pacquiao wants to fight him more than he wants to fight Pacquiao. Robinson and Leonard? Please. Up until a few months ago many weren't sure he's better than Sugar Shane Mosley. And you guys know I think Shane had a great chance to win WITHOUT the 16 month layoff.
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| | | | | | | GOLDEN BOY SHOULD ASK THE OCTOPUS IF FLOYD WILL EVER FIGHT MANNY...
| Press Release: The unnamed, Giant Pacific Octopus at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas entered the sports predictions arena earlier this morning when he aggressively selected Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez as the winner over Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz in Saturday night's contest between the two pugilists who are fighting for Marquez's WBA and WBO lightweight worlld titles. The 1-year-old male octopus weighs an estimated 40 pounds, has a six-foot reach, tentacles roughly three feet long, is the second octopus to predict the outcomes of sporting events this summer, the first being the mollusk Paul in Germany, who went undefeated in correctly picking all of Germany's World Cup games as well as Spain's championship win. The intelligent animal chose between two 8" x 8" acrylic boxes placed inside his tank. Each box was labeled with one of the fighter's names. "Let's see if the octopus that picked Marquez to win Saturday night will be as accurate as Paul was during the World Cup," said Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions. "Either way, we are going to have a great night of boxing from top to bottom as this is one of the strongest events we have ever had for the fans watching in the arena and on pay-per-view."
| | | | | | | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KEVIN JOHNSON
By G. Leon
| BT: What’s new Kingpin? "Everything is good. I am back and ready to make another championship run [He dropped a twelve-round decision to WBC champion Vitali Klitschko in December]. I know the mistakes I made the first time around. I am just going to make some adjustments and come back stronger and better."
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| BOXINGTALK'S DAILY BREAD
By Stephen Edwards
| Whats good Bread? I completely agree with what you said about Being suprised that Freddy Roach approved the Margarito fight for Manny. Aside from the height and natural weight difference, there's something that I think could cause Manny some serious problems in the fight. Margarito may be able to do the one thing that I think can cause Manny some big time problems, and that is force Manny to consistently back up during the fight. Now, I know Shane put a big time ass whoopin on Tony, but it was more from an accumulation of damage over the course of the fight. I would be shocked if Manny put Margs out with one big shot. If Margarito is able to force Manny to back up more than hes comfortable doing, he can take a lot of the sting away from Manny's shots seing as how he uses his legs to provide a good amount of his power on his shots. Could you imagine how much the landscape of the welterweight division would change if Manny were to be stopped by Margarito?! When you think about it, Bob Arum could be absolutely fucking himself. Think about it like this, lets say Margarito wins convincingly. Any possibilities of a Floyd Manny fight could go by the wayside due to Manny's loss and Floyd re-claiming the sole #1 P4P ranking. Now the Cotto Margarito rematch is all the more interesting, except now its at 154 and its for Margaritos belt. Now here's where it really gets good. Floyd could then end up fighting, and beating the winner of said title fight at 154. Should Floyd win, you could then have an in house Haymon title fight at 154 between Floyd and Paul Williams while Berto, another Haymon guy remains at 147 with peotential fights with Shane, Alexander or Bradley. Oh what the future may hold...What do you think Bread? Amac. Cali all day.
Bread’s Response: There is a lot of room between the cup and the lip for your scenario but it’s not out of the question. Floyd is waiting for Manny to get knocked off or to slip. No doubt in my mind. Soon Haymon will be forced to make fights between his fighters. I think Williams and Berto will leave him after their contracts expire. He is a great manager but you can’t do what’s best for them and what’s best for Floyd if they are all in the same division.
Roach should not let Manny anywhere near Margarito. I love Freddie but bad move everyway you look at it. They better hope Tony does not get the rhythm he had against Cotto and Cintron, where he was literally running after them in the ring. This a fight between a middleweight and a junoir welterweight. This fight is not worth it win or lose.
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| | | | | | | BROADWAY BOXING RESULTS
| PRESS RELEASE: Argenis Mendez brought his act to the bright lights of New York City, and scored a first-round knockdown en route to an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Shamir Reyes on Wednesday night. The official scores were 80-71, 80-71, and 79-72, all to Mendez. Mendez-Reyes headlined the latest edition of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series, in front of a capacity crowd at the BB King Blues Club and Grill in Times Square.
On the undercard, heavyweight Stivens Bujaj, middleweight Willie Monroe, Jr., light heavyweight Joe Smith, Jr., super middleweight Phillip Jackson Benson, and junior welterweight Gabriel Bracero were all victorious.
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| ROBERT GUERRERO: TELL CASAMAYOR I'M NOT THE SAME KID HE MET IN 2004
By Benny Henderson Jr
| This Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, televised live on HBO PPV, two former two division champions meet up in a cross roads showdown, as the once beaten Robert Guerrero 26-1-1 (18) takes on rugged veteran Joel Casamayor 37-4-1 (22) in a scheduled twelve round junior welterweight clash. Guerrero, who has earned himself three world straps in his time as a professional banger, aims for more world championship hardware, but the tough and rugged Cuban, Casamayor stands in Robert’s way of garnering any more belts.
Editors Note: Boxingtalk.com would like to welcome Benny "Big Dog" Henderson Jr to our team. For the past six years, he has conducted countless interviews with the most influential people in boxing and we are thrilled to have him on board.
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| | | | | | | TUA DRAW BLAMED ON SHOULDER INJURY
| Press Release: David Tua complained about a sore left shoulder during several training sessions leading up to his July 17th 12-round draw against Monte Barrett in Atlantic City. However, when asked about it by his trainer, Roger Bloodworth, David said he was okay to fight. Tua (51-3-2, 43 KOs) refused to use the injury as an excuse, or even make post fight comments about his damaged shoulder. “Two weeks prior to the fight,” Tua’s promoter, Cedric Kushner, explained, “I went to the gym to watch David spar. That day he told his head trainer, Roger Bloodworth, that he didn’t want to spar as his shoulder didn’t feel right. His shoulder was obviously hurting weeks before the fight and therefore David wanted to take a cautious approach.” Kushner added, “I have a letter from David’s doctor whom he went to see in California, where he had planned to spend a couple of weeks before returning home to New Zealand. The doctor suggested that he take some time off before returning to the ring. “David specifically stated he didn’t want to take anything away from Monte, who fought the fight of his life, but that he felt entitled to set the record straight as to his injury.”
| | | | | | | GOLDEN BOY HIRES OCTOPUS TO SELL PPVS
| Press Release: A giant Pacific Octopus at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas will enter the world of sports predictions on Thursday morning when he makes his selection for Saturday night's pay-per-view rematch between Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez and Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz. The unnamed, one year old male octopus weighs an estimated 40 pounds, has a six foot reach and tentacles roughly three feet long. Stay tuned for the octopod's prediction...
| | | | | | | BURCHFIELD: LUNDY NO FREE AGENT
| PRESS RELEASE: Jimmy Burchfield, President of Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., categorically denied reports issued today that lightweight prospect “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KOs) is a promotional free agent. “He is not a free agent and promoters shouldn’t be speaking with him or his team,” Burchfield explained. “CES turned him pro and we have completely and totally honored our end of the contract. We just had him fighting on national television twice within 90 days. “We’ve worked through his different managers and trainers, never wavering in our full support of Hank. Like with all of our fighters, other than actually fighting for them, we do everything we can to help them, in and out of the ring, including Hank. We still strongly believe in him.”
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| EXCUSE ALERT: TUA CITES INJURY AS REASON FOR SUBPAR SHOWING
| PRESS RELEASE: WBO No. 2 rated heavyweight David “Tuamanator” Tua complained about a sore left shoulder during several training sessions leading up to his July 17th 12-round draw against former world title challenger Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett in Atlantic City. However, when asked about it by his trainer, Roger Bloodworth, David said he was okay to fight.
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| EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DMITRIY SALITA
By Stephen Edwards
| BT: What's the latest with you Dmitriy? "Well I just signed with Greg Leon. As far as promoters, Golden Boy is coming to Brooklyn with the Nets, so that may be in play. Maybe Dibella, just seeing the best situation for myself.
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| | | | | | | YONHHY PEREZ HAS A NEW MANAGER
| Press Release: IBF bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez (20-0) signed a managerial contract with Frank Espinoza this morning in front of officials from the California State Athletic Commission. “I’m proud to be part of the Espinoza Boxing family,” stated Perez, a Colombian fighting out of L.A. “I truly believe he’ll take my career to the next level.” Espinoza commented, “Yohnny has demonstrated world class abilities and heart,” he said. “He’s a true warrior in every sense of the word. The future is only going to get better and brighter for Yohnny. I look forward to working with Yohnny, his trainer Danny Zamora and his promoters at Thompson Boxing and Gary Shaw Promotions.” The 31 year old Perez recently retained his crown after fighting to a draw against Abner Mares, who is also managed by Espinoza. This will be the sixth world champion under Espinoza’s charge. He also managed Israel Vazquez and Martin Castillo.
| | | | | | | INTRODUCING WELTERWEIGHT MICHAEL ANDERSON
By Stephen Edwards
| BT: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? "Yes, I'm 6-0 with 1 draw and 4 KOs. I fight at 147lbs. I'm from Newark, NJ and I train out of the Jamal Carter Foundation Gym in Newark."
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| | | | | | | THIS WEEK'S ESPN2 UNDERCARD
| Press Release: This Friday night in the main event on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", welterweight contender, Delvin Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14 KOs) takes on Ashley Theophane (26-4-1, 7 KOs) in a ten-round welterweight contest. The co-feature is a ten round super middleweight showdown, between Donovan "Da Bomb" George (20-0-1, 17 KOs) and Francisco Sierra (21-3, 20 KOs). Highlighting the undercard is middleweight Andy Lee (25-1, 15 KOs) as he squares off against James Cook (11-3-1, 8 KOs) in an eight round match-up.
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| | | | | | | ADAMEK MEETS THE PRESS IN NJ
| Press Release: A press conference for "The Big Challenge", a heavyweight fight between Tomasz Adamek, (41-1, 27 KOs) and Michael Grant, (46-3, 34 KOs) was held Tuesday at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, NJ. Michael Grant did not attend the press conference because he is training in Las Vegas, but was present via telephone. Nick Garone, Grant's manager, spoke for Michael Grant. "You are going to see that Michael Grant is prepared. He walks the walk, talks the talk as far as being a professional. He's been away from the spotlight for quite a long time and we believe that's a good thing. Michael is well preserved. He is 37 next week and in world heavyweights that's a good age, it's a seasoned age. August 21st will be a tremendous opportunity for us to be named on the short list of guys like Klitschko and Valuev." Garone added, "We have the utmost respect for Tomasz Adamek, but honestly we see a win as a way to prolong Michael's career and give him an opportunity to get back on the world wide stage."
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