09 Boxing Thread:: 12/12 Diaz.vs.Malignaggi HBO/Bradley.vs.Peterson Showtime

At first I wasn't even sure it was him. I know he's a bit of a slob but I didn't think he'd look thisbad considering now is the time he needs to start taking his diet a little more serious since he's making moves.

But check the tattoos:

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Statement from Campbell:

http://www.fightnews.com/?p=19394#more-19394
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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Former unified lightweight champion and current jr. welterweight contender Nate Campbell released the following statement exclusively to Fightnews.com regarding the result of Saturday night's WBO championship bout against Timothy Bradley:[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"First of all, I want to let everyone know that I am OK. There is no permanent damage to my retina. I was taken from ringside to the hospital, and was treated for what they called a vitreous hemorrhage behind my left eye. The ophthalmologist that treated me at the hospital advised me that the impairment to the vision in my left eye should clear up completely within a few days to a week at most. Never in my career have I had an injury like this where I simply couldnt see out of an eye. I've had cuts 100 times worse than this that I fought through, and would have done the same in this instance, however this was something different. This was not something my cutman could have dealt with. [/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"With regard to the decision to rule the bout a TKO, I think it is important for everyone to be aware of referee David Mendoza's pre-fight instructions in the dressing room. Mr. Mendoza indicated that due to comments made to him by Team Bradley, he was going to be looking hard at me for thumbing, head butts, and low blows. He also gave me a very stern warning that in the event that I was fouled by Bradley, intentionally or not, that if I retaliated I would be penalized and likely disqualified from the fight. He further instructed me that if I were fouled, I was to take a step back and alert him of the foul. I complied 100% with his instructions.[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"During the 3rd round, I was butted hard by Bradley, more than once. Each time, I immediately stepped back, per Mendoza's instructions, and alerted him to the foul. With the last head butt, within maybe 5 seconds, I knew something was seriously wrong. I knew I was cut, but I also knew it was more than that. I had a large spot moving across my eye, and could no longer see out of my left eye. The change in action in the round clearly shows that I made a conscious effort to shield my left eye from that point forward. Bradley flurried some pitty-pat punches, but nothing was really getting through. In no way was I hurt, or wobbled, or anything of the sort because of any punches he threw. Let me be 100% clear on that. This was entirely about my left eye after the head butt. The ringside doctor clearly stated to me that he saw blood behind my eye, which I'm told usually indicates a hemorrhage or damaged retina. And Mendoza's own conflicting comments broadcasted on Showtime clearly indicate the injury was a result of the head butt. He said he saw a butt, and then a punch after that. The replays clearly show the punch didn't land, but a better question is if Mendoza indeed saw that last head butt as he claims, why did he not break us apart and inspect both fighters at that moment? This wasn't a case of me being hurt by Bradley's shots and trying to get out of the fight. Other than the cut, I didn't have a mark on me. No bruising, no swelling, nothing. Even the hospital staff was surprised that I had been in a championship fight due to the complete lack of any marks on me besides the cut.[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I fully intend to file an appeal with the California State Athletic Commission. I am confident that they will hear my case fairly, and reach the correct conclusion that the bout should be declared a no-contest. This appeal will give the CSAC an opportunity to send a message that in the event of an obvious wrong, they will right it as best they can. I personally had very little contact with them during our stay, but my people told me that the person they dealt with there named "Moe" seemed to be square-dealing. All I can do is hope that they make this right.[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"And to those that would say "well Bradley was winning the fight anyways", I would say this. The last time I checked, championship fights are 12 rounds, not 3. I was behind after 3 in the Diaz fight as well, and we all know how that one ended. I'm an old-school fighter. I'm not one of these kids that just throw a bunch of fluff every round and hope the other guy tires out. I'm a 12 round fighter. I put in my work, and it pays dividends later in the fight. Before the butt, I was right where I wanted to be in the fight. I was landing nice shots inside to the body, and setting my traps. This was supposed to be a 12 round championship fight, not a 4 rounder. There are rules in place for a reason, and love me or hate me, those rules should apply to me as well. This fight ended due to an injury I suffered as a result of an unintentional head butt in round 3. The rules are quite clear on this. It should be a no decision.[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Thanks again to all those who support me, and I truly hope the new blood at the California commission does the right thing."[/font]
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Originally Posted by Jagshemash

Arreola at the fight. Good luck against Klitschko
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Damn Chris Arreola looking like Blastoise.
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I saw the Resto documentary it was really good.
 
Breaking News: Roger Mayweather arrested on strangulation charges

Updated: Aug 3, 2009 03:58 PM PDT
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[/td] [/tr][/table]Metro Police arrested Roger Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Junior's uncle, Sunday on charges ofcoercion with force and strangulation. Roger Mayweather, head trainer for Las Vegas boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., considered by some to be the best pound forpound boxer in the world is now facing some serious charges.
According to the report, Roger Mayweather attacked one of hisformer boxers, a woman named Melissa St. Vil.

St. Vil was training under Roger Mayweather about three months ago, but then she decided to train under someone else. According to thepolice report since she terminated her agreement with Roger he has been harassing her and following her around.

Then Sunday he reportedly showed up at her apartment. St. Vil says Roger grabbed and hit her several times in her ribs. He then wrappedhis hands around her throat nearly causing her to pass out. She grabbed a small lamp and hit him over the head to defend herself.

When police arrived they say St. Vil was spitting coughing and spitting blood. Roger Mayweather was arrested and charged with coercionwith force and battery strangulation.
 
%!% ROGER he done went crazy , I guess Floyd Sr . is in for Floyd now ... Damn Strangulation wow
 
So is the Mayweather fight still gonna be on September 19? Also any word on James Kirkland's situation?
 
Roger is messing up I have tickets to this fight hopefully it's still on.

Its a done deal for Arreola dude is at least 278+ I told yall don't put faith in overweight fighters.
 
Lawsuit could interfere with Super Six

Monday, August 3, 2009 | Print Entry

When Showtime announced the Super Six World Boxing Classic last month, one thing most boxing folks and fans agreed on was that the round-robin tournament featuring six top super middleweights was a fabulous idea, but one that certainly would have some bumps along the road during the 18-month trek from the Oct. 17 opening bouts to the final.

The tournament hasn't started yet, but already there could be -- I repeat, could be -- a problem.

And I'm not talking about the fact that titleholder Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward, who are scheduled to meet in their opening bout Nov. 21, are taking so-called "tune-up" fights on a special edition of Showtime's "ShoBox" on Sept. 12.

Naturally, there is the possibility that Kessler could lose or get hurt against mandatory challenger Gusmyl Perdomo. Ditto for Ward, who faces the likely nonthreatening Shelby Pudwill (who once was knocked out by John Duddy in one round at middleweight). You just never know what's going to happen when the bell rings.

Outside the ring, however, there also could be trouble brewing.

Mogens Palle, who has promoted boxing in Denmark for more than 50 years, is not letting go of Kessler so easily, even though Kessler dumped Palle after a 10-year run together and recently signed with German powerhouse promoter Sauerland Event just before the tournament became official.

Palle is threatening to sue everyone under the sun for interfering with what he believes is a valid promotional contract with Kessler.

"I've been biting my tongue for too long, and now I want to set the record straight about Kessler, about the pirate promoter Sauerland Event and the pirate cable TV network Showtime," Palle said. "I am suing or will sue Kessler, Sauerland and Showtime. I will pursue my breach of contract and other legal claims against all of these parties and some others who have interfered with my existing and ongoing exclusive promotional contact with the WBA super middleweight champion.

"Showtime's Ken Hershman never called me about putting Kessler into the Super Six tournament that Showtime and other [European] networks are financing. Clearly, Hershman and Showtime purposely and knowingly interfered with my promotional contract when Sauerland got together with them."

Palle claims Kessler signed a three-fight extension with him but ran out on him without honoring their deal.

"It is all written down in the contract that I have the exclusive right to promote three more Kessler bouts," Palle said. "Obviously, those rights are extremely valuable. But I am going to fight Kessler, Sauerland, Showtime and any others involved in such contractual interference in every court and in every country I need to. It's not only about money; it's also about principle."

Palle compared the situation to that of a fight in which the referee tells each boxer to protect himself at all times.

"When Sauerland and the interfering TV network Showtime work together, all boxing promoters and managers are advised to do the same, to protect their contractual rights," Palle said. "I am just doing what Showtime would do if someone interfered with and ran off with one of their popular television shows, with any program they have legal rights to. I wish Kessler continued success in the ring. But, in a court of law in Denmark and in the United States, the contract that Kessler intelligently and freely signed and agreed to will prevail."

When Sauerland signed Kessler, it announced that his contract with Palle was up and that he was free to look for a new promoter.

Chris Meyer, the general manager of Sauerland Event, told ESPN.com, "Neither Mikkel, we or Showtime have violated any rights. Kessler is with Palle in Danish court for quite a while, and we have reviewed his attorney's contentions that no contract exists between Palle and Kessler. Palle can sue whomever he wants. But it does not give him any options or any rights over Mikkel Kessler at all. He simply does not have a valid contract with Kessler."

Regardless of the threats of litigation, Showtime is moving forward with the tournament. It even unveiled its first promotional spots touting the tournament during its two boxing telecasts over the weekend.

Hershman, who came up with the idea for the Super Six and runs Showtime's boxing programming, wouldn't address Palle's complaint, offering only, "We don't comment on litigation."
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Finally finished watching Assault In The Ring...

I felt so bad for Resto, you can just tell how the fight has eaten away at him for years. Just glad he finally came clean...IMO, he deserves to have hislicense restored based off of this doc. You can tell he shows true remorse unlike Panama Lewis...who's a F'in snake. As Gunna said, he should'vehooked off on him outside that gym...

Speakin' of Snakes...F' Bob Arum. After watching this, I honestly believe he has somebody (Or a bunch of people) at one of them commissions in his backpocket. Honestly, I get it's a different time but shouldn't things be more strict now than back in 83'? How the F' did Resto and Lewis(Although he deserves it) get BANNED from Boxing for the exact same goddamn thing that Margarito and Capetillo got caught for years later?

On a side-note...Miguel Cotto has to be pissed. He had to re-up with Arum just to get the bout with Pac-Man? How the hell could anybody trust this dude...
 
Pacquiao Wants Cotto Fined $1 Million Per Pound Over the Limit


Not only will Manny Pacquiao be getting the bigger cut of the revenue and having Miguel Cotto's WBO title on the line at a catch weight of 145 instead of the normal welterweight limit of 147, he also reportedly wants Cotto to be penalized a whopping $1 million per pound that the Puerto Rican fighter comes in over the 145 pound catch weight that Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach have set for Cotto for the November 14th bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cotto, could make as much as $10 million for the fight on the high end of the scale, but with potentially hefty fines for every pound that Cotto comes in over the weight, he could in theory end up getting much less than that. In contrast, Pacquiao is guaranteed to make a minimum of $12 million but will likely make much more than that by the time the ticket sales and Pay per view figures are final. But if Cotto ends up getting fined an absurd $1 million per pound over the limit, Pacquiao could make out like a fat rat while Cotto ends up going hungry.

I thought the business about Cotto having to put up his WBO welterweight title at 145 was a stinker, but this pretty much takes the whole cake. I hope this doesn't take effect because that would be an enormous fine tilted in the favor of Pacquiao. The Filipino already has everything else in his favor - weight, revenue split of 65-35, gloves, location and likely Cotto's WBO title on the line - but this is going a bit too far. Cotto is the champion here, not Pacquiao. Who cares if Pacquiao has won titles in six different divisions in the past?

Pacquiao became popular recently when he defeated a shot and weight drained Oscar De La Hoya, and a war scarred Ricky Hatton. I tell you, if you put another fighter in the same position as Pacquiao, say Juan Manuel Marquez, he likely would have done the same thing that Pacquiao did and he would be the one getting the glory right now and not Pacquiao. It's all about Pacquiao fighting the right people at the right time. He already got boxed silly by Marquez twice previously and should have lost both fights in the minds of many boxing fans. Pacquiao hasn't shown much interest in fighting Marquez a third time after winning a terribly controversial bout last year where Pacquiao defeated Marquez by a 12 round split decision.

So Pacquiao goes from that fight into bouts against three vulnerable fighters - David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton - and all of a sudden Pacquiao is vaulted into the status of a pound for pound number #1 fighter in the minds of some. I put it to you. If you put Marquez in with the same three fighters that Pacquiao fought, he would have likely won each one of those fights and proved that what Pacquiao accomplished was no big deal. It's like the mineral pyrite, which is what is also referred to as 'fools gold.'

It has the same yellow luster as real gold to the naked eye, fooling people not knowledgeable about mining but to professional miner, they know the difference immediately and aren't fooled one bit. Well, I'm the miner and I'm telling you I can see a lot of fool's gold in what Pacquiao has recently accomplished with victories over De La Hoya and Hatton and it's sad that he's being thought of as the pound for pound number #1 fighter in boxing while a talent like Marquez goes ignored.

As for the $1 million dollar fine per pound, if it does exist, Cotto needs to put his foot down and tell Pacquiao and Roach what they can do with their penalty. While Cotto is at it, he should stick to his guns and not put his WBO title on the line unless Pacquiao agrees to have the fight take place at the normal welterweight limit of 147 instead of the handicapping weight of 145. If Pacquiao is afraid to fight at 147, so be it. Pacquiao can then go hunt down another alternative like David Diaz or one of Pacquiao's other quality opponents.


Another Pacquiao Story.
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[h2]Man charged in Forrest killing[/h2]

ATLANTA -- A 20-year-old Atlanta man was charged Tuesday with murder in the shooting death of ex-boxing champion Vernon Forrest, although authorities said they do not believe he was the triggerman.

Demario Ware was also charged with aggravated assault and armed robbery, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said. The 38-year-old Forrest was shot to death on July 25 after he chased a man who robbed him of his championship ring and Rolex watch, police said.

Police said Ware was responsible for the robbery but that they were still looking for the shooter and at least two other suspects. Ware is expected to have a bond hearing on Wednesday. Police said he had a lawyer but were unsure of a name.

Forrest was robbed at a gas station, pulled a gun from his waistband and began chasing the robber across a bridge, police have said.

Shortly after they got across, Forrest lost sight of him but then encountered a second person with a gun and exchanged words with him, police said. Forrest turned and walked away and was shot several times in the back, police said.

Forrest, a native of Augusta, Ga., who lived in Atlanta, was a member of the 1992 Olympic team along with Oscar De La Hoya. The popular fighter later won welterweight and junior middleweight titles and compiled a professional record of 41-3 with 29 knockouts.

In 2002, Forrest gained notoriety when he became the first boxer to defeat Shane Mosley.

Some 1,500 friends, family and fellow athletes attended Forrest's funeral on Monday. Many remembered him as a soft-spoken, modest competitor known more by his work helping others than his victories in the ring.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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Told yall catchweight manny is a joke. Your not the champ therefore you have no say IMO. Cotto shouldn't put his title on the line if he can't fight atthe 147 limit.
 
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