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

Not good for boxing. 118-110
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. I mean it's not aSweet Pea Julio César Chávez type robbery, but a robbery nonetheless. Oh well, it wasn't the first bad decision and definitely won't be the last.
 
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That's all I could say. Went to AC caught this fight on the tube all I could do was laugh at the scores. I don't know what fight Lederman was watchingeither, it looked like he was scoring the exact opposite of the real winner of the round. Paulie was picking that pansy apart. He should have taken some actioninstead of just complaining about getting a Houston ref and two judges from Houston. He clearly won that fight. I PRAAAAAAY they put Baby Boy in there withsome of the big punchers at 140. Gonna show that him and pretty boy Victor Ortiz are cut from the same *@!@% made cloth. I'm watching the re-run now andlook at Diaz's face between rounds he looks like he thinks he's lost already.

And yall already know I'm rooting for the real Ghost
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Hopefully he gets a bigger fight with maybe Linares up next.

And if Valero/Soto ends up coming off for the MAC/Pac undercard I may have to make that trip.
 
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^^ wasn't sweat pea vs jcc also at texas?

paulie's postfight interview:





Yessir, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
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. Wow, Pauliewent IN. Dude kinda threw Buddy under the bus too
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. I feel him though.To work hard to prepare and then get hit with a 118-110 score. Imo there's no way you could score it that way for either fighter. I don't see dudegetting a rematch though
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You think that fairy DLH would let another one of his fighters take a beating like that and bleed like that? DLH is still having cold flashes of seeing his booOrtiz quit. I could see them putting him in with Bradley.

If you can't tell I'm pretty furious
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he was speakin tha truth doe

anybody hear lennox butchering his name in the post-fight? it was of emmitt proportions
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You think that fairy DLH would let another one of his fighters take a beating like that and bleed like that? DLH is still having cold flashes of seeing his boo Ortiz quit. I could see them putting him in with Bradley.

If you can't tell I'm pretty furious
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That was one of the worst decisions I have seen in a minute.

And Lennox is definitely the pugilistic Emmit Smith.
 
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at Malinaggi

he was speakin tha truth doe

anybody hear lennox butchering his name in the post-fight? it was of emmitt proportions
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i was dying when i heard that
 
118-110?? what is that 11-1 or somethin like that? that was shameful, i dont think i ever seen a decision like that. i felt kinda bad for dude when he saidhe wish he had the luxury to call out his next like juan but couldnt because of the "decision".
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@ boxing is full of #!%% man
 
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police searched boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Rolls-Royce at his home Monday in the investigation of a shooting outside a Las Vegas ice skating rink, authorities said.
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No one was hurt, but another vehicle was hit with bullets between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Pacific on Sunday outside the Crystal Palace Skating Center, policeLt. Patrick Charoen said.

Officer Bill Cassell, a Las Vegas police spokesman, said it was not immediately clear whether Mayweather was present during the shooting at the skatingcenter several miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip.

Charoen said witnesses described the Rolls-Royce and said it was involved in the shooting. Investigators obtained a warrant to search the vehicle at one ofMayweather's Las Vegas-area homes.

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"Floyd Mayweather was not involved in the reported incident. None whatsoever," said Ellerbe, chief executive of Mayweather Promotions.

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Mayweather is considered a pound-for-pound boxing king, having won six world boxing championships in five weight classes. He is undefeated in 39 fights,with 25 knockouts.

The bout with Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) was delayed in July after Mayweather damaged rib cartilage while training.

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[h2]Malignaggi deserved nod against Diaz[/h2]

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    Paulie Malignaggi, right, found himself on the wrong end of a decision to Juan Diaz.
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    Juan Diaz's more aggressive style seemed to win over the judges.
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    Robert Guerrero, right, put his superior size to good use in outboxing Malcolm Klassen.
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    Daniel Jacobs, left, passed his first real test in the ring with flying colors.
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    Robert Stieglitz, right, pulled the upset of the weekend by stopping Karoly Balzsay.

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A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
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Junior welterweight
Juan Diaz W12 Paulie Malignaggi
Scores: 118-110, 116-112, 115-113
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Rafael's remark: Excellent fight, terrible decision. Everything Malignaggi feared came true as the New Yorker went to Diaz's hometown and was robbed. He said he was promised neutral officials by Golden Boy, and it didn't happen. Instead, Texas judge Gale Van Hoy, who has a history of shaky scorecards favoring the hometown fighter, turned in a wretched scorecard that defies logic -- 118-110 for Diaz? Why even bother watching the fight? Golden Boy's Oscar De La Hoya ought to call for an investigation of that card the way he did after he was robbed in his rematch with Shane Mosley. Oklahoman David Sutherland's 116-112 scorecard was not much better. The 115-113 card rendered by California's Raul Caiz was barely acceptable. Malignaggi had referred to him as "Golden Boy's gopher" and complained about him before the fight because he was Mexican-American like Diaz.

Malignaggi, 28, a former junior welterweight titlist and the bigger man, dried out to make the contract weight of 138½, but he looked very sharp and fast as he outboxed and outslicked the much slower Diaz, 25, the former unified lightweight titleholder who came forward all night to try to make it a brawl. Diaz, who was trying to shake off a big ninth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in February, fought his heart out like Malignaggi did. But he just didn't deserve the decision. For what it's worth, HBO's unofficial judge, Harold Lederman, scored the bout 115-113 for Malignaggi, who was way busier and controlled the action more than Diaz.

In the first round, Diaz cut Malignaggi's left eye and reopened a cut Malignaggi suffered a few days before the fight when he was clipped by accident while doing pad work. Thanks to underrated cut man Danny Milano, the cut never became a serious issue during the fight. Malignaggi, who used his jab very well to keep Diaz on the outside, opened a cut on his eyelid in the second round. An accidental head butt opened a worse cut on Diaz's left eyebrow in the sixth. That one was bad, and Diaz bled from both cuts throughout the fight.

Diaz, who came apart when he was cut during his title loss to Nate Campbell in March 2008, showed that he can indeed fight with a cut. He never seemed to let either bother him too much, even though they were bad.

Malignaggi's emotional outburst after the fight during his interview with HBO's Max Kellerman was understandable in the heat of the moment. In the interview, he railed against the judges, Golden Boy and the politics of boxing. Despite the loss, Malignaggi showed he is still a quality fighter, even though his record reads two losses in his past three fights. (He also was stopped in the 11th round by Ricky Hatton in the fall.) Don't think Malignaggi will be headed back to Texas any time soon. Diaz, of course, loves to fight at home, and now we can see one reason why.
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Junior lightweight
Robert Guerrero W12 Malcolm Klassen
Wins a junior lightweight title
Scores: 117-111, 116-113, 116-112​
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Rafael's remark: Guerrero, a 26-year-old former two-time featherweight titlist from Gilroy, Calif., boxed a near-perfect fight to claim a 130-pound belt from Klassen, a South African who was fighting in the United States for the first time and for only the second time outside his home country. To prepare for the fight, Guerrero sparred a lot with welterweight champ Shane Mosley, and it obviously helped. Guerrero looked much bigger and stronger than Klassen, and he was way more active. According to CompuBox statistics, Guerrero averaged 100 punches per round as he landed 200 of 1,200 thrown (17 percent), while Klassen was 143-of-518 (28 percent).

Guerrero appeared to hurt Klassen, 28, with a body shot in the fourth round and did a nice job of getting his shots off and then getting out of the way of anything serious coming back at him. Even Klassen's corner acknowledged that he was behind, as trainer Nick Durandt implored him to get busier. Klassen had talked a big game about how he was coming to America not just to win but also to get a knockout and make a statement. Then the fight started, and he didn't do anything close to what he said he would do. He managed to inflict a cut on Guerrero's left eye with a head butt. He used his head a lot, and not all the head butts looked as though they were by accident.

Guerrero has had issues after being cut before. It's hard to forget how he quit in a no-contest against Daud Yordan in March because of a cut. But Guerrero rebounded to fight through a cut in his win against Efren Hinojosa in June and then did it again against Klassen, who twice has won a world title but yet to make it through a first defense.

As well as Guerrero fought, he also did the boxing world a favor by breaking the ridiculous monopoly that average fighters from South Africa have had on the IBF's 130-pound title since 2006. It traded hands six times with only one non-South African winning it before Guerrero. Guerrero's manager, Shelly Finkel, told ESPN.com he would love to make a unification match between Guerrero and titlist Humberto Soto. If Soto doesn't move up to fight Edwin Valero in November, Guerrero-Soto would be a tremendous fight for HBO.
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Daniel Jacobs W10 Ishe Smith
Scores: 100-89, 96-93 (twice)​
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Rafael's remark: In by far the stiffest challenge of his young career, two-year pro Jacobs, 22, did an excellent job of turning back Smith, 31, who put on a good show but was a bit outgunned. Through his first 17 fights, Jacobs, a former amateur standout from Brooklyn, N.Y., had faced a series of no-hopers. Although Smith, of Las Vegas, is smaller, having fought primarily as a welterweight and junior middleweight, he was the first serious opponent of Jacobs' career.

Jacobs was making his HBO debut and undoubtedly learned a lot in the fight, which was the idea. He was a bit quicker and much busier (firing 888 punches compared to Smith's 498), but Smith, the former first-season star of "The Contender," had his moments. When he could force Jacobs to put his back against the ropes, Smith had a field day. Staying off the ropes is something Jacobs should go back to the gym to work on. He has a lot of tools and the potential to be a champion. He just needs experience like this fight provided. Although nobody is doubting that Smith lost the fight, judge David Sutherland's 100-89 scorecard was atrocious, even worse than the card he turned in for the Juan Diaz-Paulie Malignaggi main event. Smith deserved better, but he also hurt himself with some rough tactics that didn't sit well with referee Laurence Cole. Smith repeatedly hit Jacobs low and on the hip. Smith, who dropped to 3-3 in his past six fights, also hit Jacobs multiple times after the bell, an infraction that finally cost him a point after the ninth round.
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Junior welterweight
Danny Garcia TKO3 Oscar Leon
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Garcia, 14-0, 9 KOs; Leon, 28-10, 18 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Garcia had been scheduled to fight the opening bout on the Aug. 14 "Friday Night Fights" card on ESPN2, but issues between promoter Golden Boy and ESPN over the opponent knocked Garcia off the card. So Golden Boy made the former amateur standout from Philadelphia a late addition to its Houston show, where the 21-year-old had an easy night against the 35-year-old Leon, a former title challenger whose best days came in the early part of this decade at featherweight. Now, the Miami-based Colombia native is nothing but fodder. Garcia dominated the fight and knocked him down twice in the third round for the easy win. Leon lost for the sixth time in his past seven fights, with five of the losses in the stretch coming via knockout.
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Lightweight
Hylon Williams W6 Baudel Cardenas
Scores: 60-52 (twice), 59-53​
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Williams, 11-0, 3 KOs; Cardenas, 18-18-2, 6 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Houston's Williams, 19, was a 2008 U.S. Olympic alternate and 2007 national amateur champion with tons of skills. He used them to dominate Mexico's Cardenas for the near-shutout decision, dropping Cardenas with a body shot in the second round along the way.
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Junior middleweight
Jermell Charlo W6 Vardan Gasparyan
Scores: 58-56 (three times)​
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Charlo, 9-0, 4 KOs; Gasparyan, 11-2-4, 5 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Just 19 years old, Charlo claimed the unanimous decision in front of his hometown fans by outboxing Gasparyan, 23, who is from Armenia but based in Glendale, Calif. Charlo, a skilled boxer, was a standout amateur and has a bright future.
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Junior lightweight
Adrien Broner TKO1 Edgar Portillo
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Rafael's remark: Broner, an energetic 20-year-old prospect from Cincinnati with a strong amateur background, blew out Portillo in 97 seconds for his sixth win of a busy year. Manager Shelly Finkel said he was pleased with the performance, in which Broner scored two knockdowns and finished his man moments later with him trapped on the ropes. Broner will be back in action Sept. 5 in Cincinnati.
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Light heavyweight
Marcus Johnson TKO1 Matt Gockel
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Johnson, 16-0, 13 KOs; Gockel, 12-10, 7 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Johnson, 23, is a tremendous prospect. The Houston resident was one of the top amateurs in the country but lost in the U.S. Olympic trials finals to Andre Ward, who went on to win a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Johnson turned professional but was buried by promoter Don King, who did zero to promote him or get him on television. But Johnson's deal with King finally ran out, and he signed recently with Lou DiBella, who got himself an elite prospect who can move quickly. Johnson hadn't fought in 11 months while King shelved him, so this was just a fight to get him back to work. He took care of business quickly, with the end coming midway through the first round when a single punch busted open a cut over Gockel's eye. In his next fight, Johnson, who will campaign at super middleweight, will get some much overdue television exposure. He'll fight Oct. 2 on Showtime's "ShoBox" card, headlined by the Allan Green-Victor Oganov super middleweight bout.
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Cruiserweight
Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards W8 Harvey Jolly
Scores: 77-74, 76-75 Richards, 78-74 Jolly​
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Richards, 23-2, 14 KOs; Jolly, 9-11-1, 4 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Donkey, errr Richards, 28, of Houston, eked out a split decision against Jolly, 32, of Adrian, Mich., in what Richards promoter Lou DiBella called a war. Does the Donkey make any other kind of fight? His eighth-round TKO loss to Chazz Witherspoon in a heavyweight brawl in November 2008 was one of the best fights of the year. Since then, Richards has slimmed down to cruiserweight and won two straight fights. Will he be cruiserweight champion? It's unlikely. But nobody has a better nickname and few make for better fights. Incidentally, DiBella loves the Donkey so much that even though he was Witherspoon's promoter when they met, he said he traded Witherspoon's promotional contract to Prize Fight in exchange for Richards'.
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Saturday at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico​
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Junior lightweight
Humberto Mauro Gutierrez W12 Sergey Gulaykevich
Wins a vacant interim junior lightweight title
Scores: 116-110, 115-111, 113-113
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Rafael's remark: What a tough, close fight. There was lots of action, some blood and hard hitting throughout the match as Gutierrez, 20, of Mexico, got a deserved decision against Gulaykevich, 28, the former European champion who traveled 8,000 miles from Belarus and left everything he had in the ring. It just wasn't quite enough as the younger, stronger Gutierrez claimed an interim belt in a rough fight.

The real belt belongs to Mexico's Humberto Soto, but he likely will be headed for the lightweight division in November, so Gutierrez will have the interim tag dropped before too long. As insane as all the interim belts are these days, this one is not even close to the worst. It's basically the WBC filling a vacant title a few months before the title becomes vacant. It's still not good, but it's a lot better than some of the other craziness.

In any event, Gulaykevich lost a point during the fourth round and was almost knocked out of the ring in the 11th round, but he hung on under heavy fire. He appeared dead-tired in the 12th round and had a bloody face when he went down on a slip that probably was more from exhaustion than anything else.
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Strawweight
Raul Garcia D12 Sammy Gutierrez
Retains a strawweight title
Scores: 114-114, 116-112 Garcia, 117-115 Gutierrez​
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Rafael's remark: Garcia, 26, of Mexico, kept his title by salvaging a split draw against his 23-year-old countryman in a back-and-forth fight. For what it's worth, the broadcasters on Mexico's TV Azteca also scored the bout 114-114. Garcia and Gutierrez know each other well, as it was their third meeting. They boxed to a 12-round draw in June 2006, and Garcia edged him via split decision for the Mexican strawweight title in June 2007. This time, Garcia retained his 105-pound world title in his fourth defense.

By the way, former two-time lightweight Jose Luis Castillo (59-9-1, 51 KOs) toiled on the undercard, knocking out Cristian Solano (22-17-4, 16 KOs) in the third round. Castillo's career in the spotlight effectively came to an end in when Ricky Hatton knocked him out in the fourth round in June 2007. Since then, Castillo -- best known for his epic war with Diego Corrales that many hail as the greatest fight of all time -- is 4-1.
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Saturday at Budapest, Hungary​
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Super middleweight
Robert Stieglitz TKO11 Karoly Balzsay

Wins a super middleweight title​
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Rafael's remark: This was definitely an upset. Making his second title defense, Balzsay, 30, was heavily favored and fighting in his hometown in the centerpiece event of the WBO's annual convention. But Stieglitz, 28, of Germany, outgunned Balzsay, pressuring him and hurting him in the ninth round. Stieglitz continued to pour it on in the 10th, and Fritz Sdunek, Balzsay's trainer, kept him on the stool just after the 11th round started. As a precaution, medical personnel put a neck brace on Balzsay and took him out of the ring on a stretcher after the rough fight. The WBO's title was with Joe Calzaghe for more than 10 years. Since he moved up to light heavyweight (and then retired), Stieglitz is the third man to wear it in 11 months. Stieglitz had been stopped in his two losses to Librado Andrade (eighth round in 2008) and former titlist Alejandro Berrio (third round in a 2007 vacant title bout). The loss certainly derails Balzsay. Had he won, he was being eyed to appear on HBO on Nov. 28 against former "Contender" winner Sakio Bika on the undercard of super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute's mandatory rematch with Andrade.
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Light heavyweight
Jurgen Brahmer TKO11 Aleksy Kuziemski
Wins a vacant interim light heavyweight title​
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Brahmer, 34-2, 28 KOs; Kuziemski, 17-1, 4 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Although Zsolt Erdei is the full titleholder and has made 11 defenses in a six-year reign, the WBO insanely sanctioned this as an interim title bout. Must have been a slow month for sanctioning fees. But Brahmer, 30, of Germany, picked up the trinket with the late stoppage against Kuziemski, 32, who is from Poland but based in Germany. Brahmer, who lost his only previous title bout to Hugo Hernan Garay via unanimous decision in November 2008, has now won three fights in a row. He scored four knockdowns (in the second, third, fifth and 11th rounds) to set up an eventual mandatory bout with Erdei.
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Friday at Las Vegas​
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Heavyweight
Oliver McCall W10 Franklin Lawrence
Scores: 97-93, 96-94 (twice)​
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Rafael's remark: With no live televised boxing Friday night, you could get your fix with an Internet pay-per-view featuring McCall, the 44-year-old former heavyweight champion who is still trading punches for pay 12 years after his emotional breakdown in a championship rematch with Lennox Lewis. McCall pounded out the lethargic decision against Lawrence, 33, whose 8-0-2 unbeaten run since his last loss in 2006 ended. McCall still has designs on another title shot, but it's awfully unlikely, and these kinds of decisions won't do much to create any demand whatsoever.
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[h2]Boxing on the big screen: about $15[/h2]

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NEW YORK -- Boxing is coming back to the big screen.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s eagerly anticipated showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19 will be showcased live in about 170 theaters nationwide, promoters announced Monday. The fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will also air on HBO pay-per-view.

Richard Shaefer of Golden Boy Promotions said he'd been considering theater feeds for several years, ever since a trip to the movies with his kids. Unaware that live boxing has a long history on the big screen, Shaefer's children asked him whether it was possible today.

"I always try to see ways we can expand the message in the sport of boxing and increase the distribution," Shaefer said during a conference call.

"Actually," he added, "my kids said, 'Wouldn't it be great?'"

Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs), considered one of the sport's pound-for-pound kings, will be fighting for the first time since ending a brief retirement. The flamboyant six-time world champion will be taking on a five-time champion in Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs), headlining a stacked card that includes two other title fights.

All of the televised undercard fights will also be shown in theaters.

The decision is part of a comprehensive marketing thrust that includes 30-second previews, much like film trailers, shown on about 1,500 screens before the start of movies for the next several weeks. Tickets for the actual fight are expected to be about $15.

"We're truly excited to be once again working on a great promotional team with Golden Boy, and this is truly going to be a record-breaking event," said Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions. "Richard has this great mindset where he thinks so big."

The first fight to be publicly shown in theaters was Eric Boon against Arthur Danaher on Feb. 23, 1939, in London. The format gained popularity in the 1950s, after Joe Louis defeated Lee Savold in a fight beamed to thousands from Madison Square Garden, and a young Muhammad Ali earned a tremendous following around the country during the 1960s.

His epic fight against Joe Frazier in March 1971 at the Garden was seen worldwide.

The rise of pay-per-view coincided with the demise of boxing on the big screen, as fans began to watch high-profile fights from the comfort of home. Among the last fights widely shown in theaters was Ray Leonard's infamous "no mas" victory over Roberto Duran in November 1980.

"I really think the younger audience, the fans that go to a theater on Saturday night, they don't want to stay at home," Shaefer said. "I think this is going to open up the sport of boxing to a new and younger audience."

Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom, the company that is helping bring the fight to the theaters, said he wasn't sure what to expect in terms of attendance. He did say that if the event is a success, there could be additional megafights shown in theaters.

"We are clearly expecting this to be tremendously successful," Diamond said. "Certainly other promoters are welcome to contact us, but at this time our main focus is to make sure this fight is as successful as it can be."

HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg believes that the promotion -- particularly the 30-second previews during what is traditionally a heavy moviegoing season -- will outweigh any potential loss in pay-per-view sales.

He also thinks the majority of fans will still choose to watch the fight at home.

"There's a limited audience that wants that communal feeling for an old-fashioned, closed-circuit broadcast," Greenburg told The Associated Press.

"I think the marketing effort in those theaters for the next eight weeks, six weeks, will definitely add significant awareness, and that's really important."

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
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All time bad decisions, how does Diaz- Malignaggi rank?
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BY: Rota EmWhen fighters step into the ring, they are assuming that they will receive a fair fight. There are judges, referees, medical personnel, sanctioning bodies, and commissions set in place to make sure anything that can be seen before-hand is addressed so nothing should go wrong. But what about the decisions from the panel of judges? Is there no check and balance for the almighty deciding body?When a judge, or judges, make the wrong call is there anything that can be done to rectify it?I can understand the scrutiny that comes with the ability to attest fight decisions but sometimes it is more than warranted. At the very least, the specific situations that are worthy of a second look should receive just that.Normally, in the classroom, when we add up an equation incorrectly the teacher has the ability and opportunity to correct us. But what about when a judge adds points incorrectly-why can't anything be done about it even if it IS after the fact? Fights have been deemed 'no contests' when a fighter fails a post-fight drug test so it IS possible to go the other way. If it means that the original decision has to be changed, wouldn't it be worth it in the face of fairness?This past weekend at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, we saw another controversial decision go in favor of a hometown hero. Juan Diaz got the nod on all three judges' scorecards for the unanimous points victory. For that fight, we are not debating the decision to give the win to Diaz, considering how close the fight was and their difference in styles, but what we are questioning is why the scores were so wide. Many people that caught the fight, either live on HBO broadcast or in person, saw exactly what the judges saw so why would there be such a gap for the hometown favorite? If anything, the close decision should've been awarded to the visitor, Paulie Malignaggi but one judge even saw Diaz win with the absurd score of 118-110. Aside from Lennox Lewis pronouncing the Magic Man's name incorrectly (he referred to Paulie as Maggiano), two of the three judges must've been tuning into the wrong fight altogether.Not only did Malignaggi control the pace of the fight, but he kept Diaz at bay with his jabs and swift footwork. After the fight the Magic Man saved no face in addressing the robbery that had just occurred a few minutes prior. Although he did no favors for himself in the manner of his lash out, he did have a right to confront the unfair and unjust treatment.I am embarrassed to say that I cannot cover all of the bad and controversial decisions that have occurred throughout the history of the sweet science, but we can briefly list off some from recent memory.Chris Byrd- Fres Oquendo. 115-113, 116-112, 117-111 In this 2003 bout, Byrd wins by a wide margin in a fight that many thought should've gone to the Big O. As the scores were being read I was under the impression that the judges were amazed by Oquendo, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Byrd kept his belt until 2006 when he was man-handled by Wladimir Klitschko. Of course, the fans ended the night with an overwhelming chant of "@$*%#!++! @$*%#!++! @$*%#!++!"Joel Casamayor- Jose Armando Santa Cruz. The scores were 114-113 for Casamayor (twice) and 114-113 for Santa Cruz even after a 10-8 1st round. Ron McNair, Frank Lombardi, and Tony Paolillo held Santa Cruz's fate in their hands as they gift-wrapped the win for Casamayor who held and back-peddled throughout the entire fight. They even let him open the present in the ring. Even the 114-113 score in favor of Santa Cruz was silly considering he should've been well ahead; I saw Casamayor winning only two rounds.Ricky Hatton-Luis Collazo 115-112 (twice) 114-113 all for Hatton. With the win he takes Collazo's belt although I agreed with the many fans ringside and at home who felt that the Brit didn't do enough to take the championship. After a flash knockdown to a back-peddling Collazo, Hatton did not show that he belonged in the welterweight division. After the fight he vacated and went back home to 10 stone (140 lbs). In his next visit to the welters Hatton was smashed by Mayweather.Mayweather-Castillo 1, April 2002. In his move up to 135-lbs, Mayweather encountered an underestimated Mexican warrior in Castillo. I had Castillo winning rounds 3,5,6,7,8,10,11,12. Mayweather took rounds 1,2,4,and 9. There was a point deduction for Castillo for hitting on a break in the 8th, a round that Castillo won. This gave Mayweather an extra point. A round later Mayweather blatantly threw a punch after the bell in which the ref did not address. In the 10th, however, Mayweather was deducted his own point for a forearm as if it was to make up for the previous non-call. This was also a Castillo round making it 10-8. Early in the championship rounds (11th), Mayweather stood toe-to-toe with Castillo and was outworked as he took punishment downstairs. Knowing that he wasn't the favorite, Castillo came out blazing in the final round never taking a break and out-hustling Mayweather to the final bell in a round in which he clearly won. HBO's Harold Lederman scored the bout 115-111 for Castillo to retain his belt. The scores were 116-111 and 115-111 (twice) to give Mayweather the go-ahead nod as he was given a Christmas present in the middle of spring. In their rematch, Floyd was more convincing in his win but, ironically, the scorecards were closer than their first fight. Go figure.Pernell Whitaker-Luis Ramirez 1988. This was Sweet Pea's first title shot and the first robbery of his career. He had won 9 of 12 rounds, at the very least, but went on to lose a split decision. He avenged this SD loss with a clear cut UD win a year later. Four years after that, he was mugged again. Read on.Pernell Whitaker-Julio C. Chavez Sr. 1993-- Draw. Whitaker won 9 of 12 rounds, give or take one or two swing rounds. This fight made the front page of Sports Illustrated that same year with a bolded six-letter word ("Robbed") to accompany the image of Sweet Pea popping Chavez with a stiff right jab. Not only was the Chavez-Taylor fight controversial enough when referee Richard Steele halted a fight in which Taylor was well ahead with two seconds remaining, but to cap it with this draw is just plain unsportsmanlike. Chavez told SI the morning after the fight that he felt "a little beat up." When the highly partisan Mexican crowd knows that their hero had lost but still got awarded the "w", then you know you've just been robbed in broad daylight. Miguel Huerta-Kid Diamond. 114-113 Kid Diamond (twice) and 116-111 Huerta. I had it 116-111 for Huerta who averted damage and successfully countered the Kid. He even scored a knockdown in the 7th. The decision was in no way a fault of the Kid but the crowd showed their opinion when the boo's rung in during the post-fight interview for him. Huerta, however, was served with standing ovations as he visited all four corners.De la Hoya-Felix Sturm 115-113 all for the Golden Boy. Similar to the Malignaggi-Diaz fight, Sturm landed more (234 to 188) but unlike that same fight, he did it with a higher percentage (43% to 23%). The back-story of this match was probably the setup for a superfight between De la Hoya and Bernard Hopkins (in which Hopkins KO's Oscar with one punch). In a post-fight interview, De la Hoya stated that "everything went wrong tonight" although he walked away with Sturm's belt. I'll admit that this fight was closer than other controversial decisions but normally the champion gets the nod. AP press scored the fight a draw (114-114) while HBO had Sturm ahead by two points. I had Sturm comfortably ahead by two points as well.Juanma Marquez-Manny Pacquiao 1-Draw. Burt Clements scored the first round 10-7. There were three knockdowns and Pacquiao had clearly blasted Marquez in the opening round, the natural scoring should've been 10-6. The end result for Clement's card? 113-113. With the normal bickering between close fights aside, this is a simple case of NOT knowing how to add/subtract. In the eyes of many fans, and myself, it is just ridiculous that a simple mathematical error cannot be corrected. It's not like we're allowing another round, but we are simply asking for the correct tallies. Much to anyone's dismay, the score stands and the result is a draw. I had Pacquiao up 113-112, the score that Clements would've ended on had he correctly scored the bout.Rocky Juarez-Chris John-Draw (114-114). At the same venue and state as Saturday's debacle of a fight score, Juarez battles John to a disputed draw. This was another close fight that was more than deserving of a Chris John win. I had it 116-112.I know I said I wouldn't mention controversial decisions from too far in the past but I cannot overlook the "long count" between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney for the heavyweight championship. This fight took place in the mid 1920's at Soldier Field with a crowd of 100,000 plus. Ring-side spectators recall that it took the champion approximately 15 seconds to get to his feet. The ref, Dave Barry, spent the first couple seconds guiding Dempsey to a neutral corner before administering a brand new count therefore giving Tunney the legendary "long count".Another fight that had me barely holding my head on is the Roy Jones Jr daylight robbery at the 88' Olympics. Park Si Hun, a South Korean, was behind in the eyes of just about every single viewer. A South Korean radio covering the fight even stated that "Hun needed a knockout to win the gold as he was hopelessly behind on points." Even the referee's jaw dropped. I am awe-struck by the fact that there are no checks and balances for the panel that ultimately decides an athlete's future. It's a shame that such a serious offense can go unobserved! For one, after the Diaz fight, Malignaggi hit it dead on when he said that he is now forced to be a "money" fighter-nothing more than a journeyman. And Diaz, well, he'll be on to bigger and better things.One first step that all sanctioning bodies can take is to develop some sort of checks and balances. This is a lot to ask for considering there are different rules for different arenas but when it gets to the point where we can't even correct the wrong score addition for a judge, then what is the use of the panel anyhow? We live in an era where basketball and football officials have had a hand in "nixing" games. Why wouldn't there be a possibility of boxing judges doing the same? I believe that part of the black eye for boxing is the "no questions asked" attitude. It's as if they are looking to address the issue ONLY when they need to. But that time has already passed!The addition of instant replay is great for a number of reasons. And I can only think of positive ones to be quite honest. This is a great step for boxing, now we just have to get judges who actually know the game and can add. That, one would assume, would've been the easier problem to rectify.Latest Boxing News www.diamondboxing.com
 
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TEXAS FIGHT JUDGE GALE VAN HOY

Gale Van Hoy was [expletive] it to me. Excuse my french, OK, but he bent me over and he [expletive] me. I said before the fight this guy does not ever, ever go against a Texas fighter in the state of Texas. He knew I was complaining about him and what did he do? He did it to me on purpose. Because there's no way anybody won that fight 118-110. I didn't beat Juan 118-110 and Juan didn't beat me 118-110.

"Boxing has no [expletive] integrity, man. It's been happening for years. That's why this sport has no popularity left. Nobody watches this s**t because every year, it's decisions like this, and probably even worse than this ... where people get [expletive] constantly."-Paulie Malignaggi.

"That landslide of 118-110, what is that? What is that? We don't need that," Oscar De La Hoya said. "It was a closer fight. There's no doubt about that. I just have to say that, Paulie, you have a tremendous heart. You're one heck of a fighter. Houston really appreciates your heart and your devotion."-

Veteran boxing judge and former construction union leader Gale Van Hoy was in the middle of a firestorm BEFORE he judged Saturday night's Paulie Malignaggi-Juan Diaz HBO bout in Houston.

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The voluble Malignaggi served public notice BEFORE he entered the ring against the Golden Boy promoter hometown hero that he felt he was being "set up" for a hometown decision defeat.

Not only that, Malignaggi named names, citing 75 year-old Texan Gale Van Hoy and California import Raul Caiz Sr. as mere tools for Oscar de la Hoya's outfit.

That preflight controversy was a brush fire compared to raging inferno that erupted after Diaz posted a unanimous decision on a score of 118-110 (Van Hoy), 116-112 (Dave Sutherland of Oklahoma) and 115-113 (Caiz).

The lightning rod now is Van Hoy's excessively wide margin. Even de la Hoya took a postfight pot shot at that tally.

(Ironically, it was Oscar as the promoter whose $1,800 check paid Van Hoy for his judging chores on the fight.)

Personally, my view from the couch to the TV left me with as 115-113 Diaz score. If you say Malignaggi won by a point or two, I wouldn't spit in your face or anything.

But even Ray Charles could see that Malignaggi did not lose eight rounds and win only four.

Say what you want about his scoring but I spoke exclusively to the man in the middle of the boxing brouhaha bright and early Monday morning and Van Hoy ducked no questions.

Speaking from his home in Dickinson, Tx., Van Hoy admitted his scoring was off the mark but stuck to his guns about Diaz being the rightful winner.

"Oscar is probably right. I could have messed up, I'm human," Van Hoy told Examner.com and Boxingconfidential.

"I never claimed to be perfect but I'm not a hometown judge. I've done 65 or so world title fights. I've done fights involving Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather and Kostya Tszyu. I did a Paulie fight in Little Rock, an eight rounder and I gave Paulie six or seven rounds. He doesn't remember or mention that."

Van Hoy said he viewed Maliganggi's jab and dash tactics as being less effective than Diaz's constant aggression.

"I am not infallible but this is how I saw it. Maybe, in retrospect, I was wide in my score, maybe I was off by a round or two. Paulie's got a good jab but it kept hitting Juan's gloves. There was not enough power in those jab."

Van Hoy emphasized that he does not Diaz personally and hears only good things about Maliganggi.

"Laurence Cole (who refereed two of the three TV bouts) tells me that Paulie is one of the nicest guys in the world."

The preflight rap against him was misplaced, Van Hoy said.

"Paulie talked about the Chris John-Rocky Juarez title fight in Houston," Van Hoy said. "Caiz was a judge on that one also but what people forget is that all three of us scored that fight a draw."

Most observers felt that the Indonsesian visitor, John, was robbed of victory in Juarez's hometown although he did go home with his world title belt.

Someone who Van Hoy thinks is not such a nice guy is HBO's unofficial judge Harold Lederman. Lederman was outspoken in saying Malignaggi got cheated.

"I know Harold for 30 years. He and his wife, they love Paulie. He shouldn't have been so ugly to me. He's such a good friend of Paulie's so how can he be objective? I just feel Harold didn't have to be so nasty to me."

Question Van Hoy's judgement, damned right I do. So can you.

But I won't question the man's honesty or integrity. I don't think he was "bought" for $1,800.

The man answered all my questions when he didn't have to.

He admits he likely made a human error.

Step down, next case.

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Lennox Lewis VS evander holyfield is the worse i ever seen. lewis beat the living %#*# out of him for all 12 rounds and they called that fight a draw i stopwatching boxing for a minute after that.
 
I got you, just go to printable version.

By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com was advised that following their Monday hearing with the California State Athletic Commission in Downtown, Los Angeles, WBO junior welterweightchampion Timothy Bradley and Nate Campbell were nearly involved in a non-sanctioned rematch on the street.

On August 1, Bradley scored a three-round TKO victory over Campbell, and on Monday afternoon the CSAC overturned the outcome and changed it to a no-decision.During the third round of their fight, there was a bad clash of heads that caused a cut to open up above Campbell's left eye. The fight was stopped afterCampbell, between the third and fourth rounds, informed his corner that he was unable to see from his left eye. The referee, David Mendoza, said the cut wascaused by a punch - after the clash of heads, and ruled the fight in favor of Bradley. After reviewing all of the evidence, the CSAC disagreed withMendoza's ruling and changed the decision.

After speaking with numerous witnesses, BoxingScene.com was able to piece together the near-violent aftermath. From what I was made to understand, Bradley, hisfather and promoter Ken Thompson of Thompson Boxing were the first to leave. Campbell, manager Terry Trekas and attorney Josh Dubin left a few minutes later.

Bradley was walking about ten feet ahead of Campbell when - according to witnesses - he turned around and began to tell Campbell "you got away withquitting, you got away with quitting." At that point, both fighters exchanged some heavy language, which led to Campbell taking off his jacket and walkingover to Bradley to settle the dispute with their fists.

Bradley's father jumped in front of his son before the scene would get violent. Trekas and Dubin tried to calm Campbell down, who was in the zone.

"You're a punk #$! !%%*# hiding behind your daddy. [Speaking to Bradley's father] just let him go, he's grown, just let him come out here.You're going to see me again. You might see me in the ring or you might see me on a sidewalk like this but you will see," Campbell was alleged to havesaid.

Both fighters continued to shout at each other until a member of the commission stepped out and scolded both fighters, and reminded them over and over -"you are both licensees, you are both licensees." Neither fighter was looking for a suspension and the drama came to an end.
 
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