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

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Pavlik's hand

 

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why he keep doing that shoulder dip?

Looking like a nervous twitch.

And I don't know how good Paul will fare at 168....

 

[scott frost]

Punisher got some mean scar tissue on his eyelid. Looks like it can bust open pretty easily.

 

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>>>Click Here For Tons of More Breaking Boxing News, Articles and Insider Information<<<

By Mark Vester

WBO president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel had ordered two bantamweight eliminators with two bouts where the winners will face each other in 2010. The reasoning is for the constant stall for a fight between WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel and mandatory Eric Morel. The fight has been postponed a number of times. After Montiel suffered a bad cut during his recent defense against Alex Valdez, he didn't think he could heal in time and withdrew from a November 14 defense against Morel.

Eric Morel and Filipino fighter Z Gorres will clash for the interim-WBO bantamweight title on November 14. That fight will take place on the Manny Pacquioa-Miguel Cotto undercard, adding more Puerto Rico vs. Philippines juice to the card.

Paco also ordered for Montiel to defend his full WBO title against former champion Gerry Penalosa in December. The winner of both fights will face each other in 2010 to crown one sole WBO bantamweight champion.

"It is in the WBO's interest for there to be only one [WBO] champion in each division," said Paco to ESTO.

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[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][/table]say gorres and penalosa win and they'd have to face each other... i'd be torn! My favorite pinoy boxer vs a guy who's like a little brotherto me

 

[bigmike23]

PW proably wont come close to weighing in at 168

but your not making 147 PW so just stop talking about it

 

[supersaiyan415]

anyone familiar with boxing seating? my friend is selling me tickets for 425 a piece for the pac/cotto fight. she says the section is ml or something like thatand theyre supposedly pretty good. dont know if i should pull the trigger. i need to see pac live at least once.

 

[jagshemash]

Originally Posted by SuperSaiyan415

anyone familiar with boxing seating? my friend is selling me tickets for 425 a piece for the pac/cotto fight. she says the section is ml or something like that and theyre supposedly pretty good. dont know if i should pull the trigger. i need to see pac live at least once.

I'm not sure what 'ml' is. It would help if you had the exact location.

 

[sir rob a lot]

Pun reminds me of Ochocinco.....

I'm on the fence on this fight.

 

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[h1]Diaz, Malignaggi not on the same page in terms of rematch[/h1]

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
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Updated: October 2, 2009, 8:59 AM ET

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Who's ducking who? Juan Diaz, left, and Paulie Malignaggi say it's the other that won't agree to terms.
[h3]Diaz-Malignaggi II roller coaster[/h3]
Can't we all just get along?

Apparently not very well as the talks for a rematch between former junior welterweight titlist Paulie Malignaggi and former lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz on Dec. 12 (HBO) have proved to be very, very difficult.

Several people associated with the fight told ESPN.com that they believe it will ultimately get done but, boy, has it been difficult.

"They are not happy unless they screw me like last time," Malignaggi said of Diaz and promoter Golden Boy. "But I'm not going to let them screw me this time. They nitpick everything. I've never seen such a bunch of babies. No matter what you do or give them, there's something else."

Diaz, of course, scored a controversial unanimous decision against Malignaggi when they met on Aug. 22 in Diaz's hometown of Houston. It was clearly a close fight, one that could have gone to either fighter. One judge, Raul Caiz, scored it that way, 115-113. But what caused the massive uproar were the other two scorecards, a 116-112 verdict rendered by David Sutherland and the one that really set folks on fire, an outrageous 118-110 card from Gale Van Hoye.

Throughout the promotion Malignaggi made an issue out of a judging panel he felt would rob him in Diaz's hometown. Sure enough, he left the ring feeling that's exactly what happened.

Malignaggi had also complained that the fight would take place in an 18-foot ring, a disadvantage for a fighter who relies on speed and movement, and that he was being forced to come down to 138½ pounds when he struggles to make the junior welterweight limit of 140.

With Diaz (35-2, 17 KOs) and Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KOs) having no other options if they want to fight again before the end of the year, and the August fight having been an entertaining scrap that produced strong HBO rating, talks began for a rematch.

At first, HBO offered only $750,000 for a doubleheader to be headlined by the rematch. That was the same as what it paid for the first one, so that was a nonstarter. Eventually, HBO came around and was willing to spend $750,000 for the rematch on its own, which enabled Malignaggi promoter Lou DiBella and Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy, which handles Diaz, to get down to business.

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Paulie Malignaggi dug deep against Juan Diaz -- only to come up short.

Earlier this week, the promoters agreed to a 50-50 co-promotion with the fight to likely take place in Chicago, a neutral site. Diaz and manager Willie Savannah had adamantly refused to come east to Malignaggi's New York turf. Sites in New Jersey and Connecticut were unavailable, DiBella said.

Also, the promoters agreed that the weight would be 139 pounds and that Malignaggi could have his 20-foot ring, the standard ring in many jurisdictions.

But not so fast. Malignaggi eagerly accepted, but Savannah turned it down.

Then on Wednesday, Schaefer came back to DiBella and said, based on what he had to pay Diaz, they could do a 60-40 co-promotion in Diaz's favor. And although Malignaggi could pick the ring size, Diaz was insisting on 138½ again.

DiBella countered saying their side would accept a 55-45 deal in Diaz's favor, but the weight had to be 139.

"Diaz and Savannah just seem to have no interest in the fight," DiBella said. "I made a deal with Richard but the kid wouldn't accept the deal. They just have no desire in dealing with Paulie again after what he did to Diaz in the first fight."

The deal meltdown led to both sides going on the offensive.

"I assumed when Golden Boy and I reached an agreement, that the deal was done, and I think Richard Schaefer believed it was going to get done," DiBella said. "I know that Golden Boy tried to make this fight with the license fee that was available. They were frustrated by unreasonable management and an unwilling fighter. … I guess Juan Diaz doesn't want to see his mother crying with her head buried in her hands again," which is what happened after the August fight.

Schaefer, although frustrated with Savannah, backed up his fighter.

"Let the facts be facts. Juan Diaz won the first fight," Schaefer said. "The only controversy was the wide margin on one of the judges' scorecards, so there is no reason for Juan Diaz to take short money to fight Malignaggi again. If Paulie wants to take short money and make it worth Juan's while to come to New York and beat him again, then let us know and we are ready. Juan is one of the most exciting fighters in the world and has a very loyal fan base in Texas, which turns out in big numbers to see him fight. If Paulie does not generate the same amount of money at the gate, then why should Juan be punished for that? Juan delivers in the ring every single time with a thrilling performance. There is no need for Paulie nor Lou DiBella to attack him in any way. Juan has plenty of other options which we will now diligently pursue.

"These options include a possible megafight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Robert Guerrero, the winner of [Joan] Guzman versus [Ali] Funeka or a potential showdown with Ricky Hatton in England should Ricky decide to return to the ring. We wish Paulie Malignaggi much success with his career."

Although the talks are still playing out, Malignaggi just wants to get it done.

"I'm dying for this rematch," he said. "I want to outclass this guy under the right circumstances. We still fought in an 18-foot ring at 138½. The only reason it was even competitive was because they had all the advantages. I want to get through this guy and put this behind me and go fight the big boys. But not under the wrong conditions.

"We have a little more leverage this time, but they are sick we even have a little bit of leverage. Even 55-45 for Diaz at 139 still isn't neutral. It's only a little more neutral than last time. I want the rematch under fair conditions. I'm so sick of these guys. I can't wait to put hands on Diaz again. If Juan is a real fighter, he will pull up his skirt and tell Willie Savannah he wants the rematch. Willie doesn't want to do a rematch because they can't screw me the second time around. In the spirit of competition, Juan should want a rematch and this rematch should happen."
[h3]Catching up with Kostya[/h3]
Former undisputed junior welterweight champ Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KOs), who hasn't fought since being stopped in the 11th round and losing his title to Ricky Hatton in 2005 but has never announced his retirement, has been staying busy in his native Russia.

Tszyu, who turned 40 on Sept. 19, has been opening boxing schools in Russia with the assistance of the government.

"I have been working with the trainers to make sure that these new facilities give children the best opportunities to be healthy and strong," said Tszyu, who is now back in Australia, his adopted country. "This project has been a big responsibility for me because I don't like to do things halfway. That is why I have spent so much time in Russia this year to make sure it is done properly. Building these sporting centers is a joint initiative between government and private industry. It is complicated, but I will make it work."

Tszyu said he plans to come to the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the same arena where he won his first title via sixth-round knockout of Jake Rodriguez in 1995.

"I don't think this is going to be an easy fight for Manny Pacquiao because Miguel Cotto is a very talented fighter and a big guy for the Pacman to face at welterweight, even bigger than Oscar De La Hoya. Cotto is very strong and Pacquiao will need to be at his best. But Pacquiao is a great fighter and I am looking forward to seeing him in action live."

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

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Chavez

• Middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KOs) will appear in the co-feature of the Nov. 14 Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Top Rank's Todd duBoef told ESPN.com. Chavez will face Troy Rowland (25-2, 7 KOs). His contract was returned to Top Rank on Thursday, matchmaker Brad "Abdul" Goodman told ESPN.com. Top Rank had hoped to match lightweight titlist Edwin Valero with junior lightweight titlist Humberto Soto, who is moving up in weight, in the co-feature. However, Valero's legal problems and inability to obtain a visa because of them, forced a change. The two other televised bouts will pit junior middleweight titlist Daniel Santos against mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman and welterweight Alfonso Gomez against Jesus Soto Karass.

Clottey

• Former welterweight titlist Joshua Clottey, coming off his tight decision loss to Miguel Cotto in June, returns Dec. 5 on HBO's Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams televised undercard in Atlantic City, N.J. Clottey thought he'd be facing Shane Mosley Dec. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on HBO, but the network changed its mind about doing a boxing telecast the day after Christmas. To make up for it, HBO gave Clottey promoter Top Rank a TV slot under Pavlik-Williams. There was talk about Clottey facing junior middleweight titlist Sergio Martinez, but the Clottey camp rejected it. Two other names are being discussed, ex-welterweight titlist Carlos Quintana and ex-junior welterweight titlist Kendall Holt, who is also promoted by Top Rank and coming off an April unification loss to Tim Bradley.

Cintron

• When former welterweight titleholders Kermit Cintron and Quintana return Oct. 24 in separate junior middleweight bouts in their native Puerto Rico, the fights will be televised in the U.S. on pay-per-view (Integrated Sports, $24.95), promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com. Cintron (31-2-1, 27 KOs) faces Brazil's Juliano Ramos (15-2, 12 KOs) and Quintana (26-2, 20 KOs) is scheduled to fight Jesse Feliciano (15-7-3, 9 KOs), who was stopped by Cintron in 10 rounds in 2007. "They're two former champions fighting on the island and they're two big personalities, so it's a big event for Puerto Rican boxing and I needed fights for both of my guys," DiBella said. If a fight between Clottey and Quintana materialized, Quintana would be removed from the card.

Holt

• Top Rank's Carl Moretti said Holt probably wouldn't take the fight against Clottey because he isn't looking to move up in weight. Instead, Moretti said Holt might go to Montreal to face Herman Ngoudjo in a Dec. 11 junior welterweight eliminator with a shot at titlist Juan Urango at stake. The main event of that card will be a rematch between light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal, who retained his title for the first time last week against Silvio Branco, and former titlist Adrian Diaconu, according to Don Mejeski, who works closely with both Pascal promoter Yvon Michel and Diaconu promoter InterBox. Pascal won the belt against Diaconu in a June slugfest, which was a major fight in Canada as it was the first world title bout between Montreal-based boxers.

Litzau

• Although ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" won't be back for a new season until January, there will be a live boxing special on the network Nov. 4. The card is being put on by ESPN and Roy Jones' Square Ring for service members in the Camp Lejeune area in North Carolina. The main event features exciting junior lightweight Jason Litzau against Johnnie Edwards, a civilian who works on the base. In addition to professional fights, the telecast will also include amateur bouts involving marines, according to ESPN boxing programmer Doug Loughrey.

• Junior bantamweight titlist Marvin Sonsona (14-0, 12 KOs), the exciting 19-year-old Filipino, is wasting no time getting back in the ring. Sonsona claimed his belt by out-slugging Jose "Carita" Lopez in a sensational fight on Sept. 4 at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. Sonsona's first defense will be at the same place on Nov. 21 when he faces Mexico's Alejandro Hernandez (22-7-1, 11 KOs), Sonsona's co-promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, told ESPN.com. In Hernandez's only previous world title fight, he lost a unanimous decision to flyweight titlist Omar Narvaez in September 2008.

Solis

• After heavyweight Kevin Johnson withdrew a fight with 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KOs) scheduled for Oct. 10 on Top Rank's "Latin Fury 12" pay-per-view card at New York's Madison Square Garden Theater because he may get a December shot at titleholder Vitali Klitschko, Top Rank replaced Johnson with former title challenger Fres Oquendo (31-5, 20 KOs). Oquendo certainly represents Solis' most notable pro opponent. Junior featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez defends against Rogers Mtagwa in the main event. Featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa, Solis' gold medal-winning teammate, defends against Whyber Garcia in the co-feature. The opening pay-per-view bout features junior middleweight Pawel Wolak against Carlos Nascimento. Wolak landed the TV spot when 2004 U.S. Olympic Vanes Martirosyan postponed his fight because trainer Freddie Roach is in the Philippines with Manny Pacquiao and was unavailable. Martirosyan will move to the Dec. 19 "Latin Fury 13" card in Cancun, Mexico.

Huck

• Cruiserweight titlist Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KOs) makes his first defense Dec. 5 against interim titlist Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Huck claimed the belt Aug. 29 by outpointing Victor Emilio Ramirez. "It is hard to predict how Afolabi will fight," Huck said. "He is very dangerous and he certainly has the punching power to knock his opponents out. I really need to be on alert. But I love to knock my opponents out, too, so I think the fans will certainly remember our clash." Afolabi hasn't fought since claiming the interim belt with a brutal ninth-round knockout of Enzo Maccarinelli in England in March.

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Pavlik

"This will be a fight where the last man standing wins. I am not anticipating a decision. He's never been hit by a natural middleweight. How he will stand up to that in the later rounds is the question." -- middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik, on Paul Williams during this week's news conference formally announcing their Dec. 5 (HBO) showdown in Atlantic City, N.J.

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Williams

"I know Pavlik is going to hit me with some big shots. His game plan is to try to hit me with a power shot and hurt me to get some respect. I am going to weather that storm and come back and hit him with some big shots. People ask if I can deal with a middleweight punch. Will I fold or will I stand up? I am going to stand up. I take my hat off to Kelly. He is a champion [but] I am looking to come get those belts." -- Williams, on his upcoming title shot against Pavlik

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Taylor

"If anyone thinks I'm lacking in confidence or feeling any pressure, they're dead wrong. Just because I've lost a few fights, I'm not ready to be written off. Sometimes a fighter can lose and get beat up with that loss. That has not happened to me. I beat myself in every fight I lost, but I have learned from my mistakes. I'm a better fighter because of the losses." -- former middleweight champ Jermain Taylor, on his mindset heading into his Oct. 17 fight in Berlin against Arthur Abraham, which is one of the first-round bouts in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament.

 

[japanair21]

I still like my dude Jermaine..

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I thought he was the real deal..

 

[cafinest23]

Jermaine was a good fighter but he's ready to become a journeyman fighter. Could have been a great fighter if trained properly that Froch loss sealed thedeal.

 

[sir rob a lot]

^^^ I dunno. I might be in the minority but I think that Froch bout proved that JT can still contend in the division. Son was 20 sec. from winning a worldtitle.....

The opening round round pairings for the tourney doesn't make sense. Froch should be fighting either Ward (mandatory) or JT (rematch), IMO.

Bum Arreola is off my sig.....he's replaced with my favorite fighter growing up.

 

[japanair21]

Glad you realized what he is Rob.

 

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[h2]Clottey, Quintana to meet Dec. 5[/h2]

Comment Email Print By Dan Rafael
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Former welterweight titleholders Joshua Clottey and Carlos Quintana both have their eyes on major fights, so they've agreed to go through each other to try to get there.

Clottey and Quintana have agreed to meet Dec. 5 in a scheduled 10-round fight at a maximum contract weight of 149 pounds at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., representatives for both sides told ESPN.com on Monday.

The fight will open the HBO broadcast headlined by middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's much-anticipated defense against Paul Williams.

"The winner probably will be in line for a nice payday and a much bigger fight," said Carl Moretti of Top Rank, which promotes Clottey.

Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs), a 32-year-old from Ghana living in New York, is coming off a split decision loss to welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on June 13, a fight many believed Clottey won.

Clottey had won a vacant 147-pound title in August 2008 when he claimed a nine-round technical decision against former undisputed champ Zab Judah. However, Clottey never defended his title, instead relinquishing it in order to facilitate the major fight with Cotto.

"I think it's a great fight for us. Quintana is a good name for Josh to fight," manager Vinny Scolpino said. "It sets him up for a bigger fight maybe in February or March. Hopefully, Josh will come off this fight with a win and get a big fight. This will definitely be a good, good fight."

Quintana (26-2, 20 KOs), 32, of Puerto Rico, won a title in February 2008 when he won a unanimous decision to hand Williams his only career defeat. However, Williams knocked out Quintana in the first round to regain the belt in the immediate rematch four months later.

Quintana rebounded with a fourth-round knockout of journeyman Joshua Onyango in October, but hasn't fought yet this year.

Like Clottey, Quintana also has a loss to Cotto, although a far more lopsided one. Cotto dominated Quintana en route to a fifth-round knockout when they met for a vacant title in 2005 at Boardwalk Hall.

Lou DiBella, Quintana's promoter, announced an Oct. 24 card last week in Puerto Rico, which was supposed to feature Quintana and fellow former titlist Kermit Cintron in separate bouts. However, DiBella said with the Clottey fight coming together, Quintana was off the card.

"Carlos has accepted the fight with Clottey and the contracts are being sent out. It's a good, tough fight between two tough fighters," said DiBella, who used to promote Clottey. "I think it's a very competitive fight with an interesting contrast of styles. Quintana is a skilled boxer. Clottey is a guy nobody knocks out that is extremely strong and durable. It's a tough fight between guys who are both among the best welterweights in the world."

Clottey's camp and HBO had hoped to match him with Cintron, but Cintron elected to remain on the Oct. 24 card and face Juliano Ramos. Another option for Clottey was former junior welterweight titlist Kendall Holt. But he declined because he has other options and didn't want to move up in weight.

Clottey had originally agreed to a Dec. 26 fight with welterweight champ Shane Mosley, but the fight was scrapped when HBO changed its mind about going with a fight telecast the day after Christmas. To make up for the about face, HBO agreed to put Clottey in the televised Pavlik-Williams co-feature.

Quintana is a left-hander, but Scolpino said he is not concerned about that.

"Josh handles southpaws very well. It doesn't bother him. He just does what he has to do in the ring," said Scolpino, pointing out that Clottey owns wins against lefties such as Judah and Shamone Alvarez.

As for Quintana's chances?

"It depends which Quintana shows up," Moretti said. "If he shows up ready, it's a difficult fight for Clottey. If he doesn't, Clottey is a handful for anybody and he has shown he can handle southpaws."

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.

 

[dako akong otin]

JLC coming to the PI to be Pac's sparring partner.. wasn't his last fight against Hatton? like 2 or 3 years ago?

[h2]Ex-world champ due to spar with Pacman[/h2]
By NICK GIONGCO

October 4, 2009, 3:27pm

BAGUIO CITY - With the once-feared Shawn Porter all figured out, Manny Pacquiao is bracing for the arrival here of a former world champion who is being peddled as somebody who can also bring out the best in the Filipino pound-for-pound king as he enters the third week of training for the Nov. 14 bout with Miguel Cotto.

Trainer Freddie Roach said Jose Luis Castillo of Mexico is due to arrive anytime this week to beef up the team of sparring partners helping Pacquiao get ready for Cotto.

Aside for Porter, already in town is lightweight Urbano Antillon, who have both given Pacquiao a total of 12 rounds in a week's time of training.

Castillo's arrival is just perfect since Antillon is set to return to the US for a fight so he could acclimatize once again to the conditions there.

In the next three weeks, Roach expects Pacquiao to reach near peak-form in time for their departure for the US for the final push of his training.

Team Pacquiao breaks camp here on Oct. 24 - which is a Saturday - so it could catch the late-night Philippine Airlines flight for Los Angeles.

Since their arrival there would also be the same day owing to the 15-hour time difference, Pacquiao would have the luxury of taking a day-off the following day and showing up at the Wild Card in Hollywood on Monday.

Roach was ecstatic with the way Pacquiao got back at Porter on Saturday after getting a slight drubbing from the 21-year-old super-welterweight prospect and the amiable trainer said the work load is only going to get tougher in the succeeding days.

"More rounds of sparring and lots of hard work.," said Roach from his chic place at the Manor Hotel at Camp John Hay.

That's exactly what Pacquiao is going to get since the plyometrics program of conditioning coach Alex Ariza also started over the weekend in full view not only of the media but of Pacquiao's adoring fans as well.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, is set to return here late Sunday after leading a relief distribution program for typhoon victims in Metro Manila.

"The package that I prepared has rice, sardines and instant noodles," said Pacquiao, who was brought to Manila by his black Hummer and several back-up vehicles.

 

[eagle 0n]

Coulda sworn his last fight was some independent card in Mexico and he still failed to make weight

 

[scott frost]

October 17
At Berlin, Germany (Showtime): Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor, 12 rounds, super middleweightsAt Nottingham, England (Showtime): Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell, 12 rounds, for Froch's WBC super middleweight title


What time they showing these fights? I dont want this tape delay garbage.

 

[proshares]

Showtime is saying it's live coverage starting at 8ET on it's website.

 

[jagshemash]

Here's the guy Roach was trying to as a sparring partner for Pacquiao but it isn't going to happen because of conflicts with his school schedule.� Thisis about as close as you can come to getting someone who can mimic Cotto.

 

[dako akong otin]

yeah, he's a cotto clone. he posts at miguelangelcotto.com and pacquiao fans posting there were practically begging the guy to come to bagiuo, lol.

 

[jagshemash]

It would have been interesting to how he handled that guy...

[h1]The Neutral Corner[/h1] [h1]Showtime to launch Super Six reality series[/h1]
34 m ago By Bobby Cassidy


Showtime, in conjunction with NFL Films, is producing a new reality series that will give fight fans access into the lives of the participants in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. It's called "Fight Camp 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic," and the series will focus on the tournament from the kickoff press conference in July 2009 through the final tournament bout slated for 2011.

The series premieres on Saturday, Oct. 10 on Showtime (10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

Showtime will follow HBO's highly success 24/7 series. One difference, however, is that Showtime's cameras will continue to follow the fighters after the fights.

The Showtime release stated: There will be six episodes following the fighters not just in training camp, but during the intense moments leading up to their respective fights, in their corners during each bout and in the aftermath of every win, loss, or draw as the fighters recede from the limelight and begin to prepare for their next bout.

"The round-robin nature of this tournament lends itself to a story arc and fight progression that has never before been seen in boxing," said Showtime Sports General Manager Ken Hershman. "This series will set itself apart by chronicling each man through that progression. No one knows where each story will lead, but our cameras will be there every step of the way."

"Add in NFL Films breadth of experience and its trademark storytelling ability, and this series becomes exponentially more unique and compelling." said Hershman.

The debut episode also focuses on how the unique tournament was put together.

The series is voice by Bill St. James with music by NFL Films award-winning composure David Robidoux.
The fighters in the Super Six are: former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham of Germany; U.S. Olympic medalist Andre Dirrell of Flint, Mich.; WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch of England; WBA 168-pound champion Mikkel Kessler of Denmark; former undisputed 160-pound world champion Jermain Taylor of Little Rock, Ark.; and U.S. Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward of Oakland, Calif.

 

[gunna get it]

Now that sounds dope.

I'd watch that

 

[mextra45]

Great move Showtime , NFL films production mixed with boxing should be great . JLC should give Manny good work with infighting and a guy cutting off the rightand just a bigger man in general

 

[dako akong otin]

music by NFL Films award-winning composure David Robidoux.
this is gonna be dope

 

[eagle 0n]

Can't wait for this Super 6 tourney to kick-off