2010 Official Boxing Thread: Soto/Antillon, 2010 Fight of the Year.

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Carl Froch is threatening to walk away from the Super Six tournament unless his next fight is guaranteed to take place in Britain.

Froch lost his WBC super-middleweight title after being outpointed by Denmark's Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night in Herning, but the Nottingham fighter is adamant he was the victim of a hometown decision.

The 'Cobra' has one win and a loss from his two tournament showings and next up for the 32-year-old is German-Armenian Arthur Abraham.

And Froch's promoter, Mick Hennessy, claims to have an agreement in place to see the fight held in Britain but Abraham's promoters, Sauerland Events, are adamant the bout will be staged in Berlin - a claim which has riled Froch.

"I am adamant that the next fight, with Arthur Abraham, will be taking place in Britain. I won't be fighting in Germany, it's as simple as that," he said.

"It would mean me pulling out of the tournament if they forced me to fight in Berlin. So I want to get that straight from the start: it has already been agreed that I would fight at home, fight away and a fight back at home. It has been agreed with Ken Hershman at Showtime (Super Six organisers).

"So my fight with Abraham is in England or the fight is not happening and will make a mockery of the tournament. It's as simple as that."

In front of a partisan Danish crowd, home favourite Kessler impressed all three judges and was awarded the fight 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112 as Froch lost his unbeaten record.

And although the Englishman, who was defending his title for a third time since winning the vacant belt against Jean Pascal in December 2008, is willing to quit the tournament, he admits he is desperate to reclaim his belt and unify the division.

"As the Super Six World Boxing Classic rolls on and gets more interesting, a win against Abraham puts me in the semi-final and then there is the final. I can still be undisputed champion in my next three fights, let's not forget that. This fight is going to make me stronger, better and more determined," he added.

German promoter Wilfried Sauerland has insisted any previous agreement was simply for the contest to take place somewhere in Europe and it now looks likely that wherever the match-up will earn the most revenue, is where the fight will take place.
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Saturday at Herning, Denmark -- Super Six World Boxing Classic​
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Super middleweight
Mikkel Kessler W12 Carl Froch
Wins a super middleweight title
Scores: 117-111, 116-112, 115-113​
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Rafael's remark: This is why we adore Showtime's Super Six tournament: Any of the six participants can win any fight, and they're all bunched up with five fights down and four to go before the semifinals are set following the round-robin portion of the tournament.

Fighting at home in Denmark, where he had never lost a fight, Kessler, 31, came into the bout looking to restore himself and in desperate need of points to keep his hopes of advancing to the semifinals alive. He had lost his slice of the 168-pound title in an 11-round technical decision upset to Andre Ward in their Group Stage 1 fight in Ward's native Oakland. After the fight, Kessler fired trainer Ricard Olsen and replaced him with longtime assistant Jimmy Montoya, and it seemed to do the trick. England's Froch, meanwhile, had retained his belt on home turf in the opening round by eking out a split decision against Andre Dirrell. So what would happen in this one? Many expected Froch to win, but Kessler made hometown fighters 5-0 in the tournament by winning the terrific and highly competitive fight.

It was close all the way and turned out to be the most exciting fight in the tournament so far. The fight started out with a controlled pace as they fought at a high skill level and traded rounds back and forth, each landing hard right hands throughout. By the last few rounds, it was a raging slugfest, which was topped off by a fabulous 11th round and a rock-'em sock-'em round of the year candidate in the 12th.

Froch, 32, bloodied Kessler's nose in the fourth round. Kessler was rocked with a right hand in the eighth round and cut on his nose. In the 10th, Froch tore open a bad cut over Kessler's left eye, which was in a similar place as the cut he suffered against Ward. Kessler opened a cut over Froch's left eye in the 12th round and they traded with abandon throughout the blazing round, both sensing that the fight might still be on the table. In the end, Kessler got the nod, although 117-111 was way too wide. Nonetheless, Kessler began his third reign with a super middleweight title and will next face Allan Green in Group Stage 3 in the fall. Froch, classy in defeat, will move on to a tough third fight with Arthur Abraham in a bout slated for Aug. 21.

With Kessler picking up two points, the standings are tight. Abraham leads the field with three points (courtesy of his knockout of Jermain Taylor in the opening round). Kessler, Froch, Dirrell and Ward each have two points (although Ward has fought only once so far) and Green, who replaced Taylor, has no points heading into a June 19 fight with Ward. The top four advance to the semifinals. Whatever happens in the rest of the tournament, it's been an awful lot of fun so far.
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Saturday at Ontario, Calif.​
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Heavyweight
Tomasz Adamek W12 Cristobal Arreola
Scores: 117-111, 115-113, 114-114​
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Records: Adamek, 41-1, 27 KOs; Arreola, 28-2, 25 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Adamek, who always makes excellent fights, was a formidable light heavyweight titleholder and then the legitimate cruiserweight world champion. He has skills, good power and a great chin. But how would that translate when the popular Polish fighter (now based in Jersey City, N.J.) moved up to fight much bigger men? In his first two heavyweight fights, Adamek defeated lesser opponents, knocking out faded countryman Andrew Golota in the fourth round in October in Poland's biggest fight ever, followed by a decision win against Jason Estrada in February. But Arreola, of Riverside, Calif., was a better grade of opponent then those guys and most viewed Adamek as the underdog, especially with the fight taking place on Arreola's turf. Despite facing a 33½-pound weight disadvantage, Adamek (217 pounds to Arreola's 250½ ) showed that good skills, a great game plan and a big heart can overcome whatever physical disadvantages a fighter might have.

Adamek proved that he indeed belongs among the top heavyweight contenders with an excellent performance. As the fight unfolded in a manner similar to last week's Sergio Martinez-Kelly Pavlik middleweight championship fight -- in which Martinez pulled the mild upset -- Adamek dominated the early rounds before Arreola come back in the middle rounds only to see Adamek turn the tide again by closing very strong to take the decision. It wasn't as wide a fight as the 117-111 scorecard, nor did Arreola deserve the 114-114 draw, but Adamek clearly won the fight and affirmed his status as a top-10 heavyweight. He stood up to Arreola's best punches, avoided many others, threw combinations and frustrated Arreola with his movement. The fight couldn't have gone better for Adamek. By the end of the fight, Arreola's left eye was swelling, he was cut on the bridge of his nose and out of answers, especially after a left-hand injury late in the fight severely hampered his ability to punch with it.

Credit goes to Arreola for giving Adamek credit after the fight during his, shall we say, "colorful" postfight interview on HBO, and not complaining about the decision. Where he goes from here is up in the air. His best win remains a fourth-round knockout of faded former contender Jameel McCline in April 2009, which isn't saying all that much. Now Arreola is 1-2 in his past three bouts. In being utterly dominated en route to a 10th-round TKO loss challenging titlist Vitali Klitschko in September, Arreola proved he can't hang with the best big men. And in losing a clear decision to Adamek, he showed he can't do much with the speedy smaller guys either, especially when he's never in tip-top condition. The one win in those past three was a December knockout of undersized Brian Minto, who never stood a chance in the first place.

For Adamek, there are interesting options. Perhaps he can get an eventual fight with either Wladimir Klitschko or Vitali. Those would be huge fights in Europe. There is also David Haye, a titleholder who was the cruiserweight champ before he moved up in weight and Adamek claimed the throne. If talks between Haye and Wladimir Klitschko don't produce a fight, Haye-Adamek would be a very exciting match and a good option for both men, since they are about the same size. It's a fight that Adamek promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events said she would like to make. It's a fight we'd love to see in the event Haye doesn't face a Klitschko brother.
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Junior middleweight
Alfredo "Perro" Angulo TKO11 Joel "Love Child" Julio
Retains an interim junior middleweight title
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Rafael's remark: Good win and sweet knockout for Angulo, a crowd-pleaser who walked down Colombia's Julio, 25, until ending his night with a flush right hand to the face. Although Julio beat the count, referee Raul Caiz Sr. didn't like what he saw and called it off at 1 minute, 39 seconds of the 11th round, although it was a bit of a weak stoppage. Before the TKO, it had been a highly competitive fight. The 25-year-old Julio, the 2005 ESPN.com prospect of the year, used his better speed and skills to keep Angulo off-balance during the first half of the fight before he started to lose a little steam. Mexico's Angulo, 27, didn't seem to get flustered. He just continued to march forward. That's how Angulo fights, and it's effective. While Julio, who appeared to be in tremendous condition, peppered him with combinations, he never really sat down on his punches to hit him the way he did in amassing all the knockouts he rung up. Angulo eventually slowed Julio down some, and whenever he stood still Angulo nailed him. By the 11th, the wheels were coming off for Julio, and he was wide-open when Angulo, who held a slim lead on the scorecards, drilled him with the right hand. HBO's Max Kellerman was dead-on when he compared the fight to Antonio Margarito's knockout win against Miguel Cotto. In that fight, Cotto was winning, but Margarito was like a freight train picking up steam coming down a mountain. As the fight wore on, it looked as if it was just a matter of time until the train ran Cotto over. That's pretty much what happened in Angulo-Julio. For Angulo, he retained his silly interim belt in his first defense after dusting club fighter Harry Joe Yorgey to claim the vacant strap via a vicious third-round knockout in November. Angulo, who was fined $15,000 for being almost two hours late for Friday's weigh-in, has won three in a row since a competitive decision loss to Kermit Cintron in May 2009. Promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com after the fight that he would love to match Angulo with Cotto, should Cotto defeat titlist Yuri Foreman on June 5. Wouldn't that be a great fight? For Julio, the loss probably cements his status as a steppingstone opponent. After showing so much promise, he has been unable to get over the hump. He's dropped three of his past four bouts and has lost all four times he has stepped up in competition, to Carlos Quintana, titleholder Sergei Dzinziruk, James Kirkland and now Angulo. He'll always be the "Love Child," but it doesn't look as if he'll ever be a champion.
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Saturday at Ciudad Obregon, Mexico​
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Bantamweight
Jorge Arce KO7 Cecilio Santos
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Rafael's remark: In January, Arce, one of Mexico's most popular fighters, claimed a seven-round technical decision against Angky Angkota to win a vacant junior bantamweight title. But Arce, also a former junior flyweight titlist, has designs on conquering the bantamweight division. So he took this nontitle bout on "Top Rank Live" against Santos in preparation for a fight against interim bantamweight titlist Eric Morel, which will be featured on Top Rank's June 26 "Latin Fury" pay-per-view card in San Antonio that will feature Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against John Duddy in the main event. Arce, 30 (but an old 30), did not look particularly good, but Santos usually loses to the good opponents he faces, and this was no different. Arce finally came on in the seventh round and put together a flurry of punches, including a fight-finishing left to the body that knocked Santos, 31, also of Mexico, down to his knees for the count. Arce did suffer a cut over his right eye in the fight, but said it would not hamper his preparation for the fight with Morel. Santos, a former four-time title challenger between bantamweight and junior bantamweight, dropped to 2-7-1 in his past 10 bouts with all but one of the defeats in that terrible run coming via knockout.
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Saturday at Hamburg, Germany​
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Light heavyweight
Jürgen Brähmer TKO5 Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky
Retains a light heavyweight title​
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Records: Brähmer, 36-2, 29 KOs; Plotinsky, 16-4, 8 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Germany's Brähmer, 31, had an easy time in his second title defense as he pounded the daylights out of Argentina's Plotinsky, 35. Brähmer ran roughshod over him from the start of the fight. He dropped him in the first round and hammered on him, with little coming back until referee Paul Thomas stopped the bout at 2 minutes, 36 seconds of the fifth round. There was not one big shot or a knockdown that caused Thomas to step in. Instead, he had just seen enough of Brähmer laying a beating on Plotinsky, who showed great heart but saw his five-fight winning streak (which included a notable 11th-round knockout of Thomas Ulrich in March 2009) come to an end.
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Friday at Coventry, England​
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Junior featherweight
Rendall Munroe TKO9 Victor Terrazas
Title eliminator​
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Rafael's remark: European champion Munroe, 29, of England, has been on a nice roll recently -- including two decisions against Kiko Martinez and a points win against Simone Maludrottu -- to set up this final eliminator against Mexico's Terrazas, 27. Munroe, a southpaw, didn't wait to hear the scorecards, however, taking Terrazas out with a solid left to the body at 57 seconds of the ninth round. He had banged away at Terrazas, forcing him into a corner, and then fired several shots. He sank one of them, that left hand, into the body and Terrazas went down to a knee in obvious distress. To his credit, he beat the count, but referee John Keane called it off. Now Munroe can look forward to a mandatory title shot against the winner of the April 30 fight between titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan and the Philippines' Balweg Bangoyan. Terrazas, who almost wasn't able to make it to England because of the Iceland volcano that disrupted worldwide air travel, suffered his first defeat since being stopped in the second round of his pro debut in 2003.
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Thursday at Panama City​
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Junior flyweight
Luis Concepcion TKO4 Eric Ortiz
Retains an interim junior flyweight title​
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Rafael's remark: The way these guys were trading from the start, it seemed unlikely the fight would go the distance. It was a pretty good scrap until Concepcion -- fighting in his hometown and defending his interim belt for the second time -- suddenly landed a stiff straight right hand that rocked Ortiz. It was the beginning of the end. Ortiz was backpedaling and Concepcion, 24, started clipping him with his a series of hard shots, sending him into the ropes for what could have been ruled a knockdown since it was the ropes that held him up. Ortiz tried to rally but Concepcion would have none of it. He landed about five more shots, including a right hand that staggered Ortiz, and referee Enrique Portocarrero stopped it at 2 minutes, 5 seconds. Mexico's Ortiz, 32, a former junior flyweight titlist, didn't complain about the stoppage. He has now lost two of his past three. Concepcion is an exciting fighter, but his title is one of a litany of pointless WBA interim belts. Japan's Daiki Kameda, who is active and uninjured, holds the actual title.
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Thursday at Los Angeles​
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Super middleweight
Enrique Ornelas KO4 Julius Fogle
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Rafael's remark: Last time out, Ornelas got his butt kicked over 12 lopsided rounds by Bernard Hopkins in a near-shutout decision Dec. 2. Making his return, Ornelas, 29, originally from Mexico and living in La Habra, Calif., was matched softly on Golden Boy's "Fight Night Club" series. So it's no surprise that he took out North Carolina's Fogle, 38, who dropped to 0-4 with a no-contest in his five bouts, including three by knockout. How in the world was this allowed to be a televised main event given Fogle's recent results? Sure, "Fight Night Club" is a low-budget show, but come on. After a lethargic start, Ornelas unleashed a left hook to drop Fogle for the count at 1 minute, 12 seconds of the fourth round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
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Originally Posted by EAGLE 0N

I swear the Kessler/Abraham's promoters look like they could be villains in a Die Hard movie
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and they do!
 
I think HBO has Bute for a few more fights, I doubt they'd let him go fight for Showtime. If Froch goes, I think Bika would get the call.
 
He's never been in the ring with anyone remotely good. Gotta see him fight someone who is not a tomato can to know for sure. Good power though.

Apparently, Adamek's promoters are trying to make a fight with David Haye.
 
Haye v. Adamek would be a good fight at any weight but if these dudes are really looking to make noise they need to fight the Klitchkos
 
I don't know who they would have a better chance of beating. None of them hit as hard as Sam Peter does, so I don't think they'd be able to put Wlad on the canvas. It's really hard to see them beating either Vitali or Wlad. I think they'll both end up back at 190 before it's all said and done. I'd give Haye a better shot beating Wlad or Vitali but Adamek a better shot against Haye.
 
David Haye's power is in the speed of his punches. He hits hard but its the speed that he hits you with that puts you down. He can put Wlad on his back, no question, only question would be could he stay off his.


Vitali is the tougher fight for anyone in the HW division, think you need to steer clear of him.
 
Yea but the question is will he get inside or will that jab and monster reach keep him on the outside. And you know one right hand down the chute is gonna do some major damage. No doubt about Vitali being the tougher fight of the two but Wlad is the power puncher. I'd just hope they'd make it entertaining while it lasts.

I'd like to see Adamek fight someone like Tony Thompson before the Klitchko's though, just to see how he'd match up height/reach wise. Haye already has Valuev and Ruiz on his resume so I think he'd be ready for it. Arreola isn't as tall nor does he have the reach like a Vitali or Wlad does. Adamek wants to come back to NJ for another fight so that kinda makes sense.
 
Haye vs Adamek would be a very good fight . Haye is the bigger puncher but Adamek has the better skill set would make for some great action . IMO Haye doesnt get past Wlad's Jab , its like getting hit by a regular guys right hand . And Wlad straight right is a killer , it would be an interesting fight but either of the Klits beat him .
 
Two-time heavyweight titleholder John Ruiz, whose awkward, mauling style frustrated opponents and fans alike, announced his retirement after an 18-year professional career on Monday.


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I can't view the videos from work, but I'm shocked to hear that Montiel went into Japan and took Hasegawa's belt away. Must have been a great fight.
 
[h6]Pat (Boston)[/h6]


Hey Dan - when talking about Shane's losses (winky, vernon, cotto) How do you think Floyd would've done?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Vernon would have given Floyd problems at 147 because of his jab, reach and height. Winky would have beaten Floyd at 154. The Cotto who faced Shane would have given Floyd a lot of problems but I think Floyd would have outpointed him.
[h6]Jerry (LA)[/h6]
I have never wished for a fighter to lose more than Mayweather just to see his gums shut. 40-1 would be epic.
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Three others who were 40-0 and then lost: SRR, Trinidad and Foreman.
[h6]Dan Rafael
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One other thing Freaks -- Marquez-Diaz 2 will be formally announced tomorrow at a press conference here in the media center. Ran into JMM before the chat and he was in great spirits and excited for the fight. He is picking Shane tomorrow.
[h6]Jim (DC)[/h6]
Is Ricky Hatton say if he will fight again?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Ricky said he had taken a vacation to Australia. When he came home he spent a couple of weeks in the gym to see if he had the desire to do it again. He said he didn't feel it and didn't have plans to fight. But he said he wasn't announcing a retirement because if he got the hunger back he might fight. But he didn't think he would. Based on that conversation with Ricky last night and the fact that it will be a year since his last fight coming up in a week or so, I will remove him from the rankings sometime this month. But Ricky seemed happy and in good spirits, which was nice to see. One thing that was cool was he said that he had never been around a big Vegas fight he wasn't in, so he was looking forward to hanging out and taking it all in.
[h6]darryl p (indianapolis)[/h6]
any news on zab judah vs alexander fight? is it gonna get done?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Saw Zab last night. He said he's figting in August in Newark, N.J., in a fight his company is going to promote. Whether it comes off? Who knows.
[h6]Dan (Miami)[/h6]
Any update on Klitschko-Haye?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Nothing specific, although the meeting between Adam Booth, Shelly Finkel and Richard Schaefer won't happen this weekend because Adam is not coming in -- his fighter who was supposed to be on the undercard was injured and not fighting, so I am told Adam is not coming.



Talking to Richard Schaefer in these next few:
[h6]Earn (bAY aREA)[/h6]


Richard, Will Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero get the winner of JM Marquez and Juan Diaz and if so any chance that takes place in San Jose,Ca.
[h6]Dan Rafael
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He says absolutely. He said the Ghost asked him for that fight and that is possible. He added that San Jose would be a perfect place for that fight.
[h6]Palo (Highlands)[/h6]
Richard, Do you see Hopkins getting a chance to fight Bute while the Super Six tournament is going on? Have any talks started?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Richard says he needs to see what Bernard wants to do but Bute's name has come up in the past and he has talked to Bute's promoter about a potential fight. Bute is going to fight this summer in Romania (his home country) but will be available in the late fall for a fight on HBO.
[h6]Eric (DC)[/h6]
Richard - when will we see a PPV with a decent undercard?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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He says tomorrow night. I just punched him in the shoulder. Seriously, he says the Alvarez is an interesting fight and a big step up for him. He says Canelo has a chance to be a star. For the July 31 ppv (Marquez-Diaz II), he said he promises to consult with me on the undercard and wants to put together a "Freak Card." (I told him way to kiss !+*).
[h6]darryl p (indianapolis)[/h6]
what's up with chris john?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Was told yesterday by his adviser that he suffered a shoulder injury and his May fight in Bali is postponed. Richard says as his US promoter, GB would like to bring him back later this year in the US in a big fight.
[h6]Randy (Milwaukee)[/h6]
Richard, will we see a Haye-Klitschko fight this year??
[h6]Dan Rafael
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He said the conversations between the sides have started and he is told that is the fight that both guys want. Some of the issues to be ironed out is the split and the site. Both sides feel strongly that the fight should be in their respecitive country -- England for Haye, Germany for Klitschko. He said HBO is very interested in the fight.
[h6]Rui (Nutley, NJ)[/h6]
Will James Kirkland fight in 2010?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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I am breaking the no James Kirkland mentions in the chat so Richard can answer. He said the way it looks, he will be in a halfway house in July and they are planning to have him fight in the early fall in a comeback fight and then have him ready to fight any of the top 154s in late 2010 or early 2011.
[h6]Marc (10 feet to the left)[/h6]
What kind of undercard is bandies about for Diaz-Marquez II
[h6]Dan Rafael
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One fighter he wants to bring back is Winky Wright against possibly Matthew Macklin (European champion). He also wants to put on prospect Frankie Gomez, who also fights tomorrow and also Saul Alvarez, pending the
outcome Saturday. Another possibility is Robert Guerrero.
[h6]Jackson (IA)[/h6]
Kirkland-Angulo!! Kirkland-Angulo!! Kirkland-Angulo!!
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Hopefully, someday. Richard is saying he LOVES the fight, where do we sign. Kery is also excited about trying to put that together.
[h6]Ed (Portland OR)[/h6]
Suggestion for Richard, Guerrero vs Linares on the undercard of JMM/Diaz!!
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Duly noted. He said good idea and he would be interested in trying to make the fight. That is what he calls a fight for a "Freak Card."
[h6]Feliciano (Austin)[/h6]
Who does Oscar think will tomorrow night?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Oscar was clear from the beginning -- Shane. Richard said that Oscar said Shane by knockout.
[h6]James (Athens, GA)[/h6]
Who does Richard want to put Amir Khan with after he blasts Paulie the Parrot?
[h6]Dan Rafael
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He said potential opponent is the winner of the undercard fight between Nate Campbell and Victor Ortiz. He also said a fight Amir wants is the winner Marquez-Diaz.
[h6]Dan Rafael
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Richard also said he has talked to Marquez and Marquez is interested because he wants to be the first Mexican to win titles in four divisions.
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Originally Posted by Proshares

I can't view the videos from work, but I'm shocked to hear that Montiel went into Japan and took Hasegawa's belt away. Must have been a great fight.
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It was pretty much Hasegawa controlling the first three rounds until the last 10 seconds of the fourth where he ran into Montiel's big left hook.  Hasegawa's legs were gone at that point and backed up all the way to the ropes where he would take punishment ala DeNiro in Raging Bull(tough to watch those last seconds
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I'm still in shock! Rematch anyone?
 
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so the big boys of golden boy not showing up to support mosley? didnt see DLH or Hopkins
 
Montiel's a very underrated boxer.  Good stoppage by Cole. Hasegawa could have been seriously injured.  Montiel struggles with southpaws but he's got good power, a good chin and a big heart
 
Originally Posted by Bigmike23

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so the big boys of golden boy not showing up to support mosley? didnt see DLH or Hopkins
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Yeah it's weird that De La Hoya wasn't around...
 
Well DLH did pick Mosley to win and Bernard has been MIA from GBP since his tantrum. So take it for what it's worth.
 
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