Damn, is Glen Johnson broke? 
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Andre Ward possibly on the Canelo v Cotto undercard? C'mon Jay make it happen 
Will Roc Nation bring a strong undercard in its PPV debut?
Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez which will take place in Las Vegas on November 21.
Along with the news were murmurs from Roc Nation promoter Michael Yormack that the consensus #2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Andre Ward, might fight on the Cotto vs Canelo undercard.
Like Cotto, Ward is promoted by Roc Nation Sports.
While possible opponents have not been disclosed, it would not be surprising if Ward was given another tune-up. Andre, of course, in his first bout in 17 1/2 months, stopped a determined but limited Paul Smith in nine last June.
And while that's probably the reality, it would be nice to see Ward fight another big name. But a majority of the top fighters, especially super middleweights, are with other promotions; most notably, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) who handles George Groves, Andre Dirrell, Anthony Dirrell, James Degale, and Badou Jack.
And it's unlikely at this point either that Europeans Callum Smith or Rocky Fields would be ready and willing to fight Ward.
Possible candidates for Ward on the Cotto vs Canelo undercard:
#1: Gilberto Ramirez, 32-0, 24
Ramirez is probably the most unlikely candidate given he's with Top Rank and on a card with heavy Mexican interest, it would be nice to see one of the country's younger stars taking on Ward, but after Ramierez's poor performance against Maxim Vlasov, it's unlikely you see him take such a massive step up in competition this soon. Still, this is one of the better Super Middleweight options out there.
#2: Martin Murray:
Murray has moved up to light heavyweight but with Ward possibly having a shot at the division's unified champion Segey Kovalev, a move to 175 is not out of the question and Murray would be an extremely serviceable option.
#3: Fedor Chudinov, 13-0, 27:
Coming off a big victory over Felix Sturm, Chudinov would probably be a strong candidate to fight Ward but it's unlikely he'd do a quick turnaround given he has a fight booked on September 26th.
With potential big fights looming for Ward, Chudinov would likely fall in the 'tune-up' category for Ward but it would still be nice to see him fight a name of sorts outside a relative unknown like Paul Smith.
Who would you like to see Ward fight?
Just checking out old interviews for nostalgia.
Damn, is Glen Johnson broke?
I think the fact that he is 46,has lost his last 3 fights,and losing to a guy with 6 pro fights...should make the answer yes.
Shane hits Harder than Floyd tho so you can't say Floyd will hurt him cuz SHANE did..however he'd never beat Floyd cuz he has trouble with boxer mover types
Floyd got rocks by Shane too so...
Any fights tonight? Time & channel?
Damn....this shit is worse than WWF
Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder, who has feasted on soft or unknown opposition throughout his career -- except for the fight in which he won his belt -- has been matched that way again.
Wilder will make the second defense of his title when he faces France's little-known Johann "Reptile" Duhaupas on a Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC in prime time Sept. 26 (8:30 ET) at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, not far from Wilder's hometown of Tuscaloosa. The fight was announced at a news conference at the arena on Thursday.
"I know my opponent has great size, and that's what we're looking for in opponents," the 6-foot-7, 229-pound Wilder said of the 6-5, 242-pound Duhaupas. "He has a great record, and he's never been knocked out -- until he faces me. I know Duhaupas is tough and he comes to fight, and that's exactly what we need."
Wilder, a 2008 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist, faced his first notable opponent on Jan. 17 in Las Vegas as he took the title from Bermane Stiverne by a one-sided decision win. Wilder returned home for his first title defense on June 13, knocking out lightly regarded Eric Molina in the ninth round of a one-sided fight at Bartow Arena in Birmingham.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13476119/doentay-wilder-make-heavyweight-defense-versus-johann-duhaupas-prime
Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder, who has feasted on soft or unknown opposition throughout his career -- except for the fight in which he won his belt -- has been matched that way again.
Wilder will make the second defense of his title when he faces France's little-known Johann "Reptile" Duhaupas on a Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC in prime time Sept. 26 (8:30 ET) at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, not far from Wilder's hometown of Tuscaloosa. The fight was announced at a news conference at the arena on Thursday.
"I know my opponent has great size, and that's what we're looking for in opponents," the 6-foot-7, 229-pound Wilder said of the 6-5, 242-pound Duhaupas. "He has a great record, and he's never been knocked out -- until he faces me. I know Duhaupas is tough and he comes to fight, and that's exactly what we need."
Wilder, a 2008 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist, faced his first notable opponent on Jan. 17 in Las Vegas as he took the title from Bermane Stiverne by a one-sided decision win. Wilder returned home for his first title defense on June 13, knocking out lightly regarded Eric Molina in the ninth round of a one-sided fight at Bartow Arena in Birmingham.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/13476119/doentay-wilder-make-heavyweight-defense-versus-johann-duhaupas-prime
So is the Mayweather fight a $60 ppv or is it free on CBS?
I like what I see so far but I'm stalling out on crowning him the next great until I see how he does when he seriously steps up in class. Seen this before, most recently with Broner who was kicking major ass until he stepped up.
His has nice skill sets tho...
I like what I see so far but I'm stalling out on crowning him the next great until I see how he does when he seriously steps up in class. Seen this before, most recently with Broner who was kicking major ass until he stepped up.
His has nice skill sets tho...
come on man he is nothing like broner
and broner at his natural weight was fucking incredible
No doubt, I was using Broner as a point of reference. I've seen this a lot tho, David Reid, Vargas, Ricardo Williams, Jr, all were phenoms, and stepped up in class and had problems. I hope he does well tho, they did say he knocked Broner out in sparring
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adonis "Piece of shit" Chickenson got his next win today with very easy opponent.
Congrats you CHICKEN !!!</p>— Sergey Kovalev (@KrusherKovalev) <a href="https://twitter.com/KrusherKovalev/status/642565047072501760">September 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Anybody got a link for Mayweather/Berto
So I'm watching a boxing video on youtube and someone brings up this dude in an attempt to downplay what Floyd has done:
This dude has TWO Knockouts.
This dude has TWO Knockouts.
Lean on him Dre. Lean on him
Boxing heads...ya'll not fucking with that Dante Wilder fight tonight?
Boxing heads...ya'll not fucking with that Dante Wilder fight tonight?
..nah, I've got to watch the wall I painted today dry
It went 11 rounds. It was a pretty good fight.!..nah, I've got to watch the wall I painted today dry
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Boxing heads...ya'll not fucking with that Dante Wilder fight tonight?
That shit was pathetic....yeah,Wilder TKO'ed the tomato can...but the can landed far too much.
Sooner or later Wilder is gonna have to fight a live body...and at this point,I don't have a great deal of faith in him.
Yeah Wilder got a lot of work to do before he thinks he's ready for Wladimir
Adrien Broner fights tonight on Showtime for one of the vacant Junior Welterweight titles:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Broner-Khabib for fraud title unless Top Rank's protest upheld. My story: <a href="http://t.co/Sywl3pyNT3">http://t.co/Sywl3pyNT3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/boxing?src=hash">#boxing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TooFred">@TooFred</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CarlMoretti">@CarlMoretti</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/trboxing">@trboxing</a></p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/637511533531017216">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn">@danrafaelespn</a> shut yo bitch ass up trying to slander a Mf and talk bad about a fight when you never fought a day in your life ....</p>— Adrien Broner (@AdrienBroner) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner/status/637524708964102144">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner">@AdrienBroner</a> Love you bro.</p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/637530587205468160">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will only talk after my fight for here on out..... No more press conferences No NOTHING!!!!</p>— Adrien Broner (@AdrienBroner) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner/status/637638300371677184">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apparently <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner">@AdrienBroner</a> said it is my fault he won't do any interviews. I guess I did the world a favor. lol</p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/638915166411837440">September 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Also, Lucas Matthysse on HBO for one of the other vacant Junior Welterweight titles.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Broner-Khabib for fraud title unless Top Rank's protest upheld. My story: <a href="http://t.co/Sywl3pyNT3">http://t.co/Sywl3pyNT3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/boxing?src=hash">#boxing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TooFred">@TooFred</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CarlMoretti">@CarlMoretti</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/trboxing">@trboxing</a></p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/637511533531017216">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn">@danrafaelespn</a> shut yo bitch ass up trying to slander a Mf and talk bad about a fight when you never fought a day in your life ....</p>— Adrien Broner (@AdrienBroner) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner/status/637524708964102144">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner">@AdrienBroner</a> Love you bro.</p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/637530587205468160">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will only talk after my fight for here on out..... No more press conferences No NOTHING!!!!</p>— Adrien Broner (@AdrienBroner) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner/status/637638300371677184">August 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apparently <a href="https://twitter.com/AdrienBroner">@AdrienBroner</a> said it is my fault he won't do any interviews. I guess I did the world a favor. lol</p>— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/danrafaelespn/status/638915166411837440">September 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Also, Lucas Matthysse on HBO for one of the other vacant Junior Welterweight titles.
Ruslan Provodnikov dumps Freddie Roach and gets new trainer, Joel Diaz.
he needs someone thats going to be in his corner for his fights. roach couldn't do that on 2 occasions, one cause of an upcoming cotto fight and, another for a manny fight. and ruslan lost those fights.
Well that was quick
Wilder looking for another corpse to fight....
For the last few days a persistent rumour has circled on social media that oft criticised WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was seeking to squeeze in a fight with countryman and former Wladimir Klitschko foe, Bryant “By By” Jennings.
Wilder is due to face mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin in his next bout, and with Povetkin himself fighting next month in Russia against Mariusz Wach, it’s reported Wilder’s team – including elusive ‘adviser’ Al Haymon – are keen on him squeezing in one more voluntary defense before that time, however, should it happen, that WILL NOT be against Jennings.
The Philadelphia fighter’s promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com that Jennings was never in the running to land a fight with “The Bronze Bomber” anyhow and that the rumours are exactly that. It’s not to say the WBC won’t renege on their promise that Wilder’s next defence must be against Povetkin however, as for the right price of course, an extension can be granted from the governing body to allow him to make another voluntary defence of his title.
Wilder has looked poor since winning the green belt in what remains a career best performance against Bermane Stiverne way back in January. Since then he has been attempting to build a hometown following in his native Alabama on the PBC brand, and most recently made hard work of little-known Johann Duhaupas, eventually stopping the durable Frenchman in the 11th round last month. Prior to that he had again struggled to look good, getting rocked against school teacher Eric Molina in June.
Neither of those two fighters were deemed world title worthy opposition by the boxing public, and it’s a shame that a fight with Jennings was just speculative, as, after lasting 12 rounds with Wladimir Klitschko back in April and giving a good account of himself, a Jennings fight could have earned Deontay some badly-needed credibility points and helped prime him a little – especially mentally – for what will be a daunting task against Russian former Olympic gold medalist, Povetkin – whenever that day may be.
For the last few days a persistent rumour has circled on social media that oft criticised WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was seeking to squeeze in a fight with countryman and former Wladimir Klitschko foe, Bryant “By By” Jennings.
Wilder is due to face mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin in his next bout, and with Povetkin himself fighting next month in Russia against Mariusz Wach, it’s reported Wilder’s team – including elusive ‘adviser’ Al Haymon – are keen on him squeezing in one more voluntary defense before that time, however, should it happen, that WILL NOT be against Jennings.
The Philadelphia fighter’s promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com that Jennings was never in the running to land a fight with “The Bronze Bomber” anyhow and that the rumours are exactly that. It’s not to say the WBC won’t renege on their promise that Wilder’s next defence must be against Povetkin however, as for the right price of course, an extension can be granted from the governing body to allow him to make another voluntary defence of his title.
Wilder has looked poor since winning the green belt in what remains a career best performance against Bermane Stiverne way back in January. Since then he has been attempting to build a hometown following in his native Alabama on the PBC brand, and most recently made hard work of little-known Johann Duhaupas, eventually stopping the durable Frenchman in the 11th round last month. Prior to that he had again struggled to look good, getting rocked against school teacher Eric Molina in June.
Neither of those two fighters were deemed world title worthy opposition by the boxing public, and it’s a shame that a fight with Jennings was just speculative, as, after lasting 12 rounds with Wladimir Klitschko back in April and giving a good account of himself, a Jennings fight could have earned Deontay some badly-needed credibility points and helped prime him a little – especially mentally – for what will be a daunting task against Russian former Olympic gold medalist, Povetkin – whenever that day may be.
Wilder looking for another corpse to fight....
For the last few days a persistent rumour has circled on social media that oft criticised WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was seeking to squeeze in a fight with countryman and former Wladimir Klitschko foe, Bryant “By By” Jennings.
Wilder is due to face mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin in his next bout, and with Povetkin himself fighting next month in Russia against Mariusz Wach, it’s reported Wilder’s team – including elusive ‘adviser’ Al Haymon – are keen on him squeezing in one more voluntary defense before that time, however, should it happen, that WILL NOT be against Jennings.
The Philadelphia fighter’s promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com that Jennings was never in the running to land a fight with “The Bronze Bomber” anyhow and that the rumours are exactly that. It’s not to say the WBC won’t renege on their promise that Wilder’s next defence must be against Povetkin however, as for the right price of course, an extension can be granted from the governing body to allow him to make another voluntary defence of his title.
Wilder has looked poor since winning the green belt in what remains a career best performance against Bermane Stiverne way back in January. Since then he has been attempting to build a hometown following in his native Alabama on the PBC brand, and most recently made hard work of little-known Johann Duhaupas, eventually stopping the durable Frenchman in the 11th round last month. Prior to that he had again struggled to look good, getting rocked against school teacher Eric Molina in June.
Neither of those two fighters were deemed world title worthy opposition by the boxing public, and it’s a shame that a fight with Jennings was just speculative, as, after lasting 12 rounds with Wladimir Klitschko back in April and giving a good account of himself, a Jennings fight could have earned Deontay some badly-needed credibility points and helped prime him a little – especially mentally – for what will be a daunting task against Russian former Olympic gold medalist, Povetkin – whenever that day may be.
Jennings impressed me against Wladimir...not a corpse by any means...matter of fact...I am not sure who I would pick to win that fight