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i got Porter by 1 round. should be a close decision either way
holy shit lol
Porter showed no class though. He was clearly out boxed by a more professional fighter, and that wild shit didn't work. Eat that shit, come back stronger next time, but to not give Dude the credit he is due, classless move... 
Looks like Broner continues on his tomato can tour... 
Be quiet man. I be hearing that stuff at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn too.
Barclays is brand new. You never here that bullshit in the Garden unless Cotto's fighting around PR parade time. Cali boxing fans are like Miami basketball fans
By next month it will be two years old. And I've seen a lot of fights there and its real common to see booing.
Bruh, two years? Compared to the Garden? I'll be honest tho, it'll probably never be better, cus that's how most Brooklyn fans are... Like most Cali fans: Biased and un-knowledgeable.
Clearly, for whatever reason, you're biased against Cali because the point is that booing occurs in all boxing venues.
It's really the fights that have high Mexican turnouts actually, which you don't get mainly at the Garden. Those fights in Carson always are like that. Staples center was cool when Shane was still poppin', but hasn't been the same since. Even Vegas isn't that bad, because the Mega fights usually get a good turnout of North East fight fans and Brits even out the biased Mexican crowd. Didn't mean to bash your town bruh
I'm very happy to have been wrong about this one. I didn't know Brook had that kind of footwork, jab, lead right, or boxing IQ. This was a good surprise.
Porter needs to seriously work on his accuracy. Tyson would have landed way more punches than that, even while he was ducking in. Tyson had a jab, Porter does not... but he needs one.
Next up: Amir Khan or One-Time... either way, I'm happy.
Porter needs to seriously work on his accuracy. Tyson would have landed way more punches than that, even while he was ducking in. Tyson had a jab, Porter does not... but he needs one.
Next up: Amir Khan or One-Time... either way, I'm happy.
i'm sort of surprised. but i think it was more of a one dimensional, wild Porter. Meanwhile, Brook settled in and kept his cool. I'd love to see the Khan/Brook matchup
https://www.youtube.com/user/BKBChampionship
Big Knockout Boxing offers small ring, big punches
The Big Knockout Boxing ring is a cramped, low-slung circle with no ropes. The fighters who step into "the Pit" are expected to trade flurries of big punches during two-minute rounds until one is flat on his back.
Middleweight Bryan Vera thought the whole concept was a bit strange, but the DirecTV-backed promoters offered him enough money to try it.
When his trainers taped out the dimensions of the 17-foot diameter circle inside the regular ring at Vera's training gym for sparring practice, the old-school brawler realized he might excel at this variation on an ancient sport.
"I hardly ever came outside the circle," Vera said. "It fits my style perfectly. We're hoping someday it could be huge, and to be the first champion would be great."
Flaunting its violence and essentially promising big finishes, Big Knockout Boxing attempts to punch its way into a crowded combat sports marketplace Saturday night in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, which will seat about 4,400 people around the lowered Pit. BKB's first major show is also available as a $29.99 pay-per-view event -- less than major boxing cards and UFC events.
With fights lasting only five or seven rounds, the card is highlighted by a 160-pound bout between Vera and Gabriel Rosado, two respected veterans known for their affinities for a good brawl.
The gloves, scoring and competition rules are essentially the same as in boxing, although fighters will get a standing-eight count if they're punched out of the ring by their opponent. BKB's shorter fights and snug dimensions are designed to reward aggressive fighting while emphasizing everything that action fight fans ostensibly love.
"To me, when you see two guys standing in the middle of the ring going toe to toe, it's the most exciting part of the fight," said Bruce Binkow, BKB's executive director. "That's the moment in the evening when everybody's blood rises and you feel the most energy and excitement. That's what we're trying to promote in a more condensed format."
Binkow is a longtime Golden Boy Promotions executive, and he was initially "skeptical" about BKB.
"It seemed to me to be contrived and maybe a little bit pointless," he said. "What do we need something else for when we've got boxing?"
He changed his mind when he saw something unique to sell to fans. He envisions a niche between boxing, which isn't nearly as dead as its detractors constantly claim, and the UFC's expanded schedule of shows topping the crowded mixed martial arts scene.
But BKB needs attention first, and its promotional tactics nearly fetishize knockouts, a curious stance at a time when brain injuries in sports have never been more scrutinized. When the promotion debuted last year with two events in New Hampshire, it was still known as Bare Knuckle Boxing, and the fighters initially wore MMA-style gloves with the knuckles exposed.
The promotion has switched to traditional boxing gloves for its Nevada debut, and Binkow claims BKB isn't all that different from regular boxing from a medical standpoint.
"It's certainly no more dangerous than boxing, but also the rounds are shorter and the fights are shorter," Binkow said. "I think the cumulative effect of that will minimize (injuries)."
BKB has no firm plans beyond Saturday, but Binkow hopes to put on another show this year. Binkow also would love to sign MMA fighters who could test their standup skills against boxers in the Pit, creating an always-tantalizing crossover event.
And with Vera and Rosado making good money, Binkow expects to hear from many more fighters eager for something new.
"It's exciting to be in there at the start," Vera said. "Who knows how far this thing could go?"
maidana wouldnt fight Broner again. He think he's elite now and can only fight elite fighters.
Yeah, Broner's in the Berto zone right now. He's gotta show that he can consistently beat a few top 20 contenders before they let him come back up to prime time. He shouldn't really be in this zone since he only has one loss... but since he's a dickhead and nobody likes him...
Today is a great day to be a boxing fan....
Especially if you're in to the lighter weight divisions:
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/non-stop-boxing-action-for-fight-fans-today-259873
Non-stop boxing action for fight fans today
By Karl Freitag
A lot of big names in action tonight on a marathon Saturday that offers nearly 10 hours of live boxing.
Perhaps the most interesting fight is the clash in Mexico City between WBA/WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada (26-2-0, 19 KOs) and former champion Giovani “Guerrero Azteca” Segura (32-3-1, 28 KOs). Oddsmakers have the taller Estrada pegged as a -230 favorite against Segura (+190). beIN Sports will televise.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, IBF super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez (31-4, 23 KOs) is expected to lose his title to undefeated Carl Frampton (18-0, 13 KOs). Frampton, who previously stopped Martinez in nine rounds in 2013, is a -550 favorite, while Martinez backers can get +425. AWE TV will televise.
Showtime presents a tripleheader from Cincinnati, Ohio, with each favorite set at odds of at least 10:1. “The Problem” Adrien Broner (28-1, 22 KOs) is a -1165 pick to beat Emmanuel Taylor (18-2, 12 KOs)in the super lightweight main event. Former interim super lightweight titleholder Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (35-3, 33 KOs) is a -1050 favorite to pin the first “L” on unbeaten Roberto “Massa” Ortiz (31-0-1, 24 KOs), and former welterweight world champion Andre Berto (28-3, 22 KOs) is an off the charts -6000 favorite to take care of business against Steve Upsher (24-3-1, 6 KOs). Earlier, Showtime Extreme will present several undercard bouts.
Finally, UniMas will air a clash between former world lightweight champion Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz (34-4-1, 19 KOs) and Carlos Cardenas (21-8, 14 KOs) from Laredo, Texas. No odds posted on that bout as of this writing.
I'm kinda mad that I got shit to do today... I hope make it to a TV in time for the Showtime card.
Especially if you're in to the lighter weight divisions:
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/non-stop-boxing-action-for-fight-fans-today-259873
Non-stop boxing action for fight fans today
By Karl Freitag
A lot of big names in action tonight on a marathon Saturday that offers nearly 10 hours of live boxing.
Perhaps the most interesting fight is the clash in Mexico City between WBA/WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada (26-2-0, 19 KOs) and former champion Giovani “Guerrero Azteca” Segura (32-3-1, 28 KOs). Oddsmakers have the taller Estrada pegged as a -230 favorite against Segura (+190). beIN Sports will televise.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, IBF super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez (31-4, 23 KOs) is expected to lose his title to undefeated Carl Frampton (18-0, 13 KOs). Frampton, who previously stopped Martinez in nine rounds in 2013, is a -550 favorite, while Martinez backers can get +425. AWE TV will televise.
Showtime presents a tripleheader from Cincinnati, Ohio, with each favorite set at odds of at least 10:1. “The Problem” Adrien Broner (28-1, 22 KOs) is a -1165 pick to beat Emmanuel Taylor (18-2, 12 KOs)in the super lightweight main event. Former interim super lightweight titleholder Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (35-3, 33 KOs) is a -1050 favorite to pin the first “L” on unbeaten Roberto “Massa” Ortiz (31-0-1, 24 KOs), and former welterweight world champion Andre Berto (28-3, 22 KOs) is an off the charts -6000 favorite to take care of business against Steve Upsher (24-3-1, 6 KOs). Earlier, Showtime Extreme will present several undercard bouts.
Finally, UniMas will air a clash between former world lightweight champion Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz (34-4-1, 19 KOs) and Carlos Cardenas (21-8, 14 KOs) from Laredo, Texas. No odds posted on that bout as of this writing.
I'm kinda mad that I got shit to do today... I hope make it to a TV in time for the Showtime card.
Since Danny Garcia is moving up his best bet is to clean out 140.
Word on the street is that Pac is moving back down to 140 if he can't get a fight with Floyd next year... and he's talking about fighting Garcia.
Things might get interesting.
That would be a DAMN good fight
BOXING NEWS: ROY JONES JR. NEEDS ONLY 75 SECONDS TO TKO HANY ATIYO IN RUSSIA
Roy Jones Jr. defeated Hany Atiyo at Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia on Friday to win his fifth-consecutive bout.
The four-division champion needed only 75 seconds of the scheduled 12-round cruiserweight fight to stop the 31-year-old with a left to the body. Atiyo rolled around on the canvas in pain after getting dropped, forcing the referee to halt the fight at 1:15 of the first round.
With the victory, the 45-year-old World Boxing Union [German version] cruiserweight champion pushed his record to (59-8, 42 KOs).
Jones Jr. has now won five straight bouts since dropping three in a row to Danny Green, Bernard Hopkins and Denis Lebedev between 2009 and 2011. Jones Jr. has held world titles at heavyweight, light heavyweight, super middleweight and middleweight.
link to fight:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UzP9-ZapiE
Roy Jones Jr. defeated Hany Atiyo at Basket-Hall in Krasnodar, Russia on Friday to win his fifth-consecutive bout.
The four-division champion needed only 75 seconds of the scheduled 12-round cruiserweight fight to stop the 31-year-old with a left to the body. Atiyo rolled around on the canvas in pain after getting dropped, forcing the referee to halt the fight at 1:15 of the first round.
With the victory, the 45-year-old World Boxing Union [German version] cruiserweight champion pushed his record to (59-8, 42 KOs).
Jones Jr. has now won five straight bouts since dropping three in a row to Danny Green, Bernard Hopkins and Denis Lebedev between 2009 and 2011. Jones Jr. has held world titles at heavyweight, light heavyweight, super middleweight and middleweight.
link to fight:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UzP9-ZapiE
James Kirkland declined bout because of dispute with 50 Cent over his purse
Michael Miller has worked for nine years as super welterweight James Kirkland's attorney, adviser, friend and manager, and he's come to expect the unexpected from Kirkland.
Kirkland declined a lucrative bout with Gabe Rosado on Nov. 8 on HBO, Miller said, because he was unhappy with how much of his purse was going to go to his promoter, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Miler said he was not at liberty to disclose the figures, but said that Jackson was above board with Kirkland and the amount that was going to go to Jackson was what all sides had previously discussed and agreed upon.
But in a telephone conversation between Jackson and Kirkland, it fell apart, Miller said.
HBO offered an amount of money to Jackson to get him to provide Kirkland's services for the bout. Kirkland wanted the fight and it seemed the fight was a go.
After talking on the phone with Jackson, Kirkland changed his mind, believing that Jackson was switching the deal.
"It's frustrating, because I think some fair offers are being made and he's not taking them," Miller told Yahoo Sports. "When you say you're going to take an offer and then you don't, six or seven days later, patience starts to wear thin."
Kirkland has been in and out of jail and hasn't been the most stable figher. He sued to get out of his Golden Boy contract in 2012, and earlier this year, told Miller, trainer Ann Wolfe and assistant trainer Donald "Pops" Billingsley that he no longer needed their services. Billingsley rescued Kirkland from a homeless shelter when the fighter was just 6 years old.
Miller filed suit in Bexar County Court in San Antonio, Texas, to enforce his deal. A judge sided with Miller in April and, shortly after, Kirkland reunited with the three of them.
"I'm used to it now after nine years," Miller said of all the zigs and zags and crazy turns in his relationship with Kirkland. "Think of where he was after being Joel Julio, and then he goes to prison. Then he does other crazy things. Then he gets beat by [Nobuhiro] Ishida. He tried to leave us and then he wanted to come back. Then he turns down Golden Boy offers that would have made him a multi-millionaire.
"Now, there's a dispute with 50 Cent over what [Kirkland] thought he heard and what I know I heard. He said 'People in the street, we don't do that. 50 told me the number is going to be x and by God, the number is going to be x.' Everyone tried to explain to him that 'x' was the number that [Jackson] was getting from HBO. ... But [Jackson] has got to make something. We all agreed that a promoter has to make something. I told him that [Jackson] was trying to be totally up front with him, but he was like, 'No. No. You weren't on the phone.' "
And so Kirkland passed on a deal that would have been beneficial and set up him for several potentially big fights in 2015. He also declined a contract in which Golden Boy proposed co-promoting with Jackson that would have guaranteed him a fight with Canelo Alvarez, the star of the Golden Boy stable.
"He doesn't know who to trust and who to believe and he just shuts people out and takes advice from whoever's standing next to him at the time," Miller said. "It's too bad, but I've been through it a lot before."
Kirkland couldn't be reached for comment.
Michael Miller has worked for nine years as super welterweight James Kirkland's attorney, adviser, friend and manager, and he's come to expect the unexpected from Kirkland.
Kirkland declined a lucrative bout with Gabe Rosado on Nov. 8 on HBO, Miller said, because he was unhappy with how much of his purse was going to go to his promoter, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Miler said he was not at liberty to disclose the figures, but said that Jackson was above board with Kirkland and the amount that was going to go to Jackson was what all sides had previously discussed and agreed upon.
But in a telephone conversation between Jackson and Kirkland, it fell apart, Miller said.
HBO offered an amount of money to Jackson to get him to provide Kirkland's services for the bout. Kirkland wanted the fight and it seemed the fight was a go.
After talking on the phone with Jackson, Kirkland changed his mind, believing that Jackson was switching the deal.
"It's frustrating, because I think some fair offers are being made and he's not taking them," Miller told Yahoo Sports. "When you say you're going to take an offer and then you don't, six or seven days later, patience starts to wear thin."
Kirkland has been in and out of jail and hasn't been the most stable figher. He sued to get out of his Golden Boy contract in 2012, and earlier this year, told Miller, trainer Ann Wolfe and assistant trainer Donald "Pops" Billingsley that he no longer needed their services. Billingsley rescued Kirkland from a homeless shelter when the fighter was just 6 years old.
Miller filed suit in Bexar County Court in San Antonio, Texas, to enforce his deal. A judge sided with Miller in April and, shortly after, Kirkland reunited with the three of them.
"I'm used to it now after nine years," Miller said of all the zigs and zags and crazy turns in his relationship with Kirkland. "Think of where he was after being Joel Julio, and then he goes to prison. Then he does other crazy things. Then he gets beat by [Nobuhiro] Ishida. He tried to leave us and then he wanted to come back. Then he turns down Golden Boy offers that would have made him a multi-millionaire.
"Now, there's a dispute with 50 Cent over what [Kirkland] thought he heard and what I know I heard. He said 'People in the street, we don't do that. 50 told me the number is going to be x and by God, the number is going to be x.' Everyone tried to explain to him that 'x' was the number that [Jackson] was getting from HBO. ... But [Jackson] has got to make something. We all agreed that a promoter has to make something. I told him that [Jackson] was trying to be totally up front with him, but he was like, 'No. No. You weren't on the phone.' "
And so Kirkland passed on a deal that would have been beneficial and set up him for several potentially big fights in 2015. He also declined a contract in which Golden Boy proposed co-promoting with Jackson that would have guaranteed him a fight with Canelo Alvarez, the star of the Golden Boy stable.
"He doesn't know who to trust and who to believe and he just shuts people out and takes advice from whoever's standing next to him at the time," Miller said. "It's too bad, but I've been through it a lot before."
Kirkland couldn't be reached for comment.