- by Robert Morales on 16 October 2008
Superfighter is coming
There are a lot of things wrong with boxing, such as superstar fighters not making weight thus hurting or ruining an event, bad decisions by judges who don’t know what they are doing, weak referees who should not be working title fights but are because of politics and events that have an intriguing main event [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 13 August 2008
The Latest on Oscar - Pacquiao
Richard Schaefer is spending a lot of time these days defending Oscar De La Hoya’s decision to go after a fight with the much smaller Manny Pacquiao. We spoke with Schaefer on Tuesday, and he gave us an update on the negotiations for the fight that would take place Dec. 6.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 5 August 2008
For now vendetta’s get in the way of Margarito-Williams II
From a practical standpoint, even Paul Williams admitted that no one can blame fellow welterweight world champion Antonio Margarito for wanting to fight Oscar De La Hoya. Anyone who steps into the ring with De La Hoya makes his biggest payday.
“Business-wise, I understand that,” Williams said.
But Williams said that doesn’t mean Margarito-De La Hoya would [...]
- by Robert Morales on 30 July 2008
Oscar should consider Margarito
It was July 21 at the Montebello Police Athletic League gym, located just blocks from the city limits of East Los Angeles, where Oscar De La Hoya grew up. It was five days before Antonio Margarito would beat Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico to a pulp on the way to an 11th-round technical knockout and [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 22 July 2008
Cotto-Margarito has the makings of another Puerto Rico-Mexico classic
When Puerto Rican great Wilfredo Gomez moved up in weight to challenge Salvador Sanchez of Mexico for his featherweight world championship in 1981 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Gomez apparently took Sanchez lightly.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 16 July 2008
Marquez has a lot on the line against Casamayor
Juan Manuel Marquez is one of the few today who can lose and still remain a consensus top 10 pound-for-pound fighter. He is that good.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 8 July 2008
Mando Ramos : A champion in the ring, a difference maker out of it
Mando Ramos lived la vida loca - the crazy life - during his days as a fighter. He died Sunday morning at the age of 59 at his home in San Pedro, Calif., leaving us wondering what might have been were he not a wild and crazy guy during a 10-year career that began three [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 1 July 2008
Arreola looks for big fights
Ever since Chris Arreola beat the daylights out of Chazz Witherspoon on June 21 in Memphis, there has been a burning question in the mind of yours truly: When was the last time we saw a heavyweight stay as busy as Arreola?
Read more- by Robert Morales on 24 June 2008
Roach would like Hatton after Diaz for Manny
Freddie Roach sat down with reporters at a table inside a restaurant at the end of the Santa Monica Pier on Monday. He was there for a news conference promoting Saturday’s fight between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and lightweight champion David Diaz of Chicago at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 10 June 2008
With Floyd retired, What’s Oscar to do?
Another fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. would probably resemble their rather boring fight in May 2007 won by Mayweather via split decision. Mayweather was never going to go toe-to-toe with De La Hoya in that fight and would not have done so in a rematch.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 8 June 2008
Is Calzaghe running from Kelly Pavlik?
Wales’ Joe Calzaghe finally did what he always said he wanted to do - come to the U.S. and show his stuff. When he won a split decision over Bernard Hopkins in April in Las Vegas, it was mission accomplished.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 4 June 2008
Paul Williams looking to get his groove back
It’s almost perplexing to hear Paul Williams talk about his upset loss to Carlos Quintana on Feb. 9 in Temecula, Calif.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 28 May 2008
A statue that goes beyond the record
A newspaper colleague recently wrote a scathing story regarding the statue of Oscar De La Hoya that is scheduled to be erected on Star Plaza at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 21 May 2008
Timothy Bradley willing to take on all comers
It was Tuesday, about 6:45 p.m. on the West Coast. On the telephone line was Timothy Bradley, the new World Boxing Council super lightweight champion from the beautiful desert town of Palm Springs, Calif.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 14 May 2008
Pacquiao, Pavlik, Cotto-Margarito ; Arum has a lot on his mind
Unless there is a last-minute snafu, it appears the July 26 welterweight title unification fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto is going to be contested in Las Vegas, promoter Bob Arum told us Tuesday.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 7 May 2008
Who is David Diaz?
Employees at Time Warner Cable in San Antonio on Tuesday were lined up to get the autograph of a particular boxer. He faced television cameras and print reporters as well during his day in Texas.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 23 April 2008
Who will fill the void when Oscar & Shane leave?
A colleague at the Long Beach Press-Telegram said to yours truly the other day: “Why are guys like Bernard Hopkins, Oscar De La Hoya and “Sugar” Shane Mosley still fighting?”
Read more- by Robert Morales on 9 April 2008
Vazquez celebrates memorable trilogy
Israel Vazquez last Wednesday was honored by one of his two promotional companies at a Mexican restaurant in Lynwood, Calif. It was Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ way of thanking Vazquez for winning the rubber match of his fascinating trilogy with Rafael Marquez on March 1, and for showing the boxing world he is one of the [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 2 April 2008
Cintron & Calzaghe: Redemption & Validation
Kermit Cintron and Joe Calzaghe are in different weight classes and will never fight each other, but they have two things in common: Their last names start with a ‘C’ and they are both on the brink of perhaps their biggest fight.|
Read more- by Robert Morales on 26 March 2008
Judah & Mosley fight for one more shot
The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles had that boxing buzz going Monday. Reporters and photographers scurried through the door leading to the lobby, looking to make their way to the “Sugar” Shane Mosley-Zab Judah news conference.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 19 March 2008
Team Marquez has no leg to stand on in argument
It’s a crying shame that two recent fights that could compete for Fight of the Year are being tarnished by controversy when there really is none.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 12 March 2008
This, that and the other thing in the world of boxing:
It was good to see Ricky Hatton sign a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions. Oscar De La Hoya’s company is [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 5 March 2008
Marquez seeking double revenge
Manny Pacquiao beat the daylights out of Marco Antonio Barrera in November 2003, stopping him in the 11th round of a one-sided fight in San Antonio, Texas. Yet, just six months later - in May 2004 - Juan Manuel Marquez figured his fight with Pacquiao in Las Vegas was going to be a walk in [...]
Read more- by Robert Morales on 27 February 2008
Oscar-Forbes : Real fight or Tune Up?
No matter which way Oscar De La Hoya spins his May 3 fight with Steve Forbes, there are going to be plenty of experts who denounce it because Forbes was only briefly a world champion in 2001 and because he fought at as low as 130 pounds just 3 1/2
years ago.
- by Robert Morales on 22 February 2008
Gomez & Gloden Boy look for a busy spring
Like a good boxer will touch an opponent with his left jab before unloading the right cross, it’s time to touch on a few things as we near the end of the second month of this boxing year:
Read more- by Robert Morales on 13 February 2008
Jermain Taylor looks to rebound and gain revenge
Jermain Taylor should be given credit for going right back into the fire that is Kelly Pavlik, who beat down Taylor last Sept. 29 on his way to a seventh-round knockout, taking Taylor’s two middleweight titles.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 5 February 2008
Castillo now sees a title, not cuts, in his eyes
Martin Castillo had been getting cut over the eyes for several years prior to his super flyweight title defense against Nobuo Nashiro in July 2006 in Nashiro’s native Japan. Then Castillo was severely cut against Nashiro and he lost his belt via 10th-round technical knockout when the bout was stopped because of the cuts.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 30 January 2008
Taylor and Steward move on with out each other
It’s not unusual for a fighter and trainer to rip each other after they have parted ways. But that hasn’t been the case with Jermain Taylor and Emanuel Steward, who split in the aftermath of Taylor’s seventh-round technical knockout loss to Kelly Pavlik in September.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 23 January 2008
Chambers looks to set a tone for Goossen Tutor
It was just past 9 p.m. in Germany on Tuesday, and promoter Dan Goossen was breaking bread with a variety of people involved in Saturday’s event from Berlin featuring “Fast” Eddie Chambers and Alexander Povetkin in a heavyweight title elimination fight.
Read more- by Robert Morales on 16 January 2008
Saint Manny in for a tough fight with Marquez
Promoter Bob Arum practically anointed Manny Pacquiao a saint during Tuesday’s news conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel formally announcing Pacquiao’s rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas.
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