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Matthysse: I’m willing to go up to 147 to face Mayweather

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:41 +0000

By Dan Ambrose: WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse has his sights set on a big money fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future if he can get past WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia on September 7th in Washington, DC. That’s the fight that Matthysse and Garcia’s mutual promoters at Golden [...]

Alexander: I knew I could beat Purdy one-handed

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:58:07 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: To show you how much of a mismatch last Saturday’s “fight” between IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KO’s) and his British opponent Lee Purdy (20-4-1, 13 KO’s), Alexander said he knew he could beat Purdy with only one hand and that’s exactly what he did after Alexander hurt his left [...]

Shane Mosley will likely receive a title shot after his victory over Cano

WarMaidana — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:59:47 +0000

(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Dallas Orysiuk: This weekend was full of many exciting and interesting boxing match-ups: Devon Alexander’s stoppage victory over Lee Purdy, Guillermo Jones stoppage of Denis Lebedev, Lucas Matthysses destruction of Lamont Peterson and finally Sugar Shane Mosley’s “great comeback” victory over the all-time great Pablo Cesar Cano. Mosley (47-8-1, 39 [...]

Matthysse a better opponent for Mayweather than Canelo

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:44:29 +0000

(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: If Floyd Mayweather Jr. is looking for a good opponent for his September 14th fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, he needs to think hard about selecting WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse for that fight instead of WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” [...]

Peterson-Matthysse discussion

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:13:42 +0000

“Argentine Bad-Ass” edition of “The Pugilist KOrner’s: Weekend Wrap” tonight at 9:00 PM EST. Pugilist KOrner link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wcsteelerfan/2013/05/20/tha-weekend-wrap Pugilist KOrner listener line: 718-506-1506 During tonight’s broadcast, James and Joseph will review Lucas Matthysse’s breathtaking TKO performance over former IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Lamont Peterson, as well as future options for both competing fighters. The two [...]

Fury: Froch will beat Kessler by a hometown decision

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:46:04 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight Tyson Fury thinks IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) will be beating WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) by a nice hometown decision this Saturday night in their pay per view unification bout at the O2 Arena on London, UK. Fury sees Kessler whipping Froch, [...]

2013 Women’s Continental Championships

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:18:07 +0000

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States national anthem was a commonly heard tune on Sunday at the 2013 Women’s Continental Championships in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Team USA won eight gold medals in final round action of the continental tournament, which featured top female athletes from north, central and south America. The 2013 Women’s [...]

Barker-Geale on August 17th in Verona, New York

admin — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:59:43 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KO’s) will get his first shot at a real honest to goodness world title on August 17th against IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (29-1, 15 KO’s) at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. Barker previously fought WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez two years [...]