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That was after the Lennox fight when he said that wasn't it? Or Holyfield?
 
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Slim pickings. TR didn't wanna make the Provodnikov rematch and everyone else is occupied. IDK if it's final but Arum's been setting up for Alvarado/Rios III in January so those were another two names out the window.
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then work out a deal for him to fight someone at golden boy and stop with the BS
 
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Verdejo needs to step up in competition. These 2-3 round KOs are a joke.
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Felix was the most impressive Puerto Rican prospect on the Cotto/Martinez undercard, for what it's worth.

"Jersey Boy" working his way back from the Kirk catastrophe, one KO at a time albeit against low-level competition.
 
no doubt he's impressive, but they keep feeding dude cupcakes ala wilder :lol:

Hopefully Jersey Boy can thrive at the Wild Card
 
Eh, he's only 21 with 15 fights in...I'm sure we'll see him on HBO against higher comp sometime next year. TR knows what they're doing with him, obviously building him to be their next star from the island. Can easily see him and Canelo being the 2 biggest PPV stars 3 years from now...

Good to see Jersey Boy bounce back, would like to see him step up in comp to see where he is after Kirk. Still think there was no reason for him to take such a bad beating...SMH. It's funny though, he's already on his 2nd fight back and Kirkland hasn't been seen since...
 
Kirkland has to be one of the biggest morons in the game today. The fights and money he's turned down is ridiculous.
 
Turned down both Rosado AND Canelo...

Dude is beefing with Ann Wolfe (AGAIN) and 50. I just think he doesn't wanna go through training camp with her...:lol:
 
And he was gonna get seven figures for Canelo IIRC. That's insane for a dude who didn't make money :lol:

I've given up on him though. Before he got locked up, I thought he was gonna be a stud at JMW or MW and that just set his career back. Between that, the stupid beefs with Ann and the stupid decisions...I'm not really looking out for him to be in the ring anymore.
 
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Kirkland has to be one of the biggest morons in the game today. The fights and money he's turned down is ridiculous.
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Poor management, failing to capitalize on the Tapia highlight. Coupled with the armed robbery and firearm charge, robbed Kirk's prime and potentially great career.
 
Wrap up of the fights this past weekend:

A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:

Saturday at Los Mochis, Mexico
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO11 Jorge Arce
Retains a featherweight title
Records: Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs); Arce (64-8-2, 49 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Many fans had looked forward to this fight for a long time given the stature of Gonzalez and Arce as two of Mexico's most decorated and crowd-pleasing action fighters during their long careers; both began boxing professionally in the 1990s.

Arce, 35 and with a ton of brutal fights in the rearview mirror at smaller weights, was, of course, the underdog. But still, many thought he would at least make it exciting and perhaps have some moments against the chinny Gonzalez, 33, who was making the second defense of his second 126-pound title reign.

Instead, the fight was wipeout city. Gonzalez thoroughly dominated and scored three knockdowns, hopefully sending Arce back into retirement. Arce had won three fights in a row since ending an 11-month retirement that commenced following a third-round knockout loss to then-junior featherweight titleholder Nonito Donaire in December 2012. Arce, a former four-division titlist -- junior flyweight, junior bantamweight, bantamweight and junior featherweight (plus an interim belt at flyweight, which is where he was actually at his best) -- showed absolutely nothing against Gonzalez, whose left hook was on point round in and round out.

The bigger and faster Gonzalez inflicted the first damage in the second round when he opened a cut on the bridge of Arce's nose. In the third round, he opened a terrible cut over Arce's left eye and dropped him for the first time with a nasty left hook. Gonzalez's left hook was responsible for knockdowns in the fifth and ninth rounds as well.

In the 11th round, as Gonzalez, also a former bantamweight titleholder, continued to have his way, he sent Arce into a corner with a right and left and even though those two blows were not particularly devastating, referee Johnny Callas did the right thing by calling off the fight at 2 minutes, 43 seconds and saving Arce from another round of punishment.

Adrian Estrella W12 Celestino Caballero
Junior lightweight
Scores: 117-107 (twice), 115-109
Records: Estrella (19-0, 17 KOs); Caballero (37-6, 24 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: From about 2005 to 2009, Caballero, 38, of Panama, was one of the best fighters in the world. He unified junior featherweight belts and was a guy nobody really wanted to fight. He eventually won a featherweight belt also, but was stripped because he refused to make a mandatory defense because he was unhappy with the money he was offered and wound up sitting out for more than a year. Now he is 1-2 since after getting routed by Estrella in a move up to 130 pounds.

Estella, 22, of Mexico, won his fourth fight of the year and left no doubt as he knocked down Caballero four times in all. He dropped Caballero twice in the fifth round and looked as though he might end the fight after badly hurting him with uppercuts and right hands in an all-out attack. Caballero barely survived the round and got knocked down again early in the 10th round, literally skidding across the ring when he hit the deck after eating a flurry of shots. Then he got dropped yet again in the fist minute of 11th round after the relentless Estrella caught with a right hand to culminate a combination. The upshot of this fight was that Estrella showed himself to be a young fighter to keep an eye on while Caballero, now 3-4 in his past seven bouts, looked a fighter who is just about done.

Saturday at Mashantucket, Conn.
Rances Barthelemy W12 Fernando David Saucedo
Retains a junior lightweight title
Scores: 120-108 (three times)
Records: Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs); Saucedo (52-6-3, 8 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Barthelemy, a former Cuban amateur standout who defected and now is based in Miami, seemingly won a junior lightweight world title in January by knocking out Argenis Mendez in the second round of a dominating performance. However, the knockout blows came just after the bell ended the round. Mendez protested, the decision was changed to a no decision and the belt was returned to Mendez. But in the mandated rematch in July, Barthelemy outboxed Mendez and won a clear unanimous decision to grab the belt.

Barthelemy returned for his first title defense in a wicked mismatch with Saucedo, 32, of Argentina, who came into the fight having won 14 fights in a row -- against dreadful opposition -- since a decision loss challenging then-featherweight titlist Chris John in Indonesia in 2010.

Barthelemy, the younger brother of 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Yan Barthelemy, won every single round in monotonous fashion in a fight most expected to be one-sided in the first place. This was even worse than expected. Barthelemy never pressed the action despite being the far superior fighter and Saucedo, who never seemed to try to mount any serious offense, was basically inept in a horrible fight that lacked any semblance of competition or excitement. The small crowd in a theater at the Foxwoods Resort Casino was silent throughout and it was hard to blame them. They were probably asleep.

Barthelemy has talent but had so easily outboxed the slow Saucedo, mainly with his jab and by using his height and reach advantages, that he never seemed to feel the need to try to make the kind of statement that would have boxing fans asking to see him again. After this snoozefest, nobody's going to be begging to see his next fight. As for Saucedo, this was his first fight in the United States and, hopefully, his last.

Vanes Martirosyan W10 Willie Nelson
Junior middleweight
Scores: 97-93 (twice), 96-94
Records: Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 KOs); Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: This was a big win for Martirosyan, 28, of Glendale, California, a longtime contender who had failed to win his two biggest fights, a shot at a vacant title when he lost a decision to Demetrius Andrade last November and a generous ninth-round technical draw with Erislandy Lara in a title elimination bout in 2012.

After the loss to Andrade, Top Rank, which had signed him out of the 2004 Olympics and promoted his entire career, released him. But promoter Dan Goossen believed in him, signed him and also steered him to his brother Joe Goossen, one of boxing's best trainers. Martirosyan won their first fight together in January, pulled out of another fight because of an injury and then this big opportunity came up against Nelson, 27, of Cleveland, also a talented contender. The winner of this fight would certainly move on to a bigger opportunity, perhaps even a title shot.

But just a few days before the fight Dan Goossen died at age 64 from liver cancer, shocking the boxing world because so few knew he had been diagnosed in early September. Joe Goossen, obviously, was dealing with a brother near death while also training Martirosyan and Martirosyan, who was tight with Goossen, fought with a heavy heart and dedicated the fight to him. The rallying cry was to win for Dan.

Martirosyan, in great shape and focused, turned back Nelson in a highly competitive and exciting fight to score the emotional victory, nearly breaking down in his postfight interview on Showtime. Martirosyan worked his way inside against the taller and longer Nelson and simply would not be denied. He had an answer for everything Nelson threw at him. The pace of the fight built in the second half and there was a ton of give-and-take action, but it was Martirosyan who was landing the cleaner, harder punches. He opened a cut under Nelson's eye in the eighth round. Martirosyan also suffered a cut over his right eye, but closed very strong to take the final three rounds and leave little doubt as to the rightful winner.

"Around Round 8, I thought about Dan and he made me fight hard. This was for Dan," Martirosyan said. "I know he was watching me and this is for him. We love him and we miss him."

Tommy Karpency W10 Chad Dawson
Light heavyweight
Scores: 96-94 (twice) Karpency, 96-94 Dawson
Records: Karpency (24-4-1, 14 KOs); Dawson (32-4, 18 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: The result of this fight had much more to do with the dramatic fall of Dawson, the former light heavyweight champion, than Karpency becoming a serious contender by pulling the upset. On paper, this was a blatant mismatch that was supposed to make Dawson look like a monster. He was anything but, however, so congratulations to Karpency, 28, of Adah, Pennsylvania -- who lost a shutout decision to Nathan Cleverly in a 2012 world title challenge -- for getting the victory, one he deserved despite Dawson's sour grapes whining after the scores were announced. Dawson also said he hurt his left shoulder in the third round.

Dawson, 32, of New Haven, Connecticut, lost for the third time in four fights, including two one-sided knockout losses. He moved down in weight to challenge super middleweight champion Andre Ward and got his clock cleaned in a one-sided 10th-round knockout in September 2012. In his next fight, Dawson lost the light heavyweight world title when Adonis Stevenson annihilated him in 76 seconds in June 2013. After a year off, Dawson returned to face journeyman George Blades on June 21, came in way out of shape, missed weight by four pounds but still scored a first-round knockout.

Although Dawson was on weight and clearly in better shape against fellow southpaw Karpency, Dawson just isn't the same fighter he used to be. At his best, he would have taken Karpency to school. Instead, he struggled for the entire fight. Dawson's right jab was pretty good early on but he abandoned it for no apparent reason. Neither man was particularly aggressive, but Karpency seemed to want it just a bit more and did just enough to shade enough rounds for the win. Props to the judges for turning in good scorecards in a fight that nobody expected to be competitive at all. This outcome ought to kick dirt on Dawson's career as a serious threat.

"I just came here to win, I had nothing to lose," Karpency said. "I know I did enough to win and thankfully the judges got it right. I know it was close but I won hands down. I came here on short notice and I had to pace myself and make my punches count. I buzzed him a few times but couldn't get him down. He was running. He thought he had the fight won."

Saturday at Orlando, Fla.
Felix Verdejo TKO3 Sergio Villanueva
Lightweight
Records: Verdejo (15-0, 11 KOs); Villanueva (26-5-2, 13 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Oh my, what a knockout! Verdejo, the 21-year-old super prospect and 2012 Olympian from Puerto Rico, is not only one of the most marketable and exciting young fighters in boxing but also one of its most talented. Top Rank, his promoter, however, has been desperate to get him rounds because he keeps destroying his opponents early, although durable and experienced Oscar Bravo did take him the eight-round distance in his last fight in August.

Villanueva, 23, of Mexico, also was supposed to take him rounds. It is why he was picked as the opponent. After all, in his previous fight he had gone the 10-round distance with fringe contender Rey Bautista in May in a loss and had lasted into the seventh against Jose Pedraza, another highly touted Puerto Rican prospect, in June. But not only did Verdejo, a potential superstar who drew a raucous crowd in Puerto Rican-heavy Orlando, erase Villanueva early on, he did it in such violent, highlight-reel fashion that it will go down as a surefire knockout of the year candidate. It was the kind of jaw-dropping knockout that it makes it easy for people to continue to compare his potential to that of Puerto Rican icon Felix Trinidad, one of the great fighters (and punchers) in recent history.

Verdejo looked really good against Villanueva. He was quick with his punches, landed some hard rights and lefts and was in control from the opening bell. Then in the third round, Verdejo turned southpaw for a moment and absolutely ruined Villanueva with a right hand that caught flush on the side of the face. As Verdejo moved out of the way, Villanueva was motionless for a moment and then fell toward the canvas but did not hit the mat because he fell in between the first and second ring ropes, literally bouncing off of them. He actually got to his feet but was gone. He fell into referee Frank Santore, who then waved off the fight at 1 minute, 57 seconds as Villanueva fell backward across the ring. If Verdejo wasn't already a star in the making, this is the kind of knockout that is going to get a lot of people very, very excited. Verdejo moved to 6-0 this year and likely will be back to finish things off in December. Look for 2015 to be a big year for him.

Also on the card: Junior lightweight Gamalier Rodriguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs), 27, of Puerto Rico, knocked out 23-year-old Martin Cardona of Mexico at 49 seconds of the second round; 2012 Brazilian Olympic silver medalist Esquiva Falcao (5-0, 3 KOs), 24, knocked out Austin Marcum (6-6-1, 3 KOs), 21, of Logan, West Virginia, at 1 minute, 24 seconds of the second round; and 2012 Puerto Rican Olympian Jantony Ortiz (3-0, 2 KOs), 20, shook off a first-round knockout to win a four-round decision against Gilberto Mendoza (4-4, 1 KO), 24, of Mexico, on scores of 39-37, 38-37 and 38-37.

Saturday at Atlantic City, N.J.
Glen Tapia TKO4 Donatas Bondorovas
Junior middleweight
Records: Tapia (22-1, 14 KOs); Bondorovas (18-6-1, 6 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Tapia, 24, of Passaic, New Jersey, was supposed to fight on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale middleweight title bout July 26 at Madison Square Garden in New York, but his fight was canceled at the weigh-in because the New York commission doctor did not like something he saw on Tapia's blood test. It was something Tapia has fought with for his entire career and has not prevented him from being licensed in New York before or in New Jersey, where he was already licensed for the year.

With his New Jersey license in order, Tapia headlined the card and notched his second victory in a row since suffering a fourth-round knockout loss to James Kirkland in a slugfest in December. Although trainer Freddie Roach could not be in the corner because of other commitments, Tapia was in good hands with assistant Marvin Samodio and was patient as he set up Bondorovas with his jab in a dominant performance. He cut Bondorovas over both eyes and in the fourth round, as they were both throwing shots, Tapia caught him with a right hand and a left and Bondorovas went down. He beat the count, but was staggering and the referee waved the fight off at 47 seconds. Bondorovas, who participated in this year's ESPN Boxcino tournament, lost his second fight in a row.

Also on the card, super middleweight prospect Jesse Hart (15-0, 12 KOs), 25, of Philadelphia, the son of 1970s middleweight contender Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, knocked out Roberto Acevedo (8-3, 5 KOs), 27, of Puerto Rico at 1 minute, 15 seconds of the fourth round. Also, Washington, D.C., junior welterweight prospect Mike Reed (11-0, 6 KOs), an aggressive 21-year-old southpaw, fought for the first time since signing a promotional contract with Top Rank during the summer and easily outpointed Osnel Charles (10-11-1, 1 KO), 30, of Atlantic City, winning by scores of 60-52, 60-52 and 59-53.

Saturday at Leeds, England
Josh Warrington TKO4 Davide Dieli
Wins vacant European featherweight title
Records: Warrington (19-0, 3 KOs); Dieli (15-4, 5 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Warrington, 23, of England, who has won the British and Commonwealth titles, added the European title to his collection as he stopped Dieli, 35, of Italy. Warrington, fighting in his supportive hometown, set a fast pace that Dieli could not keep up with in a dominant performance. Warrington was wearing Dieli down before dropping him with a right hand in the fourth round and then forcing referee Manuel Oliver Palomo to stop the fight at 1 minute, 42 seconds during the follow-up attack.

Ricky Burns W8 Alexandre Lepelley
Junior welterweight
Score: 79-71
Records: Burns (37-4-1, 11 KOs); Lepelley (17-2-1, 3 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: Burns, 31, of Scotland, is a former junior lightweight and lightweight titleholder who had his struggles as he moved up to junior welterweight to face late substitute Lepelley, 32, of France, who filled in on about a week's notice when Leonardo Esteban Gonzalez of Argentina dropped out.

Burns is trying to rejuvenate his career after three poor performances in a row -- a gift draw to retain a lightweight belt against Raymundo Beltran, a clear title loss on points to Terence Crawford and a split decision loss to unheralded Dejan Zlaticanin in June. What was supposed to be a routine rehabilitation bout against Lepelley turned into a tough struggle despite the lopsided score. (There is only one judge for many nontitle bouts in the United Kingdom.) Burns did drop the shorter Lepelley late in the opening round and Lepelley also cost himself a point for head-butting in the seventh round, but in between he made Burns work for everything. It was such a discouraging performance that Burns said afterward that he might drop back down to the lightweight division.

Wednesday at Santa Monica, Calif.
Hassan N'Dam W12 Curtis Stevens
Middleweight
Title eliminator
Records: N'Dam (31-1, 18 KOs); Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs)
Rafael's remarks: N'Dam, 30, of France, held a world title briefly but lost it in when "Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin dropped him six times in a unanimous decision win in 2012. Now N'Dam has won four fights in a row, none more significant that this one because it was the official eliminator to produce the mandatory challenger for the winner of the fight Wednesday night (ESPN2, 9 ET) between titleholder Sam Soliman of Australia and former champion Jermain Taylor of Little Rock, Arkansas.

N'Dam secured the title shot by clearly outboxing the very disappointing Stevens, 29, of Brooklyn, New York, who looked clueless at times. Stevens has power but that is about it. He didn't seem to have any strategy other than to follow N'Dam around the ring and try to land his potent left hook. But N'Dam has good quickness and had a good game plan. He moved a lot against Stevens, who could not deal with it.

Stevens, whose only world title shot ended in a one-sided eighth-round knockout at the hands of Gennady Golovkin last November, did land a good right hand that wobbled N'Dam in the seventh round. But in the eighth round, N'Dam landed a short right hand that dropped Stevens to a knee. Overall, Stevens was outclassed, although N'Dam had to survive a couple of rocky moments later in the fight, including in the 12th round when he put all kinds of pressure on N'Dam. But it was too little way too late.
 
I'll put it in the title but just a heads up that the Jermain Taylor/Sam Soliman is on ESPN2 this Wednesday. Molina/K9 is on ESPN Deportes this Saturday.
 
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I'll put it in the title but just a heads up that the Jermain Taylor/Sam Soliman is on ESPN2 this Wednesday. Molina/K9 is on ESPN Deportes this Saturday.
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Molina by 116-112 or 117-111 decision. Not making a prediction for the other fight, believe Soliman wins a contested decision but rooting heavily for "Bad Intentions" especially after Pavlik and Abraham.
 
Andre Direll looked good. I still think he was robbed against Froch. Hopefully he can challenge some of the big names in his division. I would love to see him against Kessler or Bute
 
This dude taylor need to hang it up. That was a terrible performance against a one legged 40 year old who traveled from Australia
 
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