Lem’s latest: Bradley to be ‘fighting machine’ vesus Marquez
Tim Bradley’s trainer, Joel Diaz: “Juan Manuel Marquez is a very experienced fighter. If he hurts you, he’ll finish you.”
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Is Chavez Jr.-Vera worth the weight? The experts weigh in
As late as Wednesday morning, the weight at which Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera was up for question, once again bringing up the question of Chavez’s discipline issues.
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Lem’s latest: Chavez Jr.-Vera weight TBA; Arum says “pot” is OK
Bob Arum defended Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s use of marijuana and use of the drug in general during a media conference call on Tuesday. “I want to go on record as saying that there is nothing wrong with smoking pot,” Arum said during the call.
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Roach: Pacquiao, Cotto ‘will never fight’ again
Miguel Cotto said he more or less plans to finish the his career with new trainer Freddie Roach, who trained Manny Pacquiao to knock Cotto out in 2009. Roach said the two “are very good friends now” and will “never fight again.”
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Schaefer: Alexander-Khan ‘close’
A potential clash between Amir Khan and Devon Alexander is close to being finalized, said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
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Alexander, trainer make case for Mayweather
Devon Alexander: “I would match up very well against Floyd Mayweather. It’s skills versus skills. I don’t think that Floyd wants to deal with that.”
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Lem’s latest: Garcia voices opinion on Matthysse
Angel Garcia’s comparison of son Danny Garcia to Lucas Matthysse: “Lucas Matthysse fought 32 guys he was supposed to knock out. Danny fought 26 guys he was supposed to lose to.”
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Lem’s latest: De La Hoya predicts Alvarez KO of Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya predicts that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will stop Floyd Mayweather inside of eight rounds; Tim Bradley spars with Lucas Matthysse.
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Lem’s latest: Shafikov, Diaz, Ramirez win
Junior welterweight/lightweight contender Denis Shafikov, former lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz, and junior welterweight Jose Carlos Ramirez all won by knockout on Saturday night during a Top Rank-promoted event in Laredo, Texas.
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Lem’s latest: Mares to show ‘elite’ talent versus Gonzalez
Unbeaten WBC featherwieght titleholder Abner Mares on his Aug. 24 fight with veteran two-division beltholder Jhonny Gonzalez: “You will see a different Abner Mares. I can’t wait to show that I’m one of the elite.”
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