Jul

Lem’s latest: Arum “rooting for” TMT Promotions

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum applauds the creation of TMT Promotions by rapper 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr., saying it will energize the sport and possibly set the stage for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

Q&A: Lopez set to “shock everyone” against Alvarez

13

Jul

Q&A: Lopez set to “shock everyone” against Alvarez

by Lem Satterfield

Josesito Lopez on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “On paper, this looks like it’s going to be a walk in the park for Canelo. But if you’ve seen me fight, and you know the training that I go through for a fight like this — especially one of this magnitude — then you’ll know that Canelo is in for a fight.”

13

Jul

Martirosyan or Proksa eyed for Golovkin

by Lem Satterfield

Undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan is being considered for a clash with WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin on Aug. 25.

01

Jun

Kirkland pulls out of Alvarez fight

by Lem Satterfield

Southpaw junior middleweight James Kirkland will not sign to fight WBC titleholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, citing recovery from shoulder surgery in March.

Williams: ‘If I can’t walk then I’ll be on the boat fishing’

30

May

Williams: ‘If I can’t walk then I’ll be on the boat fishing’

by Lem Satterfield

Paul Williams: “They told me there is a very slight chance of walking because the spine was, like, crushed or whatever…but as far as me walking and all of that, it’s all on me. I’m going to be walking. I know that. That’s how I feel.”

Manager: Williams is paralyzed below waist after motorcycle accident

28

May

Manager: Williams is paralyzed below waist after motorcycle accident

by Lem Satterfield

Manager George Peterson describes Paul Williams as being in an “excellent frame of mind” despite his involvement in a motorcycle accident on Sunday that has left the fighter paralyzed from the waist down, hospitalized and in anticipation of surgery.

17

May

Alvarez-Williams talks intensify

by Lem Satterfield

Paul Williams promoter, Dan Goossen, calls a potential clash with WBC junior middleweight beltholder Saul Alvarez “a great fight for the sport, and a great fight for both fighters.”

Lem’s latest: Golden Boy eyes Alvarez-Williams, Marquez-Morales, Mitchell-Welliver

15

May

Lem’s latest: Golden Boy eyes Alvarez-Williams, Marquez-Morales, Mitchell-Welliver

by Lem Satterfield

Could WBC 154-pound titleholder Saul Alvarez face former two-time welterweight beltholder Paul Williams, THE RING’s No. 8-rated junior middleweight contender, on Sept. 15?