Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Canelo-GGG burnout & the middleweight mix, Sor Rungvisai & boxer heartbreak, Loma vs. Pac)
GGG-CANELO BURNOUT How’s it going Dougie? Hope all is well. I’ve been reading too much on Canelo vs GGG. Honestly, if it...
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Richard Schaefer chosen Promoter of The Year by Sports Illustrated
Richard Schaefer on being chosen Promoter of The Year by Sports Illustrated: “In the end, this is all about the fans of our great sport and I will continue to deliver the best fights and fighters to them in 2014 and beyond.”
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Lamont Peterson-Dierry Jean, Jermell Charlo-Gabriel Rosado on Jan. 25
IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will try to rebound from a third-round stoppage loss to Lucas Matthysse against Dierry Jean on Jan. 25 at The D.C. Armory.
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Shawn Porter makes case for Marcos Maidana fight
Shawn Porter on Marcos Maidana’s victory over Adrien Broner: “It didn’t go the way that I thought it would go. I actually thought that Broner would move more and use his quickness, but Maidana came in and got the job done.”
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Experts analyze Paul Malignaggi-Zab Judah buddy bash
Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah will meet in Saturday’s clash of Brooklyn natives. Sixteen boxing experts are split over who will win the showdown between the veteran two-division titleholders.
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Lem’s latest: Malignaggi vows ‘no love taps’ with Judah
Paulie Malignaggi says he is motivated to defeat Zab Judah, despite the fact that the Brooklyn natives are friends. Malignaggi and Judah headline a Showtime-televised card at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday.
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Alexander-Porter: The kid gloves are off
IBF welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander defeated Shawn Porter once when they were amateurs, but says that he will be more dominant over his former rival when they meet as pros on Dec. 7 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
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Golden Boy wins purse bid for Peterson-Jean
IBF titleholder Lamont Peterson could defend his 140-pound belt against Dierry Jean in either January or February, according to Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.
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Lem’s latest: Alvarez to fight thrice in 2014
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer plans to have Canelo Alvarez fight three times in 2014. Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto and middleweight champ Sergio Martinez are among the top opponent considerations for Alvarez.
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Garcia looking to ‘build his way into 147’
If Danny Garcia’s next fight is not a defense of his RING, WBA and WBC 140-pound belts, it will likely be a non-title catchweight bout designed to facilitate a rise into the 147-pound division, according to his father and trainer Angel Garcia.
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