Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans ask Dougie’s opinion on fights that are made (Froch-Groves), fights that could be made (Brook-Khan, Matthysse-Provodnikov) and, of course, a bunch of mythical matchups (including Tyson-Bowe, Duran-Chavez, Pryor vs. the Fab Four). Enjoy!
read moreLem’s latest: Berto-Soto Karass, Thurman-Chaves in July
Florida welterweight standouts Andre Berto and Keith Thurman are schedueld to fight in separate bouts on a Showtime-televised card in July. Berto will face veteran gatekeeper Jesus Soto-Karass; Thurman will fight fellow unbeaten puncher Diego Chaves.
read moreLem’s latest: Broner profiled; Pryor-Arguello I annivesary
Adrien Broner: “With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner.”
read moreBoxing luminaries attend Fight Night For Children
Michael Buffer attended Thursday night’s Fight Night For Children in Washington, D.C., alongside boxing legends such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Aaron Pryor, Pernell Whitaker, James “Buster” Douglass and Ray Mancini.
read moreArum, Peterson may attend ‘Fight Night For Children’
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, IBF junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson, and former undisputed 140-pound champion Aaron Pryor are among those expected to attend Thursday’s “Fight Night For Children” charity event at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
read moreRussell Jr., Olympians return on Nov. 9
Unbeaten featherweight Gary Russell Jr. will return to the ring opposite Russian Vyacheslav Gusev on Nov. 9.
read morePryor to Broner: Keep talking and winning
Of unbeaten lightweight Adrien Broner, hall-of-famer and fellow Cincinnati native Aaron Pryor says it’s okay to be “a little bit cocky… but you gotta win.”
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