Pernell Whitaker’s Greatest Hits: The Sweetest Victories
Here are just six of the many performances that made “Sweet Pea” a legend in his own time.
read moreLem’s latest: Fox Deportes to air Golden Boy classics
Fox Deportes will air classic Golden Boy Promotions fights involving Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trindad, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, among others on Dec. 23 and Dec. 29.
read moreOscar De La Hoya, Bob Arum exchange X-mas greetings on Twitter
Among the things Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya said to rival Top Rank CEO Bob Arum during their exchanged Christmas greetings on Twitter was “Let’s make these fights for the fans.”
read moreLem’s latest: Schaefer touts welters
Golden Boy’s Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 shows will feature what Richard Schaefer calls “the best fights that you can make at 147,” including Adrien Broner-Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander-Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman-Jesus Soto Karass, and Paulie Malignaggi-Zab Judah.
read moreRios, Garcia don’t talk Pacquiao with Ariza
Brandon Rios expects to be faster and lighter on his feet against Manny Pacquiao as a result of working with Alex Ariza, but and his trainer, Robert Garcia, don’t discuss strategy with the strength and conditioning coach.
read moreHopkins ‘craves’ KO versus Murat, shot at Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins on Karo Murat: “I need a stoppage, definitely. I haven’t had a knockout since 2004.”
read moreLem’s latest: Rosado calls Golovkin’s gloves ‘suspect’
Gabriel Rosado says Gennady Golovkin’s Grant brand gloves had less cushion across the knuckle area than the ones he wore during his seventh-round stoppage loss to Golovkin in January.
read moreWalters to face Garza on Garcia-Martinez card
Hard-hitting Jamaican Nicholas Walters will make his Top Rank debut against Alberto Garza on the undercard of the Mikey Garcia-Roman Martinez fight on Nov. 9.
read moreCotto ‘in a very good place’ after Rodriguez victory
Three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto is expected to arrive in Las Vegas on Thursday to discuss potential future fights with Top Rank, which promoted last his one-sided third-round TKO of Delvin Rodriguez last Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley aims to retire Marquez
WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley is looking to beat Juan Manuel Marquez into retirement, while the 40-year-old Marquez is trying to become Mexico’s first five-division beltwinner.
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