Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans from around world the share their thoughts on Canelo Alvarez’s sensational KO of James Kirkland, predict how the young Mexican star would do against Miguel Cotto and Gennady Golovkin, and also share their mythical matchups and opinions on the McDonnell-Kameda and Figueroa-Burns fights in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreAlvarez thrills fans with explosive KO of Kirkland, is Cotto next?
After the letdown of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao event, the thrilling manner in which Canelo Alvarez finished Saturday’s shootout with James Kirkland was, to borrow Mexico’s language a few days after its Cinco de Mayo holiday, ┬íPerfecto!
read moreFight picks: Who wins Canelo Alvarez vs. James Kirkland
Tonight Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland meet in a 155-pound catchweight at Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas. Find out how 20 boxing insiders believe the anticipated fight, which will be televised live on HBO at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, will play out.
read moreAlvarez, Kirkland make weight, Frankie Gomez does not
In front of an overflow crowd inside an atrium at Minute Maid Park, Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 knockouts) and James Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) both weighed in at 154.5 pounds, half a pound within the contracted weight of 155 pounds, for their fight on Saturday at the ballpark.
read moreGlen Tapia: ‘I’m here to prove the critics wrong’
On Friday night, junior middleweight Glen Tapia continues his march back toward contention when he faces Michel Soro on truTV’s “MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout.”
read moreQ&A: James Kirkland
James Kirkland spoke at length with RingTV.com about his anticipated showdown with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The relentless pressure fighter says he’s motivated and more focused than ever to make the most of his opportunity. The fight will be televised on HBO in the U.S.
read moreHBO Sports’ “24/7 Canelo/Kirkland” premieres on May 5
HBO Sports will air “24/7 Canelo/Kirkland” on Tuesday, May 5, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The one episode, 30-minute special examining the May 9 junior middleweight fight between former champ Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland will air multiple times throughout the week, HBO announced on Monday.
read moreQ&A: Humberto Soto
In a true crossroads battle, former junior lightweight and lightweight titlist Humberto Soto meets undefeated Frankie Gomez in support of Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland on Saturday. Anson Wainwright caught up with “La Zorrita” for his thoughts on the fight.
read moreFully recovered, Canelo focuses on Texas showdown with Kirkland
Now in the waning days of training camp, former junior middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez steels himself for a Lone Star State battle against Texas’ own James Kirkland.
read moreJames Kirkland vows to prove himself (sans Ann Wolfe) on May 9
All the talk about James Kirkland is that he’s not training with Ann Wolfe for his May 9 fight against Canelo Alvarez, but Kirkland says this camp has been great and he’s ready to “make a statement.”
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