Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Briedis-Perez, WBSS, more judging feedback)
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES Doug hi, Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Tons of interesting fights coming up still this year. Just now mostly...
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Fans share their thoughts on the Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. fight and the American underdog’s chances against the middleweight world-beater, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez’s HBO debut, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his most formidable possible future opponents, plus mythical matchups, in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreMarquez chasing history, Alvarado after redemption in Forum clash
Juan Manuel Marquez returns to the venue that introduced him to U.S. fans, The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., when he takes on Mike Alvarado on May 17. Marquez says a wins puts him in position to make history. Alvarado seeks redemption vs. the Mexican legend.
read moreLem’s latest: Mares rises from poverty to prominence
Abner Mares grew up poor and fending for himself in the streets but is now a married father of two girls and the wearer of championship belts in three divisions.
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Fans ask Dougie’s opinions on Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson’s hall-of-fame merits, mythical matchups and hall-of-fame contenders, potential welterweight fights between Amir Khan, Devon Alexander and Adrien Broner, and they also give him the business, in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreMitchell: ‘I’m a thug in the ring’
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell: “I’m very confident that I have the skills to be a problem for any heavyweight in the division right now.”
read moreQ&A: Harrison avoids streets, draws local fans, national interest
Only a few years after being released from prison for armed robbery, Dusty Harrison’s father and trainer, Buddy Harrison, started his son shadowboxing while he was still in diapers.
read moreHarrison stops Leal in third round, rises to 10-0
Washington, D.C., welterweight Dusty Harrison improved to 10-0 with Saturday night’s third-round knockout over Nalo Leal following his seventh appearance at the Washington Convention Center.
read moreBuffer calls Steward ‘an icon.’
Michael Buffer on Emanuel Steward: “As a fan and colleague, I mourn the loss of a legend… an icon. As a friend, I have lost a loved one and my heart is broken.”
read moreJohnson, Ranallo to work Showtime’s Matthysse-Ajose
Hall of Famer Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson will call the Showtime Championship Boxing card headlined by the Lucas Matthysse-Olusegun Ajose junior welterweight bout on Saturday.
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