Q&A: Rodriguez says Cotto will be ‘easier’ than Wolak
Junior middleweight contender Delvin Rodriguez lists cutting his opponents among his specialties, and says that against Miguel Cotto “it’s going to definitely happen … As soon as I hit him good, he’s going to cut.”
read moreLem’s latest: Khan says Alexander, not Mayweather, is next
A recent statement from Amir Khan was sent out to dispel the rumor that he has pulled out of a potential match-up against Devon Alexander on Dec. 7 to take a fight against Floyd Mayweather in May.
read moreLem’s latest: Lampley: pressure’s on Cotto-Rodriguez judges
HBO’s Jim Lampley on the Florida Commission, judging and Saturday’s Miguel Cotto-Delvin Rodriguez fight: “It is unfair for Florida to be on the griddle for problems that came up in Nevada and California….Now, here they are, basically having to carry water for the whole sport on Saturday night on the subject of judging.”
read moreBradley on Marquez: ‘I’m gonna whup his ass’
Tim Bradley on Juan Manuel Marquez: “I’m going to whup his ass, and the judges are going to give me the fight, and that is the bottom line.”
read moreLem’s latest: Chavez Jr.-Vera rematch in talks
The promoters of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Bryan Vera are targeting a Dec. 14 date for their rematch. Chavez won a controversial 10-round unanimous decision this past Saturday.
read moreArum: Chavez Jr.-Vera judges ‘got it right’
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s controversial unanimous decision over Bryan Vera: “To say that Vera won that fight, that was absurd.”
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley to be ‘fighting machine’ vesus Marquez
Tim Bradley’s trainer, Joel Diaz: “Juan Manuel Marquez is a very experienced fighter. If he hurts you, he’ll finish you.”
read moreAll-Access Mayweather-Alvarez epilogue airs Sept. 25
Showtime will air All-Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo, the epilogue, on Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
read moreRoach: Pacquiao, Cotto ‘will never fight’ again
Miguel Cotto said he more or less plans to finish the his career with new trainer Freddie Roach, who trained Manny Pacquiao to knock Cotto out in 2009. Roach said the two “are very good friends now” and will “never fight again.”
read moreLem’s latest: Ward to face Rodriguez on Nov. 16
RING and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward will defend his titles against unbeaten challenger Edwin Rodriguez Nov. 16 on HBO.
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