Lem’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 morePacquiao predicted Bradley would beat Marquez
Manny Pacquiao said that he predicted Tim Bradley’s victory over Juan Manuel Marquez, and that he is “okay” with his stoppage loss to Marquez.
read moreGoodman, Top Rank: VADA has twice tested Pacquiao, Rios
Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have each been randomly tested twice by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, according to a statement released by the organization.
read moreLem’s latest: Steward remembered on Lampley’s ‘Fight Game’
The late Emanuel “Manny” Steward trained Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko and Mike McCallum among his seemingly endless list of current and former world champions.
read moreGoodman: Pacquiao, Rios have been tested by VADA
VADA founder Margaret Goodman said Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios have been tested by her organization, but she declined to provide details on the results.
read moreLem’s latest: Stevens ‘coming to wreck’ Golovkin
Curtis Stevens on Gennady Golovkin: “I’m coming there to wreck him. I’m coming to wreck the wrecking machine.”
read moreLem’s latest: Pelullo wants Bradley, Pacquiao-Rios winner for Provodnikov
Promoter Artie Pelullo calls newl WBO 140-pound titleholder Ruslan Provodnikov “the most exciting fighter in the business.” He wants the Russian bomber to face Tim Bradley in a rematch or the winner of Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios.
read moreQ&A: Weeks on Provodnikov’s KO of ‘warrior’ Alvarado
Referee Tony Weeks on Ruslan Provodnikov’s 10th-round TKO of Mike Alvarado: “I went over to his corner and I asked Mike directly, twice, ‘Are you okay?’ and, ‘Do you want to continue fighting?’ and both times, he said, ‘No,’ so I stopped the fight.”
read moreLem’s latest: Provodnikov right at home versus Alvarado
Ruslan Provodnikov’s mother traveled from Russia for what is both her first trip to the U.S. and the first time she will be ringside to watch her son as he battles Mike Alvarado on Saturday.
read moreLem’s latest: Rios to be ‘fast, strong’ for ‘scary’ Pacquiao
According to trainer Robert Garcia, first-time welterweight Brandon Rios is looking good ahead of his Nov. 23 bout with Manny Pacquiao, exhibiting knockout power and better speed in his sparring sessions.
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