Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans share excitement for the Ward-Kovalev rematch, hope for Jason Sosa’s challenge to Vasyl Lomachenko, and pose lots of mythical matchups in this week’s Friday mailbag.
read moreExperts analyze Paul Malignaggi-Zab Judah buddy bash
Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah will meet in Saturday’s clash of Brooklyn natives. Sixteen boxing experts are split over who will win the showdown between the veteran two-division titleholders.
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 moreCan Judah be ‘super’ against ‘swift’ Garcia?
Zab Judah will attempt to restore his “Super” nickname against RING champion Danny Garcia, a fighter who is 10 years younger. Seventeen boxing insiders give their picks on Saturday’s Showtime-televised junior welterweight championship.
read moreGarcia: Judah’s ‘just another guy in my way’
Echoing the famous words of Mike Tyson, Danny Garcia says his opponents “think they’re going to beat me until we get into that ring. Until they get hit.”
read moreGarcia ‘ready to go’ for Judah
Danny Garcia on Zab Judah’s perceived advantage in the ring: “When you get hit, it don’t matter how much experience you’ve got. If you can’t take the punch, that’s the only thing that matters.”
read moreSchaefer: Hatton still deserves a shot at Malignaggi
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer contends that Ricky Hatton still is deserving of a rematch with Paulie Malignaggi despite Saturday’s knockout loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko, whom Malignaggi stopped in April.
read moreQ&A: R. Ruelas recalls career highlights
Retired former titlewinner Rafael Ruelas and his older brother, Gabriel, also an ex-beltholder, will be honored on Saturday night in Studio City, Calif., by their former promoter, Dan Goossen.
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