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[GzUp]

"Pacquiao did all he can. He did all I would have done. I think Mayweather just got a little too scared " - Larry Holmes

http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/inde...yweathers.html

http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...-floyd-mayweather-is-scared-of-manny-pacquiao

 

[Sam Peel]

Corrie Sanders, the South African southpaw who knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in one of the great upsets in heavyweight boxing, has died after being shot by robbers at a restaurant during a family celebration.

The former WBO and WBU champion was 46.

Sanders was shot in the hand and stomach at a family member's 21st birthday gathering at the restaurant in Brits, in South Africa's North West province, on Saturday night, police said. He died in a hospital in the capital city Pretoria in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"It's very sad," Sanders' former trainer Harold Volbrecht told a South African radio station. "My heart is broken. It's just terrible. I can't believe it happened."

Police Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said three armed men entered the restaurant with the apparent intention to rob it and shot randomly, hitting Sanders. No other injuries were reported. The robbers took a cellphone and a bag from customers, Ngubane said.

No arrests had been made but a murder investigation has been opened.

Former heavyweight champ Corrie Sanders killed in South Africa | Fox News

 

[jackswstd]

R.I.P. to Corrie Sanders. He shocked the world beating Wlad.

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Id watch a rematch of Chavez vs Martinez why tf not??

It took Chavez 10 rds to stop lookin for the left hook to the body N start throwing straight rights but once he did adjust he was landing in the 11th N 12th rounds

I could see a rematch being closer

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Id watch a rematch of Chavez vs Martinez why tf not??

It took Chavez 10 rds to stop lookin for the left hook to the body N start throwing straight rights but once he did adjust he was landing in the 11th N 12th rounds

I could see a rematch being closer

 

[SuikodenII]

Id watch a rematch of Chavez vs Martinez why tf not??

It took Chavez 10 rds to stop lookin for the left hook to the body N start throwing straight rights but once he did adjust he was landing in the 11th N 12th rounds

I could see a rematch being closer

Now...do you honestly think Chavez has a shot at winning now that Martinez has already been in the ring with him and dominated him once? Adjustments mid fights do seem to change momentum, but if you're prepared for it next time around...what's left? You honestly think Chavez Jr. is the caliber of fighter that has a plan C?

See Bute-Andrade II
See Williams-Martinez II

A Superior and highly motivated boxer will not regress and the margin between the two will only get wider...

Also consider this...Martinez won, he calls the shots in the negotiations. You think he wouldn't include a clause saying the fighter can't rehydrate above a certain weight knowing Chavez's history? Ring size? Glove weighing? Location? Drug testing?

Any advantage Chavez once held in his career is now gone, null and void against Sergio Gabriel Martinez. He had his shot, and he blew it.


Martinez can sit back and wait for GGG/Geale, Pirog to heal, J'Kam/Quillin while he heals himself

Chavez Jr. has 2 options. Move up to a more comfortable weight. Or...Stay in shape, year round, with no more ballooning up.

^^Which of those options do you think is more plausible and realistic?





Sadly it'll probably be option 3. Continue fighting in Mexico and Texas with no rules or regulations against whomever at 160.

 

[SuikodenII]

Ward Names Pavlik as Possible Foe, Talks Move To 175 - Boxing News

Andre Ward-Bernard Hopkins at 175 would be

No offense to Kelly Pavlik, but The Dirrell Brothers and/or Froch rematch would be more competitive...

 

[Yuzo Lightheart]

man i just realized its not really any fights for ward out there anymore, he's about to dominate for 10 years

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Id watch a rematch of Chavez vs Martinez why tf not??

It took Chavez 10 rds to stop lookin for the left hook to the body N start throwing straight rights but once he did adjust he was landing in the 11th N 12th rounds

I could see a rematch being closer

This

I mean we got a rematch with Zab and Spinks and that fight was nowhere as entertaining as Martinez/Chavez. shyt, we know Martinez ain't gon fight Ward or Floyd. GGG is another big win from being a viable option. May as well have a Martinez/Chavez Jr rematch.

 

[yoyoyo1]

Ward Names Pavlik as Possible Foe, Talks Move To 175 - Boxing News

Andre Ward-Bernard Hopkins at 175 would be

No offense to Kelly Pavlik, but The Dirrell Brothers and/or Froch rematch would be more competitive...

I just wanna see Pavlik get that last big shot cause he deserves it with how strangely his career has gone, I say why not. But not against Ward if he can help it.

 

[Willy Waffle]

This

I mean we got a rematch with Zab and Spinks and that fight was nowhere as entertaining as Martinez/Chavez. shyt, we know Martinez ain't gon fight Ward or Floyd. GGG is another big win from being a viable option. May as well have a Martinez/Chavez Jr rematch.

zab vs spinks was much closer and more competitive than martinez-chavez, in addition zab took a HUGE paycut make the rematch happen.

chavez is about to be suspened, and if the NSAC does there job right, he should be out for 6-12 months.

I can't see sergio sitting around for a rematch when he has options, like unification bouts with geale, ggg, or even cotto in the future. i really think that if cotto beats trout in december, him and martinez is a strong possibility next year.

 

[Willy Waffle]

man i just realized its not really any fights for ward out there anymore, he's about to dominate for 10 years

there are always challenges out there. i agree i dont see anyone beating him at from 160-175 anytime soon BUT, if he wanna really prove greatness cruiserweight and heavyweight are always welcoming

 

[Black_Jesus]

lol @ nikkas in hear advocating boxers getting suspended for a year for weed... WEED!!??

 

[patscorpio]

I just wanna see Pavlik get that last big shot cause he deserves it with how strangely his career has gone, I say why not. But not against Ward if he can help it.

what does pavlik deserve? he's a fukkup who let alcohol fukk up his career..he hasn't beaten anyone at 168 to warrant a shot at ward

 

[Rev]

Dudes, anybody got any kind of link to the Martinez/Chavez fight?

The site i used to fukk with, sosoboxing.com, is acting up nowadays & asking to give donations.