Read it on NSB...dude claimed hr read it in some article from a boxing website...I think boxingnews24 or some shyt
The writer was picking Swift Cuz he fought recently N been stayed in shape... Meanwhile Keith was using camp to lose weight N was rocking a knee brace
I looked around twitter etc N didn't see any rumors like that tho
"Boxingnews24"
Did I state these to be facts friend or did I ask around to see if Anybody else has heard any rumblings??
I don't know any of these boxing sites other then NSB....I get my info off Twitter or podcasts
Pacquiao is Firm: Drug Traffickers Deserve The Death Penalty! - Boxing NewsADVERTISEMENT
Updated at 12:29 AM EST, Tue Feb 7, 2017 Read More By : Edward Chaykovsky
Pacquiao is Firm: Drug Traffickers Deserve The Death Penalty!
By Edward Chaykovsky
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is once against pushing for a law that would impose the death penalty on drug traffickers in the Philippines.
Pacquiao, who last year became a senator in his country, once again defended the controversial bill on Tuesday during the first public hearing of the Senate justice and human rights committee on the proposed death penalty bill.
“Drug traffickers deserve the death penalty. We need to take a firm stand against drug traffickers. On a personal level, I can forgive. However, the heinous crime of drug trafficking is committed not just against a person, but against the nation. Drug traffickers deserve the death penalty,” Pacquiao said, according to GMA News.
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Pacquiao, who one aspires to become the President of the Philippines, is the author of three death penalty bills on crimes involving drugs, kidnapping, and aggravated rape.
"There is now a need to enact a measure that will decisively repress drug trafficking,” Pacquiao said. “We cannot ignore the immensity of the drug problem in our country. We cannot maintain the status quo. We need to take a firm stand against drug traffickers."
As far as his fighting career, the loose ends are coming together for an April defense of the WBO welterweight title. His promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, is putting the finishing touches on a planned fight against undefeated 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs). The fight would take place on April 22 (April 23 in Australia), with Brisbane in the running to host the bout.
Pacquiao returned to the ring last November, when he captured the WBO world titles from once-beaten Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He wants to have at least two fights in 2017 and then two more in 2018, before evaluating the future of his boxing career.
I meanManny Pacquiao begs Indonesia president to spare life of drug smuggler Mary Jane Veloso about to be executed
'It will be a great morale booster if, in my own little way, I can save a life'
- Jess Denham
- @jess_denham
- Monday 27 April 2015 11:19 BST
Manny Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather on 2 May but first wants to save Filipina Mary Jane Veloso from execution Getty Images
Manny Pacquiao has sent a heartfelt statement to the president of Indonesia “begging” for the life of Mary Jane Veloso to be saved.
The Filipino boxing champion is calling on Joko Widodo to save the Filipina from death row before his big fight with Floyd Mayweather on Saturday.
Veloso, due to be killed by firing squad this week, is one of the so-called Bali Nine. She was condemned to die by the Indonesian government after being convicted of trafficking 2.6kg of heroin in 2010, but many believe the 30-year-old is an innocent migrant worker who was duped by human traffickers.
“His Excellency, President Joko Widodo, I am Manny Pacquiao. On behalf of my countrman, Mary Jane Veloso, and the entire Filipino people, I am begging and knocking on your kind heart that Your Excellency will grant executive clemency to her by sparing her life and saving her life from execution,” Pacquiao wrote.
Bali Nine pair executed
“Mr President, on 2 May I’ll be fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada, against Floyd Mayweather. It is considered the fight of the century. It will be a great morale booster if, in my own little way, I can save a life. I am dedicating this fight to my country and the entire Asian people, to which the Phillipines and Indonesia belong. Thank you, Mr President.”
Pacquiao, a devout Christian and political representative of the Saragani province, is also calling on Filipinos to pray for Veloso.
Migrante International stages a prayer vigil rally to save Mary Jane Veloso
President of the Phillipines Benigno Aquino III spoke to Widodo over the weekend at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Malaysia in a last-ditch attempt to win clemency for Veloso.
Widodo is said to be “sympathetic and consulting with the Indonestian Attorney General on the legal issues”, after previously rejected an appeal on the grounds that Phillipines should respect Indonesian laws.
Veloso’s lawyers are awaiting a response from the Sleman district court in Yogyakarta.
It is believed the condemned men and women are to be killed after the stroke of midnight on Wednesday morning, after photos emerged overnight showing a local mortican incscribing their names onto crosses. Veloso’s name is among them with the date 29.04.15, according to news.com.au.
Pacquiao is Firm: Drug Traffickers Deserve The Death Penalty! - Boxing News
Now that is strange because someone pointed out that he begged to spare someone the same fate
I mean
Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Eyed For Bramall Lane in Sheffield - Boxing NewsKell Brook vs. Errol Spence Eyed For Bramall Lane in Sheffield
By Edward Chaykovsky
Eddie Hearn, promoter of IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs), is making moves to secure a venue for the mandatory defense against unbeaten Errol Spence (21-0 18 KOs).
The clear frontrunner to host the fight is Bramall Lane, which is located in the champion's hometown of Sheffield.
But Hearn is not ruling out the possibility of taking the fight to the United States - to Las Vegas or New York City - if the right amount of money is placed on the table.
The purse bid was scheduled for this past Tuesday. Hearn secured a one week extension from the IBF in order to finalized the deal.
Brook traveled to the United States in 2014, when he came to Los Angeles and won a close twelve round decision over Shawn Porter to capture the IBF crown.
The dates being considered for the contest are May 20 and May 27, but there is a possibility of June 4 as well.
If they are unable to finalize the deal in the next few days, then a purse bid will take place on Tuesday. The purse bid will be very favorable to the champion as Brook has a 75-25 advantage in the split.
"Both countries are still in play," Hearn told Sky Sports. "We like the idea of staging it in the UK, but also Kell quite likes the idea of fighting in America as well. He beat Shawn Porter there, so if the money is right, he doesn't have an issue with going to the States, but most likely Sheffield.
"We're talking to Bramall Lane about it as well, end of May, 20th or the 27th. We have talked about a fight for a while there and I think this one makes sense. If we went to America, it would only be New York, or Vegas. Purse bids are next Tuesday, so really we have to get a deal done by then, otherwise it will be purse bids."
Comments Thread For: Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Eyed For Bramall Lane in Sheffield - Boxing ForumWilder: Joshua Not Ready for Klitschko, ‘David Price in Making’
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder doesn’t think Anthony Joshua really wants to fight Wladimir Klitschko.
The WBC heavyweight champion claimed Wednesday that Eddie Hearn – whose company, Matchroom Sport, promotes Joshua – forced Joshua into accepting an April 29 fight against Klitschko. Just 18 professional fights haven’t properly prepared Joshua for facing Klitschko, according to Wilder.
“[Hearn] pushed him into this,” Wilder told a group of reporters during a break in the trial for his lawsuit against Alexander Povetkin in Manhattan. “Of course. Come on, man. Joshua didn’t call Klitschko out. Hearns did that. [Hearn] is like the new PlayStation, with the VC goggles, and Joshua’s just a fighter.”
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A crowd of roughly 90,000 is expected to attend the Joshua-Klitschko clash at London’s Wembley Stadium. That doesn’t matter to Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs), who is certain Joshua would’ve benefitted from gaining experience prior to this type of fight, despite that Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) will be 41 and fighting for the first time in 17 months the night he opposes Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs).
“Most definitely,” Wilder continued. “David Price in the making. Look what happened to David Price. Don’t misword me on it. The way they structured David Price, moving him so fast, the whole England was behind him, when he wasn’t really proven for real. He wasn’t no killer. He ain’t really fought no killer. But they had him as the biggest thing in England. And look who come along? How old Tony [Thompson] was? Forty-something years old.”
Price was 15-0 (13 KOs) when aged American contender Tony Thompson stopped him in the second round of their February 2013 fight in Liverpool, England, Price’s hometown. Thompson stopped him in the fifth round of their immediate rematch, too.
The 33-year-old Price (21-4, 18 KOs) has been stopped twice more since the Thompson rematch, including a seventh-round technical knockout defeat to Germany’s Christian Hammer (21-4, 12 KOs) on Saturday in London.
Joshua generally is viewed as a better fighter than Price, but Wilder still considers this steep step up in competition to be a mistake.
“Joshua needs time to develop,” said Wilder, who’ll face Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) on February 25 in Birmingham, Alabama. “Of course. Tell me one fight that he done fought that would put him ready for a Klitschko.”
That’s why Wilder is so certain Hearn had more influence in choosing Joshua’s next opponent than the IBF heavyweight champion.
“I think it’s Eddie Hearn moreso than Joshua wanna fight these guys,” Wilder said. “Eddie Hearn is making a killing off of these fighters. He knows what he’s doing. When you have a promoter that even before your fight you’ve got another damn fight lined up, come on, man. The boy don’t hardly get no kinda time off and break.
“When you have a fighter that loves to fight and loves to be active, I would love to be in that position. But when you have a fighter … I don’t think Joshua likes to fight that often like that. It’s moreso Eddie Hearn. He do like, ‘Well, let’s do it. Let’s do it.’ Eddie always got down who I’m fittin’ to fight, got the TV network, the money and everything. He’s making a killing. So when the time comes, I think he don’t have no choice but to fight.”
The 27-year-old Joshua is about a 2-1 favorite over Klitschko, who hasn’t fought since England’s Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) upset him by unanimous decision in their November 2015 fight. The odds aside, Wilder wouldn’t bet on Joshua.
“My heart goes for Joshua, but my mind is with Klitschko,” Wilder said. “I don’t think Joshua’s ready for that. I don’t think they’ve prepared Joshua for that. Let’s face it – England is known to hype their fighters up. You 1-0 in England, and they love you. And I love that. I love that they have the energy and they’re behind their people. I wish America was the same way. But unfortunately, they wait till you get to the very, very top, and then that’s when everybody wants to come around and show love. Over there, it’s not the case. And I love them for it. I’m happy for him on that note. But as far as when you fittin’ to fight a Klitschko, someone who’s very experienced, that done been through every situation possible, probably every style there is possible, I think it’s gonna be a difficult fight for him.
“And their styles complement each other very well. Klitschko’s very intelligent, and he’s a counter-puncher. Joshua, even though he’s young, he can punch as well. But he don’t have no flexibility or nothing. Klitschko loves fighters like that. He love ‘em. The only reason Tyson Fury beat Klitschko is because he was awkward, the way he would move. He was agile, mobile and hostile. Klitschko is like tight. He’s a robot.”
That cat is straight viciousRatings - The Ring
Without debating the placement of these guys....... I gotta question......
Should Shinsuke Yamanaka be on a p4p list, at all?
Does anyone here have him in their top 10? He got p4p power in that straight left, I can't deny that
Lank to his fights. If u ain't known in the us, u never gonna make a p4p list. The best boxers are Americans. U gotta whoop ass over here for the media to notice uRatings - The Ring
Without debating the placement of these guys....... I gotta question......
Should Shinsuke Yamanaka be on a p4p list, at all?
Does anyone here have him in their top 10? He got p4p power in that straight left, I can't deny that
