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[patscorpio]

boxing social media is so ridiculous..some little similac drinking nikka is threatening to shoot ishe smith on twitter cuz he doesnt like what he's been saying about wilder and the whole bullshyt ..doing all to stan a nikka that doesnt even know you exist

 

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pbc's cards on showtime..i gotta say somebody has their matchmaking hat on for these as of late..not a fan of the benavidez-ellis fight but the undercard is straight

Isaac Cruz-Jon Fernandez On Benavidez-Ellis Showtime Undercard, 3/13
By Keith Idec

Published On Tue Feb 9, 2021, 05:28 PM EST

Isaac Cruz will attempt to build on the most impressive performance of his career March 13.

BoxingScene.com has learned that the Mexican lightweight contender and Spain’s Jon Fernandez have agreed to meet in a 10-round bout that night in Uncasville, Connecticut. Showtime will televise the Cruz-Fernandez fight as part of a three-bout broadcast from Mohegan Sun Arena.

The 22-year-old Cruz (20-1-1, 15 KOs) viciously knocked out Diego Magdaleno (32-4, 13 KOs) in the first round of his last fight, a scheduled 12-round IBF elimination match on the Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz pay-per-view undercard October 31 at Alamodome in San Antonio.

The 25-year-old Fernandez (21-1, 18 KOs) has won five consecutive fights since suffering his lone loss in September 2018. Houston’s O’Shaquie Foster (18-2, 11 KOs) defeated Fernandez by unanimous decision in a 10-rounder that headlined a “ShoBox: The New Generation” card at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Cruz is the IBF’s second-ranked contender to its lightweight champion, Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs), who will face mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr. (19-0, 10 KOs) in his next fight. Though both boxers have agreed to contractual terms for their bout, the Cruz-Fernandez fight is contingent on Fernandez receiving a visa that’ll allow him to travel from Spain to the United States in time for their bout next month.

Regardless, Showtime’s telecast March 13 will feature former WBC super middleweight champ David Benavidez. Phoenix’s Benavidez (23-0, 20 KOs) is set to encounter Ronald Ellis (18-1-2, 12 KOs, 1 NC), of Lynn, Massachusetts, in the 12-round main event that night.

The third fight Showtime will air March 13 will match Uzbekistan’s Kudratillo Abdukakhorov against Puerto Rico’s Javier Flores. That welterweight bout also is scheduled for 10 rounds.

Abdukakhorov (17-0, 9 KOs) is the IBF’s number one contender for Errol Spence Jr.’s welterweight title. Flores (15-2, 13 KOs, 1 NC) will take a step up in competition versus Abdukakhorov.

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

This Kendall **** comment on elie's IG post. Jordan really gives no fukks

 

[spencerforhire]

So what's all this talk about Manny vs. Crawford??? I thought he was fighting Garcia next. GDP scared lol????

 

[Loose]

 

[patscorpio]

every now and then he pops up with this..dude needs to stay retired..period

 

[morris]

Unsure if this was posted and did not know Artie Lange had a podcast. And Larry Holmes of all people on it

 

[patscorpio]

if this is in providence im sure this will be the first card i go to..not the ideal card i want to start a new live fight streak from but it has to be done

 

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Gary Russell: I'm Too Much Of A Risk For Tank; They Know I'll Expose Their Fighter
By Keith Idec

Published On Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:23 AM EST

Gary Russell Jr. is very confident that a pay-per-view fight between him and Gervonta Davis would do big business.

Russell is so sure, he thinks that if he and Davis squared off on the same night welterweight rivals Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. finally fought that there would be more interest in Russell-Davis. That scenario would never occur, of course, because Spence, Russell and Davis all are affiliated with Al Haymon, who wouldn’t compete against himself for pay-per-view buys.

Russell doesn’t even think he’ll get the opportunity to fight Davis, despite that it’s a marketable matchup. As much as the WBC featherweight champion wants to move up to face the undefeated Davis – who owns WBA belts at junior lightweight and lightweight – he doesn’t think Davis’ promoter, Floyd Mayweather, would allow it.

The skillful, smart southpaw figures Mayweather realizes it would be entirely too risky to match Davis against him. Russell broke down his thoughts on a potential showdown with Davis during an appearance on an episode of “The PBC Podcast,” co-hosted by Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal.

“Y’all asking the wrong person that question,” Russell replied when asked about boxing Davis. “Y’all need to be asking Floyd Mayweather that. You know, because I don’t think they feel it’s in Tank’s best interests to step in the ring with me. You know, these guys, they tend to cater to their fighters. They cater to the guys in the sport. They cater to these guys. They consider him the next big thing. I think I’m too much of a threat. I’m too much of a risk. I can really f--kin’ fight.

“You know, and I’m willing to make the fight happen. I ain’t one of these guys that’s gonna run away from the fight. You know, we’re gonna make the fight happen. And I honestly feel as though they believe I have the skill set and everything to make it very, very difficult, and expose their fighter. And if I do that, you know, that kinda messes up their investment.”

The 32-year-old Russell (31-1, 18 KOs) doesn’t have a fight scheduled. The Capitol Heights, Maryland, resident is willing to move up to 130 pounds or even the lightweight limit of 135 pounds to challenge Davis in his next fight.

The 2008 U.S. Olympian also mentioned remaining at 126 pounds for another defense of his WBC featherweight title.

The 26-year-old Davis’ next fight hasn’t been scheduled, either. Baltimore’s Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) viciously knocked out Leo Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs), one of Russell’s rivals, with an uppercut in the sixth round of his last fight, October 31 at Alamodome in San Antonio.

“[In] my completely unbiased opinion, I felt like Leo held his own very, very well,” Russell said. “I felt like Leo, he got stopped in the sixth round, I think – I honestly think that leading up to the sixth round, Leo was clearly winning in my book.”

 

[King P]

Wonder how long before they bring boxing back to Barclays

 

[patscorpio]

Wonder how long before they bring boxing back to Barclays

You need a covid test to enter?

 

[trick]

You need a covid test to enter?

Eh, can't blame em. They don't want super spreader events. But I feel it's all for show. You could test negative and still have it days later after initial exposure

 

[patscorpio]

Eh, can't blame em. They don't want super spreader events. But I feel it's all for show. You could test negative and still have it days later after initial exposure

perhaps..barclays is a very very busy area....even before covid i always thought barclays was doing too much sometimes

 

[King P]

You need a covid test to enter?

Yep, and I'm 100% for it. Not tryna have NY be like Texas and Florida super spreading this shyt

Also the negative test has to be provided 72 hours prior. Them rapid tests are super inaccurate

 

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