Essential The Official Boxing Random Thoughts Thread...All boxing heads ENTER.
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reservoirdogs
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Hearn is rich af as I imagine, he's the main promoter of the liveliest British scene in a minute
I have nothing against Arum throwing some money in it too though
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For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
InvictusAeternusEternus
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@InvictusAeternusEternus is the founder, CEO and longest tenured member of #BOMBZSQUAD
I'm rollin with whatever he say in regards to your current membership status
When it comes to @Newzz, if you were to ask me? Mos def is down! He has been puttin in work for the #BOMBZSQUAD for a minute. Though i can admit I havent been as active on the coli in general lately due to situations in my crazy life whenever im on and checking Wilder related thread Newzz be reppin so... thats my 2 cents as it were.
#BOMBZQUAD :bombzquad:
SuikodenII
Where's Suikoden VI??????
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Dan Rafael chat wrap 6/30:
- Ward is not negotiating with anyone right now. He just fought a tough fight. Hopes he tries to negotiate with Stevenson. Bellew seems interested and it would be an interesting fight. Could see Ward moving up to CW or close to it eventually to fight Bellew.
- Ward vs. Jack? Unlikely, but would be a good fight.
- Indongo is strong and sturdy, but would have to favor Crawford. Two undeafeted champions who have beaten good opposition recently.
- Fall is tricky for ESPN and boxing due to college football and basketball.
- Favorite fight of the year has been Joshua-Klitschko.
- Picking Pacquiao KO6.
- Good chance we could see Pacquiao vs. Crawford next spring. Fight would most likely be at 147.
- No news on Wilder, but he may have to do his Stiverne mandatory.
- Bradley is just taking a break. Likely back in November. It will not be vs. Jessie Vargas.
- Likes the Miller vs. Washington undercard for Garcia-Broner. Disappointing that Showtime will only show fight highlights so they can play the full Charlo-Heiland fight. The fight may be shown on Facebook, but disappointing it won't be on TV.
- Salido rejected crazy money to fight Lomachenko. Believes Marriaga would beat Salido, but Salido is certainly a better storyline with Lomachenko. Every fighter at 130 is a big underdog vs. Lomachenko.
- If Rigo really wants to fight Lomachenko he should have his people call Arum like business people do, instead of just talking on social media. He could he could possibly get a fight for later this year, early next year if he tried.
- Figueroa vs. Guerrero is a good action fight, but is meaningless and doesn't deserve to be a main event.
- HBO's boxing status? They are a fighter about to get drilled in the 11th.
- The SMW division is poor and the tournament has nothing exciting in it yet. The CW tournament is great. Usyk is supposed to be in it, just hasn't been announced.
- Rob Brant will be fighting August 25 on a card streamed on Facebook.
- Jacobs is still not finalized to appear on the Canelo-GGG card. If he does appear it will not be vs. BJS.
- Thoughts on the McGregor and Floyd training videos? McGregor looked pathetic and Floyd looked like Floyd.
- Ryan Martin is still a prospect work in progress. A few fights away from a title fight, but thinks he can get there.
- Best nose clearing ever by a fighter was David Reid after being knocked down by Trinidad. Pretty disgusting.
- One of Arum's best attributes as a promoter is that he has hired a lot of young, talented people and doesn't micromanage them. He has been able to change with the times because he lets the people he hires do their jobs.
- LSC vs. Mares is supposed to happen Sept. 9.
- Which has a better chance of surviving: PBC or meaningful boxing on HBO? Boxing on HBO.
- Doubts Haymon will put his major guys on HBO, they will continue to be on Showtime.
- Pathetic that Mendoza isn't following through with his promise to reduce the WBA titles.
- Really likes Easter, but Shafikov is tough. Thinks Easter schools him.
- Rank his interest in future schedule fights? 1. GGG-Canelo, 2. Broner-Garcia, 3. Chocolatito-Sor Rung 2, 4. Floyd-Connor (like I look out the window at a car wreck), 5. Miura-Berchelt (guaranteed war), 6. Lomachenko-Marriaga, 7. Pac-Horn, 8. Cuadras-Estrada.
- Hasn't spoken with Haymon since Mayweather-Berto. Has to talk with a PBC spokesperson.
- At Rigo's fight on the Ward-Kovalev card he had a lengthy conversation with Rigo's manager about Rigo's style and his career.
- Not sure who Gvozdyk fights next, but they are not ducking anyone.
- Thurman vs. Spence? I don't think it happens early next year. Maybe further down the road.
- Any tickets being sold for Mayweather vs. McGregor right now are fake. Tickets have not been released.
- Benn vs. Collins is a disgrace and it won't get sanctioned.
- Hopkins was slightly overweight for the Pascal rematch, left the scale and took a crap and came back and weighed in at the correct weight.
- Highest purses ever for a men's/women's fight? Mayweather was guaranteed $100 million vs. Pacquiao and for women it probably is Laila Ali somewhere in the low six figures.
- Interested in seeing Keenan Smith vs Ivan Barinchyk. Leaning towards Barinchyk.
- Describe ESPN's current interest level in boxing? Huge. ESPN is a sleeping giant in the boxing industry and they are about to roar loudly. Has said for 20 years that if ESPN wanted to take over boxing they could.
- Valdez likely fights a defense in Tuscon.
- Top 5 fights he would like to see made? Joshua-Wilder, Stevenson-Ward, Pacquiao-Crawford, Thurman-Spence, Valdez against either Santa Cruz or Frampton.
- Dmitry Kudryashov is a monster puncher and is told he will join the CW tournament.
- Nicolas Walters will be on the Crawford undercard.
- Ward vs. Kovalev 2 did poor on PPV partly due to bad promotion, but also because neither guy is really popular with the fans or very hated to get people to spend money to root against them.
- The next young gun to challenge Ward at 175? Gvozdyk or Bivol.
- Don King has a super impressive vault of fight videos, but he vastly has overpriced the ability for anyone to want to purchase them. People in the industry laughed at him. Doubts King ever sells or licenses them. Hopes that whoever eventually inherits them makes a deal to allow the public to see them. King showed him around where he keeps the videos and it is really impressive.
- Why didn't Ann Wolfe vs. Laila Ali happen? Ali refused to fight.
- Arum might be releasing some of his fight libraries...patience.
- Theoretically Lara vs. Andrade will be in November.
- Bigger chance of an upsets: Marriaga or Horn? Marriaga.
- Gilberto Ramirez will fight Jesse Hart in the fall.
- Possible Kovalev could fight the Smith Jr.-Barrera winner.
- Showtime has been talking about showing the World Boxing Super Series.
- Has Salido ducked Lomachenko? Yes.
- Paulie Malignaggi will be a sparring partner for McGregor.
- Tyson Fury is not even close to being able to fight.
- Is Rigo a HOF candidate if he retired tomorrow? No.
- Too Sharp Johnson vs. Johnny Tapia? Too Sharp.
- Ward is not negotiating with anyone right now. He just fought a tough fight. Hopes he tries to negotiate with Stevenson. Bellew seems interested and it would be an interesting fight. Could see Ward moving up to CW or close to it eventually to fight Bellew.
- Ward vs. Jack? Unlikely, but would be a good fight.
- Indongo is strong and sturdy, but would have to favor Crawford. Two undeafeted champions who have beaten good opposition recently.
- Fall is tricky for ESPN and boxing due to college football and basketball.
- Favorite fight of the year has been Joshua-Klitschko.
- Picking Pacquiao KO6.
- Good chance we could see Pacquiao vs. Crawford next spring. Fight would most likely be at 147.
- No news on Wilder, but he may have to do his Stiverne mandatory.
- Bradley is just taking a break. Likely back in November. It will not be vs. Jessie Vargas.
- Likes the Miller vs. Washington undercard for Garcia-Broner. Disappointing that Showtime will only show fight highlights so they can play the full Charlo-Heiland fight. The fight may be shown on Facebook, but disappointing it won't be on TV.
- Salido rejected crazy money to fight Lomachenko. Believes Marriaga would beat Salido, but Salido is certainly a better storyline with Lomachenko. Every fighter at 130 is a big underdog vs. Lomachenko.
- If Rigo really wants to fight Lomachenko he should have his people call Arum like business people do, instead of just talking on social media. He could he could possibly get a fight for later this year, early next year if he tried.
- Figueroa vs. Guerrero is a good action fight, but is meaningless and doesn't deserve to be a main event.
- HBO's boxing status? They are a fighter about to get drilled in the 11th.
- The SMW division is poor and the tournament has nothing exciting in it yet. The CW tournament is great. Usyk is supposed to be in it, just hasn't been announced.
- Rob Brant will be fighting August 25 on a card streamed on Facebook.
- Jacobs is still not finalized to appear on the Canelo-GGG card. If he does appear it will not be vs. BJS.
- Thoughts on the McGregor and Floyd training videos? McGregor looked pathetic and Floyd looked like Floyd.
- Ryan Martin is still a prospect work in progress. A few fights away from a title fight, but thinks he can get there.
- Best nose clearing ever by a fighter was David Reid after being knocked down by Trinidad. Pretty disgusting.
- One of Arum's best attributes as a promoter is that he has hired a lot of young, talented people and doesn't micromanage them. He has been able to change with the times because he lets the people he hires do their jobs.
- LSC vs. Mares is supposed to happen Sept. 9.
- Which has a better chance of surviving: PBC or meaningful boxing on HBO? Boxing on HBO.
- Doubts Haymon will put his major guys on HBO, they will continue to be on Showtime.
- Pathetic that Mendoza isn't following through with his promise to reduce the WBA titles.
- Really likes Easter, but Shafikov is tough. Thinks Easter schools him.
- Rank his interest in future schedule fights? 1. GGG-Canelo, 2. Broner-Garcia, 3. Chocolatito-Sor Rung 2, 4. Floyd-Connor (like I look out the window at a car wreck), 5. Miura-Berchelt (guaranteed war), 6. Lomachenko-Marriaga, 7. Pac-Horn, 8. Cuadras-Estrada.
- Hasn't spoken with Haymon since Mayweather-Berto. Has to talk with a PBC spokesperson.
- At Rigo's fight on the Ward-Kovalev card he had a lengthy conversation with Rigo's manager about Rigo's style and his career.
- Not sure who Gvozdyk fights next, but they are not ducking anyone.
- Thurman vs. Spence? I don't think it happens early next year. Maybe further down the road.
- Any tickets being sold for Mayweather vs. McGregor right now are fake. Tickets have not been released.
- Benn vs. Collins is a disgrace and it won't get sanctioned.
- Hopkins was slightly overweight for the Pascal rematch, left the scale and took a crap and came back and weighed in at the correct weight.
- Highest purses ever for a men's/women's fight? Mayweather was guaranteed $100 million vs. Pacquiao and for women it probably is Laila Ali somewhere in the low six figures.
- Interested in seeing Keenan Smith vs Ivan Barinchyk. Leaning towards Barinchyk.
- Describe ESPN's current interest level in boxing? Huge. ESPN is a sleeping giant in the boxing industry and they are about to roar loudly. Has said for 20 years that if ESPN wanted to take over boxing they could.
- Valdez likely fights a defense in Tuscon.
- Top 5 fights he would like to see made? Joshua-Wilder, Stevenson-Ward, Pacquiao-Crawford, Thurman-Spence, Valdez against either Santa Cruz or Frampton.
- Dmitry Kudryashov is a monster puncher and is told he will join the CW tournament.
- Nicolas Walters will be on the Crawford undercard.
- Ward vs. Kovalev 2 did poor on PPV partly due to bad promotion, but also because neither guy is really popular with the fans or very hated to get people to spend money to root against them.
- The next young gun to challenge Ward at 175? Gvozdyk or Bivol.
- Don King has a super impressive vault of fight videos, but he vastly has overpriced the ability for anyone to want to purchase them. People in the industry laughed at him. Doubts King ever sells or licenses them. Hopes that whoever eventually inherits them makes a deal to allow the public to see them. King showed him around where he keeps the videos and it is really impressive.
- Why didn't Ann Wolfe vs. Laila Ali happen? Ali refused to fight.
- Arum might be releasing some of his fight libraries...patience.
- Theoretically Lara vs. Andrade will be in November.
- Bigger chance of an upsets: Marriaga or Horn? Marriaga.
- Gilberto Ramirez will fight Jesse Hart in the fall.
- Possible Kovalev could fight the Smith Jr.-Barrera winner.
- Showtime has been talking about showing the World Boxing Super Series.
- Has Salido ducked Lomachenko? Yes.
- Paulie Malignaggi will be a sparring partner for McGregor.
- Tyson Fury is not even close to being able to fight.
- Is Rigo a HOF candidate if he retired tomorrow? No.
- Too Sharp Johnson vs. Johnny Tapia? Too Sharp.
this fight is still underrated in terms of significance..the fact a true unification will happen in a division is huge..for the winner will prove to be a huge career highlight.
i think of it as the leading fight of the year..favorite is still Aleem-Khytrov
only fight highlights?!! they wont put it on Showtime Extreme?!!
just said that the other day; all the CW champs in there tournament would be huge esp with unification factor
well that turned out to be incorrect :hehe:
why reveal this?agreed
i love laila and she was talented but career wise she is very overrated
showtime is having a banner year if they air this
finally an interesting fight ramirez is in..its jesse hart time
nah
..fukk lomachenko..its salido 
salido SD12 
..gotta keep it moving if you dont pay the man what he said he wanted
@reservoirdogs @SuikodenII ..and just like that CW is poppin once again 
Usyk is Eager To Claim All Belts at World Boxing Super Series
The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce that the inaugural season of the Muhammad Ali Trophy will feature ALL four reigning cruiserweight champions. WBO titlist & Olympic gold medal winner Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) has officially joined the revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament that already features unbeaten champions Yunier Dorticos (WBA), Mairis Briedis (WBC) and Murat Gassiev (IBF) as well as former champions Marco Huck and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, with two more spots to be filled. On July 8, all participants will come face-to-face at the Draft Gala in Monaco where they will hand-pick their quarter-final opponents.
Usyk is thrilled to be fighting for The Greatest Prize in Boxing, the Muhammad Ali Trophy. “I feel happy and inspired with the idea of such a tournament,” he stated. ”I've been dreaming of putting together all the champs to see who is the strongest and becomes the undisputed king of the division. I look forward to gaining three more world championship belts to my collection as well as the Greatest's Muhammad Ali Trophy!”
Roberto Dalmiglio, Comosa´s Head of Management Board, said the stakes could not be any higher. “This is a historic moment,” he stated. “Nobody has ever assembled as many top fighters as the World Boxing Super Series and put them in an elimination tournament to determine the undisputed number one. Whoever emerges from a competition that features the four reigning champions, two former champions as well as two rising challengers to be announced shortly will be universally recognized as the greatest cruiserweight out there.”
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Richard Schafer, Comosa´s Chairman of the Americas, has lauded the fighters` for accepting the ultimate challenge. “It takes a lot of heart to sign up for the Muhammad Ali Trophy because the level of competition is beyond everything the world has ever seen,” he said. “Eight stars will put it all on the line – their belts, their unbeaten records and their reputation – knowing that only one of them can win. With four belts and the Muhammad Ali Trophy at stake, the World Boxing Super Series is as good as it gets for fighters and fans around the world.”
Kalle Sauerland, Comosa´s Chief Boxing Officer, can´t wait for the tournament bracket to be unveiled during the Draft Gala. In an innovative process, the four top-seeds (to be determined by Comosa) will hand-pick their opponents from the four unseeded boxers. “This has never been done before and there could not be a more exciting way to kick off the World Boxing Super Series,” Sauerland said. “Just like the boxing fans all over the world, we are very curious to find out about the fighters’ picks. The stage is certainly set for an exciting tournament.”
In the World Boxing Super Series, 16 elite fighters – eight super-middleweights and eight cruiserweights – will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament. In both divisions, there will be four quarter-finals (September / October 2017), two semi-finals (early 2018) and one final (May 2018), making for a total of 14 high-class fights.
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