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HONORING THE LATE EDDIE FUTCHNO WALL OF FAME SANS “EDDIE”
San Francisco, CA- Having been introduced to Eddie Futch by fellow Hall of Fame inductee (writer) Jack Fiske, it was the mid 1970s. Eddie was still working with Joe Frazier and I had just graduated from high school. Futch was in town doing a press junket. At one time, [...] -
ILLNESS BITES BOTH AN AUNT & A SPIDER!
PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU GET SICK HURTS MOST
San Francisco, CA- Nothing hurts more than knowing a close friend or relative that has fallen ill. To me, you know the emotional type, this affects me greatly. My incredible aunt Julie Lutz fell and broke her “other hip” as she broke the other one several [...] -
MIKE MCCALLUM: HISTORY’S MOST UNDERRATED CHAMP & VIDEO!BOXING PHD MIKE MCCALLUM ADDED TO RINGTALK.COM “WALL OF FAME”
ISan Francisco, CA- Having been around the block since the early Cassius Clay days, I’ve seen my share of fighters. There were the pretenders, the contenders, the overrated, the out right frauds, and then there are the fighters who come, do their thing and [...] -
LORRAINE CHARGIN IN “WALL OF FAME” SECTIONWEB GLITCH FIXED: DRAGON LADY HAS HER PLACE ON WALL OF FAME
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PEDRO’S LOOKS TO FIGHT ADAM COROLLA!
CAN WE AGREE THAT ADAM COROLLA NEEDS HIS ASS KICKED?
San Francisco, CA- In the history of covering the sport of boxing, there was always one athlete that stood out for one reason or another. The first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson and his having sex with white women, Joe Louis because he was a [...] -
NO “WALL OF SHAME” SANS MARGARITO!
CHEATING EX-CHAMP WANTS TO RETURN IN MARCH
Oklahoma City, OK- At one point, there was a Mexican warrior fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico who was on top of the boxing world. He bloodied, battered and beat the previously undefeated welterweight champ Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) into submission. He seemed to have a chin [...]
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41 YEAR OLD GUILLERMO JONES STOPS LEBEDEV:WINS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE
May 17th, 2013 By Kevin Perry
REAL LIFE ROCKY MOVIE EMERGES
Los Angeles, CA-In what has to be a candidate for fight of the year, WBA champion in recess Guillermo Jones (39-3-2, 31 KOs) scored a brutal and bloody 11th round knockout over WBA cruiserweight champion, Russia’s Denis Lebedev (25-2, 19 KOs) in Lebedev’s hometown of Moscow.
Jones scores the major upset
The bout was fought at a brisk pace, with the Russian landing the cleaner punches, the Panamanian scoring the harder ones. The Russian was cut in round one, and the war of attrition went on from there.
FIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HALTED IN ROUND 6!
With one of boxing’s best referee’s in Stanley Cristodoulou officiating one would have expected the veteran to stop the bout after round 6. Lebedev’s right eye was grotesque; completely shut and swollen to the level of a hematoma. The Russian landed hard blows throughout the contest, surprisingly Jones showed an amazing chin and resilience you wouldn’t expect from a 41 year-old who had been out of the ring for almost 20 months.
PATTERN CHANGED AFTER ROUND 8 READ MORE…
MATTHYSSE REMEMBERS HORRID DECISIONS
San Francisco, CA- OK, Lucas Matthysse feels “snake bit.” While to some of you see his getting into Atlantic City at the last minute an issue, I don’t. While you can understand the plight of other victims of nefarious acts and crimes, say the Cleveland kidnappings, why can’t you put yourself in Matthysse’s position?
IF THE LINES IN BOXING WERE STRAIGHT
If not for his getting raped in decisions with Zab Judah and Devon Alexander, the Argentine would be unbeaten and by now well on his way to stuffing his coffers with cash. Instead the hardest puncher (33-2, 31 KOs)under 147 lbs. is fighting for his identity as a world class performer and uncrowned champion.
WILL LATE ARRIVAL HURT LUCAS? READ MORE…
SHOWTIME MAIN EVENT EXPECTED TO BRING FIREWORKS
Los Angeles, Ca- One thing is expected in Saturday’s Showtime main event when IBF 140lb champion Lamont Peterson (31-1, 16 KOs)faces WBC interim champion Lucas Matthysse (33-2, 31 KOs) on Showtime.
Peterson vs Matthysse
Neither will take a backward step. Peterson, a boxer early on his career has become an effective come forward pressure fighter. His opponent Lucas Mattysse of Argentina is a vicious power puncher who has only been the distance four times as a professional. Saturdays fight is a non-title bout that will be waged at a catchweight of 141 lbs.
MATTHYSSE BETTER THAN 2-1 FAVORITE
Surprisingly the Argentine is the slight favorite, although Peterson has the better resume overall. Matthysse does have a mystique about him. He is considered by most as one of the 5 best punchers in the sport. However if you take a look a little deeper into his resume though, there’s holes in his game. He tends to give away rounds and in his two biggest fights he lost both by close decisions, one to Zab Judah(42-8, 29 KOs), and another to Devon Alexander(24-1, 13 KOs). While always dangerous, and though many thought he won those fights, his limitations as a prizefighter can be exposed if you can avoid his hard punches for large stretches. Even though he dropped both fighters in his losses he still would up on the wrong end of decisions. It remains to be seen if Peterson’s aggressive style is a foil or will just play right into the Argentines hands.
PETERSON IS NOT ONE-DIMENSIONAL READ MORE…
MATTHYSSE WILL “BRING IT” TO ATLANTIC CITY
Champion Lamont Peterson (31-1-1, 16 KOS) vs Lucas Matthysse (33-2, 31 KOs) (IBF 140 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Lucas 12-5. The “punching power” of Lucas (pictured here) is the key to victory as Matthysse not to be denied this time as both losses were “shady.” Small wager of $240 to win $340. Fighting “house” fighter not a sure thing ever, thus tiny bet.
ALEXANDER NOT “THE GREAT” IN REALITY
Champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KOs) vs Lee Purdy (20-3-1, 13 KOs) (IBF 147 lb. title bout) Odds/Prediction: Devon 5-1. Lee who? Exactly, the idea here is easy win for Alexander…and that’s what it looks like! Brit a B level guy at best.
PORTER DRAWS BOLOGNA SANDWICH FOR FOE READ MORE…
Sergio Martinez
Los Angeles, CA- On April 27, 2013, World middleweight (160 lb.) king Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO) defended his crown against England’s Martin Murray (25-1-1, 11 KO) in his home country of Argentina. In a fight that proved to be much more difficult than it appeared on paper, Martinez was able to come away with a close victory on the scorecards.
DID MARTINEZ BENEFIT FROM “HOME COOKING?”
There is some debate as to whether or not this was a “hometown” decision, as Murray dropped Martinez in round eight. I personally saw Martinez win a close fight, but it was much more competitive than it should have been.
DAMAGED IN CHAVEZ FIGHT…DAMAGED FOR LIFE?
Sergio, coming off surgery to repair his damaged right knee suffered in the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight, did not move nearly as well as we are accustomed to seeing. He got caught with solid punches throughout the fight, and was not able to land many effective shots of his own in several rounds. Even worse, Martinez reportedly re-injured his knee and broke his left hand during the fight, which has caused promoter Lou Di Bella to speculate that Sergio will be out until 2014.
HAS THE AGE & MILEAGE CAUGHT UP? READ MORE…
DOOR HAS CLOSED ON MANNY PACQUIAO & FLOYD MAYWEATHER!
"Young" Manny Pacquiao
San Francisco, CA- You would have thought I had stuck my hand in a hornets nest, when I was instead stating what is quite obvious to anybody who can spell B-O-X-I-N-G, that is Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are currently in different boxing stratospheres. And after their last two fights, are the Pacnuts even watching the same two guys?
PACQUIAO GOOD TO & FOR HIS PEOPLE
This is not being written with the intent of disparaging the Filipino Congressman, already the greatest athlete in the country’s history, and who knows, someday might end up holding the Philippine Presidency.
FIGHTING IS NOT LIKE BASEBALL OR HORSE SHOES
That is not related to Pacquiao the politico, but Pacquiao the professional prizefighter, who like all a lot of greats is at the end of meteoric run in the squared circle of combat. Truth is being on the downslide in boxing, unlike other sports, can be harmful to the participant.
“OLD” MAFIA WOULDN’T PUT MANNY IN SO TOUGH!
That is where I have been trying to come from when I’ve been saying that unless a Blinky Palermo type, AKA the Mafia were to “certify” the fight with READ MORE…
JOHNNY BOS A “FLASH GORDON” ORIGINAL
Johnny "One Of A Kind' Bos
San Francisco, CA- The passing of legendary matchmaker Johnny Bos over the weekend in Florida was a sad ending for one of the boxing games last Damon Runyon type of characters. Born John Bosdale, he was known globally in the boxing business simply as “Bos” or “Johnny,” a native New Yorker and part of Malcolm “Flash” Gordon’s inner circle hawking the ground breaking publication, “Tonight’s Boxing Program,” on fight night in front of Madison Square Garden.
COULD “SUGAR COAT’ THIS BUT JOHNNY SAID “NO” READ MORE…
HISTORY LESSON OF THE BEST BLACK FIGHTERS OF ALL-TIME
Included are great ALI, LOUIS and some more obscure all-time greats from the late 1800′s to early 1900′s.
GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?
Greatest Boxer In History?
San Francisco, CA- After another dominating performance from Floyd Mayweather this past weekend, two prevailing schools of thought appeared on the boxing chat boards and the Facebook & Twitter timelines. One comes from those who stubbornly refuse to give “Little Floyd” his due and label him a chump who “ran” all night and picks and chooses his opponents.
NOT GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD?
The other thought comes from those who were so impressed with Floyd’s performance and are so flattered to watch an all time great that they run away with their excitement and call him the “Greatest of All Time.” Both of these opinions are exaggerations as the truth lies somewhere in the middle and is probably closer to the latter. Let me explain.
ANTI-FLOYD TYPES IN DENIAL?
Watching Mayweather box is a thing of beauty. He is one of the best counterpunchers to ever grace a boxing ring and throws a perfect right hand in a number of ways. Floyd’s ring generalship is second to none and his footwork is amazing. Furthermore, if he isn’t the best defensive fighter of all time he at least deserves to be in the conversation along with Willie Pep and Pernell Whitaker.
DO PEOPLE DISTORT TRUTH ABOUT FLOYD? READ MORE…
BRANDON RIOS INKED TO FACE MANNY PACQUIAO
San Francisco, CA- Well its official, Manny Pacquiao will meet Brandon Rios on the greatest day of any year, November 24, in a place Hall of Fame writer/broadcaster Larry Merchant calls, ” Las Vegas on steroids,” Macau, the former Portuguese colony that reverted back to the Chinese in 1999. As far as getting bang for the buck, taking Manny Pacquiao to China is the thing to do. The negative is that in order to broadcast the fight in the United States, we’re looking at a 10 AM Sunday morning start.
Manny "Needs More Than Prayers" Pacquiao
MANNY NOW GAMBLES WITH LIFE
Having been known as a man who likes to bet on rooster fights, pool hall competition, some blackjack, Manny is now said to have abandoned all of his vices (poor guy) and is living a “cleaner” life. But has that change of lifestyle been beneficial to Manny Pacquiao the boxer? Rumors of almost Voo Doo like settings that were said to have involved the consumption of somebody else’s blood, this as Pacquiao left the Catholic church for a Born Again sect of Christianity.
NEW RELIGION GOOD FOR BOXER PAC?
Obviously not as he has lost two in a row. Now while some may feel the Tim Bradley contest was controversial to say the least, one cannot say the same with the ending of the Juan Manuel Marquez fight. With one punch an entire country was silenced as Manny lay motionless in a horizontal position in Las Vegas. Having been around this a while, knockouts don’t get much nastier than the face planting shot that Marquez perfectly timed shot that caught the rallying Pacquiao on the button!
RIOS MORE THAN JUST A SPEED BUMP! READ MORE…
Robert Guerrero-Floyd Mayweather
San Francisco, CA–in hindsight, most of the so-called experts and pundits had Floyd Mayweather over Robert Guerrero prior to their 12 round-sometimes entertaining dance for the WBC welterweight (147 lb.) title Saturday in Las Vegas, NV. Hell, even Dan Rafael of ESPN.com had “Money” marked as the winner going in. That’s because of one thing and one thing only: Robert Guerrero is a very good fighter. Floyd Mayweather on the other hand is a great fighter.
MAYWEATHER BOXING DEFIES LOGIC
I hate to murder the King’s English here but, “Greatness prevails over goodness every time the competition is waged on a somewhat level playing field.” That being said, facing Floyd Mayweather in the squared circle of boxing is unfair to those who try and or think they can ruffle his feathers, for they all talk a good game sans being able to put up a good fight. After the fight, Ruben Guerrero, Robert’s father, continued his pre-fight tirade against Floyd who had just schooled his kid.
SCORES WERE NOT DEBATED MUCH
Those identical scores of 117–111, 9 to 3 in rounds, are indicative of Mayweather’s dominance. My scorecard read 119–109, 11 to 1 in rounds. Although “The Ghost” wasn’t intimidated, he was thoroughly befuddled. Instead of turning this into a brawl, stepping on Mayweather’s foot and pushing him over, Robert tried to out box the master. This effort reminded me of Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler attempting to outbox “Sugar Ray” Leonard.
GUERRERO PLAYED TO FLOYD’S STRENGTHS READ MORE…
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Floyd "Untouched" Mayweather
MAYWEATHER DOMINATES “GHOST”
Las Vegas, NV- (Showtime PPV) Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KOs) UD 12 Robert Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KOs) (WBC 147 lb. title) Scores: 117-111 across the board. Floyd is not impacted by a punch or punches that would offset his advantages in speed and overall boxing ability. Talk of a Saul Alvarez match in September ongoing as Floyd is said to be counting $80 million!
MARES WAS HOT EARLY & LATE
New champion Abner Mares (26-0-1, 14 KOs) TKO 9 Daniel Ponce de Leon (44-5, 35 KOs) (WBC 126 lb. title) A knockdown of Ponce de Leon in round two prompted a comeback of sorts. Shortlived, the fight was halted in round nine by referee Jay Nady. Time was 2:20.
LOVE GETS GIFT OVER “BURNED” ROSADO READ MORE…
BOXING & MMA
San Francisco, CA- Reviewing the weekend in both boxing and MMA, especially Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero, did you feel the fight was a letdown?! Listen on your mobile device. Just view Ringtalk.com in classic mode.
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AN UNLIKELY STRATEGY IN MY OPINION IS NEEDED FOR GUERRERO TO WIN
While I agree with the majority that believe Floyd Mayweather will decisively defeat Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero Saturday in defense of his WBC welterweight crown, I feel that the perceived path of victory for the Gilroy, CA native is flawed. Most conclude that Guerreo is just a face first brawler who needs to come forward to have the slightest chance of victory. In my view this is a recipe for disaster.
OUTBOX THE BOXER? REALLY?
I know this sounds illogical but I feel for “The Ghost” to pull off a victory Saturday he needs to box, at least early in the fight. He needs to use his southpaw stance, move to his right and try to establish himself with the jab and avoid Mayweather’s straight right hand. Every now and then he must time Mayweather while at an angle with the left hand. This idea that Guerrero should just give up his height advantage and just throw caution to the wind against the sports best counter puncher is pugilistic suicide, at least in the early rounds anyways when Floyd’s reflexes will be sharpest. In my view too many of his opponents waste too much energy in early rounds trying to crowd him, and putting Floyd in a defensive shell just allows him to rest and break you down in latter rounds.
GUERRERO NEEDS TO PRESS IN THE LAST THIRD OF THE FIGHT
Keeping the fight relatively close early might help Robert goad Floyd into exchanges where he can time his power shots. As the rounds go on thats when the Gilroy native should go balls to the wall and attempt to beat up the older man. If you noticed in Floyd’s last fight, this was somewhat the strategy of Miguel Cotto, however with the wear and tear and his history of lacking stamina, he was unable to sustain the assault.
SO DOES GUERRERO HAVE A SHOT? READ MORE…