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San Francisco, CA- “Ring Talk” will air an hour of boxing (11-12 PM PT) before an hour of UFC/MMA. My boxing guests will include Trainer of The Year, Virgil Hunter, boxing matchmaker and historian Johnny Bos, just to name two. In the UFC/MMA hour that begins at 12 PM PT we are expecting Jui Jitsu practicioner Matt Grizzle and MMA genius Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Listen online at two outlets: Click to listen LIVE with Media Player and Click Channel 2 & Listen Live Without Media Player
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX- (HBO) Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1. 31 KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KOs) (WBC* 160 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Chavez 4-1. Annointed (toilet tissue, not paper) champion is a fraud until he eets World middleweight king Sergio Martinez. Chavez returns to site where his father got “gift decision” of century vs. Pernell Whitaker. Would love to see the kid get his d*** knocked in the dirt, but it is highly unlikely. Rubio a good candidate to get stopped!
BEST FILIPINO FIGHTER ON PLANET IN SEMI-MAIN EVENT
Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs) vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KOs) (vacant WBO 122 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Donaire 3-1. Dropping $9,000 to win $3,000. Donaire is a better boxer, more talented, but the Filipino people and media are so far up Manny Pacquiao’s ass they are in his colon! Nonito will handle Vasquez with relative ease.
CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE READ MORE…
Nick "The Killer" Diaz
San Francisco, CA- Anytime Nick Diaz is in the room, you know the old saying, “Shit Happens.” The same adage applies when Diaz, the #1 ranked UFC welterweight (170 lbs) steps in the UFC cage of battle known as the Octagon. To be both blunt and truthful, the bad boy from Stockton, CA is so intimidating that he scares the word I used above out of you. Having watched the triathlete fight a number of times, I have to tell you that Nick is never in a dull fight.
NICK DIAZ IS ONE SCARY BUT SKILLED GUY!
Does that mean his main event in UFC 143 tonight against Carlos Condit is a fight for the ages? Yes, for Diaz, now 26-7 and on a 12 fight winning streak is a combination of a young George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Arturo Gatti and Muhammad Ali. What do I mean by that? Diaz is powerful, fierce, gutsy, unforgiven, feared and highly skilled.
CONDIT NO SLOUCH & THE PICK OF SOME
The man standing across the cage tonight will be Carlos Condit (27-5) is a formidable foe, so talented that READ MORE…
Chavez whipping on yet another bum
New York, NY- “Big time” boxing makes it’s first appearance of the year when Mexico’s “Son of a Legend” WBC Middleweight (160) Champion Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KOs) squares off against “been there done that, but never did it” hapless challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 36 KOs) over 12 proposed rounds of throw down at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Saturday at 10:00 PM ET on HBO.
IS “JUNIOR” THE GOODS OR JUST HYPE?
At the tender age of just 26 years old, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has already competed in 45 fights without knowing defeat. However, his level of opposition has left much to be desired. Since his professional debut in 2003, Chavez opponents have commonly been comprised of “C” class battlers with losing records. During that span Chavez went “life and death” with two (at best) “B” class fighters and barely crossed the finish line in each. To his credit, Chavez has displayed proven boxing ability; especially in the educated way he varies his punch selection. In addition, by recently hiring Hall of Fame bound boxer/trainer Freddie Roach READ MORE…
MOURNING ANGELO DUNDEE, PART 2 OF TYSON STORY WILL BE UP MONDAY
Angelo Dundee & then Cassius Clay
SAD DAY FOR THE BOXING WORLD INDEED
San Francisco, CA- Having known Angelo Dundee personally for some 30+ years, I always considered him an immortal soul who would live on forever. Yesterday, at the age of 90, the trainer that sprang to fame after being hired to train the then Cassius Clay by a group of Louisville, KY businessmen, died. Cassius, who became Muhammad X and then Muhammad Ali in 1964, this before being exiled from boxing by the “establishment” for refusing to take part in the Vietnam war, was not Dundee’s first world champion as many believe. That honor belonged to light heavyweight Willie Pastrano.
ALWAYS CHRIS DUNDEE’S LITTLE BROTHER!
Angelo was never connected with Organized Crime, the Mob, or the Syndicate, as were a number of trainers who broke into boxing in the 40s and 50s. He was always coveted by his older brother Chris Dundee, the Miami based promoter who was one of the most powerful men in the boxing game for decades. Chris, who passed away in 1998 at 91, kept the sharks away from his younger sibling until Angelo learned the ins and outs of the boxing game.
ANGELO WORKED WITH MANY FIGHTERS READ MORE…
Filipinos Demanding Mayweather Fight
San Francisco, CA- A writer who used to work for Don King, who many think “unofficially” now works for Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, one Michael “The Menace” Marley, is now reporting that Arum and his company Top Rank will try and go forward with a Floyd Mayweather fight, sooner, rather than later. Reason being, Pacquiao is taking more heat at home in the Philippines by his countryman than he can handle.
NO FIGHT & MANNY WON’T GET ELECTED “DOG CATCHER” READ MORE…
Mike Tyson At 19
TYSON WAS THE LAST HEAVYWEIGHT CHILD PRODIGY
San Francisco, CA- When Mike Tyson burst upon the national boxing scene, it was as an amateur in 1984. Losing to eventual 1984 Olympic champ Henry Tillman, even though he had knocked Henry down. Tillman would eventually win the Olympic Gold. Prior, Tyson had competed in both the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympics and won the ’81 title (201 lbs) first versus Joe Cortez and in 1982 he drilled Kelton Brown. Mike, who had never lost in the Junior Olympics, also holds the quickest KO (8 seconds) in J.O. history. In addition, the prodigy won every bout in Junior Olympic competition by KO.
D’AMATO THOUGHT MIKE WAS A “CINCH” TO BECOME CHAMPION
Cus D’Amato,Tyson’s quasi father and trainer, Cus realized that Mike’s style was better suited for the professional boxing ranks and thus turned him professional in March 1985 with a KO 1 of Hector Mercedes. Mike would go on to stop his next 18 opponents before being forced to go the ten round distance with James “Quick” Tillis. Knocking Tillis down in the fourth round, Tyson won with scores of 6-4 twice & 8-2 in Glen Falls, NY, this due to the fact that New York scored fights on the “rounds” basis and not the ten-point must system.
NEXT UP FOR TYSON WAS NEW YORKER “BLOOD” GREEN
In his next fight, Tyson would beat New Yorker Mitch “Blood” Green, again on points. A few years later, Tyson and Green would have their infamous street brawl outside of a New York City clothing store, this resulted in Tyson fracturing his hand. After recording six more KOs, the biggest name was that of Marvis Frazier, the son of the recently deceased former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. Marvin lasted all but READ MORE…
Andre Berto
ANDRE BERTO SAID TO REQUIRE SURGERY
San Francisco, CA- Reports that Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs) was seriously injured sparring yesterday in Southern California were confirmed late Monday evening. The injury is said to be a “torn” or “ruptured” left bicep. One report said that Berto had suffered the same muscle tear previously. With pending surgery possibly as soon as this week, Berto’s February 11 rematch with Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22 KOs) has been canceled. No word as to who will replace the American born fighter of Haitian heritage on the Showtime Championship Boxing card.
STEROIDS REPORTEDLY FACILITATE BERTO INJURY
According to the world’s preminent MMA writer Dave Meltzer of the WrestlingObserver.com, his take on torn biceps taken from an article at SteroidSources.com is as follows. “The biceps will tear more frequently on steroids, but non-steroid using lifters often don’t have problems with biceps tears.”
BERTO WORKS WITH VICTOR CONTE READ MORE…
LOTS OF GOODIES TODAY AT RINGTALK.COM INCLUDING MANNY PACQUIAO CARTOON!
January 30th, 2012 By Pedro Fernandez
TWO RADIO SHOWS, NEW ARTICLES AND A GABE MCINTOSH CARTOON!
San Francisco, CA- We’ve got two new “Ring Talk” radio shows, one hour on boxing, the other on MMA for your listening pleasure. Guests include Hall of Fame bantamweight champ Orlando Canizales, HBO’s Harold Lederman & Jeff Mayweather. In the MMA hour, I bring you the news and Sam “All Jam” Perez, an MMA & UFC expert. As for articles, we have the HBO preview for this coming Saturday, we ask “Is Manny Pacquiao Now Being Pimped By 3 Promoters?” and include a masterpiece drawing (cartoon) on Manny from Gabe Macintosh. The UFC on FOX TV Saturday we cover in detail and point out that Bob Arum is the “only” reason Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are not fighting in May. Some weekend boxing results & more at RingTalk.com
JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, NONITO DONAIRE & WILFREDO VAZQUEZ, TRIO OF JR.’S ON HBO SATURDAY
January 30th, 2012 By Dominic Verdin
Donaire KOs Fernando Montiel
Los Angeles, CA- Some of us produce offspring with great promise, some simply do not produce at all. It is a product of a natural process, chemical properties copied within our genes, divided into reproductions of identical portraits. They may look alike, but they surely don’t fight alike. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. will share a fight card together this coming Saturday, February 4, in San Antonio, Texas.
DOORS OPEN EASIER FOR THOSE WITH FAMOUS NAMES
It’s very accommodating for any athlete to begin their career with the help of their given name from a renowned prizefighter. Will their kinship influence a clear road for certain prosperity? Probably not, yet the name could help accumulate large purses and until they are exposed in the ring. Both juniors are very good fighters, they hit hard, are fun to watch and have likeable personalities. Still, when you compare them to their dad’s, well they have the same blood, but at this point little more.
STARTING WITH CHAVEZ JR. FIRST READ MORE…
Manny Pacquiao & First US Promoter Murad Muhammad
ARUM, OSCAR & KONCZ, ARE THEY MURAD MUHAMMAD TIMES THREE?
San Francisco, CA- The astute Jack Dunne put forth some comments of late that started my intellectual wheels turning. How could Manny Pacquiao end up being beholden to three promoters after his first American promoter Murad Muhammad played him like a Crack whore several years ago? Currently, Pacquiao splits his money up three ways with Bob Arum’s Top Rank, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and Michael Koncz of MP Promotions?
THREE PROMOTERS NOT SMART FOR A BUSBOY, LET ALONE A CONGRESSMAN READ MORE…
Rashad Evans Clips Phil Davis
San Francisco, CA- In November, Fox TV drew nearly 11,000,000 viewers for their initial UFC broadcast. That night, the main event of Junior Dos Santos-Cain Velasquez lasted just 1:04. To many this was a bummer. That being said, those 64 seconds were far more exciting than the three fights televised last night, this even though UFC President Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva went all out to try and insure this show would be a winner.
EX-CHAMP EVANS WINS TO SET UP TITLE FIGHT
In the main event Rashad Evans went to 17-1-1 with a shutout unanimous five round decision Phil Davis in a lackluster match. The points (50-45) win assured Evans that he will get his head handed to him in April by UFC light heavyweight (205 lbs) champion Jon Jones. Based on their recent fights, betting on Jones looks like the best bet in fighting outside of Floyd Mayweather over Manny Pacquiao, READ MORE…
SECOND SHOW ALL ABOUT MMA & THE UFC
San Francisco, CA- The ever growing world of MMA, especially the premier company in the business, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), were the subjects at hand in “Ring Talk” on MMA. READ MORE…
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January 28th, 2012 By Pedro Fernandez
HALL OF FAME CHAMP TOPS GUEST LIST
San Francisco, CA- The man with the most bantamweight title defenses in boxing history, ex-IBF champ Orlando Canizales was in the main spotlight on the “boxing hour” of “Ring Talk.” The Hall of Famer talked quite modestly about his 16 title defenses, his life after boxing and his having to go into the 15th round to win his World title. HBO’S Harold Lederman made a cameo as we this great man “Happy Birthday.” Jeff Mayweather, the READ MORE…