Mayweather and Garcia Connected By Corrales
Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
On October 23rd 1999, long before he would eventually go on to become one of boxings best trainers, over a decade before he would go on to win the prestigious trainer of the year award in 2012, and far before he’d eventually head up a stable of elite fighters including the likes of Mikey Garcia, Non  Read Full Story >>>

Could Floyd Mayweather lose to Marcos Maidana in rematch? 3 “What ifs” to consider
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Depending on whom you asked, the first fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana either foreshadowed greater things to come should the hard-charging El Chino get another 12 rounds to work with, or displayed the best-possible performance and outcome that Maidana will ever muster against Maywe  Read Full Story >>>

REPLACEMENT OF DODIE BOY PENALOSA JR’S OPPONENT IS EVEN TOUGHER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Dodie Boy Penalosa. Dicky Amtiran, the Indonesian fightrer who replaced the original opponent of Dodie Boy Penalosa Jr in Saturday’s fight card at the Mandaluyong City Gym is tougher that Yon Ahmed who pulled out d  Read Full Story >>>

SONSONA TO FIGHT FOR A WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Marvin Sonsona is headed for another lucky break. A few months from now, he will be fighting for a title eliminator in the featherweight division against Jayson Velez, the winner to be the mandatory challenger against t  Read Full Story >>>

COACH CHOT READY TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS AFTER MIAMI CAMP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Reyes. Gilas Pilipinas national coach Chot Reyes is ready to make some tough decisions after the players in the Philippine national pool end their training camp in Miami, Florida and head to Spain for the World Cup in la  Read Full Story >>>

Straight from the Fountainhead: Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Geale Preview
By Jimmy Tobin , The Cruelest Sport, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Madison Square Garden hosts a middleweight fight of middling interest this Saturday night, when Kazakh hurt-machine Gennady Golovkin returns to New York to face Daniel Geale. For answers to why Golovkin-Geale is little more than another acceptable fight one need only look to the night of June 7th  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Sr: “I can safely say this right here, Floyd’s power is stronger than Pacquiao’s!”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
’The Battle of East and West,’ the name of the event was not memorable, but a punch in that bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton was. In the second round of the bout, Manny Pacquiao shocked the boxing world with his devastating one punch knockout win over the then light welterweight champion  Read Full Story >>>

CHALLENGER SNEEZES AT PACQUIAO FIREPOWER
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

TALL Chris Algieri has an idea on how to deal with Manny Pacquiao. It must be a pretty sound theory that has convinced the unbeaten American he will surely beat the Filipino boxing superhero in Macau next November. Algieri’s win-win  Read Full Story >>>

NBA issues official statement on controversial Gilas Home Stand event
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
CHICAGO -- On the heels of the cancellation of the exhibition game between Team Gilas against a slew of NBA stars Wednesday night at the Smart Coliseum, the NBA issued an official statement about the matter. Below is the full text from the league. Dubbed as The Last Home Stand, the exhib  Read Full Story >>>

BRANDON RIOS MEDIA DAY PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

July 23, 2014, Oxnard,Calif. --- Former World Lightweight champion Brandon Rios of Oxnard,Ca. works out with trainer Robert Garcia(L) during media day in Oxnard, Ca. for his eagerly-anticipated 2014 debut in a 10-roun  Read Full Story >>>

Undercard Announced for 'Conquerors', ESPN Friday Nights Fights Tripleheader at UIC Pavilion This Friday, July 25
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

No less than six big fights, featuring local fighting favorites against quality opponents in the welterweight or light welterweight divisions, are scheduled for the undercard of this Friday's stacked nationally televised trip  Read Full Story >>>

Notable ShoBox Alums Look Back On The Experiences That Helped Make Them World Champions
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Malignaggi, Guerrero, Bradley, Dawson, Hatton, Porter & More Express Praise and Gratitude For “ShoBox: The New Generation’’ In Testimonial Videos On The Boxing Blog Plus, Check Out www.ShoBox200.com For Feature Pages On Eight Of The Most Successful Fighters To Graduate From ShoBox They came i  Read Full Story >>>

Arum Goes All in on Algieri
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Last night I was asking a friend about Bob Arum's unpopular plan for his biggest star in Manny Pacquiao to fight an unheralded nobody this November and he summed it up by saying, “Boxing is stupid, it's awful.” I pressed him, “But why? Why is this fight being made?” And like all boxing fans not rela  Read Full Story >>>

Oscar De La Hoya is fighting back
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
LAS VEGAS -- Retired from the ring or not, Oscar De La Hoya will always be a fighter at heart. He won a 1992 Olympic gold medal -- hence the famous "Golden Boy" nickname -- 10 world titles in a then-record six weight divisions, earned some $300 million as the biggest star in boxing for much o  Read Full Story >>>

Gennady Golovkin: The Baddest “Good-Boy” in Boxing
By Tyson Bruce, Boxing Insider, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
The most refreshing thing in boxing is when a fighter’s name enters the cultural lexicon not through the media spin of a publicist’s hand but rather by the influence of his own fists. Not since Manny Pacquiao came from virtual obscurity to ransack and torment the lighter weight divisions has a fight  Read Full Story >>>

Rios: 'I am far from being finished'
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios has lost two fights in a row: a close decision to Mike Alvarado in their interim junior welterweight rematch, a 2013 fight of the year candidate, followed by a one-sided pasting by Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight fight. After the loss to Pacquiao in Novem  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
By George Thomas Clark , Boxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
And I’m glad we’re talking about Hagler and Hearns, Floyd, because we all know damn well you wouldn’t have fought either of them… In the golden ballroom of a grand casino stands a ring in which I sit flanked by my two guests, Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard. They are here because they   Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather granted promoter’s license in Nevada by 5-0 vote
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Floyd Mayweather Jr. no longer needs to depend on anyone else to fight in Nevada. On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously approved Mayweather’s application to hold a promoter’s license in the state. By getting his license, Mayweather can be his own promoter of record. He had b  Read Full Story >>>

Broner-Taylor Falls Through, Spadafora Possible Front Runner
By Uli Martinez, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
The rumored fight between Adrien Broner and Emmanuel Taylor is off before it even had a chance to pick up steam. Taylor’s manager, David Price, informed Tha Boxing Voice earlier today that, while the opportunity to fight one of the biggest names in the 140 lb division seemed like a golden one for T  Read Full Story >>>

SMOGER / PAVLIK WAS IN THE ZONE!
By Doveed Linder, BoxingMoney.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
The Smoger Chronicles Vol. 2 Doveed Linder, Movie Producer, Director, and Writer sits down for another volume of Smoger Chronicles with one of the most prolific referees in the history of boxing: Steve Smoger. Mr. Smoger, a former Ring Magazine award winner as the number one Referee in the wor  Read Full Story >>>

'Pacquiao will play with Algieri,' says Penalosa
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Former two-time boxing champ Gerry Penalosa, seen after knocking out Ratanachai Sor Vorapin in 2008, doesn't feel Chris Algieri can give Pacquiao a real fight. Photo by Mike F. Alquinto/EPA MANILA, Philippines - Former two-time boxing champion Gerry Peñalosa isn’t convinced of New Yorker Chris Algi  Read Full Story >>>

'BAKBAKAN SA ELORDE' THIS SATURDAY
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Elorde International Productions presents a double-header event this Saturday, July 26 at the Elorde Sports Center in Paranaque City. Elorde Gym's Bebong Manalo will go up against Jovel Marayan of Hardcore Boxing for 10-  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED IVAN MORALES vs SERGIO FRIAS ON FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX DEPORTES JULY 25
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
UNDEFEATED IVAN MORALES TO BE FEATURED IN CO-MAIN EVENT AGAINST FELLOW COUNTRYMAN SERGIO FRIAS ON FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX DEPORTES THIS FRIDAY, JULY 25, AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO IN INDIO, CALIF. EXCITING UNDERCARD OF UNDEFEATED PROSPECTS ANNOUNCED PLUS! LEGENDARY ERIK "EL TERRIBLE" MORALES   Read Full Story >>>

Gunn Jr back in action August 9!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Hackensack, NJ (July 23, 2014) – Unbeaten Bobby “Kid Dynamite” Gunn Jr. will look for his fifth straight first round knockout when he enters the squared circle Saturday, August 9 at North Hall at Eastern Market in Washington, DC. Fighting for the first time both in the nation’s capital as well a  Read Full Story >>>

WBA Champ Kalenga Shows Support For Prince Ahead Of August 2nd Title Fight
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
Since the announcement that Tottenham’s Mark Prince is to face Czech Republic’s Jiri Svacina, for the MBC International Cruiserweight title on August 2nd, Prince and his team have been inundated with messages of support from fans as well as from those within the boxing community, the latest being f  Read Full Story >>>

Paul Mendez, Golovkin’s Sparring Partner Says GGG Stops Geale in 7
By Lucas Ketelle, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
“I think Gennady [Golvokin] is going to destroy Danny Geale within seven rounds.” Paul Mendez (16-2-2 7KOs) said via text message upon reflecting upon his friend he worked with in Big Bear, CA. Mendez, who is currently listed as a top ten middleweight in the United States according to BoxRec.com. He  Read Full Story >>>

Nonito Donaire's Guide Back To Superstardom: Humility, Honesty, And True Grit
By Dennis Cruz, Boxing Buzz, Thu, 24 Jul 2014
It's unusual for the mainstream boxing world to pay so much attention to a fighter below the 130 lb. mark. However, "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire was a special case. While curiosity was piqued after his 2007 destruction of Vic Darchinyan to win a piece of the flyweight championship puzzle, the  Read Full Story >>>

"G4", New York City Media Workout Quotes
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Jul 2014

New York City (July 23, 2014) - In front of a packed house of New York City sports media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym, all four TV fighters, GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN, DANIEL "The Real Deal" GEALE, BRYANT "By By"   Read Full Story >>>

Ross "The Boss" Burkinshaw looks to gain foothold in Super Flyweight division
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Former BBBofC English Super Flyweight titleholder Ross "The Boss" Burkinshaw has officially made his return to the division in which his career began. Burkinshaw, a British Army veteran and former second battalion infantryman, fought his way up the ladder at the 115lb/52.2kg weight limit, and cap  Read Full Story >>>

DANNY GARCIA VS. ROD SALKA TAKING PLACE AT 142 POUNDS
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Sources close to the situation have informed us that the August 9 jr. welterweight clash between unified WBC & WBA champion Danny Garcia and contender Rod Salka will take place at 142 pounds. The fight was already scheduled to be a non-title fight given that Salka wasn't ranked by either the WBC or   Read Full Story >>>

COMMISSIONER'S CORNER: On Judging Missteps, Algieri's Deep Cut, More
By Randy Gordon, The Sweet Science, Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Let's get one thing straight: The decision rendered on the Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara fight was not fixed or pre-ordained, as so many of you have told me through your calls, your texts, your e-mails, your messages and your tweets. Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara. This is the perfect example of w  Read Full Story >>>