G. Leon
177 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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BOXINGTALK’S DAILY MAILBAG
By G. Leon
G- keep the best interviews coming my man, First a couple questions for ya, 1. what do you think both Floyd and Oscar will come in at on fight night- Im thinking…
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BOXING TALK’S DAILY MAILBAG
By G. Leon
Hey G! I've never liked OSCAR De la Hoya ever as a fighter and now that he's a promoter I think I can't stand him even more. The bottom line is, is…
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OUMA SHUNS LESS THAN GOLDEN OFFER TO FIGHT ON DE LA HOYA-MAYWEATHER
By G. Leon
GL: The last time you and I spoke you expressed a great deal of interest in moving down to welterweight to fight Sugar Shane Mosley. Have your people been in touch with…
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ONE ON ONE WITH THE BOBFATHER
By G. Leon
GL: Did you happen to catch the Marquez-Barrera fight? Can we expect to see Marquez and Pacquiao matched in the near future should Manny Pacquiao defeat Jorge Solis on April 14? "I…
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BARRERA-MARQUEZ DONE DEAL FOR MARCH 17!
By G. Leon
Moments ago Golden Boy Promotions CEO contacted Boxingtalk.com to inform us that since Manny Pacquiao was not interested in facing Marco Antonio Barrera on March 17, Barrera will now face Juan Manuel…
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ARUM: BARRERA HAS UNTIL JANUARY 12 TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER FOR PACQUIAO REMATCH!
By G. Leon
GL: How was your trip to the Philippines and what did it accomplish? "The trip was just great. I met with Manny and we had a big public announcement. Manny said that…
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MANNY PACQUIAO HAS UNTIL MONDAY TO ACCEPT BARRERA REMATCH!
By G. Leon
Moments ago Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer issued the following statement exclusively to Boxingtalk.com, "It is not up to Bob Arum to respond to our offer since he has no promotional right…
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GOLDEN BOY OFFERS PACQUIAO 50-50 FOR BARRERA FIGHT ON HBO PPV MARCH 17!
By G. Leon
Moments ago Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told Boxingtalk.com, "We have read reports out of the Philippines that Bob Arum made an offer to Golden Boy Promotions for $2.5M to provide the…
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ARUM: PACQUIAO’S NEXT FIGHTS WILL BE UNDER TOP RANK
By G. Leon
GL: Top Rank has several events coming up, starting with the OLN show. Can you give us some updates on your shows? "Yeah, the November 2 event in Youngstown, Ohio is rapidly…
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PACQUIAO-MORALES III MOVED TO NOVEMBER 18!
By G. Leon
Boxingtalk.com has been informed that the eagerly anticipated rubbermatch between boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales has been pushed back from October 7 to November 18. Pacquiao-Morales III will take place at the…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: GARY SHAW
By G. Leon
GL: Congrats on Manny's big win Gary. "It was a tremendous win. It was a little nerve racking for the first five rounds, but then Manny took Freddie Roach's direction, implemented the…
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Bob Arum sounds off: THE TRANSCRIPT!
By G. Leon
GL: Boxingtalk.com here at the Klitschko-Rahman press conference with Top Rank's Bob Arum. Can you tell us what you think about this heavyweight title fight? "Well, I got involved with this fight…
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One on One With Marco Antonio Barrera
By G. Leon
First off it's a pleasure to speak with you. Can you tell us what you know about Robbie Peden? "It's good to speak with you again also. I know he's as his…
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HBO Trades Legendary Nights for Despicable Fights
By G. Leon
The Erik Morales-Manny Pacquiao, Felix Trinidad-Winky Wright, Arturo Gatti-Floyd Mayweather and Bernard Hopkins-Jermain Taylor super fights have made 2005 one of the strongest years for HBO PPV in a while. While many…
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Arum confirms Boxingtalk’s breaking news on Morales-Pacquiao doubleheader!
By G. Leon
July 12, 2005 - Moments ago, promoter Bob Arum confirmed Boxingtalk's breaking news regarding the September 10 Morales-Pacquiao doubleheader and potential rematch on a December HBO PPV. "That's absolutely correct," stated Arum,…
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HBO allows Morales-Pacquiao doubleheader to become a joke!
By G. Leon
Morales-Raheem and Pacquiao-Velazquez July 12, 2005 - If you thought HBO had finally awoken from their six month coma and returned to what made them the premier boxing network, -putting on great…
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EXCLUSIVE: Murad and Pacquiao settle suit, Pacquiao a free agent!
By G. Leon
June 28, 2005 - Moments ago Manny Pacquiao's attorney Judd Burstein informed Boxingtalk.com that Pacquiao and promoter Murad Muhammad settled their lawsuit earlier today. As a result of the settlement Pacquiao is…
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One on One with Bob Arum
By G. Leon
GL: Team Diego Corrales is very interested in making a fight with Erik Morales. Do you see the fight on the horizon for Morales? "No. What's on the horizon for Erik is, we're…
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Exclusive Interview: Oscar De La Hoya
By G. Leon
Oscar Speaks On Hopkins, Trinidad, Judah, Barrera, Don King, an October or November return and more! GL: Oscar, can you give us some of your thoughts on promoting Bernard Hopkins for the…
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Shelly Finkel Managing Manny Pacquiao!
By G. Leon
Just mintues ago, Shelly Finkel informed Boxingtalk.com that he has signed featherweight king Manny Pacquiao to a managerial contract. Pacquiao joins a long list of top notch fighters currently being guided by…