Ben Thompson
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MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA UNDERCARD SHAPING UP: AMIR KHAN VS. LUIS COLLAZO ON TAP
By Ben Thompson
With less than 7 weeks to go before undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather makes his return to the ring to face WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana on May 3 at the…
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TWITTER REACTS TO DANNY GARCIA’S MAJORITY DECISION WIN OVER MAURICIO HERRERA
By Ben Thompson
Saturday night, at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, unified jr. welterweight champion Danny Garcia successfully defended his titles, scoring a majority decision victory over game challenger Mauricio Herrera. After…
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DANNY GARCIA SQUEAKS BY MAURICIO HERRERA WITH MAJORITY DECISION WIN
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago, unified jr. welterweight champion Danny Garcia successfully defended his titles, scoring a majority decision against game challenger Mauricio Herrera at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Herrera came…
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AMIR KHAN SAYS IT’S “A GOOD IDEA” TO FIGHT ON MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA UNDERCARD
By Ben Thompson
"I think it might be a good idea to fight on his undercard as chief support," stated former jr. welterweight champin Amir Khan, who recently hinted to BBC Radio 5 Live that…
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LAMONT PETERSON AND ANTHONY PETERSON JOIN THE AL HAYMON STABLE
By Ben Thompson
Sources close to the information have informed us that IBF jr. welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and his brother, jr. welterweight contender Anthony Peterson, have both signed with influential adviser Al Haymon. The…
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AMIR KHAN SET TO SIGN WITH AL HAYMON
By Ben Thompson
Sources close to the information have informed us that former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan is indeed signing with influential adviser Al Haymon. Khan will join former welterweight champion Luis Collazo, light…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED AS HE PREPARES FOR MANNY PACQUIAO: “I’M HERE STUDYING HIM ALL DAY”
By Ben Thompson
"Dude, I'm a student, man. I watch all these cats, man. I'm looking at everybody. That's all I do, man. Everybody that's around my weight, I got a game plan, for you.…
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AMIR KHAN’S NEXT OPPONENT…ROBERT GUERRERO? MAY 3 STILL IN PLAY?
By Ben Thompson
"My next opponent will be announced very soon, he won't be ranked low as 33," wrote former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan, who recently revealed to his followers on Twitter that he'll…
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CANELO ALVAREZ STOPS ALFREDO ANGULO IN THE 10TH ROUND
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, former jr. middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez stopped hard-hitting jr. middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo in the 10th round. After trading…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY DISCUSSES THE BENEFITS OF HIS VEGAN DIET: “WHEN GUYS START FADING…I’M ABLE TO PICK IT UP”
By Ben Thompson
"I've been doing that since I was champion. Yeah, when I fought Junior Witter, I was vegan. I went vegan for that fight...Nutrients is what builds bigger muscles; not protein. It's the…
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AMIR KHAN AND ADRIEN BRONER TRADE INSULTS VIA TWITTER, BUT WILL THEY TRADE LEATHER ON MAY 3?
By Ben Thompson
Former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan and former welterweight champion Adrien Broner continue to trade insults via Twitter, fueling the demand from fans for a potential showdown between the two fighters. Undefeated…
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AMIR KHAN: “I THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO MAYBE TALK TO AL HAYMON”
By Ben Thompson
"You know what? It makes sense. I should get with him. I think it's a good idea to maybe talk to Al Haymon and maybe get the ball moving," stated former jr.…
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AMIR KHAN BEING ADVISED NOT TO BELIEVE FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S PROMISE OF A FIGHT IF HE BEATS ADRIEN BRONER
By Ben Thompson
"FM is full of shit. Just like 'my next opponent' Poll," wrote former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan, who took to twitter to respond to Floyd Mayweather's recent guarantee of a fight…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER PROMISES AMIR KHAN A FIGHT IF HE CAN GET PAST ADRIEN BRONER ON HIS UNDERCARD
By Ben Thompson
"I don't have an easy fight on May 3, 2014, so I can't over look @ChinoMaidana but @AmirKingKhan, if you and @AdrienBroner end up fighting ... each other on my show and…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER SEEMINGLY CO-SIGNS AMIR KHAN’S REQUEST TO FIGHT ADRIEN BRONER ON MAY 3 UNDERCARD
By Ben Thompson
Undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather has seemingly co-signed the request of former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan to fight former welterweight champion Adrien Broner on his May 3 undercard. Earlier today,…
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TIMOTHY BRADLEY SAYS HE’S AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AS HE PUTS IN HARD WORK FOR MANNY PACQUIAO REMATCH
By Ben Thompson
With a little over 6 weeks to go before his April 12 rematch with multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is already ahead of his schedule in the…
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ROBERT GARCIA: “MAIDANA’S GOING TO GO IN THERE WITH NO RESPECT…MAYWEATHER’S GOING TO BE IN A REAL FIGHT”
By Ben Thompson
"We're going to prepare Maidana to go in there with no respect and no fear. He knows and we know that the fight is going to be very difficult, but Maidana's going…
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ALEX ARIZA: “WE’VE GOT A GREAT SHOT TO WIN…MAIDANA’S GOT POWER”
By Ben Thompson
"I think we've got a great shot to win if we get to him. Nobody thought we could beat Broner, but we did. Probably nobody is going to think we can beat…
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MARCOS MAIDANA ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER CLASH: “IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE I HIT THE LOTTERY…BEATING HIM, IT WILL”
By Ben Thompson
"Thanks a lot to everybody who supported me around the world! I'll give it all to give you a victory on May 3rd," wrote WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana, who addressed his…
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ROBERT GARCIA REACTS TO MAYWEATHER CHOOSING MAIDANA: “MAIDANA’S GOING TO BE LIKE NEVER BEFORE”
By Ben Thompson
"You know what? When Maidana beat Broner and the way he did, I think there was no question that the Mayweather fight was going to be ours," stated world-class trainer Robert Garcia,…