Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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Nonito Donaire’s purse minimums and future goals sunk 118 tournament participation
There has been a lot of speculation on the reasons why Nonito Donaire and Top Rank Promotions decided not to participate in the 118-pound tournament being put together by Showtime. During an…
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93 days until the return of Manny Pacquiao
In 93 days Manny Pacquiao will return to a boxing ring. We are not sure where the fight will take place as Monterrey, Mexico faded into a rumor of yesterday, Dubai is…
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Angulo lets another one bite the dust for 2010
Another potentially exciting boxing match falls by the wayside, are we to be surprised in the year of what could have been? Reports from ESPN and Boxingscene inform us that Mexican Alfredo…
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Pacquiao wants the fight a few drops of blood washed away
Floyd Mayweather - Manny Pacquiao, a never ending boxing story that grew a few new wrinkles this past week. Mayweather continued to flirt with iconic promoter Don King and Pacquiao publicly stated…
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Don’t chase a name, chase a fight Mr. Katsidis
There are reports, rumors, and buzz indicating that promising Filipino prospect Mercito Gesta is hunting a fight with Australian banger Michael Katsidis. Currently Katsidis is doing everything within his power to catch…
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Devon Alexander won’t fight Timothy Bradley in Southern California
Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander want to fight, well, kind of. After a Saturday night win on HBO in front of 10,000 fans in his hometown St. Louis, Alexander called out Timothy…
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Devon Alexander returns challenge to Timothy Bradley
As many jump of his bandwagon following a tough Saturday night victory, Devon Alexander made it loud and clear he wants his next fight o be against Palm Spring?s Timothy Bradley. Over…
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Can Don King bring the money to Floyd Mayweather?
Floyd Mayweather Junior?s public flirtation with promoter Don King continues as Money will be present Saturday night when King?s junior welterweight Devon Alexander battles with Andriy Kotelink at St. Louis, Missouri. If…
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Arum would bring Montiel and Donaire to a single-elimination tournament
There has been a lot of buzz in boxing?s ever active knitting circle regarding a proposed 118 pound tournament being pieced together by Showtime. Taking after the super middleweight tournament that is…
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Shaw says Arum’s 118 tourney excuse is full of holes
Earlier today Bob Arum informed the Los Angeles Boxing Examiner that Fernando Montiel and and Nonito Donaire?s participation in a Showtime sponsored 118 pound tournament was nixed due to the format and…
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Exclusive Interview – Amir Khan wants to knock-out Juan Manuel Marquez
While returning to Los Angeles after a big fight week-end in Las Vegas, British junior welterweight Amir Khan is hoping he gets the opportunity to fight Juan Manuel Marquez this coming December.…
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Don King would have made Floyd Mayweather fight Manny Pacquiao
So Floyd Mayweather Junior hung out with iconic promoter Don King Thursday night causing a tidal wave of buzz through out boxing?s knitting circle. On his official Twitter page, Floyd Mayweather wrote…
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California needs to hold Antonio Margarito accountable
With so many viable opponents besides Floyd Mayweather Junior, it is mind boggling as to why promoter Bob Arum hand-picked Antonio Margarito to fight his prized pugilist Manny Pacquiao on November 13,…
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The Boxing Truth Mailbag: 2000 vs. 2010 – Part One, The Big Boys
Dear Ricardo, I really enjoy The Boxing Truth Radio because you and John keep it real. I appreciate there are no advertisers on the show, you do not go on and on…
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Juan Manuel Lopez boldly predicts KO victory over Rafa Marquez
While entertaining the collected Los Angeles boxing media at the downtown Milennium Biltmore Hotel Puerto Rican World Boxing Organization featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez made a very bold prediction for his September…
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Oscar De La Hoya left with egg on his face in Pacquiao – Mayweather fall-out
There is a high scale game of finger pointing taking place in the after-math of failed negotiations for a bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Junior. Pacquiao?s primary promoter Bob Arum…
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Bob Arum needs HBO for Margarito – Pacquiao
Home Box Office is the biggest boxing broadcaster in the United States. Though boxing?s ratings on HBO are slipping year by year, the Time Warner company has continued to support the sport…
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Montiel – Donaire far from being finalized
The excitement is bubbling for a bantamweight showdown between Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire, but as I discovered a few days ago - there is no indication that the fight is finalized,…
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Is the puppetmaster at work again with Montiel vs. Donaire?
Boxing fans have come to expect the worst. If you think the self-loathing typical of Boston Red Sox fans before their World Championship in 2004 was tops in sports, talk to a…
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Gary Shaw – “Arum did not build Pacquiao”
At times, the verbal warfare between rival boxing promoters can be more entertaining that the action inside of the ring. During a midnight conference call on Friday night to announce that Manny…
