Ricardo Lois
548 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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Latino Boxing Wrap: Juan Manuel Marquez wants Pacquiao at 144, or 143
Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez cannot seem to shake the disappointment of fighting Manny Pacquiao to a razor-thin defeat in 2008 and a draw in 2004. While appearing on ESPN?s Golpe a…
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Juan Manuel Marquez tells next generation of Mexican boxers to step it up
As Mexico looks for the next generation of boxing super stars, its best active fighter Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) believes the future is now for rising Aztec figures Julio Cesar…
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A loss by Rafael Marquez won’t mean retirement
After giving so much of himself in three brutally classic boxing bouts against fellow Mexico City native Israel Vazquez during the late 2000?s, many pundits believe that a defeat at the hands…
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Latino Boxing Wrap: Dormant Cotto vigilant of Pacquiao – Margarito
With a proposed December fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Junior nixed, the World Boxing Association (WBA) 154 pound champion Miguel Cotto will sit out the rest of 2010 and possibly fight the…
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Latino Boxing Wrap: Cuban Odlanier Solis signs with Don King
Cuban heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis, formerly a Top Rank promoted fighter, has switched sides and signed an agreement with legendary fight producer Don King. Solis, 30 years old with 16 wins, 12…
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Can Golden Boy guide Saul Alvarez to the top?
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez has all the makings of a future superstar within the world of boxing. Already a well known figure within Mexico, the pride of Jalisco gave us a glimpse of…
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Shane Mosley makes poor case for future fights
Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora failed to electrify anyone on Saturday night during a twelve round junior middleweight bout scored as a draw at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Though…
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Baldomir to be a test for Saul Alvarez
Up and coming Mexican boxer Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez returns to the ring on Saturday night at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Recently signed to an exclusive promotional contract with Oscar…
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Has Pacquiao’s historic run been aided by weak opposition?
There are some who argue that boxing?s pound for pound best is a great fighter, but has also benefited from very strategic matchmaking during his historic rise from featherweight to junior middleweight.…
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9 years later, has the table turned on Floyd Mayweather?
On January 20, 2001 Floyd Mayweather Junior defeated the late Diego ?Chico? Corrales within ten rounds, knocking him down five times during the super featherweight contest. Going into the anticipated fight Corrales…
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Average Jaime organizes Pacquiao – Margarito boycott
There is a lot wrong with boxing. Fans complain, writers complain, managers complain, promoters complain, network executives complain, and even the boxers themselves complain about aspects of the sport.. At the end…
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Juan Manuel Marquez picks Pacquiao, but…
During his Friday appearance on ESPN Deportes Golpe a Golpe, Juan Manuel Marquez expressed his thoughts on the November 13 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. Marquez, Pacquiao?s arch-nemesis, picked the…
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Juan Manuel Marquez replaces Marco Antonio Barrera
On the heels of the announcement that lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will be fighting Michael Katsidis, Marquez also replaces Marco Antonio Barrera on ESPN Deportes Golpe a Golpe. Marquez will take…
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Floyd Mayweather Junior hangs himself with social media
Twitter. Facebook. Ustream. The list of social media available to boxers and opportunities to grow their brands free of charge, without traditional marketing mechanisms, grows by the day. Social media is incredibly…
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HBO adds legitimacy to boxing debacle that is Pacquiao – Margarito
Now that Manny Pacquiao has faced the United States media the last two days during a press tour to promote his November 13 fight against Antonio Margarito, several boxing writers have used…
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Mayweather eats Krispy Kreme, while Pacquiao makes U.S. arrival
While Floyd Mayweather Junior chowed down on Krispy Kreme donughts, no word if they were bought by Don King, his arch-nemesis Manny Pacquiao flew into Los Angeles via Philippines Airline Monday night.…
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Marco Antonio Barrera supportive of Antonio Margarito
Former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera knows what it is like to get inside of a boxing ring and feel the rage of current pound for pound best Manny Pacquiao. Barrera,…
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Free lobster and a trip to St. Louis, Don King getting hustled
The news cycle is fast in boxing, but I am sure we can remember back to the weekend of August, 7, 2010 when Floyd Mayweather Junior and Don King were in St.…
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California plasters Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito may fight again, on November 13th, for one of boxing?s most lucrative pay days against Manny Pacquiao, but not with the blessing of the California State Athletic Commission. Appearing before…
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Angulo says all is well with Team Perro
Alfredo ?El Perro? Angulo calims all is fine within his team, dismissing reports by head boxing Examiner Michael Marley that problems are brewing. In a piece published today, Marley reports that promoter…
