John Chavez
204 articles · Hard Core Boxing
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Joshua Clottey Blames Lack-Luster Performance on Diarrhea… Unbelievable!
This is crazy. Taking a page from Oscar De la Hoya's "bad oysters" excuse... Joshua Clottey has blamed his lack-luster performance against Manny Pacquiao on none other than... diarrhea from a stew…
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Live Special Boxing Truth Radio Segment Following Pacquiao-Clottey (Call-in Number 562-219-3603)
This is a friendly reminder to all The Boxing Truth Radio listeners that enjoy listening to the show live. Instead of our usual Sunday 6pm PST/9pm EST time slot for the show,…
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The Myth of Joshua Clottey Weighing 170 Pounds…
170 pounds is the weight reported by premium cable network Showtime as to what Joshua Clottey weighed in on fight night against Diego "Chico" Corrales (rip). This fight would take place back…
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The Boxing Truth’s $100 Contest: Who Clinches More… Andre Berto or Shane Mosley?
Just as I announced this contest this past week on The Boxing Truth Radio, I'm reiterating the terms of the contest and what we're looking for from the winner. Excessive clinching has…
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Joshua Clottey 5-1 Underdog Play Looks Big to Many
When the initial line opened up for "The Event" this coming Saturday, line-makers opened Manny Pacquiao as a 4-1 favorite over the highly overlooked Joshua Clottey. These odds were in line with…
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Joshua Clottey’s Keys To… Effectiveness
The chatter leading up to a big fight can tend to sway one's opinion as the fight draws nearer. This seems to be the case for boxing pundits leading up the Manny…
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Callatonic Productions Presents Monstrous Mayweather-Mosley Video
I'm not going to lie... I thoroughly enjoy watching these consumer created boxing highlight videos. While some of them are nothing more than cheap laughs from creative, manic boxing junkies, others such…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to open as 2-1 favorite over Shane Mosley
This is the fight that will be Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s answer to Manny Pacquiao's decision to fight Joshua Clottey. Mosley vs. Mayweather... "A Long-time Coming..." is a fitting name for a fight…
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Mayweather’s 431,000 Twitter Followers vs. Pacquiao’s 242,000 Facebook Fans – The Battle Continues…
Jan 20, 2010 - It's one of the battles that "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. is apparently winning. It's the battle of online supremacy as to who exactly is the more popular…
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From Who did the Infamous E-mail Come From? The Pacquiao-Mayweather Saga Continues…
We're quickly moving on from the soap opera that was Pacquiao-Mayweather but there is still one last question that abounds regarding the saga. As I'm sure all of you know by now,…
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Hopkins opens up as -350 Favorite over Jones Jr.
It's a fight being labeled as taking place a decade too late in the eyes of millions of boxing fans across the world. Nevertheless, the oddsmakers have created an opening line on…
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Manny Pacquiao opens as 4-1 favorite over Joshua Clottey
It's the opening line for the March 13 fight which seems a little high in my estimation but it's relatively fair given both men's recent performances. While Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey…
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Pacquiao to Open up as 3-1 Favorite over Clottey
While it's a fight that the mainstream media probably won't cover as in-depth as that of a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, Pacquiao-Clottey is about as great a substitute fight as humanly possible. (Click here…
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Smart Fan Starts Facebook
Yesterday was a day that was full off unmentionable reactions when it came to the fact that Pacquiao-Mayweather would not happen this March due to a couple pricks... of blood. Boxing fans…
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HBO and Golden Boy to Blame over Mayweather’s Antics
You create a monster then can't control it... who's really to blame, the monster or the inventor? Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be nothing in terms of a revenue generating "entertainer" without the…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao Should be Finalized this Week…
Play time is over for all parties involved. Yes, it was slightly amusing to observe the verbal bashing taking place from both sides as to why the other camp did or didn't…
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Bob Arum Bluffs with a Weak-Hand… It Should have been Paul Williams
Ok... so Manny Pacquiao has options. Big, big deal. Apparently with the allegations and lawsuits flying around regarding the Pacquiao-Mayweather-blood-test-steroid-allegations... promoter of the "Pacman", Bob Arum has thrown around Paulie Malignaggi's name…
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Manny Pacquiao is Not on Steroids or PEDS… Plain and Very Simple
I hate it when baseless accusations are blathered around in order to discredit a man, woman, or beast. [Video of Floyd Mayweather Senior calling Pacquiao a PED user] These types of insults…
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Paulie Malignaggi & Juan Diaz Visit The Boxing Truth Radio Sunday!
It's the rematch that alot of boxing fans have been buzzing about due to the controversial outcome of their first bout earlier this year. Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz and Paulie "The…
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The Tip-Off that Mayweather-Pacquiao Will be at the MGM Grand…
Dec 04, 2009 - While it's just been released that Manny Pacquiao has agreed to the proposed terms for the super-fight of all super-fights against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the public is still…
