Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) will return in the main event (8 p.m. Mexican boxing star Canelo Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) returns to the ring on Saturday for a fight with historic implications. Pacquiao subsequently announced his retirement from boxing to focus on a presidential run in his native Philippines. But should Alvarez stay true to his word and focus exclusively on 168 pounds, there are no shortage of big options available. Star Index voters believe Stevenson's technical abilities are very comparable to Inoue's and that these men are capable of becoming two of the purest fighters in the sport. Davison is a sturdy, driven voice that the fighters you mention have relied upon to assert their talent, and I know Ben is excited about a young crop of prospects on their way. “It’s so very important for the American Olympians to succeed and give the sport a buzz about these young prospects since we haven’t had a (men’s) gold in such a long time,” said Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman. Baby: Not real. This really hinges on Crawford's contract situation once his deal expires with Top Rank. Top Rank already has Ragan and ousted middleweight Troy Isley in its stable, and while Isley lost, Goodman foresees him as a successful pro.
But featherweight Duke Ragan boosted the American presence by advancing to the gold medal round and heavyweight Ricardo Torrez Jr. also is in the medal round by virtue of his Sunday victory in Tokyo. This matchup has been in talks for years, and even without a heavyweight title on the line, it would be must-watch TV. Some fighters only seem to fight once a year, or once every two years even. I don’t watch all the fights, but there are certain fighters I’m a fan of and will always watch if I can. But promoters and broadcasters also bear some responsibilities in their unwillingness to pay for more fights, and their lack of regard for keeping their fighters in the news between bouts. Given Alvarez's history with Golovkin, which features a pair of all-action PPV classics that ended in disputed decisions, more than a few close to boxing started wondering whether the two fighters were being set back up on a collision course for a trilogy bout that DAZN was ultimately unable to secure despite signing Golovkin to a $100 million deal largely for that purpose. Haney told the media this week he hopes to set an example for other fighters to follow to realize their dreams.
While Alvarez seemed largely bored when asked about Golovkin this week, GGG took it to a greater extreme during the teleconference to promote the Szeremeta by reportedly having his team inform media members that questions about Alvarez were off limits. Plant, 28, is incredulous that there having any issues at all. But they all fight so infrequently, either due to contract negotiations and problems between promoters and boxing organizations or having time off between fights and long training camps/promotional tours. Attar is represented by the relentless attorney Judd Burstein, a longtime boxing lawyer who filed what he called an “explosive” affidavit Monday. In the Pacquiao counter-claim filed to the Orange County (Calif.) Superior Court, Pacquiao attorney Dale Kinsella wrote, “(Paradigm Sports Management) has done nothing for Pacquiao. You’re referring to the lawsuit filed against Pacquiao in June by Conor McGregor’s manager Audie Attar and his company Paradigm for alleged breach of contract. Burstein has indeed filed an injunction to stop the Pacquiao-Spence bout, at least wanting money he and Attar claim is owed Paradigm by Pacquiao to be placed in an escrow account.
Kinsella wrote that Paradigm did not follow through with promises for a Pacquiao-McGregor fight and sponsorship deals. ET. The rest of the fight card and viewing information is listed below. All the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted. Pertinent event details such as date, location, venue, and opponent will populate the table above as information becomes available. But it is not one he says he will shirk away from. Especially after reading in your column recently that GGG says he is ready and willing. I’d much rather Lopez just vacate, do a keep-busy fight and then rematch Loma in December. Does anyone actually care about seeing Teofimo Lopez vs. But maybe they simply don’t care. How good he’ll be remains to be seen because he still has that amateur style (scripted to remain elusive and score points with punches that don’t require thunderous thrust),” Goodman said. One of the problems in boxing recently is that champions tend to be risk averse and don’t dare to be great.