Where are all my boxing friends?

[Highwayman]

A few fights have passed since we've been down most recent and notably
Alvarez vs. Cotto and Klitzcho vs. The Goon from England the New Heavy Weight
Champion of the World!

I expected the Cotto fight to go the way it did.Canelo was bigger and younger
but not that impressive took Cotto`s body out though which is the best strategy.
Cotto and the roach should retire and live happily ever after.Ok Cotto how about clean
up your wifes act what a pig!

Klitzcho got a bit of his own medicine from a bigger,younger opponent with a wingspan greater than a 747!
What a goon!This fight put a stain on the Klitzcho bros. career fighting smaller opponets on their own soil.
Klitzcho should have retired with his brother but i`m sure will fight again to save face.

WELCOME BACK SATFIX

[TLG]

hey buddy !! nice to see the boys back in town ...

alvarez is now the man ,, he went in prepared and with a the right game plan
sounds like his next opponent is 3G's ... he will be 3G's toughest opponent to date,, can't wait !!

Klitzchko and Fury ,,,, eeeeeeehh ,, does anybody really care ?? LOL
Klitzchko should retire , good bye and good ridings, he had his run and now it's so long happy trails

and if there's a rematch ,,, eeeeeeehh ,, who cares,, WHAT A SLEEPER the first one was, I had time to
make me a Fred Flintstone size sandwich between the time either of them raised their glove and threw
a punch

[Highwayman]

hey buddy !! nice to see the boys back in town ...

alvarez is now the man ,, he went in prepared and with a the right game plan
sounds like his next opponent is 3G's ... he will be 3G's toughest opponent to date,, can't wait !!

Klitzchko and Fury ,,,, eeeeeeehh ,, does anybody really care ?? LOL

Nice to see you too tlg
Klitzchko should retire , good bye and good ridings, he had his run and now it's so long happy trails

and if there's a rematch ,,, eeeeeeehh ,, who cares,, WHAT A SLEEPER the first one was, I had time to
make me a Fred Flintstone size sandwich between the time either of them raised their glove and threw
a punch

Nice to see u TLG what was in the sandwich???It certainly was a boring fight.It seems like Canelo is in no hurry to face triple G!If and when this fight happens GGG will ko Canelo by the 10 round when Canelo runs out of gas....
Canelo doesnt have the skills GGG does in my opinion.

[tequilero]

Hopelly 2016 brings good fights.

[TLG]

I agree ,, but then again it doesn't seem like anyone has 3G's skills ,, in his last fight he took apart Lemieux
wth the precision of a surgeon on a tumor,,, he fights with awesome perfection ,, can't think of anyone past
or present with such ring smarts, technique and punching power all in one package ... the closest would have
to be a young PBF

It was a brontoburger of coarse ,,,,, Yabadabadoooo!!!!!

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[TLG]

Did Daniel Jacobs leapfrog Canelo Alvarez in the middleweight rankings with his destruction of Peter Quillin?

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However you feel about the stoppage in last night's Daniel Jacobs-Peter Quillin fight, the fact is that Jacobs stopped Quillin in a minute and a half, in a fight that was seen as 50-50 on paper. And my personal view is that if referee Harvey Dock had let the fight go on any further, it was a near lock that Jacobs was going to finish that fight in round one, what with Quillin out on his feet, getting battered, and Jacobs fully committed to stopping his badly hurt opponent.

So we now have a somewhat interesting question on our hands: what's the REAL best fight at middleweight?

The biggest is Canelo Alvarez against Gennady Golovkin. In all reality, the second biggest is probably Canelo Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs now, because Alvarez carries a lot more star power than either of those guys.

But what about the best? That's not as clear -- or maybe it is.

Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KO) had the big win over Miguel Cotto on November 21, but it wasn't a middleweight fight. With a 155-pound catchweight, the two agreed to fight with a limit a pound north of junior middleweight, and a full five below the 160-pound middleweight limit.

I'm not here to complain about catchweights. Both guys agreed to it and were in good shape. The fight was a hit, both looked solid on the night, and Canelo won, fair and square.

Whether it proved anything about Alvarez as a middleweight is another story. Cotto isn't a middleweight, not really, and never had any intention of fighting at a full 160. He used his star power to dictate terms against Sergio Martinez (a 159-pound catchweight, basically just to do it), and Daniel Geale (157). He was middleweight champion, but it was closer to novelty than a truly legitimate claim. Throughout his reign as champion, there were few who felt anyone other than Golovkin (34-0, 31 KO) was the real leader of the division.

That's still the case, but Jacobs (31-1, 28 KO) now has a good argument over Canelo, too. Frankly, so does Andy Lee, the WBO titleholder. We all understand that boxing is a business and all that promoter talk, but Alvarez, despite his status as champion and WBC titleholder, has not achieved anything as a true middleweight. And we all understand that because of boxing politics, GGG-Jacobs likely isn't going to happen any time soon unless something changes, and neither is Canelo-Jacobs.

This is just a simple question: what's the actual best fight at middleweight right now? Do you think it's really Golovkin-Canelo still, or has Golovkin-Jacobs become more of a serious threat to GGG, with Jacobs' size, power, and speed? Or do you think it's Golovkin against someone else, which would be weird, but OK, you have your own opinions?

[Rokko]

It's going to be interesting to see if the new management at HBO will work with Al Haymann. I would like to see Canelo and three G but I don't think we'll see that for a while. Canelo is the new pay per view star and I don't think they want to take a chance with three g right away. I think Jacobs is in Al Haymann fighter and Canelo is a golden boy fighter. Three G kills Jacobs but it is a fight I'd like to see.

[rudee]

Hey gang.. so good to be back! had lotsa action since we last posted... Good fights over the weekend.
And... father time finally caught up with Klitscho eh? boy he looked bad.
Canelo has really improved.. looks like he and GGG are close to signing for July..
Hope all having a great Holiday Season!

[Neil Armstrong]

That Miura - Vargas fight was an excellent fight on the Alverez-Cotto card..

I was flipping back and forth on Saturday night between the UFC and the boxing on (NBC sports i believe it was) and some Dude was getting stretchered out of the ring..Does anybody know who he was and he if he is ok??

I hope he is ok..I will never forget the Beethavean Scottland fight and how unnecessary that was..

[Condor]

Here I am.. Welcome back everyone.........

[rudee]

Hey Condor,, glad to see you back...
Had some good boxing matches recently.. hope to have some more.
Roach says the Alvarez vs Cotto decision was the worst he has ever seen...
What ya think amigos???

[Fibroso]

Well, it was so bad they're talking about a rematch, but in New York.
Canelo did looked much better.

How about Verdejo, any comments.

Nice to be back

[Highwayman]

Well, it was so bad they're talking about a rematch, but in New York.
Canelo did looked much better.

How about Verdejo, any comments.

Nice to be back Dos Santos got ddos`d!Nice to see you again.
Bring in the new and ring out the old

https://youtu.be/bK2OCUimxqc
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.....

[rudee]

Hey Fib,,,, good to see ya back! Totally agree on Verdejo. Looks super.
There is a big crop of young fighters coming up. Lets hope they all agree to
fighting each other..
Chocolatito looks super too.
Should be a good boxing year.. GGG vs Canelo in fall?

[Fibroso]

Bryant Jennings taking on Luis Ortiz on HBO 23:30 EST.
Good year for boxing rudee, young talent taking over.
Garcia fighting soon, as a welter.
Nice to be back, missed you guys.
Happy Holidays

[The Cobra]

A few fights have passed since we've been down most recent and notably
Alvarez vs. Cotto and Klitzcho vs. The Goon from England the New Heavy Weight
Champion of the World!

I expected the Cotto fight to go the way it did.Canelo was bigger and younger
but not that impressive took Cotto`s body out though which is the best strategy.
Cotto and the roach should retire and live happily ever after.Ok Cotto how about clean
up your wifes act what a pig!

Klitzcho got a bit of his own medicine from a bigger,younger opponent with a wingspan greater than a 747!
What a goon!This fight put a stain on the Klitzcho bros. career fighting smaller opponets on their own soil.
Klitzcho should have retired with his brother but i`m sure will fight again to save face.

WELCOME BACK SATFIX


Good call on both Cotto and Roach..........time to ride off into the sunset. I`ll miss Cotto and his tenacity and spirit, few have that type of dedication in the ring.
Good call on his wife as well LMAO.......you can spend $50 on the strip and do better.

[Highwayman]

Danny Garcia Promises KO Ending, Guerrero Vows "To Bring It"
Are you kidding me?

Fights coming up

Friday, January 8, 2016 Mendoza, Argentina
Not televised

Nelson Dario Dominguez (17W 7L 1D 8KOs) vs Fernando Marcos Gonzalez (13W 29L 2D 6KOs) - Cruiserweight

Friday, January 8, 2016 Colegio Juana Manso San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Not-Televised

Julio Cesar Dominguez (20W 5L 1D 14KOs) vs Elvis Verastegui (7W 0L 0D 7KOs) - Heavyweight

Saturday, January 9, 2016 Centro Deportivo Boxing Unitres Picanya, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Not Televised

Evgeny Gradovich (20W 1L 1D 9KOs) vs Jesus Galicia (13W 8L 1D 8KOs) - Featherweight

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Fox Sports 1 9pm ET

Mario Briones (27W 4L 2D 20KOs) vs Miguel Flores (18W 0L 0D 9KOs) - Super Featherweight

Friday, January 15, 2016 Thailand
Not Televised in USA

Pungluang Sor Singyu (51W 3L 0D 35KOs) vs Jetro Pabustan (26W 2L 6D 7KOs) - WBO World bantamweight title

Saturday, January 16, 2016 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York, USA
Showtime 9pm

Deontay Wilder (35W 0L 0D 34KOs) vs Artur Szpilka (20W 1L 0D 15KOs) - WBC World heavyweight title
Vyacheslav Glazkov (21W 0L 1D 13KOs) vs Charles Martin (22W 0L 1D 19KOs) - vacant IBF World heavyweight title
Amir Mansour (22W 1L 1D 16KOs) vs Dominic Breazeale (16W 0L 0D 14KOs) - Heavyweight

Saturday, January 16, 2016 O2 Arena (Millenium Dome) Greenwich, London, UK
TV TBA

David Haye (26W 2L 0D 24KOs) vs Mark de Mori (30W 1L 2D 26KOs) - Heavyweight

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fox Sports 1 10pm ET

Javier Molina (17W 1L 0D 8KOs) vs Jamal James (18W 0L 0D 9KOs) - Welterweight

Friday, January 22, 2016 Casino Del Sol Tucson, Arizona, USA
Showtime 11pm ET

Decarlo Perez (15W 3L 1D 5KOs) vs Rob Brant (18W 0L 0D 11KOs) - WBA-NABA middleweight title
Donovan Dennis (12W 2L 0D 10KOs) vs Jarrell Miller (15W 0L 1D 13KOs) - Heavyweight

Saturday, January 23, 2016 Staples Center Los Angeles, California, USA
Fox 8pm ET

Robert Guerrero (33W 3L 1D 18KOs) vs Danny Garcia (31W 0L 0D 18KOs) - Welterweight
Aaron Martinez (20W 4L 1D 4KOs) vs Sammy Vasquez (20W 0L 0D 14KOs) - Welterweight
Amir Mansour (22W 1L 1D 16KOs) vs Dominic Breazeale (16W 0L 0D 14KOs) - Heavyweight
Alejandro Luna (19W 0L 0D 14KOs) vs Alan Herrera (34W 7L 0D 22KOs) - Lightweight

Friday, January 29, 2016 EY Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Not Televised

Tony Luis (20W 3L 0D 7KOs) vs Eduardo Montoya (17W 4L 1D 13KOs) - vacant WBC Latino lightweight title

Saturday, January 30, 2016 Bell Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
HBO 9:45pm ET

Jean Pascal (30W 3L 1D 17KOs) vs Sergey Kovalev (28W 0L 1D 25KOs) - IBF WBA WBO Light Heavyweight
Ray Robinson (20W 2L 0D 9KOs) vs Dmitry Mikhaylenko (20W 0L 0D 9KOs) - Welterweight
Renan St Juste (26W 4L 1D 18KOs) vs Francis Lafreniere (10W 5L 2D 6KOs) - vacant IBF International middleweight title

Saturday, January 30, 2016 Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Hackney Wick, London, UK
UK Sky Sports

Sergey Khomitsky (30W 12L 3D 13KOs) vs John Ryder (21W 0L 0D 12KOs) - vacant WBA International middleweight title
John Wayne Hibbert (16W 3L 0D 9KOs) vs Tommy Martin (13W 0L 0D 5KOs) - Commonwealth (British Empire) super lightweight title
George Groves (21W 3L 0D 16KOs) vs Andrea Di Luisa (18W 3L 0D 14KOs) - Super Middleweight
Kris Agyei-Dua (8W 3L 2D 2KOs) vs Ben Hall (7W 0L 1D 1KOs) - BBBofC Southern Area super welterweight title

Saturday, January 30, 2016 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center
Not Televised

Zou Shiming (6W 1L 0D 1KOs) vs Natan Santana Coutinho (12W 0L 0D 10KOs) - Flyweight

Friday, February 5, 2016 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA
Estrella TV 10pm ET

Randy Caballero (22W 0L 0D 13KOs) vs Ruben Garcia (15W 1L 1D 6KOs) - Super Bantamweight

Saturday, February 13, 2016 Echo Arena Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
TV TBA

Derry Mathews (38W 9L 2D 20KOs) vs Terry Flanagan (29W 0L 0D 12KOs) - WBO World lightweight title

Friday, February 19, 2016 Venue (TBA) USA
Showtime 11pm ET

Adam Lopez (14W 0L 0D 7KOs) vs Mario Munoz (16W 0L 1D 10KOs) - Super Bantamweight
Jerry Odom (13W 2L 0D 12KOs) vs Ronald Ellis (12W 0L 0D 10KOs) - Super Middleweight

Saturday, February 27, 2016 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Germany RTL

Marco Huck (38W 3L 1D 26KOs) vs Ola Afolabi (22W 4L 4D 11KOs) - International Boxing Organization World cruiserweight title

Saturday, February 27, 2016 Madison Square Garden New York, New York, USA
HBO 10pm ET

Henry Lundy (26W 5L 1D 13KOs) vs Terence Crawford (27W 0L 0D 19KOs) - WBO World super lightweight title
William Silva (22W 0L 0D 13KOs) vs Felix Verdejo (19W 0L 0D 14KOs) - Lightweight

Saturday, February 27, 2016 Manchester Arena Manchester, Lancashire, UK
Sky Sports

Scott Quigg (31W 0L 2D 23KOs) vs Carl Frampton (21W 0L 0D 14KOs) - IBF WBA World super bantamweight title

Saturday, March 5, 2016 Akhmat Arena Grozny, Russia
TV: TBA

Ruslan Chagaev (34W 2L 1D 21KOs) vs Lucas Browne (23W 0L 0D 20KOs) - WBA World heavyweight title

Saturday, April 9, 2016 MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
HBO PPV 9pm ET

Manny Pacquiao (57W 6L 2D 38KOs) vs Timothy Bradley (32W 1L 1D 12KOs) - WBO World welterweight title

[rudee]

Great post Highway,, looking like a great boxing year... Not that crazy bout Manny vs Bradley again.
But will watch fer shur.. Pascal vs the Ruskie again... should be good.
Crawford back in the ring...
Think it will get interesting later on.
That big Cuban heavyweight from a couple weeks ago looks good..