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| Mormeck vs. Haye Showdown This Saturday In Paris |
| WBC number one challenger David Haye has left true carnage in his wake on the climb to the top of the cruiserweight heap but the London slugger must now bring his vaunted power punching to bear upon the true world champion of the division, WBC and WBA Champion Jean-Marc Mormeck as the two clash this Saturday, November 10 on a Don King Productions promotion at Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Paris, France. Read the Full Story..... |
| HOLLYWOOD, FL, November 5 – Following his impressive fifth round stoppage of veteran Henry Porras on October 30th, super middleweight contender Edison Miranda silenced any critics who questioned whether he would still be the same fighter at 168 pounds that he was at 160. One person he didn’t silence was fellow contender Jean Pascal, who made a spectacle out of himself in calling out Miranda from ringside and in the ring after the bout. “He’s got a lot of mouth,” said Miranda, now 29-2 with 25 KOs. “I’d like to see if he’s got the heart to match…but I doubt it.” The unbeaten Pascal, who is ranked second in the world by the WBO and fourth by the WBC, would be an intriguing match for ‘Pantera’, who would love to physically take the Haitian-born Canadian’s rankings from him in the ring. “Pascal was doing a lot of laughing on Tuesday. He will be crying, not laughing the next time I see him in a ring.” Pantera returned to Puerto Rico on Wednesday to watch WBO's Tournament of Champions at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico. To his surprise Jean Pascal was also in the audience. “I hear someone talking loud and there is Jean running his mouth. I was surprised to see this clown actually followed me back to Puerto Rico.” The talking quickly turned ugly and both fighters tore off their shirts and got into each other’s face. Pantera had to be taken away by his people as the entire 5,000 people in the crowd chanted ‘PANTERA’. “He is crazy to want to fight me. If this fight ever happen I will wipe that grin off his face with one right hand. Go back to Canada Jean and make the fight worth while.” |
| LAUGH NOW, CRY LATER: ‘PANTERA’ WANTS PASCAL TO PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS |
| Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley Face Off leading up to their showdown at Madison Square Garden |
| (From left to right) – Chairman of Top Rank Bob Arum, World WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto, Current Light Heavyweight Champion and President of Golden Boy Promotions East Bernard Hopkins, Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley and Ten-Time World Champion and President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya pose for pictures on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at New York’s B.B. King’s during the final press conference for “Fast & Furious!” Cotto vs. Mosley for the WBA World Welterweight Championship to be held on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Madison Square Garden. |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Mosley and Cotto showoff their Money Makers along with Promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Bob Arum |
| (From left to right) – World WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley face off on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at New York’s B.B. King’s during the final press conference for “Fast & Furious!” Cotto vs. Mosley for the WBA World Welterweight Championship to be held on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Madison Square Garden. |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Chairman of Top Rank Bob Arum and Ten-Time World Champion and President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya share a laugh during round table discussions with the media on Thursday, November 8, 2007 in New York during fight week for “Fast & Furious!” Cotto vs. Mosley for the WBA World Welterweight Championship to be held on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Madison Square Garden. |
| Oscar De La Hoya and Bob Arum setting their differences aside has resulted in some great fights |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley smiles with confidence as he addresses the media on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at New York’s B.B. King’s during the final press conference for “Fast & Furious!” Cotto vs. Mosley for the WBA World Welterweight Championship to be held on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Madison Square Garden. |
| Sugar Shane Mosley seeks yet another career defining victory and a World Championship |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley flexes his muscles while on the scale today, November 9, 2007, during the official weigh-in for his November 10, 2007 WBA World Welterweight Championship bout at Madison Square Garden against Champion Miguel Cotto. |
| Shane Mosley may be the perfect foil for Miguel Cotto: |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Current Ring Magazine & WBC Interim World Lightweight Champion Joel Casamayor poses for the media today, November 9, 2007, during the official weigh-in for his Novemeber 10, 2007 Championship bout against Jose Armando Santa Cruz on the undercard for Cotto vs. Mosley at Madison Square Garden. |
| Joel Casamayor makes his return to the ring against Jose Santa Cruz on the Mosley vs. Cotto undercard |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Current WBA World Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley face off today during the official weigh-in for their November 10, 2007, November 9, 2007, WBA World Welterweight Championship bout at Madison Square Garden. |
| Photo By: Teddy Blackburn/ Golden Boy Promotions |
| Antonio Margarito crushes Golden Johnson in a first round knockout |
| Antonio Margarito returned to the ring with a vengence, disposing of Golden Johnson in round 1. Margarito was eager to prove his loss to Paul Williams was more fluke than proof he was no longer a member of the elite Welters. Margarito floored Johnson three times in the first and threw vicious combos usually punctuated by uppercuts. Proceeding the fight Margarito called out Mosley, Cotto, Mayweather, Hatton, and Kermit Cintron when pressed by Max Kellerman for another one of Margarito's choice opponents. |
| By: Phil Santos - Overhandright.com |
| Joel Casamayor retains his title in controversial split decision victory over Jose Santa Cruz |
| By: Phil Santos - Overhandright.com |
| In a decision that seems almost impossible to justify Joel Casamayor scores a win in his return to the ring after a sizable layoff. The announcement of the decision drew boos from the fans in attendance. Santa Cruz controlled the fight and backed the champ up all night. Casamayor was unimpressive but retained his title none the less. If tonights performance by Casamayor tells us anything it's that this Casamayor simply could not contend with Juan Diaz and his relentless pressure. Casamayor has been a great fighter for many years, so his supporters will say it was ring rust, but Jose Santa Cruz will tell you it was bullshit. |
| Mosley and Cotto live up to the hype: Miguel Cotto scores the biggest win of his career by Unanimous Decision |
| By: Phil Santos - Overhandright.com |
| In a super display of heart, skills, and reckless brawling Miguel Cotto emerges victorious by outlasting a tough, talented future hall of famer in Shane Mosley. They traded crushing blows and each absorbed the punishment only to return the favor. Mosley hinted at retirement following the fight, while Cotto looked toward future possibilities such as the winner of Hatton-Mayweather. My scorecard read 116-114 in favor of Miguel Cotto. |
| David Haye KO's Jean-Marc Mormeck To Win WBC, WBA Titles |
| David Haye has skyrocketed to the top of the cruiserweight division by knocking out Jean-Marc Mormeck in seven rounds tonight on a Don King Promotion at Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan in Paris, France to forcefully annex the WBC and WBA world titles. Read the Full Story..... |
| Photos By: ©Jane Warburton/MMG |
| Former champion Reggie Johnson battles former champion Glen Johnson in the "Fight Night for Climate Change" Pay-per-View extravaganza on November 17, from the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana Read the Full Story..... |
| Johnson Has Been Here Before |
| Who wants it more: Another big fight for Mosley, A career defining fight for Cotto |
| Joey Abell won a majority decision over the previously unbeaten Teke Oruh in their ten-round Heavyweight bout. The Main Event was broadcast live from the Island of St. Lucia on Showtime’s ShoBox Series and was promoted by Goosen-Tutor Promotions. In what was billed as a fight between two young prospects, the fight itself was less than entertaining. What it showcased were two fighters that have been fed “tomato-can” caliber fighters up until this fight. It really showed. Joey Abell is a 6’ 4” southpaw who has very limited defensive skills, but was the busier fighter through out most of this fight. He was able to stay on his toes and land a pawing, yet crisp right jab during the course of the ten-round fight. He also followed his jab with a somewhat powerful left hand in the form of hooks and straight shots, mostly landing on the head of Teke Oruh. Teke Oruh landed the more powerful punches throughout the fight, including a very solid right that clearly stunned Abell during the 9th round. The punch immediately caused swelling and a cut under Abell’s right eye. The problem was that Oruh simply did not land enough of them. He spent the majority of the fight plodding towards Abell, pressing the fight, but failing to actually throw punches. From the seventh through the tenth and final round, with the exception of the last minute of the ninth round, Joey Abell out boxed the boxer to win this fight. One judge scored the fight 98-92, one had it 96-94 and the third saw the bout even at 95-95, giving Joey Abell the ten-round majority decision victory. TheDailySports.com scored the fight 96-94 also in favor of Joey Abell. Joey Abell goes the distance for the first time of his career, improving to 18-1-1 NC (17 KOs). Teke Oruh loses for the first time, dropping to 14-1-1 (6 KOs). This fight showcased why you can’t “over-protect” your fighter. We had two fighters being billed as potential contenders based on beefed up records against opponents that rarely had a .500 record, let alone fighting against opponents with winning records. The one thing I appreciate is that they fought each other. I would hope other fighters in similar situations would do the same so we can end up with legitimate contenders. |
| Photos By: Tom Casino - Showtime |
| Abell Decisions Oruh Article By: Bill Calogero - TheDailySports.com |
| In the Co-Main event, 2004 Gold Medallist, Andre Ward improved to 14-0 (9 KOs) with his 5th round TKO win over the tough and very game Roger Cantrell in their scheduled ten-round Super Middleweight bout. Ward used his much superior boxing skills to dominate this fight. He showcased a fast jab and a full arsenal of straight, hook and overhand rights during the fight. He did not work the body much and his footwork needs to improve, but all in all, it was a very good performance for Andre. From the first round on, Ward battered Cantrell. After several solid left-right-left combinations that were all landing flush, referee Jose Rivera stopped the bout officially at 1:56 of the fifth round. Cantrell flipped when the fight was stopped, but it was a justified stoppage. There was no way that Cantrell was going to stop Ward and he was destined to receive more punishment from a far superior skilled boxer. Andre Ward improves to 14-0 (9 KOs) and will continue to rise in the division as time goes on. He is only going to get better and better. Roger Cantrell loses his first professional contest, dropping to 12-1 (8 KOs) and showed he has heart and comes to fight, but needs to improve his skill if he plans on stepping up his level of competition. |
