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The Boxing Fans & Media Looking to Bury Floyd Mayweather Jr... is it Fair? by John ChavezJul 29, 2010 - I'm neither a fan of Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. Most boxing fans, especially "media" members of today are either riding one side of the fence or the other. In fact, I'm not particularly a fan of any fighter in boxing right now. I'm merely a supporter of the sport in totality and a fanatic of good, crowd-pleasing fights which are relatively far and few between in this...View this article...

Adamek - Grant Press Conference Recap by Steve FradkinJul 27, 2010 - A press conference for "The Big Challenge", title fight between Tomasz Adamek, the IBF International Heavyweight and NABO Heavyweight Champion, (41-1, 27 KO's) and Michael Grant, (46-3, 34 KO's) was held Tuesday at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, NJ.Michael Grant did not attend the press conference because he is training in Las Vegas, but was present via telephone. Nick Garone, Grant's manager,...View this article...

The Boxing Truth Mailbag: 2000 vs. 2010 - Part One, The Big Boys by Ricardo LoisJul 27, 2010 - Dear Ricardo,I really enjoy The Boxing Truth Radio because you and John keep it real. I appreciate there are no advertisers on the show, you do not go on and on about how smart you guys are, you respect the fans, and when you have on guests if there are tough questions you ask them.Please keep up the good work.But, and there is always a but. Sometimes you and everyone else invo...View this article...

The Boxing Bookie's Random Tuesday Rant by John ChavezJul 27, 2010 - The general sentiment amongst boxing fans right now is that the sport is irritating beyond belief. With the announcement of Pacquiao-Margarito instead of the fight the entire world has been waiting for, and the seeming indifference with Floyd Mayweather Jr. as to the fall out, boxing fans are scarily seeming indifferent to the sport as a whole. I know of quite a few boxing fans who at one poi...View this article...

Tommy Morrison wants back in boxing by John ChavezJul 25, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio returned to the internet airwaves with big bossman, Michael "White Gorilla" Marley as he discussed the on-going saga that is Manny Pacquiao-land. He also gave his takes on the way in which the politics on boxing are overrunning the programming in boxing.Former heavyweight contender, Tommy "The Duke" Morrison would join The Boxing Truth Radio to discuss making a comeback to t...View this article...

Last Minute Boxing Bookie Play! Shumenov-Uzelkov on ESPN Friday Night Fights Tonight! by John ChavezJul 23, 2010 - There's only a few hours until ESPN Friday Night Fight kicks off and "The Boxing Bookie" is itching for some action.It's been quite a while since I've made a play on a fight and I just cannot help myself but make a play today.The main event on ESPN Friday Night Fights is a light heavyweight title fight between Beibut Shumenov and Viacheslav Uzelkov. It guarantees to deliver in terms of firework...View this article...

Montiel - Donaire far from being finalized by Ricardo LoisJul 23, 2010 - The excitement is bubbling for a bantamweight showdown between Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire, but as I discovered a few days ago - there is no indication that the fight is finalized, even though Top Rank Promotion’s Bob Arum has led the public to believe the bout is set for November.On Wednesday Montiel himself informed The Boxing Truth that he has heard nothing regarding a November ...View this article...

TV Ratings for ESPN Friday Night Fights and HBO this Past Week by John ChavezJul 22, 2010 - One is big budget one is miniscule budget.You'd figure that the amount of money spent would correlate to the talent within the card as well as the competitiveness of those match-ups.This wasn't the case as Angulo and Bradley went into their HBO bouts as heavy favorites (Bradley opening up as a 10-1 favorite over Abregu).Here are the television ratings as provided by Nielsen Media for this past...View this article...

What's the Best Pay-Per-View Card you can make for under $5 million? by John ChavezJul 22, 2010 - Sometimes in chatting with other hardcore fans, the fantasy subject of making an intriguing Pay-Per-View fight card comes about. With only having a rough estimate as to the amount paid to most combatants, we try and piece together a card that would be deemed as boxing fanatic-worthy.Here's the most recent game I've played with other long-time boxing fans... what is the best, most meaningful ...View this article...

Is the puppetmaster at work again with Montiel vs. Donaire? by Ricardo LoisJul 22, 2010 - Boxing fans have come to expect the worst. If you think the self-loathing typical of Boston Red Sox fans before their World Championship in 2004 was tops in sports, talk to a true-blue boxing fan right about now.But can we blame these poor action deprived souls?Fans are regularly teased with marquee match-ups by promoters that fail to materialize for one senseless reason or another.B...View this article...

The Boxing Truth Audio Mailbag: Rafael Marquez to KO Juan Manuel Lopez? by Ricardo LoisJul 21, 2010 - There is more to the world of boxing than Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, and Bob Arum. Don’t think so, tune into our weekly audio mailbag and listen in as a fan who goes by the moniker of Surgeon General gives us his thoughts on why a 37 year-old Rafael Marquez will defeat Juan Manuel Lopez come September.Then listen in as I respond to an e-mail where Mario Lopez (no, not TH...View this article...

What Does it Mean for HBO to "Focus" on Making Williams-Martinez II? by John ChavezJul 20, 2010 - I'm not quite so sure what "focusing on making a fight" means for the player with the deep pockets. My independent Pay-Per-View projections for Williams-Martinez II falls somewhere under the 75,000 range. Being that the much more heavily promoted Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlik rematch did less than stellar PPV figures for their affair in 2008 in a much better economy incomparison to that of ...View this article...

Carl Froch vs. Arthur Abraham is Happening... Pacquiao-Mayweather Can Wait by John ChavezJul 20, 2010 - If both sides can't find a way to make it a reality... so be it.There are other mega-fights that are taking place in 2010 and it's completely disrespectful to the rest of the hard-working, real fighters out there to be overshadowed by the biggest egos in the business... Bob Arum and Floyd Mayweather Jr. October 2 in Monaco, a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe, the biggest,...View this article...

Amir Khan - Tim Bradley green lighted by Shaw by John ChavezJul 17, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio returned to the internet airwaves with long-time HBO commentator Larry Merchant, boxing promoter Gary Shaw, and a host of very knowledgeable fight fans speaking their piece about the madness that is boxing.Larry Merchant would questions the nickname "Money" for Floyd Mayweather Jr. regarding the "Pretty Boy" apparently putting a $40 million payday on hold.Gary Shaw would go ...View this article...

HBO's Larry Merchant and Roger Mayweather join The Boxing Truth Radio today to discuss Mega-fight Fallout! by John ChavezJul 18, 2010 - Today at 6pm Pacific Standard time, 9pm Eastern Standard Time, 2am in the London, UK, 9am in Manila, Phillippines, and 11am in Sydney, Australia... The Boxing Truth Radio will be going live at www.theboxingtruth.com with HBO commentator, Larry Merchant to discuss the aftermath of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fallout that took place this week.Apparently Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in "no rush" to face ...View this article...

Judah At The Rock by Steve FradkinJul 17, 2010 - The hardcore fight fans probably saw the ESPN telecast last night from Newark’s Prudential Center. You saw Zab catch Santa Cruz with his signature counter left uppercut in the 3rd. You saw Santa Cruz stop, drop, and roll like a man on fire. You saw him rise and wobble, and you saw Judah swarm for the kill. You also heard Judah declare, “I’m back.” I ...View this article...

Floyd vs. Manny a no go by Ricardo LoisJul 17, 2010 - Hosts Ricardo and John field calls from around the globe as fans discuss their thoughts on Mr. Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions midnight press conference regarding the deadline for Floyd Mayweather Junior to agree to fight with Manny Pacquiao. Then listen to Mr. Arum inform the World, that Manny Pacquiao will explore other options for his next fight that may not include Floyd. Listen to the sho...View this article...

Da' Mystery of the WBC's June Rankings... by Ricardo LoisJul 16, 2010 - The World Boxing Council’s monthly rankings are mystical, mysterious, and most boxing buffs - like myself, lack the insight and wisdom to fully understand them.With no further a do, just a few of the many mysteries from the WBC June Rankings ... * Ray Austin the #1 contender to Vitali Klitschko’s heavyweight title.* The dozens of active fighters listed as unavailable.* Juan...View this article...

Don Chargin Speaks on Golden Boy Promotions, the Pay-Per-View Dilemna, and Boxing as a Whole by John ChavezJul 15, 2010 - This past week, The Boxing Truth was able to conduct an in-depth interview with a man considered to be one of the best boxing match-makers of all-time, Don "War-a-Week" Chargin. Having promoted boxing events for over 50 years, his perspective on the sport is quite unique being that he's experienced the ups and downs of not only his own career but boxing in totality. Here's the interview t...View this article...

Boxing Truth Audio Mailbag - Kelly Pavlik vs. Chad Dawson? by Ricardo LoisJul 14, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Audio Mailbag returns like clockwork on a Wednesday with boxing fan Herschable asking about the possibility of Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik moving up to light heavyweight and battling Northeastern representative Chad Dawson.Also my take on an e-mail questioning Manny Pacquiao’s possible 8th divisional championship run against Miguel Cotto or Antonio Margarito...View this article...

HBO Passing on Mosley-Mora PPV a Potentially Good and Bad Sign for Boxing Fans by John ChavezJul 13, 2010 - Pay-Per-View events are the scorn of boxing fans especially here in the United States of America.In this day and age with the abundance of "free" entertainment outlets via the internet, asking someone to shell-out $50 to watch anything on television is akin to paying the milk man to deliver your fresh cow juice.Anything less than the highest quality product on the PPV outlet leads many long-ti...View this article...

New school warrior Molina invokes a warrior spirit we need in boxing by John ChavezJul 10, 2010 - Host John Chavez talks with lightweight John Molina and welterweight Lanard Lane. Molina gave us his insight to his come from behind victory on ESPN against Henry Lundy. Possibly behind on the scorecards, Molina pulled out his magic eraser by knocking down Lundy in the 8th and stopping him in the 11th. Lane discusses his upcoming fight on Showtime this Friday against Mike Dallas Junior. ...View this article...

Paulie Malignaggi looking to dump Lou DiBella? by JealousProfit &Ricardo LoisJul 10, 2010 - The media is now us. You, me, everyone around us.The next boxing scoop could come from a seasoned, classically trained journalist, or a die-hard fan with access to a fighter, promoter, or manager and a Twitter account.I can see Nigel Collins, Dan Rafael, and other cringing miles away.The last time we saw Paulie Malignaggi, he was being dominated by Amir Khan inside of New York’s Madi...View this article...

Can "War-A-Week" Take the Bull by the Horns at GBP? by John ChavezJul 09, 2010 - It's a move that makes perfect sense.This past week, Golden Boy Promotions and long-time boxing match-maker, Don "War-a-Week" Chargin once again joined forces as the Hall-of-Fame promoter would be announced as a special advisor effective immediately to Oscar De la Hoya's promotional company.Over the past several years, GBP has been criticized heavily in the media and by boxing fans stating th...View this article...

Over The Hump Boxing Truth Radio Mailbag - Is Arum pulling a fast one? by Ricardo LoisJul 07, 2010 - I loved the audio mailbag feature last week but I am shy and rather write in. Do you think Bob Arum is pulling the wool over our eyes? He might of presented Floyd Mayweather a contract, but anyone can present somebody a contract. Is the fight of the Century going down in November? Kris, Utah Kris, I enjoy listening to the voice mails our readers/listeners...View this article...

HBO's Ross Greenburg Puts Kibosh on the Heavyweights... What about the rest? by John ChavezJul 06, 2010 - It'd seem as though the decision making process as the most powerful boxing television executive in the United States of America would be quite simple.It would be based on buying the best most meaningful match-ups that your audience would appreciate at the correct price and disregard the rest.This past week Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports stated that the premium network is no longer i...View this article...

Boxing Truth Radio Podcast: Fourth of July Edition by Ricardo LoisJul 04, 2010 - Boxing Truth Radio Podcast: Fourth of July EditionJohn Chavez keeps to run a one-man show on The Boxing Truth Radio with a special Fourth of July Edition.Though the action in the ring was missing for the most part this weekend, Chavez and several callers discuss the sport of boxing - in the midst of celebrations marking America's ideological independence from the British.It was another night of so...View this article...

The Dilemna of Recommending Boxing or Not... by John ChavezJul 02, 2010 - New or rennovated restaurants can regularly engage in activities known as "soft-openings". A "soft-opening" is when an establishment opens their doors to the public with no fanfare or media push in order to work out the kinks prior to the "grand opening." A restaurant would do this in order to alleviate potentially giving off a bad first impression to a would-be long-time custome...View this article...

A Poem for Lorraine Chargin by Chris BowersJul 01, 2010 - Dear Lorraine, I had the pleasure of meeting you back in 2001, That's when our friendship had only just begun... You wanted everything to be just perfect for Don's induction day that year, Your excitement kept rising as your true love's special day grew near... We spent many hours talking on the phone, making sure every detail was worked out just right, I remember thi...View this article...

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The Boxing Fans & Media Looking to Bury Floyd Mayweather Jr... is it Fair?