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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Are Rematches And Back To Back Title Fights A Good Idea In Boxing When A Fighter Is Coming Off A Loss


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To rematch or not to rematch, that is the question. Are back to back title shots a good idea after a loss, that is also another question. If you have a boxer who has been soundly beaten in the ring by an opponent, arranging a rematch that could result in a similar loss, will be devastating to a fighter's confidence and career. Sometimes a rematch is simply not the best idea. However, you have to judge it based on certain factors, such as the probability of avenging the loss in the ring via a rematch, the current fitness of your fighter against that of the opponent who prevailed in the first outing and the point your fighter is at in their career. 
 
If it was a bad beating, a rematch is not a good idea. Cut your losses and move on. If your fighter is at an early stage in their career, somewhere between fight 1-15, a rematch and a second loss to the same fighter can prove very problematic wreaking havoc on the boxer's confidence, endorsement deals and earning potential, the caliber of fights you can make and general press regarding what will be stated by critics and fans. It's much easier to recover from back to back losses later in a career, as opposed to the early stages of it.

Back to back title shots after a loss is also a bit risky. To receive a title shot and lose happens. However, to get another title shot as the next fight and lose that one as well, it difficult. After losing a title shot, it is best to make a come back with a few warm up fights you know you can win, because if you lose two back to back title shots, it puts a major dent in one's career. Sometimes it is best to work one's way back up to another title shot, via a series of wins that rebuilds the confidence and improves one's skills.
 
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Monday, July 11, 2016

Beyonce Mocked Online For Not Understanding Tennis At Wimbledon And Cheering Too Late When Serena Won Her 22nd Title

 
 
Serena Williams

Singer Beyonce and her cheating husband Jay Z are two attention seekers. They go to public events for publicity and half the time don't know what's going on. This past Saturday was no different. The clueless couple attended the women's final at Wimbledon in England in support of tennis superstar, Serena Williams, who clinched the title in a sensational, hard fought victory. Congrats to Serena.

 
  Beyonce still not getting the fact Serena won and is sitting down looking confused

Beyonce to Jay Z: what happened? Did Serena get a free throw or a three pointer?
 
 
Beyonce's delayed reaction after everyone finished cheering
 
When Williams won, she collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and jubilation. However, Beyonce still didn't get it that Williams had won. Beyonce, who really isn't too bright, in what is not really a secret on social networking, is now being mocked for cheering too late in what is being referred to as a delayed reaction. After all these years of knowing Williams and attending a few tennis matches for publicity, Beyonce and Jay Z still don't understand the game.

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'She don't know a thing about tennis!' Beyonce is mocked on Twitter over her hilarious 'delayed reaction' to Serena Williams' Wimbledon victory 

Published: 03:55 EST, 11 July 2016 | Updated: 10:14 EST, 11 July 2016 - Beyonce and Jay-Z were at SW19 supporting Serena Williams on Saturday. But when Williams won her match point, Beyonce didn't seem to notice. Star looked confused before finally rising to her feet as the penny dropped. Twitter was awash with comments about Beyonce's delayed reaction. Williams made tennis history, equalling Stefi Graf's 22-title record. 

It was a moment that propelled Serena Williams into tennis history books...but it seemed to pass the biggest star in the audience by. Beyonce, 34, joined husband Jay-Z and sports fans on Centre Court on Saturday afternoon to watch the women's world number one - and her close friend - Serena clinch her 22nd career title.

But it seems the global pop icon isn't exactly au fait with how you win a tennis match. When Serena hit the winning shot to defeat opponent Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3, the crowd leapt to its feet - but it took Queen Bey a little longer to register what had actually just happened. Moment of victory: Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z appear to be still engrossed in the game on tenterhooks while Serena Williams' family are about to launch themselves from their seats in joy as Serena wins.

What happened? While the rest of Serena's box rose to their feet as the 34-year-old world number one captured her 7th Wimbledon title, Beyonce looked a little confused. Earlier in the match; a braided Beyonce, sat next to husband Jay-Z had gestured her support for her friend...  
 
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Rigging Boxing Fights


Boxing is a dangerous but rewarding sport. It requires years of hard work. Careers are best undertaken in well planned steps, increasing the level of opponent in proper fashion, until one hopefully reaches the pinnacle of the sport, culminating into a world championship. That is the ideal route to take.

Most boxers are hardworking and doing things the right way within the rules of the sport. However, last November I found out something regarding a boxer that disappointed me. I currently know of a boxer who wanted fame and fortune overnight and took the wrong route. I have it on very good authority that his last two fights were rigged. It brought him two titles months apart, but the wrong way, which isn’t fair to the many hardworking, honest fighters in the sport or to the fans.

After his fight last winter, a very credible source informed me that it was rigged. I was very disappointed to learn this. I had hoped he would take the honest route. It was so unnecessary and not good for the sport. The next fight this particular boxer had took place a few short months ago during this past spring and it was rigged as well. The second rigged fight a few months ago was more obvious. A male sports writer commented on a boxing site that the opposing boxer "threw himself down" after barely getting hit (when he’d successfully taken much bigger punches before that did not result in him being knocked down or knocked out). It supported what I had been told about his previous title fight being rigged. Some people are now publicly calling the win a paper title.

The problem with fight rigging is when one acquires a title, one must at some point defend it by facing mandatory challengers. Not every opponent is going to go along with fight rigging. After rigging two title fights and prior to that fighting opponents who were labeled journeymen, what happens when the boxer gets a tough mandatory like Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder, who can both box very well and hit hard. He could end up in the hospital.

It is a dangerous thing to prematurely occupy a title one is not ready for, as an untested boxer can end up hospitalized with serious injuries under such circumstances, due to the sheer force of the punches in the heavyweight division from its most skilled fighters. Hence me ringing the alarm on this matter, as it is dangerous. To surround one’s self with yes men and crazy people from the entertainment industry, who know nothing about boxing and insanely think they are the illuminati, while promising said boxer fame and fortune, is to put one’s career, health and life in jeopardy, while getting into the square circle. Boxing is not a game. Some people walk in the ring and end up getting carried out with serious injuries.

To lull a boxer into a false sense of security, filling his life with Hollywood hype, then when the real test comes he ends up hospitalized, is seriously wrong and unethical. The sad part is he did not have to take this route. In time with hard work and diligence he could have legitimately reached very far. However, now he is on a rapid collision course with disaster, due to the love of money, which truly is the root of all evil, as the Bible says. There's nothing wrong with having money, but when you love it to the point it compromises you, leading you to start lying to your fans, betraying decent people who helped you when you had nothing and you stop listening to honest family and friends in your life in favor of fake famous friends who aren't really your friends, it inevitably leads to trouble.

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

Adrien Broner Talks About Unsafe Method Of Trying To Make Weight That Cost Him The WBA Boxing Belt


Adrien Broner

Ohio boxer, Adrien Broner, recently did an interview about not making weight for his April 1, 2016  fight against challenger, Ashley Theophane. It cost Broner $50,000 that went to Theophane as a bonus. Broner was stripped of his WBA junior welterweight title days prior to the fight, for weighing in at 140.4 pounds, which was .4 lbs over the limit for the weight class (the catch weight).

Broner didn't take training seriously enough and maintained a high calorie diet in the lead up to the fight. He is also an alcoholic, which causes one to retain fluid. I sounded a warning on Twitter two weeks before the fight, as I realized he was not going to make weight and he ended up not doing so. The catch weight exists to ensure a fair, even fight between boxers. However, he did put in a major effort after that point to reach the catch weight and missing it by 4 ounces really does not constitute an unfair advantage to an opponent (provided there is no massive dehydration masking the true weight, with dehydration before the fight sending the body mass up a good 10 pounds, at the true weight).

Broner's weight had significantly come down and it showed on his thinned out frame. Both boxers were basically the same size. However, the whole episode had me thinking, why wasn't he being weighed every few days. It's his career and something that needs to be taken seriously. Broner wants to be a big promoter, having started AB Promotions, to handle his business affairs. However, to have the best results in business, you have to be disciplined and professional on all levels.

Broner stated to the Fight Hype website about failing to make weight, "It's just something that a reporter like you guys will never understand, because you guys haven't pushed yourself for three months, trying to get down to the weight, then once you hit that wall you just can't go no more...It was over. I grew out of the weight class." 

Broner has now decided to move up to a new weight class. It's clearly too stressful for him to be a light weight. Therefore, it is understandable he would seek to do this. However, the question is will he quickly adapt to fighting in a new, heavier weight class, after several years as a lightweight. Recently, Broner predicted his friend Amir Khan would beat Canelo Alvarez after moving up two weight classes. However, as I predicted, Canelo won the fight. There are pros and cons to moving up to a new weight division. 

Broner stated in another interview that in the days leading up to the Theophane fight, he didn't eat for days, just kept sleeping and running, which is unsafe. That type of crash dieting can create heart problems. This is why some boxers discipline themselves to stay within a certain weight that corresponds to their division year round. Broner likes to party, eat pizza and fried chicken and drink large quantities of alcohol. There's nothing wrong with relaxing a bit, but gaining 20-30 pounds inbetween fights, then engaging in drastic dieting to lose the weight in a short space of time, is not good for anyone's health. Boxers should try to stay within 5-pounds of their weight class, as you can easily drop 5 pounds with a few days of roadwork (jogging). 

For years Floyd Mayweather maintained his weight year round and even in retirement is still hovering at that same general weight. Boxers such as Canelo Alvarez and Deontay Wilder also routinely stay within a few pounds of their weight class inbetween fights. To be fair, when some boxers lose a fight, especially a big one, it is a crushing blow. They use food to comfort themselves and the pounds pile on. If they have no upcoming bouts for several months or more, the weight creeps up on them and by the time the next fight rolls around they've gained 20 or more pounds. As boxing is their bread and butter, pardon the pun, they have to make a conscious effort to stay within a few pounds of their weight class. You can't give up on yourself.   

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

WBA Heavyweight Champion Lucas 'Big Daddy' Browne Stripped Of Title And Banned For 6-Months


Lucas 'Big Daddy' Browne
After testing positive for the banned steroid Clenbuterol in March 2016, newly minted WBA heavyweight champ denied knowingly taking the drug. Clenbuterol is found in cattle in select parts of the world, such as Mexico and China, but is also used by bodybuilders and athletes during "cutting cycles" when they seek to lose weight and gain muscle definition. 


Lucas 'Big Daddy' Browne and Ruslan Chagaev
 
Two months later, Browne has been stripped of his WBA title, which now returns to his former opponent, Ruslan Chagaev of Russia. Browne has also been issued a 6-month ban, which is the more lenient end of the scale. Several other boxers who have been banned for a positive steroids test faced a 2-year suspension. However, based on published reports, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) did not brand Browne's positive tests deliberate doping, but a failure to be cautious regarding what was ingested in his system.

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Lucas Browne stripped of WBA belt, suspended for six months

12 May 2016 - Australian Lucas Browne's B test was analyzed by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) and came back positive. This means, the Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association have stripped Browne of is heavyweight title and suspended him for six months, in accordance with the rules of the organization. Browne won his WBA belt after winning by TKO in the tenth against the then champion Ruslan Chagaev in March. However, the title will not be returned to its former owner after he revealed his intention not to return to the ring when announcing his retirement following the fight...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Adrien Broner Scores Controversial Win Over Ashley Theophane


Ashley Theophane and Adrien Broner
 
Troubled boxer, Adrien Broner, 26, scored a 9th round stoppage over underdog, Ashley Theophane, 35, in Washington, DC this past Friday night. Broner hit Theophane with a low blow to his genitals, which caused him to put his hands up and hunch over. The referee misinterpreted it and in a controversial decision being slammed on social networking, gave Broner the stoppage. Theophane tried to explain to the referee he was not asking for the fight to be stopped. However, the referee refused to listen, ending the bout prematurely. 

While Broner did dominate for much of the fight, you never know, Theophane may have scored a knock out, clipping him when he was momentarily off guard. Theophane did not look to be in mortal danger. Therefore, the fight could have continued. Maybe Broner will give him a rematch, but he doesn't usually extend that offer to opponents he has already fought.

 


Photos from the Broner v. Theophane fight

How did Broner dominate in this fight? Broner took out his rage for former mentor, Floyd Mayweather, on the latter's protégé, Theophane. It was like Broner snapped and kept picturing Mayweather instead of Theophane in the ring. It was like a case of sibling rivalry gone wild. Broner is exhibiting signs of jealousy and abandonment, as Mayweather, who once took Broner under his wing as his heir apparent, has embraced Theophane and Gervonta Davis instead as his new boxing protégés, signing both to Mayweather Promotions. 

Broner was signed to rival Golden Boy Promotions, but has now started his own company, About Billions. Mayweather understandably put his boxer's signed to Mayweather Promotions first. Broner was genuinely hurt and tearful about comments Mayweather made criticizing his lifestyle and the negative attention it attracted. This was his motivation for fighting the way he did during the Theophane bout.  


Broner v. Theophane fight
 
On the under card, 21-year-old newbie Davis won his fight against Guillermo Avila in convincing fashion, unleashing a flurry of shots that won him a TKO in the 6th round. Davis has a lot of potential and exhibits a steady tenacity in finishing opponents in the ring [Boxer Adrien Broner On The Verge Of Tears Slams Former Mentor Floyd Mayweather (Video)]. The Davis v. Avila fight was a clean finish in what was a clear cut win. 

It was another story regarding the Broner vs. Theophane fight. It was not a clean win for Broner, who had already drawn criticism from fight fans for failing to make weight for the fight. Broner missed the 140 pound limit, weighing in at 140.4, whereas Theophane accurately made weight. Broner was given 2-hours to shed the additional weight, but didn't even bother to return to be weighed again. 

 

Broner v. Theophane fight
 
As a result, Broner, was stripped of his WBO belt. Even with his win last night, the title still remains vacant, meaning he is not the champion. All over .4 pounds which is being interpreted by many online, who have voiced the opinion in articles and on social networking that Broner is not taking his job as a boxer seriously. 

In past fights, Broner was apparently training at Pizza Hut (LOL) as he posted a photo of himself eating fast food and bloated, which you can only do to limited degrees when not in training camp (this led to boxer Marcos Maidana beating the hot wings and pepperoni right out of Broner in the former's win). It's a shame that Broner does not take his job more seriously, as the Judiciary Report has maintained for years that he has boxing talent (credit where credit is due). 


Adrien Broner being fed fast food by his fiancée in 2014

In a tweet on the website Twitter, I stated two weeks before the fight that Broner looked too big for the bout. Broner didn't look out of shape. The muscle definition was there. However, he was top heavy. Broner's torso was too big for his weight class and as a result, 2-weeks ago he did not look like a lightweight boxer. Broner looked more like a middleweight. Broner was also retaining water in the face and torso, clearly due to alcoholism (Broner was arrested and convicted of drunk driving last year and sentenced to 6-months probation and community service).


My tweet on Twitter 2-weeks prior to Adrien Broner not making weight, being stripped of his title and fined $50,000
 
Broner's trainer was unable to fully correct this issue in time for the fight, as Broner did not make weight, resulting in him being stripped of his title, as mentioned above. Broner's eyes have also been looking very sad and troubled these past few weeks, due to personal and legal issues outside the ring:

 

Adrien Broner
 
Theophane is also a good boxer, but I would like to see him increase his punching power. Theophane needs an expansion of his punching power. There are exercises one can do, focusing on the center of balance and inertia coupled with resistance, in pulling up punches, especially from one's core, then firing them off. Then after much practice, it becomes instinctive. Athlete who perform on instinct have better results in play.

For failing to make weight, Broner had to paid Theophane $50,000 in order for the fight to continue as scheduled. Therefore, Theophane will get his purse plus the additional $50,000. Not bad for a night's work (that was actually months of hard work work).

In the month leading up to the fight, I watched training videos posted online for both Theophane and Broner. Theophane worked much harder than Broner and put way more into training camp. I am of the belief, Theophane, put too much into the training camp and it took its toll. By fight night he looked exhausted before the first bell had even sounded. He looked anemic in the days leading up to the fight due to his rigorous roadwork and overall hectic training schedule. I'm my humble opinion, the road work, sparring sessions, conditioning and strength training went to excess. 


Ashley Theophane ran for many miles in the Nevada mountains on a regular basis in preparation for the fight

A few days before the fight Theophane posted a photo of him running many miles and he looked gaunt. He also appeared emotionally drained from the training camp and comments being made, as from the outset he was the underdog and received a significant amount of taunting from Broner, those in his camp and his rival's fans. He took it to heart and you can't afford to do that. In boxing, such taunts are a mind game. 

Theophane is to be commended for his gargantuan effort. However, Mayweather in the last couple years of his career commented on "training smarter" in relation to camp being less strenuous in certain ways, but more effective. A balance needs to be struck regarding many boxers and what goes into training camp, so they don't overdo it and harm their hearts. This is especially true for heavyweights, as they are larger, tend to lift massive weights and do road work, all of which can overwork the heart, creating damage.  

At the end of the bout Broner called out Mayweather for a fight. This led to Mayweather laughing till he cried (and on camera). Broner was also laughed at and booed by the crowd, then mocked on social networking for his comments regarding fighting Mayweather. Ironically, Broner also stated he grew up poor eating "cornflakes and water" which was the same thing Theophane had stated about himself months prior.
 
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Anthony Crolla Becomes WBA World Lightweight Boxing Champion After Life Changing Injury Nearly Ended His Career


Anthony Crolla

Anthony "Million Dolla" Crolla has overcome adversity to become the new WBA World Lightweight Champion in his boxing bout against Darleys Perez. A year ago, Crolla's boxing career was seriously sidelined after he attempted to stop burglars from robbing his neighbor's home. Crolla was hit over the head with a concrete slab and sustained a broken ankle during the dust up.


Doctors were concerned whether Crolla would fight again, as a fractured skull is a serious traumatic brain injury with significant neurological side effects. However, with hard work he recovered from his injuries and thankfully his brain has responded well to treatment (though some neurological risks still remain, due to what had transpired with the fractured skull). In July 2015, Crolla fought Perez in their first outing which resulted in a draw. Crolla was crushed. However, the rematch this past Saturday in Manchester, England resulted in a decisive win for Crolla, whose face said it all in the ring. He was ecstatic at winning after his ordeal. 


I give Crolla credit. If someone was breaking into my neighbor's house, I'd phone the police...from the safety of under my bed and whisper so low during the call that only owls could truly hear what I was saying and emergency dispatch would have to put it on speakerphone to hear it. When my neighbor got home I'd be like, "I tried to stop them, but they took all your stuff" (LOL).

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Friday, July 10, 2015

WBO Strips Floyd Mayweather Of The Belt He Won In Manny Pacquiao Fight


Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather after historic May 2, 2015 fight

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has stripped boxer Floyd Mayweather of the welterweight belt he won in his bout against Manny Pacquiao, in what is the most lucrative fight in boxing history. Mayweather failed to vacate the title he holds by the stipulated deadline. Mayweather also failed to pay the required $200,000 sanctioning fee to the WBO. Mayweather holds world titles in multiple weight classes with the WBO, WBC and WBA, which is forbidden. Hence being stripped of the WBO title. Initially, Mayweather stated he would vacate the titles, but changed his mind or was too busy counting the estimated $300,000,000 he made from the Pacquiao fight (LOL).

The WBO stated, "The WBO has the utmost respect for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and all that he has accomplished during his storied career. Mr. Mayweather has always agreed with and understood that world championships have both privileges and responsibilities and that status as WBO champion is subject to and conditioned on compliance with the WBO rules and regulations."


Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao

Mayweather Promotion's CEO Leonard Ellerbe stated, "It's a complete disgrace. Floyd will decide what, or if any, actions he will take. But in the meantime he's enjoying a couple of hundred million he made from his last outing and this has zero impact on anything he does. Floyd Mayweather has a great deal of respect for each and every organization, as he has always had in his 19-year career, but he will not be dictated to by any organization or person as it relates to his decision making."

In related news, Mayweather has not announced who his next opponent will be, but he is expected to fight again shortly. Pacquiao has not announced his next opponent either, but stated he hopes to fight in 2016, after his arm has healed from a torn ligament injury he had surgically repaired. A rematch between these two top boxers would be very interesting.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. stripped of WBO welterweight title

The WBO stripped pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather of his welterweight world title on Monday for his failure to comply with the organization's rules. Mayweather claimed the WBO welterweight title when he outpointed Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in a 147-pound unification fight that shattered all financial records for a boxing match, including total gross, pay-per-view subscriptions, closed circuit revenue, live gate, foreign television sales and sponsorships.

Mayweather, who holds two other alphabet welterweight world titles, missed the 4:30 p.m. ET Friday deadline by which he had to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee from the May 2 fight (for which he earned more than $220 million) and vacate the two junior middleweight titles he also holds.

"The WBO world championship committee is allowed no other alternative but to cease to recognize Mr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the WBO welterweight champion of the world and vacate his title for failing to comply with our WBO regulations of world championship contests," the WBO wrote Monday in its resolution. It is against sanctioning organization rules for boxers to hold world titles in multiple weight classes. The WBC and WBA had been breaking their own rules by allowing Mayweather to hold their titles, but the WBO upheld its rules...
 

Manny Pacquiao Confirms He'll Fight Again, Questions Floyd Mayweather's Antics

Jul 8, 2015 - Manny Pacquiao has confirmed he will return to the ring in 2016, giving himself ample time to recover from the torn rotator cuff injury he suffered during the defeat to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2. The Filipino isn't impressed with Mayweather's actions since the fight and believes the release of a recent video—in which Pretty Boy goads Pacquiao's injury—doesn't show the composure of a respectable leader for the sport.

"I'm ready to fight, next year. I'm fine," Pacquiao told Viva.co.id (h/t Sky Sports). Although his return will likely prove too late to face Mayweather again—with Money's final bout likely to be scheduled for September—Pacquiao had some advice for the American brawler. "A real champion is gracious in both his words and conduct, someone who is a champion, not just in his chosen field of endeavour but in his own home and in his private life," he said, per PhilBox.com (h/t Sky Sports)...
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Monday, April 6, 2015

Amir Khan Dodging Boxers Kell Brook And Timothy Bradley


Amir Khan

The IBF declared American pugilist, Timothy Bradley, the mandatory Amir Khan must fight in an eliminator bout, where the winner would take on undefeated welterweight titleholder, Kell Brook. Khan declined the fight in a move that has tongues wagging. Bradley beat Filipino legend, Manny Pacquiao, due to controversial scoring, but was defeated in the subsequent rematch.

Fellow British boxer, Kell Brook, has been requesting a fight against Khan, but he has repeatedly dodged him at every turn. Brook and his team offered Khan $7,500,000 for a May 2015 title fight at London’s famed Wembley stadium, but he declined. Last week, Khan announced he would instead fight American boxer, Chris Algieri, who was recently defeated by Pacquiao.


How Amir Khan is looking at Kell Brook and his team (LOL)

Brook became angry at the announcement stating, "If someone said to me you can get five million quid, a world title, fight at Wembley with a fight that every fan wants to see, it's a no-brainer for me. He's fighting Algieri who didn't win a round against Pacquiao, a feather puncher, not a big puncher. It doesn't make sense to me. I'm world champion, I'm calling him out, we want the fight, there's a word title and a bagful of money and it doesn't make sense that he's fighting this guy who's bringing nothing to the table."

Brook believes Khan's declination of the fight against him does not make sense. However, to Khan it does and for this reason. Khan wants to fight top dogs Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, as they are the most famous in the division, guaranteeing the biggest payday as well. In boxing it is a big deal to be able to state you fought Mayweather and or Pacquiao. Those are historic bragging rights. If Khan loses to undefeated Brook, his chances of fighting the retiring Mayweather or resurgent Pacquiao are greatly diminished. They will seek to fight Brook instead.


Kell Brook

Fighting formerly undefeated Algieri is less of a risk. Pacquiao gave a road map on how to beat Algieri in his recent win against him and Khan will use that blueprint. There is no blueprint for beating Brook, as he is undefeated. There exists too much risk for Khan to fight Brook at this time due to these facts (even though the Judiciary Report is of the belief Brook vs. Khan in London this summer would be a fantastic fight that deserves to be made).

As stated in past articles, in boxing all it takes is one punch to mess up a career (then comes the arduous but workable rebuilding after such a defeat). Brook needs to focus on getting an audience with Mayweather and or Pacquiao and not wait around for Khan. Try to get a fight with the legends as well.

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Kell Brook vents frustration: Khan-Algieri makes no sense

By Wil Esco on Apr 3, 2015, 10:49a 151- Kell Brook admits he's frustrated with the whole Amir Khan situation, and thinks the Algieri fight isn't worth a damn. The back and forth between Kell Brook and Amir Khan seems to be a never-ending saga that has gone on for years now. Ever since Brook picked up the IBF welterweight title, thinking that would give him the standing to demand a Khan fight, the war of words started heating up. When Amir Khan announced yesterday that he would be fighting Chris Algieri next, Brook wasn't at all pleased.

"If someone said to me you can get five million quid, a world title, fight at Wembley with a fight that every fan wants to see, it's a no-brainer for me," 28-year-old Brook told BBC 5 Live."

"He's fighting Algieri who didn't win a round against [Manny] Pacquiao, a feather puncher, not a big puncher. It doesn't make sense to me. I'm world champion, I'm calling him out, we want the fight, there's a word title and a bagful of money and it doesn't make sense that he's fighting this guy who's bringing nothing to the table."...
 

IBF Confirms Khan Turned Down Bradley Title Eliminator

Amir Khan, 30-3 (19 KOs), has turned down an eliminator against Tim Bradley that would have determined who became the mandatory for the IBF welterweight title, currently held by Kell Brook. Khan, 28, had previously reached out to Boxing Scene to categorically refute the claims. However, the IBF Championships Chairman confirmed that Khan had indeed been offered the fight with Bradley and that it had been rejected on his behalf by his team. "Amir Khan’s people turned down the fight. Bradley accepted"... 
 
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Monday, December 1, 2014

Tyson Fury Wins Fight Against Dereck Chisora And Is The New British And European Heavyweight Champion In Line To Fight Wladimir Klitschko

 

Dereck Chisora vs. Tyson Fury

After numerous delays, the heavily anticipated British boxing rematch, Chisora v. Fury 2, went off at London, England's ExCel arena in front of 19,000 boxing fans and many Box Nation television subscribers. At stake was the British and European heavyweight belts. After 10 rounds, Dereck Chisora's corner pulled him out of the fight, as he'd sustained visible damage. 


Amazingly enough, Tyson Fury used an old school Muhammad Ali technique in switching up his style, written about on this site six months ago and won (Preparing For Every Eventuality In The Boxing Ring). Both Chisora and Fury use the Orthodox stance. However, Fury switched to Southpaw during the fight, disconcerting Chisora. Credit to Chisora for going 10 rounds under the switch up and that pummeling from Fury. 

 

There was opposition from the crowd, as booing was heard. By the 8th round, referee Marcus McDonnell stated, "Either you fight or we go home." Sometimes fans also complain when fights are too shot (see: Mike Tyson). However, some wanted  Fury to finish off Chisora early in the fight with a knockout and began to boo as the fight wore on.    


Dereck Chisora's eye was swollen shut

However, it was unquestionably Fury's night. This title eliminator bout paves the way for Fury to fight world champion Wladimir Klitschko. This is something Fury has wanted for some time, but the fight has eluded him. Months ago Fury spoke of his belief that Klitschko will not fight him. However, now that he has won the British and European titles, hopefully it has also won him an audience with Klitschko and the chance to fight him in the ring. 


Fury is a colorful character. He says outlandish things that grabs headlines. Klitschko is more conservative. It would be a battle of two personalities and styles that would be interesting for boxing fans. With this win, Fury is firmly on the radar of other top British boxers such as David Haye, Anthony Joshua and David Price.
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