Margarito Reinstated and Awaits Pacquiao

New York – There was the usual pro boxing spectacle Wednesday afternoon at the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. The New York portion press conference brought to you by Top Rank announcing the November 13 HBO pay-per-view telecast. The return of Antonio Margarito in the ring opposing seven-division champion Manny Pacquiao for the super welterweight championship [...]

Step Back Cotto because it is time for Calderon at the Garden

NEW YORK – On four separate occasions the three-time welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Caguas Puerto Rico has fought at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. Each time, Cotto was successful defending his title in front of predominant Puerto Rican boxing fans, This year, [...]

Fact or Fiction

1. Gatti/Ward was the best trilogy of the decade. Fact..With all due respect to the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy, there was no series of fights this decade that even came close to the amount of drama that Gatti/Ward brought us. It was not just the best trilogy of the decade, but it might been the best in [...]

Mayweather and Pacquiao Is Next but Where and When?

The fight generated over two million buys on pay-per-view, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto put on quite a show, at least for the first four rounds. Now the next fight that will generate interest and tremendous revenue is Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.  The problem though is how much will it take to get it [...]

Lopez May Have Spoiled Plans but Prevails to Keep His Title

New York – Juan Manuel Lopez the WBO junior featherweight champion from Caguas, Puerto Rico and WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa of Cuba defended their respective titles in separate bouts on the “Island Warriors” “Latin Fury 12” pay-per-view show at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening. The fighters did what they had [...]

Boxing Notebook

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is already looking at plans for a major boxing card at Madison Square Garden next June on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade That is where his WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, is expected to be again, assuming Cotto is successful in his title defense against Manny [...]

Boxing Notebook

New York – Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is a winner either way when Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto step in the ring November 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Cotto defends his WBO welterweight championship.  Arum has promotional rights for both fighters and this could be the beginning of the next [...]

Cotto Win Leads to Question

Miguel Cotto may have successfully defended his WBO welterweight championship with a 12-round split decision over a gain challenger Joshua Clottey at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening and his latest conquest does lead to questions.  There were tactics used not accustomed to being seen from Cotto, a fierce cut over his left eye brow, and [...]

Cotto faces tough challenge with Clottey at Garden

Miguel Cotto the WBO welterweight champion defends his title at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening against Joshua Clottey with the IBF title also up for grabs and there are those in the boxing community who give Clottey a chance to dethrone the champion. It is one of those intriguing fights that could go either way [...]

Cotto Match Set For June Amid Problems

Cotto was very quiet and not saying much NEW YORK – There was Miguel Cotto the WBO welterweight champion at Madison Square Garden Tuesday afternoon but there was something noticeably different. Cotto was very quiet and not saying much about his headlining a boxing card at the Garden for the fourth time in five years [...]

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