09 Boxing Thread:: 12/12 Diaz.vs.Malignaggi HBO/Bradley.vs.Peterson Showtime

[mr jordan04]

Originally Posted by BCF06


As much as I want to pull for JCC jr. He just doesn't have it. After what I saw last night. He barely won; if he was that good he shouldn't have had to much probelms with him and he struggled with him a bit. He is just not ready for a big name fighter and if he was I don't think he would do to well against one.

 

[dako akong otin]

this guy makes the best boxing highlight vids in youtube. check out JMM/Juan Diaz; he's got Mosley/Margarito, Margarito/Cotto as well

 

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Originally Posted by dako akong otin

Originally Posted by Sir Rob A Lot

How come they was announcing the score after each round? Is that a Mexican thing?

they announce it at Puerto Rico too during the Cotto fight against that one Italian dude

I think it's the WBC that does this for each of their championship fights I think I had heard that somewhere (just read it on ESPN).

Weekend Wrap-Up:

[h2]Chavez Jr. ready to step up competition[/h2]
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Chris Cozzone/Fightwireimages.com Luciano Cuello, right, didn't have to look far to find Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:

Junior lightweight
Humberto Soto TKO4 Antonio Davis
Retains a junior lightweight title​

Bantamweight
Fernando Montiel KO3 Diego Silva
Wins a vacant interim bantamweight title​

Welterweight
Antonio Diaz W10 Javier Castro
Scores: 96-93 (twice), 95-94​

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Saturday at Tijuana, Mexico​

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Junior middleweight
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. W10 Luciano Cuello
Scores: 98-92, 96-94, 96-95​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Chavez Jr., 39-0-1, 29 KOs; Cuello, 23-1, 9 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Maybe you're one of those folks who doesn't think much of Chavez's ability or of his prospects to win a world title or even develop into a serious contender. And maybe you are somebody frustrated by seeing Chavez spoon-fed opponents you've never heard of, especially when the fight is the main event of a $40 Top Rank pay-per-view card. Those are fair criticisms, but one thing is for sure: at least Chavez is being matched in a way in which he doesn't blow out his opponents and the fights are usually high entertainment. With his iconic father, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., at ringside, Chavez claimed the tight victory in a bloody battle that was competitive and exciting from the outset. Chavez, 23, thrilled the crowd of approximately 22,000 at the main bull ring in Tijuana as he and Cuello, 24, of Argentina, slugged it out at close quarters all night in the main event of the "Latin Fury: Tijuana Thunder" card.

Cuello's face oozed blood from the fourth round on because of a badly bleeding nose and Chavez suffered the first cut of his career over his right eye in the sixth round. By the time the bout was over, both men were covered in each other's blood. Chavez, who looked like he was a full division bigger than the shorter Cuello, pressured Cuello early but resorted to backing up late in the one of the toughest fights of his career. It was surely a good learning experience for Chavez.

A lot of the drama, however, was sapped from the fight because of the WBC's horrible open scoring system. Because one of the WBC's minor belts was at stake, the scores were announced after the fourth and eighth rounds, so everyone knew Chavez was ahead. After the eighth-round scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 were announced, you knew Cuello, fighting outside of Argentina for only the second time (he also fought once in Spain), was going to lose unless he did something dramatic.

Top Rank's Bob Arum intends for Chavez to have a summer fight against an opponent similar to Cuello but then says he wants to step him up a bit. He mentioned possible bouts with John Duddy (a fantastic action fight that is pretty evenly matched and would draw a great crowd), Oscar De La Hoya (the only interesting fight out there for De La Hoya, should he elect to continue fighting, because of his history with Chavez Sr.), and Manny Pacquiao (a disingenuous suggestion and an absolute joke but probably made by Arum just to get people talking).
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Soto, 47-7-2, 30 KOs; Davis, 26-5, 13 KOs
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Rafael's remark: There's an old adage in boxing about how fighters automatically become better once they have a title because of the confidence that goes along with it. Soto could be a classic example. As good as he was before he had a belt strapped around his waist, he may be that much more dangerous with one. After years as one of the top featherweights and junior lightweights, Soto finally secured a world title, claiming a vacant belt by dominating Francisco Lorenzo in the rematch of Soto's ridiculous and controversial disqualification loss in June 2008. Making his first defense, Soto, 28, of Mexico, looked very, very good as he pulverized Davis in a stunningly one-sided beatdown. It was not a surprise that Soto won the fight. It was, however, surprising to see him simply overwhelm a solid pro such as Davis, 36, who hadn't been stopped since his fifth professional fight and had gone the distance with Steven Luevano in a featherweight title bout and Joan Guzman in a junior lightweight title bout. Soto dropped Davis with a left hook and cut him in the first round. He smacked Davis around the ring throughout the bout and then put him down again with a massive overhand right in the fourth round. Another right hand dropped Davis again in the fourth. Davis showed a lot of heart to survive, but could not deal with Soto's pressure. During Soto's follow-up attack, he staggered Davis again and referee Roberto Ramirez Jr. smartly called it off before Davis wound up twitching on the canvas. It was a superb performance from Soto, who would love to tangle with some of the big names even if it means going to lightweight.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Montiel, 39-2-1, 29 KOs; Silva, 24-2-3, 12 KOs
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Rafael's remark: The first time Montiel made an attempt to win a bantamweight title, things didn't go well, as he lost a split decision to Jhonny Gonzalez in a dreadful HBO fight in May 2006. After that fight, Mexico's Montiel retreated to junior bantamweight and continued defending his title in that division. But he is now 30, and making 115 pounds has taken its toll, so Montiel moved up in weight again and took a shot at an interim belt at 118 pounds against Argentina's obscure Silva, 25. Montiel's interim tag figures to be removed in a few weeks after reigning titleholder Gerry Penalosa makes the move to junior featherweight to challenge Juan Manuel Lopez for a 122-pound title.

Silva, who was facing his first name opponent, was never in the fight as Montiel toyed with him and beat him up. He dropped Silva with a right hand at the end of the second round and continued doing damage in the third with two more knockdowns on left hands. The final knockdown, on a beautiful counter left, ended the fight as referee Raul Caiz Sr. didn't bother to count. Montiel, who won his first world title at flyweight, said afterward that he was very comfortable at the new weight, which could mean trouble for the rest of the bantamweight field.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Diaz, 45-5-1, 29 KOs; Castro, 19-2, 17 KOs
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Rafael's remark: In an excellent action fight, Diaz, 32, scored the best win of his four-fight comeback that began last summer after a three-year retirement. The two-time welterweight title challenger (who lost to a prime Shane Mosley in 2000 and to Antonio Margarito in 2003) eked out the tight decision in a fight that could have been fought in a telephone booth. If you like defense, this was definitely not a fight for you as Diaz and Mexico's Castro, 25, fought at close range all night. Castro, who replaced the injured Jose Luis Castillo as Diaz's opponent on short notice, lost a point for repeated low blows.
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Junior middleweight
Harry Joe Yorgey KO9 Ronald Hearns
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Saturday at Miami, Okla.​

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Super middleweight
Andre Dirrell TKO6 Derrick Findley
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Dirrell, 18-0, 13 KOs; Findley, 13-3, 8 KOs
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Rafael's remark: The original intent of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation" was to match prospects in tough fights. This blatant mismatch main event was about as far away from that mission statement as you can get. Findley, 24, never had a chance, not for a second, on paper or in reality. Findley is a natural middleweight who is 8 inches shorter than Dirrell, 26, a decorated amateur and 2004 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist. The one time Findley fought a good opponent was in 2006, when 2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward took a six-round decision from him in a middleweight bout in Ward's 10th pro fight. So it should have been absolutely no surprise that Dirrell hammered Findley at will until his corner called it a day at the end of the sixth round. There wasn't a moment of competitiveness in the fight. Why on earth would Showtime give Dirrell, now regarded as a contender in the lower part of the top 10 of the 168-pound division, a pure showcase fight against an opponent without a snowball's chance in hell to even make the fight interesting? This was an utter waste of time. Dirrell is ranked No. 1 in one of the alphabet organizations and says he is ready for a title fight. Hopefully, he'll get one -- if for no other reason than to prevent Showtime from putting on this kind of dreck in the future.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Yorgey, 22-0-1, 10 KOs; Hearns, 21-1, 17 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Thomas Hearns, of course, was a great fighter, one of the best of his era who won a ton of titles and was in many big fights. The one knock on him? He had a poor chin. It seems as though the apple doesn't fall far from the tree as Ronald Hearns, Tommy's 30-year-old son who didn't start boxing until his early 20s, had his chin exposed by Yorgey, who is not known at all for power. Coming off a seven-month layoff, Yorgey, 31, scored three knockdowns in the exciting fight, finally putting Hearns on the canvas for good at 2:59 of the ninth. Hearns, who scored a knockdown of his own in the fourth, was also down in the fourth round and again in the fifth round, and it seemed like only a matter of time until Yorgey, who was ahead on two of the three scorecards at the time of the knockout, finished him. Indeed, Yorgey did finish Hearns, who goes from prospect to serious suspect after such a disastrous outing.
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Bantamweight
Eric Morel W10 Roberto Bonilla
Scores: 100-90, 99-91 (twice)​

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Saturday at Bayamon, Puerto Rico​

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Junior featherweight
Jose "Carita" Lopez W12 Pranuansak Posuwan
Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title
Scores: 117-110 (twice), 116-111​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Lopez, 39-7-2, 32 KOs; Posuwan, 45-2-1, 24 KOs
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Rafael's remark: With Fernando Montiel vacating a title and making the successful move to bantamweight, Puerto Rico's Lopez and Thailand's Posuwan, 40, went at it for the vacant title and Lopez finally got his belt. He claimed it on his 27th birthday and, remarkably, in his fifth title shot. Montiel had already lost four shots at the WBO's version of the flyweight belt to four different fighters in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001, all by decision, before outpointing fellow Montiel victim Posuwan for the vacant belt. Nothing like perseverance, is there?
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Morel, 41-2, 21 KOs; Bonilla, 22-11, 13 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Former flyweight titlist and 1996 U.S. Olympian Morel (who was born in Puerto Rico) claimed a near-shutout decision against Bonilla to set himself up for a title fight. With Fernando Montiel claiming a vacant belt in Mexico on Saturday night, Morel, 33, looms as his mandatory first challenger in a fight that, if Top Rank's Bob Arum has his way, will take place on June 27 in Atlantic City, N.J., on the Kelly Pavlik-Sergio Mora pay-per-view undercard. Bonilla, 34, of Nicaragua, lost his fifth in a row. You didn't think anyone was going to put Morel's title opportunity at too much risk, did you?
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Middleweight
John Molina TKO2 Carlos Vinan​

Super middleweight
Shawn Estrada TKO1 Ray Craig​

Welterweight
Javier Molina TKO2 Jaime Cabrera​

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Friday at Los Angeles​

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Heavyweight
Eddie Chambers W10 Samuel Peter
Scores: 99-91, 96-94, 95-95​

[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Chambers, 34-1, 18 KOs; Peter, 30-3, 23 KOs
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Rafael's remark:It wasn't pretty -- in fact, it was pretty dreadful -- but Chambers did just enough to outhustle and outbox the pitiful Peter to score the most significant victory of his career in the "Friday Night Fights" main event, the first boxing event to take place at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. In January 2008, Chambers was in position to become a mandatory challenger for heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko, but he blew it by losing a clear decision to Alexander Povetkin in Germany in an elimination bout. Philadelphia's Chambers, 27, rebounded to win three low-level bouts in a row to set up this high-profile bout with Peter, a former titleholder in desperate need of a victory. In his first title defense last fall, Las Vegas-based Nigerian was destroyed over eight lopsided rounds before quitting against Vitali Klitschko in a miserable performance. Neither Chambers nor Peter came in the best of shape and it showed in their lackluster performances. Peter, 28, was a career-heavy 265 (12 more pounds than he was for Klitschko) while Chambers was 223, the heaviest he has been for any of his notable matches. Chambers, however, has pretty good defense and used his jab effectively throughout the fight. He also landed several stinging right hands to keep Peter away from him and was especially effective in the final couple of rounds when the fight appeared to still be up for grabs. Peter just didn't do enough and didn't seem to have much fire in him, even though the 99-91 scorecard against him from judge Ray Corona was laughable. If Peter, once the hottest heavyweight in the world, has any prayer of returning to the top he must get in better shape, change his attitude and make changes in his corner. It's time he fought with some urgency; otherwise, he's done. Chambers needs to get in better shape and let his hands go a little more and stop thinking so much in the ring. If he can do that, he'll beat a lot of heavyweights and make his fights more entertaining for fans.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Molina, 16-0, 12 KOs; Vinan, 8-7-3, 1 KO
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Rafael's remark: Molina, 26, is a heavy-handed fighter and exciting to watch. Although he certainly had some early issues with Vinan, he overcame them to score the stoppage victory at 2:40 of the second round when referee David Mendoza stepped in with Vinan getting pounded. Vinan had a surprisingly effective first round as he landed all kinds of shots and unexpectedly rattled Molina. But Molina got himself together and began to land shots with both hands in the second round. The blows were taking their toll when Molina wobbled Vinan and was teeing off on him when Mendoza intervened.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Estrada, 3-0, 3 KOs; Craig, 5-5, 2 KOs
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Rafael's remark: Promoter Dan Goossen hopes Estrada, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, can develop a following in his hometown of Los Angeles. Goossen is doing his part as Estrada, 23, has had his first three fights in Southern California. And Estrada is doing his job by scoring dominant knockouts, albeit against poor competition, which is usually the way things go when you're an Olympian in your first few fights. But give Estrada, from rough East Los Angeles, some time and maybe he'll develop not only into an attraction but also into a quality professional. Using accurate left hooks, Estrada took care of Craig in easy fashion, decked him three times before it was called off at 1:41. Estrada will be back in action quickly as he is scheduled to fight April 11 in Las Vegas on the undercard of the Paul Williams-Winky Wright fight.
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Records: Molina, 1-0, 1 KO; Cabrera, 0-1
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Rafael's remark: Molina joined his 2008 U.S. Olympic teammate (and now promotional stablemate) in the pro ranks with a not-so-surprising blowout victory in his professional debut. Molina, 19, of Commerce, Calif., smacked no-hoper Cabrera, 36, around in the first round before dropping him twice in the second round for the victory at 1:50. Molina showed good poise for a pro debut fighter and displayed a diverse arsenal, including uppercuts and a strong body attack.
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[eagle 0n]

Pacquiao trying to guard The Professor at a celeb bball game

 

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Fatton

[h2]Hatton calls out Pacquiao[/h2]
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LOS ANGELES -- Ricky Hatton thinks Manny Pacquiao's big win over Oscar De La Hoya in December was a fluke. Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) is counting on beating the Filipino star on May 2 in Las Vegas.

"Any win against Oscar is a magnificent one. Is that the Oscar De La Hoya we have come to love? I don't think so," Hatton said. "And only Oscar can say what happened on the scales. He looked a shell of the Oscar we know. I don't think it was hard to beat Oscar that night."

Pacquiao (48-3-2) and Hatton were at a red carpet event at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood to promote the junior welterweight title fight for the first and only time in the U.S.

Actor Mickey Rourke walked the red carpet, as did UCLA men's basketball coach Ben Howland and former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest.

Pacquiao wants the IBO title, which belongs to Hatton.

But Hatton thinks he will have a leg up against one of the sport's best pound-for-pound fighters.

"A lot of people are seeing it as size versus speed and a lot of people thought Paulie Malignaggi would outspeed me and that wasn't the case and that was only after seven weeks with my new training team," Hatton said.

"We're even quicker again. If you could see how fast I'm performing, there's not that big a gap there. Ultimately I think size will play a big factor. He has dangers in other areas, like his speed and footwork but I'm boxing a lot cuter than I was a few years ago."

Pacquiao is known for his speed. But he could be fighting his biggest opponent in Hatton. Pacquiao was fighting in the super featherweight division last March and weighed 129 pounds. He moved up to welterweight to fight De La Hoya, who lost weight for the matchup.

De La Hoya didn't come out of his corner after the eighth round. Hatton suggested that De La Hoya tried to make weight too early.

"That's what people believe. Maybe they were rooting for Oscar and maybe they were fans of Oscar," Pacquiao said. "It's hard to make reasons or alibis after the fight. It's not good."

Pacquiao told reporters he weighs 148 pounds. He is training with Freddie Roach in Hollywood and said camp was going well.

Hatton, who is training in Las Vegas, said he was feeling good at 150.

"We started training camp earlier, started sparring earlier, started running earlier. It's just because of the size of the fight. It's a fight I massively believe I can win. A boxer can't get any higher if he's the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, so I need to just go about me business more so than ever."

 

[jagshemash]

Hatton and Pac training:

 

[jagshemash]

Hatton doing some Mayweather style padwork:

 

[gunna get it]

Hatton appears to be a good Pupil.
we'll see when that heat starts comin at him

 

[eagle 0n]

april should be an exciting month of boxing

 

[jagshemash]

Yea, Hatton is looking good but Pac's handspeed on that bag is out of control. My original though was that Hatton would get blown away and I still expecthim to eat left hands all night but I'm starting to give him a little more a chance. I could see him landing something big that could change the fight but that's the only way I can see him winning.

 

[stringer bell 32]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Hatton appears to be a good Pupil.
we'll see when that heat starts comin at him

I agree

He looked alot better in his last fight under Mayweather

 

[mc otaku]

gonna be a damn great fight

hope he gives pac a good one.

 

[dako akong otin]

good looks on those vids. really getting me pumped up! Hatton did his bag-work for 8 minutes with no rest and kept his intensity! His punches are heavierthan Manny's judging from those vids. Of course Floyd Sr was holding the bag keeping it still.


Updated: March 31, 2009, 4:51 PM ET

[h2]Luevano suffers training camp injury[/h2]

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Featherweight titlist Steven Luevano suffered a training injury late last week and withdrew Tuesday from his May 2 fight against Bernabe Concepcion, manager Cameron Dunkin told ESPN.com.

Luevano was scheduled to make his fifth title defense against the Philippines' Concepcion (28-1-1, 16 KOs), 21, on the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao HBO PPV undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. However, Dunkin said Luevano began to experience pain in his torso while training several days ago.

"He's a tough guy and he was trying to continue and to work through it, but he couldn't continue," Dunkin said.

Dunkin said the exact nature of the problem has not yet been diagnosed but that Luevano was seeing a doctor later Tuesday for an exam and diagnosis.

"I know Steven and he wanted this fight," Dunkin said. "He's been in camp for seven weeks already getting ready."

Top Rank will replace the bout on the televised portion of the card it is co-promoting with Golden Boy. It may turn to junior lightweight titleholder Humberto Soto (47-7-2, 30 KOs), who blew away Antonio Davis in the fourth round to retain his title in his first defense last Saturday night on Top Rank's "Tijuana Thunder" pay-per-view undercard.

"We're disappointed for Steven," Top Rank president Todd duBoef told ESPN.com. "He was looking forward to fighting on the show. He's probably the best featherweight in the world and he was in a very solid fight with Concepcion. Hopefully, we can reschedule it for another day once he's healthy."

Luevano (36-1-1, 15 KOs), 28, of La Puente, Calif., has never before pulled out of a fight in his career, Dunkin said.

Luevano has been a staple of Top Rank's major pay-per-view undercards, last defending his belt via unanimous decision against Australia's Billy Dib on Oct. 18 on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins' victory against Kelly Pavlik.

Was looking forward to Bernabe fighting him. But safety first. HopeLuevano's condition isn't serious.

 

[bigmike23]

Negotiations were difficult, often acrimonious and left for dead more than once, but unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and former cruiserweight champion David Haye of England finally came to terms Wednesday after months of negotiations.

"We have finally agreed on everything. The contracts will be signed in the morning. We have a fight," Klitschko manager Bernd Boente told ESPN.com from Germany on Wednesday.

Klitschko, widely regarded as the world's No. 1 heavyweight, and Haye will meet June 20 at a venue to be determined in Europe, although the bout most likely will take place in Germany, Boente said.

"We have four different offers in Germany, which we have reduced to one internally, and we have three other offers outside of Germany that are in Europe," Boente said.

Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs), who has won 10 in a row and made six title defenses, including unifying two of the major belts, was pleased the fight was finally been made.

"I'm so happy that the fight is on. I was really concerned if David Haye will make the fight because only because of him, I took a break for half of the year," Klitschko told ESPN.com, adding that he would have fought in March or April but didn't because of how much he wanted to fight Haye, who wanted to fight in June.

Haye had been calling out Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir's older brother and a fellow heavyweight titleholder. But when Vitali could not face Haye because of an obligation to fight mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez, Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) turned his attention -- and his cutting trash talk -- toward Wladimir.

"I am happy to have this fight. I have had a lot of opponents with big mouths, but I never had an opponent with such a big mouth like David Haye," Klitschko said. "I will be pleased to shut his big mouth with my big fist. None of the opponents I have had were as provocative as David Haye, so I am glad to shut his mouth by putting my fist in his mouth. There is no way this fight will go the whole distance. It's a signature fight for me and I am happy."

Boente and Adam Booth, who is Haye's trainer and also runs his promotional company, Hayemaker Promotions, had contentious discussions since talks began after Klitschko knocked out Hasim Rahman to retain his belts in December. At one point, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, Haye's American promoter, was brought into the talks, but couldn't bring Boente and Booth together.

Boente credited Sean O'Hara, an executive with Setanta Sports, a subscription television station in Great Britain that is heavily involved in boxing and has a contract with Haye, with helping them make a deal.

"I have to say we had a fantastic mediator and that was Sean O'Hara," Boente said. "He really did a great job, a fantastic job. He was not biased for Haye or Adam Booth. He was very fair with both sides. Without him, we wouldn't have made this fight. It only got done because of Sean's help."

At first, the bout was slated to take place at Stamford Bridge, a 40,000-seat soccer stadium in suburban London. Booth's concerns over the risk of putting the fight on in such a big stadium in difficult economic times led him to back out of the stadium deal with Klitschko, leaving his camp to find a new venue. That angered Klitschko and Boente since the stadium was a major part of the revenue Haye brought to the table.

"June 20 in London, I was looking forward to it," Klitschko said. "It was my wish to fight in London, but they couldn't deliver it."

Once the sides agreed to look elsewhere, there were two other major issues standing in the way of the fight being made -- an agreement on how much of a cut of Haye's Setanta money Klitschko would receive and option language on Haye's future fights in the event he wins.

"All of those points are solved now," Boente said. He wouldn't go into the details on how the Setanta money would be split but said, "It's a great deal for David Haye. I think it's a very fair arrangement now."

Haye's only revenue on the fight, which will be millions, comes from Setanta's multi-million dollar rights fee. Klitschko will receive the agreed to portion of the Setanta money plus all the other revenue the fight generates, including rights fees from HBO, which will carry the fight live in the United States, RTL in Germany, the rest of the foreign television sales, the live gate and sponsorship money.

As for the options, Boente stood firm on the request for two options in the event that Haye, who is not a mandatory challenger, wins.

"In the end, they agreed to the two options," Boente said.

That means if Haye wins, Klitschko's company, K2 Promotions, will promote his next two fights. His first defense would either be against Klitschko in an immediate rematch or a fight with Vitali Klitschko. If Haye also wins that fight, his second defense would come against the other Klitschko.

Boente said he and Booth spoke Wednesday after the deal had been agreed to and put their bad feelings aside.

"He said, 'OK, we both played hardball and we both in the end found a nice compromise,'" Boente said. "Now, we will try to do our best job with the publicity and help promote the fights with our partners, HBO in the United States, Setanta in the U.K. and RTL in Germany. We are all very happy."

Boente said there would be news conference in the next week or so in London, New York and Germany, as well as the host country if the fight is not in Germany.

Haye claimed the recognized cruiserweight championship when he knocked out Jean-Marc Mormeck in the seventh round in November 2007. Then Haye unified three major belts with a second-round knockout of Enzo Maccarinelli in March 2008 before giving up his titles and jumping up to heavyweight, where he knocked out fringe contender Monte Barrett in the fifth round in November. That victory set the stage for the Klitschko.

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com

 

[mextra45]

Fellas yall might want to get ready for a straight up WAR word on the street is Adamek vs Glen Johnson could b coming soon

 

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Originally Posted by mextra45

Fellas yall might want to get ready for a straight up WAR word on the street is Adamek vs Glen Johnson could b coming soon

That would be insane.

He needs to give Cunningham a rematch eventually though...

And with Haye...I see no way how Haye wins that fight at all...I don't even think it makes it past round 4 or 5...

 

[gunna get it]

I think Haye wins. just cus Klitz hasnt been challenged. I dont see anyway that haye backs down or goes into surrender mode like all the other challengers havedone the last 3 yrs

 

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I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt but I look back at his fight with Carl Thompson when Thompson was 40 and remember how easy it to break Haye.His big fights have all been either against low competition or questionable results. McCormeck beat the count and looked like he could continue, Enzo turnedout to be basura and Barrett wasn't even that big of a puncher and had Haye down. I know they both tend to have crummy chins but a 3 inch height advantageand arm length advantage could keep Haye at bay throughout the fight (or long enough for Klitschko to land a big right). Maybe 4 or 5 rounds was a littleharsh.

 

[jagshemash]

There's a two rematch clause in the contract if Haye wins and this would apply to fighting both Klitschkos...that's crazy.

I think Wlad is the safer pick but their both chinny and can bang so I wouldn't be surprised by a KO from either side.

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

David Haye doesn't see the 3rd round in this fight. Suffice it to say i'm not on the Haye hype train. Klitschko is chinny, but Haye is even worse. TheBig Klit by KO in 2. Haye down once at the end of round 1 and twice more in the first minute of round 2.

 

[proshares]

Originally Posted by Jagshemash

There's a two rematch clause in the contract if Haye wins and this would apply to fighting both Klitschkos...that's crazy.

That was a little nuts when I read it...they're really trying to sell him as the savior at heavyweight...he could be but to give him a rematch clause likethat...

I just hope it's an entertaining fight.

Anyone picking up the lightweight free for all Saturday?

 

[eagle 0n]

Anyone picking up the lightweight free for all Saturday?

I kinda want to see the Katsidis and Valero fights.
But I don't think I'm gonna order the PPV.

Prolly just catch the Bradley/Holt fight. Is ShoBox showing any undercard fights that night?

 

[gunna get it]

Yea, holt/Bradley on ShoBox will hold me over just fine.
I think its the only bout Showtime is Airing.

 

[dako akong otin]

what Manny and Team Pacquiao do after training.�

 

[eagle 0n]

what the hell? when did manny start sneak dissing opponents