BOXING

For Roach, Spence or Garcia as next Pacquiao foe

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4 years ago

October 24, 2019

CALIFORNIA, USA — After murmurs of a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao 2 became deafening in recent days, legendary coach Freddie Roach might have doused cold water on the embers of that thought as he bared the names of the fighters Manny could go up against.

It could be Errol Spence Jr. or Danny Garcia opposite the fighting Senator from the Philippines inside the squared circle when he gets inside the ring for the 72nd time February of next year.

That is if the widely-regarded best trainer of all time would have his way in his ward’s next opponent.

“Regardless of who they pick, he’s going to be ready,” said Roach.

“I just hope they pick Errol Spence or someone good. He’ll be back I believe in February. They’re talking about that, but I’m not sure how close they are at getting it. Danny Garcia looks like a good fight,” he added as he’s still in the dark as to who exactly Pacquiao will fight early next year.

Pacquiao, who blemished the undefeated record of trash-talking Keith “One Time” Thurman back in July after a unanimous decision victory over the younger American.

Talks have been growing among the boxing world that Pacquiao could fight Spence, but after topping Shawn Porter recently, the undefeated champion was involved in a car accident.

Fortunately, Spence escaped without any serious injury after the crash, though his camp will most likely not take any chances with his health and force a match with the only 8-division world champion in a few month\’s time.

Meanwhile, Roach also says that Mikey Garcia could be a possible candidate for Pacquiao’s next fight, but the young boxer needs to earn his spot if he wants a shot at the 40-year-old boxing icon.

“He’s a solid fighter. Mikey Garcia, but he lost so badly in his last fight,” said Roach.

“People aren’t interested in that so much. For him [Mikey] to get that fight, he has to get a credible win. There’s a lot of good guys for him to fight. I like challenges,” Roach added.

For Roach, Spence or Garcia as next Pacquiao foe

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BOXING

Naoya Inoue is ‘overrated’ – Luis Nery

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19 hours ago

April 19, 2024

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Two-weight world Mexican champ Luis Nery (35 wins – 1 loss – 0) mocked the undefeated “Japanese monster” Naoya Inoue (26 wins – 0 loss) as ordinary and overrated hyping their fight at Tokyo Dome in Japan May 6, 2024.

31-year old Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight title against Nery.

29-year-old challenger Nery has the WBC and Ring magazine bantamweight titles plus the WBC super bantamweight title from 2020 to May 2021.

On the other hand, the undisputed Inoue who holds WBA and IBF titles plus WBC and WBO belts has never lost except a decision with Filipino ‘flash’ Nonito Donaire last 2011.

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Francis Ngannou cries ‘deception’ vs Anthony Joshua camp

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2 weeks ago

April 3, 2024

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Francis Ngannou cries ‘deception’ vs Anthony Joshua camp

Former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou accused AJ camp of ‘trickery’ when he suffered devastating knockdowns in the first and second round last March 8, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight champion said that AJ camp sabotaged him by letting him go early in the arena.

“We both fought at 3am. What I think, something that’s happened is that they get me to the arena very early. Like my pickup time was 10.30pm to go to the arena. And then when we get to the arena, they tell us that we are scheduled around 1.45am. right?” Ngannou blurted.

He believed that he came exhausted, which resulted in his humiliating defeat.

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Texas Department urges Mike Tyson to pass EEG, EKG tests

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2 weeks ago

April 3, 2024

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Texas Department urges Mike Tyson to pass EEG, EKG tests

The 57-year old legend Mike Tyson (50 wins – 6 loss) vs 27-year old YouTuber Jake Paul (9 wins – 1 loss) must undergo major tests before the fight to materialize at AT&T Stadium in Texas Arlington on July 20, 2024.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR) urged Tyson to undergo or pass a brain test Electroencephalography (EEG) and Electrocardiogram (EKG) for the heart.

“A person aged 36 or older applying for a contestant’s license must submit a report of favourable physical testing conducted within the previous 12 months, including but not limited to an EEG and an EKG.” TDLR elaborated.

Meanwhile, the American youtuber explained that he picked Tyson because he wants to change the history of boxing. He already fought Floyd Mayweather Jr but he lost.

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