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Acelino Freitas vs. Zahir Raheem

2008-01-03T02:18:38Z

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<fight>1062253</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Lightweight Title''' (Vacant title) 
*'''Referee:''' [[Steve Smoger]] 
*'''Judges scoring:''' [[Glenn Feldman]] (116-112 Freitas), [[Clark Sammartino]] (115-113 Raheem), [[Steve Weisfeld]] (115-113 Freitas) 
*Weights: 135 lbs (each)
Disputed descision.

[[Category:2006 Bouts|Freitas vs. Raheem]]

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Darryl Pinckney

2007-11-24T21:01:19Z

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Marquez was knocked down in round 7.

Paul Brennan

2007-05-28T05:37:44Z

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Riddick Bowe stated Brennan gave him his toughest fight in the olympics. (Source http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzUWIoK9kIs)

Ike Quartey vs. Clint McNeil

2007-03-06T20:47:05Z

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<fight>855225</fight>
Quartey returns after a 5 year retirement. He said he was inspired to fight again after watching [[De La Hoya vs Hopkins]]
McNeil down once in 7th and twice in 8th.

Ronald Wright vs. Ike Quartey

2007-03-06T20:44:10Z

Scapone:

<fight>1134954</fight>
Quartey was knocked down in this fight.

{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Wright || Quartey
|-
| Landed || 269 || 174
|-
| Thrown || 1011 || 642
|-
| Pct. || 27% || 27%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Wright || Quartey
|-
| Landed || 201 || 151
|-
| Thrown || 524 || 432
|-
| Pct. || 38% || 35%
|}

Ike Quartey vs. Oba Carr

2007-03-06T20:43:25Z

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<fight> 10975 </fight>
*Quartey down in round 11, although the replay showed it was from a punch to the back which shouldnt be counted as a knockdown.
*Quartey had a point deducted in round 4 for holding down Carr's head.
*Carr had a point deducted in round 10 for a low blow.

Ring Magazine Fight of the Year

2007-01-24T03:23:55Z

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*1945 - [[Rocky Graziano vs. Freddie Cochrane (1st meeting)|Rocky Graziano KO 10 Freddie Cochrane]]
*1946 - [[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)|Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano]]
*1947 - [[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (2nd meeting)|Rocky Graziano TKO 6 Tony Zale]]
*1948 - [[Tony Zale vs. Marcel Cerdan|Marcel Cerdan TKO 12 Tony Zale]]
*1949 - [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (2nd meeting)|Willie Pep UD 15 Sandy Saddler]]
*1950 - [[Jake LaMotta vs. Laurent Dauthuille (2nd meeting)|Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille]]
*1951 - [[Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (3rd meeting)|Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 Ezzard Charles]]
*1952 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (1st meeting)|Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott]]
*1953 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Roland LaStarza (2nd meeting)|Rocky Marciano TKO 11 Roland LaStarza]]
*1954 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles (2nd meeting)|Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles]]
*1955 - [[Boxer:Carmen Basilio:008997|Carmen Basilio]] KO 12 Tony DeMarco
*1956 - [[Carmen Basilio vs. Johnny Saxton (2nd meeting)|Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton]]
*1957 - [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio (1st meeting)|Carmen Basilio SD 15 Sugar Ray Robinson]]
*1958 - [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio (2nd meeting)|Sugar Ray Robinson SD 15 Carmen Basilio]]
*1959 - [[Carmen Basilio vs Gene Fullmer (1st meeting)|Gene Fullmer TKO 14 Carmen Basilio]]
*1960 - [[Boxer:Floyd Patterson:009038|Floyd Patterson]] KO 5 Ingemar Johansson
*1961 - Joe Brown W 15 Dave Charnley
*1962 - Joey Giardello W 10 Henry Hank
*1963 - [[Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones|Cassius Clay UD 10 Doug Jones]]
*1964 - [[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|Cassius Clay TKO 7 Sonny Liston]]
*1965 - [[Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo|Floyd Patterson UD 12 George Chuvalo]]
*1966 - Jose Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton
*1967 - [[Boxer:Nino Benvenuti:008999|Nino Benvenuti]] W 15 Emile Griffith
*1968 - [[Boxer:Dick Tiger:009010|Dick Tiger]] W 10 Frank DePaula
*1969 - [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]] KO 7 Jerry Quarry
*1970 - [[Boxer:Carlos Monzon:009036|Carlos Monzon]] K0 12 [[Boxer:Nino Benvenuti:008999|Nino Benvenuti]]
*1971 - [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]] W 15 [[Boxer:Muhammad Ali:000180|Muhammad Ali]]
*1972 - Bob Foster KO 14 Chris Finnegan
*1973 - [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]] KO 2 [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]]
*1974 - [[Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman|Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman]]
*1975 - [[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|Muhammad Ali TKO 14 Joe Frazier]]
*1976 - [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]] KO 5 Ron Lyle
*1977 - Jimmy Young W 12 [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]]
*1978 - [[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|Leon Spinks SD 15 Muhammad Ali]]
*1979 - [[Danny "Little Red" Lopez vs. Mike Ayala|Danny "Little Red" Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala]]
*1980 - Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez
*1981 - [[Boxer:Sugar Ray Leonard:000269|Sugar Ray Leonard]] KO 14 [[Boxer:Thomas Hearns:000303|Thomas Hearns]]
*1982 - [[Bobby Chacon vs. Rafael "Bazooka" Limon (4th meeting)|Bobby Chacon UD 15 Rafael "Bazooka" Limon]]
*1983 - Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
*1984 - [[Edwin Rosario vs. Jose Luis Ramirez (2nd meeting)|Jose Luis Ramirez TKO 4 Edwin Rosario]]
*1985 - [[Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns|Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns]]
*1986 - [[Barry McGuigan vs. Stevie Cruz|Stevie Cruz UD 15 Barry McGuigan]]
*1987 - [[Fight:15237|Sugar Ray Leonard SD 12 Marvin Hagler]]
*1988 - [[Tony Lopez vs. Rocky Lockridge (1st meeting)|Tony Lopez UD 12 Rocky Lockridge]]
*1989 - [[Roberto Duran vs. Iran Barkley|Roberto Duran SD 12 Iran Barkley]]
*1990 - [[Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor (1st meeting)|Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 12 Meldrick Taylor]]
*1991 - [[Robert Quiroga vs. Kid Akeem Anifowoshe|Robert Quiroga UD 12 Akeem Anifowoshe]]
*1992 - [[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|Riddick Bowe UD 12 Evander Holyfield]]
*1993 - [[Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez (1st meeting)|Michael Carbajal KO 7 Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez]]
*1994 - [[Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson (1st meeting)|Jorge Castro KO 9 John David Jackson]]
*1995 - [[Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez vs. Saman Sorjaturong|Saman Sorjaturong TKO 7 Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez]]
*1996 - [[Fight:11105|Evander Holyfield TKO 11 Mike Tyson]]
*1997 - [[Fight:12036|Arturo Gatti TKO 5 Gabriel Ruelas]]
*1998 - [[Fight:12739|Ivan Robinson SD 10 Arturo Gatti]]
*1999 - [[Boxer:Paulie Ayala:004836|Paulie Ayala]] W 12 Johnny Tapia
*2000 - [[Fight:23605|Erik Morales SD 12 Marco Antonio Barrera]]
*2001 - [[Micky Ward vs. Emanuel Burton|Micky Ward UD 10 Emanuel Burton]]
*2002 - [[Fight:311053|Micky Ward MD 10 Arturo Gatti]]
*2003 - [[Fight:585654|Arturo Gatti UD 10 Micky Ward]]
*2004 - [[Fight:829110|Marco Antonio Barrera MD 12 Erik Morales]]
*2005 - [[Fight:908317|Diego Corrales TKO 10 Jose Luis Castillo]]
*2006 - [[Fight:1064365| Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Monshipour]]
== ==
Also see: [[The Ring Magazine]]

Ring Magazine Fight of the Year

2007-01-24T03:23:22Z

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*1945 - [[Rocky Graziano vs. Freddie Cochrane (1st meeting)|Rocky Graziano KO 10 Freddie Cochrane]]
*1946 - [[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (1st meeting)|Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano]]
*1947 - [[Tony Zale vs. Rocky Graziano (2nd meeting)|Rocky Graziano TKO 6 Tony Zale]]
*1948 - [[Tony Zale vs. Marcel Cerdan|Marcel Cerdan TKO 12 Tony Zale]]
*1949 - [[Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (2nd meeting)|Willie Pep UD 15 Sandy Saddler]]
*1950 - [[Jake LaMotta vs. Laurent Dauthuille (2nd meeting)|Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille]]
*1951 - [[Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (3rd meeting)|Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 Ezzard Charles]]
*1952 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (1st meeting)|Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott]]
*1953 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Roland LaStarza (2nd meeting)|Rocky Marciano TKO 11 Roland LaStarza]]
*1954 - [[Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles (2nd meeting)|Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles]]
*1955 - [[Boxer:Carmen Basilio:008997|Carmen Basilio]] KO 12 Tony DeMarco
*1956 - [[Carmen Basilio vs. Johnny Saxton (2nd meeting)|Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton]]
*1957 - [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio (1st meeting)|Carmen Basilio SD 15 Sugar Ray Robinson]]
*1958 - [[Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio (2nd meeting)|Sugar Ray Robinson SD 15 Carmen Basilio]]
*1959 - [[Carmen Basilio vs Gene Fullmer (1st meeting)|Gene Fullmer TKO 14 Carmen Basilio]]
*1960 - [[Boxer:Floyd Patterson:009038|Floyd Patterson]] KO 5 Ingemar Johansson
*1961 - Joe Brown W 15 Dave Charnley
*1962 - Joey Giardello W 10 Henry Hank
*1963 - [[Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones|Cassius Clay UD 10 Doug Jones]]
*1964 - [[Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay (1st meeting)|Cassius Clay TKO 7 Sonny Liston]]
*1965 - [[Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo|Floyd Patterson UD 12 George Chuvalo]]
*1966 - Jose Torres W 15 Eddie Cotton
*1967 - [[Boxer:Nino Benvenuti:008999|Nino Benvenuti]] W 15 Emile Griffith
*1968 - [[Boxer:Dick Tiger:009010|Dick Tiger]] W 10 Frank DePaula
*1969 - [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]] KO 7 Jerry Quarry
*1970 - [[Boxer:Carlos Monzon:009036|Carlos Monzon]] K0 12 [[Boxer:Nino Benvenuti:008999|Nino Benvenuti]]
*1971 - [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]] W 15 [[Boxer:Muhammad Ali:000180|Muhammad Ali]]
*1972 - Bob Foster KO 14 Chris Finnegan
*1973 - [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]] KO 2 [[Boxer:Joe Frazier:000147|Joe Frazier]]
*1974 - [[Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman|Muhammad Ali KO 8 George Foreman]]
*1975 - [[Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier (3rd meeting)|Muhammad Ali TKO 14 Joe Frazier]]
*1976 - [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]] KO 5 Ron Lyle
*1977 - Jimmy Young W 12 [[Boxer:George Foreman:000090|George Foreman]]
*1978 - [[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (1st meeting)|Leon Spinks SD 15 Muhammad Ali]]
*1979 - [[Danny "Little Red" Lopez vs. Mike Ayala|Danny "Little Red" Lopez KO 15 Mike Ayala]]
*1980 - Matthew Saad Muhammad KO 14 Yaqui Lopez
*1981 - [[Boxer:Sugar Ray Leonard:000269|Sugar Ray Leonard]] KO 14 [[Boxer:Thomas Hearns:000303|Thomas Hearns]]
*1982 - [[Bobby Chacon vs. Rafael "Bazooka" Limon (4th meeting)|Bobby Chacon UD 15 Rafael "Bazooka" Limon]]
*1983 - Bobby Chacon W 12 Cornelius Boza-Edwards
*1984 - [[Edwin Rosario vs. Jose Luis Ramirez (2nd meeting)|Jose Luis Ramirez TKO 4 Edwin Rosario]]
*1985 - [[Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns|Marvin Hagler KO 3 Thomas Hearns]]
*1986 - [[Barry McGuigan vs. Stevie Cruz|Stevie Cruz UD 15 Barry McGuigan]]
*1987 - [[Fight:15237|Sugar Ray Leonard SD 12 Marvin Hagler]]
*1988 - [[Tony Lopez vs. Rocky Lockridge (1st meeting)|Tony Lopez UD 12 Rocky Lockridge]]
*1989 - [[Roberto Duran vs. Iran Barkley|Roberto Duran SD 12 Iran Barkley]]
*1990 - [[Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor (1st meeting)|Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 12 Meldrick Taylor]]
*1991 - [[Robert Quiroga vs. Kid Akeem Anifowoshe|Robert Quiroga UD 12 Akeem Anifowoshe]]
*1992 - [[Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe (1st meeting)|Riddick Bowe UD 12 Evander Holyfield]]
*1993 - [[Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez (1st meeting)|Michael Carbajal KO 7 Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez]]
*1994 - [[Jorge Castro vs. John David Jackson (1st meeting)|Jorge Castro KO 9 John David Jackson]]
*1995 - [[Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez vs. Saman Sorjaturong|Saman Sorjaturong TKO 7 Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez]]
*1996 - [[Fight:11105|Evander Holyfield TKO 11 Mike Tyson]]
*1997 - [[Fight:12036|Arturo Gatti TKO 5 Gabriel Ruelas]]
*1998 - [[Fight:12739|Ivan Robinson SD 10 Arturo Gatti]]
*1999 - [[Boxer:Paulie Ayala:004836|Paulie Ayala]] W 12 Johnny Tapia
*2000 - [[Fight:23605|Erik Morales SD 12 Marco Antonio Barrera]]
*2001 - [[Micky Ward vs. Emanuel Burton|Micky Ward UD 10 Emanuel Burton]]
*2002 - [[Fight:311053|Micky Ward MD 10 Arturo Gatti]]
*2003 - [[Fight:585654|Arturo Gatti UD 10 Micky Ward]]
*2004 - [[Fight:829110|Marco Antonio Barrera MD 12 Erik Morales]]
*2005 - [[Fight:908317|Diego Corrales TKO 10 Jose Luis Castillo]]
*2006 - [[Fight:1064365]] Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Mahyar Monshipour
== ==
Also see: [[The Ring Magazine]]

Mahyar Monshipour vs. Somsak Sithchatchawal

2007-01-24T03:22:01Z

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<FIGHT> 1064365 </FIGHT>

2006 [[Ring Magazine fight of the year]]

Fight:6868

2007-01-20T21:12:41Z

Scapone:

<fight> 6868 </fight>

Mercer had been promised a title shot against Riddick Bowe and a guaranteed 1.5 million dollar payday if he beat Ferguson. However, things didnt go his way and Mercer was completely outboxed in this fight.
Mercer repeatedly offered Ferguson a 100,000 dollar bribe to go down both before and during the bout which Ferguson refused according to his testimony under oath in court.This bout led to charges of sports bribery being filed against Ray Mercer by the Manhatton District Attorney's office. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800EEDF1F3DF934A25750C0A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fM%2fMercer%2c%20Ray]

Fight:6868

2007-01-20T21:12:11Z

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<fight> 6868 </fight>

Mercer had been promised a title shot against Riddick Bowe and a guaranteed 1.5 million dollar payday if he beat Ferguson. However, things didnt go his way and Mercer was completely outboxed in this fight.
Mercer repeatedly offered Ferguson a 100,000 dollar bribe to go down both before and during the bout which Ferguson refused according to his testimony under oath in court.This bout led to charges of sports bribery being filed against Ray Mercer by the Manhatton District Attorney's office. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9800EEDF1F3DF934A25750C0A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fM%2fMercer%2c%20Ray

Darrin Van Horn vs. Willie Ball

2007-01-17T21:04:16Z

Scapone:

<fight> 100710 </fight>

Bell admitted to taking a dive.

Van Horn was supposed to fight Nigel Benn a few weeks after this fight, but due to unknown circumstances the fight never happened. This is Van Horn's last bout of record. He was supposed to come back in December of 1997 but boxrec's records do not confirm that he had a fight then.

Welcome Ncita vs. Kennedy McKinney (1st meeting)

2007-01-07T20:58:54Z

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<fight>6676</fight>

*IBF Super Bantamweight Title
*Referee: [[Steve Smoger]]
*Time: 2:48
*Judges Scoring at time of stoppage: Dave Parris 96-95, Jim Birchfield 96-94, Torben Seeman Hansen 97-94 (all for Ncita)

Both fighters down in round 11. Ncita counted out.

Fight was named [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].

[[Category:1992 Bouts|McKinney vs. Ncita]]

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

2007-01-04T07:40:56Z

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<fight> 116049 </fight>

Long awaited match between Barrera and Marquez finally comes to fruition after 6 years of anticipation.
The bout is happening because negotiations for a Pacquiao-Barrera fight have fell through; supposedly over a TV date.

Michael Nunn

2007-01-01T06:25:31Z

Scapone:

<boxer>000462</boxer>

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Boxer:Frank Tate:000464|Frank Tate]]|
title=[[IBF Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Boxer:James Toney:001437|James Toney]]|
years=28 Jul 1988 – 10 May 1991
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Boxer:Victor Cordoba:004293|Victor Cordoba]]|
title=[[WBA Super Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Boxer:Steve Little:000543|Steve Little]]|
years=12 Sep 1992 – 26 Feb 1994
}}

{{end box}}

[[Category:World Super Middleweight Champions|Nunn, Michael]]
[[Category:World Middleweight Champions|Nunn, Michael]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Nunn, Michael]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions|Nunn, Michael]]
[[Category:African American Boxers|Nunn, Michael]]
[[category:two division champions]]

Daniel Jimenez vs. Marco Antonio Barrera

2006-12-26T07:42:11Z

Scapone:

<fight> 15048 </fight>

Barrera announced he was retiring after this fight.

Fight:20012

2006-12-22T19:19:28Z

Scapone:

Valenzuela announced as being 9-12-1.

Koki Kameda

2006-12-21T04:55:16Z

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<boxer>228103</boxer>
* Kamada is currently one of the most popular boxers in the world based on TV ratings. His fights draw over 50% of Japanese homes. Outside of Japan Kamada is little known however.

* Brother of [[Daiki Kameda]].

* [[Kyoei Promotions]] paid [[Green Tsuda Promotions]] $300,000 in exchange for the right to promote Kameda in 2005. [http://www.ring-japan.com/ori05/ori050620.htm]

{{start box}}
{{Incumbent succession box|
before= [[Roberto Vasquez]] Vacated|
title= [[WBA Light Flyweight Champion]]|
start= 2 Aug 2006|
}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:World Light Flyweight Champions|Kameda, Koki]]
[[Category:Japanese World Champions|Kameda, Koki]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions|Kameda, Koki]]

Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Palomino

2006-12-16T23:09:01Z

Scapone:

Palomino was knocked down in the 6th round. 
After this bout Palomino was: Inactive 1980 - 1996

From Ringside Report:

BB: After the Duran fight, you retired. What made you retire when you still had name value and a large fan base?

My 30th birthday was coming up and I had promised my Mother and myself that I would retire from boxing at age 30, no matter what. During this time, I was really unhappy that I couldn't get a rematch with Benitez and unhappy with the politics in boxing. When I retired, I had finished up my Bachelors Degree in Recreational Administration and had taken some acting classes in College. I really wanted to pursue that.

Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Palomino

2006-12-16T23:08:44Z

Scapone:

Palomino was knocked down in the 6th round. 
After this bout Palomino was: Inactive 1980 - 1996

From Ringside Report:

BB: After the Duran fight, you retired. What made you retire when you still had name value and a large fan base?

My 30th birthday was coming up and I had promised my Mother and myself that I would retire from boxing at age 30, no matter what. During this time, I was really unhappy that I couldn't get a rematch with Benitez and unhappy with the politics in boxing. When I retired, I had finished up my Bachelors Degree in Recreational Administration and had taken some acting classes in College. I really wanted to pursue that.

Roberto Duran vs. Carlos Palomino

2006-12-16T23:08:23Z

Scapone:

Palomino was knocked down in the 6th round. 
After this bout Palomino was: Inactive 1980 - 1996

From Ringside Report:

"BB: After the Duran fight, you retired. What made you retire when you still had name value and a large fan base?

My 30th birthday was coming up and I had promised my Mother and myself that I would retire from boxing at age 30, no matter what. During this time, I was really unhappy that I couldn't get a rematch with Benitez and unhappy with the politics in boxing. When I retired, I had finished up my Bachelors Degree in Recreational Administration and had taken some acting classes in College. I really wanted to pursue that.

Jeff Lacy vs. Vitali Tsypko (2nd meeting)

2006-12-03T19:49:40Z

Scapone:

Controversial decision. Tsypko easily won the last round and landed huge shots but starngely, one referee gave the round to Lacy, had he not given the round to Lacy te bout would have been a majority draw.

Larry Merchant has Tsypko winning and Harold Lederman had it a draw.

Fight:39663

2006-11-30T17:18:09Z

Scapone:

<fight> 39663 </fight>

After being hit by 1 big powershot, Cooper abrubtly quit.

Talk:John Duddy

2006-11-29T18:09:50Z

Scapone:

Nationality British? I thought he was Irish

Fight:19994

2006-11-29T17:57:07Z

Scapone:

<fight> 19994 </fight> Pro debut for Marquez. Marquez was DQ'd for a headbutt. Marquez was supposed to make his pro debut in 1990 but due to a spinal injury he had to postpone his debut by three years.

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Jimrex Jaca

2006-11-27T03:12:52Z

Scapone:

<fight> 1144135 </fight>

-Jaca down once in 9th

Fight:14205

2006-11-23T06:20:53Z

Scapone:

<fight>14205</fight>
*Pro debut for the 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist Oscar De La Hoya
*Willians down two times before being KO'ed.

Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson

2006-11-23T06:14:40Z

Scapone:

<fight> 92465 </fight>

Dempsey had one of his ribs broken in this fight. (Jack Dempsey and the roaring twenties, Roger Khan)

Jack Dempsey vs. John Lester Johnson

2006-11-21T17:32:22Z

Scapone:

<fight> 92465 </fight>

Dempsey had one of his ribs broken in this fight.

Fight:1143900

2006-11-20T18:08:30Z

Scapone:

<fight> 1143900 </fight>

Thsi fight will NOT be against Manny Pacquiao, whose camp have confirmed that he will fight an opponent to be determined in Macau. Barrera will likely fight a top 5 WBC contender instead.

Corrie Sanders

2006-11-20T17:39:40Z

Scapone:

[[file:Sanders.Corrie.jpg|left|180px|Corrie Sanders]]
<boxer> 1728 </boxer>
 

'''Corrie Sanders''' is a former WBO heavyweight champion. Sanders was known as a hard puncher, from the southpaw stance. He began his career in the 1990s. He won his first 23 fights but lost by a second round KO to [[Nate Tubbs]]. Sanders would move forward with his career and racked up several more victories. In 1994, he was set to fight [[Michael Moorer]] for the [[WBO]] heavyweight championship. However, due to the fact that Moorer lost to [[George Foreman]], Sanders never received a title shot. Many boxers did not want to fight Sanders because he was considered a "high risk, low reward" type fighter.

Sanders fought on many smaller cards, and admitted it was difficult to get fights. In May 2000, it looked like he would get his big break by fighting [[Hasim Rahman]], a rising heavyweight contender and a top ranked fighter in the three major sanctioning bodies. Sanders knocked down Rahman in the second round and had him hurt. Rahman came back, however, and finished Sanders in the seventh round. Later Rahman admitted, "I've never been hit like that in my life."

After this loss Sanders briefly considered retirement. He thought that no one would want to fight him anyway. But he continued to fight just to make some money on the side. He was a wealthy businessman and a very successful boxer, but was also fighting for the pure love of the sport.

In early 2003, Sanders received a call to fight [[Wladimir Klitschko]] on short notice. Over ten heavyweights had rejected offers to fight Klitschko and Sanders immediately jumped at the chance. Sanders was seen as a huge underdog before the fight, due to his lack of experience at the world level and the fact that Klitschko at this time was 40-1 and seen as the heir-apparent to then-champion [[Lennox Lewis]]. In the first round of the fight Sanders had Klitschko down twice and nearly finished him. In the second round Sanders finished his opponent. Sanders's left hand was simply too fast and too strong for Klitschko to evade. Sanders had finally achieved his dream of winning the heavyweight title.

Following the Klitschko fight, Sanders was supposed to have a bout against [[Lamon Brewster]], the [[WBO]] number one heavyweight contender. Sanders refused; he wanted a big money fight instead. Sanders was then offered a shot at [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] for a WBA-WBO heavyweight unification, but the WBO threatened to strip Sanders if he did this, because Jones was not among the top 10 in the WBO's ratings. Sanders finally decided to relinquish the heavyweight title, after Lennox Lewis said he was retiring. The WBC would make Sanders their number one contender to fight for the vacant title. The stage was finally set for Sanders to face the top-ranked challenger [[Vitali Klitschko]].

Vitali Klitschko was coming off of an high-action bout with Lennox Lewis, and had given Lewis a tougher fight than many expected. Because of this, many people thought Klitschko would be the new heir apparent to the heavyweight title because of his close bout with Lewis. Sanders meanwhile, as stated earlier, had beaten Wladimir Klitschko and was seen to be a very live underdog. In fact, many people thought because of Sanders's destruction of Wladimir -- who was generally regarded as better than his brother Vitali -- he could easily defeat Vitali. Also, because of Wladimir's loss to Sanders, many critics decried the Klitschkos as being full of hype anyway.

Very few people expected the Klitschko-Sanders fight to be an entertaining one. Many thought that since the two were such hard hitters, whoever landed first would win. However, come fight-time, the world witnessed one of the most exciting heavyweight bouts in recent memory. The first round saw Sanders stagger Klitschko with a left hand. In round three both fighters went toe-to-toe, prompting HBO-TV commentator [[Larry Merchant]] to say, "Whoa! One of the most exciting heavyweight rounds in years." After this first round Klitschko took over the rest of the fight, with close spurts of action from Sanders. Sanders was finally stopped in the eighth round by a Klitschko barrage.

Afterward, Sanders announced plans that he still wanted to fight two or three last fights; a potential opponent was [[Mike Tyson]]. However, Sanders would have only one more fight after the Klitschko bout before retiring in the Spring of 2005 when he injured his back in training.

In retirement, Sanders is active in golf and was told by his golf champion friend David Duval that he could qualify for the Professional Golf Association.

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Wladimir Klitschko]]|
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Lamon Brewster]]|
years=8 Mar 2003–9 Oct 2003 Vacates
}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:Southpaw World Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]
[[Category:South African World Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]

Corrie Sanders

2006-11-20T17:39:00Z

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[[file:Sanders.Corrie.jpg|left|180px|Corrie Sanders]]
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'''Corrie Sanders''' is a former WBO heavyweight champion. Sanders was known as a hard puncher, from the southpaw stance. He began his career in the 1990s. He won his first 23 fights but lost by a second round KO to [[Nate Tubbs]]. Sanders would move forward with his career and racked up several more victories. In 1994, he was set to fight Moorer for the [[WBO]] heavyweight championship. However, due to the fact that Moorer lost, Sanders never received a title shot. Many boxers did not want to fight Sanders because he was considered a "high risk, low reward" type fighter.

Sanders fought on many smaller cards, and admitted it was difficult to get fights. In May 2000, it looked like he would get his big break by fighting [[Hasim Rahman]], a rising heavyweight contender and a top ranked fighter in the three major sanctioning bodies. Sanders knocked down Rahman in the second round and had him hurt. Rahman came back, however, and finished Sanders in the seventh round. Later Rahman admitted, "I've never been hit like that in my life."

After this loss Sanders briefly considered retirement. He thought that no one would want to fight him anyway. But he continued to fight just to make some money on the side. He was a wealthy businessman and a very successful boxer, but was also fighting for the pure love of the sport.

In early 2003, Sanders received a call to fight [[Wladimir Klitschko]] on short notice. Over ten heavyweights had rejected offers to fight Klitschko and Sanders immediately jumped at the chance. Sanders was seen as a huge underdog before the fight, due to his lack of experience at the world level and the fact that Klitschko at this time was 40-1 and seen as the heir-apparent to then-champion [[Lennox Lewis]]. In the first round of the fight Sanders had Klitschko down twice and nearly finished him. In the second round Sanders finished his opponent. Sanders's left hand was simply too fast and too strong for Klitschko to evade. Sanders had finally achieved his dream of winning the heavyweight title.

Following the Klitschko fight, Sanders was supposed to have a bout against [[Lamon Brewster]], the [[WBO]] number one heavyweight contender. Sanders refused; he wanted a big money fight instead. Sanders was then offered a shot at [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] for a WBA-WBO heavyweight unification, but the WBO threatened to strip Sanders if he did this, because Jones was not among the top 10 in the WBO's ratings. Sanders finally decided to relinquish the heavyweight title, after Lennox Lewis said he was retiring. The WBC would make Sanders their number one contender to fight for the vacant title. The stage was finally set for Sanders to face the top-ranked challenger [[Vitali Klitschko]].

Vitali Klitschko was coming off of an high-action bout with Lennox Lewis, and had given Lewis a tougher fight than many expected. Because of this, many people thought Klitschko would be the new heir apparent to the heavyweight title because of his close bout with Lewis. Sanders meanwhile, as stated earlier, had beaten Wladimir Klitschko and was seen to be a very live underdog. In fact, many people thought because of Sanders's destruction of Wladimir -- who was generally regarded as better than his brother Vitali -- he could easily defeat Vitali. Also, because of Wladimir's loss to Sanders, many critics decried the Klitschkos as being full of hype anyway.

Very few people expected the Klitschko-Sanders fight to be an entertaining one. Many thought that since the two were such hard hitters, whoever landed first would win. However, come fight-time, the world witnessed one of the most exciting heavyweight bouts in recent memory. The first round saw Sanders stagger Klitschko with a left hand. In round three both fighters went toe-to-toe, prompting HBO-TV commentator [[Larry Merchant]] to say, "Whoa! One of the most exciting heavyweight rounds in years." After this first round Klitschko took over the rest of the fight, with close spurts of action from Sanders. Sanders was finally stopped in the eighth round by a Klitschko barrage.

Afterward, Sanders announced plans that he still wanted to fight two or three last fights; a potential opponent was [[Mike Tyson]]. However, Sanders would have only one more fight after the Klitschko bout before retiring in the Spring of 2005 when he injured his back in training.

In retirement, Sanders is active in golf and was told by his golf champion friend David Duval that he could qualify for the Professional Golf Association.

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before=[[Wladimir Klitschko]]|
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Lamon Brewster]]|
years=8 Mar 2003–9 Oct 2003 Vacates
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[[Category:Southpaw World Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]
[[Category:South African World Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions|Sanders, Corrie]]

Hasim Rahman vs. Corrie Sanders

2006-11-20T17:37:24Z

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*Rahman down once in 3rd, Sanders down once in 3rd and 4th.
*After this fight, Sanders briefly retired.
*Rahman said this about Snaders power "I've never been hit like that in my life"

Fight:1148841

2006-11-20T17:34:55Z

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Sanders returns to the ring after a 2 year layoff. If he wins he will be put into a WBA Heavyweight title eliminator and could eventually fight [[Nikolay Valuev]], whom Sanders has sparred with before.

Nikolay Valuev vs. Andreas Sidon

2006-11-19T07:40:42Z

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No one seems to know why this bout was a no-contest.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)

2006-11-19T07:29:00Z

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*WBC International Super Featherweight Title
*Referee: [[Vic Drakulich]]
*Time: 2:57
*Judges: [[Guido Cavalleri]], [[Glenn Trowbridge]], [[Duane Ford]]
*Weights: both 129
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Morales down in the once in the 2nd and twice more in the 3rd round.

By winning, Pacquiao became the [[WBC]] 130 lb number 1 contender and is first in line to get an immediate chance to fight [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]. However, Larry Merchant mentioned on the air how a legal battle will likely ensue over Manny Pacquiao, with both Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank claiming they are the rightful promoter of Pacquiao. The matter is complicated as Pacquiao signed a contract with Golden Boy in the last month, and recieved a 500,000 dollar bonus, but later changed his mind and returned the bonus. Since Golden Boy promotions is the promoter of Marco Antonio Barrera, the complications of this situation may take a Pacquiao-Barrera fight out of the forseeable future.

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[[Category:2006 Bouts|Pacquiao vs. Morales]]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)

2006-11-19T07:27:57Z

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*WBC International Super Featherweight Title
*Referee: [[Vic Drakulich]]
*Time: 2:57
*Judges: [[Guido Cavalleri]], [[Glenn Trowbridge]], [[Duane Ford]]
*Weights: both 129
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Morales down in the once in the 2nd and twice more in the 3rd round.

By winning, Pacquiao became the [[WBC]] 130 lb number 1 contender and is first in line to get an immediate chance to fight [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]. However, Larry Merchant mentioned on the air how a legal battle will likely ensue over Manny Pacquiao, with both Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank claiming they are the rightful promoter of Pacquiao. The matter is complicated as Pacquiao signed a contract with Golden Boy in the last month, and recieved a 500,000 dollar bonus, but later changed his mind and returned the bonus. Since Golden Boy promotions is the promoter of Marco Antonio Barrera, the complications of this situation may make a Pacquiao-Barrera fight of the forseeable future.

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[[Category:2006 Bouts|Pacquiao vs. Morales]]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)

2006-11-19T07:26:36Z

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*WBC International Super Featherweight Title
*Referee: [[Vic Drakulich]]
*Time: 2:57
*Judges: [[Guido Cavalleri]], [[Glenn Trowbridge]], [[Duane Ford]]
*Weights: both 129
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Morales down in the once in the 2nd and twice more in the 3rd round.

By winning, Pacquiao became the [[WBC]] 130 lb number 1 contender and is first in line to get an immediate chance to fight [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]. However, Larry Merchant mentioned on the air how a legal battle will likely ensue over Manny Pacquiao, with both Golden Bpy Promotions and Top Rank claiming they are the rightful promoter of Pacquiao. The matter is complicated as Pacquiao signed a contract with Golden Boy in the last month, and recieved a 500,000 dollar bonus, but later changed his mind and returned the bonus.

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[[Category:2006 Bouts|Pacquiao vs. Morales]]

Robert Guerrero vs. Orlando Salido

2006-11-19T07:18:19Z

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Salido tested positive for steroids after the fight. this fight may now be a no-contest.

Fight:8382

2006-11-18T18:50:27Z

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<fight> 8832 </fight>

Ingle was knocked down.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)

2006-11-18T00:09:50Z

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If Pacquiao wins this fight he will be the [[WBC]] 130 lb number 1 contender and will get an immediate chance to fight [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]. If Morales wins, he '''WIL NOT''' Be the No. 1 contender.

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)

2006-11-18T00:09:34Z

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If Pacquiao wins this fight he will be the [[WBC]] 130 ld number 1 contender and will get an immediate chance to fight [[Marco Antonio Barrera]]. If Morales wins, he '''WIL NOT''' Be the No. 1 contender.

[[file:Pacquiao_Morales3.jpg|250px|left]]

Fight:9810

2006-11-15T03:58:11Z

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<fight> 9810 </fight>

Castillo was set to fight [[Naseem Hamed]] in December after this bout, but due to the fact that Hamed injured his hand the fight was called off.

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:08:49Z

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<fight> 15278 </fight>

=== Background ===
Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney fought in the first ever telecast of HBO's ''Boxing after Dark''. Both fighters were highly touted at the time. Barrera was an undefeated WBO champion, on most Pound-for-Pound lists, with a record of 39-0, and many believed he was going to emerge as the Mexican superstar that would follow in Julio Cesar Chavez' footsteps. While Kennedy McKinney, an Olympic gold medalist and former IBF supernatamweight champion, also brought impressive credentials. There had been some bad blood between the two fighters. At a press conference McKinney lashed out at Barrera and promised victory, in response Barrera punched him and a near fight broke out as both camps had to break the fighters apart.

=== The Bout ===

The bout turned out to be a sensation. Barrera, angry from the press conference, came out of his corner guns blazing. Barrera fought the beggining of the fight in a much faster pace then he normally did.Both fighters landed hard bombs on each other throughout the fight. The HBO commentators relished every moment of it. After 6 rounds Harold Lederman had McKinney ahead 4-2. Starting in the seventh round Barrera started to come back and land more punches while McKinney's age seemed to show. Barrera stopped McKinney in the 12th round after scoring 5 knockdowns. Barrera was down himself in the 11th round.

=== Legacy ===

This bout would be a prelude to the great fights that would come on HBO's Boxing After Dark in the future. After this fight Barrera was seen as one of the sports most promosing prospects. While McKinney, at age 30, would win 1 title a year later, but after that slowly fade away from the sport.

[[Category:1996 bouts|McKinney vs Barrera]]

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:08:31Z

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<fight> 15278 </fight>

=== Background ===
Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney fought in the first ever telecast of HBO's ''Boxing after Dark''. Both fighters were highly touted at the time. Barrera was an undefeated WBO champion, aon most Pound-for-Pound lists, with a record of 39-0, and many believed he was going to emerge as the Mexican superstar that would follow in Julio Cesar Chavez' footsteps. While Kennedy McKinney, an Olympic gold medalist and former IBF supernatamweight champion, also brought impressive credentials. There had been some bad blood between the two fighters. At a press conference McKinney lashed out at Barrera and promised victory, in response Barrera punched him and a near fight broke out as both camps had to break the fighters apart.

=== The Bout ===

The bout turned out to be a sensation. Barrera, angry from the press conference, came out of his corner guns blazing. Barrera fought the beggining of the fight in a much faster pace then he normally did.Both fighters landed hard bombs on each other throughout the fight. The HBO commentators relished every moment of it. After 6 rounds Harold Lederman had McKinney ahead 4-2. Starting in the seventh round Barrera started to come back and land more punches while McKinney's age seemed to show. Barrera stopped McKinney in the 12th round after scoring 5 knockdowns. Barrera was down himself in the 11th round.

=== Legacy ===

This bout would be a prelude to the great fights that would come on HBO's Boxing After Dark in the future. After this fight Barrera was seen as one of the sports most promosing prospects. While McKinney, at age 30, would win 1 title a year later, but after that slowly fade away from the sport.

[[Category:1996 bouts|McKinney vs Barrera]]

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:07:53Z

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<fight> 15278 </fight>

=== Background ===
Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney fought in the first every telecast of HBO's ''Boxing after Dark''. Both fighters were highly touted at the time. Barrera was an undefeated WBO champion, aon most Pound-for-Pound lists, with a record of 39-0, and many believed he was going to emerge as the Mexican superstar that would follow in Julio Cesar Chavez' footsteps. While Kennedy McKinney, an Olympic gold medalist and former IBF supernatamweight champion, also brought impressive credentials. There had been some bad blood between the two fighters. At a press conference McKinney lashed out at Barrera and promised victory, in response Barrera punched him and a near fight broke out as both camps had to break the fighters apart.

=== The Bout ===

The bout turned out to be a sensation. Barrera, angry from the press conference, came out of his corner guns blazing. Barrera fought the beggining of the fight in a much faster pace then he normally did.Both fighters landed hard bombs on each other throughout the fight. The HBO commentators relished every moment of it. After 6 rounds Harold Lederman had McKinney ahead 4-2. Starting in the seventh round Barrera started to come back and land more punches while McKinney's age seemed to show. Barrera stopped McKinney in the 12th round after scoring 5 knockdowns. Barrera was down himself in the 11th round.

=== Legacy ===

This bout would be a prelude to the great fights that would come on HBO's Boxing After Dark in the future. After this fight Barrera was seen as one of the sports most promosing prospects. While McKinney, at age 30, would win 1 title a year later, but after that slowly fade away from the sport.

[[Category:1996 bouts|McKinney vs Barrera]]

Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:06:25Z

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Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:05:29Z

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Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney

2006-11-15T00:05:06Z

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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2006-11-14T23:48:14Z

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<fight> 1149806 </fight>

* This will be Floyd Mayweather Jr's '''''last fight'''''.
* Oscar De La Hoya has recently stated this will NOT be his last fight, although if he loses--especially in one-sided fashion-- it very well could be.
*Mayweather will make his debut at [[junior middleweight]]