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Sugar Ray Leonard & DAVID DINKINS JR. MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS

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“These are the type of fights that are going to bring boxing back to where it used to be.” – Sugar Ray Leonard

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING på CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions,

Live in Primetime on CBS From Barclays Center in Brooklyn

NEW YORK (Mars 1, 2017) – Boxing Hall of Famer and former undisputed welterweight world champion Sugar Ray Leonard och David Dinkins Jr., SHOWTIME Sports Senior Vice President and Executive Producer, hosted a media conference call på onsdag to discuss Leonard joining the CBS broadcast team for Lördagens welterweight unification between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manger, Showtime Sports, began the call with some opening remarks.

 

The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, broadcast will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. OCH/6-8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™. The broadcast is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for CBS Television, both divisions of the CBS Corporation.

 

Leonard will join the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING broadcast team på lördag alongside host Brian Custer, play-by-play voice Mauro Ranallo, International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray.

 

A five-division titlist and one of the most decorated boxers of all-time, Leonard brings unique perspective to the broadcast booth having been in a similar situation to Thurman and Garcia more than 35 år sedan. Garcia, the WBC 147-pound titleholder, and Thurman, his WBA counterpart, will unify the exact same titles that Leonard (WBC) and fellow Hall of Famer Thomas Hearns (WBA) unified in their classic 1981 Fight of the Year.

 

Leonard made his professional boxing debut on CBS in 1977, less than one year after he won gold at the ‘76 Olympics in Montreal as part of what is considered the greatest American boxing team in Olympic history. Den Mars 4 event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer Dinkins Jr.

 

Below is what the principals said Onsdag on the conference call:

 

Sugar Ray Leonard

 

“I was telling David [Dinkins] i dag, this is the perfect matchup. Jag menar, you have two incredible fighters, each one of them with their own style and confidence with Keith and Danny. What also raises an eye is the unification. That’s big time for any fighter. And if these fighters can live up to their expectations, I think it’s going to be a home run, without question.

 

“These are the type of fights that are going to bring boxing back to where it used to be. It’s going to require these type of fights, these type of individuals, these type of athletes, these type of potential super stars, to really change and make boxing what it used to be.”

 

On the importance of having these types of fights on network television and what it takes to bring the sport back to what it used to be…

“These two young men, these two champions, these undefeated fighters, they fit the mold. I talk to people all of the time about what fights they want to see and this is a fight that has star-quality to it.”

 

On the advantages of each fighter…

“I look at Keith, and I’ve been watching, over and over, tapes of his previous fight. Igen, each of them bring something to the table. Keith Thurman, seems to me, a little more fundamentally sound than Danny Garcia. But Danny Garcia, has a neutralizer. One thing I think is a big factor for the actual fight itself, is that both guys are great champs and both of them could take punches. Så, Jag vet inte. Put it this way, I wouldn’t bet my house.

 

“I do favor Thurman because he just seems to be a little bit more poised and collected. He just seems to be that kind of guy. Först av allt, he would never give up. Nor would Danny. But I just lean… it’s just my gut that tells me that Keith is a little bit more solid than Danny.”

 

On Danny Garcia…

“He’s just a guy that has that internal fortitude. He has heart, big heart. And he doesn’t give in. I think he’s the kind of fighter, you know where people short-change him. But I look at him and he’s one of those fighters that, I don’t train – I never train at all – but he’s the kind of fighter that I would enjoy training. Because he deserves to be up there.”

 

On the importance of facing the best opponents possible…

“That’s extremely important. Lyckligtvis, I was in an era where there were just a lot of guys out there who were so talented. If given the chance they would prove to be champions.

 

“I always thought that we had to continue to raise the bar as a fighter, as a champion, and continue to fight better and better competition. When I was fighting, I swear, I wanted to be the underdog -psychologically, spiritually and mentally, if I wasn’t challenged, if I wasn’t considered somewhat of an underdog, I couldn’t perform the way I normally would. It’s what would get me going.

 

“I have said this a number of times: This fight is going to be bigger and better than what we anticipate because of what is at stake.

 

“The advantage [for me] was the television network exposure, without question. I loved that. It pumped me up because I loved the exposure. I loved the attention. I loved the fights and that’s what also helped me to be the fighter that I became.

 

On what it’s like being ringside and broadcasting a unification welterweight fight much like the fights and titles he’s fought for…

“It is an out-of-body experience. It’s déjà vu. Like holy, Jag är 60. It’s a kind of thing that is so special and it’s so rare of a unification it seems like. It speaks volumes to me as far as the significance of it. And these guys, Keith and Danny, they know it. They realize it.”

 

DAVID DINKINS JR.

 

“When we were discussing the upcoming Thurman-Garcia fight in our senior staff meeting, many of us longtime fight fans thought about Ray’s first fight with Thomas Hearns and the many parallels there with Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman. You have two undefeated fighters and two titlists who have been on a path toward each other since Danny moved up from being a unified champion at super lightweight and moved into the welterweight ranks and gained a world title at 147 pounds.

 

“Ray and Tommy were two stars who it just seemed inevitable that they would fight. We feel the same way about Keith and Danny. You have two undefeated champions and it’s inevitable that they would meet and declare who would be the No. 1 jaktplan vid 147 pounds.

 

“I’m so happy that Ray can join us for this telecast and he and I have discussed over the past few days the many similarities between his circumstance during the Golden Era of Boxing when he had rivals like [Roberto] Duran, Hearns and [Wilfred] Benitez at 147 pounds.

 

“To make the situation even sweeter it reunites myself and Ray after we had worked together years ago at CBS. He along with Tim Ryan och Gil Clancy formed a very entertaining announce team. Ray was in and out of retirement at that point. So his full-time, part-time job up at CBS was terrific fun. We got to see some great fights and work together. And now he joins Mauro Ranallo and Al Bernstein, who is also a Hall of Famer just like Ray is, ringside this kommande lördag. It’s just incredible great fortune that Ray was available to join us and be a significant contributor på lördag."

 

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President och General Manager, Showtime Sports

 

“SHOWTIME continues to deliver the strongest lineup of any network in boxing. We are delivering the biggest and most meaningful fights and delivering to the largest possible audience. With none on pay-per-view.

 

“Denna lördag SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present the most anticipated fight of the year live on America’s most watched network, CBS. Danny Garcia versus Keith Thurman is without question the best fighting the best. They are two undefeated champions with a combined record of 60 wins and zero losses and squaring off in the prime of their careers to determine who the top dog is in boxing’s marquee division.

 

“SHOWTIME has really made it our mission to televise the top-rated champions against the top-rated challengers in boxing’s most compelling weight classes.

 

“The fans have taken note, and the momentum continues to rise. Adrien Broner och Adrian Granados fought a close fight two weeks ago that was our most watched main event om två år.

 

“This is just the second primetime fight on CBS in nearly 40 years since Ali-Spinks in 1978. We are grateful to our colleagues at CBS who are helping to deliver this important event for boxing. It is critical that we put our best foot forward in a very hyper competitive television market, and that is certainly what we are doing Lördag night on CBS.”

 

ABOUT GARCIA vs. THURMAN

Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman is a welterweight world title showdown between undefeated 147-pound titlists. De 12-runda boutrubrikernaSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING på CBS, presented by Premier Boxning Champions, Lördag mars 4 från Barclays Center, hemmet till BROOKLYN BOXING ™. I co-main-händelsen obesegrade stigande stjärna Erickson Lubin kämpar en slagna knockoutartist Jorge Cota i en super weltervikt-eliminator-kamp på CBS kl 9 p.m. OCH/6 p.m. PT.

 

Biljetter för live-event, vilket främjas av DiBella Entertainment, börja på $50 (exklusive tillämpliga avgifter) och finns det erbjudanden nu. Biljetter kan köpas på nätet genom att besöka www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com eller genom att ringa 1-800-745-3000. Biljetter finns också på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. Grupprabatter finns genom att ringa 844-BKLYN-GP.

 

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Caleb Plant Talks Ring Return, Sparring George Groves, Commentating Debut

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Foto Credit: Mario Serrano – Team Plant
LAS VEGAS, NV (Februari 2, 2017) – Undefeated super-middleweight contender, Caleb “Söta Händer” Växt (14-0, 10 Kos), kommer att göra sitt 2017 debut on the Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 Kos) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 Kos) kort, taking place at the Legacy Arena, i Birmingham, Alabama on February 25th. Plant will headline his own show on Fox Sports 1 against an opponent TBA on February 25th as part of a multiple telecast event.
Växt, talks about his upcoming fight, sparring with world title contender George Groves (25-3, 18 Kos), and his commentating debut.
“På February 25th, I’ll be making my ring return,” said Caleb Plant the IBF #15 utmanare. “I’m really pumped up to be headlining on Fox Sports 1. Nashville, Tennessee, min hemstad, is only a few hours away from Alabama, so I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of my family and friends in attendance.”
“Last week I got great work sparring with George Groves when he was in town for the Frampton fight. He’s a class act and I learned a lot from being in the ring with him. I held my own and my confidence is at an all-time high. I know I can compete with anyone in the world. I’m just going to take it one fight at a time. I’ll be ready for whoever they put in front of me.”
Dessutom, Plant will be commentating side by side with Brian Custer during the Sammy Vasquez (21-1, 15 Kos) vs. Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 Kos) kraftmätning i kväll på Fox Sports 1.
“My career is headed in the right direction and I’m excited to be commentating i kväll on Fox Sports 1,” Växt fortsatte. “Commentating is something I’ve always wanted to do. Vasquez and Collazo are two fighters looking to make a statement and I believe it’s going to be a great fight for the fans. I have a great team around me and I’m very grateful for all the opportunities that have come my way. I’m going to take full advantage of the situation.”
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SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® CHARLES MARTIN vs. ANTHONY JOSHUA IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO AIR LIVE ON SHOWTIME® AT 5 P.m. ET/2 P.M. PT ONSATURDAY, APRIL 9 FROM THE O2 IN LONDON

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Encore Presentation At 8 P.m. OCH/PT på Showtime EXTREME®

NEW YORK (Mars 29, 2016) - Den Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL presentation of the IBF Heavyweight World Championship between undefeated American titlist Charles Martin and fellow unbeaten British Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua will air live on Showtime vid 5 p.m. OCH/2 p.m. PT påLördag, April 9 från The O2 i London.

An encore presentation will air later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8 p.m. OCH/PT.

Den Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL telecast will be hosted by Brian Custer with analysis from Al Bernstein och Paulie Malignaggi. Coverage of the event will be provided by Sky Sports with the play-by-play call from Nick Halling, analysis from Jim Watt och Carl Froch and post-fight interviews from Andy Scott.

The SHOWTIME telecast will include extensive highlights and analysis of the IBF Featherweight World Championship between defending titlist Lee Selby and American challenger Eric Hunter.

(EDITORS NOTE: Due to a change in the bout order at The O2 in London, SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL is unable to provide live coverage of this bout.)

Martin vs. Joshua is the third of four heavyweight title bouts in five months på Showtime (see details below). The scheduled 12-round matchup is the toughest test to date for both Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) and Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos), two bombers who boast a combined 94 percent knockout ratio.

Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) is the second of five scheduled featherweight title bouts in 2016 (details below), a lineup showcasing many of the world’s best 126-pounders aiming to unifying one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

“The heavyweight division is experiencing an incredible resurgence, and the featherweight division is rife with compelling matchups,"Sade Stephen Espinoza, Vice VD & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “Martin vs. Joshua is a can’t-miss showdown between a newly minted American champion and one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars. And Selby vs. Hunter has major implications in the talent-rich division. We are proud to work with Matchroom Sport to deliver these pivotal matchups to the U.S. audience.”

“I’m the Heavyweight Champion of the World, and that’s why I have no problem traveling to England for my first title defense,” Martin said. “I only want to fight the best, and I plan on knocking Anthony Joshua out and taking his fans and the belt back with me.”

“The O2 is going to be rocking on April 9 and the U.S. fans are in for a treat when they see Charles and I clash,” Joshua said. “Credit to him for coming over after calling me out, but he doesn’t know what he’s getting himself in for. I am going to show all my power, all my speed and all my accuracy to put on the best display of my life and become the Heavyweight Champion of the World by knocking him out. I’m delighted that fans in the U.S. will be able to witness it.”

“After a great experience in my first defense in Arizona against Fernando Montiel, it’s nice to be back in front of my home fans at The O2 in London,” Selby said. “It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere with a 20,000 person sold-out arena. Hunter has talked a lot of trash and I’m looking forward to showing him what it’s like at the world championship level. He’s in for a shock.”

“He’s got a belt I want, and that’s all I know about him,” Hunter said. “My team knows more about him than I do. It’s their job to come up with a game plan. My job is train and get ready to perform my best. I can adjust to anything in the ring. I’m just here at the gym working my butt off to get the job done. I’m going to be more focused than I ever have been for this fight.”

The 6-foot-5 Martin won the IBF championship on Jan. 16 när Vyacheslav Glazkov suffered a knee injury in the third round of their vacant world title fight. In capturing the IBF belt, Martin, St. Louis, Mo., became just the sixth southpaw heavyweight champion in boxing history and the second current American heavyweight titlist.

While Martin has stopped his last 13 opponents and was the aggressor against Glazkov, the undefeated champ remains virtually untested. His first title defense and initial start outside the U.S., will take place at what is expected to be a pro-Joshua arena in London that sold out in just 90 sekunder. The 29-year-old Martin, who is trained by U.S. Olympian Henry Tillman in Big Bear, Calif., will be Joshua’s first professional southpaw opponent.

Joshua had a standout amateur career that culminated with an Olympic Gold Medal at super heavyweight in the 2012 Olympiska spelen i London. Since turning professional in July 2013, the 6-foot-6 Joshua has steadily climbed through the ranks.

One of boxing’s most promising prospects, Joshua is coming off consecutive victories over previously undefeated opponents. I sin sista match, the 26-year-old was pushed past the third round for the first time in his career. Joshua defeated Dillian Whyte via seventh-round knockout on December. 12. Nu, Joshua returns to The O2, the site of his professional debut and five of his 15 professionella bouts, in a bid to join Tyson Fury as the second current reigning British heavyweight champion.

Joshua is also looking to become the sixth super heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist to win a heavyweight world title. If successful, he will join an impressive group that includes George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Lennox Lewis ochWladimir Klitschko.

Född i Barry, Wales, Selby won his world title with a dominant technical decision over previously undefeated Evgeny Gradovich i maj 2015. The slick boxer made his first title defense in his U.S. debut last October, capturing a unanimous decision over former three-division champ Fernando Montiel.

The 29-year-old owns a slew of victories over previously unblemished fighters including Joel Brunker, Ryan Walsh, Viorel Simon, Corey McConnell ochStephen Smith. He has won 18 straight since the lone blemish of his career, and six of his last eight victories came over previously undefeated opponents.

Hunter, who will take a four-fight win streak into his initial start outside the U.S., has always possessed an abundance of talent. Before turning pro, the Philadelphia native was an outstanding amateur and an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team.

The fast-handed 29-year-old has scored some solid victories as a pro, and his biggest enemy in a nine-year career has been himself – the switch-hitter doesn’t always keep his composure in check and allows his emotions get the best of him. Two of Hunter’s three losses came by disqualification, the last coming via DQ in 2013 mot Mike Oliver for hitting at the break. The other came againstLuis Franco i 2010, when he had a point deducted in the second and was DQ’d in the eighth after repeated low blows.

If Hunter can keep his hot head from getting him in trouble, he’s confident he can upset Selby and join Leo Santa Cruz och Gary Russell Jr. as U.S.-born world champion at 126 pounds.

2016 Heavyweight Title Bouts (OBSERVERA: all on SHOWTIME))

· Jan. 16 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Arthur klämmer

· Jan. 16 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov

· April 9 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua

· Maj 21 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin

2016 Featherweight Title Bouts (All on SHOWTIME with the exception ofJuni 25 “SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS”)

· Februari. 27 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez

· April 9 IBF Featherweight World Championship Lee Selby vs. Eric Hunter

· April 16 WBC Featherweight World Championship Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland

· Juni 25 WBA (Regular) Featherweight World Championship Jesus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares

· Summer 2016 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton

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En legendarisk marsch genom årtiondena - SHOWTIME SPORTS® FORTSÄTTER FEST 30 ÅR MED SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & Mer utställt i mars

 

Klicka HÄR För en titt tillbaka på några av de legendariska ögonblicken på SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Mars 2, 2016) - Showtime Sports rullar ut sin tredje del av en årslång hyllning till minne av 30 år av Showtime MÄSTERSKAP BOXNING i mars med "Legends" ".

 

Denna månad kommer att framhävas av legenderna Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez och George Foreman. Sju av de mest oförglömliga och viktiga striderna från dessa legender - varav några sällan har sänts sedan deras livepresentation - finns nu på nätverkets on demand-plattformar och kommer att sändas på “Throwback torsdagar”i mars kl 10 p.m. OCH/PT på SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

Den Torsdag, Mars 10 presentation av Marvin Hagler vs.. John Mugabi sänder exakt 30 år efter den slutliga vinsten i Haglers Hall of Fame-karriär i mars 10, 1986. Hagler vs.. Mugabi var det första huvudevenemanget som någonsin sändes på SHOWTIME®.

 

De klassiska striderna, som också finns tillgängliga på SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime ANYTIME® och via nätverkets fristående streamingtjänst, kommer att förpackas med kort sammanhang och kommentarer från SHOWTIME Sports-värd Brian Custer.

 

Nedan finns schemat för SHO EXTREME-premiärer för mars månad:

  • I morgon, Torsdag, Mars 3: Terry Norris vs.. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Torsdag, Mars 10: Marvin Hagler vs.. John Mugabi
  • Torsdag, Mars 17: Felix Trinidad vs.. David Reid
  • Torsdag, Mars 24: Ricardo Lopez vs.. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Torsdag, Mars 31: Iran Barkley vs.. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs.. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. OCH/PT), Gerald McClellan vs.. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)

 

För att fira de bästa rivaliteterna på SHOWTIME, se nedan för en speciell kolumn från SHOWTIME Sports expertanalytiker och boxningshistoriker Steve Farhood.

 

LEGENDS

Av Steve Farhood

 

Boxning utan legender skulle vara som religion utan helgon.

Det finns ingen formel för en kämpe att gå vidare från stjärna till superstjärna till legend. Processen beror på tidpunkten, omständighet, och ibland så lite som en poäng eller två på domarna’ kort.

Och åh, ja: Det hjälper om en kille verkligen kan slåss.

När vi firar 30 år av boxning på SHOWTIME, vi fokuserar på ett annat tema varje månad. Hela mars, temat blir legender.

I 130 år från John L.. Sullivan till Floyd Mayweather, boxning har gett oss vad andra sporter inte kan erbjuda. Överväga:

  • Associated Press röstade Luis Firpo: s knockdown av Jack Dempsey som det största sportmomentet under första hälften av 1900-talet.
  • Frazier-Ali "Century Fight" i 1971 var lätt det mest efterlängtade sportevenemanget i historien.
  • Förra årets kamp mot Mayweather-Pacquiao genererade mer än en halv miljard dollar — på en natt!

Legender skapas av stora ögonblick … och hur de svarar på dessa stunder.

På SHOWTIME, vi har presenterat legender för tre decennier. Här är en titt på de som kommer att dela rampljuset i mars.

MARVIN HAGLER: Eftersom Vince Lombardi inte precis sa det, ”Timing är inte allt, det är det enda,”Hagler borde ha sagt det.

Hagler var en stor kämpe långt innan han var en superstjärna, men det var inte förrän han kämpade mot Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, och Sugar Ray Leonard (tre av Haglers senaste sex matcher) att Marvin blev underbar.

Haglers ett utseende på SHOWTIME, som råkar vara den första tv-sändningen i nätverket (Mars 1986), var den sista vinsten i hans karriär. Obesegrad över 10 år, Hagler hade etablerat sig som en av de största mellanvikterna i historien. Och medan det kunde hävdas i efterhand att i åldern 31, den ultimata militärkämpen var något förbi hans bästa, mycket av det som gjorde Hagler speciellt ställdes ut under hans brutala försvar mot sin obesegrade och grymma utmanare, John Mugabi.

Nästan tre decennier efter hans pension, Hagler förblir medelvikt dagens 160 pund mäts mot.

Sugar Ray Leonard: Om Hagler blommade sent, Leonard var en superstjärna innan han kastade ett enda slag som professionell.

Tillbaka i mitten av 70-talet, det är vad ett magnetiskt leende, en olympisk guldmedalj, och upprepad exponering på bästa sändningstv skulle kunna göra för en ung kämpe.

Det är ironiskt att Leonard ursprungligen betraktades av vissa som ett skitligt skapande av media. I själva verket, han var lika tuff som någon kämpe från den stjärnbelagda tidiga 80-talet. Ännu bättre, han är fortfarande den bästa kämpen jag har täckt in 38 år på boxningsslaget.

Leonards utseende på SHOWTIME var hans näst sista match i hans karriär. När man väljer att avsluta ännu en lång uppsägning, Sugar Ray, 34, valde enastående 23-årig Super Welterweight-titellista Terry Norris som sin motståndare. Leonard hoppade från 160 till 154 pund och kämpade på Madison Square Garden för första gången.

Kampen fungerade som en påminnelse om det åtminstone i en värld före Bernard Hopkins, boxning var mycket en ung mans spel.

FELIX TRINIDAD: Det finns bara tre spansktalande krigare som blev superstjärnor i USA utan att prata engelska. Den första var Panamas Roberto Duran. Den andra var Mexikos Julio Cesar Chavez.

Den tredje var Puerto Ricos Trinidad.

Trinidads motto kan lika gärna ha varit, ”Om du inte kan komma från Amerika, slå sedan Amerika. ”

En klassisk stansare med en pojkscouters leende och en fläktvänlig personlighet, Trinidad gjorde sitt namn genom att besegra fyra U.S. Olympier, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (om än genom ett fruktansvärt beslut), David Reid, och Fernando Vargas.

Vidare, Whitaker, De La Hoya, och Reid hade alla varit guldmedaljer.

Striden vi ska presentera Mars 17 på SHO EXTREME, Trinidad vs.. Reid, var Trinidads 14: e och sista uppträdande på SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING och SHOWTIME pay-per-view.

Från sin titelvinnar kayo av weltervikt av Maurice Blocker i 1993 genom sitt försvar mot Mahenge Zulu i 1998, 13 av Trinidad's 14 anfall sändes SHOWTIME. Tolv av dessa slagsmål var knockout-vinster.

Där Trinidad rankas med Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, och resten av legenderna från Puerto Rico är diskutabla. Det som är otänkbart är att "Tito" skapade lika mycket spänning som alla kämpar i hans tid.

RICARDO LOPEZ: Vad är mindre: chansen att en halmvikt (105 pounds) blir en amerikansk tv-stjärna eller kämpen själv?

Det har aldrig varit en amerikansk världsmästare i halmvikt (eller minsta vikt). Vi odlar bara inte fighters i den storleken. I själva verket, tills framväxten av Mexikos Lopez i början av 90-talet, de flesta amerikanska boxningsfans kunde inte ha identifierat en enda stråvikt om de var beväpnade med en världskarta och en uppsättning WBC-betyg.

Lopez var så komplett, så dominerande, så tekniskt perfekt, det från 1994 till '99, han var en häftklammer för SHOWTIME: s boxningsprogrammering. Han slogs 13 på varandra följande matcher på SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING eller SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, och den första 11 av dessa tävlingar var försvar av titeln med halmvikt.

Och om du tror att de små killarna inte kan slå, bra, det ströts några kayos med ett slag.

Lopez, som gick i pension med ett märke på 51-0-1, är allmänt erkänd som en all-time great. Synd att han aldrig kämpade mot Amerikas Michael Carbajal i lätt flygvikt. Hade han vunnit den matchen, han skulle sannolikt erkännas som en av de två eller tre största mexikanska kämparna någonsin.

Vilket säger mycket för en kämpe som aldrig mötte en motståndare som erkändes av den amerikanska tittare.

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BILLY JOE SAUNDERS DETHRONES ANDY LEE SATURDAY TO BECOME 12th CURRENT BRITISH WORLD CHAMPION ON SHO EXTREME® FROM MANCHESTER,ENGLAND

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NEW YORK (December. 19, 2015) – Billy Joe Saunders dethroned WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee with a 12-round majority decision Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXNING INTERNATIONAL från Manchester, England.

 

Kampen, som poängsattes 115-111, 114-112 och 113-113, will re-air tonight at 9 p.m. OCH/PT på SHO EXTREME.

 

In a matchup of tactical southpaws, an explosive third round from Saunders (23-0, 12 Kos) was the difference. The British challenger floored Lee twice – first with a big right hook and again with a counter right just 30 seconds later – and a dazed Lee somehow survived the 10-7 runda. VIDEO HÖJDPUNKTER: http://s.sho.com/1OfibYe

 

The Irish Lee (34-3-1, 24 Kos) fought his way back and was the more aggressive fighter in the championship rounds, but it wasn’t enough to make up for a slow start and the two knockdowns.

 

Med segern, Saunders became the 12th current British world champion.

 

“I’m world champion,” Saunders said. “I beat a good champion today, a good sturdy champion. I used his power against him. When I was boxing he got a little bit careless and dropped his lead hand and I caught him with the hook.

 

“I’m not going to start running my mouth, but it was a good shot. With someone as fast as me you have to keep your hands up. I’m not the biggest puncher in the world, but I showed you there that I can punch.”

 

WBA Mellanvikt världsmästare Daniel Jacobs, fresh off a first round knockout of Peter Quillin two weeks ago on SHOWTIME, was a guest analyst på lördag from New York.

 

“I thought he was going to be a big brawler, I thought he had better assets,” Jacobs said of Lee. “He didn’t do enough for me. He was too complacent and after the knockdown you didn’t see that sense of urgency that a fighter has to have on the comeback trail.

 

“All credit due to Billy Joe, but it wasn’t an impressive victory.”

 

After watching the fight, Jacobs wasn’t ready to commit to a unification showdown in 2016 with the winner.

 

“We’ll do whatever makes sense,” Jacobs said. “I think it’s time to sit-down and figure what makes sense. Obviously it’s a good time to be a middleweight champion.”

 

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ANDY LEE & BILLY JOE SAUNDERS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES FOR WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT

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DENNA LÖRDAG LIVE ON SHO EXTREME®

Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs Live at 5 p.m. OCH/PT på SHO EXTREME; Encore Presentation at 9 p.m. OCH/PT

“He’s not good enough to beat me.” – Andy Lee

“I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.” – Billy Joe Saunders

SHO VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1ROfSkF

NEW YORK (December. 15, 2015) – WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee och obesegrad utmanare Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, England, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Lördag, December. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. OCH/PT)from Manchester Arena.

 

Irlands Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) will make the first defense of his 160-pound title against England’s Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), the WBO’s No. 1 mellanvikt utmanare.

 

Den Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL erbjudande avBoxNation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein och Paulie Malignaggibefore and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

Here’s what Lee and Saunders had to say at their media workouts on Tuesday and Måndag, respektive:

 

ANDY LEE:

“I have a punch that can end a fight, lights out, in any given second.

 

“I won’t rely on the punch. I will look to dominate from the start with educated pressure.

 

“I’m feeling very dangerous at the moment.

 

“Saunders’ unbeaten record is a disadvantage. He’s always been in fights he’s expected to win and has been well managed by(Frank) Warren.

 

“I’ve never lost a fight on points and I never will on points. If I’m down on the cards I will go out swinging in the last round.

 

“Saunders being a fellow traveler does add another layer, but at the end the day it’s about how good you are and he’s not good enough to beat me.”

 

BILLY JOE SAUNDERS:

“I’m ready to go for Lördag natt. This is the best camp that I’ve ever had. I’m prepared for the toughest test of my career, but I know that I’m in excellent shape to win this fight and become world champion.

 

“Andy Lee is a tough fighter – he’s proved that by becoming world champion and having the type of career he has had. But I’m undefeated and hungry and know that I’m on the brink of fulfilling a childhood dream. I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.

 

“Training in Spain allows me to lock myself away from all distractions and focus solely on the fight. It’s hard being away from home, but it’s all part of boxing. It’s been a long camp, a tough camp, but after that I know that I’m ready to go through hell to make sure that I’m successful come fight night.

 

“The middleweight division is one of the hottest around and I’m prepared to fight any of the other champions in there once I win the title.

 

"Danny Jacobs had a great win against Peter Quillin, and then there is Canelo (Alvarez) och (Gennadij) Golovkin. I know the importance of this fight for the division and I want my name to be among the very best. I’m taking it one step at a time, but I’m open to fight anyone.

 

“There has been no trash talk with Andy because we know what each person is about. We share a similar background and neither of us is going to take a back step.

 

“This is going to be a very exciting all-action fight because we’re going to leave it all in the ring. I know I have the skills to beat him and I intend to show the world why I’m among the best around.”

 

Saunders on fellow Brit Chris Eubank Jr.:

“The truth of the matter is that Eubank Jr. does not belong at the world level – he’s a phony. Det är så enkelt är det. I wasn’t impressed with his win over Gary O’Sullivan, who I’ve already beat. He thinks he can fool the public with a win like that, but he can’t.

 

“His aim now is to move up and fight the best guys in the world, but we saw what happened the last time he stepped up a notch and faced me: he was badly exposed. The same thing will happen with him if he fights someone like Danny Jacobs for the WBA title.

 

“You’re not the best middleweight in your own country and you want to fight a world champion and say you’re going to beat him? I think it’s a delusion and he thinks he’s greater than he actually is.

 

“Sooner rather than later he’s going to get exposed again as the fraud that he is. You can keep talking, but eventually you have to back it up in the ring against top-level fighters. He’s won his last fight and now he’s back talking (svordom) again like he’s the best fighter in history.

 

“If he has the balls to fight again, which I doubt, I would happily hand him another beating, this time in even more convincing fashion.”

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SHOWTIME Sports® ATT televise WBO mellanvikt VM-titel kamp mellan ANDY Lee och BILLY JOE SAUNDERS PÅ LÖRDAG, December. 19, LIVE från Manchester, ENGLAND

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SHOWTIME BOXNING INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Sänds Live At 5 p.m. OCH/PT på SHO EXTEME

 

NEW YORK (December. 1, 2015) - Showtime Sports® kommer att presentera WBO mellanvikt VM mellan försvara titlist Andy Lee och obesegrad utmanare Billy Joe Saunders på Saturdaoch, December. 19, leva på SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. OCH/PT) från Manchester, England.

 

Den Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL erbjudande av Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein och Paulie Malignaggi before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

"Vi är glada över att kunna leverera denna viktiga matchup av topp middle till USA. publik,"Sade Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President och General Manager för SHOWTIME Sport. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, och vinnaren av denna kamp bör positionera sig för en större uppgörelse eller enande 2016. "

 

Irlands Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) vann den vakanta WBO titeln med en sjätte runda TKO av dåvarande obesegrad Matt Korbov i December 2014. Den 6-fot-2, 31-år gammal var på en sex-kamp vinna strimma innan boxning en delad 12-runda rita med obesegrad tidigare mästare Peter Quillin april 11, 2015, i Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 för Quillin, 113-112 Lee och 113-113.

 

Innan du slår pro Lee var en topp amatör och representerade Irland i 2004 Olympiska spelen i Aten.

 

"Det är fantastiskt att mina fans i US. kommer att få se kampen mellan mig och Saunders och jag garanterar att det kommer att bli spännande,"Lee sade.

 

Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), om Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, är WBO främsta. 1 mellanvikt utmanare. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer sista Juli 24 i London.

 

Två starter sedan, i de mest not-värd seger av hans karriär, 5-fot-11, Saunders tog en 12-runda delad beslut över Chris Eubank Jr. den nov. 29, 2014, i London. Alla utom en av Saunders "slagsmål har ägt rum i England; den andra var Nordirland.

 

Saunders var också en duktig amatör; han representerade England i den 2008 Olympiska spelen som en weltervikt vid en ålder av 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.

 

"Detta är en massiv natt för mig och jag är glad att det kommer ut levande till Amerika,” Saunders said. “The U.S. viewers will get to see just what I can do when I face Lee and become world champion. It’s a big boost for me and takes the fight to another level when American TV comes on board and then you know it’s a big fight on the world stage. I hope that (Gennadij) Golovkin och (Miguel) Cotto kommer att vara både titta på eftersom jag närmar sig snabbt sin nivå och de kommer att få se vad jag handlar om. "

 

Promotorn Frank Warren sa, "Jag är glad att SHOWTIME nu kommer att televising Lee vs. Saunders bor i US. as it confirms the importance of this fight on the world scene. My relationship with the network goes back many years with fights like Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton vs. Kostia Tszyu, Frank Bruno vs. Oliver McCall, plus Naseem Hamed and Nigel Benn fights. I believe that Lee vs. Saunders will be another great fight to add to that list because of what’s at stake for both fighters. What lies ahead for the winner will make them fight to their very best.”

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SHOWTIME® ATT televize KELL BROOK VS. DIEGO CHAVES IBF WELTERVIKT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PÅ LÖRDAG, Oktober. 24, LIVE från Sheffield, ENGLAND

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Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL® Brook vs. Chaves air

Live at 5:45 p.m. OCH/ 2:45 p.m. PT med en Encore Presentation på 9 p.m. OCH/PT

 

NEW YORK (Sju. 29, 2015) - Showtime Sports® presenterar IBF weltervikt VM mellan obesegrad försvararen Kell Brook och utmanare Diego Chaves på Lördag, Oktober. 24, leva på Showtime vid 5:45 p.m. OCH / 2:45 p.m. PT från Motorpoint Arena i Sheffield, England.

 

Den Showtime BOXNING INTERNATIONAL presentation av Sky Sports telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME later that evening at 9 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

"Jag är glad att min kamp med Chaves kommer att visas i USA", säger Brook, who hails from Sheffield and will be the favorite in this fight. “I was thrilled when I saw my name in the top 10 av pund-for-pound lista på The Ring Magazine, och nu är det dags att jag måste visa fansen i USA. att jag är en must-see fighter.

 

"Chaves är en all-action boxare som alltid kommer att kämpa, och det är den perfekta stilen för mig att skina på oktober. 24. I look forward to putting on an explosive performance and making the U.S. stå upp och ta notis om att jag är den bästa weltervikt i världen. "

 

"Vi vet Brook är en tuff fighter, mycket tekniskt,"Sade Diego Chaves. "Men han är inte en snabb kämpe och han är lätt besväras av kropps-slag, which is one of our strengths. I believe he has problems going backwards, och vi kommer att testa sin slagstyrka, alltför.

 

"Jag känner att mitt självförtroende växer med denna utmaning, knowing that I will have to face a champion like Kell Brook in his home country in England. This raises the stakes for me, going up there as an Argentine and as a huge underdog. We know all the bad blood that exists between Argentina and England and this will give me much more strength. I will make history if I defeat an Englishman in his own country.”

 

"Vi är glada över att vara tillbaka i affärer med Kell Brook, Matchroom boxning och Eddie Hearn och att leverera denna spännande matchup av toppen 10 welterweights till US. publik,"Sade Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President och General Manager för SHOWTIME Sport. “Kell won the world title on SHOWTIME in an action-packed victory over Shawn Porter last fall, etablera sig som en av de bästa welterweights i världen - men Diego Chaves är en robust fighter som också har visat att han kan konkurrera med eliten av divisionen ".

 

Brook (35-0, 24 Kos) kommer att göra sin tredje titel försvar på varandra följande 2015 i sitt hemland England efter att ha kommit till US. och dethroning tidigare obesegrade IBF weltervikt världsmästare Shawn Porter i augusti 2014 på Showtime. The Sheffield native has scored knockouts in each of his defenses – a fourth round TKO of Jo Jo Dan på Mars 28 och en sjätte runda TKO av Frankie Gavin på Maj 30. Brook aims for a similar result against the veteran Chaves, som har ställts inför några av de främsta kämparna i 147-pound division.

 

Chaves (23-2-1, 19 Kos), Buenos Aires, Argentina, har varit en väg krigare under de senaste slagsmål, facing favored Americans on the road in three of his last four bouts. He challenged 147-pound titlist Keith Thurman i juli 2013 och, efter att ha vunnit med knockout i en hemstad slåss i Argentina, var framåt på domarnas poängkort mot Brandon Riosi augusti 2014 until he was disqualified for an intentional elbow to the face. I hans sista match, Chaves kämpade för oavgjort mot perenn weltervikt mästare Timothy Bradley.