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Categorie Archieven: Showtime Boxing
Mayweather-Pacquiao Undercard Update: Sid El Harrak eagerly awaiting Pearson Showdown!
Los Angeles, ZOALS (April 22, 2015) – In less than two weeks, Sid El Harrak will have the chance to change his life and boxing career when he faces undefeated Chris Pearson as part of the historic Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
To prepare for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, El Harrak’s dedicated all of his time to various aspects of training. From cardio to strength and conditioning, sharpening his skills in the gym and intense sparring sessions, the California based Londoner is covering everything imaginable. Most importantly, he believes the grueling training sessions he’s gone through at both Wild Card Boxing Gym locations is already paying off.
“It’s very important to have an ample amount of time to train for a fight and that’s not something I’ve had my whole career,"Said El Harrak, wie is 12-2-2 met 7 wint door knock-out. “Mentally, I feel 100 percent ready to go out there and shine in the biggest fight of my life. I’m still working hard to balance everything out so the world sees the best Sid El Harrak next Saturday."
He also loves being considered the underdog against the 11-0 and heavily hyped Pearson.
“I have a lot of pride and knowing that I’m coming into this fight as the B-side pushes me that much more. I love the fact that Pearson’s supposed to be “the guy” in this fight. If I fought who he did, I’d be undefeated. Op hetzelfde moment, had he faced the opponents I did under the same circumstances, he’d have a few losses. Om eerlijk te zijn, I’m sick of thinking about him. This is the most eager I’ve been for a fight in my career and I can’t wait to show everybody what I can do on May 2nd!"
The El Harrak-Pearson ten round junior middleweight bout will be televised on various networks throughout the world.
147-POUND WEIGHT CLASS TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN ON SATURDAY, MEI 2 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
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ANDRZEJ Fonfara STOPT Julio Cesar Chavez JR., Wint door 9e ronde TKO AT StubHub Center
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Will Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Live up to the Hype?
Floyd “Geld” Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KO) and Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KO) are set to clash on May 2nd, 2015 in one of the most hyped fights in boxing history. This fight is so huge they are even planning to sell tickets to the weigh-in due to crowd control issues. The proceeds will not be going to the promoters or the boxers, hoewel. It all goes to charity. Nog, this is a first for the state of Nevada, which traditionally requires that all weigh-ins be free of charge for fans to attend.
The level of anticipation surrounding this fight had a long time to build up. For the better part of the last decade, these two pound-for-pound juggernauts could not make this fight happen for one ridiculous reason after another. As someone who personally attended some of Mayweather’s public workouts in Vegas, I can attest to the fact that the undefeated welterweight champion repeatedly and relentlessly cited Pacquiao’s refusal to undergo Olympic style blood testing when asked about the attempts being made to get this fight signed over five years ago.
Mayweather even came up with a little rap lyric to express the issue in simple terms:
“If you wanna fight the best, you gotta take the test,” he belted out during a sit-up session at one of those open workouts.
Pacquiao changed his tune on the testing and overcame the biggest hurdle of all when he met personally with Mayweather and agreed that he would be the “B” side and should therefore get a smaller split of the purse. As the video above outlines, Mayweather was then able to dominate the negotiation process.
Although pundits still say this fight will be the biggest in the history of the sport, the question must be asked if this pairing is happening too late in the careers of both fighters for it to be as exciting as some experts predict it will be.
It was always clear to me this fight would happen, but it became obvious that the longer it took to sign the contracts, the better Floyd’s chances of winning would be. Nog, Floyd did admit in 2012 dat the real reason he didn’t want to fight Pacquiao was due to health concerns. He denied being scared, calling himself “smart” for thinking about his family and his health first. Nog, he insisted that the main reason his health would be at risk in that fight was if Pacquiao was really doing steroids, as Mayweather alleged and ended up being sued over. The two settled out of court and the fight is now imminent, so some fans think it’s all water under the bridge. Others are just plain aggravated that we had to wait this long for this bout to come to fruition.
Boxing Legend Marvin Hagler even commented recently that Mayweather waited until Pacquiao aged a little more before signing to fight him. Hagler compared Mayweather’s tactics to Sugar Ray Leonard waiting until Hagler became a little “soft” himself before they signed their fight contract. That bout turned out to be hugely controversial and left Hagler extremely bitter about the sport that made him famous.
Zo, the May-Pac fight will happen, and Mayweather is the obvious favorite. To learn more about the gambling side of this story, uitchecken Boxing betting at William Hill site. The biggest payoff for any lucky bettor will be a successful bet on Pacquiao, but it’s easy to wonder if Pacquiao really is too old to win this time out. After all, there are tons of concerns with Manny’s calf muscles seizing up, and he reportedly uses a healing cream that costs thousands of dollars per bottle to address the problem.
Mayweather (38) is actually the older fighter, but the 36-year-old Manny’s fought 17 more bouts in the pro ranks and will likely be the most active puncher “Geld” ever faced. Mayweather’s normally spectacular and overwhelming defensive prowess just might be tested.
This fight may not be worth every penny you spend on tickets or the Pay-Per-View feed, but the fact that it is finally happening is still special. It will still be a fight boxing fans everywhere around the world can enjoy and appreciate. It’s ultimately up to the fighters to prove they are both up to the task of making sure this fight lives up to expectations. Chances are, Floyd will do his best to leave the MGM Grand with an uneventful decision win. Let’s just hope Pacquiao has enough left in the tank to make sure this is the most competitive fight Mayweather’s ever been in. It may not be the most opportune time for this fight to happen, but it’s a lot better to get it late than never.
INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO | Episode 1
Enjoy this free preview of Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao:
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andrzej Fonfara vs AMIR IMAM. WALTER CASTILLO OFFICIËLE GEWICHTEN & FOTO'S
Showtime Championship Boxing® Live op Showtime® Zaterdag, April 18, (10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT)
Van StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Showtime boksen op SHO EXTREME Airs Live at 8 p.m. ET / PT
Klik HIER Foto's van de Download Vrijdag Weigh-In
Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Showtime
Showtime Championship Boxing
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.: 171 ½ Pounds
Andrzej Fonfara: 171 ½ Pounds
AMIR LIEFDE: 140 Pond
CASTILLO WALTER: 138 Pond
Showtime boksen op SHO EXTREME:
OSCAR Escandon: 121 ¾ Pounds
MOISES FLORES: 121 ¼ Pounds
OMAR CHAVEZ: 159 Pond
RICHARD GUTIERREZ: 158 ½ Pounds
(Showtime EXTREME Swing Bout)
FABIAN Maidana: 146 ¼ Pounds
CORY vom Baur: 145 ½ pond
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"Chavez Jr. vs. Fonfara ", een 12-ronde licht zwaargewicht gevecht co-bevorderd door Goossen Promotions en Chavez Promotions die vindt plaats op StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. en zal de lucht op Showtime (10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT). In de co-main event, Amir Imam gezichten Walter Castillo in een 10-ronde jr. weltergewicht showdown. De Showtime Championship Boxing uitzending zal ook beschikbaar zijn in het Spaans via secundaire audio programmering (SAP).
Tickets voor het evenement zijn geprijsd op $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, plus van toepassing zijnde belastingen, vergoedingen en servicekosten, zijn beschikbaar voor aankoop online op AXS.com.
Voor meer informatie bezoek www.sports.sho.com, volgen op Twitter opSHOSports, @ Jcchavezjr1, andrzej_fonfara, StubHubCenter EnSwanson_Comm, volgt u het gesprek via #ChavezFonfara, word fan op Facebook op www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing of bezoek de Showtime Boxing Blog ophttp://theboxingblog.sho.com.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. VS. Andrzej Fonfara, AMIR IMAM VS. WALTER CASTILLO afsluitende persconferentie QUOTES & FOTO'S
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MANNY “PACMAN” PACQUIAO’S HOLLYWOOD MEDIA WORKOUT ATTRACTS RECORD MEDIA TURNOUT!
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CLIP LIFT OF EPISODE 1 OF INSIDE MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO AVAILABLE NOW IN ADVANCE OF SATURDAY’S PREMIERE
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Zaterdag, April 18 op Showtime® Immediately Following
Showtime Championship Boxing® Chavez vs. Fonfara
The fight the fans craved is finally here. Nu, after years of anticipation and negotiation, the reality of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao stepping into the ring is just over two weeks away. Check out this clip lift from Episode 1 of the SHOWTIME Sports® documentary seriesINSIDE Mayweather vs. PACQUIAO. Don’t miss the full episode deze zaterdag immediately following SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Andrzej Fonfara at10 p.m. EN/7 p.m. PT op Showtime.
Click on this link to watch, aandeel en embed deze video: http://s.sho.com/1J4oInr
Photo Credit: Esther Lin / SHOW TIME
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Voor meer informatie bezoek www.mayweatherpromotions.com, www.toprank.com,www.SHO.com/Sports,www.hbo.com/boxing en www.mgmgrand.com en volg op Twitter opfloydmayweather, MannyPacquiaomayweatherpromo, TRBoxing, SHOSports, HBOboxing EnSwanson_Comm, and become a fan on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/FloydMayweather,www.facebook.com/TopRankMannyPacquiao www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions,www.facebook.com/TRBoxing, www.facebook.com/SHOsports andwww.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.