Monthly Archives: April 2013

Rumors of a Rihanna-A$AP Rocky relationship begin to swirl

Photos of A$AP Rocky (Photo credit: Instagram.com)

When music star Rihanna was spotted with her ex-flame Chris Brown in public on Christmas Day in Los Angeles, people seemed to be caught off guard.

Watching the Los Angeles Lakers play the New York Knicks from within the Staples Center, it seemed obvious that Rihanna and Chris were looking to rekindle their love interest.

Months went by and while Rihanna and Chris did address their relationship, people wondered just how long their courtship could last.
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Joel Diaz: ‘Bradley is not a Mayweather, but I can make him fight like Mayweather when it comes to a Marquez’

Juan Manuel Marquez, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, and Tim Bradley on Saturday night in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)

By Chris Robinson

While many eyes were fixated upon the action between Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios this past Saturday night in Las Vegas, it’s safe to say that very few people could have had as vested of an interest in the fight as did trainer and former contender Joel Diaz.

Watching Alvarado overcome a rocky start on his way towards a decision victory in his rematch with Rios, Diaz surely knows that either man could very well find themselves in the ring with his star fighter, Timothy Bradley, in the near future.

The buzz on Bradley is at a peak, as he is still soaking up the aftermath that came from his grueling points victory over Ruslan Provodnikov just two weekends back.

With the dust from Rios-Alvarado II settling, Diaz is getting a clearer picture of what the forthcoming moves may be for Bradley and he seems eager, showing particular interest in a match with Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Andre Ward goes in-depth on Floyd Mayweather’s recent comments, HBO cutting ties with Golden Boy, Adrien Broner, and much more

Andre Ward ringside with HBO’s Max Kellerman prior to the Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado rematch in Las Vegas

By Chris Robinson

There were no shortage of boxing luminaries sitting ringside during Mike Alvarado’s impressive rematch victory over Brandon Rios on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.

During some down time, I was able to have a few words with one of the sport’s finest talents, WBA and WBC super middleweight titlist Andre Ward.

Regarded as one of the sport’s classier champions, Ward touched on a variety of topics during our conversation and spoke with great insight and interest along the way.

Read below for Ward’s thoughts on overcoming a recent shoulder injury that has sidelined him briefly, his feelings on Adrien Broner’s challenge of Paulie Malignaggi’s WBA welterweight title, his take on the recent rift between HBO and Golden Boy Promotions, his response to the recent comments Floyd Mayweather made about his career, and much more.
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