Monthly Archives: December 2013

Zab Judah mitt work with Morris East in final days of training for Showtime clash vs. Malignaggi

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HustleBoss.com was on hand inside of the UFC Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada as former two-division world champion Zab Judah (42-8, 29 KO’s) hits the mitts with his assistant trainer Morris East. Judah faces off with Paulie Malignaggi in a bragging rights battle on Dec. 7 on Showtime inside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Pacquiao-Rios bonus footage: Brandon spars with prospect Erick De Leon in a month before the fight

Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Abel Sanchez feels Ruslan Provodnikov is too durable and relentless for Pacquiao right now

Chris Robinson catches up with veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, as he speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China. Hear what Sanchez had to say about Pacquiao’s performance and why fights against Floyd Mayweather and Ruslan Provodnikov don’t make sense right now
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Emmanuel Lartey on his scrap with Errol Spence, Agbeko vs. Rigondeaux, and bond w/ Ike Quartey

Chris Robinson catches up with Ghanaian welterweight prospect Emmanuel Lartey (15-1-1, 7 KO’s), as he speaks on his move to Las Vegas from the Bronx in New York, his good scrap with 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence a few months back, his bond with former champion Ike Quartey, and thoughts on his countryman Joseph Agbeko facing off with Guillermo Rigondeaux on HBO on Dec. 7
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Prospect Mike Fowler steps in to spar former champ Joseph Agbeko to get him ready for Rigondeaux

Sparring highlights from the training camp of former IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (29-4, 22 KO’s) as he puts in some work with upcoming prospect Mike Fowler in advance of his Dec. 7 clash on HBO against two-time Cuban gold medalist and reigning WBA junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux
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Zab Judah on a Pacquiao-Bradley rematch: ‘Tim Bradley’s one of the hardest-fighting people in boxing’

Zab Judah training in Las Vegas, Nevada ahead of his Showtime match against Paulie Malignaggi (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)

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By Chris Robinson

Given the fact that he had just been knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez this past December, there was some definite curiosity surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s return to the ring against Brandon Rios on Nov. 23 in Macau, China.

Pacquiao was in top form, however, as he out boxed Rios and tagged him with crisp shots throughout before winning a wide unanimous decision verdict.

Watching the action unfold, former two-division world champion Zab Judah felt like it was a standard exhibition from the left-handed stylist from the Philippines.
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Zab Judah talks Pacquiao-Bradley II: ‘Tim Bradley’s one of the hardest-fighting people in boxing’

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Chris Robinson catches up with former two-division world champion Zab ‘Super’ Judah (42-8, 29 KO’s) in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on the possibility of a rematch between Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao.
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Larry Merchant feels the media must push Adonis Stevenson and Andre Ward to face the best

Chris Robinson catches up with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant following the victories of light heavyweight champions Sergey Kovalev and Adonis Stevenson in their HBO matches against Ismayl Sillakh and Tony Bellew. After hearing Stevenson call for fights against Bernard Hopkins and Carl Froch after his victories, coupled with Andre Ward’s desire to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this past weekend after the Edwin Rodriguez clash, Merchant feels it’s time for the media to force the best to face the best
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