Chris Robinson catches up with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin inside of the Summit Gym in Big Bear, Calif. In this clip, Golovkin breaks down Manny Pacquiao’s future following his victory over Brandon Rios, including fights with Tim Bradley, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Chris Robinson catches up with WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin inside of the Summit Gym in Big Bear, Calif. In this clip, Golovkin breaks down Manny Pacquiao’s future following his victory over Brandon Rios, including fights with Tim Bradley, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Vince Parra inside of the Long Life Fit Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on working with his core group of fighters, Maurice Hooker, Aaron Garcia, and Rolly Lunas, plus his thoughts on a possible fight between Ruslan Provodnikov and Manny Pacquiao.
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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Vince Parra inside of the Long Life Fit Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on working with his core group of fighters, Maurice Hooker, Aaron Garcia, and Rolly Lunas, plus his thoughts on a possible fight between Ruslan Provodnikov and Manny Pacquiao.
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Manny Pacquiao landing on Tim Bradley during their June 2012 encounter in Las Vegas (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
As the days go by, the possibility of a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley seems to become more realistic.
Bradley upset the Filipino icon by way of a controversial 12-round split-decision in June of last year in Las Vegas.
Each man had a solid 2013 campaign, with Bradley picking up decision victories over Ruslan Provodnikov and Juan Manuel Marquez while Pacquiao looked impressive in rebounding and scoring a dominant victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China last month.
During a recent conversation with former lightweight world champion Nate Campbell, he was asked to shed some insight into a second encounter between Pacquiao and Bradley.
“You know what?” asked Campbell. “I don’t think much of Bradley as a puncher, but Bradley’s going to do everything he can to win. But Bradley knows he can’t keep Pacquiao off of him. This time around, Pacquiao might hurt Bradley.”
Campbell fought Bradley in August of 2009, as he moved up in weight in an attempt to wrestle away his WBO junior welterweight belt. The fight was originally ruled in favor of Bradley by way of a technical knockout after three rounds, as Campbell cited blurry vision following a cut he suffered from a head butt from Bradley and elected not to continue.
Three weeks later the fight was correctly changed over to a No Decision and to this day Campbell still points to Bradley’s lack of power as one of the chinks in his armor.
“No, he can’t punch,” Campbell insisted of his former foe. “He’s not a puncher.”
And as far as a rematch with Pacquiao is concerned, Campbell feels that Bradley is barking up the wrong tree.
“If Pacquiao gets in shape like Pacquiao can get in, not only will he walk right through Bradley, he’s liable to ruin Bradley,” Campbell brazenly stated.
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Chris Robinson catches up with former lightweight world champion Nate ‘The Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell, as he shares his thoughts on a possible rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley.
Campbell fought Bradley to a no-contest in August of 2009 and shares his insight into the rematch, specifically why he thinks Manny could do some damage to Tim.
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Chris Robinson catches up with former lightweight world champion Nate ‘The Galaxxy Warrior’ Campbell, as he shares his thoughts on a possible rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley.
Campbell fought Bradley to a no-contest in August of 2009 and shares his insight into the rematch, specifically why he thinks Manny could do some damage to Tim.
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Manny Pacquiao celebrating in the ring (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Coming off of a successful outing against Brandon Rios on Nov. 23, eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is slated for an April return to the ring in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Rios last month in Macau, China proved that his heart is still very much in the game following his horrific knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez a year ago.
A recent conversation with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum revealed that there are three names in the mix for Pacquiao’s April return; Marquez, Tim Bradley, and Ruslan Provodnikov.
Bradley won a controversial split-decision over Pacquiao in June of last year. Given the backlash that followed his victory, Richardson feels another close fight could spell bad news for the Palm Springs fighter.
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Chris Robinson speaks with former HBO analyst Larry Merchant, as he speaks on the tough 2013 campaign of former lightweight champion Brandon Rios, who suffered back to back losses to Mike Alvarado and Manny Pacquiao while also failing a post-fight drug test after the Pacquiao match. Merchant wants to know how Rios will recover and feels we may need to take a page from Marcos Maidana’s career in assessing his return.
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Chris Robinson speaks with former HBO analyst Larry Merchant, as he speaks on the tough 2013 campaign of former lightweight champion Brandon Rios, who suffered back to back losses to Mike Alvarado and Manny Pacquiao while also failing a post-fight drug test after the Pacquiao match. Merchant wants to know how Rios will recover and feels we may need to take a page from Marcos Maidana’s career in assessing his return
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Chris Robinson continues the dialogue with Showtime boxing analyst Steve Farhood, as he turns his attention to WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. Farhood speaks on Garcia’s history in the sport and what his future holds
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Chris Robinson continues the dialogue with Showtime boxing analyst Steve Farhood, as he turns his attention to WBO junior lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. Farhood speaks on Garcia’s history in the sport and what his future holds
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Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao in Los Angeles (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
Following a successful comeback performance against Brandon Rios on Nov. 23, Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao is slated for a ring return this April in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There were several question marks surrounding Pacquiao heading into the Rios clash, as his previous fight saw him stopped in horrific fashion by Juan Manuel Marquez, but he showed himself to be more than up to the task in winning a lopsided unanimous decision.
Speaking with Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum on Tuesday evening, he is certain the next opponent for the eight-division champion will be decided in the coming days.
“We’re going to decide before Christmas,” Arum explained. “We’ll [know] who he’s going to fight.”
Arum mentioned that the three names being tossed around are Marquez, Tim Bradley, and Ruslan Provodnikov.
Pacquiao has been in the ring with all three men, facing Marquez in four memorable encounters while dropping a split-decision to Bradley in June of last year. Pacquiao also has sparred several rounds with Provodnikov in recent years.
Asked what the appeal is of each fighter, Arum spoke logically.
“We’re talking to the pay per view people,” he stated. “Whatever makes the most sense.
“I don’t make appeals,” Arum added. “Whatever we decide, we’ll make an intelligent decision. And that’s who we’ll fight.”
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Chris Robinson catches up with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, as he speaks on the scheduled April return of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Hear what Arum had to say about when the decision will be made and who is being considered
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Chris Robinson catches up with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, as he speaks on the scheduled April return of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Hear what Arum had to say about when the decision will be made and who is being considered
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On Friday, Dec. 13, the boxing world was caught off guard when it was revealed that former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios had failed his post-fight drug test following his defeat to Manny Pacquiao.
Rios, who dropped a unanimous decision to Pacquiao on Nov. 23 in Macau, China, was found to have traces of methylhexaneamine in his system. The drug is commonly associated with dietary purposes.
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Reporter Elie Seckbach catches up with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Alex Ariza, and Mikey Garcia to get their thoughts on what happened during the fateful post-fight drug test from Brandon Rios that led to his testing postiive for a banned substance. Check out the video for more
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Reporter Elie Seckbach catches up with Brandon Rios, Robert Garcia, Alex Ariza, and Mikey Garcia to get their thoughts on what happened during the fateful post-fight drug test from Brandon Rios that led to his testing postiive for a banned substance. Check out the video for more
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HustleBoss.com goes behind the scenes in Oxnard, California prior to Brandon Rios’ big fight against Manny Pacquiao. In this exclusive video, please check out Rios getting tested by VADA for the first time in advance of the big HBO pay per view fight in Macau, China
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Brandon Rios in Oxnard, Calif. on Thursday, Sep. 26, the day of his first VADA-administered drug test prior to his fight against Manny Pacquiao (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
On Friday, Dec. 13, the boxing world was caught off guard when it was revealed that former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios had failed his post-fight drug test following his defeat to Manny Pacquiao.
Rios, who dropped a unanimous decision to Pacquiao on Nov. 23 in Macau, China, was found to have traces of methylhexaneamine in his system. The drug is commonly associated with dietary purposes.
While not too much was heard from Rios in the wake of his failed test, he has since opened up on the issue.
As seen in a video by Elie Seckbach of ESNEWS, Rios explained his side of the story while speaking at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy on Tuesday afternoon.
The Kansas native claims that shortly after the match, as he was going to collect his check, he gave a urine sample for the Chinese commission.
Rios was then told by someone associated with VADA that he needed to give them a sample as well. Rios claims that the VADA representative was unprepared, however.
“We went to the press conference, did all that sh*t that we had to do and he should have had everything ready,” Rios stated. “We went to the room and I said ‘Dude, I’ve got to take a piss now.’ He said ‘Let me call them to get the stuff up here.’ What the f*ck, I’ve got to take a piss.”
Rios claims that he waited up to half an hour for the VADA representative to bring the necessary gear and was later caught off guard when he was told to give his sample in a random drinking glass.
“Now, take a piss in this glass cup, this drinking glass cup and when they come, we’ll transfer it into that plastic container and then we’ll transfer it into the A and B cups,” Rios reflected. “So I did that, they transferred and did all that sh*t, and all of a sudden I came out positive. And when I took the piss for the Chinese I came out negative. What the f*ck? That’s horrible.”
Always one to joke and play when in training, Rios showed a serious tone as he declared his innocence.
“The only thing that was in my system was testosterone, because I hadn’t f*cked for two weeks,” Rios said. “That was in my system.”
Rios feels the blame lies with VADA for not conducting the test as it was supposed to be.
“They f*cked up,” Rios declared. “They came to my room unprepared. They made me piss in a regular drinking glass. They’re trying to point fingers at other people but they don’t point the finger at themselves. It’s not just me; it’s a bad reputation on our team.”
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