More all-access coverage from Las Vegas during the Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight week as the respected trainer Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Beristain discusses Juan’s legacy in the sport of boxing
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Juan Manuel Marquez speaking to the press in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
As he heads into another high-profile matchup, Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez seems to understand that he will be forever linked to his rival Manny Pacquiao.
Marquez’s match with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is one of the most anticipated events of the year, as he is set to meet the Palm Springs native inside of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in an HBO pay per view showdown on Saturday night.
Marquez’s stock is at an all-time high following his knockout over Pacquiao this past December in their fourth encounter. In another wild fight, Marquez suffered a knockdown of his own and absorbed some big punches before landing a picturesque counter-right hand in the closing seconds of the sixth round to knock Pacquiao unconscious.
Pacquiao is lined up with a Nov. 23 bout with rugged former champion Brandon Rios in Macau, China, but it’s only natural to wonder if Marquez would be intrigued by a fifth fight with the Filipino star given how excellent their previous four contests were.
Asked if he has any interest at all in another meeting with Pacquiao, Marquez seemed a bit disinterested.
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Trainer Joel Diaz speaking in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
Having come off of a thrilling, give-and-take battle with gritty Russian Ruslan Provodnikov this past March, there was much curiosity surrounding the return of WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley.
Set to face off with Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night inside of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on HBO pay per view, Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) admitted to having suffered a concussion during his brutal melee with Provodnikov and claimed to have balance issues in the aftermath of that encounter.
Seeing his charge dive back into a full-fledged workout routine in early August inside of the Indio Boys and Girls Club in Southern California, trainer Joel Diaz could tell instantly that Bradley was far from his peak form.
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An all-access look inside of the Wynn Las Vegas in the Encore Theater at the final Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez press conference. Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) defends his WBO welterweight title against Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KO’s) inside of the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night, Oct. 12 in an HBO pay per view attraction
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Chris Robinson catches up with Philadelphia’s Jesse Hart (10-0, 9 KO’s) inside of the Wynn Casino ahead of this weekend’s Tim Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez clash. Hear what Jesse had to say about the big fight, his recent victory, and the Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios fight
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Chris Robinson and BoxingScene.com’s Ryan Burton speak with former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas as he speaks ahead of this weekend’s Tim Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez title clash
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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Joel Diaz, as he speaks ahead of his fighter, WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley, who faces off with Juan Manuel Marquez on Oct. 12 in Las Vegas
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An all-access look inside of the Wynn Las Vegas in the Encore Theater at the final Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez press conference. Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) defends his WBO welterweight title against Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KO’s) inside of the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night, Oct. 12 in an HBO pay per view attraction
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Chris Robinson and BoxingScene.com’s Ryan Burton speak with former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas as he speaks ahead of this weekend’s Tim Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez title clash
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Live coverage from the Encore Theater inside of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas as WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and his opponent, Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez, come face to face after their final press conference
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Live coverage from the Encore Theater inside of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas as WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and his opponent, Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez, come face to face after their final press conference
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Longtime analyst Larry Merchant in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
This weekend’s welterweight title match between WBO champion Timothy Bradley and Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez appears to be a fascinating stylistic matchup on paper.
In Bradley, we have a determined and athletic champion who is coming off of harrowing give-and-take battle with Ruslan Provodnikov this past March.
At 40 years old, Marquez is ten years Bradley’s senior but he is still enjoying the twilight of his career while coming off of the biggest win of his professional run with a chilling 6th round knockout over Manny Pacquiao last December.
There are several different ways to look at this matchup, whether one would lean towards Bradley’s work rate and persistence or Marquez’s accuracy and superb technique.
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More all-access coverage from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, as WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) continues speaking to the media ahead of his big duel with Juan Manuel Marquez
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More all-access coverage from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, as WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) continues speaking to the media ahead of his big duel with Juan Manuel Marquez
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Miguel Cotto this past weekend in Orlando, Fl. dispatching Delvin Rodriguez (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
While at yesterday’s media brunch in Los Angeles advance of this weekend’s welterweight title clash between WBO champion Tim Bradley and Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum discussed the future options of Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto.
This past weekend in Orlando, Fl., Cotto returned to HBO’s airwaves with a scintillating stoppage over Delvin Rodriguez in the third round. Cotto was in rare form, as he ripped the Dominican’s body relentlessly while breaking him down with sharp, powerful blows.
After having two fights co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in 2012, Cotto returned to work with Top Rank, his original promoter dating back to his pro debut in 2001, for the Rodriguez match and it looks like a strong possibility that he will finish his career with the company.
Arum seemed extremely upbeat when discussing Cotto’s options, pointing towards a match with lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in particular as a fight worth making. Arum also discussed the possibility of a showdown with former junior middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
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All-access coverage from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles as four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez continues to speak to the press ahead of his Oct. 12 bout with Tim Bradley. In this video, Marquez recalls
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Chris Robinson catches up with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, as he shares his thoughts on the return of Puerto Rican fan favorite and three-division champion Miguel Cotto this past weekend on HBO. Cotto stopped Delvin Rodriguez in under three rounds and Arum discusses his future, including possible fights with Saul Alvarez, Sergio Martinez, and Floyd Mayweather
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Speaking from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) speaks to the media ahead of his Oct. 12 showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez. In this clip, Bradley reveals how bad the hate was after his controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao and speaks on how his bout with Ruslan Provodnikov reinvigorated him…
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All-access coverage from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles as four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez continues to speak to the press ahead of his Oct. 12 bout with Tim Bradley. In this video, Marquez recalls
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All-access coverage from the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, as WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (30-0, 12 KO’s) speaks to the media ahead of his Oct. 12 clash in Las Vegas with Juan Manuel Marquez. Hear what Bradley had to say about his March war with tough Russian Ruslan Provodnikov in this video
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