Reporter Sergio Venegas catches up with interim WBC welterweight champion Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero via satellite in San Antonio, Texas. Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) is training in Las Vegas for his May 4th bout with Floyd Mayweather and admits he would love to face off with Saul Alvarez, who last night defeated Austin Trout at the Alamodome
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Robert Guerrero entertaining the media in Las Vegas (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
On Tuesday afternoon, interim WBC welterweight champion Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) played host to the media inside of the IBA Gym in Las Vegas ahead of his May 4 encounter with pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand.
And while Guerrero didn’t put forth a full-fledged workout, he instead chose to field more questions from the press as he shadowboxed in the center of the ring towards the end of his media day.
I asked Guerrero for his thoughts on his face off with Mayweather that aired last month. As seen by millions online after the video went viral, Mayweather could be seen verbally taunting Guerrero, obviously looking to get some kind of rise out of him.
Instead, Guerrero simply laughed and brushed off Mayweather’s talk. I asked “The Ghost” why exactly he didn’t get back in Floyd’s face and he gave me his reasoning.
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Chris Robinson and other boxing scribes catch up with WBC interim champion Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) at the IBA Gym in Las Vegas as he speaks on his May 4th clash with Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada…
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Robert Guerrero playing host to the media on Tuesday afternoon (Photo: Chris Robinson)
Text and photos courtesy of Chris Robinson (www.HustleBoss.com)
HustleBoss.com was in the building as WBC interim champion Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) plays host to the media ahead of his upcoming clash with Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KO’s). It was a packed scene inside of the typically-private IBA Gym, as many members from the media will also be present for Mayweather’s media day on Wednesday.
Guerrero faces off with Mayweather on May 4th, in a Showtime pay per view attraction from the MGM Grand.
Joseph Elegele and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Monday, February 18th…
By Chris Robinson
On Tuesday, Floyd Mayweather once again captured the attention of the boxing world when it was revealed that he had inked a record-breaking six-fight deal with Showtime PPV.
Coming in hand with the announcement was the confirmation of interim WBC welterweight champion Robert Guerrero as his May 4th opponent when he steps back into the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Coming off of decision victories of two bruising welterweights in Andre Berto and Selcuk Aydin, Guerrero will figure to give Mayweather a spirited battle despite the heavy odds that will see him as the underdog.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes in Las Vegas, Mayweather’s camp is already taking shape.
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Andre Berto’s trainer Tony Morgan gives his take on whether Devon Alexander or Robert Guerrero are better challenges for Floyd Mayweather (Photo credits: Chris Robinson / HustleBoss.com)
On Tuesday night, perennial pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather set the boxing world on fire when he announced some recent developments pertaining to his May 4th return to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
While WBC interim welterweight titlist Robert Guerrero was looked at as the favorite to land the fight, Mayweather instead suggested that St. Louis’ Devon Alexander may be getting the opportunity.
“The negotiations for my fight are almost done,” Mayweather tweeted. “The front runner is IBF Champion Devon Alexander. It’d be a unification bout at welterweight.”
On Wednesday night, I caught up with trainer Tony Morgan, a man who knows Guerrero very well.
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