» Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley: Pre-fight coverage from NYC featuring the R.A. The Rugged Man (from the infamous R.A. vs Money Mayweather SIRIUS radio interview), Tim Smith (NY Daily News), Mike Woods (ESPN.COM) and Freddie Roach (On Freddie Roach/HBO). [ Recorded February 2012]

» Pre-fight coverage from NYC featuring the R.A. The Rugged Man (from the infamous R.A. vs Money Mayweather SIRIUS radio interview), Tim Smith (NY Daily News), Mike Woods (ESPN.COM) and Freddie Roach (On Freddie Roach/HBO). [ Recorded February 2012]

» Pre-fight coverage from NYC featuring the R.A. The Rugged Man (from the infamous R.A. vs Money Mayweather SIRIUS radio interview), Tim Smith (NY Daily News) and Mike Woods (ESPN.COM). Plus Mayweather vs Pacquiao comments from Freddie Roach (On Freddie Roach/HBO). [Recorded February 2012]

Statement of Barry Hunter
Unfortunately, we are in this process of dealing with these unfounded protests. It would be an understatement to characterize Lamont as being disappointed in the unprofessional manner in which Khan is attempting to discredit his performance in the ring and victory. We were raised to conduct ourselves where Champions display professionalism, both in victory and defeat. Lamont previously tasted defeat and handled it the way it should be handled – - he worked harder on areas that needed improvement to maximize his performance in the ring. Now, he is World Champion.

Khan blames everyone and everything but his performance and lack of ability to make adjustments in the ring for his loss. He claims that the Ring Announcer privately stated he won, then that the referee’s discretionary actions should be overruled, then a mystery man in a black hat with no association to the Peterson Camp somehow affected the outcome of the bout, and also that the judges did not score the Bout correctly. Each claim is boldly false, but because Golden Boy and Khan have the financial resources to file protests and lawyers to create questionable accusations we are forced to address these issues. We will not let these foul tactics take away from Lamont’s hard work, dedication and monumental victory. Furthermore, since Khan continues to focus on a man at ringside I want to be very clear– Mustafa Ameen is in no way, nor has he ever been affiliated or associated with anyone within Team Peterson. That includes myself, Lamont and Anthony Peterson.

If the media reports are true, the WBA President personally believes there should be a direct rematch of the fight. This was oddly stated before an official review had taken place, as well as an official response or decision from the WBA review committee had been presented regarding the various protests and our formal submission. That makes me wonder what procedures were actually followed before the WBA President made these public statements? The Rules should be followed by everyone.

Khan complains that the referee’s decisions should be overturned even though he continued to push Lamont throughout the fight. We believe the knockdown against Lamont was questionable but the rules give the referee that discretion on that call and we respect it.

When Zab Judah filed protests for Khan’s repeated low blows in their July 2011 bout Golden Boy and Khan argued that a referee’s decisions should be honored. Now, Golden Boy and Khan are flip flopping on the referee’s decision when it’s not favorable towards them not the actions of a true champion.

Immediately following our bout Golden Boy and Khan requested a meeting among us with the sanctioning organizations and the Boxing Commission. When we left the meeting Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins and I agreed with the commission that the scorecards were correct and Lamont won the fight. Real Champions don’t continue to come up with various excuses and false accusations in hopes that something will stick to cover up for a loss.

The bottom line is that after we decided not to accept Golden Boy’s offer for a rematch only days after the fight and said that Lamont wanted to enjoy the Holidays with his family and have time to make the best decision for his career and the future of his family; they started filing protest letters and trying to spin the media as some form of retaliation. If the media reports are true, then the actions of a few will put every close decision in boxing in jeopardy of being overturned. We will not let that happen. We will continue to fight for what is just and proper.

Barry Hunter
January 11, 2012

Exclusive: Post-fight coverage of Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson from Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC (December 10, 2011) featuring Kieran Mulvaney (ESPN).

Exclusive: Training Day with Lamont Peterson. Amir Khan vs Lamont Peterson. WHO YOU LIKE in December 10 match-up between Lamont Peterson vs Amir Khan. Recorded Saturday, October 22 (Washington, DC.)

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If Not Pacquiao, Who’s Next For Mayweather? Sergio Would Be Fun; Bet On Khan » Who should Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight next? Easy: Manny Pacquiao, naturally. Outside of the fighting congressman from Sarangani, what opponent could Floyd find to make an equally big, or even bigger, statement? Why, Sergio Martinez, of course… Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com

The Boricua Comeback? » 2011 hasn’t been a great year for Puerto Rican boxing. • While faded boricua figurehead, Miguel Cotto, stopped Ricardo Mayorga in March, not even the fiercest of Cotto loyalists would argue that it was anything other than a trophy win from a critically weathered fighter… Paul Magno, theboxingtribune.com

Reigning And Defending: Bernard Hopkins » Could it be six years ago already? Six years since Bernard Hopkins turned in what many saw as half a performance against Jermain Taylor in their first bout to lose to the young Arkansan upstart and end his reign as the longest defending middleweight champion in the history of the sport?… Jeff Pryor, www.queensberry-rules.com

Froch To Ward: Cut No Excuse, I’m Always Injured » Carl Froch has told Andre Ward not to use his cut eye as an excuse if he suffers defeat in the Super Six final, which has been rescheduled for December 17… Source: www.espn.co.uk

Sergio Martinez: Will The Real Middleweight Champion Let Down? » Coming into this weekend’s lineal middleweight title fight between Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, 47-2-2 (26) KOs and “Darren “Dazzling” Barker, 23-0 (14), the question is not whether the champ with no belt will win, but how hard will he make it on himself? Barker is another in a string of unknown-to-US-fight-fans Euros that HBO has decided to use as an opponent in lieu of perhaps a Midwestern easy out… Gabriel Montoya, www.doghouseboxing.com

Photos by: Ward © Fight Camp 360/Showtime; Martinez/Barker © PA Photos; Hopkins © Howard Schatz

WHO YOU LIKE?™ Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito II. » Pre-fight coverage from Times Square, NYC featuring the Bob Arum (Top Rank), Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment) and Pablo ‘Esco’ Santiago (Pound 4 Pound DVD). Plus comments on the Mayweather vs Ortiz outcome. [ Recorded September 21, 2011]

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