Daily Media Weigh-in
Marquez In Vegas Or Mosley At Staples? Tough Call For Boxing Fans On Sept. 18 » Shane Mosley’s return from his Floyd Mayweather Jr. loss — in which he’ll square off against fellow Southern Californian Sergio Mora on Sept. 18 at Staples Center — would be a natural stop for L.A. boxing fans. • But there’s likely a better fight across the Mojave Desert in Las Vegas that same night: the world featherweight title bout airing on Showtime pitting unbeaten champion Juan Manuel Lopez against Rafael Marquez at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair appeared in L.A. Tuesday at the downtown Biltmore hotel… Lance Pugmire, latimesblogs.latimes.com
Mayweather Ensures Pacquiao Negotiations Descend Into Farce » Floyd Mayweather is a bully, one neatly wrapped in a cut 5-foot-8, 147-pound package. Like most bullies, Mayweather is intimidating. He sends promoters, managers and networks cowering in the corner with the mere threat of withholding his services. He holds the boxing world hostage by saying he will take his gloves and go home unless the fight isn’t when he wants, where he wants and at what weight he wants. He perpetuates a lie — like the one about his advisor, Al Haymon, not being involved in negotiations with Manny Pacquiao — because he is confident in the fact that no one in the industry will stand up to him… Chris Mannix, sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Juan Manuel Marquez: Mayweather Better Than Pacquiao » Manny Pacquiao is good. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is better… Brett Okamoto, www.lasvegassun.com
Daily Media Weigh-in
Featherweight Lopez A Budding Star » If he were American, and about 30 pounds heavier, he’d be a superstar. • But as it stands, Puerto Rican southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez is already a pretty big deal… Lyle Fitzsimmons, www.sportsnetwork.com
Bradley Gets Taste Of Hollywood » HOLLYWOOD — For one day at least, the mild-mannered Timothy Bradley went Hollywood, holding an open media training session at the Fortune Gym off of Sunset. • Now ranked among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Bradley’s camp wanted to hold a media session in Los Angeles to maximize his exposure for the July 17 fight against Carlos Abregu at The Show inside the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. The fight will be televised on HBO… LEIGHTON GINN, www.mydesert.com
Inside Boxing: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Making A Name For Himself » He has one of the great names in boxing history, but it had been more of a hindrence than a help. Comparisons with his dad were inevitable and always unfair. • He will never emerge completely from his father’s shadow, but two weeks ago (a week after Father’s Day), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. created his own shadow in the Alamodome in San Antonio, where his father fought a draw with Pernell Whitaker 17 years ago… BOB HANNA, www.southcoasttoday.com
Juan Manuel Lopez photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank







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