Boxing News magazine 22.9.2011 Download pdf

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I THINK Floyd Mayweather Jnr looked
terrible on Saturday night. Victor Ortiz is a
really nice guy but he got caught up being
a nice guy. He got emotional. He head
butted Floyd and he had to get on with
the fight but he was apologising. Then Joe
Cortez lost control because he was talking
to somebody else

JAMIE Cox should have been thrown out long before the
three judges made their outrageous decision in his favour.
I thought it was only in Germany and Italy you had to
knock a man out to get a draw, but hometown decisions in
consecutive nights in favour of Cox and Paul McCloskey have
brought the game into disrepute in the UK and Ireland.
Perhaps they weren't the worst decisions of all time but they
were definitely wrong.

Floyd has made no effort to hide the fortune he's
made; quite the opposite in fact. While promoting his
farcical WWE match with The Big Show, Mayweather
counted out Slmillion in cash - in his bedroom - live
on the internet. And in another grotesque display
of wealth, Mayweather famously burned $100 bills
while in an Atlanta nightclub.

CURTIS W00DH0USE returns on
November 26 against Jason Cook in
Rotherham. David Coldwell promotes
a show that also sees Ryan Rhodes
in his first fight since his failed bid at
Saul Alvarez's WBC l i s t title three
months ago.lt is Woodhouse's first
outing since he narrowly lost a split
decision to Frankie Gavin.
"I fractured my elbow in the Gavin
fight so I'm just easing my way back.
I've had two weeks' training so far. If I
come through this next fight I hope to
get a crack at the British title," he said.

MARTIN MURRAY was given the
opportunity of a lifetime this week
as it was confirmed he would fight
Germany's Felix Sturm for the
WBA middleweight title at the SAPArena,
Mannheim on December 2.
"I'm made up," he said. "We've
been after an opportunity like this
for years now. I've known about it
for a few weeks but couldn't release
anything until it was all signed and
confirmed."