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• It was great to see bantamweight champ Nonito Donaire and Top Rank iron out their differences and make plans to get him back in the ring in October. After his tremendous one-punch knockout of Fernando Montiel to win a pair of belts in February, Donaire had all the momentum in the world. He scored a KO of the year candidate in his first HBO appearance, moved all the way to No. 3 on the pound-for-pound list and had HBO planning an immediate return in May.
But it got ugly when Donaire dumped Top Rank and signed with Golden Boy, only to essentially be forced to honor his contract with Top Rank. But all's well that ends well, as Donaire and Top Rank president Todd duBoef -- with a big assist from Rachel Donaire , the champ's wife -- worked things out. Donaire is now supposed to return in October, and he has so many possibilities for fan-friendly fights.
Obviously, it would be terrific if he could face the winner of the Aug. 13 Showtime bantamweight tournament final between titlist Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares . The winner of Agbeko-Mares against Donaire would be an action fight and crown the clear No. 1 118-pounder in the world. But I'm not sure if the timing will work for that or if there will be network issues, because HBO has an option on Donaire's next fight and Showtime has one on the tournament winner.
Regardless of whom Donaire fights in October, Donaire is headed for junior featherweight within the next couple of fights. There are several attractive matches for him in Top Rank's stable alone, including titlist Jorge Arce , former titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. , interim titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux and former belt holder Steve Molitor . Top Rank is also involved in the Oct. 1 fight between titlist Toshiaki Nishioka and former champ Rafael Marquez . The winner would also fit into the Donaire sweepstakes. And if "The Filipino Flash" can survive those kinds of matches at 122 pounds, Top Rank has even more to offer when he eventually moves to featherweight.
• I watched HBO's Floyd Mayweather - Victor Ortiz "Face Off with Max Kellerman " the other night. Although it didn't have the fireworks of some of the recent editions, such as the one that aired before Wladimir Klitschko routed David "The Flopper" Haye , I thought the quiet intensity of Mayweather and Ortiz made it must-see TV. After some obligatory back-and-forth, Mayweather ended with this remark, which he said to Kellerman while smiling and almost snickering, as though Ortiz wasn't even remotely in his league: "I'm gonna get in there and destroy this kid." Mayweather has smack-talked many of his opponents, but this didn't come off as trash talk. There was just something in the way Mayweather said it that sounded utterly real.
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The fight was televised by ABC's "Wide World of Sports" (remember the good old days?), but I was more excited to be ringside. Johnson was the ultimate boxer who could make opponents look foolish with his slick moves and fast punches. Rolon?
We (the five judges) are at ringside looking at the force of the punch, whether it is in the scoring area and whether it is legal. "This was a very, very close fight. In any close fight, both boxers feel they should have won." Had he won Monday,
“As soon as I heard on Ringside that Johnny was putting on the event I knew that I wanted to get involved and help raise some money for the Indee Rose Trust. I'm just an average guy, besides boxing I enjoy playing football, so it really appealed to me.
The boxing community has been very supportive.“ Before, during and after many of his matches, Thompson can be found ringside, selling his T-shirts. He also attends mixed martial arts fights across the country to sell the shirts.
The Super 6 final will crown an undisputed champion at the weight. For all the drop-outs and roadblocks, in the end the tournament is delivering on its' most fulfilling possibility of all, one of the rarest words in boxing these days: clarity.
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