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WWBPL Correspondent Beverly Cooper interviews legendary match maker Ron Katz

Friday May 6 – I spoke to this Smooth Cat Daddy by the name of Ron Katz, legendary matchmaker for Star Boxing. He schooled this girlie on boxing in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. where it once was on the map in the purest form of entertainment value.

Ron spoke from his heart of passionate memories,

“Gyms were bustling worldwide then, full of young hopefuls wanting to be taught!

People like Teddy Brenner, Bob Arum, Johnny Bos – who broke me in when I started – Real Fight People !
We have lost a great amount of teachers ! The Strongest is Freddie Roach ! Real Fight People ! We had a Strong Heavyweight division then – and people who never really followed boxing would watch, the ‘ cross-over ‘ fans.
Mike Tyson fights, I was involved in 20 of those fights, everyone wanted to watch. Merqui Sosa vs. “Prince” Charles Williams now that was a fight.. each time they fought ! some of my proudest moments. They were brutal, well planned fights. Nothing like a great prize fight ! We are currently lacking in great American Heavyweights. We might have some strong possibilities with Joe Hanks and Seth Mitchell.”

I read a quote that Ron made in Thomas Hauser’s book, Muhammad Ali & Company, ‘As a Matchmaker you have to have the best interests of the public at heart. Let someone else look out for the managers, the promoters, even the fighters. My job is to lookout for the fans, so I try to make fights that I want to watch myself.’ I asked Ron if he still feels this way and what fight does he and the fans want to see now ? Ron in his gruff voice said, “of course the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr. fight ! There is no good reason for this fight not to happen. There is nothing left but for Floyd Mayweather Jr.to agree. And no one knows but Floyd why he hasn’t agreed. If this was boxing of the 70’s, 80’s or 90’s these two would have fought 4 times already ! that’s how boxing was.

A Great Fighter in my opinion has to have 1) ability to build on.. towards development making of a star. 2) Charisma – Showmanship qualities to increase their visibility. Without these qualities they are just another fighter.”

I asked Ron how he has remained after all these years, a Real Fight Person – Still going strong and have the love for what he does ? With much conviction Ron stated, once its in your blood, its in your blood forever !

Finally I wanted to know from Ron how he won Week Six of the Worldwide Weekly Boxing Predictions League run by Andrew Millwall ? Ron broke out in a loud laugh and said, “ this isn’t the first time I have won ! Andrew cheats me out of points.. it’s a conspiracy ! ”

My shout out to Ron… Thank you for taking your time out to talk with me ! I enjoyed our conversation immensely !

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Judge Orders Golden Boy To Stop Promoting Nonito Donaire “The Filipino Flash”, Arum Wins Suit

The mediator and arbitrator in the legal clash between Bob Arum (Top Rank) and Golden Boy Promotions (Richard Schaeffer), the Honorable Daniel Weinstein – on the matter of boxer Nonito Donaire, has ruled that there is an enforceable contract in existence between Donaire and Top Rank.

In the belief that he was a free agent it is reported that Nonito accepted the offer made by Golden Boy Promotions of an undisclosed signing-on fee plus a guarantee of earnings of at least one million dollars in the next year.

Donaire apparently hired the legal services of Las Vegas, attorney John Bailey and sent a letter to Top Rank, informing them of his decision to accept the Golden Boy offer. Top rank apparently sent out their own legal letter before the contract expired, exercising their right of an option for a one year extension written in the contract.

Bob Arum acting on behalf of Top Rank decided to challenge this and said, “We have a valid, enforceable contract and we’ll pursue our legal rights against Donaire, Golden Boy and anyone else who is involved. We are absolutely confident we will prevail.”

After studying the agreements in existence Judge Weinstein decided in favour of Top Rank and gave his judgment accordingly.

It seems that the contract between Nonito and Top Rank was for a period of three years but on the expiry of this term there was an option of a one year extension to the contract and that Top Rank wished to take advantage of this extension.

Commenting on this legal decision Bob Arum said, “Adding in the time we lost, it pushes the contract to 2013. So what this kid has to do now is to live up to the contract”.

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MANCHESTER,  (January 17, 2011) – Undefeated, 24-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), arguably America’s leading featherweight, has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Top Rank. “Matt is a tremendous, exciting fighter, “Hall of Fame promoter and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said. “We are very pleased he has joined our organization. Matt will get a lot of national exposure while fighting for Top Rank.

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“I would like to congratulate Manny Pacquiao for his win on Saturday Night. It was a tough and difficult fight for me and I hope the fans enjoy our battle at Cowboys Stadium.

“I also want to thank Bob Arum for always believing in me and for giving me the opportunity to fight Manny Pacquiao. I also want to thank all the fans who came to see me and who watched the fight on TV and continue to support me.

“I gave it all I had, but unfortunately I was not able to get the victory over the best fighter in the world today. As I said before the fight I was never going to quit and tried to win this fight to the very last minute.

“We had a great training camp and I want to thank Robert Garcia for a great job and everyone in Oxnard for their great hospitality. I am also very grateful with my wife Michelle,  Sergio Diaz and Francisco Espinoza for all their support.”

Antonio Margarito is schedule to have surgery on Tuesday in Dallas, and hopes to return home on Wednesday.

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“Quiero felicitar a Manny Pacquio por su victoria del pasado sábado. Fue una pelea fuerte y difícil para mi y espero que los aficionados hallan disfrutado nuestra batalla en el Cowboys Stadium”

“Quiere darle las gracias a Bob Arum por nunca dejar de creer en mi y por haber me dado esta oportunidad de enfrentar a Manny Pacquiao. Tambien le quiero dar las gracias a todos los aficionados que vieron la pelea en vivo y por televisión y que me siguen apoyando”

“Hice todo lo que pude ganar, pero desgraciadamente no se pudo lograr la victoria sobre el mejor boxeador del mundo. Como dije antes de la pelea nunca pensé en rendirme y trate de ganar la pelea hasta el ultimo segundo del combate”

“Muchas gracias a Robert García por su ayuda y a todo la gente Oxnard por su gran hospitalidad. También estoy muy agradecdo del apoyo incondicional de mi esposa Michelle, Sergio Díaz y Francisco Espinosa”

Antonio Margarito, esta programado para ser operado este martes por la tarde y espera poder viajar a Los Angeles el miércoles, para luego viajar a su casa en Tijuana, Baja California.

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Latest Boxing News – Tue 9^th Nov, for: David Haye, Mike Tyson, Alan Green, Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley, Sebastian Zbik, Rico Ramos, Steve Maxwell, Antonio Margarito, Freddie Roach, Mayweather, Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao, Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora

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• Devon Alexander  Vs Timothy Bradley  update — Originally the fight was planned as a junior welterweight unification bout with three major titles involved. Now, only the WBO title will be at stake when Timothy Bradley faces Devon Alexander in the main event of an HBO-televised card on January 29. Alexander was recently stripped of the IBF title for refusing to go forward with a mandatory defense against South African boxer Kaizer Mabuza, by December 28, which was impossible since the Bradley fight was already scheduled 31-days from the deadline. – On the other hand Bradley has refused to pay the WBC sanctioning fee, according to Bradley’s promoter Gary Shaw. Thus if Bradley wins, he will not gain Alexander’s WBC belt. However, Alexander stands to gain Bradley’s WBO title. (if Bradley wins on the 29^th Jan 2011 the WBC title becomes vacant).

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• Alan Green  to appeal - Alan Green has decided to appeal the loss of his fight with Glen Johnson, to the Nevada State Athletic Commission due the fact that Green was hit with what appeared to be a rabbit shot and instead of referee Robert Byrd penalizing Johnson for the rabbit shot, he counted it as a legit knockdown. And then to make matters worse, Byrd stopped the fight while Green was trying to complain about the punch. Even after Green got to his feet at the count of eight, Byrd still stopped the fight. However the chances of Green overturning the decision are slim to none, basically it was Green who bent down and exposed the back of his head to Johnson.

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• Mike Tyson  about David Haye — Speaking to Sky Sports News, Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson said that World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) isn’t ready to take on either of the Klitschko brothers at this time — Tyson says “He’s [Haye] not ready right this second. You have to analyze your situation and say ‘right, I’m not ready for them now’ – but that’s not to say you won’t be ready for them at some time down the road.” said Tyson.

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• Sebastian Zbik, mandatory challenger — Unbeaten WBC interim world champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KOs) will soon have the opportunity to remove the word “interim” from his title. The Universum fighter was made the official mandatory challenger for the winner of the November 20 clash between champion Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams in Atlantic City. This was confirmed by WBC general secretary Mauricio Sulaiman at the WBC Convention in Cancun, where Zbik and Universum co-promoter Dietmar Poszwa were both present.

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• Result, Ramos destroys Ruiz — Undefeated junior featherweight prospect Rico Ramos (18-0, 10 KOs) scored an impressive second round KO over Heriberto Ruiz (44-10-2, 26 KOs) on Monday night at the USMC Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina. A right hand to the jaw decked Ruiz to end it. Time was 1:03.

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• Australian Boxing, Steve Maxwell -- Hard punching welterweight champion Steve Maxwell (8-4, 6 KOs) will return to ring action on Friday when he will clash with Alex Ahtong (4-8-2, 3 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Tattersalls Function Center in Glenorchy, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. - In 2009 Maxwell stopped former Australian champion Mathew Paulley in two rounds and in 2010 he scored impressive fourth round knockout over Heath Ellis.

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• Spadafora opponent named — Unbeaten former IBF lightweight champion Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora (44-0-1, 18 KOs), now campaigning as a junior welterweight and fighting in New England for the first time, will face Argentina-invader Diego Jesus “El Camicero” Ponce (19-5-3, 3 KOs) in the 10-round main event on November 20 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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• Freddie Roach: in an exclusive interview on the 99th edition of – On the Ropes Boxing Radio – said “If Mayweather doesn’t want to fight, if keeping that zero on his record is more important than making $60 million, then that’s his choice and we can live with that.”

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• Arum says he needs 700,000 PPV buys for Pacquiao-Margarito bout — For Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito and company to do well in their mega fight this Saturday night, promoter Arum says the fight has to to at least 700,000 pay per view buys, according to the LA Times. This is the number that Pacquiao’s last fight against Joshua Clottey did in March, which was a big step down from the 1 million plus that Pacquiao’s fight with Miguel Cotto did last year.

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