Sunday, February 22, 2009
SecondsOut Radio: Miguel Diaz, Joshua Clottey, Jerry Glick on Cotto, Pavlik, and Saturday's Garden Party
On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman reviews the fights held this past Saturday night, February 21, at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.
We spoke with veteran trainer and cutman Miguel Diaz about the fifth-round TKO victory of his fighter, Miguel Cotto, over Michael Jennings, and what that signified for Cotto's career. We spoke with IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey, who would like next to fight a unification match with Cotto, who is now the WBO champion. And we reviewed the main fights on this card with our colleague Jerry Glick of SecondsOut.com, including Kelly Pavlik's TKO win over Marco Antonio Rubio at the end of round nine, the ten-round decision victory by John Duddy over Matt Vanda, the fourth-round TKO victory by Matt Korobov over Cory Jones, and the tenth-round TKO victory by Kina Malpartida over Maureen Shea.
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, Jerry Glick, John Duddy, Joshua Clottey, Kelly Pavlik, Kina Malpartida, Matt Korobov, Matt Vanda, Maureen Shea, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, SecondsOut Radio
Thursday, February 19, 2009
No Holds Barred: The Need for a Warrior Culture
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses a wide variety of topics linked together by emphasizing that the average people (i.e., most of us) need a warrior culture.
In what is to become yet another controversial commentary, discussed are what the U.S. government believes is its greatest threat, why that assessment by the government is actually a threat to (most of) you, why you thus need a warrior culture, and how the combat sports are related to developing that culture. We discuss some battles going on involving the use of the Internet right now, and how some in the combat sports are using the Internet in a positive way, including the North American Fight Association (NAFA) and the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Facebook discussion group.
We also tie in the need to support all the combat sports, and hear comments from Ken Hershman of Showtime and the legendary mixed martial arts fighter Frank Shamrock about boxing and mixed martial arts. And we hear comments from Miguel Cotto and the legendary trainer and cutman Miguel Diaz about Cotto's return to action Feb. 21 in Madison Square Garden against Michael Jennings, his first fight since suffering his first pro loss to the controversial Antonio Margarito in July 2008.
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Labels: Abu Dhabi Combat Club, ADCC, BJJ, boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Dennis Blair, Eddie Goldman, Frank Shamrock, Ken Hershman, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, MMA, NAFA, No Holds Barred, UFC, warrior culture
Monday, April 14, 2008
SecondsOut Radio: Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Enzo Calzaghe, Naazim Richardson, Miguel Diaz on Cotto-Gomez and Margarito-Cintron
On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie
Goldman reviews the fights between Miguel Cotto and Alfonso Gomez, and Antonio Margarito and Kermit Cintron, held Saturday, April 12, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and previews the fight which will take place this coming Saturday, April 19, between light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) retained his WBA welterweight title with a TKO at the end of the fifth round over Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs). Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) captured the IBF welterweight championship from Kermit Cintron (29-2, 27 KOs) with a sixth-round knockout. This was a rematch of their 2005 fight, also won by Margarito with a fifth-round TKO.
After the fights in Atlantic City, we spoke with veteran trainer and cutman Miguel Diaz about these fights and what is next for Cotto and Margarito.
The April 19 fight between light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-4, 32 KOs) and super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) will be held at light heavyweight, the first time in Calzaghe’s 15-year career that he has ventured out of the 168-pound division.
We spoke with both of these champions, Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe, at a recent New York news conference. We also spoke with their trainers, Brother Naazim Richardson for Hopkins, and Enzo Calzaghe for his son Joe, on a media teleconference call.
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Labels: Alfonso Gomez, Antonio Margarito, Bernard Hopkins, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Enzo Calzaghe, Joe Calzaghe, Kermit Cintron, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, Naazim Richardson, SecondsOut Radio
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
NO HOLDS BARRED: YAMMA, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Kermit Cintron, Alfonso Gomez, Bob Arum, Emanuel Steward, Miguel Diaz
On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman previews the big combat sports weekend coming up Atlantic City, New Jersey.
On Friday, April 11, at the Trump Taj Mahal, YAMMA Pit Fighting mixed martial arts makes its much-anticipated debut. There will be two Masters' Superfights and a one-night, eight-man single elimination heavyweight tournament. This card will be shown live on pay-per-view.
The next night, Saturday, April 12, at Boardwalk Hall, a boxing card is headlined by two welterweight title fights. WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) will defend his belt against Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs), and IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) will try to avenge the only defeat of his professional career when he fights Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs). This card will be shown in the U.S. on HBO and in the U.K. on Sky Sports.
At a New York news conference Wednesday afternoon, we spoke with the four main fighters on this card: Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Kermit Cintron, and Alfonso Gomez. We also got comments from promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, Cintron's trainer Emanuel Steward, and Cotto's cornerman and cutman, Miguel Diaz.
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BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
Gladiator Magazine, for in-depth coverage of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, and MMA, as well as lifestyle articles on surfing, cars, movies, and more. Gladiator Magazine is available at any major bookstore and online at BJJMart.com or Jiu Jitsu Pro Gear.
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Labels: Alfonso Gomez, Antonio Margarito, Bob Arum, Bob Meyrowitz, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Emanuel Steward, Kermit Cintron, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, MMA, No Holds Barred, pit fighting, UFC, YAMMA
Monday, November 12, 2007
SecondsOut Radio: Cotto Time
On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman reviews the impressive unanimous decision victory this past Saturday, November 10, by WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) over Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
We spoke after the fight with Miguel Diaz, Cotto's veteran cutman, for a no-holds-barred analysis of his victory. We also have Miguel Cotto's remarks and answers to questions at the postfight news conference.
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Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, Evangelista Cotto, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, SecondsOut Radio, Shane Mosley
