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Golden Boy & Erislandy Lara Pushing for Immediate Paul Williams Rematch

Posted: July 11, 2011 in Fight News
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Erislandy Lara and promoter Golden Boy are seeking an immediate rematch to avenge his highly controversial first loss to Paul Williams last Saturday (July 9) in Atlantic City.

After a competitive first half, Lara dominated the second portion of the fight and was viewed the overwhelming winner by HBO announcers, fans in attendance and gathered media. The three judges (Al Bennett, Hilton Whitaker III, Donald Givens), all of whom had no previous experience with major championship fights, awarded Williams a dubious decision via scores of 114-114, 115-114 and 116-114. The verdict was met with resounding boos from those in attendance.

“It was a good fight, but I don’t know what the judges saw,” said Lara.  “I definitely want the rematch with Williams.”

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer cited his fighter’s dominance in the area of “clean, effective punching,” the lead criteria judges are supposed to utilize when scoring rounds.

“When you see a young undefeated star convincingly win almost every round against one of the best fighters in the world and then have the judges take the fight away from him, it’s very disturbing, not only as his promoter, but also as a boxing fan,” Schaefer explained.  “The CompuBox statistics alone indicate who the winner of this fight was…Lara landed 42% of his total punches to Williams 19%.  Further indication come when examining the power punch statistics as landed Lara landed half of his power shots to almost one of every five that Williams landed.”

Following the verdict, Paul Williams and his promoter Dan Goossen attempted to justify the decision on the account of Williams being the fighter coming forward and applying pressure. Schaefer advised that while a rematch is Lara’s main focus, they are ready to explore other top fights in the junior middleweight division should Williams reject a return bout.

“We hope that Williams and his promoter Dan Goossen will give Lara a much-deserved rematch to settle the controversy that has erupted since Saturday night’s decision,” said Schaefer. “If Williams chooses not to fight Lara again, Erislandy is ready to fight anyone, anywhere and at any time and we will make sure they he gets the opportunities he deserves in the wake of his spectacular performance in Atlantic City.”

Lara will be out of training 6-8 weeks to recover from a facial fracture suffered last Saturday. The injury was the result of an accidental clash of heads.

At press time, Paul Williams nor Dan Goossen could be reached for comment on a Lara rematch.

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Snoop Dogg Says Pacquiao Scared, Paul Williams Willing to Replace Mayweather

Posted: July 16, 2010 in Fight News, Music News
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While Top Rank is using a “Money Time Countdown” to promote their July 16 deadline for the Mayweather-Pacquiao signing, West Coast veteran emcee Snoop Dogg has also gone viral with a clip placing blame on Pacquiao for the fight not happening.

The roughly 45 second clip begins with Floyd Mayweather’s Twitter account flashing and Snoop sending him a shootout. Next, Snoop demands that Pacquiao adhere to the Olympic style drug testing to show he’s clean and not afraid to make the fight. Snoop references UFC’s popularity as a reason this fight must be made, and states the MMA organization doesn’t have this type of bickering when it comes to big fights.

“Pacquiao, take the blood test. Quit being scared and get in the motherfucking ring,” Snoop demanded. “If you really a boxer show that you ain’t dirty and that you ain’t taking no drugs. Let’s get in the ring and give the people what they want. You and Floyd need to scrap one on one, what we waiting on? UFC ain’t bullshittin’. “

You can feel Floyd’s hands all over this promotional stunt. We’ll see what Top Rank announces later tonight on their site once the “deadline” passes.

While this fight remains in limbo, Paul “The Punisher” Williams’ promoter Dan Goossen is trying to get Pacquiao to consider his fighter as a potential opponent.

Goossen knows the thought of Pacquiao-Williams is very unlikely. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has already stated that without a Mayweather fight they would keep Pacquiao’s services in-house against either Miguel Cotto in a rematch, or Antonio Margarito. Even with one being a rematch to a lopsided beating, and the other involving a disgraced former champion unlicensed in U.S., both matchups have more marquee value that Williams. The Punisher left the welterweight division several years ago after failing to secure a high-profile bout, and has struggled even at higher weights to secure big-name fights.

“It’d be a travesty to have Manny Pacquiao fight a guy whose license has been taken away,” Goossen explained. “That would be hurtful to Manny’s reputation. Manny’s a great man, but there’s a lot of negative sentiment about Margarito and what he did. These are the things that are not good for our sport. And Cotto is one fight removed from having the tar knocked out of him by Manny. Who wants to see that again?”

While Goossen admits Paul Williams isn’t the most attractive matchup financially for Pacquiao, the veteran promoter believes his client offers something no other fighter outside of Mayweather can give Manny, and that’s an enhanced legacy.

“How can he take this fight against Margarito out of the country, like thieves in the night?” he questioned. “Our sport needs to make the biggest and best fights possible, and without Mayweather, Paul Williams is the richest fight for Pacquiao that’s out there.”

Outside of Pacquiao Paul Williams wa attempting to secure a fight with Shane Mosley, who’s opted to face Sergio Mora instead this September on an independent Golden Boy PPV.

Goossen has verified he will look to renew talks with newly crowned middleweight champion Sergio Martinez for a rematch if the Pacquiao fight is passed on.