Here are the results from the Final Forum card in Huntington Tuesday night. Derrric Rossy KO 2 William Shahan, Tarvis Simms W 8 Sam Hill, Eddie Irizarry W 6 Vineash Rungea, Chris Algieri W 4 Jason Jordan, Darell Madison W 6 Jermel Barnes, Patrick Majewski TKO 5 Danny Rivera. -- CASSIDY
Former World Champion Winky Wright sustained a left hand injury during sparring and must withdraw from his December 4th bout against Michi Munoz.
"I'm very disappointed about having to pull out of this fight on December 4th, and I'd like to apologize to all my fans, Snoqualmie Casino and VERSUS," said Wright, in a statement released by Golden Boy. "I was feeling real sharp in camp and I was looking forward to a great performance before getting hurt. I promise that I'll be back and better than ever in 2009." -- CASSIDY
Every year at this time, trainer Teddy Atlas hosts the annual Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation on the Thursday before Thanksgiving. Less than 48 hours later, on Saturday morning, he distributes 800 turkeys with all of the trimmings to make Thanksgiving a special day for hundreds of less fortunate families in New York City.
One of the many lives that Teddy has touched was 22-year-old Joe Cali, who was paralyzed from the neck down, but has been inspired by the Atlas foundation. Joe made this statement to Teddy at last year's dinner "I'm going skydiving, you can join me if you are up for it." A year later, they both met the challenge and indeed went skydiving. -- CASSIDY
In this video from the L.A. Times, Manny Pacquiao talks about his Filipino ethnicity.
This week's episode dealt a lot with family. Here's our take:
Best Oscar quote: "Don Nacho Beristain." Love the way that sounds. It's about respect.
Freddie Roach quote: "I don't like Nacho, I think he's an a--hole." Now, that's disrespect.
Angelo Dundee quote: "I think Oscar De La Hoya has all the answers for this guy."
Best supporting cast: We agreed Freddie Roach has his own category. So this week it goes to Amir Kahn, for his sparring with Pac Man, and Buboy Fernandez for his performance on the scale.
Freddie sez: His philosophy on sparring is a throwback to the old Philly gym wars. "I don't hire sparring partners, I hire real fighters. Contenders coming up... Sparring in my gym is not playing."
Walking billboards: "The Ring" magazine, which Oscar owns, has never gotten this much free advertising. Everyone in Oscar's camp is wearing something with "The Ring" logo. Even his son.
Family: The next time you think of a fighter as a ferocious beast, recall the smile on Manny Pacquiao's face when he was sitting on the couch with his pregnant wife listening to his baby's heartbeat. Also, there was an elegance, a quiet sense of self-assurance in the segment that featured Pac Man's parents.
Family, part 2: Reassuring that Oscar and his son sit on the floor and play with the Thomas the Train set, just like me and my son. I guess, the difference is, HBO's cameras aren't in our play room. And, oh yeah, I make slightly less than a kabillion dollars.
Daddy Dearest: We saw it with Roy Jones Jr. and Floyd Mayweather Jr. So, yeah, Oscar has issues with his dad too. Anyone surprised at this point?
Best workout scene: Oscar doing situps while hanging from his ankles.
Pass the Nachos: Kudos to Nacho for telling it like it is after Oscar's sparring. How many guys actually do that?
For a look at all of the Neutral Corner's coverage of the De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight, click here.
For more than 20 photos of Manny Pacquiao training and with Oscar De La Hoya, click here.
-- CASSIDY
It's part of the job to fight tough guys. But for Long Island heavyweight Derric Rossy (19-2, 11 KO), this fight on Nov. 25 is a little different. He's actually fighting a guy -- Bill Shahan -- who used to compete in Tough Man competitions.
Maybe the new trainer was a good fit after all. Working for the first time with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., Ricky Hatton cruised to an 11th-round stoppage of Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas.
Here are some details courtesy of the AP:
Hatton dominated the junior welterweight fight from the second round on Saturday night before Malignaggi's trainer stepped into the ring 28 seconds into the 11th round to spare his fighter any further damage.
Fighting in the same ring where he suffered his only loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr. a year ago, Hatton stunned Malignaggi early and dominated him the rest of the way in a fight that was never really in doubt. In winning easily, he staked his claim once again as the best 140-pounder in the world.
Hatton had won nine out of the previous 10 rounds on all three ringside scorecards when the fight was finally stopped. Though Hatton never managed to put Malignaggi down, he hurt him several times during the fight.
Hatton earned $2.5 million for his night's work, while Malignaggi was paid $1 million, the biggest purse of his career.
-- CASSIDY
Just a week after we lamented the comeback of Evander Holyfield, the AP is reporting that former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe, 41, will fight for the first time in three years on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko-Hasim Rahman IBF title fight. It also cites a German newspaper, 'Bild,' as reporting that Lennox Lewis, 42, will come out of retirement to Vitali Klitschko. -- CASSIDY
The Ring Magazine, "The Bible of Boxing," which is now owned by Oscar De La Hoya, announced that it has launched a re-designed website http://www.thering-online.com and begun a content alliance with Yahoo! Sports. The site features the latest from "The Ring" magazine, as well as more than 75 years of the magazine's archives. Additionally, as part of the alliance, the Yahoo! Sports boxing channel will feature editorial and video content from "The Ring" online.
"I’m thrilled with our new website," said The Ring's editor-in-chief Nigel Collins. "Partnering with Yahoo means that The Ring will now reach a far larger audience than ever before in its 86-year history, and allow us to serve both fans and the boxing industry in an innovative and exciting new manner.”
Just the thought of "The Ring's" archives being made available online is fascinating news.
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Huntington welterweight Chris Algieri used to give karate lessons alongside Amanda Malloy at the U.S. Karate Academy. Even as Algieri migrated to kick-boxing, then boxing, Malloy remained one of his biggest supporters.
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