Recent Results. Tony Weeks, and opinions galore

To begin this epsiode, we look at the recent results from Las Vegas, and a decent controversy involving – once again – ref Tony Weeks, before moving along to roll through the clogged 140 pound division, a story which includes a variety of names such as Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero, Ismael Barroso, Ohara Davies, Jose Ramirez, Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall, and pondering whether fans might see a unification bout in 2024, before concluding with boxing news from AJ, and from Quebec, Canada.

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Hello there boxing fans around the world thanks you for joining me once again here on talk and fight the mecca of boxing for the next episode of boxing news.

Today, I’ve got lined up for you a bit of boxing with a bit of controversy coming out of the recent results.

This past weekend, where undefeated knockout ARS Virgil, Ortiz, Jr, 20 and0 20 Knockouts scored a first round technical knockout over Fredick General auna Lawson, now 30 and4 22 knockouts.

That was over at the Virgin hotels in Las Vegas and uh competing at the super welterweight.

Following 17 months out of the ring, Ortiz looked to let out some ring rust connected early in the First with a short left at stard Loston.

Continuing to attack or’s, followed up with a series of unanswered punches, as Lawson shelled up referee Tony Weeks stepped in too early according to everybody H prematurely, stopping the fight at 2 minutes 43 seconds of the first uh round, drawing a reaction of Bo Bo from the Crowd, in fact, following the fight Ortiz, went on to call out WBO super WWE, champ Tim tou uh.

What will make this interesting and a point of discussion among boxing fans? Is that apparently referee Tony Weeks, uh the main character in this particular fight uh.

Thanks to his horrific early stoppage, quite frankly of that, uh fight in the first round had claimed on Facebook after the fight that two of Lawson’s pre-fight brain scans revealed an aneurism before a different doctor.

Did the same scan found nothing and cleared him to fight.

So this has created uh.

Quite a controversy Golden Boy, as you know, has quickly pointed out that Frederick Lawson was cleared by a Nevada State.

Athletic commission sanction doctor to fight uh and other questions should be referred to to the nsac.

So now, let’s pretend for a brief moment that week somehow got his hands on Lawson’s medical info for it to have had an impact on his referee.

He had to have seen it before the fight.

That means that in week’s ideal scenario, the one in which he heroically saved a compromised fighter after every official failed him uh, he knowingly allowed a man to potentially with a potentially lethal brain injury to take punches from Virgil Ortiz it’s according to badlefthook.

com, by the way Um like what was his plan if Ortiz just obliterated him with one shot and never gave weeks an excuse to step in early if weeks is telling the truth, he failed as a human being by letting Lawson enter the ring at all.

So, let’s stay tuned to that particular scenario in the uh co-feature about of the evening by the way Venezuela’s Ismail baraso, 254 and2 23 Knockouts scored a first round knockout over Ohara two tanks, Davies uh greatly upsetting the British, I’m sure a counter left drop Davies early On he got up and baroso sent him to the canvas a second time he got up once again, but was on responsive, forcing the referee to stop the fight of 1 minute 53 seconds of the first round.

The 40-Year-Old baraso wins the WBA interim super lightweight title in the process.

So, let’s move along to see where that all leaves everybody after that quick night of work, uh with baraso displaying his power punch, uh and showed why he’s a legitimate threat in the 140 pound division uh after O’Hare himself, um made a crucial Tactical that prevented him From becoming competitive, quite frankly, it’s interesting to know that 10 months ago, baraso was robbed of his opportunity to become a super lightweight World Champ.

When referee wait for it Tony Weeks, gifted the WBA title to Ry Romero by prematurely stopping the fight baraso was awarded the opportunity to earn a rematch by way of an interim title bout and prior to Saturday night.

By the way, O’Hara Davies only had two career losses.

He suffered his first loss to Josh Taylor back in 2017 and a second career loss to Jack Catal a year later and since the Catal fight dav’s managed to stay undefeated for the next five years.

So why we go to this 140 pound division, because let’s talk a little bit about Devin Haney promoter, Oscar De La Hoya surprisingly says he hasn’t spoken to Ryan Garcia, about switching him from wanting to fight Devin Haney for WBC light, welterweight F title facing WBA champ Rolando Roy Romero, instead, what’s clear, is Oscar, is totally fixated on Haney, be ry’s next opponent, making some fans believe he wants to see.

Kingray get beat to knock him off his high horse and devalue his worth before.

He leaves Golden Boy without naming names, D, Hoya, says: Ryan.

Has people whispering in his ear on why the change from Haney 31-0 uh 50 Knockouts to roley? So, as you all know, by now last week, i’ mentioned that Garcia was going to get into the ring with Devon Haney, but that is now changed, uh with Garcia’s opponent being Roy Romero.

So it’s unclear why De La Hoya can’t see the big picture and why? It’S a better deal for Ryan to take on Roy rather than the Shakur esque non- pay-per-view selling Haney.

Why does he de not get it? It’S logical choice for Ryan to face the easier Target roelly to capture a world title and then turn in Haney’s direction for unification fight.

So that would be an interesting scenario for this upcoming year.

Without a doubt, tiimo Lopez weighs in on this as well.

He favors uh Ryan Garcia’s, sudden switch, giving up on a fight against Devon Haney in favor of phasing ring ROM Romero.

Next, referring to it as the Mayweather effect, tiimo doesn’t see it as a bad idea on popular superstar, Ryan’s part to Target a world title shot against WBA light welterweight jamp roelly 15-, one by the way in his next fight.

It’S a business move for the 25-year-old Ryan to make a lot of money facing relly who argu you believe, possesses the best promotional skills in the 140b division.

With his personality and his fan-friendly fighting style quote: that’s the Mayweather effect.

It’S a smart move, says Lopez.

He needs to carry a belt because belts do matter in terms of percentage of what we get so the positives for Ryan fighting, roelly Romero, more money, greater publicity, winning a belt and becoming a bigger name.

Moreover, Haney is a true Junior, middleweight, 154 pound or not 140 pounder, and that would be a nightmare for Ryan to face a guy who’s, going to have a massive weight advantage over him on that night.

What the film didn’t say is that if Mayweather were to fight an opponent that outweigh him by 15 to 20 pounds as Haney would against Ryan, he would likely make sure there would be a rehydration clause and or catchweight to make it an even playing field.

Unfortunately, Haney would never agree to wait stipulations for a fight with Ryan, so there’s no possibility of it being contest between two equally sized Fighters.

So, let’s fast forward here, you know Haney’s, obviously having difficulty coming to terms with Ryan canceling his plans to fight him next.

After learning of his low pay-per-view totals for his fight with the re’s progress back on December 9th on the Zone, the 50,000 numbers were leaked which had a poisonous effect as it steered Ryan away.

Treating Haney like he had the plague according to boxingnews24.

com.

It would be more effective on Haney’s part if we were to have theone release the pay-per-view numbers for his fight with progress so that he could prove to Ryan Garcia fans media that he can draw.

Then there’d be reasons that social media Superstar King ready to face him.

If Ryan is such a big draw, why has he only fought on pay-per-view once never before? Never after? Why couldn’t he sell the last Arena? That’ be the Toyota Center.

He fought in said Devon.

Haney on Twitter, AKA, X, Haney’s, post appar appears to be retaliatory gesture.

In response to Ryan’s comment to Insider fighting, which was Devon, lost his shot.

He thought it was Haney versus Garcia.

He should have known it was Garcia versus Haney.

He did 35,000 pay-per-view buys Visa via uh reg’s progress.

Haney can’t refute the huge pay-per-view success of Ryan’s fight with dvon Davis last April, which brought in the highest totals for the year.

The event brought in over a million pay-per-view buys on Showtime and many believe that Ryan generated most of the money due to his 11 million Instagram followers.

When you compare this number to the 50,000 pay-per-view buys for Haney progress, It’s understandable! Why Ryan wants nothing to do with him? Well, there you go fight fans now, speaking of 140 Pounders, how long have rival 140 Pounders Josh tale and Jack catell after mentioned being going back and forth ever since the night of February 26.

2022.

That’S nearly two years ago: that’s how how long! In truth, these two southpaws should have fought a rematch long before now, with quite definite amount of controversy.

Suround that split decision daylor was awarded with uh with cause uh.

Almost everyone felt on the night, however, and feels now that the big Underdog Catal should have had his name.

His his hand raised that night in Glasgow.

So now, almost two years later, Catal is still waiting for the rematch.

Once again, Taylor 19-1 uh has vowed to give it Catal, perhaps in either March or April, Taylor, who lost his next fight, an unbeaten record when the judges couldn’t help him in his fight with tiil Lopez, spoke with the Daily Mail and said the former unified champ At 140 said he can’t wait to fight Catal a second time and shut him up cell doesn’t make me who I am.

He said, I’m a bad.

I had a bad performance and I’m waiting and wanting to rectify the bad performance and all the criticism.

I’Ve had 3 J Taylor said that, so what what I want to do, 100 % is give me the backup, the backside I need, and yes, it’s going to help me to get the middle finger to a lot of people.

When I give him a good Beatdown.

The next time, so I can’t wait – hopefully we get it done for March April, so I can get in a couple of fights into maybe three fights.

I’Ve had three fights in three years, which is not so great um.

Could it be that the rematch with Catal? Finally happens this year, catell 30 years old and currently 28 won, has said he will not wait around forever with him having the only big fight options open to him uh, but fans need to see this rematch and both Fighters need it as well.

Did Taylor really just have a bad night two years ago or his Catal fighter? Who has his number we’ve been asking this question almost 23 months now and we want we need an answer and so do the two fighters.

Again, that’s cursy of our friends over at boxing 247.

com all righty.

Let’S have a quick look here and see what’s happening.

Oh hosing, Ramirez.

Yes, speaking of 140 uh, Jose Ramirez has made the big jump from Top Rank to Golden Boy.

In a big announcement made by H, our friend Oscar de la Hoy, former 140 pound title holder, Jose Ramirez, has signed with Golden Boy and Uka D, Hoya announced officially on that dis own broadcast.

Previously Ramirez 31 fought just once in both 2022 and 2023, but in still what he should be his prime years and still contender in division.

That Golden Boy clearly wants to build up in housee, formerly promoted.

As I said, by top rank, Ramirez is 28-1 18 Knockouts beat Amir Imran sorry Imam for the vacant, WBC Title in early 2018 and added the WBO belt, with a win over Maurice hooker in mid 2019 on what was a Golden Boy show? He lost both belts in an Undisputed title, Clash against Josh Taylor in May of 2021.

Since then, he’s beaten, Jose Pedraza in 2022 and Richard Ki in 2023, so that 140b division is quite interesting and seemingly quite clogged.

Speaking of clogged, we’ve often talked about it.

The heavyweight division now it seems that Anthony Joshua could be ordered to face Martin boli to earn a shot at the WBA world heavyweight title uh they’re, both contenders in the WBA rankings and the governing body will decide whether the pair will meet in a final Eliminator Bout uh with the winner being mandatory Challenger for the WBA title, which is currently held by Alexander sick now.

The interesting Factor here is on anti josua, as you know, is set to fight against Francis Nagano, the former UFC champ, the fellow who slightly lost to Tyson Fury and that fight against AJ set for Riad Saudi Arabia.

Uh.

As of Friday March, 8th seemingly confirmed we’ll wait and see, but in my humble opinion, Nagano is gon na Crush AJ, quite frankly, um yep, so boli versus Joshua.

Let’S see if that will happen, uh one last story for you out of uh Quebec.

It seems that uh, quite a lot, is going on in Quebec.

These days, I’ve I’ve mentioned quite a few fights uh that have happened in Montreal and Quebec City and outside of Montreal.

It’S interesting to note, according to boxing scene.

com, that during the 2000s in particular, the province of Quebec in Canada, has produced some of the most elect atmospheres on the global boxing scene.

The province has been fight crazed since the 1900 since the 1900s, but an influx of World level, talent and North American broadcast distribution in particular, has created a golden era for the sport in Canada.

Jean Pascal Lucian B, he Adonna Stevenson and David lemure arrived with significant fan bases capable of filling NHL hockey, arenas and climbed to the top of their respective divisions and became fixtures on HBO and Showtime.

Those filling the seats in those Arenas were educated boxing fans, also fueled by Fierce provincial and French Pride.

Pascal Hopkins bout, Andre de and Dam uh and more were among the most engaged crowds boxing viewers saw on television in some time.

These days, Arthur Bev is the flag bearer for Quebec boxing the light heavyweight champion born in Russia who, like Boot and others before him, became immediately adopted by the Canadian audience upon his move to the country.

But, although better is a Le, a lead topic on French Canadian sports center and Page 1A news in the sports sections and Quebec newspapers, where boxing beat writers are still employed, a rarity in today’s media climate, he hasn’t uh yet had the true big fight Bonanza in Canada, the way his predecessors did better via’s early development as a pro happened on their undercards and save for an early pandemic.

Title defense against Marcus Brown.

His biggest career movement movements have taken place outside of Canada.

Better beev will have his coronation so to speak.

This weekend in Quebec City, when he defends his title against Callum Smith at Videotron Center in an event promoted by Eye of the Tiger management and aired on ESPN as a boxing Matchmaker Quebec has continued to thrive.

Since the stars of the previous era have either retired or faded, I have.

The Tiger, in particular, is on a double-edged stre double digit streak of salot events at the Montreal Casino building, a host of contenders such as Christine manbilly, Eric bazan, Mary Spencer, Leila bodw and more.

It’S been a process of both waiting for the right headliner and the appropriate amount of talent to fill out a major broadcast undercard building towards a g of this magnitude.

Once again, in November, the journal de Montreal declared it the biggest card in Quebec.

In a long time, uh said promoter Camille estfan.

We are very grateful and proud that quebecers responded in such large numbers, which proved that Quebec is up there with the biggest boxing cities around the world.

The announcement of the event last year, the Bel was ultimately postponed due to infection in bter.

Bv’S jaw came as somewhat as a surprise to Quebec media members, many of whom expected a better bef Smith about to head to the United Kingdom, which undoubtedly would have produced a heavy crowd of its own, as evidenced by the atmosphere for better be’s.

Most recent title events against Anthony yard at Wembley, so there you go sports fans thanks very much for joining me here on talk and fight.

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