Canelo Alvarez Is Drawing Huge Crowds and Rave Reviews
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ON THE ‘MONEY’: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. PROVES HE’S STILL THE KING CANELO ALVAREZ IS DRAWING HUGE CROWDS AND RAVE REVIEWS ABNER MARES NEW POUND-FOR-POUNDER HAS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS JAMIE MCDONNELL LATEST BRITISH TITLEHOLDER IS LITTLE IN SIZE BUT BIG IN ABILITY LARRY HOLMES FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP REVEALS THE ‘BEST I’VE FACED’ AUGUST 2013 MANNY PACQUIAO $8.95 A MATCHUP WITH SLUGGER BRANDON RIOS PROMISES FIREWORKS CONTENTS AUGUST 2013 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 4 RINGSIDE 5 OPENING SHOTS 10 COME OUT WRITING 13 ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES Jabs and Straight Writes by Thomas Hauser 18 BEST I’VE fACED: LARRY HOLMES By Anson Wainwright 20 NEW FACES: JESSIE MAGDALENO By Mike Coppinger 23 RING CARD GIRL 27 READY TO GRUMBLE By David Greisman 30 OUTSIDE THE ROPES 33 SWEET SCIENCE By Scott LaFee 36 WOMEN’S BOXING By Tom Gerbasi 46 38 RING RATINGS PACKAGE 98 LETTERS FROM EUROPE COVER STORY By Gareth A Davies 46 STAR ATTRACTION 76 PACQUIAO-RIOS 102 RINGSIDE REPORTS SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ IS MANNY PACQUIAO VS. BRANDON RIOS 108 WORLDWIDE RESULTS STIRRING THE MASSES SHOULD BE FUN By Bart Barry By Michael Rosenthal 110 COMING UP 52 DIFFERENT PATHS 112 FROM THE ARCHIVE AMATEUR PEDIGREE NOT CRUCIAL 114 AT THE FIGHTS FOR PRO SUCCESS By Bernard Fernandez AT RINGTV.COM Q&A: BERNARD HOPKINS 58 MR. RESOURCEFUL 80 STUFF OF LEGENDS The IBF light heavyweight ABNER MARES DOES WHATEVER IS SAM LANGFORD AND JACK JOHNSON’S titleholder is scheduled to NECESSARY TO SUCCEED INTRIGUING RIVALRY defend against Karo Murat By Norm Frauenheim By Don Stradley on July 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. THE RING caught 64 UNTOUCHABLE 86 ON SCORING up with him for a chat. GO TO: http://bit. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. SCHOOLS A COMMON-SENSE LOOK AT THE ly/10U84jM or scan the QR Code. ROBERT GUERRERO 10-POINT-MUST SYSTEM MAYWEATHER VIDEO By Ron Borges By Thomas Hauser Hear what Floyd Mayweather Jr. had to say 72 NEXT UP 92 A CALLING following his impressive WHO WLL FILL OUT MAYWEATHER’S U.K.’S MIRANDA CARTER BECAME A victory over Robert Guerrero DANCE CARD? PROMOTER AT 52 on May 4 (Part I). GO TO: http://bit. By Don Stradley By Gareth A Davies ly/10pKHi1 or scan the QR Code. @RINGMAGAZINE CANELO: Juan Mejia/Jam Media/LatinContent/Getty Images; LANGFORD: THE RING MAGAZINE © Juan Mejia/Jam Media/LatinContent/Getty Images; LANGFORD: CANELO: dON’T fORGET TO FOLLOW US ON: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/RINGTV THERINGDIGITAL COVER PHOTO BY LANG/BOXING THE RING MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2013 3 RINGSIDE By Michael Rosenthal ENTERTAINMENT VALUE IS IN EYE VOLUME 92, NO. 8 | AUGUST 2013 OF BEHOLDER FOUNDER Nathaniel Fleischer (1888-1972) ’m always amused when of them do their thing, though. Isomeone says or writes The great fghts are almost EDITOR that anyone who believes always marked by ebbs Michael Rosenthal Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s style and fows, by dramatic, perhaps ASSOCIATE EDITOR is boring is not a “real boxing unexpected events that create Douglass Fischer fan.” One writer quoted Floyd drama. Mayweather’s fghts Mayweather Sr. to make are generally devoid of drama. CONTRIBUTING EDITOR his point: If you’re bored It’s the same thing round after Brian Harty by Junior, “You don’t know round, a great fghter toying (expletive) about boxing.” with his overmatched prey until ART DIRECTOR That’s utter garbage. one-sided scorecards are hand- Lamar Clark If you do know (expletive) ed to the ring announcer who about boxing, you must rec- tells us what we already know. COVER DESIGN ognize that Mayweather is Impressive? Yes. Fun to ANYoNE™ CoLLECTIVE an exquisite boxer. That is an watch? Not for long. RING CARD GIRLS COORDINATOR unassailable truth. He proved it I was at ringside for May- Heather Shanholtz again in a blowout over Robert weather-Guerrero. I’m telling Guerrero on May 4. you: The life was sucked out CONTROLLER However, to imply that you’re of the MGM Grand Garden Deborah L. Harrison a lesser fan or ignorant of the Arena by the third or fourth CIRCULATION DIRECTOR sport’s fner points because you round, when it became clear Kenneth J. Gudaitis don’t fnd the long-running that Guerrero had no chance. Mayweather Show entertaining In other words, people were is both unfair and arrogant. bored even if they were able to ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Robert Gasparri I’ve been a devotee of boxing appreciate Mayweather’s skills. 213-233-2952 since the frst Muhammad Ali- To be fair, Mayweather did sepub@sepublications.com Joe Frazier fght, 42 years ago. pick up the pace in an effort While I couldn’t train a boxer, to put Guerrero away toward SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES I’ve gained some knowledge the end of their fght but pulled SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PUBLICATIONS of the sport’s intricacies over back because of what he said P.O. BOX 433122 more than two decades as a was a hand injury. I believe Palm Coast, FL 32164-3122 boxing writer. him. I also believe the knockout 1-800-846-6438 And, generally, I fnd May- is not central to who he is; I thering@emailcustomerservice.com weather’s style a cure for believe he’s a hit-and-not-be-hit BACK ISSUES insomnia. Yes, I respect his pro- guy through and through. 215-643-3087 OR ONLINE AT found ability to land punches Yes, that ultimately is the RINGTV.COM without taking them. I even feel most direct path to victory fortunate to have seen him do - hit and not be hit - and no DIGITAL EDITION INQUIRIES his thing – often up close – for active fghter does it better support@imirus.com so many years. I felt the same than Mayweather. I’d just rath- SEND EDITORIAL COMMENTS TO: way about Pernell Whitaker. er watch Lucas Matthysses and comeoutwriting@sepublications.com That doesn’t mean it was or Mikey Garcias and Gennady or P.O. BOX 251753, is thrilling to watch either one Golovkins out there. Los Angeles CA, 90025 THE RING (ISSN: 0035-5410), Vol. 92, NO. 8 (August 2013), is published monthly by Sports and Entertainment Publications, LLC, PO Box 90254 Brooklyn, NY 11209. Periodicals postage paid at Blue Bell, PA 19422 and additional post offces. 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THE RING MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2013 5 CELEBRATION: Lucas Matthysse (right) was well aware that his stunning third-round knockout of Lamont Peterson on May 18 was a signifcant moment in his career. 6 THE RING MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2013 Naoki Fukuda 8 THE RING MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2013 RESILIENCE: Zab Judah (right) took many hard shots against Danny Garcia on April 27 but survived them to make the fght brutally competitive. Garcia won by decision. Naoki Fukuda COME OUT WRITING ANOTHER SURPRISE, that this is what boxing is all about. MODERN MARVEL SURPRISE We don’t need lights, theatrics and The American boxing community Canelo Alvarez surprised a lot of leopard-print outfts to make boxing should appreciate another dominat- people with his defense against Aus- appealing; all we need is four cor- ing performance from a modern day tin Trout, who admitted that he “was ners, a ref and two warriors willing great on May 4. He is coming to the prepared for a totally different fght- to put on a show. Boxing is not just end of his Hall of Fame career and er” on April 20. This shows just how about money, boxing is about pride fans should enjoy him while he’s well Canelo planned and performed. and passion, sportsmanship and still in the ring performing to such a Like Trout, I don’t think fght fans discipline. Boxing is about having high standard. I am talking about Dr. were prepared to see the defensive fun. Thank you to the local amateurs Steelhammer, Wladimir Klitschko, the performance. Some might’ve miscon- who helped me to remember this. heavyweight champion of the world strued that as Trout bullying Canelo Hank Lukyn who made the 14th successive defense around the ring. Therefore, Trout Prince George, British Columbia, of his title against Francesco Pianeta.