Some time has passed, and trainer Ronnie Shields is still very confident that his boxer, WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12KOs) did more than enough to beat Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (43-1-1, 31KOs) on July 12th at the...
Teddy Atlas, expert analyst for ESPN's Friday Night Fights, absolutely exploded over the subject of Levi Martinez's 117-111 scorecard in last week's fight between WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12KOs) and Saul "Can...
Teddy Atlas, expert analyst for ESPN's Friday Night Fights, explained why he believes WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12KOs) should have won a decision over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31KOs) last Saturday night...
Ryan Burton catches up with undefeated junior middleweight contender Julian Williams to get his thoughts on the recent Showtime Pay-Per-View fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Erislandy Lara, who deserved to win the much-talked about split decis...
WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara believes the body language of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, following the conclusion of the twelfth round of their fight, indicates the Mexican superstar felt he was down on the cards. "Canelo an...
Radio Rahim catches up with former two division world champion and Showtime expert analyst Paulie Malignaggi to discuss the junior middleweight clash from last Saturday's night between Saul "Canelo' Alvarez and Erislandy Lara, the outcome of the figh...
A few days have passed, but Erislandy Lara and members of his team are still fuming over last Saturday's split decision loss to Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One judge had Lara as the winner with a card of 115...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - A few Tuesday morning musings after a big-fight weekend. I realize a lot of folks aren’t big fans of Floyd Mayweather Jr. And there’s no doubt that “Money” has given said folks plenty of reasons over the years to feel the way...
Times Square, New York City - WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. discusses his upcoming fight with tough challenger Marcos Maidana, which takes place on September 13th from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two boxers began a five city...
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's manager and co-trainer, Chepo Reynoso, was not impressed with WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs). Canelo (44-1-1, 31 KOs) won a close twelve round split decision victory over Lara at the...
by David P. Greisman - It’s debatable whether Erislandy Lara’s performance against Canelo Alvarez was enough to win. His performance definitely wasn’t enough to win over those who weren’t already fans of him. Lara needed more than victory alone if...
LAS VEGAS - After landing more punches and connecting with a higher percentage, Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (19-2-2, 12 KOs) feels he was robbed in his fight with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) that took place at the MGM Grand in Las...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - In a fight where many of the rounds could have gone either way, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31KOs) won a twelve round split decision over WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-2-2, 12KOs). The scores...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Tempers were raised when Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya was put on the spot regarding a potential rematch between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31KOs) and WBA 'regular' junior middleweight champion Erislandy...