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September 18, 2014 By O.Z. Productions-“There are reasons you never see in your neighborhood pickup games of boxing between neighborhood kids .”-Rafael Ochoa. Boxing for its long history has always been considered the Red Light District of sports. While Floyd Mayweather is the pound for pound champion on the sport and the highest earning athlete on the planet, kids still inspire to be Lebron James and Peyton Manning. There is more than one reason for this, but for experienced boxing manager, trainer and promoter Rafael Ochoa there is one reason.  Mental Training. “Boxing is a sport where you will spend hours training, having a strict diet and having to carry a large amount of emotional and mental weight. You have to remember unlike the big sports here in America, there is no team, no role player, no all-star team.” Says Ochoa. Boxing is a sport where you train mentality just as much as you do physically. That’s hard to do. There are reasons you never see in your neighborh...

What are the circumstances that lead to a rematch? More often than not a rematch comes about due to a close decision in a fight where there is a difference of opinion as to who won and/or a controversial outcome that warrants a return encounter. The build up to the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana rematch had all the ingredients that warrants a rematch. The first fight was highly competitive and the underdog Maidana not only proved that he belongs among the elite of the sport, but also created an element of doubt in regard to Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, the fighter widely considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world had rarely been pushed to the limit that Maidana had pushed him in their first encounter this past May. Maidana not only pressured   Mayweather for twelve rounds, but he also created a difference of opinion as to who won the fight. Clearly the rematch between the two was warranted and for Boxing fans came at an appropriate time. The first ...

On May 3rd the Boxing world focused it’s attention on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada when multi-division world champion Floyd Mayweather climbed into the ring to unify his WBC Welterweight world championship against WBA champion Marcos Maidana.   For some this was simply another fight in an illustrious career for Mayweather.   After all, in forty-five previous fights few fighters have been able to pose a threat to a fighter considered by many as the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Maidana however, was not awed by the event and after defeating previously undefeated three-division world champion and Mayweather protege Adrien Broner last December was out to prove that his victory was not a fluke.   What resulted when Mayweather and Maidana squared off was frankly one of the closest fights in Mayweather’s career in what was a fight of the year candidate.     Maidana’s consistent pressure and his ability to throw punches at all angles...

The 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division has long been one of Boxing’s most competitive weight classes. The division currently features such names as undefeated unified WBC/WBA world champion Danny Garcia, IBF world champion Lamont Peterson, undefeated WBO champion Chris Algieri, Mauricio Herrera, Lucas Matthysse, and former three-division world champion Adrien Broner just to name a few. As has been the case over the years, there is certainly plenty of fighters in both the Jr. Welterweight and Welterweight divisions that can raise discussion among both fans and experts alike as to potential fights that could be made. With undefeated WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Chris Algieri moving up to Welterweight to challenge WBO champion Manny Pacquiao in November for Pacquiao’s world title, some might be wondering what may be in store in the near future in the Jr. Welterweight division. On September 6th both Adrien Broner and Lucas Matthysse competed on the same card at the U. S. Bank Ar...

With recent speculation of future Hall of Famers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao potentially meeting in the near future in a showdown that has been much anticipated for several years, The Boxing Truth ® would like to poll our readers for your opinion. Is a fight between Mayweather and Pacquaio still a fight that Boxing fans want to see? Please cast your vote in our polling section as: Yes No or Undecided Please also feel free to comment in the comments section below. We look forward to hearing from you. Stay Tuned “And That’s The Boxing Truth” The Boxing Truth® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved. Follow Beau Denison on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Beau_Denison