Golden Boy open to 140-pound tourney that includes Khan

Showtime achieved what appeared to be impossible when it threw together the Super Six Tournament for 168 pounders. It's been a huge success and HBO wants part of the action. But can the network get things done with Golden Boy Promotions driving the bus? That's to be decided.

Gary Shaw has his doubts. He represents Timothy Bradley, the favorite in a proposed tournament.

"I was up at HBO this week, unbeknownst to anybody," Shaw told ESPN.com back in mid-June. "I offered to do 140-pound tournament with Timothy Bradley, Devon Alexander, Amir Khan, and if Marquez beats [Juan] Diaz [on July 31], he could be in the tournament as well."

"I said if you want to add more interest to it, give $500,000 to the winner of the tournament strictly for the fighter, not for the manager, not for the team, not for the promoter. The bonus check right to the fighter. And, they liked my ideas. The problem is, Amir Khan, obviously doesn't like the idea and I would assume Golden Boy doesn't like the idea too. But we would do it and Devon Alexander would do it."

Oscar De La Hoya spoke with Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole and denied that Golden Boy is holding out Khan. 

"Amir has stated he's willing to fight anybody," De La Hoya answered when asked if he was trying to protect Khan. "Especially Juan (Manuel Marquez), especially Devon (Alexander), especially Bradley. Anybody! Amir Khan is here in Las Vegas and we're going to discuss what his next moves are and then we'll take it from there."

But since Golden Boy has so many fighters at 140, they might want the field expanded to six or eight. DLH said he hasn't spoken to HBO's Ross Greenburg about the topic but he's looking forward to. 

"It would be wonderful to hold some kind of tournament. Some kind of elimination. Because boxing needs it, boxing wants it," said De La Hoya. "And we now know, thanks to Showtime, that the Super Six works."

If the tournament expanded, who are the other candidates? Victor Ortiz and Marcos Maidana would have to be considered as well.  

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Antonio Margarito Training Hard For Manny Pacquiao

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Mexican-born ex-titlist Antonio Margarito is gearing up for an HBO televised, Top Rank Promotions Nov. 13 clash opposite WBO welterweight (147 pounds) titlist Manny Pacquiao that will take place at The Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and he looks good doing it in pursuit of the WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.

 

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Manny Pacquiao's Mexican Fan base Against Antonio Margarito

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As he prepares for ex-titlist Antonio Margarito and their HBO televised, Top Rank Promotions Nov. 13 clash, WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao has a Mexican fan base as he pursues an eighth title in as many different weight divisions and the WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.

 

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Commonwealth Games 2010: Boxer Simon Vallily gets redemption with gold

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? England's Saunders, Ogogo, and Smith lose their finals

Simon Vallily took less than two minutes to complete his journey from a cell in a young offenders' institution to the top of a Commonwealth Games podium today, and said he hoped his triumph would inspire similar feats of sporting redemption.

Five years ago the 25-year-old, from Middlesbrough, was facing up to a life and promising sporting career in ruins when he was sentenced to four years in prison for a vicious, unprovoked knife attack on the streets of his home town.

But Vallily was today proudly wearing a gold medal around his neck having outclassed Northern Ireland's Steven Ward in their heavyweight final at the Talkatora Stadium, knocking Ward to the canvas in the first round.

Such have been the speed and power of Vallily's performances in Delhi that his coach Rob McCracken insisted: "He's frighteningly good. We've got two years to work with him and there's a real possibility he could win the Olympics."

Vallily, a former Middlesbrough trainee, appeared intent on making up for some of the time he lost during his near six-year break from the sport, when he was lured down the wrong track and his talent seemed destined to go astray.

Vallily jolted Ward's head back with the first punch he threw ? a straight left ? and quickly burst into a 6-1 lead before another left badly wobbled Ward and the following right toppled him heavily to the canvas.

Vallily's win ended England's night on a good note but could not hide the disappointment of defeats for Bradley Saunders, Anthony Ogogo and Callum Smith. Earlier, Tom Stalker won England's other boxing gold medal.

"It feels brilliant," Vallily said. "I have proved a lot of people wrong. I have got a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and a lot of people back home wouldn't have thought I would get to where I am now.

"Boxing has kept me on the straight and narrow. I have kept my head down. Where I come from I can show the younger lads the right way and if you are good at something to stick at it and in the end it will pay off."

Stalker was quick to turn his attentions towards London 2012 after winning the lightweight title in style with a convincing 11-3 triumph over Scottish teenager Josh Taylor.

"I'm over the moon. It was just a case of me pulling away and getting in the groove," he said. "It's a long way to 2012 and a lot can happen but I've just got to keep working and keep focused and keep my feet on the ground. If I can do that I think I can qualify and represent Great Britain at the Olympics."

There was disappointment elsewhere as the light-welterweight favourite Saunders, middleweight Ogogo and welterweight Smith were all forced to settle for silver medals after out-of-sorts defeats.

Saunders suffered an 11-2 defeat to Indian favourite Manoj Kumar and was disappointed by the margin of defeat rather than the result, insisting: "I'm not saying I won but I was in the fight and I hit the lad more than twice.

"I'm devastated. I didn't expect to get beaten. I didn't perform to the best of my ability but I did better than score two points. As soon as I heard I was four down I thought 'here we go'. It disheartens you, to be honest."

Ogogo also fell flat after his semi-final heroics against the Indian superstar Vijender Singh, failing to find a way out of first gear and falling to a heavily one-sided 16-4 defeat to the Northern Ireland veteran Eamonn O'Kane.

Ogogo admitted: "The last 10 days have really taken it out of me. I tried my best but no disrespect to O'Kane, I've beaten better guys. I got in the ring confident but I felt it in the first clinch. I didn't feel myself and it's all down to fatigue."

Smith had to settle for silver after he was beaten 11-6 by Ireland's Paddy Gallagher, falling short of emulating his brother Stephen who won gold at featherweight four years ago.

But McCracken deflected the disappointment of three final defeats for his team, asserting his conviction that tiredness had not played a significant factor in the trio's relatively lifeless performances. He said: "I don't think fitness is an issue with GB boxers. I think they all boxed well and they looked fit. I think in their finals they looked tired but then everyone looked tired after so many fights.

"They're a young inexperienced team. Some of the boys have really stepped up and performed out here. And Tom Stalker has been outstanding ? for me he was the best boxer of the tournament."

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Norwegian WBA, WBC & WBO Female Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus (14-0, 2 KOs) will defend her impressive title collection against Sweden�s Mikaela Lauren (6-0, 1 KO) on October 30. The duo will battle out a

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Classic YouTube | Relay gold, one of the great hat-tricks and Martin O'Neill v Robbie Williams

Also in this week's round-up: a shambolic team-talk, Stig Tofting in the ring and a rather fast drive through the streets of Paris

1) England's Mark Lewis-Francis was on top form in the 4x100m final at the Commonwealth Games earlier this week. After his team-mates had fallen behind he hauled in Jamaica, who had a massive lead, on the anchor leg to take the gold medal. The whole thing shouldn't have been too much of a surprise though: after all Lewis-Francis has previous in the relay (even if it's not always been plain sailing). When it comes to relays, though, can anyone outshine Kriss Akabusi?

2) We tried to think of some timely excuse to show this wonder goal from Eddie Gray back in 1970 ? an anniversary or Gray's birthday perhaps ? but couldn't come up with any. Instead we'll stick it in for the simple reason that it's a small thing of beauty.

3) You may remember Stig Tofting as the scary-eyed midfielder who terrified Bolton's opponents back in 2002. But surely he'd meet his match when he came up against a hardened boxer rather than a pampered Premier League millionaire. Or would he?

4) All manner of rent-a-quotes have had their say on Robbie Williams's reunion with Take That. But the man who summed up Williams's career best is still the unlikely figure of Martin O'Neill.

5) International week saw the best and worst of the sport that is association football. Scotland Under-21 striker Chris Maguire shows the senior team you don't need to go near the opponents' area to score, while in Genoa fan violence raised its ugly head. That sort of thing obviously has no place in this column, though this pre-match scene probably does. Our advice: watch the bicycle.

6) Graham Thorpe has been appointed England's new batting coach. At least he won't be in charge of the team-talks ?

Our favourites from last week's blog

1) This film was made back in the 70s but has only just popped up on YouTube. Please don't try this at home or even in Paris.

2) The Copa Libertadores semi-finals in 1995. Nacional of Colombia v River Plate of Argentina. The home side get a free-kick, and a certain curly-haired keeper steps up ?

3) Nate Campbell briefly unified three lightweight world titles a few years after this bout, so he's clearly learned when is a good time to invite your ailing opponent to have a free shot.

4) Fabian Coulthard (no relation to David) loses control at this weekend's Bathurst 1000 race in Australia, and takes something of a tumble.

5) Jorge Lorenzo secured the MotoGP title last weekend, but on his lap of honour the Spanish flag came in for some pretty rough treatment.

6) Deportivo Cali's Martin Morel joins the great hat-trick scorers of all-time with this treble ? a free-kick, an overhead-kick, and a from-the-halfway-line-kick.

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Not everyone is in celebratory mode over Pacman-Margarito

It was a big day for Top Rank Promotions and Antonio Margarito. The stone-handed fighter from Tijuana was all smiles. After 17 months without a U.S. license, he's back in the states with the ability to fight and his promoter rewarded him by giving him a megafight against Manny Pacquiao.

Margarito was first suspended by Calfornia in February 2009 for loading his hand wraps with a plaster-like material. He tried to get his license re-instated in Nevada. That state's athletic commission told him to buzz off and so did California in August. Margarito went to Texas for a license and got it in three days.

He'll make millions fighting one of the top two boxers in the world, but not everyone thinks the whole deal is kosher. And some, like Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole, say it's not just "Marga-cheato" that angers him. It takes two to tango and Pacman could've said no to this fight, but he didn't. 

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